Upcoming graduation ceremonies
Graduation takes place in St Andrews twice a year in June or July and either late November or early December.
Graduation ceremonies are held in the Younger Hall and last approximately one and a half hours.
Guest information
Find out what to expect as a guest at a St Andrews graduation ceremony.
December 2025
The ceremony that a student graduates in depends on the degree subjects they have been studying. Undergraduate students will graduate alongside postgraduate students within their same school.
Tuesday 2 December at 10.30am
- School of Biology
- School of Computer Science
- School of Mathematics and Statistics
- School of Medicine
- School of Physics and Astronomy
Tuesday 2 December at 2pm
- BA International Honours
- BSc General
- MA General
- Graduate School for Interdisciplinary Studies
- School of Earth and Environmental Sciences
- School of English
- School of Geography and Sustainable Development
- School of International Relations
Wednesday 3 December at 10.30am
- School of Art History
- School of Chemistry
- School of Divinity
- School of History
- School of Philosophical, Anthropological and Film Studies
- School of Psychology and Neuroscience
Wednesday 3 December at 2pm
- Business School
- International Education and Lifelong Learning Institute
- Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
- School of Classics
- School of Modern Languages
Summer 2026
The ceremony at which you graduate depends on the degree subjects you have been studying.
Postgraduate degrees will be conferred alongside undergraduate degrees within the same School. Postgraduate taught students who started their course in September 2025 will graduate in December 2026.
Joint degrees
Your subjects are listed in alphabetical order in your student record, and you will graduate at one ceremony, which will be with the School of the first subject.
For example, if you are studying for an MA Honours in International Relations and Modern History, you will graduate with the School of International Relations.
If you are studying for an MPhys in Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, you will graduate with the School of Mathematics and Statistics
If you are studying for a triple degree, for example, Modern Languages (Arabic and Persian) and International Relations, you will graduate with the School of Modern Languages.
Monday 29 June 2pm
- BSc General
- MA General
- Graduate School
- Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
- School of Philosophical, Anthropological and Film Studies
- School of Psychology and Neuroscience
Tuesday 30 June 10.30am
- School of Biology
- School of History
Tuesday 30 June 2pm
- BA International Honours
- School of International Relations
Wednesday 1 July 10.30am
- Business School - MA Honours
- School of Classics
Wednesday 1 July 2pm
- Business School - BSc Honours
- School of Modern Languages
Thursday 2 July 10.30am
- International Education and Lifelong Learning Institute
- School of Divinity
- School of English
- School of Mathematics and Statistics
Thursday 2 July 2pm
- School of Art History
- School of Chemistry
- School of Geography and Sustainable Development
Friday 3 July 10.30am
- School of Medicine
Friday 3 July 2pm
- School of Computer Science
- School of Earth and Environmental Sciences
- School of Physics and Astronomy
December 2026
Winter graduation ceremonies will take place in the week commencing 30 November. The ceremony schedule will be confirmed early next year.