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.
Graduation dates
Sunshine Coast
- Thursday 27 September and Friday 28 September 2018
- Tuesday 9 - Friday 12 April 2019
Fraser Coast
- Thursday 4 October 2018
- Thursday 2 May 2019
Please use the drop down menu below to confirm your ceremony date and time.
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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13 August
Year 3 teacher at Buddina is a class act
The little Year 3 students at Buddina State School might not know it yet, but the clever woman at the front of their class was only recently top of her own class at USC.
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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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30 May
Brooke begins career as hospital theatre nurse
Former dental assistant Brooke Lewry of Bald Hills, north Brisbane, has landed an exciting role as a theatre nurse at a major Brisbane hospital.
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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.