Students in their final semester of coursework for degrees or certificates are eligible to apply for graduation.
As you prepare to for graduation, be sure to complete the following:
Applying for Graduation
Please follow these steps in applying:
- Meet with your academic counselor and review your STAR to ensure that you have met all requirements and are eligible to graduate. Schedule your appointment with your advisor HERE.
- Complete the Application for Graduation form and submit it to the Admissions and Records Office. There is a $25 non-refundable application fee per degree/certificate you are ordering, which provides you with:
- Diploma written in English
- Diploma written in Hawaiian
- Electronic certified copy of your diploma
- One Diploma Cover
Please note, if you wish to reorder any previously awarded degrees or certificates, order and pay for it online at our Diploma web pages. Click on the “Order a Replacement Diploma” Button.
To view your ***Awarded*** degree/certificate(s), login to STAR and select the Academic Essentials tab. The degree is listed under Events and Actions.
Application for Graduation
Commencement Participation
Students must indicate on the Application for Graduation if they wish to participate in commencement. Kauaʻi Community College has one commencement ceremony in Spring. If you are graduating in a Fall or Summer term you are welcome to participate in the upcoming Spring Commencement.
Please visit the Commencement webpage for additional important information.
Please visit Information on ordering caps and gowns.
Diploma Mailing
- Diploma’s will be mailed if all grad fee(s) and financial balances have been paid.
- All diploma orders will be mailed to the mailing address we have in our system. Make sure your address is up to date by checking MyUH.
- Orders will be mailed approximately 10 weeks after the end of the semester.