Students are responsible for familiarizing themselves with the detailed requirements of their chosen degrees and for preparing themselves to meet those requirements. 

Deadlines for applying for graduation are: 

• July 15 – August graduation

• November 1 – December graduation

• April 1 – May graduation

Students must go to the Registrar’s office to complete the application for graduation.  Caps and gowns are ordered through the WCJC bookstores.  The Office of Student Services may provide announcements.

General requirements for graduation for the Associate of Arts degree or the Associate of Applied Science degree are as follows:

1. All entrance requirements must be fulfilled.

2. Candidates who entered college after the fall of 1989 must demonstrate proficiency in basic skills either by passing all three sections of the THEA test or by demonstrating THEA exemption, or by satisfying the basic skills requirements in any way prescribed by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.

3. All financial obligations must be met.

4. At least sixty semester hours must be earned. 

5. A grade point average of at least 2.0 ("C") must be earned. 

6. Complete no more than forty percent (40%) of required course work via distance learning delivery methods.

7. Candidates must complete at least twenty-four semester hours, including nine of the last fifteen hours, at Wharton County Junior College.

8. Candidates must complete at least fifteen hours of sophomore-level courses.

9. When requirements for de­grees are met during the summer session or fall semester, diplomas are mailed to recipients.