Preparing for Graduation

Created by Gabrielle Olivas, Modified on Wed, 18 Sep at 3:50 PM by Gabrielle Olivas

Introduction

Congratulations - you're one step closer to graduating and advancing your career! Here is the list of documents that you are required to have on file to graduate. Please use this as a reference and if there are any documents you haven't provided yet, connect with your Student Services advisor by emailing studentservicesteam@ciat.edu.

Graduation Document Requirements

DOCUMENTS REQUIRED FOR ALL STUDENTS

Student Application

Enrollment Agreement with your current program and start date listed

Proof of high school diploma
- This can be shown in one of the following ways:
  - Diploma with an Associate degree or higher
    - Must either be from the US OR if foreign, a foreign evaluation is required
  - Official college transcript with Associate degree or higher showing conferral date
    - Must either be from the US OR if foreign, a foreign evaluation is required
  - High school diploma
  - High school transcript showing graduation date
  - DD214 showing high school completion

Photo ID

DOCUMENTS REQUIRED FOR MILITARY STUDENTS

CCAF or JST depending on your military branch

DOCUMENT REQUIRED FOR STUDENTS WITH LESS THAN 6 COLLEGE CREDITS

Scholastic Level Exam with passing grade for your current program

Graduation Program Requirements

These program requirements will be used in addition to your document requirements to ensure you are on the right track to graduate. Use these as a reference, and if you need additional clarification please contact your Student Success Advisor by emailing studentservicesteam@ciat.edu.

Overall GPA is a 2.0 or higher
- If you are worried about your GPA being lower, you can use a GPA calculator like this example to see what grades you need to raise.

The 150% graduation date has not and will not be exceeded by graduation
- This date is listed on your enrollment agreement. This represents 150% of the time normally allotted for your program. If your program takes four classes to graduate, and each class is 5 weeks in length, 100% of your program length would be 20 weeks, so you would need to graduate by 150% or 30 weeks.

Overall attendance is 80% or higher

All program class requirements have been met
- If you're unsure of your program requirements, please request a copy of your education plan from your Student Success Advisor.
All certification requirements have been met
- You can find the number of completed certifications required to graduate at this link. Pay attention to the number matching your program - this can be applied to ANY of the certifications associated with a class in your specific CIAT program.
Complete Canvas Module Requirements
- Students will be registered in the Future Graduate Module in Canvas during their last course.
- Complete the 4-step petition to graduate process in the Canvas module, which includes:
  - Reviewing financials
  - Completing employment verification
  - Scheduling Career Services assistance (if needed)
  - Sharing feedback
  - Updating contact information