Graduation Requirements

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 second week of the term in which you expect to graduate. Application forms are available at the Admissions Office/First Stop Center in Takena Hall. Deadline dates for submitting an application for graduation are published in the Schedule of Classes each term.

General Requirements (apply to degrees, certificates and diplomas):

  • You must be admitted to the college.
  • You must graduate within one calendar year from the date you completed the requirements for the credential.
  • The awarding of a credential becomes official only when graduation information has been posted to your transcript.
  • You must use a graduation worksheet 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 must meet all graduation requirements of the credential program.

Degrees:

  • You must earn a minimum of 24 LBCC credits of which at least 15 must be in your major field. (The second part of this requirement may be waived in some instances.) No credits granted for prior learning can be applied towards meeting this requirement.
  • At least 24 of your last 35 credits must be earned at LBCC.
  • You must have a 2.00 accumulative GPA.
  • You must complete a minimum of 70 percent of all credits attempted. Grades of “F,” “NP,” “Y,” “IN, “WP” and “W” are non-
  • completion grades.
  • To earn more than one degree or to major in more than one field, you must 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 must 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 must 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 must 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 must 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 must earn all credits toward the certificate from LBCC.
  • No credit for prior learning credits may be used to meet requirements.
  • You must have a 2.00 GPA based on the LBCC courses completed for the program.