University of Aberdeen
GRADUATION CEREMONIES
ADDITIONAL TICKET REQUEST
Every guest (including children) admitted to the Ceremony must be in possession of a ticket. This is to comply with
the fire safety regulations. Each student wishing to graduate in person will receive tickets for TWO guests
(graduating students do not require a ticket). If you do not require one or both of your tickets please indicate this on
your Application to Graduate Form. In most cases the allocation will be in the Main Hall, but if there is an unusually
high volume of applications, those that apply after the published deadline might only receive tickets for the video
link-up in the King’s College Auditorium.
In addition, you may apply to get an extra ticket(s): Please print out the form provided with these Notes and attach
it to the completed Application to Graduate form. If you are successful, your extra ticket(s) will be enclosed with
your main allocation. There is a fire safety limit on the number of seats we are permitted to allocate in the
Elphinstone Hall itself. The number of applicants who apply to graduate determines the number of seats
available in the Hall. Sometimes there are no spare tickets at all and the majority of extra tickets will be available
in the King’s College Auditorium, which will be video-linked to the Elphinstone Hall.
If there are additional seats available, the requests for an extra guest ticket(s) will be put into a ballot, and the
relevant number of request slips drawn at random. If you are successful in the ballot, the tickets will be sent to you
with your main allocation of tickets.
If you have requested additional ticket(s) and none are enclosed with your main allocation this means that you
have been unsuccessful in the ballot.
If you find that, having asked for an extra ticket you no longer need it, please let the Registry know by letter or email so that your request can be taken out of the ballot. Equally, if you are successful in the ballot and discover
that you do not need the ticket, please return it at once to the Registry, so that it may be issued to others on our
waiting list.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------TEAR OFF THIS SLIP AND ATTACH IT TO THE APPLICATION TO GRADUATE FORM
REQUEST FOR AN ADDITIONAL GUEST TICKET(S)
Name:
ID Number;
Degree:
I would like to apply for
additional ticket(s) for the Graduation Ceremony in:
Summer Graduations:
Winter Graduations:
Date: _______________________ Signature:
_______________________________________________________
If you are unsuccessful in the ballot, you may still be allocated an extra ticket if any are returned to us.
Please supply us with a phone number or e-mail address so that we can contact you should a ticket
become available at a later time:
Contact phone no./e-mail address (include non-University email address): _______________________________