Graduation Requirements
The associate degree is awarded upon the successful completion of any one of the two-year programs. A certificate is awarded upon the successful completion of any of
the one-year certificate programs or short term technical certificate programs.
Students must:
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Successfully complete all required courses in their program. Certain majors require a “C” grade or better in certain courses to meet graduation requirements. Each
required course in which an “F” grade is received must be repeated.
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Attain a 2.0 grade point average in their technical courses. The cumulative technical point average (CUM TECH GPA) is obtained at the conclusion of each semester by
dividing the number of credit points earned by the number of credit hours the student has attempted in technical courses only. Technical courses are designated by a
“+” in front of the course number under each technology in this catalog. Maintain an accumulative grade point average of 2.0 in all courses.
- Completion of 30 percent of the credits from Northwest State Community College
- In addition, all associate degree graduates may be required to:
Students are eligible to receive only one degree within a technology but may have more than one major. All majors are listed on the student’s transcript. Diplomas are
issued for each degree within a technology. Students applying for a certificate and associate degree within the same technology at the same time will be awarded the
higher degree only. Students wishing to receive dual degree/dual technologies must meet with their academic advisor to fulfill their programs of study.
All petitions for graduation must be completed by the date established by the registrar’s office. Students who do not complete requirements for a degree or certificate
within the academic year of submitting a petition must reapply for graduation. A graduation petition is available on the registrar’s office web page and in the office.
Each graduate is expected to attend the graduation exercises after the application for graduation has been approved. Students who are unable to attend graduation
exercises should notify the College by contacting the registrar’s office at least two weeks prior to commencement.
The vice president for academics may waive the repeating of an “F” grade in special circumstances where a course is no longer available for the student to repeat and/or
a reasonable substitution can be made. Students may, with written permission of their division dean or vice president for academics, repeat a course in which they
earned a passing grade. The grade received for the repeated course will thereafter be substituted for the former grade in calculating the student’s cumulative grade
point average.