Academic Calendar 2011-2012 - Chesapeake College

Graduation RequirementsApplication for GraduationUpon completion of 45 credit hours, students must meet with anadvisor in the Office of Student Success for a Program ProgressReview to ensure you are completing the courses in your chosenacademic program and are making satisfactory progress towardgraduation.To ensure your certificate or degree is available by commencement,students must apply in advance for graduation. Applicationmust be submitted according to the following schedule:• For summer graduation: Between April 1 and June 15.• For fall graduation: Between July 1 and October 15.• For spring graduation: Between December 1 and March 1.Applications are good for only one term. Students who do notqualify in the term they apply will be required to reapply fgraduation is completed within one year. Forms are available in theRegistration and Records Office and on the College’s Website.Summer, fall and spring graduates are invited to attend thecommencement ceremony in May.DegreeTo be eligible for graduation with an Associate of Arts degree,Associate of Arts in Teaching, Associate of Science degree, oran Associate of Applied Science degree from the College, thestudent must:1. have fulfilled all course requirements of his/her degreeprogram as outlined in the appropriate College Catalog(see Catalog Year Graduation Requirements), with aminimum of 16 hours of credit taken at Chesapeake College;2. have fulfilled the state and institutional requirements with aminimum of 60 credits;3. have earned a cumulative grade point average of at least2.0 at Chesapeake College, 2.75 for the AAT by the posteddeadline;4. have filed an application for graduation;5. have resolved all financial obligations to the College.CertificateTo be eligible for graduation with a Certificate from the College,the student must:1. have fulfilled all of the program course requirementsoutlined in the appropriate College Catalog (see CatalogYear Graduation Requirements) and have achieved atleast a 2.0 cumulative grade point average;2. have completed the prescribed total semester hours of creditfor the certificate, at least 25 percent of which must havebeen taken at Chesapeake College;3. have filed an application for graduation at the time ofregistration for his/her final semester;4. have resolved all financial obligations to the College.Letter of RecognitionThe Letter of Recognition is awarded in certain programs thatare of a duration of less than 12 semester hours. Students mustachieve a 2.0 cumulative grade point average for these semesterhours. Students must apply to the Registration and Records Officeby April 1.Course SubstitutionAny request for substitution of a course or courses for thoselisted as requirements for a degree or certificate must be stated inwriting and approved by the Registrar and the Vice President forAcademic Affairs.Catalog YearStudents who maintain continuous enrollment may elect to meetthe catalog curricular requirements from their year-of-entry catalogor graduation year catalog. If a student changes curricula,the catalog in effect at the time of the change is considered theyear-of-entry catalog.Should a student’s enrollment at Chesapeake be interrupted by abreak of three or more semesters, excluding summer sessions, thecatalog in effect when the student re-enters Chesapeake Collegewill be considered the year-of-entry catalog.When courses have been discontinued, the Vice President forAcademic Affairs will designate appropriate substitute courses tomeet curricular requirements. Any requests for use of curricularrequirements from any catalog other than those specified above,may be submitted in writing to the Admissions, Financial Aid,and Academic Standing Committee.Second AA, AS, AAS, AAT DegreeA student may earn a second degree in accordance with the followingstandards: Multiple option designations would not be permittedwithin the same program of study; multiple degree awards (AA,AS, AAS, and AAT) would not normally be permitted, althoughexceptions could be approved by the Vice President for AcademicAffairs; multiple program of study designations could be madewithin the AAS degree.Graduation in AbsentiaStudents who may not be able to attend Commencement must writeto the Vice President for Academic Affairs at Chesapeake College,explaining the circumstances that necessitate the request for permissionto graduate in absentia. When such permission is granted, thedegree or certificate will be mailed to the student by the Office ofRegistration and Records shortly after Commencement.Academic HonorsDegree and certificate students having completed at least 15 credithours at Chesapeake and whose cumulative grade point averageis 3.5 or better will be graduated with Honors, and those studentswith a 3.75 average or above will be graduated with Honors withDistinction at Commencement.37