✤Graduation Checklist✤

•  Students must submit Must Submit a Graduation Application:  Graduation eligibility is based on a fully complete Degree Works audit showing all requirements completed. Prior to completing a Graduation Application, students should consult with their academic advisors, check their Degree Audits, and reference the appropriate Academic Catalog to make sure all graduation requirements will be met prior to the graduation date. Applications for Graduation must be submitted for the term in which the student is completing their degree requirements for their program.   All applications must be submitted during the application period. Specific dates are noted in the Academic Calendar. Students who miss the deadline to apply must contact their academic department to determine eligibility and to request a late submission. Students submitting a late application risk not being included in the commencement program.

•  View Graduation Application: For Instructions visit: Viewing a Graduation Application

•  RSVP to attend the Commencement Ceremony
  
  
•  Review Your Graduation Application For Accuracy  (Diploma Name, Major and minor if applicable)
•  Review Your Record For Potential Holds (Privacy and Financial Holds)
•  Awarding of Degree:  Awarding of your degree is contingent upon your degree audit indicating 100% complete, in addition to your record going through a final review to confirm completion of all requirements. Once your degree is awarded you will receive an email confirming the award within 24 hours. Your awarded degree will immediately be reflected on any transcript you order. 
  

•  Diploma:  Students earning a bachelor's degree or higher will receive a courtesy electronic diploma at no cost approximately 2 weeks following the degree award. All financial holds must be cleared before the diploma will be released. A printed diploma is available for order by completing a Diploma Request in MyUWF. Please note that the fees are as follows: $10.00 diploma and $3.94 shipping fee.  Should you need assistance with accessing your MYUWF account you may contact the ITS HelpDesk at (850) 474-2075/ or helpdesk@uwf.edu Please allow 6-8 weeks for any printed diploma requests.

•  Transcript: Please note that if you need to show immediate proof of education to employers or proof of education to employers or institutions, your official transcript is your official transcript is recommended. This is typically the preferred method when needing to verify degree completion.  Expedited shipping options are available for transcript orders at an additional cost. Please visit Ordering a Transcript for instructions. Note: If this is your first semester at UWF, please be sure to choose the "hold for grades" option when placing your transcript order or place your order after grades have been posted at the end of the term. Otherwise, your transcript will be mailed as requested when your order is placed without any grades posted.
  
  
•  UWF EMAIL ACCOUNT: Your UWF email will expire within three (3) semesters of degree completion. For more information please visit: Your ArgoNet Username and Password 

Students pursing more than one degree seeking program must submit the online graduation application for EACH program.

Follow the instructions below for each program for which you are applying to graduate. Please note:

• Students must declare any/all programs before they can apply to graduate in any/all of them; see Declaring or changing a major or certificate program for more information.
• To graduate with more than one degree-seeking program, the requirements for both programs must be completed by the graduation date (this does not apply to Certificates and/or AA degrees).
• If requirements for all undergraduate programs will not be met by the graduation date, graduation should either be delayed until all requirements are met, or the program that will not be completed should be dropped. 
  • See Declaring or changing a major or certificate program for more information on removing a program. 
  • After graduation, if a student decides to continue pursuing a program that was previously dropped, they must reapply through the Office of Admissions as a second degree seeking student. 
    • Please see the Academic Catalog for more information regarding second-degree seeking requirements.

• Students must contact the Certificate Program Advisor to initiate a declaration of certificate (at any level). The Advisor will initiate the electronic form and then it is passed to the student for acknowledgment. You can confirm that you have declared the certificate and see it listed in your curriculum by going to the Student Records menu and clicking "View Student Information."

• To apply for graduation (completion) in a certificate program, students should submit the online graduation application following the steps outlined above. You will choose your certificate program from the list of curricula outlined in Step #4.
• Please note that certificates, when conferred are only listed on the official transcript. If  If a printed certificate is offered, it will be provided to you at the discretion of the Department offering the certificate program. Please check with the academic department that offers the certificate program to see if they issue any type of hard copy credential. 
• If you are unable to apply for completion of your certificate via the online application, please first confirm that you have declared the certificate and it is listed as part of your curriculum. You can view this information through your Student Records menu by clicking "View Student Information." If you have confirmed that the certificate has been declared and you still cannot submit the online application, please contact graduation@uwf.edu for assistance.

• There is no application for graduation for a minor(s).  
• Minors are only awarded concurrently with a Bachelor's degree.
• Students who have declared a minor and who have met all requirements for the minor by the graduation date, will automatically have the minor awarded at the point of degree conferral. 
• If you have declared a minor(s), but will not meet the requirements by the graduation date, you must either postpone your graduation or remove your minor.
  • To remove your minor (you no longer wish to receive the minor), use the Change of Major form (linked above in the AA section, or see Declaring or changing a major or certificate program ) to remove/delete the minor(s).
  • To postpone/cancel your graduation application (to continue requirements for your minor/program), please notify graduation@uwf.edu or contact the Office of the Registrar for assistance.
• Minors will not be awarded separately from the bachelor's degree. If the requirements for a declared minor have been met at the time the undergraduate degree is awarded, the minor will be awarded as well. Minors do not appear on the diploma, but are recorded on the academic transcript.

• To qualify, a UWF student must meet the requirements outlined in the University Catalog.
  
• The A.A. degree will not be awarded in the same semester that the baccalaureate degree is awarded or in any semester following the completion of the baccalaureate degree.
• If you feel you may be eligible for an A.A. degree yet have not been awarded you may email us at Graduation@uwf.edu. 
• If you have met General Education course requirements through an accelerated mechanism or through transfer credit, you must request a review of your transcript to determine eligibility for an AA?
• Students may choose to opt out of being automatically awarded their Associate of Arts Degree.  Click here for the opt out form.
• Graduation Guide: Associate of Arts Degree
• Academic Catalog: Associate in Arts (A.A.): General Degree Requirements

Digital Diploma:

1. You may review your graduation application through the Student Academic Records Menu in MyUWF.
2. If your diploma is issued with your name incorrectly displayed due to an error by UWF we will issue a free corrected replacement.  If your diploma name is incorrect at no fault of UWF please be aware that it will be necessary for you to submit a Diploma request through MyUWF to order and pay for a new diploma.
3. View graduation application diploma name to ensure accuracy. See Viewing a Graduation Application.

Printed Diploma:

Students can view their awarded UWF degrees on their Unofficial Transcript.

Once your degree is posted in an awarded status to your official record; any transcripts you order will also reflect this information. You may confirm this by viewing your unofficial unofficial transcript in MyUWF. Please note that if you need to show immediate proof of education to employers or institutions, your official transcript is recommended. This is typically the preferred method when needing to verify degree completion.  Expedited shipping options are available for transcript orders at an additional cost. Please visit Ordering a Transcript for instructions.

Viewing My Degree

• • See Viewing my Degree(s)

Questions? Please email Graduation at graduation@uwf.edu