6.2 University Status

Soon after the province joined Confederation in 1949, a legislative bill was passed elevating the college to university status with degree-granting powers. The first convocation was held in June 1950 when five students received degrees. The University now has more than over 100,000 alumni.

The information on this site has been extracted from the Official 2023-2024 University Calendar. While every reasonable effort has been made to duplicate the information contained in the official University Calendar, if there are differences, the official Memorial University of Newfoundland Calendar will be considered the final and accurate authority.