Commencement Name Cards
Commencement name cards must be picked up in person in the concourse area at LJVM on Commencement Day.
If you would like to pick up your name cards on campus, here are the dates, times, and location. Please bring photo identification in order to pick up your packet.
Pick-Up and Location
Spring 2026
Masters/Graduate Level
Date: May 14, 2026
Location: DJR 100
Time: 1:00 p.m.
Undergraduate Level
Date: May 14, 2026
Location: LJVM
Time: 4:30 p.m.
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, 202 Thompson Center by Friday, May 15, 2026 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 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!