Arranging graduation
You're about to graduate. That means there’s a lot to be arranged. The university expects you to take certain steps, as does your faculty and/or institute. Your faculty has various regulations and procedures in place that you need to follow carefully when arranging your graduation.
Steps towards graduation
Graduation means there’s a lot to be arranged. Below you will find a general overview of the steps to be taken. Make sure to first read the information provided by your faculty and department, as regulations and procedures can vary.
- You receive the final grade needed to fulfil your examination requirements.
- You request graduation: look under the faculty/study programme tab to find out exactly what steps your programme requires you to take to arrange graduation. You may receive a message from uSis entitled ‘You can graduate’. This message will explain the options available if you wish to delay graduation.
- Your student registration will not automatically be cancelled when you graduate. You have to cancel your registration yourself via Studielink. However de-registration is not compulsory if you have a reason for not wishing to do so. Make sure to carefully read the information on de-registering or re-registering.
Requesting postponement of graduation
If you receive a message from uSis entitled ‘You can graduate’, but you don’t yet want to graduate because you are taking additional courses or an internship that you want to be mentioned on your final transcript, you can request postponement of graduation. Look under your faculty or study programme tab for more information.
Conditions of postponement
The maximum duration of postponement you can request is until you have been registered on your study programme for the official programme duration plus one additional year. For Bachelor’s programmes this is 3+1 years, for most Master’s programmes this is 1+1 year. If you are more than a year behind in your studies your request will not be granted.
Official regulations on postponing graduation
The regulations and agreements concerning the postponement of graduation have been laid down by Leiden University Executive Board in the Leiden University Regulations on Postponing Graduation.
Apply for graduation
As soon as you have concluded all your courses and thesis, you will need to apply for graduation to hand in your application form. You will not be able to graduate without your official request.
It is not possible to apply for graduation in uSis only.
FIND HERE YOUR GRADUATION FORM
You can send your graduation form at the latest on the last working day of the month, before 12:30 hours. The last working day of the month will be your official examination date. If you have questions, please contact the OIC via OIC@law.leidenuniv.nl
Only in the months January and August there are two examination dates: 15 & 30 January and 15 & 30 August. Please submit the graduation form as soon as all your grades are published in uSis and do not wait until the last moment.
We will only process your application for graduation after:
- All your grades are published in uSis;
- Furthermore, you need to be registered as a student and have paid all your fees in the month that you apply for graduation.
Beware: if you forget to apply for graduation in August, you will have to be registered and pay tuition fee for the next academic year.
After receiving the form we will send you a confirmation and information about the graduation ceremony. You can find more information on the website Awarding of diploma, click on the Law tab.
Master Law and Society
For this master there will only be one ceremony held in September. Still, submit the graduation form as soon as all your grades are published in uSis, as mentioned above.
In order to receive your diploma during the ceremony in September you need to send your graduation form before August 16th.
De-registration
Please do not forget to de-register yourself. For most programmes, cancellations or changes of registration must be done through Studielink.