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.


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.