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MLIS - Graduation

Students must be registered for classes in the semester of graduation. If they are not taking coursework during that semester they must register for course 540-888, "Candidate for Degree," which has a one-credit fee.

Checking the "Degree Candidacy (Graduation)" box on the registration form does not constitute an application for graduation. The application form for graduation may be obtained from the Graduate School. It is to be submitted to the Graduate School along with a $40.00 fee in the first two weeks of the semester.

UWM has two graduation ceremonies: mid-December and mid-May. SOIS encourages its students to participate in their own graduation ceremony. Those who graduate in August are eligible to participate in the ceremony of the following December. The Secretary of the University sends to graduation candidates information regarding the commencement ceremony, and caps and gowns.

Timely application for graduation places students in contention for certain graduation honors such as recommendation for membership in Beta Phi Mu, the international honor society for the Library and Information Science profession.

Please visit the Graduate School's website for more information on graduation and for a link to the application for graduation.
http://www.uwm.edu/Dept/Grad_Sch/StudentInfo/graduation.html