Graduation Application Process
Students may apply for graduation online through myJSCC. Under Student Records in the Student Services dashboard, click the Graduation Application link to access the graduation application. Graduation applications are also available on our website at www.jeffersonstate.edu/forms. Students will be notified of their graduation status through their JSCC email account.
The last day to post graduates will be the day before classes start for the next term. Students who will be transferring courses back to Jefferson State to meet graduation requirements must have an official transcript in Enrollment Services no later than two days before classes start for the next term. It is the student’s responsibility to inform the graduation office at graduation@jeffersonstate.edu that a transcript will be forthcoming. No degrees will be posted after the DAY BEFORE CLASSES BEGIN for the next term.
Reverse Transfer
“Reverse Transfer” is the transfer of credits from a four-year institution to Jefferson State for the purpose of facilitating the awarding of a degree or certificate. Students will still be required to meet all of the degree or certificate requirements at Jefferson State in order to be awarded an associate degree or certificate.
To be eligible for reverse transfer, students must have earned at least 25 percent of the credits they need for a degree at Jefferson State and have earned at least three semester hours from the four-year institution as part of the overall associate degree requirements.
Graduation GPA
Calculation of the graduation grade point average (GPA) shall include only college level courses completed at Jefferson State. Developmental and grades for transfer courses will not be included in the graduation GPA. Since grades have not been posted for the spring term, honors in the Commencement program will be based on your cumulative Jefferson State GPA after the previous fall semester (excluding developmental courses).
Graduation Honors - Degrees
Superior academic achievement by graduating students shall be recognized by the following designations on transcripts:
| HONORS DEGREES | GPA |
|---|---|
| Graduation with Honors Cum Laude | 3.50 to 3.69 GPA |
| Graduation with High Honors Magna Cum Laude | 3.70 to 3.89 GPA |
| Graduation with Highest Honors Summa Cum Laude | 3.90 to 4.00 GPA |
Note: Calculation of the grade point average (GPA) for graduation honors shall be identical to that method used to calculate the graduation GPA for the degree being earned. In addition, in order to be eligible for a graduation honor, the student must have completed a minimum of 24 semester credit hours at Jefferson State.
Graduation Honors - Certificates
| HONORS CERTIFICATES | GPA |
|---|---|
| Graduation with Distinction | 3.50 to 4.00 GPA |
Note: Calculation of the grade point average (GPA) for graduation honors shall be identical to that method used to calculate the graduation GPA for the certificate being earned. In addition, in order to be eligible for a graduation honor, the student must have completed a minimum of 24 semester credit hours at Jefferson State.
Graduation Ceremony
A graduation ceremony is held in May of each year for graduates of the spring and preceding summer and fall terms. Information concerning the ceremony will be sent to the student’s JSCC email account in early March of each year.
No student may participate in the graduation ceremony who has not completed all degree requirements prior to the date of the graduation ceremony.
Although degrees are officially conferred in May, students receive their diplomas approximately four to six weeks after the end of the term in which they complete their degree requirements.