student handbook - Baton Rouge Community College

GraduationStudents must fulfill all academic requirements before applying tograduate. Students earning an associate degree increase their chancesof being accepted to a senior institution or entering the workforce.Graduation RequirementsA degree audit must be completed and an Application for Graduationmust be submitted to the Office of Enrollment Services before a studentis allowed to graduate. Students should meet with an academic advisoron a regular basis to ensure that they are meeting all gradu ationrequirements. After 45 semester hours of coursework are completed,students should request an official degree audit. The audit identifiescourses that the student must complete before being allowed tograduate, and answers questions about the awarding of a degree.After a degree audit is completed, the student should apply forgraduation during his/her final semester. The deadlines to apply forgraduation are listed in the “Academic Calendar.” A $25 one-time, nonrefundablegraduation fee must be paid at the Bursar’s Office, locatedin the Bienvenue Student Center, before the graduation application canbe completed. The fee is good for one year beginning at the time ofapplication.Commencement exercises are held in May. Students completingprograms in fall or summer terms are encouraged to take part in theceremony. Summer graduates who would like their names included inthe commencement program must submit an Application for Graduationno later than the spring graduation application deadline. Refer to the“Academic Calendar” for graduation application dates:Diplomas are made available to graduates when the final semestergrades are recorded and all college coursework is evaluated. Ifgraduation re quirements are not met, the student will be required tocomplete any deficiencies prior to a diploma being awarded.44Associate Degree Graduation RequirementsCandidates for an Associate of Arts (AA), Associate of Science (AS),Associate in General Studies (AGS), and/or Associate of Applied Science(AAS) degrees must:• apply for graduation prior to the deadline shown in the “AcademicCalendar.”