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Graduation Requirements

Graduation Application

Students need to formally apply for graduation one semester prior to their intended graduation date.

If you are unsure of whether or not you are eligible to graduate we recommend you schedule an appointment with your academic adviser to review your program requirements, resolve any problems or discrepancies, and determine your appropriate graduation date. 

Summer courses or internship? Planning to walk in May?
If you plan to enroll in courses or an internship over the summer, then you are a summer graduation applicant that can walk in the May ceremony, not a spring graduation applicant.

Undergraduate Application

Graduation - all requirements will be done by: Link on WildcatsOnline available on: Applications due by:
August 2024 (walk in spring commencement ceremony) Dec. 1, 2023 Jan. 19, 2024
August 2024 (walk in winter commencement ceremony) Dec. 1, 2023 May 31, 2024
December 2024 March 1, 2024 Aug. 30, 2024
May 2025 Oct. 14, 2024 Jan. 24, 2025
August 2025 (walk in the spring commencement ceremony) Oct. 14, 2024 Feb. 14, 2025
August 2025 (walk in the winter commencement ceremony) Oct. 14, 2024 May 31, 2025

 

Application Instructions

  1. Log in to WildcatsOnline.
  2. On the Home tab, choose the "graduation application" link, then select “please apply here."
  3. The graduation application eForm will then appear.
  4. Lastly, remember to submit when finished. 

Note: If you don't see the "graduation application" link, it might be for one of the following reasons:

  • The link might not be available yet. Check back on this page for the available dates.
  • This link only appears to students who are close to graduation and have above 80 credit hours at WSC. 
  • You have already applied for graduation. 

If you still believe you are ready to graduate and do not see this link, please contact our office at [email protected] or at 402-375-7239.

Graduate Application

Graduation - all requirements will be done by: Link on WildcatsOnline available on: Applications due by:
August 2024 (walk in spring commencement ceremony*) Dec. 4, 2023 Feb. 13, 2024
August 2024 (walk in winter commencement ceremony) Dec. 4, 2023 May 31, 2024
December 2024 March 1, 2024 Aug. 30, 2024
May 2025 Oct. 14, 2024 Jan. 24, 2025
August 2025 (walk in the spring commencement ceremony) Oct. 14, 2024 Feb. 14, 2025
August 2025 (walk in the winter commencement ceremony) Oct. 14, 2024 May 31, 2025

*Summer graduates with no more than 6 credit hours of coursework, and/or internship, and/or fieldwork, remaining to complete their degree during the summer are eligible to participate in May commencement. All other requirements (file paper, comprehensive examination, portfolio review, etc.) need to be completed in the timeline delineated for May graduates.

Application Instructions

  1. Log in to WildcatsOnline.
  2. On the Home tab, choose the "graduation application" link, then select “please apply here."
  3. The graduation application eForm will then appear.
  4. Lastly, remember to submit when finished. 

Note: If you don't see the "graduation application" link, it might be for one of the following reasons:

  • The link might not be available yet. Check back on this page for the available dates.
  • This link only appears to students who are close to graduation and appear to have 9 hours or less to complete their degree at WSC. 
  • You have already applied for graduation. 

If you still believe you are ready to graduate and do not see this link, please contact your advisor or our office: 
Anna Kruger
Graduate Program Coordinator
402-375-7256
[email protected]

 

Graduate Degree Timelines - MBA, MSOM, MSE, and Ed.S.

Fall 2023 (December 2023 graduates)

  • March 1, 2023 - Application opens
  • Sept. 1, 2023 - Applications due
  • Sept. 1, 2023 - Approval of transfer coursework
  • Sept. 1, 2023 - Request for final research and/or comprehensive exams due
  • Sept. 29, 2023 - IP coursework removed
  • Oct. 13-23, 2023 - Comprehensive exams
  • Nov. 17, 2023 - Final research project and/or comprehensive exam filed (final requirements vary by program)

Spring 2024

  • Oct. 16, 2023 - Application opens
  • Jan. 19, 2024 - Applications due
  • Jan. 19, 2024 - Approval of transfer coursework
  • Jan. 19, 2024 - Request for final research and/or comprehensive exams due
  • Feb. 16, 2024 - IP coursework removed
  • March 1-11, 2024 - Comprehensive exams 
  • April 5, 2024 - Final research and/or comprehensive exam filed (final requirements vary by program)

Summer 2024 (August 2024 graduates walking in May)

  • Dec. 4, 2024 - Application opens
  • Feb. 13, 2024 - Applications due
  • Jan. 19, 2024 - Approval of transfer coursework
  • Jan. 19, 2024 - Request for final research and/or comprehensive exams due
  • June 7-17, 2024 - Comprehensive exams
  • June 24, 2024 - IP coursework removed
  • July 12, 2024 - Final research project and/or comprehensive exam filed (final requirements vary by program)

Summer 2024 (August 2024 graduates walking in December)

  • Dec. 4, 2023 - Application opens
  • May 31, 2024 - Applications due
  • June 5, 2024 - Approval of transfer coursework
  • June 4, 2024 - Request for final research and/or comprehensive exams due
  • June 7-17, 2024 - Comprehensive exams
  • June 24, 2024 - IP coursework removed
  • July 12, 2024 - Final research project and/or comprehensive exam filed (final requirements vary by program)

Fall 2024 (December 2024 graduates)

  • March 1, 2024 - Application opens
  • Aug. 30, 2024 - Applications due
  • Sept. 2, 2024 - Approvaal of transfer coursework
  • Sept. 2, 2024 - Request for final research and/or comprehensive exams due
  • TBA - Comprehensive exams
  • Sept. 27, 2024 - IP coursework removed
  • Nov. 22, 2024 - Final research project and/or comprehensive exam filed (final requirements vary by program)