Fall Commencement
- Date: Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025
- Time: 10 a.m.
- Location: UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena, 400 W. Kilbourn Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53203
Spring Commencement
- Date: Sunday, May 17, 2026
- Time: 9 a.m. (Black Ceremony) and 2 p.m. (Gold Ceremony)
- Location: UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena, 400 W. Kilbourn Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53203
Black Ceremony – 9 a.m.
For all associate’s, bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral candidates from the following schools and colleges:
- College of Community Engagement and Professions
- School of Education
- School of Information Studies
- Helen Bader School of Social Welfare
- College of Health Professions & Sciences
- School of Biomedical Sciences & Health Care Administration
- School of Nursing
- School of Rehabilitation Sciences & Technology
- School of Freshwater Sciences
- College of Letters & Science
- Bachelor’s and Associate’s
Please check with the Registrar’s Office or the Graduate School directly if you are unsure whether you are eligible to graduate.
Gold Ceremony – 2 p.m.
For all bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral candidates from the following schools and colleges:
- College of the Arts & Architecture
- School of Architecture & Urban Planning
- Peck School of the Arts
- College of Engineering & Applied Science
- Sheldon B. Lubar College of Business
- Joseph J. Zilber College of Public Health
Please check with the Registrar’s Office or the Graduate School directly if you are unsure whether you are eligible to graduate.
Important Information
Graduates are asked to pass through security with their graduation gowns unzipped and open as part of the Wisconsin Center District security screening process. The bag policy at the UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena will be strictly enforced. See the arena’s bag policy and list of prohibited items. Disruption of university events, including graduation activities, violates state law and university policies. Disruptions will not be tolerated. Participants who engage in disruption risk arrest, and/or criminal charges and student disciplinary action.