Once a Higher Education student has been approved as a graduand by meeting the course requirements, their award must be conferred. The completion of your qualification will be submitted to the Torrens University Academic Board for endorsement, followed by submission to the Governing Board for conferral.

You must have received your ‘Graduand Status Update’ email notification prior to the cut off dates outlined in the below table. If you have any questions about the status of your course completion, please contact Student Services.

What is conferral?

Conferral is the legal act of being admitted to an award, where your academic achievement is recognised by Torrens University. Conferral occurs regularly at the scheduled University Governing Board meetings.

Once an award/s is conferred you are a graduate of Torrens University. After this date, you will receive an email from Records and Results that confirms your Testamur has been posted to you.

Your Testamur will be posted to you within 30 days of the conferral.

Please note: Conferral is separate from the graduation ceremony. For more information about the ceremony, please see the graduation page.

This process is only for VET students, limited to CHC51015 – Diploma of Counselling and HLT54115/HLT54121 – Diploma of Nursing.

Once a Vocational student has been approved as a graduand by meeting the course requirements, your award is submitted to the Academic Resulting Committee for review. This process will then provide ratification and sign off of each student within a Vocational program as a graduate.

Once the committee has approved your award, it will be posted to your nominated address within 30 days from sign off. *

Graduation ceremony invitations will be sent to your student email address within 30 days from sign off. All VET graduates must register their ceremony attendance within 12 months of their Academic Resulting Committee approval.

*Sign off can only occur once all Units of Competency have been graded. Any extensions or late submissions may impact this timeline.

1. Go to the USI Registry System, and have a valid form of ID ready. 
2. Agree to the terms and conditions (if you have previously agreed to the terms and conditions, you might not see this step).
3. Select 'Create USI'.
4. Select your evidence of identity document (see the types of ID you can use).
5. Enter your personal details exactly as they appear on your form of ID.
   If the name you use for business or official purposes is not the name on your form of ID, you can choose to enter this in the preferred name field.
6. Enter your contact details, including at least two contact methods.
7. Confirm your identity. The USI Registry System will check and confirm your identity using the ‘Documentation Verification Service’ (DVS).
8. Secure your account with a USI password and check questions.

Studying in Australia

International students who have entered Australia to study must obtain a USI to graduate from their course.

To create a USI, you will need to have been issued with an Australian Visa from customs. If you have yet to be issued with an Australian Visa, you will not be able to create a USI with your non-Australian issued passport.

Studied in Australia but since left the country

If you started your course after 1 January 2023, you will need a USI to be eligible for course completion.

Studying outside of Australia

International students who study with us, and who undertake all study offshore online, are not required to have a USI.

USI Exemptions

Higher education international students are automatically exempt from needing to have a USI if they meet ALL the criteria below:

• they studied with an Australian education or training provider in Australia
• they did not access Commonwealth financial assistance for their studies
• they commenced their studies before 1 January 2023
• they are currently offshore and will not return to Australia.

Source: International Students - Exemptions from the USI. To apply for an exemption, visit the USI website.