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Graduation Procedures

Check your inbox: SFU Email 

Prior to the Convocation ceremony, each graduating student will be contacted via SFU Email to register for the ceremony with Student Services. Critical information on procedures students must follow for convocation will be included. Be sure to regularly check your SFU email inbox for messages from Student Services and INLP regarding the status of your graduation application and registration for the convocation ceremony. Students are responsible for completing the mandatory Convocation registration steps, such as requesting tickets for guests. While INLP staff are able to provide guidance, students must take ownership of completing the requirements for graduation and convocation. Consult the Convocation Procedures page for further guidelines. 

Undergraduate students (FNEP/INLP)

Graduate Certificate and Master of Arts

  • Contact your faculty supervisor to review the status of completing your graduation requirements. Please initiate contact one full term prior to the term in which you plan to graduate. 
  • Once your faculty supervisor has confirmed that the graduation requirements are completed, email the Graduate Secretary at inllgrad@sfu.ca as soon as possible to begin processing your application. 
  • Deadline to apply for the June 2026 graduation ceremony: April 10, 2026. 

Fee Sponsorship

If you have tuition/fees sponsorship for your SFU graduation application fee:

Band sponsorship or external project funded: Please note on the Card number field in the Payment section of the graduation application form,
"Sponsored" as well as the following:
a) If you have band sponsorship, please write the name of your band sponsor/organization. Please make sure your funding sponsor completes, signs and emails the SFU FNLP Indigenous Student Sponsorship Authorization Form to the INLP Budget Assistant.
b) If you are funded through a government education support program, please indicate the name of the program. (Eg. "Post-secondary Partnerships Program, Indigenous Services Canada.")

Convocation Ceremony

See the Convocation Procedures page for full instructions. 

The convocation ceremony is an exciting event that requires much preparation and careful attention to procedures. INLP has prepared a Convocation Info Sheet that summarizes many of the detailed instructions that you will find on the SFU Convocation website. Please make sure to regularly respond to emails in your SFU email inbox from Student Services and INLP staff.