1. Graduation
  2. Ceremonies
  3. Spring 2024 Convocation

Spring 2024 Convocation

On May 24 and from June 18 to 21, ֱ is proud to welcome members of the Spring 2024 graduation class back to Kingston to celebrate Convocation.

 

All Applications for Graduation are made through the SOLUS Student Centre

Please note that completion of an application to graduate does not guarantee the awarding of a degree.

Please consult our Student Information page for details related to the application process

Planning Checklists for Convocation

To help you plan for graduation and Convocation, we have prepared printable checklists that outline the various steps along the way

 

 

 

Ceremony Broadcasts and Recordings

 

 

 

June Ceremony Venue, Arrival, and Details

All June 2024 ceremonies will be held at the Slush Puppie Place (formerly Leon's Centre). 

Graduates:

  • Please arrive 2 hours prior to the ceremony start time (for ceremonies that begin at 10 am, arrive by 8 am. For 3 pm ceremonies, arrive by 1 pm)
  • There will be lots of standing – we encourage you to wear comfortable shoes!
  • Bring photo ID, but leave other personal items at home or with a family member
  • Hood and Gown Rentals: Online preorders can be placed via the Gaspard/AMS 'Build A Grad' portal (). Same-day ordering will be available..

Guests:

  • The deadline for graduates to reserve guest tickets (up to 3 per attending graduate) is May 26
  • Doors open 90 minutes before ceremony time
  • There is no assigned seating
  • Graduate procession is scheduled to start 25 minutes before ceremony start time
  • Ceremonies are expected to be approximately 2 hours

Bags and Belongings:  

  • There is no guest coat check. Please minimize bags/belongings.   

  • Bags will be subject to a cursory visual check to ensure prohibited items are not brought into the building. Prohibited items include:  

    • Noisemakers, such as cow bells, air horns, musical instruments, megaphones, drums, or electronic noisemakers  

    • Aerosol cans (e.g. silly string)  

    • Liquids , except for personal water bottles. Additional exceptions will be made for accessibility.  

    • Large signs, banners, or flags that may obstruct the view of other guests  

    • Pamphlets, handouts, advertisements for distribution 

    • Items that could physically cause harm to other individuals or damage to the facilities 

    • Pets, except service animals (as defined by the Queen’s policy)  

 

Summerhill Sendoff

Looking for something to do before or after your convocation ceremony?

Join fellow graduates, alumni, family and friends at Summerhill Sendoff, welcoming the Class of 2024 into the Queen’s Alumni community.

Learn about what’s next in your Queen’s journey as you enjoy snacks, live music and camaraderie with family and friends outside the oldest building on Queen’s campus.

 /qsaa/summerhill-sendoff

 

 

Please note: Some of the graduates and guests in attendance suffer from sensitivities due to scented products. We kindly request that you consider refraining from wearing scented products to this event.

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

  • Avoid traffic! Come to campus and park for free in or dedicated convocation lots
  • Hop on a city bus at and head downtown for free!
    • Please confirm with the driver that you are going to Slush Puppie Place for convocation
  • Hop off at any regular downtown bus stop and walk to Slush Puppie Place
  • Click “Commuter Services” on our for all campus parking lots and city bus stops
  • 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

Please note: there are lane restrictions on the 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 is May 26)

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 by 

Regalia Rentals

Online preorders can be placed via the Gaspard/AMS 'Build A Grad' portal () from December 15, 2023 to

  • May 3, 2024 at 11:50 pm (EST) for those graduating May 24, 2024
  • May 16, 2024 at 11:59 pm (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.D regalia 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, or you 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

Schedule of Ceremonies and Celebrations

Each dropdown below provides ceremony dates based on program for Graduate and Undergraduate Degrees, Diplomas, and Certificates. Carefully review the schedules by locating your program and referring to the ceremony date listed.

