How to Graduate - Graduation Requirements
Visit My Portal to Apply to Graduate for Spring 2023 between January 5, 2023 - February 19, 2023.
Are You Ready for Graduation?
Graduation Application Support is Available
February 13 to 16 | 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Counseling Office, SEC 139, or online via Cranium Cafe
Meet a counselor to make sure you are on the right track to receiving your degree or certificate in Spring 2023. All students expecting to be awarded a degree or certificate this spring must apply for graduation.
Deadline to Apply for Graduation is Monday, February 20, 2023
Degree and Certificate Requirements
AA/AS Degree Requirements- Complete a minimum of 60 degree applicable units.
- Complete the AA/AS Graduation, CSU GE-B, IGETC CSU or IGETC UC requirements.
- Complete required major courses with a C (or P) or better.
- Earn a 2.0 degree applicable grade point average.
- Complete at least 12 units at Mission College to establish residency.
AAT/AST Degree Requirements
- Complete a minimum of 60 transferable units.
- Complete either the CSU GE-B or IGETC CSU requirements.
- Complete required major courses a C (or P) better.
- Earn a 2.0 transferable grade point average.
- Complete at least 12 units at Mission College to establish residency.
Certificate Achievement Requirements
- Complete all required certificate courses with a C (or P) or better.
- Earn a 2.0 degree applicable grade point average
- Complete at least 1/3 of the program courses at Mission College to establish residency.
Graduation Checklist
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MEET WITH A COUNSELOR
Meet with a counselor to ensure all requirements have been met. Schedule an appointment at Counseling.
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SUBMIT DOCUMENTATION
If applicable, submit official documentation to the Admissions & Records Office. See After the Application below for details.
Application and Document Deadlines
Fall 2022
- Application Opens: August 4, 2022
- Deadline to Submit Application: September 18, 2022
- Deadline to Submit Official Documentation: September 25, 2022
- Term Complete: December 17, 2022
- Degree Posted/Diploma Mailed: March 17, 2023
Spring 2023 (for students who will complete requirements by end of Spring 2023)
- Application Opens: January 5, 2023
- Deadline to Submit Application: February 19, 2023
- Deadline to Submit Official Documentation: February 26, 2023
- Semester Complete: May 26, 2023
- Degree Posted/Diploma Mailed: July 31, 2023
Summer 2023(for students who will complete requirements by end of Summer 2023)
- Application Opens: April 03, 2023
- Deadline to Submit Application: July 17, 2023
- Deadline to Submit Official Documentation: July 31, 2023
- Term Complete: July 2023
- Degree Posted/Diploma Mailed: September 29, 2023
* Students wishing to submit an application after the stated deadline, please fill out this Late Graduation Application form by April 2 nd, 2023. If you wish to have your name appear on the commencement program, please submit the Late Graduation Application form by March 24th, 2023.
**** For technical assistance with the Apply to Graduate process, email mc.records@missioncollege.edu.****
After the Application
Submitted applications can be viewed by selecting View Application to Graduate in My Portal. All applications will remain in a "pending status" and will be reviewed after grades have been posted.
If applicable, submit the following documentation to the Admissions & Records Office by the deadline listed above:
- Official Transcripts from other colleges*
- Official AP, CLEP and IB test scores
- Course Substitutions approved by the appropriate academic department (upload approved form to the DOCUMENT UPLOAD FORM)
- High School transcripts (translated official or unofficial), translated foreign diploma or the Language other than English Verification to clear IGETC Area 6 (upload these documents to the DOCUMENT UPLOAD FORM)
- IGETC Area 1C Waiver approved and submitted by the Articulation Officer.
* For in-progress courses taken at other colleges: Official transcripts must be sent to Admissions & Records immediately after coursework is complete and grades are posted. Applications to Graduate will not be processed if official records are not on file.
Important Notes
- Official documentation must be sent electronically from the institution or mailed to Admissions & Records Office, 3000 Mission College Blvd, MS#9, Santa Clara, CA 95054
- MISSING DOCUMENTS WILL DELAY THE EVALUATION PROCESS OR RESULT IN A DENIAL.
- Status inquiries after the Diploma Mailed date above or address changes should be directed to mc.records@missioncollege.edu.
- If you need to re-apply for graduation for various reasons, (example: applied for Fall semester but need to now move to Spring semester), contact mc.records@missioncollege.edu.
Commencement Ceremony
Details about the Commencement Ceremony that takes place in May each year.Order Graduate Regalia
Order your graduate regalia online from the bookstore. Prices and shipping rates are provided there. In addition, upcoming dates of grad fairs (info sessions that cover how to order your grad regalia and more) are posted. One randomly selected student at each webinar will win a free Mission sweater/hoodie.
Join us at the Bookstore for our Annual Grad Fair celebration!
- Wednesday, May 4 - 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
- Thursday, May 5 - 9 a.m - 7 p.m.
At the Grad Fair, you will be able to:
- Purchase your Cap/Gown/Tassel/Stole
- Shop for Diploma Frames, Class Rings, Announcements, and more...
- Pick Up Commencement Tickets
- Pick Up Free Grad T-shirt
- Sit for FREE Grad Portraits
- FREE Refreshments
Or
Order Your Grad Regalia, Shipped to You!
Visit our Mission College Bookstore Grad Regalia shop online with our partners, Herff Jones: http://colleges.herffjones.com/college/missioncollege/
Order Deadlines
- Round one deadline: order by April 24, 2022 at 8:59 p.m. to receive items before May 14th with Standard shipping.
- Round two deadline: orderby April 29, 2022 at 8:59 p.m. to receive items before May 14th with rush shipping.