Schedule of Academic Dress & Collection of Award Certificates
(i) Issuing of academic dress for graduation ceremonies at Alafua, Emalus will be advertised by these campuses. Graduates are required to contact the respective campuses.
(ii) Details on collection of Academic gowns and tickets for March 2023 Laucala Campus graduation ceremony are as follows:
(iii) Issue of academic dress and ceremony tickets is at the old Dining Hall, Laucala Campus. Academic dress will only be released if your name is on the confirmed list of graduands and if you produce an Official Receipt issued from the Cashier and photo identification (e.g. Student ID Card).
Persons collecting academic dress/ceremony tickets on behalf of a graduand must have a letter of authority and photo identification. The authorised individual must produce either a valid Driver’s License or FNPF Card
or Voter Registration ID or Passport. The letter of authorisation must state the graduand’s student identification number and the programme qualification that he/she is being awarded.
SCHEDULE OF ISSUE OF GRADUATION GOWNS FOR 30th & 31st March 2023 GRADUATES:
| Programme | Date | Collection Time |
| Certificates & Diplomas | Wednesday, 15 March 2023 |
9.00am – 4.00pm |
| BAgr & BGS & BAEMG & BAMRMG | ||
| BENGEE & BENGME | Thursday, 16 March 2023 |
9.00am – 4.00pm |
| BSc & BNS & BSE & BSCENS & BSCMRS | ||
| LLB & BA/LLB & BCOM/LLB | Friday, 17 March 2023 |
9.00am – 4.00pm |
| BEd & BAGCED & BCOMGCED & BSCGCED | ||
| ALL GRADUATES | Saturday, 18 March 2023 | 9.00am – 2:00pm |
| BA/ BCom (Surnames A-D) | Monday, 20 March 2023 |
9.00am – 4.00pm |
| BA/ BCom (Surnames E-G) | ||
| BA/ BCom (Surnames H-K) | Tuesday, 21 March 2023 | 9.00am to 4.00pm |
| BA/ BCom (Surnames L-N) | ||
| BA/ BCom (Surnames O-T) | Wednesday, 22 March 2023 | 9.00am – 4.00pm |
| BA/ BCom (Surnames U-Z) | ||
| Postgraduate/Professional Certificates | Thursday, 23 March 2023 | 9.00am – 4.00pm |
| Postgraduate/Professional Diplomas | ||
| Masters / PhD | Friday, 24 March 2023 | 9.00am – 3.00pm |
| **All programmes | Saturday, 25 March 2023 | 9:00am – 2:00pm |
RETURN OF HIRED ACADEMIC DRESS FOR MARCH 2023 GRADUATES: Monday, 3rd April to Thursday 6th April 2023
Return of hired academic dress is at Student Administrative Services (SAS) building behind the fale/bure’s opposite the Fitness Centre, between 9:00am – 3:00pm Monday to Thursday.
Academic Dress NOT returned by 3:00pm, Thursday 6th April 2023 will be deemed sold.
NOTE: We cannot guarantee an extension to this process timeline due to Occupational Health & Safety guidelines.
REFUND OF ACADEMIC DRESS DEPOSIT (March 2023)
All refunds will be paid directly to graduate bank accounts.
Please fill in your bank details on the Academic Dress Deposit Refund Form (2023) fillable (Appendix 1) and lodge it with the USP Laucala Campus Cashier when making your payment for the academic dress
Please ensure that the bank account details entered in the form is your own. Banks will not process refunds to a third party account and the funds will be returned to USP’s account. Please allow up to one months’ time for refunds to be effected into your bank account.
The Hire Agreement Receipt must be returned with your academic dress for refunds to be processed. Failure to do this may result in the forfeit of refunds.