Bossier Parish Community College


Academic Bulletin
Candidates for Graduation

All candidates for graduation must complete the following to become an official candidate for graduation from BPCC:

  1. Complete an application for graduation with the academic advisor or the appropriate division chair the last semester enrolled. This must be done by October 3, 2008. Students who previously applied for graduation but who did not graduate must file another application the semester they plan to complete he requirements.
  2. Complete a cap and gown order form.
  3. Graduating students must be currently enrolled at the College. (Any student who submits an application for graduation to the appropriate division chair or to the Office of Executive Dean of Instruction is automatically enrolled in a graduation class.)
  4. Pay a $50 graduation fee and satisfy all indebtedness to the College.
  5. Complete “Candidate for Graduation” form.
  6. Complete procedural and curricular requirements.

A candidate for graduation will not receive a degree until the above conditions are satisfied.

GRADUATION - December 17, 2008

Lab classes and activity classes take finals during last lab time of the semester. Students with more than two finals in one day may request that an instructor allow them to take the final at another time. Students (including candidates for graduation) are not exempt from final examinations. Grades of graduating students are due to the Registrar no later than December 9, 2008.

BPCC conducts three graduation ceremonies each academic year. Information on BPCC transcripts is the official certification that students have been awarded academic certificates and degrees from the institution (not diplomas or certificates).

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