2010-2011 College Catalog - North Florida Community College

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GRADUATION
Application for Graduation
Application for a certi cate or degree must be made to the Of ce of Enrollment Services by the date
stated in the Schedule of Courses during the term in which the student expects to graduate. If the
student does not meet all requirements to graduate at the end of the term for which application was
made, the student must reapply for graduation no later than the published deadline for applying for
graduation in the term in which the student expects to graduate.
Evaluation of Credit
Credits earned at other colleges or universities accredited by one of the six regional accrediting
associations may be accepted and placed on the student’s permanent record (transcript), if appropriate
for the degree program at NFCC.
Acceptance of credits from non-accredited institutions will be based upon recommendation from the Dean
of Academic Affairs after review of the submitted coursework. The review will be based on the following
factors: age of credits, guidelines from other established credit assessment bodies (i.e., American Council
on Education), the institution’s accreditation via other professional assessment/accrediting bodies,
analysis of course content and requirements such as syllabi, texts, secondary documentation of course
competencies (standardized test scores, professional licensure, etc.), quali cations and experience of
faculty providing the instruction. Courses accepted in transfer from other institutions will be listed on the
transcript.
A student may appeal the denial of transfer credits by written request to the Dean of Academic Affairs.
Appeals will be considered if submitted before the end of the term in which noti cation of the denial was
made to the student.
Course Substitution
Students may apply to the Dean of Academic Affairs for permission to substitute required general
education courses when circumstances warrant. Requests for course substitutions must be made the
semester prior to graduation.
Foreign Language
A foreign language is recommended as an elective for students planning to transfer to senior institutions.
Florida Statute 1007.261(1)(b) speci es that students must have two units of the same foreign language
in high school or the equivalent (at least eight semester hours of the same foreign language) at the
postsecondary level prior to admission to one of the state universities. Students planning to earn the
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree are normally required to complete at least one course in a classical or
modern language at the 2000 level. The responsibility for meeting this requirement rests with the
student.
Effective Catalog Policy
A student attempting to meet graduation requirements may elect to follow the catalog in effect for
the year the student began the program or the catalog in effect for the year in which the student is
attempting to graduate unless the time between those dates exceeds ve years. Students resuming a
program of study after ve years are required to meet the requirements listed in the current academic
year catalog. Students must maintain continuous enrollment in order to do so. NFCC de nes continuous
enrollment as being enrolled in courses at NFCC without a break of a major semester (fall or spring). If a
student is attempting to complete a program begun more than ve years ago, the student must meet the
requirements speci ed in the catalog effective during the completion year.
Questions regarding application of this rule or requests for exemption from this rule should be directed
to the Of ce of Enrollment Services. Students must meet State Board of Education requirements for
graduation at the time they graduate.
Subsequent/Simultaneous Degree
A student may earn an Associate in Arts Degree and an Associate in Science Degree either simultaneously
or in sequence by completing all catalog requirements for both degrees.
2010-2011 NFCC College Catalog