Apply to Graduate
Apply for your degree or certificate
When you're ready to complete your program of study and graduate, make sure to apply for your degree or certificate in MyPortal. Students can apply to graduate during every term, with an annual deadline of April 1. Students who apply to and meet the requirements to graduate before the annual deadline may participate in that year's Commencement Ceremony.
Graduation Application Periods
Students may apply for degrees and certificates throughout the academic year during the following four application periods:
- First day of summer term though July 15 to apply for summer
- First day of fall term through October 15 to apply for fall
- First day of winter term through February 1 to apply for winter or spring
- First day of spring term through April 1 to apply for spring
How to Prepare for Graduation
- Meet with a counselor to determine if you are eligible for an associate degree and/or certificate, and if you will meet graduation requirements. Make an appointment online through your engagement center, call (951) 571-6104, or email counseling@mvc.edu.
- Academic Review is available on MyPortal as a tool for you to review your course requirements.
- If you have any questions, MVC Evaluations can assist!
Minimum Requirements to Apply for Graduation
Students are eligibile to graduate as long as they are missing no more than 9 units and have met all other program of study requirements.
Students can apply when the following minimum requirements have been satisfied:
- 45 units have been completed or are in-progress
- All transcripts from other colleges have been received by RCCD. Applicants may log into MyPortal to see if transcripts they've ordered have been received.
- In-progress or successful completion of the general education requirements of MVC's ENG-1A or 1AH course with a "C" grade or higher, or the equivalent (unless the student has catalog rights prior to fall 2009).
- In-progress or successful completion of a MVC's mathematics course with a "C" or higher, selected from MAT 1-36 or MAT 53 (excluding MAT 32), or the equivalent (unless the student has catalog rights prior to fall 2009).
All transcripts from other colleges have been received by RCCD. Applicants may log into MyPortal to see if transcripts they've ordered have been received.
If you do not meet these requirements your application will be cancelled and you will need to apply again at a later time.
Application Directions
There is no application fee for the degree or certificate application.
- Log into MyPortal and under Academic Profile click on the Degree Application or Certificate Application link
- Select Moreno Valley College
- If your desired program of study is not listed, choose one from the drop down menu
- Select one eligible program (MAA###, MAS###, MCE###):
- Choose "Plan B" if you are planning to transfer and are only applying to CSUs
- Choose "Plan C" if you are planning to transfer and applying to both CSUs AND UCs
- Choose no plan if you are only planning to apply for an Associate Degree and are not planning to transfer
- Choose only one plan per program of study, otherwise your application will be cancelled
- If eligible, you can apply for multiple programs of study. You will need to apply separately for each one.
- Verify contact information
Approximately 6 to 8 weeks after the beginning of the term for which you have applied, an email will be sent to the student's RCCD email address. This email will detail the progress and any courses that may still be needed to complete degree or certificate requirements.
- Students receiving a state approved Certificate of Achievement totaling 18 or more units may participate in the commencement ceremony.
- If you have any outstanding fees owed to Riverside Community College District your diploma will not be mailed until all outstanding fees have been paid in full.
Need to submit transcripts or change your records?
All official college transcripts or other appropriate verifying documents must be on file with Riverside City College District in order for the Evaluations/Graduation office to review applications and determine eligibility.
Students should send their transcripts to their home college. Check to see if transcripts have arrived by logging on to MyPortal.
Transcripts must be official, in a sealed envelope, and printed no more than 90 days ago.
Moreno Valley CollegeMore about transcripts
Attn: Admissions & Records
16130 Lasselle Street
Moreno Valley, CA 92551-2045
If your address changes after you have submitted your certificate and/or degree application, you must update your address with Admissions & Records in person with a photo ID or on the Personal Profile in MyPortal. After the change is made, students must notify the RCCD Office of Evaluations of the address change.
Name changes must be made in person at Admissions with legal documentation. After the change is made, students must notify the Office of Evaluations of the name change for the degree(s) and/or certificate(s):
MVC EvaluationsMore about student records
(951) 571-6955
Frequent Questions
Automatic degree/certificate awarding is the process by which you will be awarded all degrees and certificates for which you've completed the requirements, based on course completion within the district. No application is necessary.
No; receiving these degrees or certificates should not impact your federal and state financial aid if you continue to enroll at RCCD. If you receive non-RCCD-sponsored scholarships, please review their criteria regarding the impact to your benefits. MVC does not auto award EOPS students.
You will be sent an email notifying you of the exact degrees and/or certificates for which you qualify for based on completed courses within the district. If you wish to decline, please send the evaluator an email. Otherwise, all the degrees and certificates listed in the email will be awarded to you.
You will be awarded your certificate or degree by the end of the semester. Your completion will be annotated on your transcripts. You will receive an email at your MVC email address when this has been finalized.
Certificates and diplomas will be mailed within approximately 1-2 months after the end of the completion term.
- FALL degrees/certificates are mailed out by March.
- WINTER degree/certificates are mailed out by May.
- SPRING degrees/certificates are mailed out by October.
- SUMMER degrees/certificates are mailed out by November.
Yes. Commencement is held once a year in the spring semester. Unless you decline our offer to award your degree or certificate of achievement by May 1st, you will receive an email inviting you to Commencement in mid-May with details about the ceremony.
Commencement is held once a year in the spring semester. Information will be sent to your MVC email account in May or you can check the Commencement webpage for details.
The MVC Evaluations office is available to help with all your graduation needs.
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