Examinations and Graduation Office (EGO)

Private Bag 3, Wits 2050, South Africa Telephone (011) 717 1271/2/3/4/5 and 717 1280/1/2 Fax: 0865796590 Email: help.EGO@wits.ac.za
2nd Floor, Senate House Head: Mr. Robert B. Makhublele

February 2016
Dear Student
Congratulations! You are a potential graduand. Please note that your Faculty is in the process of checking your
eligibility to be qualified and allocated to a graduation ceremony and therefore you are only a potential
graduand. This letter does not serve as confirmation of your graduation.
Please note that all your fees/fines/interest and/or dues have to be paid by Tuesday, 23rd February
2016 in order for you to be eligible to graduate in the March/April graduation ceremonies. If your fees
are not settled by the 23rd of February your name will be removed from the graduation list and you will
only be eligible to graduate in the upcoming July graduation ceremonies.
Please take note of the dates and times of the March/April Graduation Ceremonies:

First Cluster: March/April Graduations

Faculty

Science

Science

Ceremony
number

Ceremony 1

Ceremony 2

Date

23-Mar

23-Mar

Time

09:30

13:30

Degree
PhD; MSc; BSc Hons; BSc; HDip
Sci; PG Dipl Sc, PDSS;
(Please refer to your Faculty for
specific fields graduating)
PhD; BSc Hons; BSc; PG Dipl Sci;
PDSS;
(Please refer to your Faculty for
specific fields graduating)
MSc; BSc Hons; BSc; PG Dipl Sci;
PDSS
(Please refer to your Faculty for
specific fields graduating)

Science

Ceremony 3

23-Mar

16:30

CLM

Ceremony 4

24-Mar

09:30

BCom (CB000; CB013)

CLM

Ceremony 5

24-Mar

13:30

BLaws (LF013; LF014)

CLM

Ceremony 6

29-Mar

09:30

BAcc Sci; BCom; BEcon Sci

(CB008; CB005; CB006; CB010;
CB012)

BCom (Part-time); HDip Acc; PGDip

Law
(CB001; CX002; LX003)

CLM

Ceremony 7

29-Mar

13:30

CLM

Ceremony 8

29-Mar

16:30

CLM

Ceremony 9

30-Mar

09:30

BAcc Sci Hons; BCom Hons; BEcon

Sci Hons; BLaws
(CH000; CH016; CH017; LF012)

HUM

Ceremony 10

30-Mar

13:30

BA

HUM

Ceremony 11

30-Mar

16:30

BA; BA Law; BA (Part-time)

HUM

Ceremony 12

31-Mar

09:30

BADA; BA TV; BA FINA; BA PVA;

B Mus; BA Sp & H Therapy;
B Soc Work

HUM

Ceremony 13

31-Mar

13:30

B Ed

HUM

Ceremony 14

31-Mar

16:30

PhD; MA; PGDA; PGCE; PDE; B Ed

EBE

Ceremony 15

01-Apr

09:30

Engineering
(Postgraduates & Undergraduates)

EBE

Ceremony 16

01-Apr

13:30

PG Dip Management

Built Environment
(Postgraduates & Undergraduates)

Please contact your Faculty for confirmation of your graduation date and time. Provisional graduation lists
will be uploaded to the internet and posted on the EGO notice boards at least 3 weeks prior to the
ceremony. The final graduation lists will be published 2 weeks prior to the ceremony.
Please ensure that you update your contact details with your Faculty as these details will be used to contact
you regarding your graduation ceremony.
Please ensure that your name/s and surname are spelt correctly as these names will appear on your degree
certificate.

Protocol for graduands and guests

All graduation ceremonies take place in the Great Hall.
Each graduand will be allocated two guest tickets.

Tickets are collected and academic attire is hired in CB228. Please note that the collection of tickets,
academic attire and taking of photos requires at least an hour of your time, therefore it is recommended
that you arrive at least 90 minutes before the commencement of the ceremony.
Please ensure that you have the correct academic attire before entering the Great Hall. Graduands must
have their academic attire on when entering the Great Hall and will not be allowed to enter without
wearing academic attire.
Graduands must please keep their graduand ticket with them at all times as they need it when crossing
the stage. Guests found to be in possession of a graduand name card and not a guest ticket will not be
allowed in the Great Hall.
No children under the age of 7 are allowed into the Great Hall and no exceptions will be made.
Flash photography is not allowed in the Great Hall and cell phones must be switched off during the
ceremony.
Kindly ensure that your guests are seated at least 30 minutes before the start of the ceremony. Guests who
arrive once the ceremony has started will NOT be allowed into the Great Hall and will be guided to an
overflow area from where they can watch a live broadcast of the ceremony.
Vuvuzelas, whistles or any noise-emitting instrument is strictly prohibited and will be confiscated in the
Great Hall.
In keeping with the formal nature of our graduation ceremonies, we would like to remind you that the
dress code is formal and respectable.
Inappropriate behaviour towards University staff will not be tolerated and security staff may be requested
to remove people who disrupt the proceedings at any stage.

The Guide to Graduating booklet is available on the EGO website: http://www.wits.ac.za/graduations which has
important information regarding graduation processes and procedures.
Faculty Contact details
Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management:
Undergraduate Enquiries: Estelle Nobin

011 717-8176

Estelle.Nobin@wits.ac.za

Postgraduate Enquiries: Vanishree Pillay

011 717 3125

Vanishree.Pillay@wits.ac.za

011 717-7007

Mammang.Nkadimeng@wits.ac.za

Nombulelo Maphanga(Main campus)

011 717-4013

Nombulelo.Maphanga@wits.ac.za

Hale Modau(Education campus)

011 717-3021

Hale.Modau@wits.ac.za

011 717-6014

Neliswa.Sithole@wits.ac.za

Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment:

James Nkadimeng
Faculty of Humanities:

Faculty of Science:
Neliswa Sithole

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