Graduation Application and Ceremony Attendance
In order to receive a diploma for a degree or certificate, and to facilitate planning for the graduation ceremony, students are required to apply for graduation before the published deadlines. The application for graduation is filed with the Office of Admissions and Records. Degrees or Certificates, which are not applied for, may be awarded and posted on the student’s transcript when earned. Candidates for a degree or certificate of twenty-four (24) or more semester credit hours are expected to attend commencement exercises. Skill certificate graduates from programs of less than twenty-four (24) semester credit hours will receive their diplomas by mail. Since there is no commencement ceremony for August or December, diplomas are available approximately six (6) weeks after the graduation date.
http://www.vernoncollege.edu/Resources/Admissions/Application%20for%20Graduation.pdf