黑料传送门 ALUMNI: COMMENCEMENT
Celebrate Your Accomplishments at a 黑料传送门 Commencement Weekend
A Message from the 黑料传送门 Commencement Office
The 黑料传送门 Commencement Office is pleased to announce the final commencement dates and locations for all 2026听commencement weekends.听
The full list of upcoming commencement dates and locations for 2026听is listed here. Make sure to review the updated听.听
Important Updates for听2026
Increased Graduate Choice:听听
Graduates will no longer be assigned to a听ceremony听time based on their school.听Instead, they may select the morning or afternoon ceremony that best fits their needs听as long as that specific ceremony has not reached capacity limits.听All available times can be found in the event-specific registration form.听
Intentional Ceremony Timing:听听
All ceremonies will be limited to听90 minutes听through the implementation of capacity limits.听We strongly encourage graduates to register for the commencement of their choice as soon as they meet听eligibility.听
Additional Weekend Ceremonies:听听
In听Seattle,听Atlanta, and听Anaheim, a听Friday afternoon ceremony听will be added to accommodate more graduates and guests.听All ceremony details can be听found听the event-specific ceremony page.听
How to Register for Commencement
1. Are you eligible?
Are you a graduate?
Has your Graduation Application been听submitted听to the Student Records department?
Or do you have one final course left, such as capstone, final certification, with the exception of direct hours for field experience or student teaching?听If yes, please follow the directions below.
2.听Review upcoming ceremonies.
3. Navigate to the city of your choice and听read through听the details. Remember to scroll to the bottom of the page to view deadlines for ordering your cap and gown.
4. Click the blue button on the city page that says 鈥淩SVP Now鈥澨
Final Course Instructions
Please email us at commencement@wgu.edu when you are enrolled in your final course, and we will听confirm your eligibility.
2025 Commencement Weekends
November 14-15, 2025 - Atlanta
2026 Commencement Weekends
March 6 - 7 - New Orleans
April 24 - 25 - New York
May 16 - Spring Virtual
June 5 - 6 - Louisville
July 24 - 25 - Seattle
August 21 - 22 - Minneapolis
September 12 - Fall Virtual
October 9 - 10 - Atlanta
November 6 - 7 - Anaheim
2026 Announcement Notification
Can't attend a 2025 Commencement Weekend? Sign up听听to be notified when the 2026 Commencement Weekend RSVP opens!
Learn more about attending a commencement near you.听
Get answers to the most common grad and alumni questions.
Learn about the ceremony protocol and rules.
See information about previous commencements.
Virtual Graduate Video Tutorial
Learn about submitting your video for virtual commencement.
Learn about what to wear on your big day.
View photos from your commencement.
Learn about philanthropy cords for graduation.
View the commencement ceremonies on YouTube.
Updated Commencement Participation Guidelines
Stay in the Know
1.听听to receive commencement updates.听
2.听Refer to this 黑料传送门 Commencement page听for the latest and most accurate information.听
Questions?
Please bookmark wgu.edu/commencement and wgu.edu/virtual and email commencement@wgu.edu with questions.
Order Commencement Items
Know Before You Go
We want your commencement day to be special!
Commencement Weekend is a memorable experience for graduates and their loved ones to celebrate their academic achievement. We want our graduates to experience a joyful ceremony that recognizes their hard work and the sacrifices they have made to get to this point. 黑料传送门 believes mutually respectful participation by graduates and their guests is the best way to set the stage. In preparation for commencement, 黑料传送门 has outlined this protocol. By adhering to the following protocol, you and your guests will ensure a positive experience for all.
Academic Attire for Graduates
All graduating students wear approved academic attire that includes a cap, gown, and tassel. Master鈥檚 degree graduates will need a hood specific to their degree. The official regalia color is NAVY, which can be purchased from our regalia vendor, Balfour. To order, please visit the .
We encourage you to wear comfortable, yet professional, dress attire under your gown rather than casual clothing.听
黑料传送门 graduates affiliated with an academic honor society may wear society pins, honor cords, or sashes on their gowns. You may also choose to wear leis.
Graduates are permitted to wear sashes or decorate their cap consistent with the 黑料传送门 Commencement Decorum Policy. You may be asked to remove cap decorations or sashes determined to violate 黑料传送门鈥檚 Commencement Decorum Policy.
