Graduation Requirements
To be considered a candidate for graduation, a student must have been admitted to a degree or certificate program at BCC. See Applying for Admission. Students must complete at least one quarter (25 percent) of their program’s graduation credit requirements by enrollment in regularly scheduled classes at BCC. Hence, a student may not meet more than one half of the program’s graduation requirements by transfer, examination, prior learning experience or a combination thereof.
To be awarded an associate degree, students must earn an overall minimum cumulative average of 2.000, and a minimum cumulative average of 2.000 in all courses in the area of specialization. To be awarded a certificate, students must earn an overall minimum cumulative average of 2.000, and a minimum cumulative average of 2.000 in the certificate program requirements. Specific degree and certificate program requirements are listed for each program in the Programs of Study section. Any substitutions must be approved by the program advisor and, in the case of general education requirements (in column at left), the Vice President for Academic Affairs. The appropriate waiver/substitution form must be filed with the Registrar’s Office. Also, in addition to their program and general education requirements, degree- seeking students must complete: