Graduation Requirements for Associate Degrees

To receive an associate degree from Lansing Community College (LCC), a student must meet the following institutional graduation requirements:

1. Complete a program of study approved by the College and consisting of a minimum of 60 credits. (See Degree and Certificate Program Pathways webpage).
   1. An Enhanced Degree is designed for coursework beyond a traditional Associate Degree, for transfer toward a Bachelor’s degree as designated by a 3+1 transfer articulation agreement that specifies course requirements.
2. Maintain a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 or above.
3. Earn toward the program of study at least 15 semester credits directly from LCC (except for approved consortial programs taught primarily by partner schools).
4. Satisfy the LCC General Education Requirements for the specific program of study.
5. Satisfy all general and specific requirements of LCC.
6. No additional associate degree will be granted in the same program of study in which a previous associate degree was earned.
7. The following CANNOT be used for degree requirements:
   1. courses numbered below 100;
   2. courses in Mathematics or Statistics that are not listed on the Transfer Degrees (MTA) tab or Applied Degrees tab of LCC General Education;
   3. courses in English or Writing numbered below 118;
   4. courses in English as a Second Language;
   5. courses in Reading;
   6. courses in non-technical Vocabulary;
   7. courses in Academic Experience numbered other than 100 or 101;
   8. courses in Student Development numbered other than 101.
8. Submit an application for graduation to the Registrar's Office during the semester when the program requirements are completed, on or before the deadline.

Note: Students can not be granted degrees from program pathways that are expired, or from catalog years that predate their first semester of enrollment as shown on their LCC web transcript.