Catalog Rights
Graduation requirements for an associate degree or vocational certificate are determined according to the catalog year in effect at the time of initial enrollment. In order to maintain catalog rights, a student must be in continuous enrollment during each successive academic year. To maintain continuous enrollment, a student must attend at least one credit class in an academic year. For purposes of catalog rights, the academic year begins each summer and ends the subsequent spring session.
It is important to note that:
- Students who maintain continuous enrollment at Allan Hancock College (AHC), or students who are continuing at another accredited institution within the United States are eligible to graduate from AHC under the catalog year in effect at the time they first enrolled at AHC.
- Students who stop attending AHC for a year or longer are eligible to graduate from AHC under the catalog in effect the semester the student re-enters AHC again. One year is defined as one academic year. The student must maintain continuous enrollment thereafter.
- If a student attends another college after they have not attended AHC for a year or longer, and does not re-enroll at AHC, they are eligible to graduate from AHC under the catalog in effect the semester they petition to graduate. One year is defined as one academic year.
Exceptions to the above policy may be made by the director, Admissions and Records, for medical reasons or for military service.