Application for Graduation
All associate, bachelor and master's degree seeking candidates for graduation must apply for graduation through eSIS.
Candidates participating in commencement must wear proper regalia. Regalia will be available through the Falcon Shop in-store and online beginning four to six weeks before commencement. Contact the Falcon Shop at 715-425-3962 or falconshop@uwrf.edu with any questions regarding graduation regalia.
When to Apply
Applications should be submitted during the first four weeks of the term in which you plan to graduate. J-Term graduates who are planning to participate in the fall commencement ceremony must follow the fall application deadlines. Summer graduates who are planning to participate in the spring commencement ceremony must follow the spring application deadlines. Listed below are the deadlines for the term in which you plan to graduate.
Graduation Deadlines
Graduation Term: J-Term 2025
- Deadline if participating in commencement ceremony: January 20, 2025 (attending spring 2025 ceremony)
- Deadline if NOT participating in commencement ceremony:
- Name will be in commencement program: January 20, 2025 (Spring 2025)
- Name WILL NOT be in commencement program: December 19, 2024
Graduation Term: Spring 2025
- Deadline if participating in commencement ceremony: February 14, 2025
- Deadline if NOT participating in commencement ceremony:
- Name will be in commencement program: April 4, 2025
- Name WILL NOT be in commencement program: May 10, 2025
Graduation Term: Summer 2025
- Deadline if participating in commencement ceremony: February 14, 2025 (attending spring 2025 ceremony); August 15, 2025 (attending fall 2025 ceremony)
- Deadline if NOT participating in commencement ceremony:
- Name will be in commencement program: April 4, 2025 (Spring 2025); August 15, 2025 (Fall 2025)
- Name WILL NOT be in commencement program: August 15, 2025
Deadline Dates for Degree Conferral
These are the dates that all coursework needs to be into the Registrar's Office, by 4:30 pm, to receive that term's conferral date.
- Term: Fall 2024-25 (1252), Date: January 24, 2025
- Term: J-Term 2024-25 (1254), Date: February 14, 2025
- Term: Spring 2024-25 (1256), Date: June 20, 2025
- Term: Summer 2024-25 (1258), Date: September 12, 2025
Degrees and Diplomas
- Fall graduates will receive a diploma by late February.
- J-Term graduates will receive a diploma by mid-March.
- Spring graduates will receive a diploma by mid-July.
- Summer graduates will receive a diploma by mid-October.
Diplomas are mailed to the home address indicated on the eSIS system. All holds with the university must be removed before a diploma or requested transcripts will be mailed out. Holds can be checked on the eSIS system.
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Graduate Honors
At graduation, three types of merit awards are recognized: Senior Merit, Cum Laude and completion of the Honors Program.
Grade points determining the academic merit awards are calculated during the student's final semester. Upon calculation of final grades, students who then meet the merit criteria will also receive the award. Students who did not meet the merit award criteria prior to graduation but meet the criteria after final grades are submitted will also receive the academic merit award.
The requirements for the honors were passed by the Faculty Senate, May 2015. (Motion 2014-2015/88)
The requirements for the honors…
Graduating seniors who have maintained a 3.500 grade point for their last 60 credits at UWRF will receive Senior Merit.
Graduating seniors with a minimum cumulative 3.700 grade point average for their entire college career at all institutions will receive their diplomas Cum Laude.
Graduating seniors with a minimum cumulative 3.800 grade point average for their entire college career at all institutions will receive their diplomas Magna Cum Laude.
Graduating seniors with a minimum cumulative 3.900 grade point average for their entire college career at all institutions will receive their diplomas Summa Cum Laude.
