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GTCC Graduation Instructions and Checklist ☐ 1. Print all of the pages of the Graduation Packet. Complete the top portion of the application.

(Instructions for E-Degree students link or please see Page 4 of the graduation packet.)

☐ 2. Schedule a meeting with your assigned Faculty Coach/Advisor, Program Director or Program

Department Chair for your Graduation Audit. Take your Graduation packet to the meeting.

They will do the following:

Verify the program you are applying to graduate in is active and the correct program.

Print/review/audit your degree program plan (Academic Evaluation/EVAL)

Make sure you have met all of the requirements and criteria for graduation.

Sign your application for graduation.

☐ 3. After completion of your Graduation Audit go to the Cashier’s Office to pay your $35.00 Graduation Fee.

Locations: Percy H. Sears Applied Technologies Center, first floor; Greensboro Campus Cashier (CEC Building Room 136), or

High Point Campus Cashier (H2 Building.)

Second Award (Degree/Diploma) fee is $10.00 (Additional application required)

Duplicate/copies Award (Degree/Diploma) fee is $10.00

Reapplication fee for Graduation is $10.00 after one year.

Be sure to keep your receipt. (You will need it when you turn in your Application for Graduation and to pick up

your cap and gown at the Bookstore.)

☐ 4. Turn in your completed and signed Application for Graduation to the Records Office on the Jamestown Campus (Percy

H. Sears Applied Technologies Center, first floor, Enrollment Services front counter) or to the Student Success Center on the

Greensboro, High Point, Aviation or Cameron Campus.

Turn in all of the following:

Application for Graduation signed by you and your faculty coach/advisor, program director or program

department chair

Program Evaluation/EVAL

Show your payment receipt for the $35.00 graduation fee. (This will be returned to you to be used to pick up your

cap and gown at the campus store.)

☐ 5. Order your Cap and Gown online.

☐ 6. Complete the Graduation Survey online.

☐ 7. If you had a Stafford Loan while attending GTCC you must complete a mandatory

Financial Aid Federal Stafford Loan Exit Counseling Session online.

☐ 8. If you were given permission to take course(s) at another college to complete your graduation

requirements, you must fill out the information on the front of the Graduation Application and all

course work must be completed and final grades to the Records Office/Registrar no later than Dec. 16,

2019, for Fall graduates, May 4, 2020 for Spring graduates and July 27, 2020 for Summer graduates.

☐ 9. Check your Titan Live email regularly! Graduation information, updates and reminders will be sent to

your Titan Live email.

☐ 10. Plan to attend graduation and bring your family and friends! The 2020 GTCC Commencement is scheduled for

7:00 pm on May 7, 2020, at the Greensboro Coliseum. (See additional information in packet.)

Graduation Application Deadlines Fall 2019 – Oct. 31, 2019 | Spring 2020 – April 9, 2020 | Summer 2020 – June 30, 2020

Fall 2019 and Summer 2020 graduates are invited to walk in the May 7, 2020 commencement ceremony.

Summer graduates should apply by April 9, 2020 if they plan to participate.

***If you wish your Permanent Record to be updated in accordance with the name and address on this application, please submit a

“Change of Address/Telephone Number Form” and/or a “Name Change Form” if your name is different than what is in the system.

These forms are available on the GTCC website, and on all Campuses through Student Services.

Please contact the Records Office at (336) 334-4822 Option 0 if you have questions or need assistance.

GUILFORD TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE

PO Box 309 • Jamestown, NC 27282 • 336-334-4822 or 336-454-1126 • TTY 336-841-2158

Application for Graduation Program: Program Code: Student ID:

Legal name only. No nicknames, etc. Name must match school records.

First Name Middle Name Last Name Maiden Name

(if applicable)

Phonetic

Spelling of Name

Address: City: State:

Zip: GTCC Email:

Personal Email: Date of Birth:

Telephone(s): Home: Business: Cell:

I am applying for: Second Award (Degree/Diploma) fee is $10.00 *Additional Application

Required 2nd Award Duplicate/Copies Reprint Fee

Award Fee ☐ Degree ☐ Degree ☐ Degree $10.00

☐ Degree (Two-year) $35.00 ☐ Diploma ☐ Diploma ☐ Diploma $10.00

☐ Diploma (One-Year) $35.00 ☐ Reapplication Degree/Diploma $10.00

Indicate the anticipated semester and year your program is to be completed:

☐ Fall ☐ Spring ☐ Summer

Deadline: Oct. 31, 2019 Deadline: April 9, 2020 Deadline: June 30, 2020

IMPORTANT - READ BEFORE SIGNING I hereby apply to graduate from Guilford Technical Community College in the Degree Program listed above. I understand that I

must complete all requirements pertaining to my Degree Program as specified by the catalog. I must pay a non-refundable graduation

fee at the Cashier's Office and return the receipt along with the Application for Graduation to the Records Office on the

Jamestown Campus, or to the Student Success Center on the Greensboro or High Point Campus.

