Graduation
Units in Residence Requirement
Of the 60 units required for graduation, 12 degree applicable units must be completed in residence at Taft College and used towards the degree, before a degree can be granted.
Application for Graduation
Degrees and certificates are not automatically awarded. Candidates for graduation must initiate a petition for graduation, and are not required to meet with a counselor to apply. Students should submit a candidacy for graduation form by the established deadline of the semester in which they plan to complete the requirements. Deadlines and petition forms can be found on the
Taft College web site or on the
Admissions webpage.
Commencement Exercises
Degrees and certificates are acknowledged at the May commencement exercises only, and all students receiving degrees or certificates are encouraged to participate. Students must have completed graduation requirements by the May commencement date of each year in order to be eligible for that academic year’s commencement exercise. Students completing work in the following summer session may be eligible to participate in May's commencement ceremony if the following apply:
- Students must have no more than 2 courses, not to exceed a maximum of 8 units, which must be completed in the summer.
- A graduation application must be done through the counselor and has to be completed by the deadline posted on the website to be able to participate in May commencement.
Scholastic Honors
“Scholastic Honors” at graduation are granted to those who meet the Associate Degree requirements and earn a cumulative grade point average of between 3.00 and 3.49. Students who earn a GPA of 3.50 or above will be awarded Highest Scholastic Honors.
A minimum of 30 semester units must have been completed at Taft College in order to qualify for either of these awards. Students who earn the highest grade point averages in the transfer and career/technical divisions of instruction will receive scholastic plaques. Students are classified as transfer or career/technical on the basis of their majors. In order to qualify for either award, a student must have earned a grade point average of 3.0 or higher in at least 30 semester units.
Life membership awards in Phi Theta Kappa, the community college scholastic honor society, are made according to standards prescribed in the constitution governing all PTK chapters in California.