Graduation & Beyond
Application for Graduation
When in doubt, check it out. Check DegreeWorks, see your advisor. Never just assume.
Please complete the Graduate Student Exit Survey.
You must apply for graduation. Students may apply for graduation until the last class day of the semester. See the Registar's webpage for dates and deadlines for applying and being included in the Commencement or Hooding Ceremony programs.
Commencement Ceremony and Graduation
Commencements (Includes Hooding)
Order Your Cap, Gown, and Hood from the UAA Campus Bookstore. You cannot participate in your Commencement Ceremony without regalia.
Graduate students are responsible for ordering their caps and gowns through the UAA
Campus Bookstore in either spring or fall (summer graduates participate in the fall
commencement). Master's degree students must order hoods; the color of the hood is
determined by the graduate program and degree. Doctoral students are provided their
hood by the Graduate School. Programs must notify the Graduate School with the names
of qualifying students to receive their doctoral hood.
Masters and Doctoral Candidates at Commencement
Masters and Doctoral degree candidates will be hooded during their Commencement ceremony.
Graduate students will march with full regalia, including carrying their hoods, receive
their diploma cover, have their degrees conferred and be recognized by name along
with those earning baccalaureate and associate degrees and certificates at the Commencement
ceremony on Sunday, December 12, 2021.
Graduate students do not receive "honors" designations from UAA (all graduate students
are considered honors students.)
Commencement Ceremony F.A.Q.
A Message from the Registrar's Office Regarding Diplomas
Congratulations on your tremendous achievement! You'll be contacted by email before the end of January with information about picking up your diploma. To ensure receipt of this information, please make sure your preferred email and mailing addresses are current in UAOnline.
As you wait for your diploma, here are two alternate ways to verify your degree:
- Your transcript will show your degree information. You may access your unofficial transcript and order official transcripts in UAOnline: alaska.edu/uaonline.
- The National Student Clearinghouse is the official verification service for employers to verify degrees: nationalstudentclearinghouse.org.
If you have questions, please contact the Registrar's Office at uaa.degrees@alaska.edu or 907-786-1480 (option 5).
Welcome from the Alumni Association
Congratulations Class of 2022! You have worked so hard and achieved so much. While this chapter of your amazing UAA story comes to a close, your next chapter as alumni begins. You will join the proud ranks of UAA alumni — a network of nearly 65,000 worldwide and growing. So, without further ado and in no particular order, check out the 10 things every new UAA grad should know to fully take advantage of your new status as UAA alumni. Welcome to Seawolf Nation.