Steps to Graduate
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Graduation Audit
In order for your degree to be awarded, you need to have completed your required coursework and been given Literacy Education Information System (LEIS) clearance. Once these items are complete, your information is given to the Graduation Services, who will then audit your file.
You will be notified by email that you have been cleared to graduate within four to six weeks after we audit your file. Your transcript will be then be updated with your graduation status and you will receive a form to order your diploma.
If the graduation office tells you that you need an additional course, but your advisor told you that you were finished, it is possible that your education plan needs to be updated or that you need a course substitution. Schedule an appointment with your advisor to determine how that course requirement needs to be satisfied. Once that has been resolved, call your graduation analyst to let them know.
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Adult High School: Get Your Diploma
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS) prints high school diplomas. Graduation Services orders diplomas from CMS quarterly. Your diploma is mailed to the address listed in your MyCollege account — make sure this address is correct. Regardless of when you order your diploma, you will not receive it until at least eight weeks after Central Piedmont orders it from CMS.
If you are a past graduate or want to order additional diplomas, submit an adult high school diploma order form.
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High School Equivalency (GED®, HiSet®): Get Your Diploma
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Register to attend the Graduation Ceremony (If Eligible to Participate)
Graduation is held twice each year, in May and December. If you are eligible to participate, you will receive an email from noreply@tassel.com. This email will include a link to register for the ceremony. If you do not register for the ceremony by the predetermined deadline (found under "Important Deadlines" on the main graduation page), you will not be permitted to participate. If you do register for the ceremony, the graduation office will email you detailed information about getting your cap and gown and other ceremony details.
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Order Your Cap and Gown
Once you’ve registered for the ceremony you will receive an email from graduation@cpcc.edu with a link to the Herff Jones website. You will use this link to order your cap and gown for the ceremony.
Deadlines to order Caps and Gowns:
March 24, 2025: Last day to have the option to ship directly to the Central Campus bookstore with no shipping cost. The first day for pick up will be the start of the Graduation Fair on April 29 at 10 a.m.
April 20, 2025: Last day for standard home shipping cost ($14.90). If you order after this date, you will be required to pay expedited shipping (costs will vary).
For questions or issues with ordering caps and gowns, please email Barry Waseleski.