Apply for a Degree/Certificate (Graduation)

Degree/Certificate (Graduation) Application
Request Form:

Submit this form if you are currently enrolled in the last remaining courses required for your degree/certificate or if you have already completed the requirements. Degrees/certificates are NOT granted automatically. You must apply for them to earn them:

• Associates Degree

• Certificate of Achievement

• CSUGE Certification

• IGETC Certification

• Noncredit Certificate of Completion/Competency
  (recipients of a noncredit certificate are currently not able to participate in the commencement)

By completing this form, you are requesting a degree/certificate, CSUGE/IGETC, or noncredit certification application to be completed on your behalf by an Oxnard College counselor. About 1-2 weeks after submitting this form, you will receive an email confirmation to your MyVCCCD email indicating that a counselor has reviewed and submitted the degree/certificate (graduation) application to the OC Admissions & Records Office.

Final processing by the OC Admissions & Records Office does not begin until all grades have been posted, approximately one week after the end of the term. Processing may take 8 - 10 weeks after the end of the term for which the student has applied for graduation.

Students will receive an email from diplomaorder@michaelsutter.com requesting their mailing address.  To receive their diploma, students must open the email from diplomaorder@michaelsutter.com and follow the steps to enter their mailing address.

In order to participate in Commencement (Graduation Ceremony), you must first apply for graduation by the deadline. See "Apply for Degree/Certificate (Graduation)" above.
For information about Commencement (Graduation Ceremony) please visit the Commencement Website.

Final processing of degree and certificate applications does not begin until all grades have been certified by the Admissions and Record Office, approximately one week after the end of a term. Depending on the volume of applications, processing may take 8 - 10 weeks after the end of the term for which the student applied for graduation.

Students will receive an email from diplomaorder@michaelsutter.com requesting their mailing address.  To receive their diploma, students must open the email from diplomaorder@michaelsutter.com and follow the steps to enter their mailing address.

Check out the OC Diplomas webpage to learn more. If you have additional questions about the status of a degree/certificate, please contact the OC Admissions & Records Office at (805) 678-5810 or ocadmissions@vcccd.edu.

Please Meet With A Counselor to determine for which degree/certificate you should apply.