6.1700R BROOKDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE COLLEGE

6.1700R

BROOKDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE

COLLEGE REGULATION

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I. Title of Regulation

Eligibility for Graduation

II. Objective of Regulation

To carry out the authority given to Brookdale Community College to award associate

degrees in Arts, Sciences, Applied Sciences, and Fine Arts and to award credit

certificates in the appropriate areas.

III. Authority

N.S.J. 18A. Chapter 3B, Higher Education Restructuring Act of 1994, Bylaws of the

Brookdale Board of Trustees

IV. Regulation Statement

A. Brookdale Community College is authorized by the Board of Trustees to award

associate degrees in Arts, Sciences, Applied Sciences and Fine Arts to students

who complete a prescribed program of at least 60 semester credit hours.

B. A candidate for a degree or certificate must attain a cumulative grade point

average of 2.0 or higher and satisfy all basic skills requirements as specified in

Brookdale Community College Regulation 5.0034R, Pre-registration

Testing/Basic Skills.

C. To be eligible for a degree or certificate, from Brookdale Community College, a

student is also expected to satisfy the following:

1. Candidates for graduation must meet all degree requirements and the

requirements of the Brookdale Community College Regulation 6.1502R,

Matriculation. Exceptions may apply to students in limited-enrollment

programs (such as Nursing, Automotive, Culinary, etc.) who are

waitlisted and not enrolled for a period of two years or less, and have

completed all general education and/or program prerequisites. Approval

from the appropriate Academic Division Dean is required.

2. For all degrees and certificates at least fifty percent of students’ credits

must be earned at Brookdale Community College. For all degree

programs a minimum of fifty percent of career studies credits required

for degree completion must be earned at Brookdale Community College.

3. The last fifteen credits earned toward a degree or certificate must be

earned at Brookdale. Students may appeal this requirement by

completing a contract in consultation with their Student Development

Specialist and the appropriate Academic Division Dean, within one year

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last actively enrolled at Brookdale. The contract must stipulate the

courses to be taken, at which institution(s) they are to be taken, and in

what time period they shall be completed. The contract is signed by the

student and the Student Development Specialist, submitted to the

Academic Dean of the student’s program of study for approval, and then

forwarded to the Registrar. The contract is then filed in the Office of

Admissions, Records, and Registration. Upon completion of these final

credits, the student files a candidacy form for the Brookdale degree. The

student must follow the College Regulation 6.1003R, governing

“Transfer Credit” to complete the process.

4. The procedure for completing the candidacy for graduation application is

to be kept current and clearly communicated via the College catalog, the

website, and direct notification to students nearing program completion.

5. The candidate must fulfill all financial and other obligations to the

College.

6. Requirements may be completed during any actively enrolled term.

Candidate must apply for graduation by that term’s deadline and a degree

or certificate will be conferred on the last day of the term.

7. Requests for exceptions to the requirements of the Regulation are made

in writing and sent to the Academic Division Dean for review and

decision. All approved exceptions are forwarded to the Registrar.

8. With the approval of the Executive Vice President for Educational

Services, joint degree programs may be exempt from some of the

provisions of this regulation.

9. The requirements for earning additional degrees from Brookdale

Community College are:

• The completion of all requirements specific to the additional

degree, with a minimum of 15 additional credit hours beyond the

previous degree.

• The Graduation application must specify that the student is

seeking a subsequent degree.

• Additional certificates may be granted by meeting the

requirements for the additional certificates.

V. Responsibility for Implementation

Executive Vice President for Educational Services

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Approved: President

2/18/75

Revised : 12/8/75

12/97

Updated: 3/09

Revised: 5/09

Revised: September 2010