Conferral

Graduation documents

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Life after graduation

Conferral

Congratulations - You've completed your course!

Conferral is the official awarding of your degree/award by the University.

All students are automatically conferred after completion and your degree/award will be allocated a conferral date which will appear on your documents.

Upon allocation of a conferral date, you will receive confirmation from Graduation Services asking you to follow the steps below.

Please also see Important Information at the end of this page regarding checking your completion status and eligibility dates.

Step 1: Select your preference regarding attending a Graduation Ceremony

Once allocated a conferral date, you must select your preference regarding attending a Graduation Ceremony.

To register your preference to attend a Graduation Ceremony in the Student System:

Go to My Study
Find your completed course and select Manage My Course
Select Graduation
Use the Attendance button to register your preference on attending a Graduation Ceremony or receive your testamur another way.

Your testamur is your official certificate, or A3 parchment, issued when your degree/award has been conferred.

All graduates are entitled to one free paper copy of their testamur. Please note that your testamur (paper or digital) cannot be issued before your allocated conferral date.

Access the Student System

Attending

Choose this option to attend your eligible Graduation Ceremony and receive your testamur on stage when your name is read out.

Graduation Ceremonies are held in April and December each year.

By selecting this option you will receive notification from Graduation Services when the Graduation Booking Portal is open for registrations.

Attending - Second Award

Choose this option to attend your eligible Graduation Ceremony for multiple awards and receive all testamurs on stage when your name is read out.

Your 'Second Award' will be presented following the award you selected for the 'Attending' option.

Graduation Ceremonies are held in April and December each year.

By selecting this option you will receive notification from Graduation Services when the Graduation Booking Portal is open for registrations.

Attending – Darwin

Choose this option to attend the Graduation Ceremony in Darwin (if eligible) and receive your testamur on stage when your name is read out.

To be eligible to attend in Darwin, you must be a:

Northern Territory Medicine Program student (NTMP), or
Northern Territory resident, or
Northern Territory resident returning home.

Northern Territory Medicine Program students (NTMP) will be invited automatically and are not required to update their details in the Student System.

Not Attending - Postage

Choose this option if you do not want to attend your eligible Graduation Ceremony and have your testamur sent to you via postage.

Order your Testamur Postage (A3 Certificate)

Not Attending - Collection

Choose this option if you do not want to attend your eligible Graduation Ceremony and collect your testamur from Flinders Connect.

Collection is available Tuesdays - Fridays only (not Mondays):

Bookings must be made one week prior to collection
Collections on the spot are not available
Testamurs will be held at Flinders Connect for three weeks, after which you will need to submit an Ask Finders Request to arrange a new collection time

Book your testamur collection

Not Attending - Collect By Agent

Choose this option if you do not want to attend your eligible Graduation Ceremony and have someone collect your testamur on your behalf from Flinders Connect. Ensure your nominated person (Agent) presents some photo identification when collecting.

Collection is available Tuesdays - Fridays only (not Mondays):

Bookings must be made one week prior to collection
Collections on the spot are not available
Testamurs will be held at Flinders Connect for three weeks, after which you will need to submit an Ask Finders Request to arrange a new collection time

Book your testamur collection

Not Attending – Testamur Not Required

Choose this option if you do not want to attend your eligible Graduation Ceremony and do not require a paper copy of your testamur. You will still receive your digital testamur via the My eQuals platform.

Ceremony Postpone

Choose this option to attend the next Graduation Ceremony you are eligible for and receive your testamur on stage when your name is read out.

Graduation Ceremonies are held in April and December each year.

Graduates will have 12 months from their conferral date to attend a ceremony.

By selecting this option you will receive notification from Graduation Services when the Graduation Booking Portal is open for registrations.

Not advised

No option has been selected in the Student System regarding attending a Graduation Ceremony or how to receive your testamur.

By not selecting an option, you will not receive any notification from Graduation Services regarding registering for a Graduation Ceremony.

What is the Student System?

The Student System is Flinders’ main student administrative system.

You will have access to self-select your preference in the Student System for 12 months from your conferral date. After this time, self-selection will no longer be available.

