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* Composition and public speaking courses are skills courses which are transferrable. Exception: An exception may be made by the Vice President of Instructional Services, the Vice President of the Natchez Campus, or the Vice President of the Simpson Center after consultation with the Faculty Advisor and the Admissions Office for students who need all their hours to meet the course requirements in their program of study, as required by the senior college for the first two years. 1. Candidates for an Associate in Arts Degree must have a 2.0 cumulative grade point average for all hours attempted. 2. Candidates for the Associate in Applied Science Degree must complete a minimum of 60 - 64 semester hours. (Some programs require additional hours due to accreditation.) To be eligible to receive this degree a student must pass all courses and have a 2.0 quality point average in all courses in his/her curriculum. 3. Candidates for Certificate Graduation must pass all courses in the career curriculum in which they are enrolled and have a 2.0 quality point average in these courses. 4. Courses considered to be developmental do not count toward meeting graduation requirements. 5. A student must complete at least 25% (16 hrs.) of semester credit hours at CopiahLincoln Community College in order to graduate. Any transfer credit applied to meet graduation requirements after the last regular semester must be approved by the Admissions Office. 6. Not more than 25% (16 hrs.) of the work required for graduation may be done by correspondence and/or extension. All correspondence courses used for graduation purposes must be from a regionally accredited institution and must have the written approval of the appropriate Dean or Vice President at the Wesson Campus, Natchez Campus, or Simpson County Center. Any correspondence credit to meet graduation requirements after the last regular semester must have the approval of the appropriate Dean or Vice President at the Wesson Campus, Natchez Campus, or Simpson County Center. 7. A student can count only four (4) semester hours of HPR activity courses (varsity sports/general activities) toward graduation. APPLYING FOR GRADUATION Each student is responsible for checking on his/her credits, scheduling of subjects, and otherwise meeting requirements for graduation. The counselors and faculty advisors will assist in planning a schedule and program, but the final responsibility rests with the student. Candidates for graduation should file their applications with the Director of Admissions and Records (Wesson Campus), Admissions Coordinator (Natchez Campus), and Dean of Student Services (Simpson County Center) for diploma, or departmental certificate not later than the end of the first three weeks of the semester in which they plan to graduate, or if a summer graduate, not later than the beginning of the summer term in which they expect to graduate. A non-refundable graduation fee of $40 is charged to each student participating in the graduation ceremony. The fee, which is subject to change, is due and payable at the time of . . . The Place To Be