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ACM London Graduation 2019

10 May 2019

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Get your gowns and mortar boards at the ready. ACM London Graduation comes to One Park Crescent on Wednesday 31st July 2019. Come and celebrate your ACM achievements with friends, loved ones and the whole ACM family.

There are 2 easy steps that you need to follow in order to take part.

  1. Tell us that you’re coming along by RSVP-ing using our ACM Graduation app at www.acm.ac.uk/graduationbookings​. You’ll need you Learner ID in order to log in and we’ve sent it to you via SMS. If you haven’t received our message, please call 01483 500 841 and we’ll do our best to help. ​You MUST RSVP by 5pm on Wednesday 26th June 2019 to take part in graduation.
  2. Book your gown and official photograph for the big day. All graduates are expected to wear a gown on the day. A third party company, Graduation Attire, operates the gowning and photography service on behalf of ACM. Once you’ve RSVPd using our app, you can visit ​https://www.graduationgownhire.co.uk or call them on 01234 880 956 to book their services.

Other important ACM graduation information and FAQs follows:

Where and when will my graduation ceremony be held?

The graduation ceremony will be held at One Park Crescent, Marylebone on Wednesday 31st July 2019. For venue details, see ​https://oneparkcrescent.london/​. There will be two graduation sessions, separated by discipline:
Performance and Songwriting Students will process at 1pm. Students will be welcomed from 11am to be gowned in order to be seated by 12:30pm.

Business and Production Students will process at 4pm. Students will be welcomed from 2pm to be gowned in order to be seated by 3:30pm.

Who can participate in graduation?

Anyone studying at Degree level with ACM who was still on programme with us (ie engaged with their studies) at the end of the summer term is invited to participate in the ceremony. If, for whatever reason, you continue to be engaged with your studies by way of writing-up your assessments and/or awaiting final results/confirmation at the point of graduation, you will still be permitted to participate. If, however, you have ​restarted ​your year and are now attending new classes at ACM (ie you are now part of a different cohort of students), you will be invited to join next year’s graduation ceremony, instead.

How does ticketing for the event work?

Unlike many institutions, ACM does not charge for participation in graduation. We provide every graduating student with a ticket of their own, plus up to two tickets for guests, free of charge. You ​must ​RSVP using the graduation app (​www.acm.ac.uk/graduationbookings​) by the deadline of ​Wednesday 26th June 2019​ at 5pm in order to secure your tickets and these are guaranteed. If you’d like to bring ​more ​than two guests to graduation, you can request those extra tickets using the app. The availability of extra guest tickets is ​not guaranteed and successful requests will be confirmed to you via email on ​Wednesday 10th July 2019.​ Once any extra tickets have been confirmed as available, you’ll be able to buy them at a cost of £15 and we’ll provide instructions on how to purchase in your availability confirmation email.

How do I book my graduation robes?

As part of the graduation ceremony dress code, you are expected to hire and wear traditional graduation robes. To make the day as accessible as possible for everyone, we have worked with a third party company, Graduation Attire, ensuring that the hire costs are low.Please visit ​https://www.graduationgownhire.co.uk to order your robes. Robes must be booked before Wednesday 3rd July 2019 to guarantee availability and they also offer official photography services.

Is there a dress code?

Graduation is an opportunity to dress to impress. Along with your cap and gown, you are expected to wear smart attire. Casual clothing such as jeans, shorts, trainers or flip-flops is not appropriate to wear to graduation.

What happens on the day?

You should arrive at One Park Crescent roughly two hours before the start of your ceremony to give you time to collect your gown and have your formal graduation portrait taken. You will then be shown into the auditorium in time for the ceremony to begin. The ceremony should take approximately 90 minutes. It’s likely to be very busy, so please arrive as advised to avoid queues.

Can I reserve particular seats for my family and I?

Graduates will be seated at the front of the auditorium and will be advised of the seating plan on the day of their graduation. Guests will be allocated seats. Doors to the auditorium will open 20 minutes before the start of the ceremony. If you have an access requirement, please let us know by way of email to ​events@acm.ac.uk​. You may also direct your enquiries to the One Park Crescent team; 020 7631 8397.

What if I haven’t paid all of my fees?

If you have any outstanding debt with ACM and you do not already have an approved payment plan in place, we ask you to get in touch with the finance team on 01483 800 500 to make arrangements. If you are unsure about the status of your student finances, please contact the student finance team at ​studentfinance@acm.ac.uk.​

Will we receive our degree certificates on this day?

As per usual University protocol, graduating students will be provided with a prop scroll for photography purposes on the day. Award certificates are distributed by the awarding body and posted to your registered home address within 4 months of your award being formally conferred at a Finalist Assessment Board.

When will I receive my certificate?

You will receive your degree certificate by the end of August 2019.

How will I receive my certificate?

Your degree certificate will be posted to the address listed for you on the MyFalmouth portal. If you need to update your address, please log in to MyFalmouth.

Incorrect address details will cause a delay in receiving your certificate.

Please make any amendments no later than 31st July 2019.

If you require assistance in accessing the MyFalmouth portal then please email the IT service desk (servicedesk@fxplus.ac.uk).

It is a legal requirement that the certificate is printed in your full legal name. If you need to make any amendments to your name, please contact student.admin@falmouth.ac.uk no later than 1st June 2019.

You must provide Student Administration with a copy of your passport, birth certificate or driving license, to enable us to correct your name.

Further to this, please make sure you check that you have the correct address listed on the MyFalmouth portal, as this is the address your certificate will be posted to.

Data Protection

As a graduating student, your name will be published in the souvenir graduation programme, even if you will not be attending our graduation ceremony. If you would prefer your name not be included in this programme, contact ​events@acm.ac.uk​.

Transport and parking

There is unfortunately not a car park One Park Crescent. However, Great Portland Street underground station is extremely close to One Park Crescent, as is Regent’s Park, use postcode W1B 1SH.