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graduation |
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Contact:
Office of the Dean of
Instruction
PA 121
Phone ext 240
E- mail stewarta@nacc.edu
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APPLYING FOR GRADUATION
The deadline to apply
for graduation will be early in the semester. It will be
announced by the website, bulletin boards, and announcements to
instructors/advisors.
Turn in the
following to the Office of the Dean of Instruction
before the deadline:
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a copy of your degree sheet showing completed credits,
available from your advisor and signed by your advisor |
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a copy of your unofficial transcript, available from your
advisor |
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payment: |
$20 for the
diploma with keepsake cover |
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$28 for cap and
gown (for Spring ceremony)* |
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If you pay your fees
by check, please make your check payable to Northeast Alabama
Community College. If you are a WIA or TRA student, please write
“WIA” or “TRA” at the top of the application, and WIA or TRA
will pay for one diploma, cap and gown. |
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a completed
"Application for Degree" form, available from your advisor
or one of these locations: |
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Office of the Dean of Instruction, 121 Pendley
Office of Workforce/Technical Division, 148 Pendley
Office of Extended Day, 111 Pendley
Admissions Office, 109 Student Center
Textbooks, Etc., 100 Annex |
Students may receive
degrees at the end of Fall, Spring, or Summer.
*All students who graduate during the year can be honored at the
annual Commencement ceremony at the end of Spring Semester. To
participate in the ceremony, complete the part of the
"Application for Degree" form concerning cap and gown purchase
($28).
GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
DEGREES
A student shall be awarded the Associate in Arts, Associate in
Science, Associate in Applied Science and Associate in
Occupational Technologies degrees upon satisfactory completion
of the requirements of the specific program as specified by the
college granting the degree and the State Board of Education.
A student must:
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Satisfactorily complete a minimum of 60 semester hours of
college credit in an approved program of study, including
prescribed general education courses.
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Earn a 2.0 cumulative grade point average in all courses
attempted at the college. The calculation of the grade point
average for graduation shall not include grades earned in
institutional credit courses. A course may be counted only once
for purposes of meeting graduation requirements.
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Complete at least 25 percent of semester credit hours at the
college granting the degree.
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Meet all requirements for graduation within a calendar year
from the last semester/term of attendance.
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Coursework transferred or accepted for credit toward an
undergraduate degree must represent collegiate coursework
relevant to the degree, with course content and level of
instruction resulting in student competencies at least
equivalent to those of students enrolled in the institution’s
own undergraduate degree programs. In assessing and documenting
equivalent learning and qualified faculty, an institution may
use recognized guides which aid in the evaluation for credit.
Such guides include those published by the American Council on
Education, The American Association of Collegiate Registrars and
Admissions Officers, and the National Association of Foreign
Student Affairs.
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Comply with formal procedures for graduation in accordance
with institutional policy at the receiving institution.
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Fulfill all financial obligations to the college.
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The chief academic officer shall approve the formal award
when the student meets all requirements for graduation
satisfactorily.
See the Catalog
for exact degree requirements.
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