If your contact details change at any time, update them via studentConnect. If you have any problems, contact us via askUWA. Your semester address can be updated at any time and will ensure we can contact you.

It is important that you clear all administrative encumbrances prior to applying to graduate.

• Attend a ceremony; you will not be able to do so. Once you pay your outstanding debt, you will be graduated retrospectively in absentia (without you being present) on the date you were originally scheduled to graduate, and you will not have the opportunity to attend a future graduation ceremony
• Graduate in absentia; once you pay your outstanding debt, you will be graduated retrospectively in absentia on the date you were originally scheduled to graduate. You will not have the opportunity to attend a future graduation ceremony should you wish to do so in the future.

Encumbrances can be added at any time, and we’ll email you if you receive an encumbrance before your graduation.

Adding or removing part of your name

Your graduation certificate is a legal document and should list your full legal name (as on your birth certificate or passport). The name on your certificate cannot be changed after your award has been conferred except in limited circumstances.

You can change your name by providing one of the 'accepted documents' listed below by the apply to graduate closing date with your full name as you wish it to be recorded by the University. Bring this document to Student Central and the team will update your name for you.

Accepted documents:

• Birth Certificate
• Passport
• Change of Name Certificate

If you live outside Perth, post or send us a scan of an original certified copy of an accepted document which has been signed by one of the following:

• Justice of the Peace
• Commissioner of Declarations
• a person who is permitted to witness documents
• Notary Public

Rearranging your name

When you apply to graduate, you have the option to rearrange the order of your names. You don't need to provide any documents or reason. If you choose this option and would like it applied to your other documents (for example, your transcript), contact us to let us know.

If you’re completing more than one course, you’ll be asked to select which course you’d like to attend a ceremony for during your application to graduate. If you’d like to attend ceremonies for both awards, you can defer your attendance for one award to the following round as it’s only possible to attend one ceremony per round. Once you complete your application to graduate, contact us so we can set this up for you. If you choose to attend both ceremonies, the date printed on your award certificate is the date your award was conferred, not the date you finished your course, so the dates on your certificates will be different.

Checking your graduation details

Check your course details carefully when applying to graduate, as this information will be printed on your certificate. Any changed in your name or award details after graduation requires approval by the UWA senate and will be referred to a senate meeting for consideration. Therefore, there may be a delay in updating your award information and issuing you a new award certificate.

Checking your intended majors/minors/specialisations/focus areas

Check the information you have selected during your course by:

• Logging on to studentConnect with your UniID and password ([email protected])
• Under the ENROLMENT menu, select 'Course and Unit'
• Under the course in which you are enrolled, select 'Unit Sets'

If the information about your majors/minors/specialisations/focus areas is not correct, change it by:

• Logging on to studentConnect with your UniID and password ([email protected])
• Under the ENROLMENT menu, select 'Online Enrolment & Change of Enrolment'
• Click on 'Select your Majors, Minors, Programs, Specialisations or Focus Areas'

Contact your Student Office if you are unable to make the changes.