You may contact Graduation Services (graduation@flinders.edu.au) to update your preference if you no longer have access.

Step 2: Check for outstanding debts

If you have outstanding debts owing to the University (sanctions), your degree/award will still be conferred.

However, your paper testamur, digital testamur, academic transcript and Australian Higher Education Graduation Statement (AHEGS) will not be released until all sanctions have been paid or instalment plans have been finalised. These sanctions are not limited to the course of study you wish to graduate with, they will also be applied for post graduate courses you are currently enrolled in.

To view your sanctions:

Access the Student System.
Go to My Details.
Select Sanctions to view your sanctions.

Payments will take up to 15 minutes to process, and sanctions may take up to 24 hours to be removed. If you require your sanction to be removed prior to this, please submit an Ask Flinders request and attach a copy of your payment receipt.

Please note: requests can only be processed if a copy of your receipt is attached.

Step 3: Receiving your digital documents

You will automatically be issued a full set of digital documents (testamur, transcript and AHEGS) via your Flinders email on the My eQuals platform within 5 working days of your conferral date
There is no need to purchase your digital documents as they will be issued free of charge
These documents cannot be accessed until on or after your conferral date

Important Information:

How to check your completion status

Once your college has reviewed your studies and determined your degree/award has been completed, you will be marked as passed and your unofficial transcript will be updated with the following statement:

“Completed the requirements for (degree) on (date)”

How to access your unofficial transcript

If you have questions about the completion of your degree/award, please contact your college.

College of Business, Government and Law

College of Education, Psychology and Social Work

College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences

College of Medicine and Public Health

College of Nursing and Health Sciences

College of Science and Engineering

Higher Degree by Research

Graduation Ceremony eligibility dates

2025

Completion between	College Completion Deadline	Conferral Date	My eQuals Digital Documents Issued between	Graduation Ceremony Eligibility
6 December 2024 - 21 January 2025	21 January	30 January	30 January - 6 February	2025 April (or postpone to December 2025)
22 January - 18 February	18 February	27 February	27 February - 6 March	2025 April (or postpone to December 2025)
19 February - 18 March	18 March	27 March	27 March - 3 April	2025 April (or postpone to December 2025)
19 March - 15 April	15 April	24 April	24 April - 1 May	December 2025 (or postpone to April 2026)
16 April - 20 May	20 May	29 May	29 May - 5 June	December 2025 (or postpone to April 2026)
21 May - 17 June	17 June	26 June	26 June - 3 July	December 2025 (or postpone to April 2026)
18 June - 22 July	22 July	31 July	31 July - 7 August	December 2025 (or postpone to April 2026)
23 July - 19 August	19 August	28 August	28 August - 4 September	December 2025 (or postpone to April 2026)
20 August - 16 September	16 September	25 September	25 September - 2 October	December 2025 (or postpone to April 2026)
17 September - 21 October	21 October	30 October	30 October - 6 November	December 2025 (or postpone to April 2026)
22 October - 18 November	18 November	27 November	27 November - 4 December	Please see eligibility criteria
19 November - 5 December	5 December	11 December	11 December - 23 December* please allow more time due to Graduation Ceremonies taking place	Please see eligibility criteria

What do the eligibility dates mean to you?

Completion between: the date range your degree/award may have been completed by your College in the Student System.

College Completion Deadline: the date you MUST be completed by your College in the Student System to be allocated to the next conferral date.

Conferral date: the official date that will appear on your Graduation documents.
Conferral dates are administrative only and do not relate to Graduation ceremony dates

My eQuals Digital Documents issued between: the date range you will receive your digital documents, including your testamur, academic transcript and Australian Higher Education Graduation Statement (AHEGS).
Excluding transcripts, Graduation documents cannot be issued, generated, collected or posted before your conferral date. Please do not purchase a digital documents package if you are about to be conferred, as you will automatically receive a set free of charge

Graduation Ceremony Eligibility: the Graduation Ceremony you will be eligible to attend. Graduates who choose 'Attending' or 'Ceremony Postpone' in the Student System will be contacted about how to register.