Apply for Your Degree or Certificate of Achievement

Once you have met the graduation requirements for your academic program, you will submit an application to receive your bachelor's degree, associate degree, or certificate of achievement.

Self-Service Graduation Form - you will receive an immediate email confirmation to your HawkMail when we have received your application.

If you are applying for degrees or certificates that are not your current active program, or you are applying for multiple programs, please complete the Application for Graduation from any Program. You will receive an email confirmation to your HawkMail when your application has been manually entered in the system.

Application Deadlines

HFC graduates students three times per year (August, December, and May). NOTE: There is only one annual Commencement ceremony, in May. You will receive information about Commencement after you have applied for graduation.

August (Spring/Summer) Graduation

Applications for spring/summer graduation must be submitted by July 15.

December (Fall) Graduation

Applications for fall graduation must be submitted by Nov. 15.

May (Winter) Graduation

Applications for winter graduation must be submitted by Feb. 15.

IMPORTANT DEADLINE: Winter and Summer applicants who want to participate in Commencement must apply for graduation by Feb.15 to ensure receipt of important notices regarding Commencement (Only bachelor and associate degree candidates may participate in Commencement).

Your Next Steps

Verify that you are eligible to graduate in the current semester

Log onto HFC Self-Service and view My Progress. You will see your current active program as the only option to be evaluated for program completion. If you aren't assigned to the appropriate academic program, please contact the Academic Advising at 313 317-6845 or advising@hfcc.edu. If you update your own program, you will be placed into the current version of that program as listed in the HFC catalog. If you need assistance with reviewing your academic evaluation (progress toward graduation), we recommend you contact Academic Advising or consult your program director.

Sometimes your academic evaluation (progress toward graduation) will not reflect all your coursework:

Don't worry. Ask your advisor if you find the following circumstances.
* Courses marked "CRSE HIST' will not appear to fulfill degree requirements. This is a manual review process performed by the Registrar staff. * If you have a substitution form, it will be added to your file. This document will be reviewed manually when you apply for graduation and will not appear to fulfill degree requirements on your program evaluation.

Submit your graduation application

After submitting a graduation application, you will receive an email confirmation to your HawkMail. If you apply for graduation but you have yet met the graduation requirements in the current semester, we will notify you to submit a new graduation application in a future semester.

Apply for the May Commencement if you wish to attend the ceremony

You will receive information about Commencement after you have applied for graduation.

Timeline for diplomas

Diplomas are mailed a minimum of twelve weeks after the end of the semester for students who do not owe the College a balance.

Commencement ceremony in May each year

Please see the commencement web page for further information.