Graduation

Students that plan to graduate with multiple degrees must complete a Degree Check Request for all additional majors, that is not their current declared major as of the last day to change your major for the term (see Academic Calendar). Students will need complete a Degree Check Request if they plan to graduate with multiple degrees.

The completed Degree Check Request form must be submitted to the Registrar’s Office by October 31 for Fall Semester graduates and January 31 for Spring Semester graduates..

Before the official degree check will be evaluated by the Registrar:

• official high school transcript, General Education Development (GED) or State Certificate must be on file in the Registrar’s Office;
• all official college transcripts from other institutions must be on file in the Registrar’s Office;
• the student’s college hours completed and currently enrolled in must equal 45 credit hours;
• the degree check request form must be signed by the student and
• the degree check request form must be completed in its entirety or will be returned to the student.

Students who lack 6 credit hours or less at the end of the spring semester are eligible to apply for and participate in the graduation ceremony.

• For questions regarding college degree requirements, please refer to the Academic Catalog.
• For questions about the graduation application process, please contact the Office of the Registrar at registrar@labette.edu.

Students that plan to graduate with multiple certificates/degrees must complete a Certificate Check Request for all additional majors, that is not their current declared major as of the last day to change your major for the term (see Academic Calendar). Students will need complete a Certificate Check Request if they plan to graduate with multiple certificates/degrees.

The completed Certificate Check Request form must be submitted to the Registrar’s Office by October 31 for Fall Semester graduates and January 31 for Spring Semester graduates.

Before the official certificate check will be evaluated by the Registrar:

• official high school transcript, General Education Development (GED) or State Certificate must be on file in the Registrar’s Office;
• all official college transcripts from other institutions must be on file in the Registrar’s Office;
• the certificate check request form must be signed by the student and
• the certificate check request form must be completed in its entirety or will be returned to the student.

Students who lack 6 credit hours or less at the end of the spring semester are eligible to apply for and participate in the graduation ceremony.

December Graduates official LCC transcript will reflect graduation date December 11, 2025, once the Registrar has completed a final graduation verification.

Certificates/diplomas will be mailed out to graduates, who do not have any financial obligations, by the middle of February.

Commencement offers you a chance to celebrate your accomplishments with fellow graduates, faculty, family and friends. December graduates are eligible to participate in the Spring Commencement Ceremony, which will be Friday, May 15, 2026.

Letters will be mailed to all graduates in March and will give information on how to order your caps and gowns for the ceremony.

If you have any questions, please contact either Cindy Dyson at registrar@labette.edu.

Students will receive notification from the Registrar indicating whether they have met the degree requirements. If requirements have been or will be met by successfully completing six credit hours or less, additional graduation information will be sent to the Eligible Graduate.

Degrees are awarded two times a year, December/Fall term and May/Spring term, to students who have met all requirements.

The Graduation Ceremony is held in May for both the December and May Graduates.

Ordering Diplomas:

There is no charge for the Initial Diploma.  Additional Diplomas can be ordered at an additional cost of $15.00 and must be ordered by March 26, 2026. Contact the Registrar’s Office at registrar@labette.edu if you wish to order additional copies of your diploma.

Diploma Policy

All financial/academic holds must be cleared before a certificate/diploma can be mailed.

Certificates/Diploma Distribution

Certificates/Diplomas for Eligible December Graduates will be mailed out by the end of February to those graduates that have met their graduation requirements at the end of the fall semester and who do not have any financial obligations.

Certificate/Diplomas will be mailed out by the end of June to those graduates that have met their graduation requirements at the end of the spring semester and who do not have any financial obligations.

Diploma Covers

Students attending the commencement ceremony will receive a diploma cover at the ceremony. Students who do not attend the ceremony, can request a diploma cover to be mailed to them by emailing the Registrar’s Office by May 1st at registrar@labette.edu.

Ordering Replacement Diplomas (only previous graduates)

Completed Replacement Diploma Order Form
$50 Replacement Fee

To order a Replacement Diploma, please submit payment of $50 to the Business Office and the completed order form to the office of the Registrar either in person, by mail or upload form to Admissions/Registrar Dropbox.

The request must include the following information: Full name as to appear on diploma, degree and major, date of graduation and address to send diploma.

Graduation Plans: (No Graduation fee for Caps and Gowns or Diplomas)

Apply for Graduation All graduates, attending the graduation ceremony and that would like to be recognized as a graduate must Apply for Graduation, which is where the graduate will indicate how they want their name to appear on their diploma and if they plan to attend the graduation ceremony.

Ordering Graduation Apparel:

Cap and Gown can be ordered from College Graduation Products by Herff Jones.

Wearing of Graduation Apparel:

Students may only wear LCC issued caps & gowns, tassels, honor cords and/or PTK stoles. Graduation caps can be decorated but inappropriate designs and words on caps and/or gowns will disqualify students from being part of the graduation ceremony. Wearing of corsages, boutonnieres or any other ornamentation is not appropriate to academic protocol.

• TASSEL PLACEMENT: Place tassel on right side of mortar board. Following conferral of degree, place tassel on left side.
• CAP: Wear it squarely on top of the head, board parallel to the floor; not cocked to the sides, forward or back.
• GOWN: Gowns need to be fully zipped in the front.

SPRING COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY:

Friday, May 15, 2026

PHOTOGRAPHY:

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PRINTED ANNOUNCEMENTS:

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Graduation with honors shall be determined by the following grade point averages as calculated the semester prior to graduation, which will include both LCC credit hours and hours transferred in from other colleges.

• Students with a 4.0 LCC academic average are designated as Summa Cum Laude.
• Students with a 3.75–3.99 LCC academic average are designated as Magna Cum Laude.
• Students with a 3.50–3.74 LCC academic average are designated as Cum Laude.

Honor students will be identified in the graduation program and may wear a gold cord during the graduation ceremony.