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GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS In order to graduate, students must: 1. Earn the required total number of credits for the program, pass all required courses with a minimum grade as prescribed in the catalog, and complete required coursework within the maximum time frame permitted. 2. Attend 100% of clinical internship or externship hours (if required by your program of study) and receive a satisfactory rating on the final evaluation. 3. Earn a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.0 or above. 4. Achieve a minimum 80% cumulative attendance. STUDENT AWARDS Graduate awards for outstanding achievement are assets to the graduates who earn them, particularly to present to employers when seeking training related employment. Awards are presented to deserving graduates based on performance and faculty recommendations. The following awards are issued to deserving students at the time of formal graduation: Perfect Attendance Award: Given to students who have missed no school days President's Honor Award: Given to students with 3.85 GPA and a minimum of 95% attendance Achievement Award: Given to students who have shown significant improvement in school COMPLETION CERTIFICATE / DEGREE Students will not receive their completion certificate and/or AAS diploma until all financial obligations to the institution are made, an exit interview has been completed, including a petition for graduation, and the student has submitted any missing documentation. There is no charge for the initial printing of the diploma or certificate.The cast to order a diploma or certificate is $35.00 and the graduate must complete an online Petition to Graduate Form found on theintercoast.edu website. STUDENT TRANSCRIPTS School transcripts will be issued by the institution's Office of Student Affairs. In order to ensure that the student's records are confidential, InterCoast will issue official transcripts only upon receiving written authorization from the student. In accordance with federal law pertaining to the Family Educational Rights & Privacy Act, transcriptsand/or verification of attendance or graduation will not be released to a third party without the student's written consent. InterCoast may, as a courtesy, provide an unofficial transcript to the student, upon written request. The cost to order documentation of proof of graduation or an official transcript is $25 per document. If a tracking number is requested, the additional fee is $10 per document. To order a completion document, students are to submit a completed Transcript Request Form and money order or cashier's check made payable to InterCoast and mailed to the following address: InterCoast Colleges Office of Student Affairs, Attn: Transcript Request P.O. Box 3585, Granada Hills, CA 91394-3585 Student may also complete the transcript request online and pay the transcript fee with a credit or debit card by completing that information on the transcript request form found on the InterCoast.edu website. The completed Transcript Request Form can be scanned and emailed to: transcriptsCaNntercoast.edu or submitted by secure eFax to (818) 717-7945, but will not be processed until payment is received/processed. Transcripts are mailed to the address as designated on the completed Transcript Request Form. Allrequests are processed in the order received. Requester should allow 10 business days in addition to postal mail time for records to arrive to the requested destination. InterCoast Colleges School Catalog 28 1 Page