Welcome, Future Graduates!
Your journey at USC has been filled with learning, growth, friendships, and unforgettable experiences — and now, you’re on the final stretch toward your big day!
This page is your go-to guide for everything graduation-related: from important deadlines and academic audits to your senior class activities and ceremony details.
Stay informed, stay involved, and get ready to celebrate your hard work and achievements with family, friends, and the USC community.
Graduation Process & Requirements
Whether you plan to actively participate in the graduation ceremony or graduate in absentia, it is essential to complete the graduation process to obtain your diploma. To obtain your diploma, you must be both financially and academically cleared.
Steps required to receive your diploma:
- Complete the Notification of Intention to Graduate (NITG) Form
- Receive your Academic Audit
- Once you are eligible to graduate, Complete Graduation Contract
- Fulfil ALL requirements identified in the Academic Audit by the stipulated timeframe.
- Check your name on the Graduation Drafts & Final Copy
- Obtain Academic Clearance
- Obtain Financial Clearance
Graduation Drafts
The Graduation Draft List is published multiple times during the academic year to ensure accuracy.
- ✅ Check your name on each published draft list.
- ⚠ If your name is not listed, contact your Academic Auditor immediately.
- The Final Graduation List will be based on the last published draft.
Academic Auditors
Business & Entreneurship:
- Tel: 1 (868) 662-2241 Ext. 2214
- E-Mail: businessacademicauditor@usc.edu.tt
Education & Humanities:
- Tel: 1 (868) 662-2241 Ext. 2208
- E-Mail: edhumacademicauditor@usc.edu.tt
Social Sciences:
- Tel: 1 (868) 662-2241 Ext. 2211
- E-Mail: socsciacademicauditor@usc.edu.tt
Science, Technology & Allied Health:
- Tel: 1 (868) 662-2241 Ext. 2225
- E-Mail: scitechacademicauditor@usc.edu.tt
Theology & Religion:
- Tel: 1 (868) 662-2241 Ext. 2205
E-Mail: theologyacademicauditor@usc.edu.tt
Department of Nursing:
- Tel: 1 (868) 662-2241 Ext.2220
- E-Mail: nursingacademicauditor@usc.edu.tt
Graduate Studies:
- Tel: 1 (868) 662-2241 Ext. 2205
- E-Mail: graduatestuacademic
auditor@usc.edu.tt
Graduation Dates
Key Dates for the 2025–2026 Academic Year (subject to change):
- 📌 Deadline for Graduation Contracts – September 22, 2025
- 📌 Senior Class Formation – November 19, 2025
- 📌 3rd & 4th Year Students Meeting with the Registrar
- Main Campus – October 29, 2025
- Extension Campus – November 5, 2025
- Main Campus – October 29, 2025
- 📌 1st Draft Graduation List Published – October 21, 2025
- 📌 2nd Draft Graduation List Published – March 2, 2026
- 📌 Senior Class Meeting – March 4, 2026
- 📌 3rd Draft Graduation List Published – March 31, 2026
- 📌 Final Graduation List Published – May 8, 2026
- 📌 Regalia Distribution – May 11–14, 2026
- 📌 Graduation Rehearsal – May 13, 2026
- 📌 Graduation Weekend – May 15–17, 2026
Disclaimer: All dates are tentative and subject to change by the University of the Southern Caribbean. Students are encouraged to check their USC email and the official university website regularly for updates.
Graduation Information Guide
For complete details about graduation weekend events, ceremony guidelines, attire requirements, and guest information, please refer to the official Graduation Information Guide. LINK-
What is the Senior Class?
The Senior Class is a community of students in their final year preparing to graduate. It fosters unity, leadership, and school spirit among prospective graduates.
Members help plan meaningful activities, create a strong class identity, and ensure a memorable graduation experience.
It also serves as a bridge between students, faculty, and the alumni association, building lifelong friendships and loyalty to the University of the Southern Caribbean (USC).
How to Qualify for Senior Class Membership
To be a member of the Senior Class, you must:
✅ Be on the 1st Draft of the Graduation List (which includes being eligible and submitting a completed graduation application and contract, confirming all degree requirements will be met before graduation).
✅ Be officially registered as a final-year student in your degree program.
✅ Have applied for graduation for the current academic year.
✅ Be in good academic, financial, and disciplinary standing.
✅ Ensure good and regular admission status.
Senior Class Executive Formation – Nomination & Voting
📢 Formation Date: November 12, 2025
🗳 Nomination & Voting: November 19, 2025 (same day)
⚠ All nominees must be present on the day of formation to be eligible.
📌 The Office of the Provost will oversee and announce the official process.
Senior Class Executive Positions
The following positions will be elected:
- 🎓 President – Leads the class, oversees committees, and represents the class.
- 🤝 Vice President – Assists the President with planning and coordination.
- 📝 Secretary – Keeps minutes, manages communication, and maintains records.
- 💰 Assistant Secretary/Treasurer – Assists the Secretary and manages class finances.
- 📣 Public Relations Officer – Handles all communications and online platforms.
- 🙏 Pastor – Plans and leads spiritual activities.
- 🛡 Sergeant-at-Arms – Maintains order and ensures rules are followed.
- ✍ Poet – Writes the class song and creative works.
- 📜 Historian – Records class achievements and history.
- 🗳 Floor Members (2) – Represent the general membership.
👩🏫 Sponsors (2) – Faculty advisors for the class.
Senior Class Formation Date
The Senior Class for the 2025–2026 academic year will be officially formed on:
🗓 Wednesday, November 19, 2025
📍 Nomination & Voting will take place on the same day.
⚠ Nominees must be present at Formation Day to qualify.