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 online. 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 email. Since there is no commencement ceremony for August or December, diplomas are available approximately eight to ten weeks after the graduation date. Official diplomas are not distributed at the graduation ceremony because certification of graduates does not occur until after the formal graduation ceremony. August and December graduates are encouraged to attend the following May graduation ceremony.