A student shall be awarded the Associate in Arts, Associate in Science, or Associate in Applied Science degree upon satisfactory completion of the requirements of the specific program as specified by Northeast Alabama Community College and the Alabama Community College System Board of Trustees.
A student must fulfill the following:
- Satisfactorily complete a minimum of 60 semester hours of college credit in an approved program of study, including prescribed general education courses.
- Earn a 2.0 cumulative grade point average in all courses attempted at the College. A course may be counted only once for purposes of meeting graduation requirements.
- Complete at least 25 percent of semester credit hours at the College.
- Provide official transcripts from all colleges previously attended. Transferred coursework accepted for credit toward an undergraduate degree must represent equivalent collegiate coursework relevant to the degree.
- A student is not required to pay graduation fees or participate in commencement ceremonies in order to be designated as a graduate on the transcript.
- The chief academic officer shall approve the formal award when the student satisfactorily meets all requirements for graduation.
- Transcripts will not be provided to a student nor forwarded to any other institution or organization until after the student has fulfilled all financial obligations to the College (ACCS Board Policy 715.01, August 9, 2017).