Graduate Checklist

Arrive 90 minutes prior to the start of your ceremony for check-in at the Varsity Court (2nd floor of the Mattamy Athletic Centre). 

1. Bring your registration confirmation (QR code or printed) and OneCard.
2. You will receive a gown and hood, depending on your program, and a Name Reader Card.
3. Keep your Name Reader Card (do not bend it!) and line up based on the number that appears at the top of your card. Volunteers will be available to assist. 
4. Our staff will lead you into the Convocation Arena 30 minutes before the ceremony. Please stay in a single file and in numerical order throughout the procession. 
   • Please arrive on time. If you arrive after the procession has left Varsity Court, you will be seated in a separate section from your classmates.
   • The procession leaves Varsity Court, up a flight of stairs and down a hallway to the entrance of the Convocation Arena on the third floor.
5. You will be directed to your seat by convocation staff once inside the Convocation Arena. 

Please contact
convocation@torontomu.ca if you have any accessibility questions or concerns.

Each ceremony has ASL interpretation and live-captioning on screen in the Convocation Arena. 

1. Your row will be directed to the stage ramp when it is time to cross the stage.
   • Bring your Name Reader Card with you and leave all other items on/under your seat. 
2. Your Name Reader Card will be checked to ensure you are in the correct order. At the top of the stage, you will hand your Name Reader Card to a staff member who will cue you to cross the stage as your name is read.
3. The Chancellor, President and other faculty will be on stage to congratulate you. Greet the Chancellor and President by placing your hand over your heart as you cross the stage (no handshakes, please!).
4. Smile! A photographer from Gradimages (external link)  will take your photo at the bottom of the exit ramp after you have crossed the stage.
5. A staff member will be waiting to show you to your seat for the remainder of the ceremony.
6. The ceremony will conclude with the singing of the National Anthem. The Chancellor's Stage Party will leave the stage and exit the Convocation Arena.
7. Convocation staff will lead all graduates row by row to the fourth floor concourse for post-ceremony celebrations.

The stage ramp and exit ramp are wheelchair accessible.

1. Celebrate with your guests! There are photo opportunities throughout the MAC as well as memorabilia for purchase through the Campus Store on both sides of the fourth floor concourse. 
2. For June convocation only: don't forget to pick-up your class composite from the TMSU booth in the Jet Ice Lounge (fourth floor). Students convocating in fall will be included in composites the following spring. Contact TMSU if you have any questions about composites.
3. Gown Return and Check-Out: please return your regalia to the Varsity Court within 45 minutes of the ceremony end time. 
   • You will need to show your registration confirmation (QR Code or printed). 
4. Once you return your regalia, you will receive your award document from Curriculum Advising.
   • Note: regalia not returned within the allotted time will result in a hold on your student account. You will not receive your award document or transcript until regalia has been returned. 
5. Stay in touch. As a TMU alumnus, you have access to services and benefits that support your success and save you money. Stay in touch by visiting the Alumni and Friends website and updating your information.