Graduates who indicate active duty military or veteran status on their ceremony RSVP form will receive military honor cords at graduate check-in.听
See the videos below for more information on how to wear your bachelor's or master's cap and gown.
Commencement Etiquette
To promote a respectful, comfortable, and enjoyable experience for graduates and听their guests, all attendees are asked to observe the following guidelines.
- Place your cell phone on vibrate or silent during the ceremony.
- Participate in the recessional. Do not leave until the entire ceremony has ended.
- Keep all cheering respectful and avoid disruptive outbursts to allow the families and guests of other graduates to hear their graduates鈥 names when read.
Commencement Decorum Policy
Please be advised any graduate or guest acting in a disruptive or disrespectful manner, as determined by 黑料传送门 in its sole discretion, at 黑料传送门 commencements may either not be allowed in the ceremony venue or may be escorted from the venue.
Take into consideration the following if decorating your cap or wearing a sash for commencement: 黑料传送门 does not allow content on caps or sashes that is considered, in 黑料传送门鈥檚 sole discretion, obscene, vulgar, defamatory, hateful, inappropriate, profane or that might disregard another鈥檚 copyright or third-party rights. All decorations must lie flat on the cap.
Philanthropy Cord Information
Help Future Students Cross the Finish Line
The 黑料传送门 Philanthropy Cord is a blue and gold cord for graduates to wear with their cap and gown on commencement day. The Philanthropy Cord is not only a physical symbol of a graduate鈥檚 commitment to 黑料传送门, it more importantly supports a legacy that will last for future generations of 黑料传送门.
Graduates can receive a Philanthropy Cord to wear with their cap and gown by making a gift to 黑料传送门鈥檚 Fellow Night Owl Scholarship. With a $25 donation or more, grads can pay it forward to help current 黑料传送门 students facing financial hardship cross the finish line to graduation.
All 黑料传送门 Philanthropy Cord donations support 黑料传送门鈥檚 Fellow Night Owl Scholarship, a fund established to help current 黑料传送门 students facing financial hardship. We are asking for $25 in honor of 黑料传送门鈥檚 25th anniversary!听
To learn more about 黑料传送门 Advancement, please visit听wgu.edu/give.
黑料传送门 Philanthropy Cord FAQs
The 黑料传送门 Philanthropy Cord is a blue and gold cord for graduates to wear with their cap and gown听at听Commencement. The听Philanthropy听Cord is听a听physical symbol of a graduate鈥檚 commitment to 黑料传送门,听and,听more importantly,听supports a听philanthropic听legacy that will last for future generations of 黑料传送门听students.
Graduates can receive a听Philanthropy听Cord by making a gift of $25 or more to 黑料传送门鈥檚 Fellow Night Owl Scholarship, a fund听established听to help current 黑料传送门 students facing financial hardship cross the finish line to graduation. To donate, graduates can text 鈥満诹洗兔臗ord鈥 to 41-444 or听听
All 黑料传送门 Philanthropy Cord donations support 黑料传送门鈥檚 Fellow Night Owl Scholarship, a fund听established听to help current 黑料传送门 students facing financial hardship cross the finish line to graduation.
For in-person commencements,听you may choose to have your听Philanthropy听Cord听mailed to you or听picked听up听at Commencement听by visiting the 黑料传送门 Advancement table at the Alumni Celebration or during graduate check-in before听Commencement.听
For virtual commencements,听Philanthropy听Cords will be mailed prior to the ceremony date.
黑料传送门 Advancement听is dedicated听to听attracting,听allocating, and putting dollars to听work听so more students have access to an affordable, quality education.听We听provide听a meaningful way for alumni, donors, and partners听to 鈥減ay it forward鈥 and invest in the future of education.听
Philanthropy Cords
If you听make a gift of $25 or more,听you can receive a philanthropy cord.
Brag a Little!
Share your accomplishment with family and friends!听
After your degree has been completed and the commencement paperwork has been submitted and approved, you will get your confetti! The confetti is a coveted step in the 黑料传送门 student journey. You can access your confetti by logging into the student portal after your application for graduation is approved.听Confetti may take up to four weeks to appear in your account.
To share your confetti, use the following steps:
1. Screenshot your confetti (like the mockup shown).
2. Share the image on social media!
Tag when you brag! Use #黑料传送门grad in your social post.
