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 be no graduation rehearsal for the 2021 commencement ceremony.

Commencement for Spring 2021 will be held on Saturday, May 8, 2021 at the Victoria College Emerging Technology Complex. 

An email with the time of arrival will be emailed to graduates on Friday, April 9, 2021.  Graduate arrival times have been split by the last name of the graduate.

Graduate Last Name	Graduate Arrival Time
A-C	9:00 am - 9:15 am
D-G	9:30 am - 9:45 am
H-L	10:00 am - 10:15 am
M-P	10:30 am - 10:45 am
Q-S	11:00 am - 11:15 am
T-Z	11:30 am - 11:45 am

Masks will be required for all guests and graduates.

All graduates for 2021, were requested to submit the following items to be highlighted during the week of commencement.  The deadline for submission was on April 1, 2021.

• Your name and degree(s) earned
• A recent head-and-shoulders photo
• A favorite quote, Victoria College memory, or information about what your next steps are

Tickets and parking passes will be available for pick up starting Monday, April 26, 2021 at noon at the Welcome Center in the Student Services Building.

Graduates will receive three tickets and one parking pass.   Every guest, regardless of age, will need a ticket and graduates and guests will need to arrive in the same car.  No one will be allowed to enter without a parking pass or a ticket.

Masks will be required for all guests and graduates.

There will not be a graduate luncheon for spring 2021 commencement.

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 time they pick up their tickets.

Students who are veterans will need to speak with the Director of Advising, Robert Cubriel, 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 want to contact the photographer to purchase the photos. 

Photographer - TBD