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Students should contact the Admissions
and Records office to report any
changes in name or degree, emphasis,
or certificate. Address changes can be
made on MyTMCC. This will ensure that
the student receives all correspondence
from the college and meets financial aid
requirements.
Proper Use of Funds: financial aid
funds are to be used for education related
expenses only. Direct educational costs are
tuition, fees, books and supplies. Indirect
educational costs include expenses for
room and board, transportation and other
applicable living expenses incurred while
attending TMCC.
Financial Aid Refund Policy
Students receiving aid may have their
financial aid adjusted. This can result in an
over payment and may require students
to repay all or a portion of their financial
aid funds.
Scholarships
Scholarships from the TruckeeMeadows
Community College Foundation and the
financial aid office are designed to reward
achievements and encourage academic
excellence. Awards vary in amount,
but can range up to $1,000 or more an
academic year.
Scholarships are based upon many
factors including scholasticmerit, financial
need, college and community service, life
circumstances and degree, emphasis, or
certificate. Students may apply every year
by May 1 for the following academic year.
Agency/Off-Campus Scholarships:
students who have been awarded a
scholarship from an outside agency and
want to apply their award to their costs of
attending TMCC should have their donor
contact TMCC financial aid, scholarship
and student employment office. It is the
student’s responsibility to coordinate the
disbursement process between the donor
and the college.
Tribal Scholarships: these scholarships
are for eligible Native Americans and
offered through the individual tribes.
Students initiate the application process
by contacting the respective tribal office
and filing the FAFSA.
Additional Information
For additional information regarding
the financial aid, scholarship and student
employment programs, visit the financial
aid office in RDMT 315 on the Dandini
Campus, phone 775-673-7072, visit us on
the Web at financialaid.tmcc.edu.
Graduation
TMCC offers four degrees: associate
of arts (AA), associate of science (AS),
associate of applied science (AAS),
and associate of general studies (AGS).
Additionally, the college offers a certificate
of achievement. Students are encouraged
to read the information on each degree
beforemaking their educational decisions.
Advisors are available to assist individuals
who want more information on college
programs.
Preparation for Graduation
Students are urged to review their on-
line Academic Advisement Report each
semester to determine course selection,
schedule planning, and to evaluate
progress toward graduation (http://
www.tmcc.edu/advisement/). Students
with credits from other institutions
should submit official transcripts to
the Admissions and Records office for
evaluation and request a transfer credit
evaluation report as soon as possible
after matriculating at TMCC. Students are
urged to contact the advising department
for questions about course selection
applicable to your selected program of
study and progress towards graduation.
For more information call 775-673-7062.
Requirements for Graduation
Students wishing to obtain a degree
or certificate of achievement from TMCC
must have satisfied all the following
requirements.
1. Filed an application for graduation.
Each student seeking an associate
degree or certificate of achievement
is required to submit a completed
application for graduation to the
Admissions and Records office. A
separate application is required
for each degree/certificate. The
application must include the survey
and an Academic Advisement Report
(AAR). Deadline dates for filing these
applications are
• fall semester, November 1
• spring semester, April 1
• summer session, June 1
Applications submitted after the
deadline will be considered for the
next semester. The date of graduation
that will appear on the student’s
diploma/certificate and permanent
academic record is the last month of
the semester in which the application
for graduation is approved.
2. Completed 15 semester credits
within TMCC; credits must be degee
applicable. Developmental courses
are non-degree applicable. All
graduates must have a minimum
of 15 credits in residence or
through distance education at
TMCC. Challenge examinations,
nontraditional credit, etc., do
not count as resident credit. This
applies to all associate degrees and
certificates of achievement. Residency
credits must be degree applicable.
3. Maintained a minimum cumulative
grade point average of 2.00. The
grade point average for graduation
must be at least 2.00. This grade
point average is calculated by
combining the grade point average
of all courses taken at TMCC and
the grade point average of those
transfer courses used to fulfill the
degree requirements. A student must
also have a cumulative grade point
average of 2.00 for all coursework at
TMCC.
4. Met all financial and library
obligations. Students will not
be issued a degree or certificate
of achievement if they have not
met all their financial and library
obligations to the Nevada System of
Higher Education. If students have
an outstanding debt, they may pay
it at the controller’s office. Library
obligations can be cleared through
the library.
5. Completed the curriculum
requirements for the degree,
emphasis, or certificate. Students
may elect to graduate under the
degree, emphasis, or certificate
requirements for the year in which
they initially enrolled at TMCC in
other than workforce development
and continuing education courses
(unless these courses are used
toward their degree, emphasis, or
certificate); the requirements for the
year in which they officially declared
a degree, emphasis, or certificate at
the Admissions and Records office;
or the requirements for the year in
which they will graduate as long as
the course catalog selected is no
more than six years old. If a degree,
emphasis, or certificate is offered
for the first time after a student has
enrolled, the student may choose
the course catalog year in which
the degree, emphasis, or certificate
was first offered. Students may
not use a combination of course
catalogs for graduation. Summer
session is included in the previous
course catalog year, i.e., summer
2011 would be under the 2010-2011
course catalog. If students interrupt
their college studies for more
than two consecutive semesters,
including summer session, the
college encourages them to meet the
requirements of the course catalog
year under which they will complete
the requirements for the degree,
emphasis, or certificate. Some plans
require students to graduate under
the course catalog year they were
accepted to the program, e.g., health
sciences.
Dual Degrees
Students may earn two degrees
subsequently or simultaneously, provided
they satisfy the following requirements.