Please check your Titan Live email account for graduation information and updates. ☐ Check here if Transfer Credit is expected from another institution for graduation. Please forward Official Transcript(s).

School Course(s)

☐ Check here for Holds

Signature of Applicant Date

*Signature of Assigned Faculty Coach/Advisor, Printed Name of Assigned Faculty Coach/Advisor, Ext. Date

Program Director or Program Department Chair Program Director or Program Department Chair

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GUILFORD TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE

PO Box 309 • Jamestown, NC 27282 • 336/334-4822 or 336/454-1126 • TTY 336/841-2158

Application for Graduation Your Graduation Application is not official until a final review has been completed by the Records Office. You will be

contacted by phone or email if there are any issues or concerns about your graduation status.

Graduation Payment Received (Cashier’s Office)

FOR OFFICE USE ONLY

Date: Amount:

Appl. Entry:

Staff Initials: Val. No.: GPA:

Grad. Date: Notes:

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GUILFORD TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE

PO Box 309 • Jamestown, NC 27282 • 336-334-4822 or 336-454-1126 • TTY 336-841-2158

Graduation Application Instructions for eDegree Students

1. Advisor responsibility upon request for a Graduation Audit:

a. Confirm the student is in the eDegree program. This is noted in the SSP Dashboard under Service Groups. (Or, ask our eLearning Director to check the STAL screen in Datatel.) Non-eDegree students must submit their graduation materials in person.

b. Send a verification email to the student confirming that the student has met all the program requirements to earn (degree) in (program) and that the Program GPA is at least 2.0. This email will serve as verification to the Cashier's and Records Office that the advisor performed the graduation audit.

2. eDegree Student responsibility:

a. Student requests a Graduation Audit from their advisor. b. Student prints the verification email and the Program Evaluation from the

advisor. The email must contain the advisor’s contact information. c. Student prints and sends the completed graduation package and any

requisite fees via regular mail to the Cashier's office.

Guilford Technical Community College

Attention: Cashier’s Office P.O. Box 309 Drawer R Jamestown, NC 27282

d. If the faculty email is not with the package, the cashier’s office will send to registrar for evaluation.

e. Applications will be processed in the order they are received.

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Attention all 2020 Graduates Financial Aid Federal Stafford Loan

Exit Counseling

All graduating students who have had a FederalStafford Loan, at any point while attending GTCC, areREQUIRED to complete an Online Exit Counselingsession.

Go to studentloans.gov and click on the link to"Complete Exit Counseling."

You must have your Federal PIN (personalidentification number) to complete the session.

Failure to complete Stafford Loan Exit Counselingmay prevent you from participating in the graduation ceremony, getting your diploma and/or receiving an official transcript.

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GUILFORD TECHNICAL COMMlNITY COLLEGE

Order Your Cap and Gown Online! Now through March 31, 2020

http://colleges.herffjones.com/college/_gtcc/

Provide your height and weight and all of the other information requested on the capand gown web order page. Two-year degree and one-year diploma graduates weargreen.

Pay your graduation fee at the cashier’s office on your campus.

Pick up your order at the Jamestown Campus Bookstore. It will be available for pick upApril 23 through May 6, 2020.

Bring your student ID.

Attend the GTCC Grad Fair April 23 or 24 at the Jamestown Campus Bookstore!

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GTCC Grad Fair Jamestown Campus Bookstore

Medlin Campus Center, First Floor

10:00 am - 6:00 pm on Thursday, April 23

9:00 am - 1:00 pm on Friday, April 24

Pick up your cap and gown order at the Jamestown Bookstore April 23-May 6 andorder online at: http://colleges.herffjones.com/college/_gtcc/.

Graduation announcements may be purchased in the bookstore and online atwww.herffjones.com/college/gtcc beginning in October 2019.

The GTCC class ring vendor, Herff Jones, will be at GRAD FAIR to assist with ringsand diploma frames.

For Diploma Frames and Alumni Gifts, be sure to see the bookstore’s selection!

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Graduation Photography

GradImages is the official GTCC graduation photographer. Grad Images will take photographs of each graduate during the ceremony. Proofs of the photos will be sent to your home address with several options for you to purchase.

GradImages Customer Service: 1-800-261-2576

Email: giservice@gradimages.net Website: www.gradimages.com

Student Commencement Instructions Diploma and Degree Graduates

You are invited and encouraged to participate in this important Graduation Exercise, which is held in honor of all 2020 graduates of GTCC.

