Priority date is the Friday of the 3rd week of the term listed. 

The priority date is the 3rd Friday one term prior to your graduation term. Applications submitted by the priority date will receive a requirement review prior to starting your last term.  Applications received after the priority date may not be reviewed until grades are post for the final term. We encourage you to work with your advisor to make sure you are on track to complete your degree/certificate.

• Check your academic progress report in ctcLink regularly and speak to your advisor if something doesn't look right.
• Check your degree plan. Change before applying for graduation if incorrect. Use our "Update Plan" form on the website to make changes.
• Apply for graduation in ctcLink when you enroll in your second to last term. 
  Application processing priority date is the third Friday of the same term.
• More than one term may be available: choose the one when you will finish your requirements.
• If you have transfer credits, including test scores, that have not already been processed submit a transfer credit evaluation request form in addition to applying to graduate.
• Check your contact information in your profile to avoid missing communications. 
• Read all FAQs listed below for detailed information.

You can now request changes for your current plan, or add a second plan like high school diploma, with our online form.

Use the form "MyWCC Login - Academic Plan Update (a secure login)" on our Records & Registration Student Forms page.

1. Log in to MyWCC
2. Answer a few questions
3. Choose your degree.

• AAS-DTA is the Academic Transfer DTA. The concentration is not required, but helpful for academic planning for your transfer university.
• C45 are certificate plans.
• BAS plans require acceptance to the program. 
• Massage, Medical Assisting, Nursing, PTA, Visual Communication have a separate program application. See WCC website for additional information.

Requests received after the 10th day of the current term will be effective in ctcLink the Monday after the last day of the term. You will not be able to see the changes until then. Changes needed for graduation or for Financial Aid will be effective sooner. 

1. Log into ctcLink**. From your student homepage click on the Academic Progress tile. Choose Apply for Graduation.

**If you log into the mobile version, you first need to click on the bottom left to go to the full site.

2. Select the degree and major and click on "Apply for Graduation" then select your expected graduation term (there may be more than one term option). Read all instruction and click "Continue".

If your graduation term is not available it is too early to apply for graduation.

3. Verify your graduation data is correct.

3. Submit your application. 

You should submit your application based on your graduation term using the following table as a guide. The graduation term is the term you will finish your degree/certificate requirements.

More than one term may be listed on the application, chose the one for when you will finish your program requirements. Online applications close the last day of each term. 

For more priority date information see "Priority Date" above. 

The priority date is the Friday of the 3rd week of the term listed. Applications submitted by the priority date will receive a requirement review prior to starting your last term. Applications received after the priority date may not be reviewed until grades are post for the final term. We encourage you to work with your advisor to make sure you are on track to complete your degree/certificate.

Exact dates can be found on the registration calendar. 

Applications are active for four terms. You do not need to reapply if you do not complete the requirements in the first term of your application. 

Students apply for graduation in ctcLink. The "Apply for Graduation" tab is found on your student homepage under Academics (mobile) or Academic Progress tile (full site). This process works best when using a desk top computer versus a mobile device. Computers are available in the Learning Commons or in Orca Central for student use. 

If you finished the requirements prior to the current quarter, but forgot to apply earlier, please fill out the pdf graduation application and email to graduation@whatcom.edu. You will not be able to apply through ctcLink but will still be able to earn your degree or certificate if you met all requirements.

If you applied for graduation by the priority date, the graduation department will send an email to your preferred email in time to adjust your graduation term schedule if needed to meet requirements.

Once we have received your application you can also view the status in ctcLink. From the Academic menu choose Apply for/View Graduation. 

If you applied after the priority date, you may not receive a response from us until after your final term has ended, grades have posted, and we have processed your application. The only status you will see is "Application Submitted", unless we review your application prior to the term ending. 

We encourage you to make an appointment with an advisor to make sure you are on track to meet requirements. 

For changes after you have applied for graduation, please email graduation@whatcom.edu from your student email account if you have any changes for your degree/certificate graduation application, like change of degree, or change of graduation term.

Include your full name, last 4 digits of ctcLink ID# and the changes you want to make. 

If you have not applied for graduation, you can use this form to make changes prior to applying.  MyWCC Login - Academic Plan Update (a secure login)

1. Log in to MyWCC
2. Answer a few questions
3. Choose your degree.

• AAS-DTA is the Academic Transfer DTA. The concentration is not required, but helpful for academic planning for your transfer university.
• C45 are certificate plans.
• BAS plans require acceptance to the program. 
• Massage, Medical Assisting, Nursing, PTA, Visual Communication have a separate program application. See WCC website for additional information.

Requests received after the 10th day of the current term will be effective in ctcLink the Monday after the last day of the term. Changes needed for graduation or for Financial Aid will be effective sooner. 

Students who have completed the requirements for an associate degree are eligible to receive a Washington State issued High School diploma. The High School Completion plan needs to be added to your ctcLink account. You will need to submit a separate graduation application for your High School Diploma. 

You can email Graduation@whatcom.edu with a request to add this plan, or work with your academic advisor. 

Use this form to add High School Diploma MyWCC Login - Academic Plan Update (a secure login)

1. Log in to MyWCC
2. Answer a few questions
3. Choose "High School Diploma"

Request received after the 10th day of the current term will be effective in ctcLink the Monday after the last day of the term. Changes needed for current term graduation or for Financial Aid will be effective sooner. 

Yeah! End of your last term has arrived. Now the final grades will be posted, graduation applications are reviewed, and degrees/certificates are posted to transcripts. This process can take several weeks to finish. If you still have requirements to complete your program, you will receive an email with details of the remaining requirements. 

You can check graduation status in ctcLink in your Academic Progress or see if your degree is posted on your transcript. 

If you need a transcript sent with your degree posted, please visit the transcript request webpage and order a transcript to be sent after degree or certificate is posted. You can order this transcript prior to your degree being posted by choosing the "Hold for degree" option when ordering.

Diplomas are ordered after all the degrees and certificates are posted and have been presented to the Board of Trustees. Diplomas are not the official proof of your degree. You should order a transcript for official proof of any degree or certificate. Late applicant diplomas will be ordered with the term when they were processed.

Please visit our diploma information webpage for more information.

Applications are valid for four terms. There is no need to reapply if you do not complete your requirements in the first term of your current application. We will send notification of your remaining requirements at the end of the first application term, update your graduation status in ctcLink to "Did not meet requirements" and your application will remain active for the next three terms.

For example: graduation applications submitted for fall remain active until the end of the next summer.

If you complete the requirements within the four terms, ctcLink will show a graduation status of "Degree has been awarded." If you do not complete the requirements within the four terms your application will expire, and the graduation status will say "Application expired or withdrawn."

We encourage you to continue working with your advisor toward completing your degree or certificate at Whatcom.