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Degree Days

Congratulations on completing your degree. Here you can find the essential information about your graduation ceremony and make sure that you don’t miss out on this important part of your Oxford experience.

May BA Days

Keble is allocated over 100 places on a special degree day ceremony held each year in May after finalists have gone down. This enables a large proportion of the undergraduate year group to graduate together and to celebrate their achievement with their families and friends. If you have any questions about the BA Degree Days, please contact alumni@keble.ox.ac.uk.

Historic graduands

If you have already finished your degree but have not attended a ceremony within a year of completing your studies, you should complete the form for historic graduands (pdf) and send it to alumni@keble.ox.ac.uk with your preferred date and we will contact you about availability as soon as it is known.

If you cannot attend an in-person ceremony, you still have the option to have your degree conferred in absentia and can be added to the next available ceremony date (please note, if you choose to confer your degree in absentia you cannot attend an in-person ceremony at a later date). Please contact alumni@keble.ox.ac.uk if you would confer your degree in absentia.

You can also order a digital degree confirmation letter in advance of your ceremony at no additional charge from the Degree Conferrals Office.

Degree Certificates/Academic Transcripts

Certificates are prepared by the University Degree Office and can be collected from College immediately after the ceremony. Certificates will be posted to those graduating in absentia. If you have not received your degree certificate within three months of the date of your ceremony (either in person or in absentia) and you fail to notify the College of this within that period, you will be charged for a replacement certificate.

For more information on obtaining an initial or replacement certificate please visit the University website https://www.ox.ac.uk/students/graduation/certificates

If you require an academic transcript please visit this page on the University website for more information: https://www.ox.ac.uk/students/graduation/transcripts

Please note that the Alumni and Development Office do not have access to degree certificates or academic records, so you best first point of reference are the links listed in this section.

MA Degrees

To receive your Oxford MA, please complete the form for historic graduands (pdf). There is a fee of £105 payable to the University for an MA conferral.

Once the date of your MA conferral has been confirmed, you should pay the fee via https://www.oxforduniversitystores.co.uk/product-catalogue/degree-conferrals/ma-fee-and-certificate.  Payment must be made 30 days before the ceremony date. Your certificate will be posted to you the week following the in absentia ceremony.

NB You are only eligible to take an MA if your first degree was a BA.

FAQs

Can I bring more than 2 guests to the Sheldonian?

Each graduand is automatically allocated two guest tickets to the degree ceremony. Unfortunately, due to the restrictions of the venue, the University cannot offer more than two guest tickets per graduand for the Sheldonian Theatre. Guests who are unable to attend in person will be able to watch the ceremony live via the University’s streaming service. We also live stream the ceremony in College on the day.  

 

It is highly unlikely that any additional tickets will be available as it depends on other Keble graduands not taking their full allocation. However, you may ask to be added to a waiting list for any additional tickets which may become available. There is no guarantee that any extra tickets for a degree ceremony will be available. It is important to bear this in mind when inviting guests as entry to the degree ceremony is strictly by ticket only. 

 

Ceremony tickets are free of charge and it is not possible to purchase additional ceremony guest tickets.  

How can I be added to the waitlist for extra guests?

Please only email to ask to be put on a waitlist after you have made your booking for gown hire and lunch. Invitations to book for these will be emailed to you approximately 70 days before your ceremony.  
You can email alumni.events@keble.ox.ac.uk to request to be added to a waiting list.  

How do I book a degree day (Undergraduate and Postgraduate taught courses)

You will receive an invitation from the University to book online for a place on a Ceremony. Look out for this email during Michaelmas Term in your final year.
You will be guaranteed a place on a ceremony at the first available opportunity following the completion of your degree. If you choose not to act on this invitation, you will lose your priority status and become a ‘historic’ student. You will have to contact us to be added to a waiting list. 

 

Once you have booked through the university, you will be contacted by the alumni office to arrange tickets to the celebrations in College. 

How do I book a degree day (Research students)

You may book a place on a ceremony after receiving your leave to supplicate. Look out for an email invitation from the University to your University email address. Please apply to graduate promptly after receiving your leave to supplicate otherwise you won’t be guaranteed a place and might have to go on a waiting list. 

 

Once you have booked you will be contacted by the Alumni office to arrange tickets to the celebratory lunch in College. 

If I am no longer able to attend the ceremony, how do I cancel my booking?

You have a deadline of 60 days before the ceremony to cancel your booking. If you do not cancel before the 60-day deadline – and do not attend on the day – your degree will be awarded in absentia and it will not be possible to attend a ceremony in person at a later date.

I haven’t had my degree conferred yet and I need proof of my degree. What can I do?

Information about obtaining a degree confirmation letter (if you have passed your examinations but have not yet had your degree conferred at a ceremony) can be found on the University website.

When am I eligible for my MA?

The status of Oxford MA is a mark of seniority within the university. BA and BFA graduands are entitled to proceed 7 years after matriculation (in or after the 21st term from matriculation). You are not eligible if you completed an undergraduate Masters degree (e.g. MBiol, Mchem, Meng, MMath, MPhys etc). Please note the Oxford MA is about reaching a new status within the university and is not an additional qualification. It therefore has no subject or class. 

 

There is an administrative fee of £110 for all MA conferrals. 

When do I get my degree certificate?

You will be able to collect your degree certificate at Keble after your ceremony. If you are graduating in absentia, your certificate will be posted to the address you supplied when making your graduation booking.