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Degree Evaluation Requests

Degree evaluation requests are normally processed within 10 working days from the day the request is submitted.
Due to limited staffing and activities associated with the beginning of the term, degree and certificate evaluation requests submitted:
 August 26, 2009 through September 09, 
will be processed in the order received beginning 
the week of September 14, 2009.


  January 11, 2010 through February 11, 2010
will be processed in the order received beginning
the week of February 15, 2010.


All official transcripts from other institutions must accompany the request or be on file.  Also include official Advanced Placement Scores .  Click here for information on Advanced Placement Scores.

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Certificate & Degree Evaluation

  Last day to request an Evaluation for Graduation Fall 2009 was April 30,  2009

Last day to request an Evaluation for Graduation Spring or Summer 2010 - October 16, 2009

Last day to file an Intent to Graduate Fall 2009 - November 10, 2009 

The Associate Degree and/or Certificate of Proficiency are not automatically awarded when a student completes requirements.  All transcripts from other colleges must be on file in the Admissions Office PRIOR to filing a Request for Evaluation.  The student must file a Request for Evaluation with the Admissions and Records Office during the first eight weeks of the semester PRECEDING the semester in which requirements will be fulfilled.

 

  • Please submit your request after completing 30 units: at least 12 must be completed COD units.
  • Submitting requests by the deadlines will ensure you are prepared to register for needed classes and provide degree completion updates.
  • Evaluation requests submitted after deadlines, or submitted in the months of December, January, February, and May could take up to 20 working days to process due to peak registration and activities.
  • At least 6 units must be completed or in progress for a Certificate Evaluation.

International transcripts must be evaluated by an official international evaluating company.  The official sealed evaluations must be submitted to the Admissions Office PRIOR to submitting a request for an evaluation..  Click here for a list of evaluating companies.

Graduation Requirements
Each student is responsible for meeting, in full, the requirements for graduation as set forth in the college catalog. The counseling/advisement service assists each student in planning their program(s) of study, but the final responsibility for meeting requirements rests with the student.

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