Graduation Ceremonies – University of the Free State

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• Visitors Centre  coordinates: Lat -29.107376  Long 26.187284
• Callie Human Centre coordinates: Lat -29.112645 Long 26.188999
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2019 GRADUATION DATES

Bloemfontein Campus

9-11 December 2019

9 Dec 2019
14:30: South Campus: Open Distance Learning 
Certificates and diplomas
Graduations Programme: South Campus: Open Distance Learning

10 Dec 2019
09:00: Faculties of Education, the Humanities, Law and Theology and Religion 
All certificates, diplomas, Bachelor’s degrees, and Honours degrees
Graduations Programme: Faculties of Education, The Humanities, Law, Theology and Religion

14:30: Faculties of Economic and Management Sciences  and Natural and Agricultural Sciences 
All certificates, diplomas, Bachelor’s degrees, and Honours degrees
Graduations Programme: Faculties of Economic and Management Sciences and Natural and Agricultural Sciences

11 Dec 2019
09:00: Faculty of Health Sciences
All certificates, diplomas, Bachelor’s degrees, and Honours degrees
Graduations Programme: Faculty of Health Sciences

14:30: All Faculties 
Master's and doctoral qualifications
Graduations Programme: Master's and Doctoral Candidates in All Faculties

Bloemfontein Campus

Qwaqwa Campus

17 May 2019
10:00 Faculties of the Humanities and Natural and Agricultural Sciences
All qualifications
Graduation Programme

18 May 2019
10:00 Faculties of Economic and Management Sciences and Education
All qualifications
Graduation Programme

April Graduations

8 April 2019
09:00: South Campus: Open Distance Learning
Higher certificates
Graduation Programme

14:30: Faculty of Education
Undergraduate qualifications up to Honours degrees
Graduation Programme

9 April 2019
09:00:  Faculty of the Humanities
Certificates, diplomas, and Honours degrees
Graduation Programme

14:30: Faculty of the Humanities
Undergraduate Bachelor’s degrees
Graduation Programme

10 April 2019
09:00: Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences (excluding BCom)
Certificates, diplomas, degrees and Honours degrees
Graduation Programme

14:30: Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences
BCom degrees and Honours degrees
Graduation Programme

11 April 2019
09:00: Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
Diplomas and Honours degrees
Graduation Programme

14:30: Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
Bachelor’s degrees
Graduation Programme

12 April 2019
09:00: Faculty of Law (including School of Financial Planning Law)
Diplomas and Bachelor’s degrees
Graduation Programme

14:30: Faculties of Health Sciences and Theology and Religion
Undergraduate qualifications up to Honours degrees
Graduation Programme

Livestream of Graduation Ceremonies

Family and friends who are unable to attend your graduation ceremony can still watch you graduate through our livestream link at http://livestream.ufs.ac.za, which becomes active at 08:45 and 14:15 on the day of the ceremony.

Things to do after you graduate

• Graduate Career Guide: www.ufs.ac.za/careerguide

Graduation Archive