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.

After you submit the online registration webform, 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 log in to your Handshake account.

**Please note – Community Member Handshake access does NOT include access to career coaching appointments, virtual career fairs, workshops, panels, or employer-hosted events on campus.

Summer 2026 Quarter Access (June 22, 2026 – September 27, 2026)

OptionPriceAccess Granted FromSubscribe On or After
1$90June 22, 2026 – September 27, 2026June 22, 2026
2$60July 20, 2026 – September 27, 2026July 20, 2026
3$30August 17, 2026 – September 27, 2026August 17, 2026
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