{"id":271,"date":"2023-01-13T11:04:24","date_gmt":"2023-01-13T17:04:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/education\/?page_id=271"},"modified":"2026-04-01T11:19:06","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T16:19:06","slug":"graduate-without-certification-request","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/education\/students\/appeals\/graduate-without-certification-request\/","title":{"rendered":"Request to Graduate without Certification"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<p><strong>Complete this form to request to graduate without certification.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\nvar 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