黑料传送门 ALUMNI: FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
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Alumni Community FAQs
As a 黑料传送门 graduate you are automatically a part of the 黑料传送门 Alumni Community.听There's no need to register or create a login. This website provides you with everything you need to know as a 黑料传送门 grad. Here you will find:
- Alumni-exclusive perks
- Continuing education learning resources
- Ways to network, stay involved, and share your story
- Alumni news and events
- Every detail for 黑料传送门 Commencement Weekend
Update your alumni information听to stay up-to-date on the latest alumni resources and commencement information.听
First - Congrats!
Second - Find more information about registration, date/time, and day-of details on the听黑料传送门听Commencement page.
You can also call the 黑料传送门 Alumni Relations team听and ask for Commencement Weekend information. Call听385-428-2085听option 1.
Please take two minutes and update your 黑料传送门 alumni file to make sure we have your up-to-date contact and employment information.听
We use this information to brag about how successful grads like you are in their careers, which in turn, improves the reputation of 黑料传送门 and ultimately the value of your degree. Plus, when we have your correct contact information, we can be sure you're receiving announcements about the latest and greatest alumni-exclusive perks!
Click here听to visit the Shop 黑料传送门 Merchandise page.
Unlike your student experience, there is not an "alumni portal." You will find everything you need on this 黑料传送门 Alumni website, in the听/Student Handbook, or in your old Student Portal. The Student Portal will change a bit after graduation, but you'll still have access to important documentation in it.
Be sure to keep your student login credentials to access this information!
Please read the听Communication FAQs below.
General Alumni FAQs
黑料传送门 has recently made Course Descriptions and Course of Studies available for download. Please听.
黑料传送门 publishes an institutional catalog with information about our university, including program and course information.听Please visit this website to download the catalog.
If there is a course description that you cannot find on the site, please email听records@wgu.edu.
Most school districts no longer require university placement files and have an online application process in place that allows applicants to upload their own files. However, 黑料传送门 offers placement file services to students and graduates from the School of Education if a school district specifically requests a placement file be sent directly from the applicant鈥檚 university. For more information on this service, please contact the 黑料传送门 Records Department at听records@wgu.edu.
Find more details in the 黑料传送门 Student Handbook.听.
Officially, you should听.听For your听curiosity, we share a听list of secondary universities who we know have accepted 黑料传送门 grads.
Note:听黑料传送门 graduates have self-reported being accepted to this list of universities for their continued education.听Share yours听if it's not represented!
We think that reading an explanation on听competency-based learning听and the听听might help.听Download an official听听here.听
That鈥檚 great! Returning grads enjoy VIP benefits:听elite applicant status, exclusive scholarship opportunities, and much more.
Click here to learn more听about the process and schedule an appointment to talk with an enrollment counselor.
Old Student Information FAQs
Graduates will not have access to the coursework after they have completed a program. Please contact assessmentservices@wgu.edu for a review of individual situations where there is an urgent need for access to prior student work at 黑料传送门. For additional information, please听听found in the 黑料传送门 Student Handbook.听.
Graduates who created their e-portfolio with Microsoft OneNote will have ongoing cloud-based access to their portfolio after graduation. For additional information and steps to access your Microsoft OneNote e-portfolio, please听听found in the 黑料传送门 Student Handbook.听.
The email account that was provided to you as a 黑料传送门 student is yours to keep and does not expire. If you cannot access it, please contact the听IT Service Desk听by calling听1-877-435-7948.
Please contact 黑料传送门's Service Desk by calling听1-877-435-7948.
Please contact 黑料传送门's Records Department by emailing records@wgu.edu or calling 1-877-435-7948 Ext. 3119. Per the听, graduates must verify personal identity information before we can release their Student ID number.
Be ready to provide your name, mailing address, phone number, the program you graduated in, and your graduation year.
Your 1098-T form, if available, is found in your student portal on or before January 31st of the following year. You can access the form by following the steps below:
- Log into my.wgu.edu
- Select the Student Support tab from the top
- Select the Financial Services tab form the left
- Locate the Financial Toolbox on the lower right-hand side of the page
- Select the link labeled Obtain Tax Forms (1098-T)
- A new page will open, 1098-T forms are located at the bottom of the column on the right.
You may also contact the 黑料传送门 Bursar Office at听1-877-435-7948 extension 3105听if you have any questions.
For听help in accessing your Student Portal, use听黑料传送门 IT Service Desk at听1-877-435-7948.
