Current C-GCC Catalog - Columbia-Greene Community College

COLUMBIA-GREENE COMMUNITY COLLEGE 2012-2013 CATALOG
Degree and Certifcate requirements
Responsibility for meeting the
requirements for a degree or a certifcate
rests with the student.
Application for Graduation
Students who are planning to graduate
must apply for graduation and make an
appointment for a graduation check before
starting their last semester to ensure
that their course selection meets degree
requirements. To qualify for graduation,
the student must be a current matriculated
student.
Graduation is based on the successful
completion of all requirements as listed
for the program in which the student is
matriculated. Any change in meeting degree
requirements must be approved by the Vice
President and Dean of Academic Affairs
before the student registers for the fnal
semester. Any change in the recommended
program for a curriculum needs the approval
of the student’s academic advisor.
To qualify for graduation, a student must
have fulflled all college requirements and
have achieved the following:
1. Apply for graduation in the Offce of
Records and Registration.
2. Be a currently enrolled matriculated
student or readmitted student for the
purpose of graduation.
3. Completion at Columbia-Greene
Community College of at least 30
semester hours of course work for a
degree or 15 semester hours of course
work for a certifcate.
4. A 2.0 cumulative grade point average
or better.
5. Completion of a minimum of 60
semester hours as required in a degree
program or 30 semester hours as
64
required in a certifcate program.
Physical education courses are not
considered part of the minimum
number of semester hours.
6. Students who entered the college
without a high school diploma or
GED must apply to the New York
State Education Department for the
equivalency diploma concurrently
with applying for the college degree.
Forms may be obtained in the Offce of
Records and Registration.
7. Payment (or satisfactory adjustment)
of all college fees and satisfaction of
all other obligations. Matriculation is
terminated on graduation. Students
returning to continue in another degree
or certifcate program must reapply
to that new curriculum and satisfy the
above requirements.
Graduation with Honors or High
Honors
A student who attains a cumulative grade
point average of 3.5 will graduate with
honors. A student who attains a cumulative
GPA of 3.75 will graduate with high
honors.
Degree and Certifcate Programs
As part of the State University of New
York, C-GCC is authorized to award
four associate degrees and certifcates.
Listed below are the institutional degree
requirements on fle with the New York
State Education Department and the State
University of New York. All students
must meet these degree requirements,
which cannot be waived. Any additional
requirements are noted at the beginning of
each program/certifcate description.