Graduation
If you have completed your qualification then you must apply to graduate:
http://www.massey.ac.nz/massey/student-life/graduation/graduation.cfm. It is your responsibility to make sure you submit your application before the closing dates as late applications will NOT be accepted.
Postgraduate students who have submitted a thesis, or students waiting for results from Summer School (Semester 3), may not receive their results before the closing date for graduation applications. You will still need to apply before the closing date even if your results have not arrived.
You can apply to graduate online, or download a paper application form, at:
http://graduation.massey.ac.nz/
Or you can obtain an application form by:
Phone: 0800 MASSEY (0800 627 739) Email: [email protected]
Visit: Campus Information Centre Post: Graduation Applications
NSATS
Massey University Private Bag 11- 222 Palmerston North You can choose to graduate:
In person - have your scroll presented to you in person at a graduation ceremony.
In absentia - graduate at a ceremony without attending. Your scroll will be posted out.
In Council - your degree, diploma or certificate will be awarded by the Academic Board at one of their meetings and the scroll posted to you.
At a Māori ceremony - your award can be made in absentia and your scroll will be held and presented at a ceremony to honour Māori graduates (Albany and Manawatu only).
The following deadlines apply for students wishing to graduate in person:
Campus Ceremony Deadline
Albany April 1 February
Manawatu May 1 March
Manawatu November 1 September
Wellington May 1 March
Further information about graduating can be found on the following web page:
http://www.massey.ac.nz/massey/student-life/graduation/graduation.cfm
Note for students completing a thesis:
If you have completed a thesis and wish to graduate in person at one of the graduation ceremonies you need to allow sufficient time for your thesis to be marked. A thesis can take 4-5 months to be marked. While you are entitled to take up to 28 February to submit your thesis, if you submit in January or February your thesis will not be marked in time for you to graduate in person at the April / May ceremonies. To allow sufficient time for marking you should submit your thesis by 31 October of the preceding year. Theses may be submitted to the Graduate Research School (if located on the Manawatu campus) or to Massey Contact (if located on the Albany or Wellington campuses). Final copies of your thesis must be lodged before your Graduation application can be confirmed and approved.