December 2017 Commencement
UW-Madison Winter 2017 Commencement
December 17, 2017, 10:00 a.m.
Kohl Center
601 W. Dayton St., Madison
All undergraduate, law and master degree candidates will gather together and the Chancellor will confer degrees. Tickets are not required and seating is on a first-come first-served basis. More information about this ceremony will be available on the University's Commencement page at commencement.wisc.edu.
Bar Admission Large-Group Swearing-In for December graduates
January 18, 2018, 1:30 p.m.
Wisconsin Supreme Court Chambers
Academic Regalia for Graduation Ceremonies (Attire)
The gown for UW Law School graduates is called the doctor-of-law or juris doctorate gown, and the hood is purple.
Honors stoles for those receiving Dean’s Academic Achievement Awards are solid red. Once UW Law School has determined the list of students receiving the Dean’s Academic Achievement Awards, it sends the list to The University Book Store. Students eligible to wear an honors stole will be notified. Eligible students should request their honors stoles when they pick up their caps and gowns.
Candidates should wear the academic attire appropriate to the degree to be conferred. Orders for academic attire should be made as early as possible through The University Book Store.
Rental Agency
The University Book Store, 711 State St., 608-257-3784
The University Book Store handles all arrangements for caps, gowns,
hoods and honors stoles. To confirm ordering dates and get more
information about rentals, check The University Book Store website.
Store hours: Mon.-Thu., 9 a.m.-7 p.m.; Fri. and Sat., 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m.; Sun., noon-5 p.m.
You can order your tam, gown and hood:
- By phone at 608-257-3784 ($10 service fee added)
- In-store at The University Book Store, 711 State St.
- Online at www.uwbookstore.com
Academic Attire Ordering Deadlines
2017 Winter Commencement Academic Attire Rental Timetable
| Oct 2 - Nov 10 | Online: tam, hood and gown sales/rentals |
| Oct 17 - Nov 10 | In-store or phone orders (Phone orders: Add $10 service charge) |
| Oct 20 | Deadline to purchase attire to own |
| Nov 10 | Deadline for renting tams, hoods and gowns |
| Nov 14 - Nov 20 | Late rental period: (Add $10 late rental charge) |
| Dec 15-16 | Distribution of pre-reserved attire The University Bookstore, 711 State St. |
| Dec 17 - 19 | Return tam, hood and gown rentals The University Bookstore, 711 State st. |
Stole Pickup: Those graduating with honors must pick up their stoles with their tams, gowns and hoods. The bookstore keeps a list of all eligible students. Please check to make sure the stole is solid red.
Exit/Graduation Photographs
The Law School would like a photo of each graduate for the alumni photo collection located on the second floor of the Law Library. Graduates can have their exit/graduation photos taken by a professional photographer at the Law School or may send a high-resolution digital copy of their own photograph (using their name as the file name). Please send your digital photographs or any questions you have about the graduation photos to Kimberly Raether.
Additional Graduation Information is available in Read This First! Student Handbook:
