Dates and Times of Convocation Ceremonies
All Convocation ceremonies, which last about two hours, take place outside on the Convocation Mall at our Burnaby campus.
Students finishing their program requirements in December or April may attend the June Convocation ceremony. Students finishing in August may attend the October Convocation ceremony.
The date and time of your ceremony cannot be changed. Please be sure to plan ahead with your families and employers so that you are able to attend your ceremony as listed below. Students with disabilities are encouraged to complete an assistance request form
and can only be accompanied by certified guide/service animals. Students should make arrangements with family or friends for child-minding while they are convocating. Inviting guests from outside Canada? click here.
To view the Fall Convocation 2014 Program Book, please click here.
June 2015 Convocation
Ceremony A
Date: Tuesday, June 9
Time: 9:45am
Ceremony B
Date: Tuesday, June 9
Time: 2:30pm
Faculties:
- Beedie School of Business
Ceremony C
Date: Wednesday, June 10
Time: 9:45am
Faculties:
- Faculty of Science
Ceremony D
Date: Wednesday, June 10
Time: 2:30pm
Faculties:
- Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Anthropology; Asia-Canada; First Nations; French; Gender, Sexuality and Women's Studies; General Studies; Gerontology, History; Humanities, International Studies, Latin American Studies; Liberal Studies; Political Science; Sociology; Spanish
Ceremony E
Date: Thursday, June 11
Time: 9:45am
Faculties:
- Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Cognitive Science; Economics; English; Linguistics; Philosophy; Public Policy; Urban Studies; World Literature
Ceremony F
Date: Thursday, June 11
Time: 2:30pm
Faculties:
- Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Criminology; Psychology; Special Arrangements
Ceremony G
Date: Friday, June 12
Time: 9:45am
Faculties:
- Faculty of Communication, Art and Technology
Ceremony H
Date: Friday, June 12
Time: 2:30pm
Faculties:
- Faculty of Education
- Faculty of Health Sciences
October 2015 Convocation
Convocation dates are always the Thursday and Friday in October immediately before Thanksgiving.
PLEASE NOTE THE CEREMONY ORDER MAY CHANGE. FINAL DETAILS WILL BE AVAILABLE IN JUNE 2015.
Ceremony A
Date: Thursday, October 8
Time: 9:45am
Ceremony C
Date: Friday, October 9
Time: 9:45am
Faculties:
- Beedie School of Business
- Faculty of Science
Ceremony D
Date: Friday, October 9
Time: 2:30pm
Faculties:
- Faculty of Education
- Faculty of Environment