Eligibility
Candidates who meet the eligibility requirements below may participate in Commencement on June 14, 2026.
Bachelor candidates
Students who earned a degree from the University of Washington Bothell in Autumn 2025 or Winter 2026 or have applied to graduate with a departmental adviser for Spring 2026 or Summer 2026 are eligible to participate in Commencement.
Students are only able to participate in the ceremony of the academic year in which they complete their degree requirements.
Once the application for graduation has been completed and received by the Office of the Registrar, students will then be eligible to complete the registration/order form for the Commencement ceremony.
Master candidates
Graduates who earned their degrees in Autumn 2025 or Winter 2026 and candidates who have a reasonable expectation of graduating in Spring 2026 or Summer 2026 are eligible to participate in the Commencement ceremony.
Teacher Certification candidates
Students who have completed the Teacher Certification Program in Spring 2026 are eligible to participate in the Commencement ceremony.
Honors
Honor cords are awarded to undergraduate students who graduated or will be graduating with baccalaureate honors (Cum Laude, Magna Cum Laude, and Summa Cum Laude).
Faculty honors are awarded upon graduation to undergraduates earning their first bachelor’s degree and ranked in the top 10% of their respective program.
All honors will only be awarded if students meet the honor GPA and appropriate credit requirements at the end of Winter Quarter 2026. You may check the requirements for all honors information. For questions, you can email the Office of the Registrar at uwbreg@uw.edu.
Eligible students will receive their honor cord at the Student Recognition event on May 20 at the Activities and Recreation Center (ARC). The event starts at 6:00pm. More information will be emailed to those who are eligible for honor cords.
Congratulations on your accomplishment!
Names listed in program
The Commencement program lists the names of graduates from Autumn 2025 through Summer 2026. Eligible students must apply to graduate with their adviser by April 18, 2026, to be included in the program.
- Bachelor’s – Meet with your departmental adviser to complete your graduation application.
- Master’s – Submit your online master’s degree request.
This deadline does not affect your eligibility to participate in Commencement. It only applies to whether or not your name will appear in this year’s Commencement program.