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 are ECON (Economics) in Ceremony 6 and DEVS (Global Development Studies) in Ceremony 2, you will attend based on the alphabetical order of the Program Code, which would be DEVS in Ceremony 2.
Program Spring 2024

Art Conservation, Master of

MAC

 Ceremony 4: Thursday, June 20 at 10 am

Art History (ARTH)

PhD, MA, BAH, BA

 Ceremony 4: Thursday, June 20 at 10 am

Arts Leadership & Arts Management

MAAL, AMGD

 Ceremony 4: Thursday, June 20 at 10 am

Biochemistry (BCHM)

PhD, MSc, BScH, BSc

 Ceremony 2: Wednesday, June 19 at 10 am

Biology (BIOL, BIMA, BIPS)

PhD, MSc, BScH, BSc, BAH, BA

 Ceremony 3: Wednesday, June 19 at 3 pm

Biomedical Informatics

MBI, GDBI

 Ceremony 3: Wednesday, June 19 at 3 pm

Biotechnology (BTEC)

PhD, MSc, BScH, BSc

 Ceremony 2: Wednesday, June 19 at 10 am

Chemistry (CHEM)

PhD, MSc, BScH, BSc, BAH, BA

 Ceremony 3: Wednesday, June 19 at 3 pm

Classical Studies (CLAS, CLST)

PhD, MA, BAH, BA

 Ceremony 4: Thursday, June 20 at 10 am

Computing

PhD, MSc, BAH, BA, BCmpH, BCmp

 Ceremony 4: Thursday, June 20 at 10 am

Cultural Studies (CUST)

PhD, MA, BAH, BA

 Ceremony 4: Thursday, June 20 at 10 am

Drama (DRAM)

BAH, BA

 Ceremony 4: Thursday, June 20 at 10 am

Earth & Energy Resource Leadership

MEERL

 Ceremony 1: Tuesday, June 18 at 3 pm

Earth System Science (EGPY)

BScH, BSc

 Ceremony 2: Wednesday, June 19 at 10 am

Economics (APEC, ECON)

PhD, MA, DRPR, BAH, BA

 Ceremony 6: Friday, June 21 at 10 am

Employment Relations (EMPR)

BAH, BA

 Ceremony 6: Friday, June 21 at 10 am

English Language and Literature (ENGL)

PhD, MA, MPhil, BAH, BA

 Ceremony 4: Thursday, June 20 at 10 am

Environmental Science, Master of

MES

 Ceremony 2: Wednesday, June 19 at 10 am

Environmental Studies (EBIO, ECHM, EGEO, ELSC, ENSC, ENVS, ETOX)

PhD, MSc, BScH, BSc, BAH, BA

 Ceremony 2: Wednesday, June 19 at 10 am

Film & Media (FILM)

BAH, BA

 Ceremony 4: Thursday, June 20 at 10 am

Fine Art (ARTF)

BFAH, BFA

 Ceremony 4: Thursday, June 20 at 10 am

French Studies (FREN, FRLG)

PhD, MA, BAH, BA

 Ceremony 4: Thursday, June 20 at 10 am

Gender Studies (GNDS)

PhD, MA, BAH, BA

 Ceremony 4: Thursday, June 20 at 10 am

Geography (GIMS, GISC, GPHY, GPPL)

PhD, MSc, MA, BScH, BSc, BAH, BA

 Ceremony 1: Tuesday, June 18 at 3 pm 

Geology (GEOL)

MSc, BScH, BSc, BAH, BA

 Ceremony 1: Tuesday, June 18 at 3 pm

Global Development Studies (DEVS)

PhD, MA, BAH, BA

 Ceremony 2: Wednesday, June 19 at 10 am

Health Studies (HLTH)

BAH, BA

 Ceremony 3: Wednesday, June 19 at 3 pm

History (HIST)

PhD, MA, BAH, BA

 Ceremony 4: Thursday, June 20 at 10 am

Kinesiology & Health Studies (KHS, KINE)

PhD, MSc, MA, BScH, BSc, BAH, BA

 Ceremony 3: Wednesday, June 19 at 3 pm

Indigenous Studies (INDG)

BAH, BA

 Ceremony 4: Thursday, June 20 at 10 am

Industrial Relations, Master of

MIR

 Ceremony 2: Wednesday, June 19 at 10 am

Jewish Studies (JWST)

BAH, BA

 Ceremony 4: Thursday, June 20 at 10 am

Languages, Literatures and Cultures (GRMN, GMST, HISP, ITLN, LANG, LATN, LING, LLCU, SPAN, SLAS)

PhD, MA, BAH, BA

 Ceremony 4: Thursday, June 20 at 10 am

Liberal Studies (LIBS)

