Eligibility and Apply to graduate

All RMIT students must apply to graduate. When you apply, you'll get to choose if you want to graduate at a ceremony or in absentia.

On this page, you will find information about: 

Prepare for graduation
How to apply for graduation
Important notes

Prepare for graduation

1. It is important to update your personal email in myRMIT before the result release day of your final semester. Your personal email address must be valid, distinct from your RMIT student email, and must not be left blank. Otherwise, you will not receive your digital academic statements following your completion and conferral (graduation).

2. By the end of the completion assessment timeline for each semester, as detailed in the table below, if you are confirmed to have completed your program, you will receive:

The official completion digital transcript and Statement of Completion (SAC) sent to your personal registered email.
- Note: Students completing their programs from October 2022 onwards will automatically be issued a digital SAC via My eQuals along with their completion transcript.
An official email will be sent from the RMIT system to your student email address (sxxxxxxx@rmit.edu.vn) and personal registered email confirming your program completion. This email will include information on the graduation application, available graduation options, and a reminder about the upcoming loss of access to your RMIT account

Graduation assessment & email timeline – Academic year 2026

Semester	Results Release	Completion Deadline	Completion Confirmation & Graduation Notification Email Timeline
Semester 1, 2026	15 June 2026	By 22 June 2026	Completed students will receive completion confirmation and graduation emails by the completion assessment deadline.
Cross-campus Semester 1, 2026	13 July 2026	To be confirmed
Semester 2, 2026	12 October 2026	To be confirmed
Cross-campus Semester 2, 2026	30 November 2026	To be confirmed
Semester 3, 2026	15 February 2027	To be confirmed	Students projected to complete their program will receive graduation notification emails in December 2026. Completion confirmation emails will be sent to completed students by the completion assessment deadline.

Notes: Students who believe they are eligible for completion but have not received the email by the advised date should contact Student Connect for assistance.

Definitions:

Completed students: Students who have officially met all program requirements and have been formally confirmed by their School.
Projected to complete students: Students enrolled in sufficient credit points and expected to meet graduation requirements by the end of the semester.

How to apply for graduation

You are recommended to submit your graduation application upon receipt of the completion confirmation and graduation notification emails.

The application deadline will be communicated later. If you do not submit an application by the stated deadline, you will be automatically graduated in absentia.

If you are unsure about your options, you can select "Attend the Ceremony" - you can change your selection at any time before the deadline.

You're ready to graduate when you have:

met all academic requirements of your program
no missing results or credit transfers
no outstanding debts to the University
provided your verified USI to RMIT or got the USI exemption (applied to students who attend cross-campus program)

Receiving the confirmation email from the RMIT system by the end of the completion assessment period indicates that you have completed your program and are eligible to graduate.

When you apply to graduate you can choose to graduate (be conferred) at a ceremony or in absentia. You can select your option in the Graduation option section when fulfilling your Graduation application on the myRMIT. 

Important

The graduation option you choose will affect when you receive your digital testamur. Please read the information below carefully and choose the option that is most suitable for you.

Please also note, you will lose access to all RMIT systems on the day you graduate.

Graduate in absentia:

'In absentia' means that your award is conferred without you attending a formal graduation ceremony.
You will be conferred (graduate) at the end of the month in which you apply to graduate in absentia by the cut-off date. You will receive the set of digital academic statements (testamur, AHEGS, conferral transcript) one week after you graduate (your conferral date), with no fee applied.
Note: Refer to the table below for all 2026 in absentia conferral dates.
After the digital testamur is issued, you will receive an email on how to access your digital academic statement and how to order a hard copy testamur. The fee to order hard copy testamur is 55AUD including shipping.
Your access to RMIT systems will be removed on the day you graduate in absentia.

2026 In Absentia conferral dates

Note: Students marked complete or who applied for or changed their graduation option from 'ceremony' to 'in absentia' after the cut-off date will be conferred in the next conferral month.