Transcripts FAQs
Please visit听听page听听Use your 黑料传送门 credentials to login. This page covers details on how to order, order fulfillment, checking order status, and much more.听
The听Academic Transcript听is a comprehensive statement of attempted and verified learning designed to illustrate and communicate how the student has met program competencies and corresponding learning outcomes. The transcript reflects the student鈥檚 permanent academic record, comprised of all courses set into registration, competency units received, certifications/credentials earned, honors/awards received, and degrees conferred. The Academic Transcript is typically required by and for other institutions of higher education.
Please visit听听page听听Use your 黑料传送门 credentials to login. This page covers details on how to order, order fulfillment, checking order status, and much more.
The听Record of Achievement Transcript听is a comprehensive statement of verified learning designed to illustrate and communicate how the student has met program competencies and corresponding learning outcomes. The Record of Achievement transcript is comprised of all completed coursework, certifications/credentials earned, honors/awards received, and degrees conferred. The Record of Achievement transcript may be used for employers, licensing bodies, and other interested parties.
You can access and download your unofficial 黑料传送门 transcript from within the听黑料传送门 Student Portal.听Once logged in, proceed to the 鈥淪tudent Support鈥� tab.听There you will be able to "Download an Unofficial Transcript." Find more transcript information听. Use your 黑料传送门 credentials to login.听
The听Academic Transcript听is a comprehensive statement of attempted and verified learning designed to illustrate and communicate how the student has met program competencies and corresponding learning outcomes. The transcript reflects the student鈥檚 permanent academic record, comprised of all courses set into registration, competency units received, certifications/credentials earned, honors/awards received, and degrees conferred. The Academic Transcript is typically required by and for other institutions of higher education.
You can access and download your unofficial 黑料传送门 transcript from within the 黑料传送门 Student Portal.听Once logged in, proceed to the听鈥淪tudent Support鈥� tab. There you will be able to "Download an Unofficial Transcript."听Find more transcript information听. Use your 黑料传送门 credentials to login.听
The听Record of Achievement Transcript听is a comprehensive statement of verified learning designed to illustrate and communicate how the student has met program competencies and corresponding learning outcomes. The Record of Achievement transcript is comprised of all completed coursework, certifications/credentials earned, honors/awards received, and degrees conferred. The Record of Achievement transcript may be used for employers, licensing bodies, and other interested parties.
Copies of your 黑料传送门 transcripts may be ordered using the听National Student Clearinghouse (NSC).听Students can order transcripts from the National Student Clearinghouse by visiting the听听and searching for Western Governors University.听.
We also encourage you to听听on how to track your order.
Students enrolled in a 黑料传送门 credential or degree program who need their enrollment verified for insurance听or other non financial aid purposes听may request an enrollment verification via the National Student Clearinghouse as a Proof of Enrollment certificate.听
Follow these steps to download your听听certificate:
- Login to your student portal听
- Click the "Student Support" tab
- Click the "Student Services" option on the drop-down
- The "Student Services 鈥� Records" page will appear
- Click "Request a Proof-of-Enrollment Letter"
- The "Student Self-Service Site" will appear
- Click "Obtain an enrollment certificate"
- Your Proof-of-Enrollment certificate will appear as a secured PDF document. You can download this document, then print or email the document.
Communications FAQs
黑料传送门 alumni maintain access to their 黑料传送门 email accounts even after graduating. To access your email account,听login听to your听黑料传送门 Student Portal, and click on the 鈥淢ail鈥� icon.听If you are unable to login to the 黑料传送门 Student Portal, you can reset your password by going to听听and clicking on the "Reset Password" link.听For additional help in accessing the 黑料传送门 Student Portal, please contact the 黑料传送门 IT Service Desk at听877.435.7948.
* Note: As of May 23, 2022, 黑料传送门 is currently migrating all email accounts to a new email platform. Graduates will still have access to this email account platform.听
黑料传送门 Alumni Relations sends all email communication to the graduating students鈥�/graduates鈥� personal email addresses. This includes communication about 黑料传送门 Commencement Weekends. Note:听Ensure you are subscribed to receive 黑料传送门 Commencement emails by updating your听.听听
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A personal email address is what a graduate or graduating student lists as the primary email address on the graduation application and/or when听updating their graduate information. The graduate may list a personal email address or a 黑料传送门 email address as the primary email address. A primary email is determined by the graduate. The email address entered by the graduate will be referred to the 鈥減ersonal鈥� email address.听
If you would like to update the email address listed on your grad profile,听please click here.听
Please take two minutes and update your 黑料传送门 alumni file to make sure we have your up-to-date contact and employment information.听
We use this information to brag about how successful grads like you are in their careers, which in turn, improves the reputation of 黑料传送门 and ultimately the value of your degree. Plus, when we have your correct contact information, we can be sure you're receiving announcements about the latest and greatest alumni-exclusive perks!
