13.1 A candidate for an associate degree or a certificate should submit a petition for graduation to the Office of Admissions and Registration at least seven (7) working days prior to the commencement ceremony to participate. Late petitions will be processed, but participation in commencement cannot be guaranteed. Late petitions received after the summer term ends will require the approval of the Graduate Review Committee. Students who can reasonably expect to complete a program at the end of a summer term may petition to participate in the spring commencement ceremony.
13.2 To be eligible for graduation from KCC, a student must have settled financial and records obligations with the college. Records obligations are specified in the admissions policies (listed in section 2.0 of these regulations).
13.3 To qualify as a candidate for a degree, advanced certificate or certificate, a student must pass courses required in the curriculum and have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 for all course work included for that degree, advanced certificate or certificate, as well as a 2.0 cumulative GPA for all courses. Course substitutions must be approved by the Graduate Review Committee. Upon completion, associate degree and certificate credentials will automatically be posted to the student’s transcript.
13.4 Students enrolled in a health career curricula must complete all required courses in the program with a minimum grade of C. If students perform below a “C” level in a course which is a prerequisite for an advanced health career course, they must repeat the course. The repeated course must be completed with a C or better grade before enrolling in the advanced course.
Beginning with the first day of class in a health career program, the student must complete required courses for a certificate program within two (2) academic year or an associate degree within three (3) years unless otherwise approved by the appropriate program director.
13.5 Graduates of KCC must satisfy the following residency requirements:
- To obtain a degree, a student must either earn 35 semester hours in KCC courses or 15 of the final 30 hours toward that degree in KCC courses.
- To obtain an advanced certificate at KCC, a student must earn at least one-half of the required credits through KCC courses.
- To obtain an additional degree or advanced certificate, a student must earn a minimum of 15 hours through KCC courses toward that second degree. Those 15 hours must not have been used toward a previous degree or advanced certificate.
- Proficiency and similar tests do not satisfy residency requirements.
13.6 Students may graduate according to curricular requirements:
- In effect at the time of their graduation; or
- In effect not more than four years prior to the anticipated date of graduation only if the student was officially enrolled in that same curriculum during the academic year which corresponds to the year of the catalog under which the student wishes to graduate. Dates of effect for curricula will be according to catalog issues. Catalog editions expire at commencement of the year(s) of issue.
13.7 The Graduate Review Committee consists of the vice president for academic affairs and the dean(s) whose department(s) is (are) affected by the requested substitution(s).
13.8 The Graduate Review Committee has the authority to grant exceptions to graduation requirements. A majority opinion will dictate action.