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  

Students must complete and submit the Graduation Application Form to Admissions and Records Office. You will receive an email within one week 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.

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. 

 If you plan to attend the commencement ceremony you MUST attend the graduation rehearsal. 

The rehearsal for students who are graduating with an Allied Health or Public Service degree will be Friday, May 10, 2019 at 9:00 am at the Victoria ISD Fine Arts Center. 

The rehearsal for students who are graduating with an AA, AS, Business, or Industrial Trades degree be Friday, May 10, 2019 at 1:30 pm at the Victoria ISD Fine Arts Center.

 

The Commencement Ceremony for students who are graduating with an Allied Health or Public Service degree will be Saturday, May 11, 2019 at 9:00 am at the Victoria ISD Fine Arts Center. 

The Commencement Ceremony for students who are graduating with an AA, AS, Business, or Industrial Trades degree will be Saturday, May 11, 2019 at 12:00 pm at the Victoria ISD Fine Arts Center. 

Tickets will be available to pick up at the Welcome Center by the graduates on April 22^nd.  Only the graduate will be able to pick up the tickets and the graduate must bring a valid picture ID.  The number of tickets per graduate is still being determined and will be communicated to the graduates once the graduation applications have all been processed. 

The graduation Commencement Ceremony will also be streamed live for those who wish to watch but do not have a ticket to get in to the ceremony.

For students attending the graduation ceremony, a celebration luncheon will take place at noon at on Friday, May 10, 2019 at the Victoria College Student Center for all graduates and faculty.  You will receive a personal invitation to this luncheon in your student email.

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 on the day of graduation.

Students who are veterans will need to speak with Eric Leonard about receiving the military cords.

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

 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 -TBA