UWW students must complete and submit all appropriate applications and forms, make all payments, and pass the Illinois and United States Constitution examination or pass the course PSCI-AMER 216, American National Government.

All UWW students are also required to fulfill NEIU's writing intensive requirement, the Math Quantitative Reasoning requirement, and the Improving Human Relations requirement.

Final academic evaluation of a student's total UWW program is conducted by a Graduation Review Board. The review board has the sole authority to evaluate the academic quality of a student's program and to authorize graduation.