BAH, BA

 Ceremony 4: Thursday, June 20 at 10 am

Life Sciences (LISC)

BScH, BSc

 Ceremony 2: Wednesday, June 19 at 10 am

Mathematics & Statistics (MAST, MATH, STAT)

PhD, MSc, BScH, BSc, BAH, BA

 Ceremony 4: Thursday, June 20 at 10 am

Media & Performance Production (MAPP)

BAH, BA

 Ceremony 4: Thursday, June 20 at 10 am

Medieval Studies (MDVL)

BAH, BA

 Ceremony 4: Thursday, June 20 at 10 am

Music (MUSC)

BAH, BA, BMus

 Ceremony 4: Thursday, June 20 at 10 am

Music Theatre (MUTH)

BMT

 Ceremony 4: Thursday, June 20 at 10 am

Philosophy (PHIL)

PhD, MA, BAH, BA

 Ceremony 3: Wednesday, June 19 at 3 pm

Physical Education

BPHEH, BPHE

 Ceremony 3: Wednesday, June 19 at 3 pm

Physics (ASPH, PHYS)

PhD, MSc, BScH, BSc

 Ceremony 4: Thursday, June 20 at 10 am

Physics, Engineering Physics & Astronomy (PEPA)

PhD, MSc

 Ceremony 1: Tuesday, June 18 at 3 pm

Political Studies (PPEC, POLS)

PhD, MA, BAH, BA

 Ceremony 6: Friday, June 21 at 10 am

Psychology (PSYC)

PhD, MSc, MA, BScH, BSc, BAH, BA

 Ceremony 2: Wednesday, June 19 at 10 am

Public Administration

MPA

 Ceremony 6: Friday, June 21 at 10 am 

Religious Studies (RELS)

PhD, MA, BAH, BA

 Ceremony 4: Thursday, June 20 at 10 am

Sociology (SOCY)

PhD, MA, BAH, BA

 Ceremony 3: Wednesday, June 19 at 3 pm

Screen Cultures & Curatorial Studies (SCCS)

PhD, MA

 Ceremony 4: Thursday, June 20 at 10 am

Stage & Screen Studies (STSC)

BAH, BA

 Ceremony 4: Thursday, June 20 at 10 am

Urban & Regional Planning

MPL

 Ceremony 2: Wednesday, June 19 at 10 am

Water & Human Health

GDWHH

 Ceremony 4: Thursday, June 20 at 10 am

 

Convocation Ceremony Schedule

Program Spring 2024

Education (EDUC)

PhD, MEd, PME, GDPI, GDE, BEd, DEd

 Ceremony 6: Friday, June 21 at 10 am

Convocation Ceremony Schedule

Program Spring 2024

Engineering (all undergraduate programs)

BASc

 Ceremony 1: Tuesday, June 18 at 3 pm

Chemical Engineering (CHEE)

PhD, MEng, MASc

 Ceremony 1: Tuesday, June 18 at 3 pm

Civil Engineering (CIVL)

PhD, MEng, MASc

 Ceremony 1: Tuesday, June 18 at 3 pm

Design & Manufacturing (DM)

PhD, MEng

 Ceremony 1: Tuesday, June 18 at 3 pm

Electrical & Computer Engineering (CMPE, ECEN, ELEC)

PhD, MEng, MASc

 Ceremony 1: Tuesday, June 18 at 3 pm

Geological Sciences and Geological Engineering (GEOE, GSGE)

PhD, MSc

 Ceremony 1: Tuesday, June 18 at 3 pm

Mathematics & Engineering (MTHE)

PhD, MEng, MASc

 Ceremony 1: Tuesday, June 18 at 3 pm

Mechanical and Materials Engineering (MEME, UNENE)

PhD, MEng, MASc

 Ceremony 1: Tuesday, June 18 at 3 pm

Mining Engineering (MINE)

PhD, MEng, MASc

 Ceremony 1: Tuesday, June 18 at 3 pm

Mining Technology

BTech, CMT

 Ceremony 1: Tuesday, June 18 at 3 pm

Social Performance in Mining, Graduate Diploma in

GDSPM

 Ceremony 1: Tuesday, June 18 at 3 pm

 

Convocation Ceremony Schedule

Program Spring 2024

Aging & Health (AGHE)

