Graduation Requirements

Students assume full responsibility for awareness of all graduation criteria and for the appropriateness of their credentials applicable toward satisfaction of all requirements. No associate degree or academic certificate shall be conferred by BPCC until the procedural and academic requirements listed below are met. The following are the criteria for, and conditions of, graduation from BPCC:

1. Graduating students must be currently enrolled at BPCC (the last semester enrolled). The student must complete a graduation application with an academic advisor (the last semester enrolled). Any student who submits an application for graduation to the appropriate division chair or to the Office of the Executive Dean of Instruction is automatically enrolled in a graduation class. Students who previously applied for graduation but who did not graduate must file another application the semester they plan to complete requirements.
2. Complete an order for a cap and gown (the last semester enrolled).
3. Pay a non refundable graduation fee, which covers the cost of the diploma and the cap and gown.
4. Take a short opinion survey (at the end of the last semester enrolled).
5. Twenty-five per cent (25%) of the total credits required for an associate degree must be completed in residence at BPCC, and the last 15 hours must be completed within five (5) years of the time of graduation.
6. The student must maintain a cumulative grade point average of 2.000 (on a 4.000 system) as well as a 2.000 average in the major field.
7. In order to graduate, students may not be on academic probation or suspension.
8. In order to obtain an associate degree, an academic certificate, or a technical competency area, a student must have earned a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.000, which reflects twice as many quality points as hours.
9. Preparatory courses are not acceptable as electives applicable to academic programs at BPCC. These include, but are not limited to, CIS 099, ALHT 101, ENGL 099, MATH 097, MATH 098, MATH 099, READ 099, EDUC 099. The final determination of the applicability of courses toward completion of academic certification and associate degrees will be made by the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs or his designee.
10. During the semester in which a student completes all requirements for graduation, a candidate's academic record must be evaluated for compliance with College procedural and academic requirements by the appropriate College personnel, and a candidate's final approval must be made by the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs or his designee.
11. Experiential learning, community education, adult education, and correspondence courses are not applicable toward an associate degree or academic certificate.
12. All graduating students must file an application by the date listed in the official College calendar. Students may pursue only one associate degree at a time while enrolled at BPCC.
13. Students are not permitted to participate in commencement ceremonies until all academic and procedural graduation requirements have been met, including the payment of all money owed to the College.
14. BPCC reserves the right to determine appropriate academic competencies in General Education core in all curricula.
15. Students must make a "C" or higher in all courses which satisfy graduation requirements.