Commencement Packets
Commencement packets must be picked up in person in the Thompson Center or in the concourse area at LJVM on Commencement Day.
If you would like to pick up your packet on campus, here are the dates, times, and location. Please bring photo identification in order to pick up your packet.
Pick-Up and Location
Thompson Center 202
COMMENCEMENT DAY PACKET PICK UP AT LJVM COLISEUM
- If you cannot pick up your commencement packet on campus during the week, you may pick it up at the concourse at LJVM.
- Your packet will be available at the will-call tables located in the Student Entrance Area beginning at 7:00am on Friday, May 10, 2024.
- Please bring photo identification in order to pick up your packet.
YOUR COMMENCEMENT PACKET CONTAINS
- Your name QR code. Please make sure to bring this with you to the ceremony. This will be the name that the announcer reads as you cross the stage.
- Lanyard with a sleeve that can be used to store your items.
- Honor cords (if applicable).
- Military cords (if applicable).
CAP AND GOWN
Academic regalia company can be purchased from Herff Jones or through the WSSU bookstore.
Graduation degree requirements include a student having met all academic requirements and not have any pending charges, active suspensions or dismissals by the Student Honor Court.
The graduation fee of $50 is automatically charged to student accounts. Graduates must clear with the Student Accounts Office, 200 Thompson Center by Friday, May 3rd, 2024 to make sure there are no outstanding charges. Students also need to check with Police & Public Safety and the O’Kelly Library to clear any outstanding fines or debts.
- Herff Jones - Caps and gowns (regalia), class rings, and announcements may be purchased online at Herff Jones. You can have your order shipped to the bookstore or to your home. Shipments to your home carry a shipping charge of $15.00." If you chose to ship to the bookstore you will not have your cap and gown until early May. If you choose to ship to your home you will have it within 2 1/2 weeks. To avoid additional shipping costs, plan to order your regalia as soon as possible.
- University Graduation Processes Checklist and Deadlines
Completing the Graduating Senior Survey (undergraduates) is also required prior to graduation. Responses help the university better understand the student experience at WSSU. Diplomas will not be mailed to graduates until the Graduation Senior Survey (undergraduates) is completed. Graduating seniors on 16 campuses of the University of North Carolina system participate in this survey.
Graduate Student Survey (Masters /Doctorate only)
Please contact Institutional Assessment and Research at 336-750-8036 if you have any questions.
The Office of Information Technology is happy to provide an extension to the use of some of the applications to which you have become accustomed. Please be sure to read communications from the Office of Information Technology as they will provide important changes regarding your access to WSSU IT resources and applications after graduation. We recommend that you create a new or use and existing personal email account for paying bills, applying for jobs, signing up for services, etc. to ensure you do not lose access to those services when your WSSU email access ends.
We also encourage you to visit our Graduating Seniors page for additional information.
Congratulations RAM!
Graduation Services
Graduation Services is your source for information in preparation for graduation and commencement exercises. All potential graduates should review the Graduation services web pages to ensure that they have taken the proper steps to ensure a trouble free graduation process. Review the graduation services pages by selecting the button to the right!