Graduation

Students must submit an Intent to Convocate Form during their final session.

Upon submission of this form, the iSchool Student Services department will review the student’s program and transcripts, and submit a degree recommendation to the School of Graduate Studies (SGS). Students will receive an email from Student Services, Faculty of Information once the degree recommendation has been sent.

The name on the student’s diploma will appear as it is recorded in the Student Web Service (ROSI).

Students should review this information in ROSI, and if a change in name, including the addition of a middle name, or gender change is required, get in contact with SGS Student Services at graduate.information@utoronto.ca.

Appropriate documents, such as a Birth Certificate, or Marriage Certificate, will be required.

Name changes must be sent to SGS in February for the June convocation, and in September for the November convocation.

SGS prepares degree confirmation letters for both Master’s and PhD students who require them.

Students must have:

Completed all requirements for their program

Had all grades submitted by their professors to the iSchool’s Student Services department

Submitted an Intent to Convocate form

To request a letter, fill out an SGS Request for Confirmation of Degree Form, and fax it to SGS at 416-978-0992. There is a $7.00 fee per letter for Master’s students. PhD students receive one free letter.

SGS will do a programs and fees check, so all outstanding bills should be paid.

Once the iSchool Student Services department submits the student’s degree recommendation, the student will be contacted via University of Toronto email.

Please allow five business days for SGS to process the letter. If the letter is needed urgently, contact convocation.ischool@utoronto.ca with an explanation.

iSchool network accounts

Download the Information for Graduating Students leaflet for resources and services to support you in your transition from graduate school to professional life.

iSchool network: Access to the iSchool network for students convocating in March and June will terminate some time in August. For those convocating in November, access will cease in December. In preparation, we request that you make back-up copies of files stored on the Faculty of Information servers that you wish to keep and unsubscribe from any listervs/mailing lists you subscribed to with your UTOR email account

Email: After graduation, your student e-mail address is automatically changed to your.name[at]alum.utoronto.ca Find out more about alumni email.

Wireless network: U of T does not offer access to its wireless network to alumni.

Building and lab access: After graduation, if you still require building and lab access please contact Glen Menzies, Facilities Coordinator.

Returns and retrievals

Return all Inforum items that you have checked out to avoid fines

Resolve outstanding library fines at Robarts Library or online

Borrowing privileges

U of T Library borrowing privileges, including Inforum borrowing privileges, and off-campus access to UTL e-resources, will expire in early September. To extend your privileges, you can:

Purchase a U of T alumni card or sign up for a free Inforum borrowing card. The Inforum will resume issuing free borrowing cards once we return to the Bissell Building in the fall of 2016.

Neither of the above cards provide access to UTL e-resources — there is no access to e-resources for alumni.

Stay connected

Stay connected to the iSchool community via:

Faculty of Information Alumni Association (FIAA)

iSchool Institute of Continuing Studies (iSI)

Recent graduates can continue to take advantage of career services offered at the iSchool.