Central Texas College awards certificates and degrees each year in May, August and December. A request for certificate or degree must be accompanied
by the appropriate non-refundable fee and submitted to the Central Texas College Site Director by the following dates:
Fall Semester for December Graduation - Deadline - October 1st
Spring Semester for May Graduation - Deadline - February 1st
Summer Semester for August Graduation - Deadline - June 10th
All Central Texas College entrance and course requirements must be completed before certificate or degree award. Official transcripts and/or GED
scores from previously attended institutions, if applicable, must be on file in the Central Texas College Records Office by the above dates.
Any student who fails to meet the above listed graduation deadlines will be processed in the next available degree order time frame. No student will be
denied a graduation applications. The graduation date on the certificate must conform to the dates listed above.
Students applying for graduation who do not complete degree requirements on or about the graduation date will be declared a non-graduate and will not be
eligible for graduation fee reimbursement. Students declared non-graduates shall be required to reapply for graduation and pay an additional graduation processing fee.
Semester Hour Certificates of Award
Since the duties of military personnel and many other students normally prohibit them from achieving full-time student status, CTC provides indicators
of progress toward the Associate Degree in the form of certificates. They may file for a Certificate of Award after both 15 and 30 semester hours have
been completed. The certificate indicates skills obtained by the student through courses as outlined in the program chosen by the student.
The student is eligible to receive the 15-hour Certificate of Award upon completion of 15 semester hours of credit in one program area. Nine of those
hours must be taken with Central Texas College. An additional 15 semester hours of credit in the same program area of study will qualify the student
for the 30-hour Certificate of Award. To receive the certificate, the student must have a minimum 2.0 GPA.
Replacing a Lost Certificate or Degree
If a certificate or degree has been lost, stolen, or damaged, a replacement may be obtained. An appropriate fee is required.
Commencement
Central Texas College holds one consolidated graduation exercise annually at the end of the Spring Semester at the Central Campus. Some sites also
conduct an annual graduation ceremony in conjunction and coordination with the local military authorities and/or other local schools. Degrees and
certificates will be awarded three times a year for students who are unable to attend the annual graduation exercises.
Graduation with Honors
Candidates for degrees for Central Texas College may graduate with highest honors or honors based on the following criteria:
To graduate with honors, a candidate must have a 3.5 grade point average on a 4.0 scale with no grades below “B” on all coursework taken. In
computing the candidate’s grade point average for honors, the grades in all college-level courses taken at Central Texas College as well as courses
transferred from other regionally accredited institutions of higher learning are included. Students repeating a course at Central Texas College who
earn a grade of “A” or “B” will be considered for honors if all other requirements are met.
In any graduating class, the student(s) with the highest grade point average and who meets all other requirements above will be designated as
graduating with highest honors.
