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Your application for graduation will be processed after a preliminary audit of your degree requirements.

Your diploma will be mailed to the address that the Admissions Office has on record.

Please check your student MDConnect account and make sure your correct address is on file.
If you need to update your address, use this link to fill out the Contact Information Change
Form: https://faq.mdc.edu/knowledgebase/how-can-i-change-my-address-on-file/

To keep track of your graduation status, you can check your unofficial transcript.

My degree is Not Reflecting

If your degree is not posted to your MDC transcripts, you will need to speak with an Academic Advisor at 305.237.1425 or Anorth@mdc.edu for assistance.
Please note that a diploma cannot be printed if it is not reflecting on your MDC transcripts.

Damaged Diploma/Diploma with Errors

MDC prepares all diplomas in protective packaging, however if you receive your diploma with damages, a complimentary duplicate diploma can be printed, however the original diploma with the damage must be surrendered in its original envelope. If the original diploma cannot be surrendered, there will be a $20 duplicating fee to reprint the diploma.

Late Graduates

If you were graduated late by an Academic or Program Advisor, upon notification your diploma will be mailed within 6-8 weeks by Admissions and Registration to the address on file.

The new name must be updated in the system BEFORE the reprint can be processed. Once the change has been made, follow the instructions to request a duplicate diploma.
Request to change records/name: https://www.mdc.edu/admissions/forms/records-change-form-fillable.pdf

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Application Form
Students graduating with a BAS in Criminal Justice must call the department at 305-237-8166 or email edonne@mdc.edu or the designated person to submit their application to graduate.

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The Florida Civic Literacy Exam (FCLE) is a computer-based assessment that measures students’ civic literacy knowledge. In 2021, legislation was passed that requires all students enrolled in a U.S. Government course in high school to take the assessment (see s. 1003.4282(3)(d), F.S.).
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Florida College System (FCS)
Florida's colleges remain the primary point of access to higher education in Florida, with 65 percent of the state's high school graduates pursuing postsecondary education beginning at a Florida college, and 82 percent of freshman and sophomore minority students in public higher education attending one of Florida's 28 colleges.

Honors and Early College/Dual Enrollment programs attract some of the best and brightest minds and the colleges' open-door policies allow students who need remediation to get the skills they need for college-level courses. Many FCS students are the first in their families to attend college. Adult learners take college courses for personal and professional development, or to prepare for a new career.

More students enroll at Florida’s colleges to retool and retrain during economic downturns. We are more committed than ever to keeping our doors open, and to helping students get the training they need to improve their lives and help boost our state’s economy.

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Civic Literacy Competency
Students are strongly encouraged to fulfill this requirement before the end of their first year.
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Requirements 2018-2019 through 2020-2021
Prior to the award of an associate in arts or baccalaureate degree, first-time-in-college students entering a Florida College System (FCS) or State University System (SUS) institution in the 2018-2019 academic school year and thereafter, must demonstrate competency in civic literacy by the time they graduate pursuant to s. 1007.25(4), Florida Statutes. Students have the option to demonstrate competency through successful completion of a civic literacy course or by achieving a passing score on an assessment.
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CIVIC LITERACY
Florida is committed to preparing students to become civically engaged and knowledgeable adults who make positive contributions to their communities. Florida students will graduate with sufficient knowledge of America's civics, particularly the principles reflected in the United States Constitution, so as to be capable of discharging their responsibilities as American citizens. On December 10, 2019, Governor Ron DeSantis asked Commissioner Richard Corcoran to implement a new civic literacy requirement for high school students.

Collection Development - Criminal Justice: Graduating with a BAS in Criminal Justice