Spring 2021 graduation application closed on Friday, February 19, 2021.
Once you apply for graduation, make sure you pay special attention to any emails that
come from graduation@wcu.edu. Status updates, reminders, and ceremony and line-up information will be sent to
your Catamount email from this address.
All students - regardless of level, program, or campus - are responsible for checking
their Catamount email.
If you are having problems with your Catamount email, please contact the IT HelpDesk at 828.227.7487. Be sure to check or deactivate your clutter feature before you contact
IT to say that you are having trouble with your Catamount email.
Spring 2021 Commencement Update
After a series of virtual commencement ceremonies due to COVID-19 in 2020, Western
Carolina University will resume modified, in-person commencement activities this spring
for the class of 2021. The ceremonies will take place the weekend of May 14-16. Additional
details will be forthcoming. See the full announcement
Dates and times for spring ceremonies:
Friday, May 14, at 6:00 p.m. – The Graduate School
Saturday, May 15, at 10:00 a.m. – College of Education and Allied Professions and
David Orr Belcher College of Fine and Performing Arts
Saturday, May 15, at 4:00 p.m. – College of Arts and Sciences
Sunday, May 16, at 10:00 a.m. – College of Business and College of Engineering and
Technology
Sunday, May 16, at 4:00 p.m. – College of Health and Human Sciences
To comply with the governor’s current executive order regarding mass gatherings:
Graduates will be required to confirm their participation in spring commencement exercises.
Information will be sent via WCU e-mail to graduates from graduation@wcu.eduby March 12. Graduates will be required to RSVP in the Marching Order system no later
than March 31;
Graduates will be allowed two guests and all guests must be ticketed (tickets will
be distributed in late April);
Face coverings will be required of all graduates and guests; and
Please Note: These FAQs were updated September 30, 2020.
If you are no longer able to attend the ceremony, please e-mail graduation@wcu.edu to update your status. Please contact the bookstore directly if you have any questions
regarding your regalia or returns. The University Bookstore can be reached at 828.227.
7346.
The graduation fee is an application fee. Students who do not walk are still required
to pay the fee as it is not a ceremony specific fee.
At this time, it is our understanding that your name recording will be stored until
the postponed ceremony. We are unsure if the Marching Order name recording window
will reopen, but this information is used to collect your name pronunciation only.
If you did not record your name via the Marching Order system, the name caller will
use the most common pronunciation of your name.
