Requirements
for Graduation
All candidates for
associate’s degrees or diplomas from Piedmont
Technical College must meet the following
requirements:
-
Petition for an associate’s degree, diploma
or certificate filed with the registrar. This
application for graduation must be completed
at the beginning of the student’s last term
of attendance.
-
Satisfactory completion of all subjects
specified by the curriculum outline in effect
as of the student’s enrollment. If the
student drops out for more than one
year, he or she must satisfy the catalog
requirements in effect as of his or her
re-enrollment date. (Substitutions for
specified courses may be made by the
department head.)
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Payment of all required fees and other
financial obligations to the college,
including a graduation fee. Applicants for
Associate Degrees, diplomas and certificates
of 30 hours or more are required to pay a $25
graduation fee. Graduates of certificates of
less than 30 hours pay no fee.
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At least one-fourth of total accumulated
credits must have been earned at Piedmont.
-
The student must have an overall grade point
average of 2.00 or higher.
A
Special Note to Students:
Students
must earn between 60 and 89 credit hours to
graduate with an associate’s degree, between
42 and 54 credit hours for diploma programs
and between 9 and 39 credit hours for
certificate programs. To graduate in two (2)
years, a full-time student needs to complete
four (4) to six (6) courses per term and three
(3) to four (4) courses during the summer
term. Students who complete fewer courses per
term may not graduate at the scheduled time.
Only students completing 30 hours or more in
certificate, diploma, or degree programs are
eligible to march in graduation.
Progression
in Associate’s Degree, Diploma and
Articulation
Programs in Health Science
Students
enrolled in a Health Science program leading to
an associate’s degree, diploma and
articulation programs must progress in meeting
the requirements of their program according to
the following policies:
1.
Complete all health science courses with a
grade of "C" or better.
2.
Students may repeat a health science course
one time to achieve a grade of "C"
or better.
3.
Maintain their current CPR certification.
4.
Maintain annual documentation of required OSHA
educational programs including bloodborne
pathogens, fire safety and body mechanics and
required health screening procedures, such as
tuberculosis screening.
5.
Have a GPA of 2.0 or above.
6.
Maintain acceptable health status.
Course
Substitution
Curriculum
department heads have the right to authorize
course substitutions for those prescribed in the
standard course outlines. Such substitutions may
be necessary because of:
-
term
to term conversion required course numbers
to change
-
content
of another course is deemed equivalent
-
curriculum
department head determines that it will meet
the student’s educational objective
Graduation
Honors
Students
who graduate from 30 hour or more certificate,
diploma or degree programs with cumulative technology GPA’s
within the scale listed below will be honored
during commencement exercises. All honor
graduates will wear the gold tassel, will have
an honor seal affixed to their diplomas and will
have their honor designation printed in the
graduation bulletin. The student earning the
highest GPA from each of the seven counties of
Piedmont’s service area will also be awarded a
County Award plaque to honor his or her
accomplishment. Only students receiving diplomas
and associate's degrees are eligible for the
county awards.
The
honor designations for graduation are:
|
Cumulative
Technology GPA |
| 3.50
- 3.74 |
Honors
(Cum Laude) |
| 3.75
- 3.99 |
High
Honors (Magna Cum Laude) |
| 4.00 |
Highest
Honors (Summa Cum Laude) |
|
