2010-11 Course Catalog - Century College

4 Academic Policies and InformationRequirements include:1. You must be a Century College student2. You must earn at least 40 college-levelcredits and have attended at least onesemester at Century College.3. You must have a distribution of creditsfrom the ten Minnesota GeneralEducation Transfer Curriculum goal areasas represented in the MnTC4. You must have a MnTC GPA of 2.0 orhigherAwarding Associate Degreesand DiplomasDegrees, diplomas, and certificates will beawarded at the end of each semester buta formal commencement ceremony will beheld only at the end of the spring semester.If you receive degrees, diplomas, orcertificates at the end of other semesters,you will be invited to participate in theceremony.Application for GraduationYou can obtain graduation applicationforms by either attending a graduationorientation session or viewing the onlineversion at http://www.century.edu/currentstudents/records/graduation.aspx. You must complete a graduationorientation session in order to graduate.The application for graduation is availableto you once you have completed theorientation, and you should turn theapplication in to the Records Office.Graduation requirements are available inthe Counseling Center, room 2410 WestCampus, on the website, and in chapters5 and 6 of this catalog. Please refer tothe college calendar regarding deadlinesfor the application. When you meet thegraduation requirements, you may apply forgraduation during that semester or summersession. If you would like a transcriptnotation for completion of the MinnesotaGeneral Education Transfer Curriculum, youmust apply for that as well.Time Limit for MeetingGraduation RequirementsYou must apply for graduation andfollow any catalog in effect during thesix-year period preceding the date ofyour graduation. You must declare whichcatalog year requirements your graduationevaluation will follow on your graduationapplication. You must have attendedCentury College during the catalog year youselect. (For technical programs, please seebelow).If you are enrolled in a technical/occupational program with agency/licensing rules and regulations, you maybe required to follow changes in thecareer course requirements that occur inthe five/six year period prior to your dateof graduation. Program requirements aresubject to change for other unforeseencircumstances as well. These changes willbe announced and published in collegematerials.Time Limit for Meeting Technical/Occupational Graduation RequirementsIf you are enrolled in a technical/occupational program you may follow anycatalog in effect during the five-year periodpreceding your date of graduation. Youmust have attended during the catalogyear selected. If you have a break in yourattendance for one semester or longer andreturn, you must meet with your programadvisor and discuss your education plan.You will be required to follow any changesin the technical/occupational requirementsthat have occurred.To insure you graduate with up-to-dateskills, technical credits are valid for fiveyears. This includes transfer technicalcredits being used for specific technicalprogram requirements.Attendance at GraduationAttendance at graduation is optional. Youwill receive an invitation to the ceremony.No formal ceremony will be held when fewerthan 100 graduates plan to participate.Degree Residency RequirementTo receive a degree from Century College,you must earn 20 degree semester creditsthrough enrollment in Century Collegecourses.The requirement will be reduced to12 college-level credits for studentstransferring at least 8 college-level creditsfrom another MnSCU institution and/or theUniversity of Minnesota. At least one thirdof the credits for the diploma or certificatemust be earned at Century. To receive aMnTC notation on the Century Collegetranscript, you must have attended onesemester at Century College.Honors at GraduationAssociate degrees and diplomas will beawarded with distinction if you graduatewith a Century College cumulative gradepoint average of 3.50 to 3.74 in collegelevelcourses. Associate degrees anddiplomas will be awarded with highdistinction if you graduate with a CenturyCollege cumulative grade point average of3.75 or greater in college-level courses.Honors ProgramCentury College offers a special invitationto you, as a student of excellence, toinvestigate the Honors Program. TheProgram welcomes you if you havealready established a record of academicachievement or if are interested in seekingan academic environment wherein youcan experience significant personal andintellectual growth. The program offersopportunities for new and creative courses,advantages for acceptance and transferto other institutions, opportunities toparticipate in the activities of a new andchallenging community of fellow students,and opportunities to build an academicrecord of special interest to potentialemployees.Honors Program Entry RequirementsOpportunity for entry to the HonorsProgram is extended if you are a currentlyenrolled student, transfer student, or ahigh school senior using the PSEO program.Admission to the program requires you tohave an overall minimum college gradepoint average of 3.25, demonstratedcommunications skills and approval of theprogram director.Early Warning ProcedureA warning notice may be sent to you if youhave not been attending class (includingnot ever showing up), have not been651.779.3300 29