Spring 2024 Convocation | Registrar & Financial Aid Services (2024)

• Venue:Grant Hall (doors open at 8:30 am)
• Graduate arrival time: OntarioHall at 8:00 am
• Ceremony start time:10 am
• Guest seating limit:Three (3)per graduate
  • Viewing Room available for additional guests in Ontario Hall (Room TBA)
  • Graduatesmust confirm invited guest numbersvia SOLUSbyMay 12
  • Tickets: No physical tickets will be issued. Guests will be checked in at the venue
• Special accommodations for graduates and/or guests:If a graduate or a guest attending Convocation has an accessibility need, seating can be reserved bycompleting our online form

• Hood and Gown Rentals: Online preorders can be placed via the Gaspard/AMS 'Build A Grad' portal (https://www.buildagrad.com/queensu) from December 15, 2023 to May 3, 2024 at 11:50 pm (EST). Same-day ordering will be available, subject to higher prices

• Diploma Frame Sales:All your hard work and dedication has paid off. Be ready to showcase your diploma with pride in an official Queen’s frame.
  Click here to order now

Park on Campus and Ride a Kingston Transit (KT) Bus Downtown – Free!

• Avoid traffic! Come to campus and park for free in any main campus surface lot or dedicated convocation lots
• Hop on a city bus at any near-campus bus stop and head downtown for free!
  • Please confirm with the driver that you are going to Slush Puppie Placefor convocation
• Hop off at any regular downtown bus stop and walk to Slush Puppie Place
• Click “Commuter Services” on our online Campus Map for all campus parking lots and city bus stops
  • Additional dedicated convocation “Park and Ride” options (with full maps) include:KCVI parking lot(PDF, 1.4MB), St. Mary’s of the Lake(PDF, 993.1KB), Richardson Stadium(PDF, 867.5 KB), and the Memorial Centre(PDF, 882.1KB)
• You can ride any city bus back to your parking spot for free after your ceremony
  • Remember to tell the driver you have been at convocation

Park and Pay Downtown

• Download and print a mapof where you can park and pay downtown(PDF, 593 KB) around Slush Puppie Place
• There are several accessible parking spots on the map

Please note: there are lane restrictions on the Lasalle Causeway if you are approaching Slush Puppie Place from Hwy 15/2.

Due to capacity and seating limits, graduates who have RSVP'd are limited to three (3) guests.(Deadline TBD)

Please note that physical tickets will not be issued. Guests will provide the name of their graduating student to ushering staff upon arrival.

Special Accommodations for Graduates and/or Guests

If a graduate or a guest attending Convocation has an accessibility need, seating can be reserved bycompleting our online form

Regalia Rentals

Online preorders can be placed via the Gaspard/AMS 'Build A Grad' portal (https://www.buildagrad.com/queensu) from December 15, 2023 to

• May 3, 2024 at 11:50pm (EST) for those graduating May 24, 2024
• May 16, 2024 at 11:59pm (EST) for those graduating between June 18 and 21, 2024

Online Pricing:

• $35.00 for undergraduate and Master's regalia,
• $40.00 for Ph.D. regalia with or without graduation cap
• $55.00 for Ph.D. regalia with beefeater.

Same Day (Onsite) Pricing:

• $70.00 for undergraduate and Master's regalia
• $80.00 for Ph.Dregalia with or without graduation cap
• $110.00 for Ph.D. regalia with beefeater.
• If you did not rent online, please bring your Student ID, or Photo ID. We accept Visa, MasterCard, Visa Debit and prepaid credit cards.

Degree, Diploma, and Certificate Pickup

Parchments for Spring 2024 graduates will be available for pick up after the ceremony when you return your regalia. Photo identification is required.

On-Site Photos

At Slush Puppie Place, after your ceremony, you can return your rental gown and hood right away, oryou can meet your family and friends and take photos before returning your gown and hood.

• Gowns and hoods must then be returned at the King St. entrance.
• Find information on purchasing convocation flowers.

Diploma Frame Sales

All your hard work and dedication has paid off! Be ready to showcase your diploma with pride in an official Queen’s frame.
Click here to order now

Convocation Ceremony Schedule

Attention Arts & Science Joint Honours:Please attend ceremony by first alphabetical department, using the Program Plan Code rather than the name.

• For example, if your concentrations areECON (Economics)inCeremony 6andDEVS (Global Development Studies)inCeremony 2,you will attend based on the alphabetical order of the Program Code, which would be DEVS in Ceremony 2.

Convocation Ceremony Schedule

Convocation Ceremony Schedule

Convocation Ceremony Schedule

Convocation Ceremony Schedule

Convocation Ceremony Schedule