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Ceremonies and celebrations

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Your graduation is the culmination of your studies and is an important event for you, your family, and friends. Your graduation ceremony will take place in Coventry Cathedral during which you’ll hear from governors, group leadership and academic members.

The autumn graduation ceremonies for our Coventry University campus and CU Coventry students will take place over 5 days in November. (For those studying at other subsidiaries in Coventry University Group, including Scarborough, London, Poland and Coventry University London Campus please check your specific websites for graduation information).

The schedule below will show you which day and time each department and school will hold their ceremony. You can also view the detailed schedules, which will list the individual courses for each ceremony (please note some department and schools are split across ceremonies so please check the detailed schedule carefully.)

Please note that the Graduation Celebration events will take place following your ceremony.

Day	Ceremony starts	Ticket desk opens	Ticket desk closing	Unit	School
Monday 18 November 2024	11am	9am	10:15am	College of the Arts and Society (CAS)	School of Humanities School of Psychological, Social and Behavioural Sciences School of Media and Performing Arts Download schedule for the day
	1.30pm	11.30am	12:45pm	College of the Arts and Society (CAS)	School of Art and Design School of Psychological, Social and Behavioural Sciences Download schedule for the day
	4pm	2pm	3:15pm	Research, Education and Skills (RES)	Research, Education and Skills Download schedule for the day
Tuesday 19 November 2024	11am	9am	10:15am	College of Business and Law (CBL)	School of Marketing and Management School of Strategy and Leadership School of Economics, Finance and Accounting Download schedule for the day
	1.30pm	11.30am	12:45pm	College of Business and Law (CBL)	School of Marketing and Management School of Strategy and Leadership Coventry Law School Download schedule for the day
	4pm	2pm	3:15pm	College of Business and Law (CBL)	School of Marketing and Management School of Strategy and Leadership MBA Download schedule for the day
Wednesday 20 November 2024	11am	9am	10:15am	School of Health and Care (SHC)	School of Health and Care Download schedule for the day
	1.30pm	11.30am	12:45pm	School of Health and Care (SHC)	School of Health and Care Download schedule for the day
	4pm	2pm	3:15pm	School of Health and Care (SHC)	School of Health and Care Download schedule for the day
Thursday 21 November 2024	11am	9am	10:15am	College of Engineering, Environment and Science (CEES)	School of Future Transport Engineering School of Mechanical Engineering School of Energy, Construction and Environment Download schedule for the day
	1.30pm	11.30am	12:45pm	College of Engineering, Environment and Science (CEES)	School of Computing, Mathematics and Data Science School of Life Sciences Download schedule for the day
	4pm	2pm	3:15pm	College of Engineering, Environment and Science (CEES)	School of Computing, Mathematics and Data Science School of Future Transport Engineering School of Mechanical Engineering Download schedule for the day
Friday 22 November 2024	1.30pm	11.30am	12:45pm	Academic Partnership Unit (APU) and CU Coventry (CUC)	Academic Partnership Unit CU Coventry (CUC) Download schedule for the day

How long does each ceremony last?

What happens if I arrive late?

We suggest you arrive at Coventry University at least two and a half hours before your ceremony start time (please check the schedule for ticket desk opening times).
The ticket desk will close 45 minutes before the start time of each ceremony.
If you arrive after this time it is too late for you to attend that ceremony. There is a process which needs to be followed, prior to the commencement of the ceremony which the graduation team need to carry out. Anyone arriving after the ticket desk has closed will have had their name removed from the order of proceedings.
The University is not responsible for any costs incurred as a result of people arriving late and is not obliged to allow you to attend any other ceremony.
The doors to the Cathedral will close 15 minutes before the start time of each ceremony.

Please note, even if you have collected your tickets on time, if you the fail to arrive at the Cathedral on time we reserve the right to refuse entry at this point as we have to ensure we are ready to commence at the appropriate time.

The Celebration Event

When you register for your graduation ceremony, you’ll also be registering for the Graduation Celebration event.

Please note due to limited capacity at Square One, we cannot guarantee entry to the celebration event, we recommend coming straight after your ceremony.

Graduates and guests are also welcome to enjoy the bar and café facilities at The Hub throughout the day.

To celebrate your accomplishments, you and your guests are invited to the Graduation Celebration event at The Hub. The event is one of the day’s many highlights and is a fantastic opportunity for you to gather with your fellow graduates, family, friends and academic colleagues to reflect on your time at Coventry University and celebrate your bright future ahead. We'll be serving drinks and refreshments for you and your guests.

If you have any questions, or require further information on the celebration event, please email events.mac@coventry.ac.uk.