General Graduation Requirements
Requirements for degrees, certificates and diplomas are subject to approval of the LBCC Board of Education, the Oregon Department of Education and the Department of Community College and Workforce Development.
Graduation is not automatic; you must submit an application for graduation by the end of the fourth week of the term prior to your graduation term. Application forms are available at the Admissions Office in Takena Hall. Deadline dates for submitting an application for graduation are published on the LBCC website.
General Requirements (apply to degrees, certificates and diplomas):
- You need to be admitted to the college.
- The awarding of a credential becomes official only when graduation information has been posted to your transcript.
- You need to complete program requirements from any of the last five catalog years in which you earned at least one credit.
- Credential requirements may not be combined from multiple years.
- You need to meet all graduation requirements of the credential program.
Degrees:
- You need to earn a minimum of 24 LBCC credits of which at least 15 must be in your major field; for AAOT, a minimum of 12 of which 8 meet requirements (The second part of these requirements may be waived in some instances). No credits granted for prior learning can be applied towards meeting this requirement.
- At least 24 (12 for AAOT) credits need to be earned at LBCC.
- You need to have a 2.00 cumulative GPA.
- You need to complete a minimum of 70 percent of all credits attempted. Grades of “F,” “NP,” “IN” and “W” are non-completion grades.
- To earn more than one degree or to major in more than one field, you need to complete an additional 24 credits for each program beyond those required for the first degree.
- The maximum number of “P” credits allowed is 16, not including those with an obligatory “P” grade.
- A maximum number of 24 non-traditional credits beyond any required by a given program can be used towards a degree. See the non-traditional credit section of this catalog for more information.
Two-Year Certificate
- You need to earn at least 24 LBCC credits toward the certificate. No credits granted for prior learning can be applied towards meeting this requirement.
- Up to 24 prior learning credits may be used to meet requirements.
- You need to have a 2.00 GPA based on the LBCC courses completed for the program.
- The maximum number of “P” credits allowed is 16, not including those with an obligatory “P” grade.
One-Year Certificate:
- You need to earn at least 12 LBCC credits toward the certificate. No credits granted for prior learning can be applied towards meeting this requirement.
- Up to 12 prior learning credits may be used to meet requirements.
- You need to have a 2.00 GPA based on the LBCC courses completed for the program.
- The maximum number of “P” credits allowed is 8, not including those with an obligatory “P” grade.
Less-Than-One-Year Certificate:
- You need to earn all credits toward the certificate from LBCC.
- No credit for prior learning may be used to meet requirements.
- You need to have a 2.00 GPA based on the LBCC courses completed for the program.
Graduation Requirements for Specific Degrees
For Graduation Requirements for specific degrees, see the following sections in this catalog: