Graduation Versus Degree Conferral

Chancellor Brown with Students at Commencement

Your diploma will be mailed to the address you provided on your graduation application.  If this address has changed, you must notify graduation@wcu.edu to get your address updated.  Updating your address in myWCU will not change your diploma mailing address.

Students will receive a Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ diploma cover on stage at the commencement ceremony.  Diplomas will be ordered every Friday as degrees are conferred.  The diploma will be mailed directly to the address you provided on your graduation application. You will receive an e-mail notification to your Catamount email that your diploma has been mailed.  

Please note:  If you have not received your diploma or if yours is received damaged, please send an email to graduation@wcu.edu within six months from the date of your graduation.  If it has been more than six months, you may incur a fee for the reprinting of your diploma. When diploma orders are placed, we will also order a Certified Digital Credential (CeCredential) to be sent to your catamount email address and arrive typically within 14 business days. 

Undergraduate Students at Commencement

Attending the commencement ceremony does not mean that you have graduated.  The conferral process is when we officially award your degree.  This process will begin approximately four business days after the commencement ceremony

Degree candidates who do not clear outstanding requirements by the conferral deadline will generally have their graduation records administratively moved to the next semester.  Students who are not eligible for re-enrollment and do not meet degree requirements will be notified by certified letter.  Please confer with your advisor(s) / department head(s) on your remaining requirements.

Graduating students at commencement smiling for the camera with their diplomas

Students who require any summer courses to complete degree requirements are eligible for Summer graduation. Summer degree conferral beings by the second week of August and continues for approximately 15 days. Summer graduates should expect to receive their diploma by mid-October.  

Student smiling and walking holding their diploma at commencement
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Students smiling and holding up their diplomas during commencement

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