Graduation

 To be eligible for graduation with your associate degree or certificate, you must:

• Fulfill all degree coursework and credit requirements as outlined in your catalog
• If applicable, all course substitutions must be approved and on file
• Earn a grade point average of at least a 2.0
• Complete at least 25 percent of the required credit at Victoria College
• Resolve all holds 

Apply for Graduation

You will receive either an email or a phone call within one week of application submission about your graduation application status.  Students who complete the application for graduation will also be emailed detailed information regarding rehearsal and program times closer to the date of commencement.  The email will be sent to the email address that was entered on the graduation application.

Students who graduate in August or December have the opportunity to walk in the May graduation ceremony, as there is only one ceremony per year.

**Important: You will be required to apply/reapply for the next graduation if you do not meet the graduation requirements during the graduation term indicated on the graduation application. 

There will not be a graduation rehearsal for Spring 2023 commencement.

Commencement for Spring 2023
Date: Saturday, May 13, 2023
Time: 10 a.m.
Location: Victoria ISD Fine Arts Center

Graduates will receive 5 tickets each.  Every guest attending no matter age, will need a ticket.

To participate in commencement, you must be dressed in the appropriate cap and gown.  You can purchase caps, tassels, gowns and invitations from the Victoria College Bookstore.  The graduation materials will be available for purchase in store and on line from the Bookstore beginning the week after Spring Break. 

Students who graduate with a GPA of a 3.5 or above will be given honors cords at the commencement ceremony.

Students who are veterans will need to speak with the Director of Advising, Robert Cubriel, or with the VA Advisor, Lauren Craven, about receiving the military cords.

PTK students who wish to wear the PTK stole will need to order their items from the PTK website.

NSLS students who wish to wear the NSLS stole will need to order their items through NSLS.

 A professional photographer will take photographs as graduates walk across the stage to receive their diploma. Graduates will be need to turn in the order form at the commencement ceremony.  If you have questions about the photographs, you will need to reach out to the photographer.

Photographer - John Hudgeons Photography