'Walking Through' a Ceremony

Graduating in absentia means you can request to participate in a later ceremony as a 'walk-through' candidate.
This means that your degree will be conferred in your absence ('in absentia') at your normal ceremony or through a University Council meeting, but you can participate in a later ceremony in exactly the same manner as other candidates, except that your name will appear in the graduation program of the earlier ceremony, and you will be presented with a 'blank' certificate (this is because your certificate will already have been sent to you after the earlier ceremony).
This allows you to have your degree conferred at the appropriate time, while still having the opportunity to participate in a ceremony at a time convenient to you.
Once you have been certified it is not possible to defer your graduation, although it is possible for your Faculty to delay certification under certain circumstances.
If you wish to request a walk-through, please email graduation@utas.edu.au.