Eligibility

Students must meet their school or college’s degree requirements and apply to graduate. Review the participation options below to determine which commencement ceremony you may attend. For questions about graduation eligibility, contact your school or college’s registrar or academic records office.

Winter Commencement 2026

Winter Commencement will take place on Sunday, December 20, 2026, at Crisler Center.

Undergraduate and Non-Rackham Graduate Students

All graduates and candidates who completed their degree during the Summer 2026 Term, or expect to graduate and have applied to graduate for the Fall 2026 Term, are invited to participate in Winter Commencement.

Anyone unsure of their eligibility should contact the Registrar’s/Academic Records Office in the school or college from which they are graduating.

Rackham Graduate Students

Eligible Rackham graduates will receive an email in late November with information on the ceremony and RSVP process.

Master’s students must apply to graduate by December 11, 2026, and meet Rackham’s degree requirements. The application deadline for inclusion in the printed program was October 26, 2026.

Ph.D. students must complete all doctoral degree requirements by Friday, November 13, 2026, to participate in Winter Commencement and be hooded during the ceremony.

The deadline to RSVP for both master’s and doctoral students is December 14, 2026.

For questions on eligibility, please visit Rackham’s Academic Records and Dissertations page or contact [email protected].

Spring Commencement

Spring Commencement will take place on Saturday, May 8, 2027, at Michigan Stadium.

Review the table below for participation options based on your graduation term.

Anyone unsure of their eligibility should contact the Registrar’s/Academic Records Office in the school or college from which they are graduating.

Please note: Spring Commencement at Michigan Stadium is only for University of Michigan-Ann Arbor graduates.

Winter and Spring Commencement Participation Options

View the commencement eligibility chart for additional participation information.

Apply to Graduate

All students must apply for graduation through Wolverine Access. If you have any questions regarding your eligibility for graduation, please contact the senior auditor for your school, college, or academic department.

To navigate to the graduation application, click on the Student Business link within the Students tab on Wolverine Access. You can access the Apply for Graduation page through both the Student Center and Degree Progress/Graduation tabs.

If you are eligible to apply for graduation, the Academic Program(s) will be listed on the Apply for Graduation page. If the correct academic program, degree, major, concentration, or minor is not displayed, contact the registrar for your school, college, or academic department.

Note: Anyone applying for graduation in more than one Academic Program will need to complete separate applications for each.

To apply for graduation, click on the appropriate Academic Program and choose your expected graduation term from the drop-down menu. If the expected graduation term does not appear, contact your school, college, or academic department.

Any questions regarding the application process for graduation should be directed to the University’s Office of the Registrar or the registrar for your school, college, or academic department.

Diplomas

Bachelor’s, Master’s and Doctoral Degree Graduates and Candidates
Diplomas will be ordered after degrees are posted and awarded to academic records. Diplomas are mailed to your permanent address or to the diploma address if one was created when applying for graduation. To check what address is on file, go to Wolverine Access, click Student Business, then Student Center.

Office of the Registrar
5000 LS&A Building
500 S. State St.
Ann Arbor MI 48109-1382

2027 Rackham Graduate Exercises

Rackham graduates must register to participate in Rackham Graduate Exercises. Eligible graduates will receive an email invitation with instructions and a registration link in early April 2027. For questions about eligibility, contact [email protected].

All Rackham master’s candidates who expect to complete their degree requirements during the Summer 2026, Fall 2026, Winter 2027, or Summer 2027 Terms are eligible to participate in the upcoming Rackham Graduate Exercises. View Rackham’s masters degree deadlines.

All Rackham doctoral candidates who complete their degree requirements by the Rackham School’s deadlines are eligible to participate in the upcoming Rackham Graduate Exercises. View Rackham’s doctoral degree deadlines.

This information applies only to Ph.D. and Master’s students who receive their degrees through the Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies (programs of study at Rackham). Others should contact the registrar of their individual school or college.