Degree and Certificate Graduation Requirements
The Admission and Records Office is the
administrative unit responsible for implementing graduation policies. Each
student seeking a degree or a certificate from Southwest Tennessee Community
college must meet the following requirements:
Associate Degrees
- Be admitted to degree status at the College by fulfilling all requirements
- Earn a minimum of at least 60 college level semester hours of credit
- Satisfy all requirements of an Associate of Science (A.S.) or Associate of Arts (A.A.) degree area of interest or those of a specific Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S.) degree major as listed in the catalog
- Successfully complete all minimum degree requirements as specified for the degree by Tennessee Board of Regents policy
- Fulfill the residency requirement by completing 21 semester hours of credit at Southwest
- For the A.A. degree, satisfactorily complete six (6) hours of a single foreign language
- For A.A. and A.S. degrees, complete high school unit requirements
- Have an accumulative quality point average of at least 2.0
- Be free of debt to Southwest
- Be approved by the faculty in the area offering the selected degree
- File an Application for Graduation with the Admissions and Records Office
- Take the required graduation examination and authorize the release of scores to the College
Technical Certificate of Credit
- Be admitted to either degree or non-degree status at the College by fulfilling all requirements
- Earn at least the minimum number of required semester hours of credit as stated in the catalog
- Satisfy all requirements specified in the College's catalog for the particular Technical Certificate of Credit
- Have an accumulative quality point average of at least 2.0
- Be debt free to the College
- Be approved by the faculty in the area offering the selected Technical Certificate
- File an Application for Graduation with the Admissions and Records Office
Remember to check the commencement Web site for all updates.
