Graduation

Requirements: To qualify for graduation, students must complete the prescribed course of study with a minimum average of 2.00 (C), discharge all financial obligations to the College, and meet the credit-hour requirements for their major.

Requirements for the LPN to BSN, Medical Assistant, Patient Care Technician, Practical Nurse, Sterile Processing Technician, and Surgical Technology programs may differ. Students should refer to their respective Student Handbook Supplements for program-specific graduation policies.

Each spring the College conducts both an in-person Commencement ceremony and a separate online Virtual Commencement ceremony. All graduating students are automatically invited to the in-person Commencement and to the Virtual Commencement. Students who were expected to complete their degree requirements in the winter semester but did not, and are enrolled in an Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree program with no more than six semester credits remaining, can participate in the spring Commencement exercises. Students in certificate programs who have not completed their prescribed course of study by the end of the winter term are not eligible to participate in spring Commencement exercises.

Honors: Students in degree programs who achieve an overall 3.50 average will be graduated cum laude; students who achieve an overall 3.70 average will be graduated magna cum laude; and students who achieve an overall 4.00 average will be graduated summa cum laude.

Honors for Certificate Recipients: Students in certificate programs who achieve an overall average of 3.50 – 3.79 will be graduated with Honors; students who achieve an overall average of 3.80 – 4.00 will be graduated with High Honors.

Graduate Salutes: Each year, graduates are invited to participate in one of our Graduate Salutes - celebratory events held prior to the annual Commencement ceremony - where graduates can engage with faculty, staff, and other graduates. Additionally, graduates attending a Graduate Salute event on-site can have a formal graduation photo taken. In the months leading up to the annual Commencement ceremony, graduates will have the opportunity to order their caps and gowns to be shipped to them and purchase a class ring.