2020-2021 Catalog > Graduation

Graduation

The graduation ceremony is held once a year at the end of spring semester for graduates from the previous summer and fall semesters and for current spring graduates.

Moraine Valley grants associate's degrees and various occupational certificates. Associate in Arts, Associate in Science and Associate in Fine Arts degrees are designed for Transfer Program students. The Associate in Applied Science degree and occupational certificates are designed for Career Program students.

Graduation Requirements for All Associate Degrees 

The following requirements must be met by students pursuing an associate degree.

• A minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.0, which does not include developmental and remedial courses.
• A “C” grade or better in COM-101 and a “C” grade or better in COM-102 when the course is required for a specific program or degree.
• A minimum of 62 credit hours for the following degrees: A.A., A.S., A.F.A. or A.G.S. Some Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S.) degrees may require less than 62 semester hours. Required hours include courses that meet the general education and any specific program requirements for the degree.
• Developmental and remedial courses cannot be applied toward an associate’s degree unless specified in the program description but can be applied to full or part-time student status. Developmental and remedial courses include, but are not limited to, COM-085, COM-090; COS-041; IEL-062, IEL-064, IEL-066, IEL-072, IEL-074, IEL-076, IEL-082, IEL-084, IEL-086, IEL-092, IEL-094, IEL-096; MTH-090, MTH-095, MTH-096, MTH-097, MTH-098; and RDG-041, RDG-071, RDG-091.
• A student must earn at least 15 credit hours at Moraine Valley.
• A completed graduation petition must be submitted to the Records Office by the stipulated deadline.
• All degrees and certificates will be conferred and transcripted with the date (December/May/August) all requirements for that degree/certificate were met.
• Public Act 87-581, which states, “Programs shall at least: require each public institution of higher education to include, in the general education requirements for obtaining a degree, course work on improving human relations to include race, ethnicity, gender, and other issues related to improving human relations to address racism and sexual harassment on their campuses, through existing courses.” Students at Moraine Valley Community College satisfy the requirements of this law through COM-103, which is a required course in each of the degree programs (A.A., A.S., A.A.S., A.F.A., and A.G.S.).
• Students must meet the degree or certificate requirements in effect at the time they first enrolled and earned credit (earned credit is defined as receiving a “D” or above in college-level or "C" or better in developmental courses) or the requirements in effect during any subsequent year until the degree or certificate is completed. However, if enrollment has been interrupted by six or more consecutive semesters (including summer semesters), the student must meet the degree or certificate requirements in effect at the time of re-enrollment with earned credit (earned credit is defined as receiving a “D” or above in college level or “C” or above in developmental courses) or the requirements in effect after re-enrollment until the degree or certificate is completed. Exceptions are the selective admission programs. Students who are readmitted to these programs must follow the requirements in effect at the time of their readmission to the program. In all cases, students must meet all degree or certificate requirements for the selected year. Requirements from more than one year cannot be combined.