Graduation is not automatic. Students must apply for graduation. Students must pay the graduation application fee before submitting the application form and a printed program evaluation to the Office of Admission/Registrar. The graduation application and application fee are effective for one calendar year beyond the semester indicated for graduation (e.g. if the student indicates a May 2008 graduation, the application will be effective until May 2009 in the event the student is unable to complete in May 2008).

  Remedial and developmental course work, even if numbered 100 or above, does not count toward graduation requirements.  All coursework numbered below 100 is considered developmental.

  Students must earn a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.00 at LCSC to graduate. Some majors require a higher cumulative grade point average. If you have questions, check with your advisor.

  Students must complete a minimum of 36 credits in courses numbered 300 and above to earn any academic bachelor’s degree. Students pursuing a Bachelor of Arts degree must complete a minimum of two years (16 credits) of the same foreign/heritage language.

  Students must complete all general education core, minor (if applicable), major, and graduation requirements to graduate. Please note: unless completed through competency credit or Challenge Exam, all general education core courses must be graded with a letter grade, A-F. The pass/fail and audit options are not permitted for general education core courses.

  If a student has completed course work at another college or university, it is the student’s responsibility to submit all transfer course work prior to graduation.

  Students may elect to satisfy the requirements outlined in a specific catalog as long as the catalog is no more than seven years old at the time of graduation, or may also choose to satisfy the requirements listed in a more recent catalog as long as the student attended LCSC during the effective period of the catalog. Students may not use more than one catalog; students may not satisfy the general education core requirements from one catalog while satisfying the major requirements of another catalog.

  Students may be required to complete a division exit examination and/or other institutionally required assessments.

  Students are encouraged to participate in the commencement ceremony in May whether they completed their degree in December, or will complete in May or August, provided they have no more than 6 credits of their respective degree to complete and are enrolled in the 6 credits during the summer term.

  Degree information is posted to a student’s transcript within one month of completion.

  All holds — including all delinquent payments and other financial obligations — must be cleared before a final transcript or the diploma is released.

  Degrees will not be awarded to students who have Incomplete (I) or In Progress (IP) grades on their transcript after the Fall 1994 term.

Secondary Education majors are announced at Commencement exercises by their content area.

During the Commencement Ceremony, you will be presented with an official LCSC diploma cover. Your actual degree will not be processed until you have completed all required coursework and passing grades recorded. Diplomas are distributed by mail to the student's permanent home address within two weeks of the degree being posted to the transcript. Duplicate diplomas can be ordered in the event that a diploma is lost or destroyed. There is an additional fee for duplicate diploma orders.