FLORIDA COLLEGE REGISTRAR

• Complete all course work
• Complete Intent to Graduate form
• You must participate and walk in the graduation ceremony
• Submit Intent to Graduate Form to the Office of the Registrar by December 31

Diplomas

• All diplomas will be mailed to students who qualify. Your degree will be updated on your transcript within days and can be requested for job or school transfer purposes. If you have not received your diploma in three to four weeks after, please contact the office of the Registrar.

Graduation Honors

• Graduation honors are announced at the commencement exercises and are calculated on the basis of all quality points and credits taken at Florida College and recorded on the student’s permanent record, including the final semester’s work. To be eligible for these honors, a student must be able to participate in graduation exercises and must have upheld the spirit of the College.
  • Cum Laude, Quality point average of 3.30–3.64
  • Magna Cum Laude, Quality point average of 3.65- 3.94
  • Summa Cum Laude, Quality point average of 3.95- 4.00
• The valedictorian and salutatorian (Associate in Arts degree) will be selected according to the following criteria:
  • The graduate must have completed all graduation requirements.
  • The graduate must have completed at least 45 hours of work at Florida College.
  • In case of tied grade point averages, students with more hours at Florida College will be given consideration above students with fewer hours. Students with more total hours will be given consideration above those with fewer credits.

Picking up Regalia

• To pick up regalia, graduates must come to the Registrar’s office from Monday through Thursday the week of graduation. The Registrar’s office is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Caps, gowns, stoles, and other awarded medallions will be handed out to each graduate after approving their graduation information specifics (degree, spelling of the graduate’s name, honors, etc.). We will also need to verify that graduating seniors have completed the AGORA exit survey.
• Honors cords are not handed out until graduation rehearsal, as we must wait for final grades to make the calculations on honors.
• Any graduates not picking up their regalia should not expect to participate in the graduation ceremony
• Graduates must pick up their own regalia. No one will be allowed to pick up another graduate’s regalia.

Graduation Attire

• Men: Suit coats are not required, but ties should be worn. Dark slacks, dark socks and dark shoes are considered appropriate apparel for academic regalia occasions.
• Ladies: Business professional clothing should be worn under the robes. No flowers are to be worn or carried.
• Gowns will need to be pressed with a warm iron and hung to remove the wrinkles before the ceremony.
• According to the traditions of academic regalia, no jewelry or non-academic accessories should be worn on the outside of the robe. The only exceptions are the medallions and cords worn to indicate academic honors.

Photography

• During the ceremony, each candidate will walk across the stage and receive a diploma cover. A photograph will be taken at this point by a professional photographer. Under no circumstances will anyone other than the professional photographer be allowed on the stage to take pictures. Anyone taking pictures from the floor should be careful not to block the aisles. Thank you for your cooperation.

Bachelor’s degree students may participate in Commencement if they have six or fewer hours remaining at the time of Commencement and if they meet the following requirements:

• Submit a formal letter of appeal by March 15 to the Academic Standards Committee giving specific plans for completion of the remaining coursework. The Registrar will provide the committee with verification of academic progress.
• Obtain a Transient Student Form and receive approval from the Registrar and department chair before enrolling in a course at another institution.

Any student who is within six hours of fulfilling graduation requirements for the AA degree, has completed the required six hours in English Composition and six hours in mathematics with grades of “C” or above, and has the required quality point average may participate in Commencement exercises. The student will graduate and receive his diploma after the completion of all graduation requirements and a record of the work has been officially recorded in the Office of the Registrar.

Bachelor’s degree students who complete all requirements for graduation during the fall or summer term are strongly urged to participate in Commencement in the following spring. Those who wish to receive their diplomas at the conclusion of the term of completion and do not plan to return for Commencement in the following spring may submit a letter to the Registrar requesting a waiver from Commencement. To be considered for a fall or summer graduation date, all course work must be completed by the final day of the semester and official transcripts for transient work must also be submitted by this date. Students who choose this option must still complete the Intent to Graduate Form.