All candidates for graduation must file their application online. December graduates must electronically submit their request for graduation by the posted October deadline date; and any student graduating in May must electronically submit their request by the posted February deadline date. Graduation fees ($35.00 for marching, $15.00 for diploma only) are non-refundable and will be billed to your account.
Valedictory and Salutatory Honors
To be eligible, a student must be receiving an AA or AAS degree, must be participating in the May graduation ceremony, and must have at least a 3.0 cumulative grade point average. The student(s) with the highest GPA (excluding developmental courses and MAT1233) will be recognized as Valedictorian, while the student(s) with the next highest GPA will be recognized as Salutatorian. To be eligible for Valedictory or Salutatory honors, a student must have completed at least two semesters at Holmes Community College on a full-time basis.
Honors and Highest Honors:
Students participating in the May graduation ceremony and receiving either an AA or an AAS degree are eligible to receive special recognition based on their cumulative quality point averages. These honors will be:
- Highest Honors - for those students with GPA's of 3.7 to 4.0
- Honors - for those students with GPA's of 3.4 to 3.68