Document No. ACA-1021
Revision No. 2505 on May 1, 2025
1. Purpose
This policy outlines the State of Enrollment for Richmindale
College Students. This policy requires oversight by persons
academically qualified to make necessary judgements.
2. Scope
This policy applies to all Richmindale students.
3. Policy
Online Graduation Application
To receive a degree, a student must satisfy requirements related
to the semester credits earned, grade point average, program of
study, and courses. Academic Advisers are available to assist
students with and guide them through the graduation process.
Students who have met all requirements for graduation may apply
for graduation from the Richmindale website. To apply, login to
the Richmindale Student Portal and go to RIMS > Dashboard >
Services > Apply for Graduation, or copy and paste the link
www.richmindale.com/rims/services/graduation
in a web browser.
Manual Graduation Application
Students may apply for graduation manually by downloading the
Graduation Application Form from the same page and link mentioned
in the online graduation application. Fill the form with the
required information and sign all appropriate pages digitally
using a software application, such as Adobe Acrobat, or manually
using wet ink and scan. Submit the signed copy of the form via
email to
graduation@richmindale.comusing the students’ registered email.
Graduation Requirements
To obtain a bachelors’ degree, a student must complete the
following bachelors’ degree program requirements:
✓
Maintain an institutional GPA of 2.0 (on a 4.0 system) based
on the required courses;
✓
Earn a minimum of 120 semester credits; and
✓
Pay all applicable fees.
To obtain a masters’ degree, a student must complete the
following masters’ degree program requirements:
✓
Maintain an institutional GPA of 2.0 (on a 4.0 system) based
on the required courses;
✓
Earn a minimum of 36 semester credits; and
✓
Pay all applicable fees.
Graduation Application Evaluation and Approval
When students submit a graduation application, a Richmindale
Registrar representative reviews and evaluates their records,
including but not limited to their completion of all required
courses, clearance of outstanding financial obligations, and
compliance of academic, administrative, and other requirements.
Upon completion of all requirements, their graduation application
is approved, and their degree is conferred.
Conferral of Degrees
Richmindale College confers degrees at the end of each semester.
The conferral date is the date on which the student’s degree is
officially conferred, which is the date when the student
graduation application is approved.
4. References
None