Due to the pandemic, graduates will not physically cross the stage, but your name will be read out and appear on the screen.

Graduation marks the completion of your studies - you have successfully completed all the necessary requirements in your program. As a result, you will receive an academic degree, diploma or certificate.

Convocation is a time-honoured tradition that commemorates graduates' accomplishments. It refers to the formal ceremony where the administration, faculty, Mount Royal community, family and friends honour graduates' achievements.

Drive-in style ceremonies will take place from Monday, June 7 through June 10, 2021. The ceremonies are as follows: 

You can RSVP and pay through your MyMRU account. 

You can watch the livestream or recording and choose to go to another ceremony in the future. Your parchment will be mailed out to you after the ceremony. The parchment will be mailed to the most current address we have on file for you. Please ensure you update your record with your most current address.

If you cannot attend but wish to have your name read in the ceremonies, please email studentrecords@mtroyal.ca.

• you have successfully completed at least 30 credits of credit courses,
• one year has passed since you have enrolled, or
• you have completed a certificate, diploma or degree program at Mount Royal.

There will be individuals directing traffic flow into the campus off Richardson Way on the northwest side of campus. Upon arrival, a parking attendant will direct you to a parking stall in lot 2 (overflow in lot 1), where the ceremony will take place. 

Motorhomes and oversized vehicles are not permitted to ensure all guests can view the screens. Limousines are also not permitted because they will not fit into parking spaces. 

Once you are parked, please turn your engine off. Do not exit your vehicle during the ceremony unless it is to use the washroom. 

For everyone’s health and safety, students and guests cannot gather informally outside of vehicles before, after or during the convocation ceremony. Instead, please stay in your vehicle unless you need to use the washroom. If washroom access is required, please go directly to and from the facilities from your car, practise physical distancing and wear a mask when in indoor public spaces. 

If you are experiencing COVID symptoms, please stay home.

Washrooms are located on the Cougars concourse through the Recreation Entrance. You must wear a mask and use hand sanitizer and maintain physical distancing to enter the University.