Graduation and Commencement FAQs

Complete graduation and commencement information is available on the Graduation/Commencement page or you can email graduation@uwsuper.edu.

Grad Images will be offering professional photos for graduates. Graduates will be sent an individual link to the personal email on file. The link sent will allow graduates to view and purchase their pictures approximately 2-3 weeks after the ceremony.

The commencement ceremony will be live-streamed. You can view the event at: https://www.uwsuper.edu/graduation/.

All diplomas are sent via U.S. Mail to the address indicated on your graduation application. Diplomas are sent out 4-6 weeks after the end of the semester of graduation (May or December).

This does not apply to summer candidates. Summer diplomas are sent out via U.S. Mail 4-6 weeks after the last day of summer classes.

Please note that all indebtedness to the university must be cleared before a diploma and official transcripts will be released. The transcript, not diploma, is proof of an earned degree.

Undergraduate Candidates:

You can purchase a black tassel from the ‘Jacket Book and Supply.

Graduate Candidates:

The graduate candidates tassels match the Master’s Degree color that is on their hoods and are purchased with your regalia from ‘Jacket Book and Supply.

Due to building capacity per the fire code, every guest entering the arena must present a guest ticket. This includes babies and small children, even if they will sit on adult laps. We invite you to consider utilizing our overflow room (which does not require tickets) so children can move freely around. The overflow room will have a livestream of the ceremony playing.

Students expecting to graduate at the end of the term should apply for graduation no later than the date specified in the academic calendar. Applications are submitted via E-Hive. Under “Academics” in the Student Center is a “Graduation” link where graduation applications are submitted.

Degree honors eligibility is calculated using both resident GPA and transfer GPA. A student must earn the minimum GPA at each of the levels of distinction: degree, major, second major or minor.

Commencement honor cords will be given to students who participate in the Commencement Ceremony based on the student’s cumulative GPA (including transfer GPA plus UW-Superior GPA) based on the prior semester’s cumulative GPA.

Honors posted on official transcripts will be based on the student’s final cumulative GPA (including transfer GPA plus UW-Superior GPA) after all grades have been posted.

Honors cord categories are as follows:

• Summa Cum Laude 3.85 to 4.00 GPA (black, yellow, and white cords)
• Magna Cum Laude 3.60 to 3.849 GPA (yellow cords)
• Cum Laude 3.40 to 3.599 GPA (silver cords)

NOTE: Degree honors and honors cords are only available for bachelor degree candidates.

Complete the certificate application and return it to the Registrar’s Office. Applications can be found at the Registrar’s office and online.

‘Jacket Book and Supply has a wide variety of diploma frames available. You can stop in to the store at the Yellowjacket Union or find them online.

Caps, gowns and graduate candidate hoods may be purchased at the ‘Jacket Book and Supply. Regalia must be worn by all students walking in the commencement ceremony.

The graduation fee is now the senior fee and is assessed on student bills once senior status has been achieved. There are no additional fees for graduation. The fee pays for the processing and printing of the degree and transcripts and other expenses related to graduation and commencement.