One semester prior to your graduation:

Complete an Application for Degree and/or Certificate of Completion Form and turn it in at the Success Center, second floor, Student Center, or mail to the attention of the Records office, 12345 College Blvd., Overland Park, Kan. 66210-1299.

Graduation Application Deadlines:

- June 15 for summer graduation
- October 15 for fall graduation
- February 15 for spring graduation

Requirements for degree or certificate of graduation

• For an associate's degree, 15 credit hours must be earned in residence at JCCC. Advanced standing credit will not count toward satisfying this credit hour requirement.
• For the associate of arts and associate of science degrees, a student must complete an approved cultural diversity course.
• For certificates, a student must complete a minimum of 50 percent of the required coursework at JCCC.
• Graduates must have earned both a 2.0 grade point average at JCCC and have a cumulative 2.0 or better on all completed course work.
• Developmental and/or prerequisite courses, required before enrollment in college-level courses, will not count toward fulfilling graduation degree/certificate requirements.
• Students must be enrolled in classes at JCCC during the semester they anticipate completing degree/certificate requirements and wish to graduate.

Rules to determine a student's graduation catalog term

Students are considered continuously enrolled if they complete at least one class during each regular fall and spring semester. If students do not maintain continuous enrollment, they will be required to follow the graduation requirements that are in effect at the time of re-enrollment.

Graduation Verification Process

1. When an Application for Degree and/or Certificate of Completion Form is received in the Records office, an initial verification will be completed to ensure degree and/or certificate requirements will be satisfied.

2. A letter will be sent to the student once the verification is complete. If you do not receive a letter, please contact the Admissions office to verify your mailing address.

3. A student's degree and/or certificate status will be recorded on a student's permanent transcript once grades have been posted and a final verification is done to ensure that all graduation requirements have been completed.

Graduation Application Deadline Appeal Process

If a student misses the application deadline, a student may submit a Graduation Appeal Form. This form can be picked up in the Success Center, second floor, Student Center, or found online at http://www.jccc.edu/StudentRecords.

Graduation policy for Self-paced courses: When you apply for graduation and the only course enrolled in is self paced, then:

• If you apply for graduation within a year of enrolling in self-paced course(s), the self-paced course(s) will satisfy current enrollment requirements.

• If the self-paced course is needed to meet graduation requirements, then you must complete the self-paced course by the grade deadline for the semester in which you apply to graduate.

• If the self-paced course is not needed to meet graduation requirements, the course will satisfy current enrollment requirement for the semester in which you are applying to graduate. You simply need to complete the course within the allotted year.

Commencement Ceremony

Honors