Contact ADVISING
This step will ensure that:
- You have an official high school or equivalent high school diploma on file.
- You have been admitted to the appropriate program and catalog year.
- You have submitted any course substitutions and waivers.
Apply for graduation
- Oct. 31 – Students completing their program requirements in the FALL TERM must apply by this date.
- March 31 – Students completing their program requirements in the SPRING TERM or summer graduates who wish to participate in the spring commencement must apply by this date.
- June 30 – Students completing their program requirements in the SUMMER TERM must apply by this date.
Complete a graduation application and submit it to records@gtcc.edu before the posted deadlines.
Attend the Grad Fair
The Grad Fair is held at Jamestown Campus Store in the Medlin Campus Center from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in April. Caps and gowns, announcements, and other items may be purchased during the Grad Fair. Rings, diploma frames, and caps and gowns can be ordered and picked up during the fair if ordered from graduation partner vendors, Balfour and Oak Hall.
Complete Exit Counseling
The online form can be found at the Federal Student Aid website. Complete the form by the first week of May if you had a Federal Stafford Loan at any point in your college career. Exit loan counseling is REQUIRED and must be completed to participate in the commencement ceremony, receive your diploma, or send a transcript.
You must have your FSA ID to complete the session.
Send final transcripts
If you were given permission to take course(s) at another college to complete your graduation requirements, a final, official transcript must be submitted to the Records Office no later than the first week of May for spring graduates and the last week of July for summer graduates.
Confirm your address
Log in to Self-Service by the first week of May. Your credential will be mailed to your permanent address approximately two weeks after graduation.
Review graduation details
Additional details about graduation can be found on the graduation web page.
Attend the graduation ceremony
Bring your family and friends! Share event streaming information with family and friends who will not be able to attend in-person.
Attend the Bowling Party
Join President Anthony Clarke, Ph.D., and the GTCC Foundation for a night of bowling for GTCC graduates and their guests.
The event will be held in the Spare Time VIP event space, equipped with nine bowling lanes, a pool table, shuffleboard, a full service bar and food service area, and video screens.
GTCC will provide folks with food and beverages, one hour of bowling, and a $5 game card to be used in the arcade. Graduates are allowed to bring up to two guests.
What if I am graduating with honors?
Gold tassels are provided to diploma and degree graduates who have achieved a 3.5 GPA or higher program average to designate their academic achievement.
Staff at the graduation check-in tables will have a list of graduates who are eligible for a gold tassel during lineup time and will distribute them in exchange for the green ones.
Phi Theta Kappa is the honor society for two-year colleges which promotes scholarship, leadership, service, and fellowship. Membership is open to students who have completed 20 credit hours with a GPA of 3.5 or higher.
NC Global Scholars of Distinction recognizes students who:
- earn a grade of A or B in 15 units of globally intensive coursework,
- complete a minimum of eight hours of international campus activities,
- complete 30 hours of study abroad or domestic intercultural experience in partnership with the World View Program at UNC-Chapel Hill.
The program is open to all curriculum students.