Not attending Convocation in-person?

Please tell us how you would like to receive your diploma(s) by updating your Intent to Graduate application in your Brock Student Portal.

What is Graduation in Absentia?

Graduating in absentia means that Brock University will officially confer a student’s degree without the eligible student attending their in-person Convocation ceremony.

Graduating students should indicate on their Intent to Graduate application if they wish to graduate in absentia and specify how they wish to obtain their diploma after the conclusion of the Convocation ceremonies during the cycle in which their degree was conferred.

Diploma Pick-up or Mail out

If your graduation has not yet passed, and you are not planning to attend your graduation ceremony, please check off the “Not attending” check box on your “Intent to Graduate” application within the portal. Select to have your diploma mailed, otherwise it will be available to pick up at Brock Central 1 week following Convocation.

If your graduation date has already passed, please email Brock Central at [email protected] to request to have your diploma mailed out or stop by Brock Central to pick up your diploma in-person.

Walk-on Graduate
If you were unable to attend your in-person convocation ceremony and would like to attend the next convocation ceremony as a “walk-on” graduate, please apply using the Walk-On Request Form. 

Please note: only those from the most recent convocation are eligible (Example: if you graduated in Fall 2025 you are eligible to apply for Spring 2026 only). Approvals are limited.