Graduation
More information regarding the ceremony will be sent to you at a later date. If you have any questions, please contact Judy Turner at 386-754-4336. Nursing students contact Mattie Jones at 386-754-4368.
The College conducts only one graduation ceremony per year. The ceremony is held at the end of the spring semester. To receive a diploma and/or participate in the graduation ceremony, which includes having the student's name printed in the graduation program, a student must meet all graduation requirements and file an application for graduation with the Registrar's Office in accordance with the published deadline (see Critical Dates Calendar, or the Student Handbook calendar).
Students must meet with an advisor when applying for graduation. Students completing all degree or certificate requirements in the previous fall semester, or the current spring semester, may participate in the ceremony. Students expecting to complete all requirements within the Summer A or B terms may participate, provided they need no more than 12 credits to complete those requirements.
Honors
College degrees are awarded with honors as follows:
Summa Cum Laude are students who are associate in arts, associate in science, or associate in applied science degree graduates. Degrees are awarded with highest praise, and a recipient must graduate with a GPA of 3.75 - 4.0.
Magna Cum Laude are students who are associate in arts, associate in science, or associate in applied science degree graduates. Degrees are awarded with great praise, and a recipient must graduate with a GPA of 3.50 - 3.74.
Cum Laude are students who are assoicate in arts, associate in science, or associate in applied science degree graduates. Degrees are awarded with praise, and a recipient must graduate with a GPA of 3.33 - 3.49.
Phi Theta Kappa graduates are recognized by gold stoles worn with their gowns and the gold PTK tassels hung from their caps. The society president also wears a gold medallion hung from a gold ribbon, with officers wearing gold medallions hung from blue and gold ribbons.
Phi Theta Kappa is the international honor society for two-year colleges. To be inducted into the society, a candidate must have a GPA of 3.5 or higher, and must maintain a 3.0 GPA.
