Graduation
13th Graduation Ceremony
The 13th Graduation Ceremony of Busitema University is on. There are a number of things that graduands need to do to prepare for graduation. The best place to start is the visit the Busitema University Graduation Website https://graduation.busitema.ac.ug/
The Conferment of the Degrees Ceremony emphasizes the high value of education. It is an academic festivity, during which Undergraduates', Masters', Doctors' and Honorary Doctors' degrees are conferred.
The graduation festivity is not a certification of graduation, but rather a ceremony that celebrates your academic achievements. All degree requirements must be satisfied before graduation and conferral of degrees. You are eligible to participate in the graduation festivity if you have attained all the graduation requirements. Visit the Office of the Academic Registrar at Busitema Campus or Office of the Dean of the respective faculties for assistance.
The information below will guide you through your preparations for the 13th Graduation Ceremony.
Graduation Date, Mode, and Location
The 13th Graduation ceremony is scheduled to take place on the 16th June, 2023 starting at 8:00 am. The event will be physical at Busitema Campus along the Malaba-Tororo Highway, Busia District at the University graduation grounds located at the Gymnasium.
List of Graduands
The provisional list of Graduands will be available on the University Website (www.busitema.ac.ug) from Friday, 26th May, 2023. All the graduands are expected to check the order and accuracy of their names. The names MUST be in the order in which they shall APPEAR in the Final certificates and should be the ones on Previous Certificates and your admission letter. Any corrections/ omissions should be reported to the respective Faculty Registrars not later than 19th May, 2023. The final list will be out by 26th May, 2023.
Graduation, Convocation, Transcript, Certificate and Graduation Gown Fees
The breakdown of the fees is as follows:
| Graduation | 170,000/- |
| Convocation | 30,000/- |
| Graduation Gown | Select from table below |
The approved prices for graduation gowns are as follows:
List of prices of the graduation gowns
| No. | TYPE OF GOWN | UNIT COST (UGX) |
| 1 | Masters /PGD | 95,000 |
| 2 | Bachelors | 85,000 |
| 3 | Diploma | 75,000 |
| 4 | Certificate | 65,000 |
The above fees should be paid in two parts. UGX 170,000 with bank charges to the University account using a ZEE PAY reference (Go to https://zeepay.busitema.ac.ug/pay/ to generate payment slip) and UGX 30,000 plus Graduation Gown fees with bank charges paid to the Convocation account. Bank: Centenary Bank, Tororo Branch
Account Name: Busitema University Convocation
Account Number: 3100049057
Graduation gowns will be available at the main campus starting from Wednesday, 31st May, 2023.
Graduation Clearances
Students are advised to clear with all departments and faculties not later than 31st May, 2023. Fees should be paid not later than Friday 09th June, 2023. All the above fees MUST be paid before a student is allowed to graduate
Students shall present proof of clearance and payment of all fees above before being issued an invite, booklet, program, tag, graduation gown, parking sticker and their data captured in the Convocation database.
13th Graduation Procession
| Procession Team to Move in Pairs | |||
| 1 | Teaching Assistants | Teaching Assistants | |
| 2 | Lecturers | Lecturers | |
| 3 | Senior Lecturers | Senior Lecturers | |
| 4 | Professors | Professors | |
| 5 | Dean FOET | Dean FSE | |
| 6 | Dean FNRE | Dean FMS | |
| 7 | Dean FAAS | Dean FHS | |
| 8 | Director of Graduate studies | Director of Maritime | |
| 9 | Director Planning | Deputy University Secretary | |
| 10 | Academic Registrar | Deputy Academic Registrar | |
| 11 | University Secretary | Dean of Students | |
| 12 | University Bursar | University Librarian | |
| 13 | Deputy Vice Chancellors (AA) | Deputy Vice Chancellors (F&A) | |
| 14 | Senate Members | Senate members | |
| 15 | Council Members | Council MemberS | |
| 16 | Key Note Speaker | Chair Council | |
| 17 | Vice Chancellor | ||
| 18 | Mess Bearer | ||
| 19 | Chancellor | ||
| 20 | Minister | Minister | |
| 21 | Visitor | ||