PhD, MScAH, GDAH

 Ceremony 3: Wednesday, June 19 at 3 pm

Anatomical Sciences (AS)

MScAS

 Ceremony 2: Wednesday, June 19 at 10 am

Anatomy & Cell Biology (ANAT)

PhD, MSc

 Ceremony 2: Wednesday, June 19 at 10 am

Biomedical and Molecular Sciences (BMS)

PhD, MSc

 Ceremony 2: Wednesday, June 19 at 10 am

Healthcare Quality (HQ)

MScHQ

 Ceremony 3: Wednesday, June 19 at 3 pm

Health Professions Education (HPE)

MHPE

 Ceremony 3: Wednesday, June 19 at 3 pm

Health Sciences (HSCI)

BHScH, BHSc

 Ceremony 2: Wednesday, June 19 at 10 am

Medical Sciences

PMMSc, GDMSc

 Ceremony 3: Wednesday, June 19 at 3 pm

Medicine, Doctor of

MD

 May 24, 2024 at 10 am

Microbiology & Immunology (MIIM)

PhD, MSc

 Ceremony 2: Wednesday, June 19 at 10 am

Neuroscience (NSCI)

PhD, MSc

 Ceremony 2: Wednesday, June 19 at 10 am

Nursing – Graduate Programs

PhD. MSc, MNSc, MN, PHNCP

 Ceremony 3: Wednesday, June 19 at 3 pm

Nursing - Undergraduate Programs (NURR, NURS)

BNSc

 Ceremony 3: Wednesday, June 19 at 3 pm

Pathology (PATH)

PhD, MSc

 Ceremony 2: Wednesday, June 19 at 10 am

Pharmaceutical & Healthcare Management and Innovation

DPHMI

 Ceremony 2: Wednesday, June 19 at 10 am

Pharmacology & Toxicology (PHTO)

PhD, MSc

 Ceremony 3: Wednesday, June 19 at 3 pm

Physiology (PHGY)

PhD, MSc

 Ceremony 2: Wednesday, June 19 at 10 am

Public Health Sciences (PHS)

PhD, MSc, MPH

 Ceremony 3: Wednesday, June 19 at 3 pm

Rehabilitation and Health Leadership (DSRHL)

DScRHL

 Ceremony 3: Wednesday, June 19 at 3 pm

Rehabilitation Sciences (RHBS)

PhD, MSc

 Ceremony 3: Wednesday, June 19 at 3 pm

Translational Medicine (TMED)

PhD, PhDD, MSc

 Ceremony 2: Wednesday, June 19 at 10 am

 

Convocation Ceremony Schedule

Program Spring 2024

Law

PhD, LLM, GDLSM, GDICL, JD, CLAW

 Ceremony 6: Friday, June 21 at 10 am

Convocation Ceremony Schedule

Program Spring 2024

Business

CIB

Ceremony 5: Thursday, June 20 at 3 pm

Business Administration, Master of

MBA

Ceremony 5: Thursday, June 20 at 3 pm

* MBA - Americas: May 24, 2024 at 10 am

Commerce

BComH

 Ceremony 5: Thursday, June 20 at 3 pm

Finance

MFIN

 Ceremony 5: Thursday, June 20 at 3 pm

Financial Innovation & Technology, Master of

MFIT

 Ceremony 5: Thursday, June 20 at 3 pm

International Business, Master of

MIB

 Ceremony 5: Thursday, June 20 at 3 pm

Management (MGMT)

PhD, MSc

 Ceremony 6: Friday, June 21 at 10 am

Management Analytics, Master of

MMA

 Ceremony 5: Thursday, June 20 at 3 pm

Risk Policy & Regulation

GDPR

 Ceremony 6: Friday, June 21 at 10 am

 

Event Photography and Videography

Please note that photography and videography will be taking place at Convocation Ceremonies for promotional and archival purposes. The photographs and recordings may be used in applications including but not limited to print, broadcast, electronic, digital, and social media, for promoting, publicizing, or explaining Queen’s or its activities and for administrative, educational, or research purposes.

If you would prefer not to be photographed or recorded, please let the photographer/videographer know where possible, or reach out through one of the email addresses below following the ceremony.

For further information, contact the Office of the University Registrar: graduand@queensu.ca

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