Senior Countdown
The Senior Countdown is designed to help students graduate within four years.
The Senior Countdown information on this page is current through Summer 2024. Program changes effective for Fall 2024 are pending and will be updated on this page once available.
Spring 2024 Commencement
How Does it Work?
Meet With Your Advisor
Your academic advisor will sit down with you to develop strategic course schedules and create a Student Educational Planner (SEP) degree plan in Degree Works to map out your path to graduating within four years of your first semester.
Commit to Graduate: Join the Senior Countdown
Commit to following the SEP plan developed by you and your advisor. Your eligibility to join the Senior Countdown will be reviewed during your senior year and is based on your SEP degree plan status and graduation term.
Senior Countdown Begins
Apply online for graduation. Your SEP plan should be in an on-track status at the start of your final term. If you receive communication providing you with information for accessing your Senior Countdown benefits, your countdown will begin!
Benefits
Eligible students may* receive:
- $1,000 Graduation Grant for your final term.
- Students who have applied for graduation receive First Priority Time-Ticket for class registration.
Eligibility*
Students must meet all of the following criteria to be eligible to join Senior Countdown:
- Start UWF in the fall — or summer continuing to fall — term as a first-time-in-college freshman.
- Be enrolled full-time in your first semester at UWF (12+ hours).
- Be on track to graduate with your first bachelor's degree from UWF by the summer term of your fourth year.
*Eligibility is not a guarantee that you will be awarded a graduation grant. Students are not eligible to receive a retroactive graduation grant after they graduate.
For more information, please contact:
Alicyn Booth, Associate Director
Office of Academic Advocacy and Graduation Succes
seniorcountdown@uwf.edu