Information for students
Welcome to Grad
Arrival time
- Arrive by 2:30pm for gown pick-up and check-in, or 3pm if your gown was picked up earlier
Stage procedure
- marshalls will lead you to the stage when it’s your turn to cross
- walk up the steps to the podium and hand your name card to the dean
- pause while your name is announced, cross the stage and shake hands with the college president and the chair of Camosun’s Board of Governors
- leave the stage and return to your seat following the marshall's drections
Guests
Guests need to be seated by fifteen minutes before the ceremony begins. Graduates may invite up to four guests; tickets are not necessary.
Special consideration
If you or any of your guests require special consideration (mobility, parking, visual, auditory), please provide details to your school's office by October 21.
Gowns, Regalia and Dress Code
We are pleased to provide graduation caps and gowns at no charge. Typical dress code is semi-formal. Flowers, jewellery or emblems should not be attached to the gown.
If you belong to an Aboriginal nation, the military, or are from another country, you may choose to wear your regalia, uniform or national dress in place of the graduation gown.
Gown pick-up
PISE Building, Interurban campus (map)
- Thursday, October 27, 9am – 7pm, room 329. Pay parking is available in lot P-8. Picking up your gown Thursday is useful for formal photos and helps avoid any pre-ceremony delays.
- Graduation day, Friday, October 28 starting at noon in PISE.
Gown return
Gowns must be returned by 7:30pm, or before leaving the PISE building after the ceremony. You may keep your cap.
Personal belongings and valuables
Please leave your purse and other valuables with your guests or at home. We don’t have a secure place to hold your possessions.
Cancelling your graduation plans
If you have registered to attend grad but need to cancel, please let us know. To cancel, just contact your school's office as soon as possible.
Photography during the ceremony
Family and friends
Guests are welcome to use the reserved photography section in front of the stage to snap a photo as you graduate.
Programs
Programs will be available at the ceremony. You may request extra copies from your school’s office after grad.
Professional Photography
Lifetouch Canada will snap your photo as you cross the stage, offer family portraits on grad day from 9am – 6pm and can provide a cap and gown service in their studio prior to the graduation date, by appointment, for a special discounted sitting fee of $10. Call to book appointments at their studio: 250-744-4100
Floral bouquets
Fresh-cut, high-quality floral bouquets will be available for purchase from Convocation Flowers Inc., on graduation day. Stop by the Welcome Tent to select from a wide range of colourful bouquets, roses, and bears.
School office contact information
- Access and AECC
250–370–3295
accessinfo@camosun.ca - Arts & Science
250–370–3298
artsci@camosun.ca - Business
250–370–4144
chant@camosun.ca - Health & Human Services
250–370–3161
hhsgrad@camosun.ca - Sport & Exercise Education
250–220–2550
sported@camosun.ca - Trades & Technology
250–370–3822
techinfo@camosun.ca
