Graduation Requirements, Degrees, and Certificates

NACC is authorized to award the Associate in Arts (AA) Degree, Associate in Science (AS) Degree, Associate in Applied Science (AAS) Degree, Certificate (CER), CTE Short Term Certificate (STC) and the General Education Short Term Certificate (STC). A student will be considered a graduate upon satisfactory completion of the requirements of the specific program. A student must:

  1. Earn a 2.0 cumulative grade point average in all courses attempted at the institution. A course may be counted only once for purposes of meeting graduation requirements.
  2. Complete at least 25 percent of the semester credit hours counted for the degree or certificate at NACC.
  3. Have the approval from the chief academic officer indicating the student has obtained satisfactory completion of the requirements of the specific program.

A student is not required to pay graduation fees or participate in commencement ceremonies in order to be designated as a graduate on the transcript. Transcripts will not be provided to a student nor forwarded to any other institution or organization until after the student has fulfilled all financial obligations to the institution.