So what happens at Convocation anyways?
The Convocation Ceremony is a formal celebration of all grad's achievements at Bow Valley College. You will receive a commemorative parchment, be gathered with your classmates, have your name announced to the audience, and then cross the stage to be recognized, all while wearing gowns with matching caps and tassels.
The ceremonies usually go for about two hours, and are filled with music, speeches, and other elements. If you attend, we ask that you stay for the entire ceremony, out of respect for your fellow grads and their guests.
Read more below!
Convocation Frequently Asked Questions
Wednesday, June 19, 2024
9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
- Centre for Entertainment Arts
- Chiu School of Business:
Administrative Professional Certificate
Hospital Unit Clerk Certificate
Medical Office Assistant Certificate
Veterinary Office Assistant Certificate
Legal Assistant Diploma
2:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- Chiu School of Business: Business Administration Certificate
- School of Technology
Human Resource Certificate
Business Administration Diploma
Thursday, June 20, 2024
9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
- School of Foundational Learning
- School of Global Access
- School of Community Studies
2:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- School of Health and Wellness
Arts Commons Jack Singer Concert Hall
205 – 8 Avenue SE Calgary, AB T2G 0K9
You first need to submit your Application to Graduate in the final term of your program. Click here for details on how and when to submit your Application to Graduate.
School of Foundational Learning and School of Global Access learners need to contact their schools for information.
Once you've done that, and you wish to attend convocation, you can confirm your attendance by placing an order to rent your regalia through the Gaspard "Build-A-Grad" webpage. More information on how to place your order is in the section below.
To be redirected to the portal where you can order your Convocation rental regalia for a fee of $40.00 please click here. You will be only be able to access the online form by entering your student ID number.
There will not be on site rentals so please be mindful of the deadline of May 17, 2024.
Regalia will be distributed by Gaspard at Bow Valley College south campus room S2009 on:
June 17, 2024 from 3:00pm to 8:00pm
June 18, 2024 from 9:00am to 6:00pm.
Details will be available closer to the next convocation.
More information will be provided closer to the next convocation date.
Since we opened ticket sales for guests on May 6, there has been an extremely large demand for tickets to the June 19, 2:00 p.m. and the June 20, 9:00 a.m. convocation ceremonies. Guest tickets for these two ceremonies are completely sold out.
We will be hosting a live stream of convocation ceremonies on a large screen at Bow Valley College on the second floor of the South Campus building. We will also post the link to the live stream on this page so that you can watch from anywhere.
To retrieve your photo, use one of the links below:
For the morning ceremony on June 19, click here.
For the afternoon ceremony on June 19, click here.
For the morning ceremony on June 20, click here.
For the afternoon ceremony on June 20, click here.
