Schenectady County Community College 2012-13 Academic Code 8.6.1 Candidates will be allowed to participate in SCCC=s commencement ceremony if they are within six credits of program completion, have registered for the required courses during the subsequent summer term, and can achieve a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 at the end of the summer term. Commencement Exercises will be conducted annually after the spring semester with the actual date specified in the official Academic Calendar. The responsibility of preparation for the ceremony rests with the Student Affairs Committee of the Academic Senate with supportive assistance by the appropriate administrative staff. All members of the professional staff, designated as members of the Academic Senate, assume a professional obligation to participate in Commencement Exercises. 8.7
Additional Degree or Certificate Students may earn an additional degree or certificate provided that the secondary program is essentially different from the primary program (i.e., the secondary program includes at least 15 credit hours of requirements not in common with the primary program), and that all degree or certificate requirements for both programs have been met. 8.7.1 Courses applied to the primary program may be applied to the secondary program; however, a minimum of 15 credit hours (residence credit) above the total credit hour requirements of the primary program must be completed. 8.7.2 An additional degree or certificate may be pursued in one of two ways: (1) subsequent to the completion of the primary program requiring readmission and matriculation into the secondary program, or (2) simultaneously with the primary program (in which the student is matriculated) allowing for application to graduate from both programs at the same time.
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