Graduation Proceduresfor International Students:

International students should leave the campus within 2 weeks after graduation. They shall not be allowed for the extension of staying on campus or a visa extension with the reason of waiting for graduation certificateand degree certificate to be obtained.

I. Undergraduate Students

1. Before March 31st, prospective graduates can have a check of their academic performances. If they cannot graduate on schedule, they can apply to their own schools/colleges for graduation extension.

2. Log in http://study-info.tongji.edu.cn before June 15th and click“LEAVING PROCEDURES” in the system. After filling in the required information, please download the automatically generated Leaving Certificate (in PDF version). With the certificate, you shall further go to the dormitory for confirmation and stamps. Finally, you shall bring the stamped certificate to the International Students Office for leaving-campus confirmation.

3.Log in https://bye.tongji.edu.cn/ to do the leaving procedures.

4. Follow the updates issued in the homepage and the WeChat official account of the International Students Office. After the Academic Affairs Office and the Degree Affairs Office have confirmed that the prospective graduates can graduate on schedule and obtain their degrees, the International Students Office will then informed them to receive the graduation certificates and degree certificates.

5. International students who are not qualified for graduation will instead obtain the Certificate of Completion. Undergraduate students who fulfill the necessary conditions for graduation within two academic years are entitled to exchange the Certificate of Completion for the graduation certificates and the degree certificates after being confirmed by the Academic Affairs Office and the Degree Affairs Office.

6. If you need to entrust someone else toobtain your graduation certificate andthedegree certificate, you need to download theLetter of Entrustment fromhttp://study.tongji.edu.cn/index.php?classid=6449&action=download&id=1703. On this letter, fill inthe blanksand sign your name. The entrusted personshall bring this filled and signed letter,and the hard copies of the passport(or the P.R.C. ID card, if the entrusted person is of Chinese nationality) ofboth you and the entrusted person toobtain the graduation certificate and the degree certificate.

II. Postgraduateand PhD Students

1. After thesis defense, log inhttp://study-info.tongji.edu.cn and click “LEAVING PROCEDURES” in the system. After filling in the required information, please download the automatically generated Leaving Certificate (in PDF version). With the certificate, you shall further go to the dormitory for confirmation and stamps. Finally, you shall bring the stamped certificate to the International Students Office for leaving-campus confirmation.

2.Log in https://bye.tongji.edu.cn/ to do the leaving procedures.

3. You need to provide the Office with a Chinese transcript and an English transcript, together with two 2-inch photos.

4. International students who graduate in advance shall go through the visa change procedures.

5. Obtain your postgraduate/PhD degree certificate from the office of your own school/college.

6.If you need to entrust someone else to obtain your graduation certificate and the degree certificate, you need to download the Letter of Entrustment from https://study.tongji.edu.cn/English/HOME/Download.htm. On this letter, fill in the blanks and sign your name. The entrusted person shall bring this filled and signed letter, and the hard copies of the passport (or the P.R.C. ID card, if the entrusted person is of Chinese nationality) of both you and the entrusted person to obtain the graduation certificate and the degree certificate.

7.The graduation certificate will be ready approximately one month after the defens.