Graduation

You must graduate in order to obtain your degree. You can do this in person or in absence, but in either case Hughes Hall must enter you for a graduation ceremony.

Cambridge has two types of graduation ceremony:

Congregation, held on eight dates throughout the year, for all degrees including MA.

General Admission, held after the Easter Term, only for BA and related courses (MSci, MEng, MMath). Elegibile students will be informed directly.

Apart from General Admission, the university does not specify particular dates for particular degrees, and each college is free to make its own arrangements. The President, Fellows and Senior Members of Hughes Hall would like to celebrate the occasion with you and your guests, so we encourage you to graduate in person on one of the seven dates when we offer a reception or refreshments. However, we recognise that this will not be possible for everyone, so other dates are available for graduation in absence.

For information about what happens on the day of the graduation ceremony itself, please see Graduation Day
To find out what you need to do to graduate, see What You Need To Do
There are strict regulations on clothing and dress at graduation ceremonies, please see What You Need To Wear
For information about Certificates and Transcripts, see Certificates and Transcripts
See also the list of Frequently Asked Questions about graduation.

Dates. The ‘normal’ dates and arrangements for 2020-21 are shown below. However, these may well be changed and/or supplemented due to COVID-19. Please contact the Tutorial Office before making any arrangements.

Timings for the day are confirmed at the beginning of the week of the graduation ceremony. If you are making plans in advance then please set aside the whole day for your graduation.

Date	College Reception	Graduate in person	Graduate in absence	To note for graduation in person
24 October 2020	none	none	all degrees	mainly PhD & MPhil, plus other degrees
28 November 2020	none	none	all degrees
30 January 2021	Lunch	all degrees (unlikely to proceed)	all degrees	mainly PhD & MPhil, plus other degrees
27 February 2021	none	none	all degrees
27 March 2021	Lunch	all degrees	all degrees	mainly MA, plus other degrees
10 April 2021	Lunch	all degrees	all degrees	mainly PhD & MPhil, plus other degrees
1 May 2021	Lunch	MBA only	all degrees	MBA only
22 May 2021	Tea	all degrees	all degrees	mainly EMBA & MFin, plus other degrees
3 July 2021 (General Admission)	Refreshments	BA, MEng/Math/Sci	BA, MEng/Math/Sci	only undergraduates courses
24 July 2021	Lunch	all degrees	all degrees	mainly PhD, MPhil, MASt & LLM, plus other degrees

Hughes Hall will follow the same pattern as above on the equivalent dates in future years, which are published in the University Reporter.

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