Galveston College 2020-2021 Student Handbook

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS All students interested in obtaining a degree and/or certificate should meet with a counselor/advisor to verify degree progress. A minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.0 is required on all course work taken at Galveston College. Specific programs may stipulate additional GPA requirements for successful completion. Developmental courses are not applied toward graduation requirements.

Students may not graduate if on scholastic probation (below a 2.0 GPA) in the last semester of enrollment.

GRADUATION UNDER A PARTICULAR CATALOG DEGREE PLAN The student is responsible for all requirements of the catalog under which that student is graduating. To graduate, students must complete the course requirements of the Galveston College Catalog in effect at the time a degree or certificate program is selected. To change majors, a Change of Major form must be completed in the Counseling Office and filed in the Office of Admissions. Major changes will be governed by the degree requirements in effect at the time the change of major becomes effective. These exceptions apply: 1. A catalog more than 10 years old shall not be used.

2. Students who stop (not enrolled) for twelve months or more, will be governed by the catalog in effect at the time of the student's re-entrance to the College. For these purposes, enrollment will be defined as registration for and successful completion of at least one course during an academic term.

APPLICATION FOR GRADUATION Students who plan to receive an Associate of Arts, Associate of Science, Associate of Applied Science degree or a Program Certificate must submit an Application for Graduation to the Office of Admissions by the posted deadline. Graduation application deadline dates are available in the semester class schedule and the catalog. Applying for graduation in advance to the Office of Admissions permits timely updating of degree audits, allowing students to plan or change their final semester courses to ensure completion of all requirements. Applications should be reviewed and accessed via the Counseling and Advising Office.

Incomplete grades, grade changes, and transfer work needed to complete graduation requirements that are not resolved within thirty days after graduation will result in reapplying for graduation for the subsequent semester. Academic records are sealed thirty days after the conferral of a degree/certificate; no changes to the record will be made following that date. There is one formal commencement exercise held at the end of each spring semester. All graduating students are encouraged to participate in the exercise. Summer and fall graduates are also encouraged to participate.

GRADUATION WITH HONORS Galveston College has several means of recognizing students for their outstanding and distinguished academic achievement.

Cum Laude Students who are graduating with an Associate Degree (A.A., A.S., or A.A.S.), who have at least 24 semester hours in residence, who have completed at least two semesters at Galveston College, and who 63