INLP & FNEP Graduation
Fall 2025 / October 2025 Convocation
Are you completing any of the following Undergraduate programs:
CINLP: Certificate in Indigenous Language Proficiency
DINLP: Diploma in Indigenous Language Proficiency
BA: Bachelor of Arts (with one of your programs an INLMIN: Minor in Indigenous Languages)
OCTOBER 2025 CONVOCATION:
You may apply to graduate if you:
- have completed all your program's requirements before SUMMER 2025 but not yet applied to graduate, or
- will complete all your program's requirements by the end of the SUMMER 2025 Academic Term
Graduation Memo and Application Instructions:
Please read the Graduation Memo for details.
Click [ PDF ] icon (below) to view the memo.
SUMMER 2025 MEMO to INLP/FNEP Undergraduate Students:
Graduation_Memo_SUMMER_2025-for_INLP-FNEP_Students.pdfFor SUMMMER 2025 / Term 1254 Graduation. To qualify for the Early Fee, submit your Graduation Application to the INLP Office by June 23, 2025
Early Bird Fee and application DEADLINE: Monday, June 23, 2025*.
FINAL application DEADLINE: August 11, 2025.
Please download application form (below) and submit your completed application to the Indigenous Languages Program Office (inlp@sfu.ca).
* See also "Additional Information" section below.
2024-2025 Graduation Application Fees have INCREASED. The Summer 2025 EARLY APPICATION FEE for Certificate or Diploma credential is $20.40 per application; and $35.70 per degree application. LATE APPLICATION FEE (Summer 2025) is $86.70 per degree application and $71.40 per Certificate or Diploma application.
Scroll down page to the FNEP/INLP Graduation APPLICATION section below to download application.
SUMMER 2025 Procedures and Deadlines
Attn: Undergraduate INLP & FNEP Students+
Eligible students in an Indigenous (First Nations) Language Proficiency Certificate (CINLP/CFNLP) Program or a Diploma (DINLP/DFNLP) Program or Indigenous Community Academic Outreach Cohorts (FNEP/NEP) who have either completed all program requirements prior to or in the process of completing program requirements in the SUMMER 2025 Academic Term who wish to graduate and attend the OCTOBER 2025 大象传媒 Convocation (Burnaby Campus) may apply to graduate.
+ Attention: INLL Graduate Certificate and MA Students
INLL Graduate Programs and processes are different from Undergraduate processes. If you will be completing graduate requirements in an Indigenous Languages and Linguistics (Graduate) Program this Spring Term, please refer to your Graduate Supervisor on your MA completion. INLL MA (GC) Graduate assistance: inlp@sfu.ca.
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Academic Advising and Graduation Check:
To arrange an academic advising appointment or to request a graduation requirement progress review, please contact the Academic Advisor in Indigenous Languages Program (inlp@sfu.ca).
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FNEP/INLP STUDENT GRADUATION APPLICATION
CLICK the PDF ICON (below) to download the fillable application onto your computer.
FNEP-INLP_Ugrd_Graduation_Application_v.June_2025.pdfFILLABE INLP/FNEP APPLICATION FOR GRADUATION (vers. June 2025) This is a fillable form. Remember to print either a hardcopy, sign and scan; or 'Print to PDF' and 'Save' your data entry. Please email your completed and signed graduation application to INLP (inlp@sfu.ca). Thank you. Note: Fee amounts have been updated.
!!! Complete and print hardcopy, or
use your computer's "Print as PDF" function to save your data entered application form.
If you decide to fill the application from a web browser, please use Google .
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Please RETURN your completed and signed application (in pdf format) to:
大象传媒 Indigenous Languages Program - inlp@sfu.ca
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Graduation Application Fee:
Early Application Fee: Degree $35.70 CAD. Certificate and Diploma credentials: $20.40 CAD.
Late Application Fee: Degree $86.70 CAD. Certificate and Diploma: $71.40 CAD.
If you have tuition/fees sponsorship for the graduation application fee:
1) In the payment section of your graduation application, mark down 'Fee sponsor:
[ Insert your band sponsor organization name ];
2) please ask your band sponsor to complete the INLP/FNEP Indigenous Student Sponsorship Form, sign and return by email to our office.
The sponsorship form is available for download from www.sfu.ca/inlp/sponsorship-authorization.
FALL 2025 CONVOCATION
(October 9 and 10)
Date of Ceremony of INLP & INL credentials conferral: TBA
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CONVOCATION:
Confirm your attendance
Information on how to confirm attendance and regalia order for Convocation is sent to students' 大象传媒 email. Check emails or the 大象传媒 Convocation website for the RSVP periods.
REMINDER to monitor your 大象传媒 email regularly.
CONVOCATION
Congratulations to Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 Indigenous Languages Graduates!
Watch the ceremony .
