Automatic Certificate and Degree Awarding FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions about Automatic Degree Awarding (Auto-Awarding) at COCC.
Q: What is Automatic Degree Awarding?
A: Automatic Degree Awarding (Auto-Awarding) is the process by which your declared certificate or degree is automatically awarded when all program and college requirements have been met. No application is necessary!
Q: Will automatic degree awarding affect my financial aid and/or veteran benefits?
答:不会，自动授予学位通常不应影响联邦援助或退伍军人福利。但是，想要改变已经通过最高信用申请获得批准的项目的学生应该联系财政援助办公室获取更多信息。使用退伍军人福利的学生也应向退伍军人协调员报告计划的任何变化。
Q: How will I know if I am on track to be automatically awarded my degree?
A: You will be sent a series of communications to your COCC email address updating you on your status as you near completion. Sent to all students: Remaining Course Notification: Sent to you when you are nearing completion of your declared program of study as shown on GradTracks. Final Course Notification: Sent to you when you have registered in the final courses required for your declared certificate or degree. Award Notification: Sent to you when you have completed 100% of all courses and non-course requirements, and have been awarded your declared certificate or degree! Some students may receive additional notifications, but only if there are specific issues preventing graduation. Non-Course Requirement Notification: Sent to you if you have completed all of the courses required for your declared certificate or degree, but have remaining requirements such as an insufficient GPA, unmet residency requirement, or unmet credit requirement. Incomplete Requirements Notification: Sent if you were previously registered in all required courses for your declared program of study, but did not reach 100% completion in the following term. This may result from a course drop, insufficient grade, or incomplete grade.
Q: When will I be awarded my certificate or degree?
A: You will be awarded your certificate or degree within 2-3 weeks after you successfully complete the final courses for your declared program of study, and final grades are posted. Your completion will be reflected on your transcripts, which can be accessed and requested in your Bobcat Web Account. You will receive an email notification to your COCC when this has been finalized.
Q: When will I receive my certificate or diploma?
答:结业期结束后，大约1-2个月内会邮寄证书和文凭。
问:我何时会收到毕业典礼的通知?
A: Commencement is held once a year in spring. Information will be sent to your COCC email account or you can check the Commencement web page for details.
Q: If I change my declared program of study how will that impact auto-awarding?
A: It is important to note that automatic degree awarding is based on the program you have declared (or are enrolled in). If you change your program of study it may impact the auto-award process. If you wish to be automatically awarded a certificate or degree and plan to take classes in a different program of study, you must wait to change your program of study until after you have been awarded your degree.
Q: What if I want to be awarded a certificate or degree that I have not declared?
答:你可以通过提交你希望授予的学习项目的证书/学位申请来获得你没有声明的证书或学位。这将提示最后的学位检查，以确定您是否满足所有要求。
Q: My program of study has certificates embedded in the Associates degree that I have declared as my program of study. Will these be automatically awarded?
A: No, embedded certificates will not be automatically awarded but you may submit an Application for Certificate/Degree to prompt a final degree check to determine if you have satisfied all requirements.
Q: How can I find out if there are certificates embedded in my degree?
答:COCC提供应用科学副学士学位，这些学位可以在获得AAS学位的过程中获得证书。要了解你的学习项目是否有这个选项，请在你入学的计划年回顾你的项目要求。这个信息可以在GradTracks审计的顶部找到，它指的是你正在跟踪的年度COCC目录。访问我们的网站为当前和存档的目录。