Let us be the first to congratulate you on your upcoming graduation!

Here’s how to prepare for graduation:

Step 1: You are encouraged to complete and submit a Degree Audit Request form the semester before you plan to graduate. You will receive official confirmation of your remaining graduation requirements and will therefore have your final semester to make up any deficiencies. Please note general requirements for all degrees and certificates.
 

Step 2: Apply for graduation by the Add/Drop deadline for the term in which you wish to graduate. Note that:

• The name you request to be printed on your diploma must match college records. To update your records, complete the demographic change form. 
• The certificate/degree program on your graduation application must match your declared major. Refer to the catalog or log in to eWOLF to see your declared major.
• A separate graduation application is required for each certificate/degree.
   

Step 3: If you have credit from another institution that you wish to apply toward your program of study at FRCC, complete a transfer credit evaluation request form by the graduation deadline for the term in which you wish to graduate and request that official transcripts from other institutions be mailed directly to FRCC. Submit this form to the Admissions and Records Office at your campus. If you have approved credit for prior learning, the approval forms must also be submitted by the graduation application deadline.

Step 4: Take the CAAP test (College Assessment of Academic Proficiency). Sign up with the Testing Center at your campus at least two weeks in advance. Students earning an associate degree are required to take the CAAP test to receive a diploma, unless exempt. You may be exempt if:

• You are graduating with a certificate only
• Have taken a CAAP test previously
• Already have an A.A., A.S., bachelor's, or higher degree
   

Contact your campus Testing Center to discuss exemptions.
 

Step 5: If you have been assigned a grade of Incomplete, check to be sure the grade change is reflected on your unofficial transcript within four weeks of the end of the semester in which you submit a graduation application.

Commencement

Commencement is the ceremony in which your degree and/or certificate is conferred at the end of the academic year. Caps and gowns are worn by students, and after all degrees and certificates have been conferred, students move the tassels on their caps from right to left. Attending commencement is optional.

When is commencement?

Commencement is in May at the end of the spring semester. Students who graduate during the previous summer and fall semesters and the current spring semester are invited to participate in commencement and a reception.

Spring graduation applicants:

Commencement information will be sent to all students who have applied for graduation. Applicants will be notified of approval or disapproval approximately the first week of April, contingent upon successful completion of spring semester.

When will I receive my diploma?

Diplomas will be mailed approximately eight weeks after the semester ends. Diplomas will not be issued to anyone who is required to take, but has not yet taken, the CAAP Exam, or to anyone who has a hold on their account.