JUNE 2025 CONVOCATION
Credentials Awarded
PhDs:
Master of Arts, Indigenous Language and Linguistics:
Fraser, Victoria ()
Jack, Tammy
Orton, Lisa
Thomas, Tracy
Williams, Kaiya
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Bachelor of Arts
Post Baccalaureat Diploma
Diploma in Indigenous Language Proficiency
Certificate in Indigenous Langauge Proficiency
Please refer to the Spring 2025
Convocation Program Book for list of graduates.
2025 Spring / June 12th Convocation
Indigenous Languages Credentials
To view broadcast of celebration, visit:
2024 Fall / October 10th Convocation
Indigenous Languages Credentials
To view broadcast of celebration, visit
2024 Spring / June 11th Convocation:
Indigenous Languages Credentials
To view broadcast of celebration, visit
2023 FALL (October) Convocation:
Graduating and Convocation
Prior to Convocation, each graduand will be contacted regarding the Convocation ceremony by email from Student Services.
Information on procedures that each graduand is expected to follow in preparation for Convocation will also be included.
Be sure to check regularly your (@sfu.ca) ) for messages from the University regarding the status of your graduation application as well as updates during the first month of the Academic Term when the Convocation ceremony.
Graduands are responsible to notify Convocation (大象传媒 and/or INLP) organizers of their attendance at Convocation in a timely manner.
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大象传媒 Kamloops Program/NEP/FNEP Students:
If you have been a Kamloops Program student or has NEPNSA noted in your advising transcript, please ensure you contact the Academic Advisor in Indigenous Languages Program (inlp@sfu.ca) for information related to your graduation application.
FNEP/INLP Undergraduate Graduation Application Submission:
Please download the application form above, complete, sign and return it to the Indigenous Languages Program.
By email to: inlp@sfu.ca;
or by mail to:
Indigenous Languages Program, 大象传媒, Room RCB 8116, 大象传媒, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, BC, V5A 1S6.
Graduation application fees:
An application fee is charged upon receipt of your graduation application.
Click Undergraduate Fees - Graduation section of the SUMMER 2024 Academic Calendar to view term's fees.
Other Information:
- September 02, 2025 : Deadline to cancel your application to graduate in SUMMER 2025.
Contact the INLP Office (inlp@sfu.ca) before this deadline for details.
FEES for 2024-2025 Graduation Application:
An early application fee* of $35.70 is required to apply for graduation for a degree, and a fee of $20.40 is required to apply for graduation for a certificate or a diploma. If you missed the early INLP (FNEP) graduation application period, the application (late) fee will apply. It will be $86.70 for a degree; and $71.40 for a certificate or a diploma credential.
*Band sponsorship or external project funded: Please note on the Card number field in the Payment section of the graduation application form, "Sponsored" as well as the following
a) If you have band sponsorship, please write the name of your band sponsorship organization. Please make sure your funding sponsor completes, sign and return the 大象传媒 FNLP Indigenous Student Sponsorship Authorization (form) to the INLP Office.
b) If you are funded through a government education support program, please indicate the name of the program. (Eg. "Post-secondary Partnerships Program, Indigenous Services Canada.")
For additional information.
please contact the INLP Office by email inlp@sfu.ca (Ph: 778.782.9763 / 1 800 399 5565).
About Convocation, please refer to the Main website ().
CONVOCATION FAQS
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Planning Your Day
Information on how to confirm your Convocation attendance and to order your Convocation regalia, please visit the website (link below).
CONVOCATION: FALL 2025 (October 09 and 10)
Date to Confirm your attendance: TBA
Information on how to confirm attendance and regalia order for Convocation is sent to students' 大象传媒 email. Check emails or the 大象传媒 Convocation website for the RSVP periods.
REMEINDER to monitor your 大象传媒 email regularly.
Note: The RSVP portal in (aka ) opens approximately two to three weeks prior to Convocation.
For information on how to prepare for 大象传媒's virtual Convocation, visit the following link:
大象传媒 Indigenous Students Centre
Spring 2026 Convocation Honouring Celebration
Event Date: TBA (Evening; June 2026)
www.sfu.ca/students/indigenous/isc-honouring-feast
How many guests can I bring to a Convocation Ceremony?
Virtual Events: Event will be broadcasted online; so no limit.
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In-person on campus:
Seating in Convocation Mall is limited. Students may invite a maximium of four guests for the Convocation ceremony. Seating is FIRST COME FIRST SERVE. Please let your guests know to arrive to Convocation Mall on Burnaby Campus at least 30 minutes prior to the ceremony for seating.
Non-INLP/Non-FNEP Cohort 大象传媒 Students:
** Always double-check deadlines at the Main 大象传媒 website and/or Main 大象传媒 Convocation website. **
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This page last updated: June 23, 2025 (Getting ready for Fall Convocation); June 05, 2025 (Updated application form); May 31, 2025 (Summer 2025 Graduation Details uploaded)