Items in Invitation Package

Each graduate who has registered to attend Commencement will receive an Invitation Package (IP). The Invitation Package consists of the following items:

Collection of Invitation Package

The Invitation Package will be given at the time when you collect the academic dress at the Multi-Purpose Sports Hall. Click here for the collection schedule. To avoid long waiting times, please collect them according to the schedule given.

If you have not ordered the academic dress, please also come at the scheduled time and inform the staff that you only require the Invitation Package. They will assist and show you to the appropriate booth.

Please liaise with NUS Multi-Purpose Co-operative Society Ltd at copgown@nus.edu.sg if you are not able to come at the scheduled time.

Information on Guest Invitation Cards

Guest Invitation Cards are essential as entry passes to the Commencement celebrations. One invitation card admits one person into the UCC Hall.

Each graduate is entitled to 2 general Guest Invitation Cards for their respective ceremonies.

For graduates who are Valedictorians and/or Award-Winners, you will not be given any general Guest Invitation Cards. Instead, you will be given VIP Invitation Cards as indicated below:

We regret that we are unable to issue replacement cards if the Guest Invitation Cards are misplaced or lost. Hence, please keep them safely.

Request for Additional Guest Invitation Card(s)

You may submit your request for additional invitation cards during your online registration of attendance. However, please note that issuance of additional invitation cards depends on availability of seats at that particular ceremony and allocation is by balloting. Some ceremonies may have a larger number of graduates than others, hence there are fewer (or no) spare seats available for those ceremonies. We regret to inform that we are unable to accede to every graduate's request.

Except for the Main Ceremony, a viewing room is made available at Level 1 of the University Cultural Centre for guests without invitation cards to view the live webcast of the ceremony. You may invite your guests who do not have the additional invitation cards to view the live webcast of the ceremony. Your guests will need to register at the Information Counter for an admission card to the viewing room. Due to limited seating in the viewing room, admission is based on a first-come, first-served basis. Alternatively, your may also view the live webcasts of all ceremonies via the Commencement website using laptops or mobile devices.

Outcome of your Request for Additional Guest Invitation Card(s)

You may check the outcome of your request for additional guest invitation card(s) here from 24 June 2013 onwards. We regret that the ballot outcome of additional cards is final and we are unable to accede to any appeals.

If you are successful in your request for additional card(s), the additional card(s) will also be included in your Invitation Package.

Donating Your Guest Invitation Cards

In the event that you do not need to utilise any of the Guest Invitation Cards given, we would appreciate it that you deposit these unutilised cards at the Information Counter on the day of the ceremony upon your arrival at UCC.

We will distribute these invitation cards to guests who do not have invitation cards for admission to the UCC Hall on a first-come, first-served basis.