COMMENCEMENT SCHEDULE Thursday, May 7, 2020 Greensboro Coliseum

Commencement Rehearsal .............. 1:30 p.m. Commencement Line-Up .................. 6:00 p.m. Commencement ................................ 7:00 p.m.

Obtaining Caps and Gowns: (Please see cap and gown informational handout for ordering information.) (http://colleges.herffjones.com/college/_gtcc/) Your cap and gown are yours to keep. There will be a Grad Fair, Thursday, April 23 & Friday, April 24, 2020, at the Jamestown CampusBookstore.

Representatives from the GTCC Campus Bookstore and Herff Jones will be available to help you with caps, gowns, rings, invitations, and diploma frames. You must have your paid Graduation Fee receipt to pick up your cap and gown. If you are unable to attend the Grad Fair you may pick up your cap and gown at the Jamestown Campus Bookstore during regular business hours:

April 23 - May 6, 2020

Monday-Thursday 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. and Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Please open your regalia packet to see that it contains a cap, gown, and tassel. If your name is not on the graduate cap and gown pick-up list, you will need to go to Jamestown Campus Enrollment Services (Percy H. Sears Applied Technologies Center, 1st floor).

Note: To all graduates with a 3.5 GPA or higher program average. Diploma and degree graduates who have attained a 3.5 GPA or higher program average will wear a GOLD tassel to designate their academic achievement. The gold tassels will be exchanged for your green or gray tassels at the 6 p.m. lineup. A department representative from your program will have a definitive list of graduates who are eligible for a gold tassel. They will distribute the gold tassels in exchange for the green or gray ones.

Students who do not meet the requirements for graduation and have paid the $35.00 non-refundable graduation fee should pick-up their cap and gown to use when they meet their graduation requirements. All caps and gowns should be picked-up by Wednesday, May 6, 2020.

Parking: Parking is free for you and any guests. A parking pass is not required but please have your guests tell the parking staff that they are attending the GTCC graduation. Please advise your guests to arrive early enough to take advantage of the free coliseum parking.

Rehearsal for Graduation: Rehearsal will begin promptly at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, May 7 at the Greensboro Coliseum. Enter the coliseum building from the parking lot by either the main or side ramp. Proceed through the lobby and enter the main coliseum arena through the doorway on the far right. Follow the concourse around to section 117 and go down the stairs. Enter the lower arena through either set of doors and proceed down the hallway to the coliseum arena floor. Please take a seat in front of stage. Rehearsal takes approximately one hour.

Graduation Line-Up: All graduates will report for line-up no later than 6:00 p.m. with full graduation attire. The line-up

is to be completed by 6:30 p.m. The formal processional will begin at 7:00 p.m. ALL GRADUATES AND THEIR

GUESTS ARE REQUESTED TO STAY IN THEIR DESIGNATED PLACES THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE

CEREMONY. IF YOU ARE OBTAINING DUAL DEGREES YOU MAY WALK AROSS THE STAGE ONLY ONCE.

Please line up with the department that you choose to walk with.

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Guests: Graduates may invite unlimited guests. Invitations are available for purchase in the bookstore. There will be

adequate seating at the Greensboro Coliseum. The formal program alone is approximately two hours in length;

therefore it may be inappropriate to bring small children. If you or any of your guests have a disability and need

accommodations, please notify Kent Cowan at 336-334-4822 Ext. 50113 as soon as possible.

Balloons: The Coliseum does not allow balloons in the arena. Please inform your guests that they will not be allowed

to bring balloons into the coliseum.

Dress: Women should wear a simple white or dark dress or dress slacks (no jeans, please) and dark or black shoes

with low or medium heels. Avoid wearing bright colored clothing, shoes, earrings or other costume jewelry. Men should

wear dark pants (no jeans, please) and dark shoes. If your gown is wrinkled, either hang it in a place where steam is

generated (e.g., a shower stall) or press it with an iron at a lukewarm setting.

Caps: Graduates will wear their caps in the academic procession and throughout the ceremony.

Tassels: Graduates are to wear the tassels on the right front side before degrees are conferred. Graduates will reposition

them to the left side in unison on cue from Dr. Clarke after degrees are conferred.

Travel Time: To attend rehearsal at 1:30 p.m. and lineup at 6:00 p.m., graduates living some distance away should allow

enough travel time. The coliseum doors open for guests at 5:30 p.m.

Diplomas Pick-up: Graduates will receive a blank diploma cover when they cross the stage. Graduates may pick- up their diploma at the Jamestown Campus Enrollment Services counter in the Percy H. Sears Applied Technologies Center, first floor beginning May 11, 2020.

Photos: Grad Images will take photographs of each graduate during the ceremony. Proofs of the photos will be sent to

your home address with several options for you to purchase.

Farewell! Our very best wishes are with each and every graduate.

We congratulate you on your accomplishments! Thank you for attending GTCC.

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