Marshall Community and Technical College Graduation Information

Students must apply for graduation. Due dates for each graduation are listed in the current Schedule of Courses and also in the Academic Calendar section of the Marshall Community and Technical College Catalog as well as on the web and posted throughout various building on campus. Also, many instructors will announcement application deadlines.

To apply, students must

1. Go to the Office of the Bursar in Old Main and pay the graduation fee.

2. Bring a copy of the receipt to the Marshall Community and Technical College Advising Center in B5 of the Community and Technical College building.

3. After presenting a copy of your receipt, complete the Graduation Application and the Graduate Survey.

Warning!

It's YOUR responsibility to know when the application is due and apply on time. If you miss the deadline, you may not graduate until the next graduation date.

Work Keys Exam

As a requirement for graduation, students are being asked to take part in an important Marshall Community and Technical College skills assessment. To continue to receive funding for vocational/technical programs, all state community colleges are required to measure the skill level of their graduates in math and reading. West Virginia has chosen to use the Work Keys system to see if graduates from WV vocational/technical programs are calculating and reading at standards that meet the needs of employers. The two categories of assessment you will be required to take are Applied Mathematics (45 minutes) and Reading for Information (45 minutes). Your scores will not affect your GPA nor keep you from graduating; however, the graduation date for students who do not take the tests for any reason may be delayed. Work Keys tests will be offered at various times during the semester. Students need to attend only one session.

For more information about Work Keys, please contact Nedra Lowe (304/696-3017).

Commencement Exercise

Marshall Community and Technical College observes one Commencement Exercise and three graduation dates during an academic year. The official graduation dates are:

• the last day of Summer Session C,

• the last day of final examinations for the fall semester, and

• Day of Commencement for the spring semester.

Students who complete all requirements for a degree at any time other than the above dates will graduate on the next successive date. Students will not graduate on any dates other than those noted above. Students who graduate at the end of the summer term or the end of the fall term of an academic year are invited to join the spring graduates in the Commencement Exercises.

Career Services Center

Marshall Community and Technical College graduating students should take advantage of Marshall University's Career Services located at 5th Avenue and 17th Street (304/696-2370). Also, graduates should take advantage of the free eRecruiting, an industry leading career development and job search system. Registering with eRecruiting allows you access to job postings, on-campus interviews and much more. To access eRecruiting, visit the Career Services web site, click on eRecruiting and following the registration instructions.