Frequently Asked Questions

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Each semester, a select group of students is given the opportunity to accept their completed associate degree after the graduation application deadlines have passed. These students do not need to submit a standard application; they will be notified through their myUVU email in box of their eligibility and are required to accept the degree offer via an online form.
The goal of this process is to increase the number of UVU students who receive their associate degree once they qualify for it, even if they are still working on a bachelor’s degree.
Currently, only a small number of associate degrees are available for authorized awarding. Students will only receive an email if they qualify for one of those associate degrees. To graduate with a specific associate degree, students should submit the standard graduation application and select the appropriate major.

UVU doesn’t award any associate degrees without official confirmation from the student that they want to receive it — either through submission of the standard graduation application or by accepting the degree after receiving email outreach from the graduation office.
This is because of UVU’s policy allowing each student to receive only one Associate in Science or Arts from UVU. Since you can only get one, we want to make sure you are able to receive the associate degree of your choice. We rely on students to tell us which degree they want by applying for it.

We can find eligible students for a small number of associate degrees, but we cannot match every student to every possible associate degree.
We do our best to contact as many students as possible, but the only way to ensure you will definitely receive a degree is to have your academic advisor declare you in all degrees you wish to receive and apply for it through the standard graduation application.

If you didn’t receive an email from our office, you need to apply for graduation through the standard application. You may need to apply for a future semester, but you can still receive the associate degree.

We do our best to contact as many students as possible, but students should work closely with their academic advisor to know when to apply for their degree through the standard graduation application and before the appropriate deadlines.

No problem! You can apply for a different degree through the standard graduation application. You might still get emails from our office about your eligibility until you have graduated with an associate degree.
We do our best to contact as many students as possible, but the only way to ensure you will definitely receive a degree is to apply for it through the standard graduation application.

No! The only time there is an application fee is during the late fee period.

Though you don’t have to receive an associate degree, we do recommend all students get one along the way to their bachelor’s degree. Benefits of an associate degree include:

• Greater career and earnings potential sooner.
• A completed and locked-in credential if your bachelor’s degree program has to be interrupted due to unforeseeable issues (family, health, finances, etc.).
• Help in transferring if you end up attending a different school.

And don’t worry—you can continue to pursue your current degree uninterrupted! Here’s a video with more information.

Use the What If feature of Wolverine Track to see your eligibility for various degrees. If you want help using What If, contact the Graduation Office or your academic advisor.

Bachelor’s and master’s degrees are never awarded automatically and students will not be contacted by the graduation office when they need to apply for those degrees. Students must always submit a graduation application before the semester’s deadline to be eligible for graduation with a bachelor’s or master’s degree. It’s the student’s responsibility to be aware of degree progress and application deadlines, and to apply for their bachelor’s or master’s degree on time.

The graduation office will automatically mail the diplomas to the address provided by the graduate in the graduation application. 6-8 weeks after the end of the term diplomas should arrive to the graduate.  A link to order a digital diploma will also be sent to the student's myUVU email account when the paper diploma is mailed.

Diplomas are mailed 6-8 weeks after the end of a student's graduating term.

Students must have the correct name on their records by the end of their graduating term to ensure that their name is printed correctly. If you find that your name is incorrect on the diploma you receive, you will need to reach out to the Graduation Office to have this fixed.

Graduates will need to reach out to the Graduation Office to verify the honors that are printed on the diploma.

Minors are never printed on students' diplomas; however, minors will appear on the official transcript. Transcripts are the legal documentation to show the degree that has been earned. You can order your official transcript through the Records Office.