graduand

noun

1. (British, Canada, Commonwealth)A student who has completed the requirements for, but has not yet been awarded, a particular degree.

   “2005, Mike Amos, Proud Return of the Pigeon Boy, Northern Echo (Darlington, UK); Jul 14, 2005. In order to add jollity to the proceedings, said the dean, each graduand would find beneath his seat a little tub of bubbles, complete with mortar board cap.”