Graduation
Students must submit a graduation application in order to be awarded a degree or certificate upon the fulfillment of the completion requirements. Students are encouraged to meet with their completion coach one quarter before they plan to complete all their requirements to graduate. Please note that one graduation application must be filed for each degree or certificate. Graduation applications must be completed and signed by the student's completion coach. Students may graduate at the end of any quarter. Students participating in graduation in June will have completed their degree/certificate during the most recent fall, winter or spring quarters, or the summer following graduation.
In order to receive a degree or certificate from CBC, students must fulfill the following requirements:
- For degrees/certificates with multiple concentrations or emphases, students may only earn one concentration or emphasis.
- Complete all degree/certificate requirements as stated in the College catalog (refer to the Catalog Option Policy below for more information regarding catalog degree requirements).
- A course may be applied to only one requirement within the same degree or certificate.
- Complete at least one-third of the total credits required for an associate degree/certificate or 45 credits for a CBC bachelor's degree in residence at CBC. Some ACPL/Dual Credit courses have restrictions related to the residency requirement. See the ACPL section of this catalog for more information.
- Earn a minimum grade of 1.0 in courses completed for degrees/certificates, unless otherwise ntoed.
- Earn a cumulative college-level* GPA of 2.0 or above in course work completed at CBC.
*College-level courses are numbered 100 and above at CBC. Course numbering at other
colleges may vary.
Catalog Option Policy
Students applying for graduation must comply with the requirements of the College catalog. Students may choose to apply for graduation under the catalog year in effect at the original time of enrollment or any subsequent catalog, provided the student is not absent from CBC for a period of six or more consecutive quarters (including summer quarter). After an absence from CBC of six or more consecutive quarters (including summer quarter), the following conditions apply:
- Students may apply for graduation under the catalog year in effect at the time of re-enrollment or any subsequent catalog.
- Any catalog that was in effect prior to re-enrollment would not be eligible for graduation. Catalogs published during the student's absence from CBC are not options for returning students.
- Students may use a prior year catalog to apply for graduation after an absence of six or more consecutive quarters (including summer quarter) only if they completed the degree requirements under that catalog prior to the absence.
For students reverse transferring credits from another institution, those credits must be completed within six consecutive quarters (including summer quarter) of their absence from CBC to apply for graduation under a catalog year in effect during their time at CBC. If the absence is longer than six consecutive quarters (including summer quarter), the student may apply to graduate using the catalog requirements at the time of completion of the last transfer course needed.
Appeals to the catalog option policy may be submitted to the Office of Instruction for review by the Vice President for Instruction. To appeal, include your full name, student ID number, a written explanation of the rationale for the appeal and any relevant evidence supporting the appeal. Electronic documents may be sent from your official CBC student email to instruction@columbiabasin.edu. Appeals will be addressed within 15 business days of the receipt of the appeal. Responses will be emailed to your official CBC email account. All decisions made in the appeal process by the Vice President for Instruction will be final.
High School Diploma
CBC may issue a high school diploma or certificate when one of the following criteria is met:
- An individual satisfactorily completes the requirements for high school completion.
- An individual enrolls through the Running Start program and satisfactorily completes an associate degree including an Associate in Arts and Sciences degree, Associate in Science degree or Associate of Applied Science degree. Students must indicate this request on their graduation application. (These individuals are not required to complete the Washington State Board of Education’s graduation requirements.)
- An individual, 16 years or older, satisfactorily completes an associate degree, including an Associate in Arts and Sciences degree, Associate in Science degree or Associate of Applied Science degree. Students must indicate this request on their graduation application. (These individuals are not required to complete the Washington State Board of Education’s graduation requirements.)