Degree Requirements
Students newly admitted to the College for classes beginning in a fall semester must meet the degree requirements for the associate degree that are effective for the academic year (beginning of fall semester through the end of summer sessions). These requirements also apply to all students who change their major after the start of the fall semester.
All students admitted before the fall semester have the option of completing the associate degree and major requirements that are effective for the new academic year.
Students who enter their major during the current academic year and do not change their major or elect to follow a subsequent catalog have 6 years to complete the degree requirements in effect for this academic year. Students who do not complete the degree requirements within the 6-year allotted timeframe must follow the degree requirements effective for the next subsequent academic year.*
Students who entered their major between the 2000 through 2006 academic years also have 10 years to complete their degree requirements, before those requirements are retired. View a chart detailing academic years and degree completion deadlines.
*Please see the section on Deactivated Majors.
Revisions in Major
If revisions occur in a major, the College follows the principle that students will not be required to spend more time taking additional credits to complete the revised major or be hindered in their normal progress toward the completion of the major in which they are already enrolled.
Students changing their major to one with revised requirements must meet the new requirements in effect at the time of their entry into that major, regardless of the date of their admission to the College.
Students already enrolled in a major in which revisions occur may elect to follow the revised major. In this case, students assume the responsibility if they must spend more time taking additional credits to complete their requirements.
Deactivated Majors
From time to time, the College finds it necessary to deactivate certain majors. When this occurs, the College makes every effort to notify the students who are currently enrolled in these majors.
Students enrolled in deactivated majors have three (3) academic years to complete degree requirements and graduate before the major becomes obsolete (This may shorten the 6-year degree completion deadline.) Students who do not graduate by the end of the allotted time, must change their major and follow the degree requirements that are in effect at the time.