CLASS OF 2009
Are you ready for graduation? YOU should be the first to know.
It is your responsibility, not your advisor's and not the registrar's, to be the person who is best informed about
your academic standing.
When you applied to RCC and/or when you were admitted into your degree
program, you should have received a General Catalog. In that catalog you will find ASSOCIATE DEGREE PROGRAMS, DIPLOMA
PROGRAMS, and CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS. If you have lost your RCC catalog, you can view catalogs beginning 2001-02 through
today's current catalog on line.
Can I refer to any RCC catalog? No. The catalog under
which you entered represents your "contract" with RCC. Students are allowed a maximum of five years to complete a program.
If a student fails to complete a program in a five-year period, he/she will be required to follow the current general catalog.
Also, if a student fails to remain continuously enrolled (i.e., is out two consecutive semesters), he or she will be
required to follow the current catalog. If you are not certain which catalog is "yours," check with your advisor
or someone in the Registrar's Office.
Know what you are shooting for......
For each program in the catalog you will find a curriculum description.
Each required course will be listed. You can track progress in your degree or diploma program by crossing off each
course listed in the curriculum description that you have successfully completed.
Not sure which courses you have completed? If you are
currently enrolled, you can print an unofficial transcript of your academic record in WebAdvisor. Be sure to select "curriculum" from the drop-down list.
What is a "successfully completed" course? It
depends on your program and what you intend to do with your degree. For a course to be accepted as a transfer credit
at another institution, you will need to earn a grade of "C" or better. Some programs may require a "C" or better
for certain courses that are deemed critical to the major.
While it may be possible to graduate with a few "Ds" in your
record, you must have a combined grade point average (GPA) of 2.0 or higher on all curriculum course work in order to graduate. There
are exceptions to this rule of thumb. For example, the Associate Degree in Nursing requires
students to earn a "C" or better on all core courses in their major. You can find more detailed information about
graduation requirements and standards of acceptable academic progress in the general catalog. Your grade point
average (GPA) can be viewed in the WebAdvisor of Campus Cruiser.
Please keep in mind that no more than 50% of credits transferred in can be applied toward a degree
or diploma.
If you are within a few credit hours of graduating and you can complete
all required courses by the summer of 2009, you should have already applied
for graduation in the Registrar's Office. Application
for Graduation deadline is set for January 19.
Jostens will be available on campus in late January/early February for diploma, cap, gown and announcement
orders. The Jostens visit date and time will be posted on this webpage, in CampusCruiser, and posted outside
the Registrar's Office in Building 13.
