2012 Catalog PDF - Feather River College

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Commencement aCTivities
Commencement activities are provided by the college for family and friends to honor the achievements of the
graduating students and to provide the occasion for the faculty and staff to acknowledge the work and dedication
the graduates have put forth during their tenure at Feather River College.
A student must have completed all requirements for their degree or certificate in order to participate in ceremonies.
Specifically:
1. Students will be allowed to take part in commencement exercises if they are currently enrolled in course work
that will complete their degree or certificate.
2. Students who are currently enrolled in course work that will complete their degree or certificate, yet fail to
complete the necessary units or course work, must reapply for graduation. If approved, they will be graduated
the following graduation semester, but will be listed on the current year’s program.
3. Students who are lacking units or course work will not participate in commencement exercises and will not be
listed on the program.
In the event that commencement exercises occur before grades are posted, the student will be allowed to participate
if currently enrolled in all remaining course work that fulfills the graduation requirements. In such circumstances, the
degree will be issued after the grades are posted.
Graduation Petitions
A Preliminary Petition to Graduate must be filed by each student who wishes to receive an Associate Degree
or Certificate. The Final Petition to Graduate is sent to the student after review of their student records to verify
accomplishment of the requirements for their major. Petitions are available at the Admissions and Records Office and
must be returned prior to the published deadlines. Deadlines for submission are published in the Academic Calendar.
Transfer Program
The Feather River College transfer program is designed for those students who would like to complete their first two
years of college in an affordable, supportive, small school setting and then transfer to a four-year college to complete
a bachelor’s degree. The transfer program is designed to parallel lower-division courses offered for freshman and
sophomore students at four-year colleges and universities. Lower-division college work consists primarily of general
education classes which can be completed and certified at Feather River College. Because Feather River College is
accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, all public California colleges and universities—and
most other schools in the country—will accept these certified general education credit when a student transfers to
another college.
Students may complete a variety of lower-division courses at Feather River College that satisfy major requirements
or prerequisites at the school to which they intend to transfer. Four-year institutions and their departments limit the
number of units in a specific major which may be taken at the lower-division level. Transfer students should work
closely with college counselors/advisors, and consult the current catalog of the college to which they wish to transfer,
to identify specific lower-division major requirements and plan a course of study. The final responsibility for class
selection and program completion rests with the student.
In general, California four-year colleges and universities prefer that students complete at least 60 transferable
semester units at the community college before they transfer. Usually up to 70 units of community college credit may
be applied toward a bachelor’s degree, which generally requires 124-132 units. With careful planning, most Feather
River College students can qualify for admission to full junior class status when they transfer to other colleges, and
concurrently fulfill Associate Degree requirements for graduation from Feather River College.
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