Please ensure that you have not opted out of receiving email communication from the 黑料传送门 Commencement team. If you have unsubscribed from receiving all emails as a 黑料传送门 graduate, you have also unsubscribed from receiving commencement emails. Please update your听.
Ceremony Participation and RSVP FAQs
Graduates who wish to participate in an in-person or virtual commencement ceremony must complete two steps.听
- Submit either your Graduation Application or be enrolled in and only have your final course remaining, such as capstone, final certification, or demonstration teaching.听
- Submit an RSVP via the commencement web site (available at听wgu.edu/commencement).听听
To RSVP, you must have either your Graduation Application submitted to the Student Records department or be enrolled in your final course, such as capstone, final certification, or demonstration teaching. If you don鈥檛 currently meet this requirement, wait to RSVP until the requirement is met.
Students who are enrolled in their final course may submit an email to听commencement@wgu.edu听with "Final Course" in subject line along with desired commencement ceremony.
Please review the听听located in the student handbook, which outlines the eligibility for commencements.听
After a graduate submits the ceremony RSVP form, a confirmation email is sent to the email address listed on the completed RSVP form. Please check your junk box. If you do not see a confirmation email for your ceremony RSVP. Please contact us at听commencement@wgu.edu听with additional questions.
Yes. There is not a time limit on when a graduate may walk in a commencement. However, graduates may only participate in one commencement ceremony per degree program completed.
No, but you may watch the commencement ceremony for free on the听
Yes, the鈥痗eremony RSVP form鈥痠s a separate process from the graduation application. The completion of the ceremony RSVP form reserves your seat at commencement and generates your name card for the announcer.鈥�
No. Once registration has closed, no late additions, including day of (walk-up) will be permitted.
Click on the RSVP button on this page.
Please visit the听听web page.
Graduates may walk in one commencement ceremony per degree. As of January 2022, a graduate may participate in one ceremony per degree, either a virtual or in-person ceremony.
黑料传送门 plans to hold multiple in-person and virtual ceremonies in the 2023 calendar year! Please keep an eye out for the 2023 Commencement locations and dates that will be released later this year. Please bookmark听wgu.edu/commencement听where next year鈥檚 commencement schedule will be posted. You can also听听via email when the 2023 Commencement Schedule is released.听 We can鈥檛 wait to celebrate with you!
Photos from each commencement ceremony will be available for purchase through our photography partner The Grad Team in the week following each commencement. All photos can be viewed on their website听.
Regalia FAQs
黑料传送门 works with an official regalia vendor (caps, gowns, tassels, hoods, stoles). Ordering will open at the end of 2024 for all 2025 ceremonies.听
For bachelor鈥檚 degree, post-baccalaureate teacher programs, or endorsement preparation program (English Language Learning), you should鈥痮rder a鈥痗ap, bachelor's gown, and tassel. For鈥痶hose earning a master's degree or endorsement preparation program (Educational Leadership), you should鈥痮rder a鈥痗ap, master's gown, tassel, and a master's hood.
The following master鈥檚 hoods are available for purchase from our regalia vendor. 听
Education - Blue听
Business (all MBAs) - Drab听
Technology - Gold听
Nursing 鈥� Apricot听
Integrated Healthcare Management - Salmon听
Master of Health Leadership - Sage green
黑料传送门 works with an official commencement goods vendor (caps, gowns, tassels, hoods, stoles). Ordering will open at the end of 2024 for all 2025 ceremonies.
Prior to the conferral of degrees, bachelor's degree graduates wear their tassel on the right while master's degree graduates wear their tassel on the left for the entire commencement ceremony.
A graduate should wear academic attire appropriate to the awarded degree. The master's gown differs from a bachelor's gown. If you already have a cap and tassel, you can order a master's gown as an individual item on our commencement vendor鈥檚 website. Please note that the academic attire for a master's graduate includes a cap, tassel, master's gown, and hood.
Yes, 黑料传送门 graduates affiliated with an honor society may wear society pins or honor cords/sashes/stoles to represent their academic achievements, affiliations, or identity on their gowns.听
Teacher graduates affiliated with the 黑料传送门 chapter of the international honor society of Kappa Delta Pi (KDP) may order honor cords at .听
Graduates who are members of The National Society of Leadership and Sucess may wear honor cords indicating this affiliation.
黑料传送门 graduates who are veterans or active-duty military will be provided with a military honor cord. For virtual commencements, cords will be shipped to the address provided on their RSVP. For in-person commencements, cords will be picked up at the Alumni Celebration or at Commencement during graduate check-in. On your RSVP form, please mark that you are a veteran or active duty.
