Graduation & Commencement Services
Please make sure that you have applied for graduation a minimum of one full semester prior to your anticipated graduation term. The graduation application is now accessed only through your Student Center in WINS. Please refer to the WINS How-To page for further direction here. If you have questions regarding your degree requirements, please contact your college. The deadline for students to appear in the commencement program for the May 2021 term is March 12. Students who apply after this date will not be included in the program. Please note that a graduation fee of $65.00 will be added to your account during the semester you plan to graduate.
The May 2021 conferral date (last day of the term) for degrees is May 14, 2021. Diplomas will be mailed out end of July 2021 to the address you provided on your graduation application. If you should need to change this at any time prior to July 2021, please send an email with the request to graduation@uww.edu.
Fall 2020 Graduates: Please make sure that you have applied for graduation a minimum of one full semester prior to your anticipated graduation term. The graduation application is now accessed only through your Student Center in WINS. Please refer to the WINS How-To page for further direction here. If you have questions regarding your degree requirements, please contact your college. The deadline for students to appear in the commencement program for the December 2020 term is November 6. Students who apply after this date will not be included in the program. Please note that a graduation fee of $65.00 will be added to your account during the semester you plan to graduate.
The December 2020 conferral date (last day of the term) for degrees is December 18, 2020. Diplomas will be mailed out in March 2021 to the address you provided on your graduation application. If you should need to change this at any time prior to March 2021, please send an email with the request to graduation@uww.edu.
Salute to Grads is similar to the involvement fairs or job fairs held on campus. It gives graduating students an opportunity to make arrangements for all their needs before graduation. The event is held in March for the spring graduation and October for the winter graduation.
Salute to Grads provides an opportunity for you to order your cap and gown, purchase personalized invitations and thank you cards, diploma frames, and class rings. A photographer may be available to take your photo in full graduation regalia, which is provided for the photoshoot.
There will be representatives from the following campus offices: Registrar’s Office, Financial Services (loan repayment and paperwork to get your $100 deposit back), Career Services and Alumni Center, and the University Bookstore (cap and gowns). If you have any questions about Salute to Grads, please contact the University Bookstore at 262-472-1280.
