To receive a certificate or degree, a Graduation Application must be filed with the Student Services Office by the published graduation application deadline in which the student plans to complete requirements. It is the student's responsibility to apply for graduation. The Graduation Application is a simple online form on the MCC website.
Late Graduation Applications
Graduation Application forms received after the term deadline may risk missing deadlines for:
- Graduation honors designations and honors cord
- Graduation publicity
- Commencement program inclusion
- May incur delay in final graduation processing and receipt of diploma beyond the usual 6-8 weeks after term end
- May incur extra charges for commencement participation
Graduation Application Deadlines
To receive a certificate or degree a Graduation Application form must be filed with the Student Services Office by the application deadline outlined on the form.
Only one commencement ceremony is held in the Spring each year. Students who graduated the previous Fall semester, Spring completers, and students who plan to complete their requirements in the upcoming summer term may attend the commencement ceremony.
Graduation processing and diploma are free of charge. Ceremony participation entails a fee paid to the College Store and includes the cap, gown, tassel, and diploma cover that is given at the ceremony.