Graduation
General Graduation Requirements | Graduating
With Honors | Commencement Participation
Graduating
Under a Given Catalog
General Graduation Requirements
A candidate for a degree from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University must satisfy the following minimum requirements:
1. Choose a specific curriculum leading to a degree in one of the schools/colleges and complete the requirements of this curriculum;
2. Complete a minimum of 124 semester hours excluding deficiency courses and remedial work for the Bachelor’s degree;
3. Complete the core requirements of the University in
English, Mathematics, Natural Science, Social Science Humanities and
Health or Physical Education for the Bachelor’s degree;
4. Earn an average of two (2) grade points for every semester hour undertaken including hours passed or failed. After completing the number of credit hours required for graduation, if the student is deficient in grade points, he or she must take additional courses that have been approved by his or her academic dean to secure these points. The student must also obtain an average of 2.0 or more in his or her major field;
5. Complete a minimum of three semesters as a full-time student in residence at the University. This requirement includes the two semesters prior to the period when the student completes his/her requirements for graduation. At least one half of the credits in the student’s major field must be earned at the University. Exception to either of these provisions may be made upon the recommendation of the chairperson of the student’s major department with the approval of the school dean.
6. Clear all academic conditions by the end of the semester preceding graduation.
7. Pay all University bills and fees;
8. File an application for graduation with the Office of the Registrar in accordance with the schedule below:
A. May Graduation — By last day for late registration for spring semester
B. Summer Graduation — By the end of the second week of class in the summer session
C. December Graduation — By the last day for the late registration for the fall semester
Graduating With Honors
Undergraduate candidates who complete all requirements for graduation in accordance with the following stipulations earn the following honors: (1) Those who maintain a general average within the range of 3.00 to 3.24 will receive CUM LAUDE, (2) those who maintain a general average within the range from 3.25 to 3.49 will receive MAGNA CUM LAUDE, and (3) those who maintain a general average within the range of 3.50 to 4.00 will receive SUMMA CUM LAUDE.
All hours attempted are included in the grade point average computation for honors. This means that when a course is repeated, both grades are added in the computation. For a transfer student a minimum of 60 percent of the credit hours required for a degree program must be earned at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University to be considered for honors. For example, if the program requires a total of 128 credit hours, 77 of those hours must be earned at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical. Publication of honors and scholarships is made at commencement.
Commencement Participation
Students who complete degree requirements during the summer session or during the fall semester are invited to participate in the commencement exercises held at the end of the fall semester.
Students “who have been cleared for graduation” are those students who have applied for graduation during the spring semester and who are currently enrolled in those required courses remaining to complete their degrees.
Graduating Under a Given Catalog
A student may expect to earn a degree in accordance
with the requirements of the curriculum outlined in the catalog in
force when he or she first entered the University, provided the courses
are being offered. Moreover, he or she must complete these requirements
within six years. In addition, he or she may graduate under any subsequent
catalog published while he or she is a student. If a student elects
to meet the requirements of a catalog other than the one in force
at the time of his or her original interest, he or she must meet
all requirements of the catalog he or she elects.
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