Family and friends
Join us in congratulating our graduating class of 2023.
Your support has played an instrumental role in your graduating student's success.
Celebrate and learn all you need to attend the convocation ceremony.
RSVPs
Graduands can invite as many guests as they wish to attend their convocation ceremony. The university does not issue tickets, nor does it require guests to RSVP.
Getting to the ceremony
Spring 2023
Convocation dates
May 29 - June 2, 2023 ceremonies
2 p.m. | Afternoon Ceremony
- Faculty of Graduate Studies
- Cumming School of Medicine
- Faculty of Law
- Faculty of Nursing
- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
9:30 a.m. | Morning Ceremony
- Faculty of Graduate Studies
- associated with the below
- Schulich School of Engineering
- Biomedical Engineering
- Chemical Engineering
- Chemical and Petroleum Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- Energy Engineering
- Environmental Engineering
- Geomatics Engineering
- Oil and Gas Engineering
- Pipeling Engineering
2 p.m. | Afternoon Ceremony
- Faculty of Graduate Studies
- associated with the below
- Schulich School of Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
- Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
- Software Engineering
9:30 a.m. | Morning Ceremony
- Faculty of Graduate Studies
- associated with the below
- Faculty of Arts
- Art
- Centre for Military, Security and Strategic Studies
- Clinical Psychology
- Communication & Culture
- Communication & Media Studies
- Communications Studies
- Dance
- Division of Applied Psychology
- Drama
- Drama Education
- Earth Science
- Film Studies
- Fine Arts
- Geographic Information Systems
- Geography
- Gender and Sexuality Studies
- General Humanities
- International Relations
- Law and Society
- Music History and Theory
- Multidisciplinary
- Composition
- Music
- Performance
- Psychology
- Sociology
- Science, Technology & Society
- Strategic Studies
- Urban Studies
- Visual Studies
- Women's Studies
2 p.m. | Afternoon Ceremony
- Faculty of Graduate Studies
- associated with the below
- Faculty of Arts
- Ancient and Medieval History
- Anthropology
- Archaeology
- Classical and Early Christian
- Canadian Studies
- Development Studies
- East Asian Language Studies
- Economics
- English
- East Asia
- French
- French, Italian and Spanish
- Germanic Slavic and East Asian
- Global Development Studies
- German
- Greek and Roman Studies
- History
- History & Philosophy of Science
- Interdisciplinary Grad Program
- International Indigenous Studies
- Italian Studies
- Latin American Studies
- Linguistics and Language
- Linguistics
- Languages, Literature & Cultures
- Philosophy
- Political Science
- Primatology
- Social & Cultural Anthropology
- Religious Studies & App Ethics
- Religious Studies
- Russian
- Spanish
- Faculty of Social Work
9:30 a.m. | Morning Ceremony
- Faculty of Graduate Studies
- associated with the below
- Faculty of Science
- Applied Chemistry
- Astrophysics
- Biochemistry
- Biological Sciences
- Botany
- Chemistry
- Chemical Physics
- Cellular, Molecular & Microbial Biology
- Ecology
- Environmental Science
- Neuroscience
- Natural Sciences
- Physics
- Plant Biology
- Zoology
- Physics and Astronomy
2 p.m. | Afternoon Ceremony
- Faculty of Graduate Studies
- associated with the below
- Faculty of Kinesiology
- Faculty of Science
- Actuarial Science
- Applied Mathematics
- Applied & Environmental Geology
- Computational Media Design
- Computer Science
- Data Privacy
- Data Science & Analytics
- Fundamental Data Science & Analytics
- General Mathematics
- Geoscience
- Geology
- Geology and Geophysics
- Geophysics
- Geospatial Info Technology
- Info Security & Privacy
- Interdisciplinary Grad Program
- Mathematics
- Mathematics and Statistics
- Network Security
- Pure Mathematics
- Software Security
- Statistics
9:30 a.m. | Morning Ceremony
- Faculty of Graduate Studies
- Haskayne School of Business
2 p.m. | Afternoon Ceremony
- Faculty of Graduate Studies
- School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape
- Werklund School of Education
Guests with special needs
Guests with special needs may be dropped off at the Olympic Oval Complex. Seating for guests with special needs is reserved on the track level of the gymnasium, which is accessible by elevator.
Letters of invitation for international guests
International guests, who require a visa, may be asked to provide a letter of invitation to obtain their visa. This letter is written by the graduand. Please refer to the Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) website for guidance on what to include in your invitation letter.
The university is unable to provide letters of invitation for guests of graduands. However, the Convocation Office can provide a letter confirming the date and time of a specific ceremony. Please email your request to convinfo@ucalgary.ca.
Selfie and family photo locations
Are you wondering where to take photos before or after the convocation ceremony? Visit the UCalgary Alumni photo station after the ceremony, located on the track level of the Olympic Oval.