Information and Recommendations

Students are advised to consider the following when making decisions about study options outside of MMC in their senior year of study:

Study Abroad and Hunter/Pace Consortium - It is recommended that students do not take study abroad or Hunter or Pace Consortium courses in their final semester. Transcripts from Study Abroad institutions or from Hunter College or Pace University*, which often follow a different calendar from ours, may be received after the graduation deadline. *Participating in a consortial agreement does not guarantee graduation. Should a transcript not be received on time, the student’s graduation date will be postponed to the next graduation period.
Course waiver and course substitutions must be approved by the appropriate authorities (Division/Dept. Chairs, Dean, and Vice President of Academic Affairs) and submitted before the graduation deadline date. Any delay in the submitting these documents may postpone a student’s graduation date.
Students, who are completing their final semester of study should not request a grade of INC for any course in her/his program. Delay in resolving an incomplete grade may postpone graduation to the next graduation period.
Participating (Walking) during the commencement ceremony does not guarantee that a student will graduate. In all cases, students who are permitted to participate before completing the requirements/ credits for any degree are required to complete those requirements before his/her degree will be awarded. The College is under obligation to the State Education Department to certify as graduated only those students who have successfully completed all requirements for the degree for which the student was matriculated.
Diplomas are not distributed at Commencement but are normally available within 6 - 8 weeks after graduation. If a student requires proof of graduation prior to receiving his/her diploma the student may contact the Center for Student Services to request a “Certification of Graduation” letter.
Graduates must clear their financial accounts with the College. In cases where a student’s financial account is in arrears, the student’s diploma will be not be released, nor will any official transcripts be released until the entire outstanding balance is paid in full and the student’s account is cleared. A record of academic history can be made available on non-letterhead paper only.
No grade changes may be made to the academic transcript or record, after a degree has been awarded to a student. Requests for student’s name change, address, and/or review of grades will be denied.