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Recognition of Academic Achievement


Degrees and Certificates earned are recorded on the student’s academic record.

Attendance at Commencement


The Registrar will confirm eligibility to participate in commencement exercises held at the close of the spring semester. Eligible candidates (registered for final degree requirements, as certified by the Registrar) and degree recipients from the previous summer and fall sessions will participate in the spring ceremony.

Commencement is a symbolic ceremony. Participation in commencement does not, in itself, mean that a student is considered a SENMC graduate. In order to be awarded a degree, a student must fulfill the institution and program requirements in the catalog of record for the student. The degree will reflect the graduation date from the application for degree in term that all the degree requirements were met.

Applying for a Certificate or an Associate Degree


Eligible students are required to submit an application for a certificate or associate degree by the deadline as published in the Schedule of Classes for the semester. It is recommended that students print a certificate or degree audit through their my.SENMC.edu account and have it reviewed by an academic advisor at least one semester prior to registration for their last semester and also give a copy of the audit to Student Services Office staff for the student file. If certificate or degree requirements are not completed during the semester for which the student applied, the student must reapply.

The earliest catalog you may select is the catalog in effect the first semester you attended college, or any subsequent catalog, provided it is not more than eight years old when requirements are met.

Recognition of Academic Achievement

Graduation with Honors

  • SENMC graduates with a GPA of 3.5 or higher are recognized as Graduate with Honors.

  • SENMC graduates with a GPA of 3.75 or higher are recognized as Graduate with High Honors.


President's Honor List Semester Report of Academic Achievement


Following the close of the semester, the Registrar's publishes a list of students who have achieved honor standing in grades for the previous semester. To be eligible, a student must have been enrolled in 12 or more semester credits with a computable grade for the term with a term GPA of 3.5 or higher.