715.01: Graduation Requirements: Degrees and Certificates

ESCC is authorized to award the appropriate degree or certificate to a student who has completed an approved program of study, attained a minimum of a 2.0 cumulative grade point average over all coursework attempted at the College, and earned at least 25 percent of the credit hours required for the degree or certificate at the College.

1.              In meeting the requirement for a 2.0 cumulative grade point average over all coursework attempted at the College, a course may be counted only once.

2.              A student is not required to pay graduation fees or participate in commencement ceremonies in order to be designated as a graduate on the transcript.

3.              The chief academic officer shall approve the formal award when the student meets all requirements for graduation.

4.              Transcripts will not be provided to a student or forwarded to any other institution or organization until after the student has fulfilled all financial obligations to the college.