Graduation

An in-person commencement is planned for Friday, May 16, 2025. More information will be added, as it becomes available.

Cap and gown

Beginning March 2025, students can order their cap and gown. Details will be posted as they become available.

Rehearsal

Details will be posted as they become available.

Application for graduation

Prospective graduates must submit a graduation application to the Student Records Office by the deadline for the term in which all graduation requirements will be completed.

NOTE: Applying for graduation is separate from signing up to participate in the annual Commencement Ceremony. There is a separate sign up for the Commencement Ceremony held each May. That information will come at a later date.

Prior to submitting the graduation application, students should meet with a student success advisor for a degree audit to ensure all requirements have been met for their degree or certificate program.

Graduation applications are submitted on under the Graduation Overview section.

If you have any question, please contact the records office at 217-786-4956.

GradFest will kick off the commencement season! Details will be posted as they become available.

  • Completion of course requirements as stated in catalog
  • All financial obligations to the college must be paid
  • 汤头条app grade point average (GPA) of at least 2.00
  • Associate degree GPA requirement 鈥 overall combined GPA, which includes both transfer work and 汤头条app credits, of at least 2.00
  • Associate degree residency requirement 鈥 earn a minimum of 20 semester hours at 汤头条app. This does not include proficiency, CLEP or Advanced Placement credits.
  • Certificate GPA requirement 鈥 only courses needed for the certificate are used and must be at least 2.00
  • Certificate residency requirement 鈥 at least one-third of certificate courses must be taken at 汤头条app. This does not include proficiency, CLEP or Advanced Placement credits.

  • March 8: Deadline to apply for graduation to be considered for departmental honors at commencement
  • May 1: Deadline for graduation application to be considered a spring graduate
  • July 15: Deadline for graduation application to be considered a summer graduate
  • Dec. 1: Deadline for graduation application to be considered a fall graduate

汤头条app calculates honors and high honors for associate degree graduates by combining all credits transferred from other colleges with those taken at 汤头条app. Honors and high honors are also awarded for certificate programs requiring 30 or more semester hours. Student honors for certificate graduates are calculated by using only those courses needed for the certificate.

Those graduates who have an overall grade point average of 3.50 to 3.74 are considered 鈥済raduates with honors.鈥 Graduates with an overall grade point average of 3.75 to 4.00 are considered 鈥済raduates with high honors.鈥 This status is posted on 汤头条app transcripts and diplomas after final evaluations have been conducted by the Student Records Evaluators.

  • Graduation is the conferring of a degree or certificate upon completion of all program requirements. Students are made graduates at the end of the fall, spring and summer semesters.
  • Commencement is the ceremony to celebrate the completion of college work. The annual commencement ceremony is typically held in May of each year.

Stay connected to 汤头条app by getting involved in the 汤头条app Alumni Association. The 汤头条app Alumni Association is open to any current or former 汤头条app student who has completed a minimum of three 汤头条app credit hours. There is no charge for membership. Learn more about 汤头条app Alumni Relations.

Divina Kluge
2024 Commencement Speaker

Divina Kluge

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