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✤Graduation vs. Commencement✤  Graduation (Office of the Registrar) - Students Must Submit a Graduation Application:
- Graduation is the fulfillment of academic requirements and the award of a degree/certificate placed on the official record (Transcript).
- All applications must be submitted during the application period. Specific dates are noted below and in the Academic Calendar. Students who miss the deadline should contact their academic department to determine eligibility and to request a late submission. Students submitting a late application risk not being included in the published commencement program.
- Apply to Graduate through the Student Academic Records Menu in MyUWF. Select the term you will complete your degree requirements. Apply to Graduate direct link.
- Applying for graduation is completely separate from registering to attend the commencement ceremony.
Commencement (Commencement Office) - Students must RSVP for commencement to participate.
- Fall Graduates must RSVP to the Fall Commencement ceremony.
- Spring Graduates must RSVP to the Spring Commencement ceremony
- Summer graduates have the option to participate in either the preceding spring or following fall ceremony
- Commencement ceremonies at UWF are held twice a year. Commencement is held for students graduating with baccalaureate, master, specialist, and doctoral degrees only, at the end of the fall semester for fall graduates and at the end of spring for spring graduates.
** Fall Graduates: If you will complete your degree requirements in the Fall, submit a Fall graduation application. Fall Graduates must RSVP to the Fall Commencement ceremony.
** Spring Graduates: If you will complete your degree requirements in the Spring, submit a Spring graduation application. Spring Graduates must RSVP to the Spring Commencement ceremony.
** Summer Graduates: If you will complete your degree requirements in the summer, submit a Summer graduation application regardless of the commencement ceremony in which you will participate.
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Graduation Application Dates and Deadlines:
SPRING 20252025
Application Opens: September 16, 2024
Application Closes: February 16, 2025
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Application Opens: February 17, 2025
Application Closes: June 2, 2025 Due to scheduled system maintenance, May 31st at 6:00 AM.
FALL 2025
Application Opens: June 3, 2025
Application Closes: September 21, 2025
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✤Graduation Checklist✤- Students 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
Degree Programs: Students must submit a Graduation Application for the term they will complete all degree requirements. Double Major or Dual Degree: Students pursuing more than one degree-seeking program must submit the online graduation application for EACH program.
- RSVP to attend the Commencement Ceremony
- Fall Graduates must RSVP to the Fall Commencement ceremony.
- Spring Graduates must RSVP to the Spring Commencement ceremony
- Summer graduates have the option to participate in either the preceding spring or following fall ceremony.
- Review Your Graduation Application For Accuracy:
Diploma Name, Major and minor if applicable). If middle name is on file we can add it.
- Review Your Record For Potential Holds:
Please review your record for possible Privacy or Financial Holds that may be on file. You may access this information by logging into your MYUWF.
- 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. . Students must ensure that any needed Incomplete Grade Submissions, HS Transcripts, Transfer Coursework Articulation, CLEP and/or other Examination Credit, etc. has been processed and that their Degree Works audit has been updated to reflect 100% completion.
- Transcripts:
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. 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:
After graduating your ArgoNet account will be deleted or automatically downgraded to a limited-access MyUWF account after three (3) consecutive semesters of non-enrollment. For more information please visit Leaving UWF FAQs - Diplomas:
Students earning their bachelor's degree or higher are issued a courtesy electronic diploma within 2-4 weeks following their degree award pending there are no holds preventing the diploma release. Recent graduates, please visit: UWF Diplomas (Recent Graduates).
- ArgoNet Account Checklist for Students Leaving UWF
After graduating your ArgoNet account will be deleted or automatically downgraded to a limited-access MyUWF account after three (3) consecutive semesters of non-enrollment.
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| Your UWF email will expire within three (3) semesters. Update your preferred email via MYUWF. |
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Be Ready! Access the Graduate Checklist for Commencement HERE.
For Commencement information, please refer to the Commencement Office website. |
| How do I complete the Graduating Student Survey? |
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Congratulations on your upcoming (or recent) graduation from the University of West Florida! Please take a few minutes to share your post-graduation plans with us by taking the Graduating Student Survey. Participation is voluntary; you will not be penalized if you choose not to participate. If you have any questions about this survey, please contact Lauren Loeffler, Executive Director of Career Development and Community Engagement at career@uwf.edu. |
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Be Ready! Access the Graduate Checklist for Commencement HERE.
For Commencement information, please refer to the Commencement Office website. |
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Be sure to review your Contact and Privacy Information in your MYUWF and make any necessary changes. * |
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Be sure to review your Contact and Privacy Information in your MYUWF and make any necessary changes. *Your name CANNOT be printed in the Commencement program if you have a Privacy Restriction enabled on your account. Additionally, the university will NOT be permitted to verify your degree information to employers through the National Student Clearinghouse. To review your Contact and Privacy Information in MyUWF and to turn off the Withhold Directory Information option: Go to MyUWF. Search for and select Contact and Privacy Information. Under Directory Information, uncheck Withhold Directory Information. Select Save. Return to Contact and Privacy Information to confirm the Withhold Directory Information enabled box is NOT checked. Done! If you meet the deadline mentioned below your name will be published in the commencement program.
Questions? Please email Graduation at graduation@uwf.edu |
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The university has a process to assist students who require an International Travel Letter. You must submit an International Travel Letter request via your MYUWF to obtain this memo.
To obtain the travel letter, the following is required:- Students must have a graduation application on file for the current semester in which all program requirements will be met.
- Students must RSVP to the Commencement Ceremony for the semester they are graduating.
Note: An international travel letter for commencement is a letter of invitation that can help international guests apply for a tourist visa to the United States to attend a graduation ceremony. |
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- Support your graduate and show Argo spirit with a graduation yard sign! Purchases must be picked up in Argo Central, Building 18.
Place your order here → UWF Graduate Yard Signs
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- The University is unable to award degrees to the official record prior to the established term degree conferral period, however, we do have a process in place to assist students who require early certification that they will be awarded their degree for the current term.
- This process involves providing an Early Certification of Degree Awarded Memo.
- The memo also indicates when the degree will be listed on the official transcript.
- It would not allow the University to award a degree early in the system nor would the degree be listed on the official transcript until the established term conferral dates.
- This process is most frequently utilized by students seeking to be commissioned by the military and/or by students who have job offers contingent upon an awarded degree.
- This memo will state that pending successful completion of all degree requirements a degree will be awarded effective for the current term of graduation with the official term conferral date included.
- This process involves providing an official memo only.
- To submit the Early Certification request, a student must meet the following criteria:
- Graduation Application: The student must have a graduation application on file for the current academic term.
- Degree Audit: The degree audit must reflect that the student is on track to be awarded their degree in the current term.
- Once these conditions are met, the Early Certification request can be submitted.
Congratulations on your upcoming (or recent) graduation from the University of West Florida! Please take a few minutes to share your post-graduation plans with us by taking the Graduating Student Survey. Participation is voluntary; you will not be penalized if you choose not to participate. If you have any questions about this survey, please contact Lauren Loeffler, Executive Director of Career Development and Community Engagement at career@uwf.edu. |
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