Handshake Access for Community Members

Access to Handshake is available to UW certificate students and community members on a quarterly basis at a nominal fee. Please see below for the fee and access schedule, as well as the online registration form for requesting access. Once the online registration webform has been submitted, you will be redirected to the UW Career & Internship Center webstore to complete your payment. Once payment has been processed, a member of our staff will add you as a user to the UW Handshake platform and you will receive a confirmation email to login to your Handshake account.

**Please note – Community Member Handshake access does NOT include access to career coaching appointments or virtual career fairs.

Fall 2023 Quarter Access (September 25, 2023 – January 1, 2024)

OptionPriceAccess Granted FromSubscribe On or After
1$60September 25, 2023 until January 1, 2024September 25, 2023
2$40October 23, 2023 until January 1, 2024October 23, 2023
3$20November 20, 2023 until January 1, 2024November 20, 2023

Winter 2024 Quarter Access (January 2, 2024 – March 24, 2024)

OptionPriceAccess Granted FromSubscribe On or After
1$60January 2, 2024 until March 24, 2024January 2, 2024
2$40January 29, 2024 until March 24, 2024January 29, 2024
3$20February 26, 2024 until March 24, 2024February 26, 2024
Previous Handshake Account(Required)
Have you had a UW Handshake account in the past?
Continuum College Enrollment(Required)
Are you currently enrolled in a UW Continuum College certificate/non-matriculated program? (https://www.continuum.uw.edu/programs)

Questions? Email handshake@uw.edu