Your Eligibility

For Medical and Dental Conferrings, taking place on Friday, 31 May 2024 and for Summer Conferrings, taking place on Friday, 28 June 2024 you must pay all outstanding fees in full and fulfill all academic requirements, to be eligible to graduate.

Invitations will be sent to all eligible students in due course.

Academic robes

The conferrings ceremony is a formal event and all graduands are required to wear academic robes, also known as academicals, for their ceremony. It is not permitted to alter, add to, decorate or embellish your academicals. Additional items, such as flags or banners, are prohibited.

Gown hire

McGinley Academic Dress Hire will be based in the Dora Allman room throughout the Medical and Dental and Summer 2024 Conferrings, located on the fourth floor of the Hub in UCC to facilitate the collection and return of acdemicals.

Please visit www.mcginleygowns.ie to book and pay for your required academicals

Photography

Lafayette Photography will be based in the Atrium throughout the Medical and Dental and Summer 2024 Conferrings, located on the ground floor of the Hub.

Please visit www.lafayette.ie to pre-book now. Pre-booking is highly recommended for your photography session.

Receiving your parchment

Degree parchments will be distributed by the President on the day of your ceremony. 

Graduates who cannot attend on the day will be conferred 'in abstentia'. 

Your parchment will be sent via post to the permanent home address on your file. You must inlcude your Eircode, postcode or ZIP code and your mobile telephone number (including country code). Please ensure we hold the correct address for your via your student admin portal by your ceremony date.