Have you done everything you need to do to graduate? Make sure with this checklist.
Your Invitation to Graduate:		Testamur (Certificate):
In mid October 2009, the Examinations and Graduations Office will send an email package to your ANU student email account (uxxxxxxx@anu.edu.au) inviting you to participate in December conferrals. Students with an inactive ANU email address will receive a hard copy invitation via post. If you expect to graduate in December and have not received an invitation by the end of October, please contact the Examinations & Graduations Office immediately. Types of Invitations: a) Conditional Invitation - your eligibility to graduate will depend on your results for the current semester. It is your responsibility to check ISIS and confirm your eligibility when results are released. If you think your eligibility is incorrect, please contact the academic area responsible for your award/s within two days of the release of results. b) Approved Invitation - you have been assessed as eligible for your award. You MUST respond to your invitation. If you do not respond, your award will NOT be conferred in December and you will NOT receive your testamur (certificate).   You need to select one of the following four options in your response: 1. I wish to attend my graduation ceremony; or 2. I wish to confer my award in absentia (please allow up to 6 weeks to receive the award/s via mail. Please ensure your mailing address and contact phone number is correct in ISIS by 4th December);or 3. I wish to defer my Graduation to July 2010 or December 2010; or 4. I am a postgraduate student and I wish to transfer credit to a higher award. Please respond to your invitation by no later than 13 November 2009.		~ The Name on your Testamur Your name will appear on your testamur and in the Conferring Program EXACTLY as it appears on the Invitation. The testamur is a legal document and as such, we can only print names that are your legal titles. We will not print nicknames, shortened or diminutive forms of your name, or initials. When responding to your invitation, you will be afforded the opportunity to confirm the names (and their order) to appear on your testamur. You can drop a name or reorder your names but you may not add or change a name. For example, if you wish to have your middle name appear on your testamur, but it is not on your invitation, you must present: a). an original legal document; or b). provide a certified copy of a legal document showing this name. Documents that are acceptable as proof of name change: passport, birth certificate, deed poll, naturalisation certificate. ~ Honours and Prizes Honours levels (example First Class Honours) will not appear on the testamur, but will be listed on your official academic transcript. (Example, if you complete a Bachelor of Arts with 1st Class Honours, your testamur will read “Bachelor of Arts with Honours”). Majors (example Chinese) and prizes will not be listed in the Conferring Program or on your testamur but will be included on your official academic transcript. University medals not determined in time for presentation at the current conferring session can be presented at a later ceremony. ~ Transcript All graduands will receive one (1) free copy of their academic transcript when they confer. To get a copy before the ceremony, or additional copies, you will need to order from the Division of the Registrar and Student Services. See the Transcripts information page for more details on how to order. ~ Australian Higher Education Graduation Statement All eligible graduands will receive one (1) free copy of their Graduation Statement when they confer. Additional copies will be available to purchase after conferral from the Division of Registrar and Student Services. See the AHEGS information page for more details.
Guest Invitations:		Academic Dress:
All Graduands are guaranteed 2 guest invitations. When responding to your invitation you can select 0, 1 or 2 tickets. ~ Extra Guest Invitations Please enter the ballot - which opens on 13 October 2009 - if you wish to be considered for extra guest tickets. The Examinations & Graduations Office will advise you of the outcome of the ballot via email on 2 December 2009. The total number of guest invitations available for your ceremony depends on the number of graduands who are eligible to confer AFTER THE RELEASE OF FINAL RESULTS. THERE IS NO GUARANTEE EXTRA GUEST TICKETS WILL BE AVAILABLE. If you are successful, your extra invitations may not be next to your original allocation. ~ Collecting Your Guest Invitations All guest invitations must be collected from the ANU Information Centre, Union Court between 9am and 5pm on the 7th, 8th and 9th December.  We strongly advise students to collect invitations prior to their graduation day. If you cannot collect the guest invitations on these days, you may pick them up from Llewellyn Hall at the Ticket Office on the day of your ceremony.  NO GUEST INVITATIONS WILL BE ISSUED IN THE LAST HALF HOUR PRIOR TO THE CEREMONY; NO INVITATIONS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE TICKET OFFICE BETWEEN 9.30-10.00am, 1.30-2.00pm AND 5.00-5.30pm. This is to ensure the ceremonies start on time. To collect invitations you will need to show photo identification. If you are collecting guest invitations on behalf of a student, you must have written authorisation from that student with you when you collect the guest invitations.  The authorisation should include the name and student number of the student graduating, the ceremony date and time and the full name of the person collecting the invitations. ~ Special Seating Arrangements If you - or any of your guests - have a disability or other requirement for special seating, please contact the Graduation Officer in writing as soon as possible (before 23 November 2009). We can not accomodate special requests on the day as all seating is pre-allocated.		Academic dress can be bought or hired from the University Union. To reserve academic dress for your ceremony, please complete the Hire Form and return it to the following address by the due date indicated on the form, together with payment:   The University Union Office, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, 0200   IMPORTANT: Please ensure you read the Academic Dress Hire form for information on collection of your gown. All queries regarding Academic Dress should be directed to the Union Office on 02 6125 8101 or email anu-union.enquiries@anu.edu.au.   Types of dress for different awards If you are having two awards conferred, you need hire only one hood, which you may choose. A description of ANU Academic Dress can be found at the following website.
Childcare During Ceremonies:		Graduation Events on Campus:
Children are welcome to attend the ceremony. Children, aside from infants, must have their own seat due to fire safety and capacity rules. Central Canberra Family Day Care is on the ANU campus and can care for children 0-12 years. Contact (02) 6125 2000 for information including cost and reservations.		UNIVERSITY HOUSE - GRADUATION DINNER Bookings must be lodged with Lyn North or Audrey Haslam (02 6125 5270 / 02 6125 5211). Booking form and further information.
Contacts:		Online Resources:
	t:  (02)6125 8315; or t:  (02)6125 4648 f:  (02)6125 2022 e: graduation.officer@anu.edu.au Location: Examinations & Graduations Office, Lower Ground Floor, Melville Hall (Bldg 12), Ellery Cres, ANU, Acton 0200 (map).