Graduation Requirements
The following requirements apply to programs. Some divisions may have additional requirements.
- Students in associate degree programs are required to make satisfactory scores on the reading placement test or successfully complete reading requirements.
- Students may graduate under the catalog upon which they enter or any subsequent catalog in effect while they remain in continuous enrollment. If a student changes from one program to another, the student must graduate under the catalog in effect at the time of the change or any subsequent catalog while the student remains in continuous enrollment. Continuous enrollment excludes summer semester.
- Students must earn a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 2.0 and must receive a passing grade in all required courses to be eligible for graduation. Please note that for transfer degree programs a passing grade of “C” or better is required in all coursework that applies to the degree to be eligible to graduate.
- Students are notified of graduation eligibility by the Office of Student Records during the last semester of enrollment. Students completing during the proceeding Summer semester who wish to participate in the May commencement must register for summer courses and self-identify with the Office of Student Records by the advertised deadline.
- A minimum of 25% of the credits required for a degree, diploma or certificate must be earned at Mitchell.
To be eligible for graduation, the student must fulfill all financial obligations to Mitchell.