Degree Days

All current finalists will receive an email invitation from the University at the end of Michaelmas Term to book on a ceremony the following year. Finalists will have until 31 January to select a date through Student Self Service.  If you are unable to book through Student Self Service, please use the booking form above.

Certain ceremonies are only open to particular groups of students because of the timing of exam board meetings. It is also possible that the ceremony of your choice is full.

After 31 January, it is not possible for finalists to book themselves on a ceremony through Student Self Service. You can complete the booking form above to be added to a ceremony, if available.

You can complete the booking form above to be added to a ceremony, if available.  Please note that you will be treated as an alumna/alumnus and might therefore have a limited choice of ceremonies.

You can complete the booking form above to be added to a ceremony, if available. If a place becomes available, the college will ask the University to add you.

You can cancel your place up to 60 days before the ceremony. After this deadline, you will be required to graduate in absence and will not be able to attend a future ceremony.

You can cancel this through Student Self Service. It is helpful if you can also email degreedays@some.ox.ac.uk so your place can be offered to someone else.

A certain number of places are reserved at each ceremony for research graduates. Those doing research degrees will automatically be emailed by the University when they have received leave to supplicate and invited to book on a ceremony through Student Self Service. We would encourage you to do this as soon as possible before your access to Single Sign On expires.

Alumni will need to complete the degree ceremony booking form so the college has the most up-to-date contact details. You will then be added to the next available ceremony.

Alumni will need to complete the degree ceremony booking form so the college has the most up-to-date contact details. Current finalists have priority so it is not possible to confirm if places are available for alumni until after the deadline of 31 January.

You can complete the booking form above to be added to a ceremony, if available. If a place becomes available, the college will ask the University to add you. Please note that priority is given to finalists on waiting lists.

Only one degree can be conferred in person at a ceremony. Normally, the higher degree is conferred in person and the lower degree is conferred in absence.

You can cancel your place up to 60 days before the ceremony. After this deadline, you will be required to graduate in absence and will not be able to attend a future ceremony.

You should email degreedays@some.ox.ac.uk.

Students who have completed the BA are eligible to receive the MA 21 terms after matriculation (i.e. seven years after matriculation). Please note that if your BA has not been conferred, this will need to be arranged at the same time you book to receive your MA.

Alumni will need to complete a degree ceremony booking form so the college has the most up-to-date contact details. You will then be added to the next available ceremony.

Alumni will need to complete the degree ceremony booking form so the college has the most up-to-date contact details. Please note that it is not possible to confirm Oxford MA bookings until three months before the ceremony. This is to ensure that priority is given to those students receiving their first degree from Oxford. 

You are required to pay £40. This charge is set by the University and should be paid after your booking has been confirmed. Payment should be made through the University online store once your ceremony booking has been confirmed.

You can cancel your place up to 60 days before the ceremony. After this deadline, you will be required to graduate in absence and will not be able to attend a future ceremony.

You should email degreedays@some.ox.ac.uk.

Each graduand is automatically allocated two guest tickets to the ceremony.

It is possible that spare tickets beyond this allocation might become available, but this can’t be confirmed until just before the ceremony. Any spare tickets will be limited to one per graduand. Details of how to request an additional ticket will be confirmed approximately four weeks before the ceremony.

The guidance from the University is that the ceremony is unsuitable for children under seven.

Each graduand can bring up to three guests to the reception.

This is complimentary for graduands and their supervisors. There is a charge for each guest you wish to bring.

You will need to wear full sub fusc and the relevant gown(s) and hood(s) for your degree. You will be sent full details approximately eight weeks before the ceremony. Please note that the college does not provide gowns or hoods.

Information on hood colours:  Academic dress by degree
Oxford Stockists of Academic Dress:  Shepherd and Woodward, Walters of Oxford, and Ede and Ravenscroft

If you are graduating in absence, your certificate will be posted after the ceremony. Certificates for finalists will be sent to the address in Student Self Service. Certificates for alumni will be sent to the address on the booking form. For all other ceremonies, certificates will be available to collect from the Lodge during the reception.