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Associate Degree Completion

To qualify for any of the associate degrees conferred by the college, students must complete requirements of their degree and the following requirements which apply to all associate degrees:

  1. Successful completion of a minimum of 60 semester hours of credit; actual credit hour requirements vary by degree.
  2. Of the minimum of 64 semester hours of credit required for the Associate in Arts, Associate in Science, and Associate in Engineering Science degrees, 60 semester hours must be earned in courses having a second digit of "0." (Example: ENG 1001 has a second digit of "0" whereas ENG 1205 has a second digit of "2"). Any course number below 1000 does not generate credit toward a degree.
  3. Completion at Illinois Valley Community College of at least 16 semester hours required for graduation. When online courses are incorporated into the student's educational plan, those courses offered through and taught by IVCC faculty will apply to the 16 semester hour requirement.
  4. Successful completion of all required courses for the Associate Degree desired and required minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.0. For the Associate in Arts (AA), Associate in Science (AS), and Associate in Engineering Science (AES) degrees, a minimum grade of "C" in English 1001, 1002 and Speech 1001 are required for graduation.
  5. File an intent to graduate. Intent to graduate forms must be filed during or prior to the semester in which graduation requirements will be fulfilled. The deadlines for filing the intent to graduate are as follows:
Date Event
July 1 Summer Graduation (August)
October 1 Fall Graduation (December)
February 15 Spring Graduation (May)

Students in all associate degrees or certificates with continuous enrollment may use the catalog in use at the time of enrollment or any subsequent catalog. Students who are not enrolled for two consecutive semesters, excluding summer, must complete the requirements of the current catalog in use at the time of re-enrollment.

Students that are not currently enrolled in the term that they have applied to graduate may use the catalog in use at the time of enrollment if all requirements have been met. If all required courses are not completed, the student must complete the requirements of the current catalog in use at the time of re-enrollment.

Certificate Completion

To qualify for a certificate, students must complete requirements which apply to each specific certificate.

  1. Successful completion of all required courses for the certificate desired and required minimum grade point average of 2.0.
  2. Completion at Illinois Valley Community College of at least 25% of the coursework required for graduation.
  3. File an intent to graduate. Intent to graduate forms must be filed during or prior to the semester in which graduation requirements will be fulfilled. The deadlines for filing the intent to graduate are as follows:
Date Event
July 1 Summer Graduation (August)
October 1 Fall Graduation (December)
February 15 Spring Graduation (May)