Your time to shine
Graduation is the formal process of awarding your degree and marks your successful transition from uni student to qualified professional.
To those who've helped you through it's much more than that... for your friends and family, lecturers and tutors, graduation is their time to share your success and show how proud they are of all that you've achieved.
2018 Graduation dates
Sunshine Coast
- Wednesday 11 April, Thursday 12 April, Friday 13 April
- Thursday 27 September and Friday 28 September
Fraser Coast
Meet recent USC graduates
Lara Qualtrough and Tremayne Gordon
Bachelor of Arts / Bachelor of Creative Industries
Meet Lara and Trey, great friends and recent USC graduates who have supported each other through their studies. Watch as they celebrate their achievements and share this special day.
Jamie Brady
Executive Master of Business Administration
Meet Jamie, who graduated recently as an Executive Master of Business Administration, and watch as he celebrates his achievement and shares this special day with family and friends.
Elaine Merita Faletutulu (Rita)
Bachelor of Justice and Legal Studies
Meet Elaine and her sisters and watch as they celebrate and share this special day with their family and friends.
Graduation stories
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31 May
Top academic honour for graduate Gympie nurse
After careers as a pathology scientist, chemical analyst and teacher aide, Gympie’s Vanessa Tyson knew she found a winning combination with a USC degree that mixed her love of health and people.
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11 May
Ambulance life calls to former travel writer
A former jet-setting Sydney travel writer has graduated with a perfect score and a fulfilling new job as a Sunshine Coast paramedic.
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9 May
USC graduate enjoys healthy career outlook
Adding a degree in Computer-Based Design to her existing qualification in Communication has made USC graduate Sharon Young an in-demand employee in her job at a new Morayfield health clinic.
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3 May
Sleep science makes a night owl of Gabrielle
Gabrielle Schaffer never studied past 10pm, but she now has a job that keeps her up all night.
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3 May
Strong start for Shantelle in OT career
Shantelle Edwards of Deception Bay has graduated from the University of the Sunshine Coast with a Bachelor of Occupation Therapy (Honours).
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13 April
First pack of wildlife graduates for USC
An Animal Ecology degree that has seen USC students tracking sun bears in Cambodia and kangaroos on campus has graduated its first students this week.