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Graduation Requirements

Program Completion/Determination of Eligibility to Graduate
Student Support staff will review individual student records to determine program completion, candidacy for graduation, certification of graduation, and/or certification of attendance at CVTC.

It is the students responsibility to make certain he/she has satisfied all required courses in his/her program.

Students who interrupt their education and then re-enter will be required to meet current program requirements.

The student is eligible for program completion/graduation when he or she has fulfilled the following requirements:

1. Attain passing grades in all required courses and complete sufficient electives to meet the approved curriculum for the specific program.
2. Complete program courses with a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 or better ("C" average).
3. Fulfill all financial obligations to CVTC.
4. Earn at least 25% of the total required credits at CVTC.

Application for Program Completion/Graduation

• There is no graduation fee.
• Students are required to complete and submit the electronic graduation form before an audit will be completed.
• Students who do not complete and submit the electronic form to have an audit done will not receive a diploma.
• The Registrars Office will do an automated audit of records for all students in the final semester of their program to determine program completion or graduation eligibility.
• At the point a student meets graduation requirements, as identified by the Colleges automated degree audit process, he/she will be considered a graduate.
• The students name will appear on the graduate listing and the individuals transcript will be so noted.
• The Registrars Office will publish a list of all eligible candidates on the CVTC public website (www.cvtc.edu) by mid-term of each semester.
• All students who believe they are eligible for graduation by the end of the term are responsible for ensuring their name is included in the list of candidates.
• All potential graduates must complete and submit the electronic graduation form on the CVTC web site by the established deadlines.

Graduation Candidate List

Commencement
Commencement exercises are held in May, July and December of each year.

Graduation Ceremony Information