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8. Program Completion and Graduation

8.1 Graduation Requirements - Certificate and Diploma Programs
8.2 Graduation Requirements - Degree Programs
8.3 Graduation Procedures
8.4 Graduation Ceremony
8.5 Parchments

8.1 Graduation Requirements - Certificate and Diploma Programs

  1. There are no minimum grade point average (GPA) requirements for the following Adult Basic Education programs: Intermediate Certificate; Advanced Certificate; BC Adult Graduation Diploma.
  2. To qualify for certificates or diplomas offered through TRU-OL, students must have a GPA of 2.00 or higher, calculated on college or university courses taken through TRU-OL or other post-secondary institutions. The GPA calculation includes the grades awarded in required courses of the certificate or the diploma, including those for which transfer credit was awarded. PLAR credit is not used in the GPA calculation.

8.2 Graduation Requirements - Degree Programs

  1. To qualify for degrees offered through TRU-OL, students must have a GPA of 2.00 or higher, calculated on the credits used to complete the degree.
  2. For students who apply for graduation with a block transfer for a program completed at another institution (with a minimum GPA of 2.00), the GPA is calculated on credit outside the block. PLAR credit is not used in the GPA calculation.
  3. The notation “With Distinction” is used on the transcript for those students who have a GPA (as defined under 6.5) of 3.50 or higher.

8.3 Graduation Procedures

  1. Upon completion of the requirements for a credential, students must submit a completed Application for Graduation form to the TRU-OL Office of the Registrar.
  2. All official transcripts for courses taken at other institutions, with a TRU-OL Letter of Permission, must be received by the TRU-OL Office of the Registrar before an application for graduation is taken forward.
  3. Graduation applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Normally, credential parchments are sent to students approximately six weeks after all graduation requirements, including submission of the Application for Graduation form, have been met and approved. Transcripts with credential notation are available on graduation application approval.

8.4 Graduation Ceremony

    Graduation ceremonies are held annually to recognize all students who have completed or graduated from TRU programs. Normally, these ceremonies occur in June and October at TRU in Kamloops. All students who have had their certificates, diplomas or degrees approved and who have completed a program through TRUOL by March 31 for the June ceremony and August 31 for the October ceremony, will be invited to attend.

8.5 Duplicate Parchments

  1. The notation “With Distinction” is not used on the parchment, only on the transcript.
  2. Individuals requesting a duplicate parchment must submit a request in writing to the TRU-OL Office of the Registrar. TRU issues one duplicate parchment on request.
  3. Duplicate parchments are issued in the style of the parchment currently in use. Duplicate parchments indicate the original date of completion of the credential, the replacement date, and that it is a duplicate parchment.
  4. Individuals requesting a change of name on the duplicate parchment must submit notarized documentation from Vital Statistics to support a legal change of name.