Month	In Absentia Conferral date	Cut-off date (inclusive)
January	30 January	23 January
February	27 February	20 February
March	31 March	24 March
April	30 April	23 April
May	29 May	22 May
June	30 June	23 June
July	31 July	24 July
August	31 August	24 August
September	30 September	23 September
October	30 October	23 October
November	No conferral	Not applicable
December	16 December (same as Melbourne ceremony date)	14 December

Attend the ceremony:

RMIT Vietnam students can choose to attend the RMIT Vietnam or RMIT Melbourne ceremony. You can select your preferred ceremony when completing the graduation application. The dates of the ceremonies are:

2026 Melbourne ceremony - Wednesday, 16 December 2026, Melbourne. More details about the ceremony will be published on the Melbourne Graduation Ceremony website from August 2026.
2027 Vietnam ceremonies: The dates for the 2027 Vietnam graduation ceremonies are to be confirmed. Further details will be provided in December 2026 via the Attend the ceremony page.

If you choose to graduate at a ceremony, you will officially graduate (be conferred) at the ceremony, and:

Receive your hard copy testamur on your graduation day. Note: Students who have graduated in absentia and come back to attend the ceremony (alumni) need to order hard copy testamur with the cost of AUD 55.
Receive the full set of digital academic statements (testamur, AHEGS, conferral transcript) one week after the date of your ceremony.
Your RMIT student credentials (student email, Canvas, etc.) will be deactivated on the date of your ceremony.
You will be required to pay the ceremony fee to attend the ceremony.

To apply to graduate:

1. Log in to myRMIT with your RMIT student ID and password. If you forgot your password, you can follow the instructions here to reset it or contact RMIT Vietnam's IT services.

2. On the myRMIT portal:

Select Graduation
Select Apply to graduate/ Change graduation option
Follow the instructions in Graduation Application Guidance to (a) select your graduation option, (b) confirm your preferred name order on the testamur, (c) confirm or update your personal details, and (d) submit your application.
Important note: The ceremony dates currently displayed in the system for Vietnam Graduation (HCMC/Hanoi) are not finalised and should not be relied upon. The official ceremony dates will be confirmed and published on the Attend the Ceremony page later.
For students attending the ceremony, you are required to confirm your attendance after submitting your application to complete the registration process.
- Confirmation of attendance for the Vietnam ceremonies is currently unavailable. You will be notified via email as soon as this feature becomes accessible.
- For students applying to attend Melbourne ceremony, confirmation of attendance is currently unavailable. Please keep track of the Melbourne Graduation Ceremony page for updated information.
Check that your personal details in RMIT's records, including your personal email address, are correct.

Important notes

Supporting documents

While waiting for the official certificate, you have the following options as supporting documents for your work/study applications:

Request the Confirmation letters that confirm you have completed your program at RMIT. Please log this request via Student Connect.
Use Official digital academic transcript in My eQuals. In the transcript, there is a completion date (i.e. the date you complete your program at RMIT).
Use Digital Statement of Academic Completion (SAC) in My eQual
- Students completing your programs from October 2022 onwards will automatically be issued with a digital SAC via My eQuals along with their completion transcript.
- Students completing your programs before October 2022: You can order a digital or hard-copy SAC. Please refer to this page for more information about SAC and how to order the digital and/or hard-copy version.

Your access to RMIT systems will be removed on the day you graduate

Higher Education (HE) Students:

Once you graduate, RMIT is legally required to deactivate your student email account and cancel your access to all RMIT systems and software (including third-party software and apps available to you as an RMIT student).

You will lose access to all RMIT systems and software on the day you graduate (in absentia or at the ceremony - unless you’re continuing your studies with RMIT).

You are strongly advised to save any important information stored in your student email or on RMIT systems to your own personal device or cloud storage before you graduate. Please refer to the 'How do I back up my data before I lose access to my RMIT account?' FAQ to find out how.

Non-award Students (School of English & University Pathways):

Non-award students who complete their program (but do not graduate) will have seven (7) days from their program completion date to save any important information to their personal devices before they are offboarded.

Eligibility and Apply to graduate