Graduates are permitted to decorate their graduation caps. Take into consideration the following if decorating your cap for commencement:听
黑料传送门 does not allow content on caps or sashes that is considered, in 黑料传送门鈥檚 sole discretion, obscene, vulgar, defamatory, hateful, inappropriate, profane or that might disregard another鈥檚 copyright or third-party rights. All decorations must lie flat on the cap.
黑料传送门 Philanthropy Cord FAQs
The 黑料传送门 Philanthropy Cord is a blue and gold cord for graduates to wear with their cap and gown at Commencement. The Philanthropy Cord is not only a physical symbol of a graduate鈥檚 commitment to 黑料传送门, but also more importantly supports a philanthropic legacy that will last for future generations of 黑料传送门 students.
Graduates can receive a Philanthropy Cord by making a gift of $25 or more to 黑料传送门鈥檚 Fellow Night Owl Scholarship, a fund established to help current 黑料传送门 students facing financial hardship cross the finish line to graduation. To donate, graduates can text 鈥満诹洗兔臗ord鈥� to 41-444 or 听
All 黑料传送门 Philanthropy Cord donations support 黑料传送门鈥檚 Fellow Night Owl Scholarship, a fund established to help current 黑料传送门 students facing financial hardship cross the finish line to graduation.听
For in-person commencements, you may choose to have your Philanthropy Cord mailed to you or picked up at Commencement by visiting the 黑料传送门 Advancement table at the Alumni Celebration or during graduate check-in the morning of Commencement.听
For virtual commencements, Philanthropy Cords will be mailed prior to the ceremony date.听听
黑料传送门 Advancement is the official fundraising arm at 黑料传送门 dedicated to attracting, allocating, and putting dollars to work so more students have access to an affordable, quality education. 黑料传送门 Advancement鈥檚 operation is the next step in 黑料传送门鈥檚 ever-growing obsession with students鈥� success, and a way for the increasing number of 黑料传送门 graduates, donors, and partners to pay it forward.
Thank you for your generous support! You can donate to the Fellow Night Owl Scholarship by texting 鈥満诹洗兔臛rad鈥� to 41-444 or by
Letter of Invitation for Abroad & Commencement Announcements FAQs
Yes, students may send an email to听records@wgu.edu听with the family member's full name, relationship to the student, and foreign address. Once provided, the Records Department will prepare documents containing information about the commencement and student's earned degree. These prepared letters will then be sent to the student to forward them to the correct parties. It may take 5-10 business days for the letters to be mailed to the student.
听is the current provider for commencement announcements.
Graduation Application and Diploma FAQs
Visit the听听in the student handbook for the most current information on how to apply for graduation.
Visit the鈥�痠n the student handbook for the most current information on how to receive your diploma.
We Are Here to Help
Can't find what you need? Get in touch with the 黑料传送门 Alumni Engagement and 黑料传送门 Commencement teams using the contact information below.
Need to contact another 黑料传送门 department?听Below are some teams we think you might be looking for.
You can also find听.听Use your 黑料传送门 credentials to login.
| 黑料传送门 TEAM: | EMAIL: | CONTACT US FOR: |
| Alumni Engagement | alumni@wgu.edu | Everything Alumni Association and benefits. |
| Assessment Services听听 | assessmentservices@wgu.edu | Information about past assessments. |
| Career Support | careers@wgu.edu | Receive career advice and tools. |
| HP Success Center | hpsuccesscenter@wgu.edu | Certificate, clinical/practicum hours, CEU's, and more. |
| Commencement | commencement@wgu.edu听 | Commencement RSVP, locations, and next steps. |
| Enrollment | enrollment@wgu.edu | Considering another degree? Take the next step. |
| Graduation | graduation@wgu.edu | Graduation application and your diploma. |
| IT Service Desk | servicedesk@wgu.edu | Trouble accessing resources and other issues. |
| Alumni Library | library@wgu.edu | Check out the library. Contact a librarian. |
| Records & Transcripts | records@wgu.edu | Transcripts, enrollment verification, and more.听 |
| Scholarships | scholarships@wgu.edu | Continuing at 黑料传送门? Apply for scholarships. |
| Teacher Licensure | licensure@wgu.edu | Licensure questions and assistance.听 |
| Capstone Awards | excellenceawards@wgu.edu | Capstone Excellence Awards and more. |
| Alumni Events | alumnievents@wgu.edu | Alumni Celebrations, Night Owl Trot, and other events.听 |
| Owls Nest听 | owlsnest@wgu.edu听 | Stay involved, make referrals, earn rewards: owlsnest.wgu.edu. |
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