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1601 East 27th Street
Scottsbluff , NE 69361
WNCC - Graduation Requirements
Associate Degree Graduation Requirements
In order to be accepted as a degree candidate, the student must file a written application for candidacy with the Registrar one semester prior to his/her expected date of graduation and meet the following minimum qualifications:
All entrance requirements including high school diploma or GED must be fulfilled
All financial obligations to the College must be paid
Complete the College specified associate degree outcome measures [for example, Collegiate Assessment of Academic Proficiency (CAAP)]
A minimum of sixty credits must be earned with a grade average of at least “C” on all credits counted toward graduation (Graduation GPA): and a “C” (2.0 on the WNCC grade system) grade average on all WNCC credits (WNCC GPA)
Student participation in the commencement exercises is required unless excused for a valid reason by the Dean of Student Services. Commencement exercises are held each year at the close of the spring semester.
Residency Requirements for Graduation
Residency requirements must be met in one of the following ways:
Thirty credits must be earned at
WNCC, or
The last fifteen credits must be taken at WNCC. Any exceptions to the residency requirements must meet with the express approval of the Vice President of Educational and Student Services.
