Associate of Applied Science Degree
An Associate of Applied Acience (AAS) degree is awarded to students who complete the general requirements listed below, along with the technical curricula requirements as outlined in the Technical Programs section of the Catalog.

  1. Meet entrance requirements for unconditional admission.
  2. Have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.0 (C average) on all college-level course work attempted at San Jacinto College. The Graduation GPA is displayed on the CAPP Graduation Check.
  3. Meet the provisions as described in the section titled Transfer of Credit when transfer credit is to be applied toward a degree.
  4. Have at least 24 semester hours of college-level credit earned at San Jacinto College.
  5. Have two semester hours of physical education activity courses, unless exemption is permitted. (See Physical Education in the Course Descriptions section for more information.) Students who qualify for exemption from physical education activity courses and who do not have at least 62 semester hours of college-level credit must complete such courses or substitute other courses of at least equal credit value if they wish to receive a degree.
  6.  Make formal application for graduation at the Registrar’s Office. (See Calendar for deadline dates).
  7. Demonstrate basic skill in the use of computers.*

* All A.A.S. degree plans include one or more courses designed to meet each of the Department of Labor Secretary’s Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills (SCANS) requirements. Students successfully completing the curricula requirements of a technical program have passed courses which demonstrate competency in the basic use of computers.

Certificate of Technology

The certificate of technology is awarded to students who:

1. Complete the required technical courses with a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.0 (C average) on all college-level course work attempted at San Jacinto College. The Graduation GPA is displayed on the CAPP Graduation Check.

2. Earn at least one-half of the hours required for the certificate at San Jacinto College. (Refer to the section titled Technical Programs for available options.)

3. Make formal application for graduation at the Registrar’s Office. (See the Calendar for deadline dates.)

Occupational Certificate ^top

The occupational certificate is awarded to students who satisfactorily complete the required courses in either a semester credit hour program or an adult noncredit program in order to meet licensure or credentialing requirements for defined employment purposes.

Semester Credit Hour Programs: To receive an occupational certificate upon completion of a semester credit hour program, the student must:

  1. Complete the required courses with a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.0 (C average) on all college-level course work attempted at San Jacinto College. The Graduation GPA is displayed on the CAPP Graduation Check.

  2. Earn at least one-half of the hours required for the certificate at San Jacinto College. (Refer to the section titled Technical Programs for available options.)

  3. Make formal application for graduation at the Registrar’s Office. (See the Calendar for deadline dates.

Note: Completion of the semester credit hour occupational certificate does not qualify students to participate in the commencement ceremony.

Adult Noncredit Programs: To receive an occupational certificate upon completion of the requirements for an adult noncredit program, the student must:

  1. Perform at a level indicating mastery of a prescribed series of academic and technical competencies for all required course work in the program.

  2. Make formal application for the certificate through the appropriate division office within 30 days after completing the requirements of the program. (See the Technical Programs section for available options.)

Note: Completion of the adult noncredit occupational certificate does not qualify students to participate in the commencement ceremony.

Tech Prep Enhanced Skills Certificate ^top

The Tech Prep Enhanced Skills Certificate is considered to be a continuation of the Associate of Applied Science Degree Program. Therefore, in order to qualify for the tech prep enhanced skills certificate, the student must:

  1. Complete all of the requirements for the degree as well as the additional courses required for the certificate. A course for which credit has been earned may not fulfill a requirement for both the degree and certificate. Each course earned can fulfill only one course requirement in the continuum of courses required, and no single course will count for both degree and certificate purposes. For courses which may be repeated multiple times for credit, the course may be utilized, as appropriate, as many times as credit was earned. Substitution for specified courses required in the enhanced skills certificate is not allowed.
  2. Complete all required advanced technical courses at San Jacinto College with a minimum grade of C in each of the advanced courses.
  3. Have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.0 (C average) on all college-level course work attempted at San Jacinto College. The Graduation GPA is displayed on the CAPP Graduation Check.
  4. Make formal application for the certificate at the Registrar’s Office (See the Calendar for deadline dates, the Technical Programs section for available options, and also the procedures listed in the introduction of this Awarding of Degrees and Certificates section.)

Certificate of Specialization  ^top

A certificate of specialization is awarded to students who complete a certain set of courses in a particular technical field of study. To receive the certificate, the student must:

  1. Have completed all requirements as specified for a particular certificate of specialization (Certificate requirements may differ. See the section titled Technical programs for the specific requirements for each certificate).
  2. Make application for the certificate through the division from which the certificate is offered.

Continuing Education Certificate Programs  ^top

A Continuing Education certificate program is a grouping of related continuing education courses which, when successfully completed, provides a level of technical and occupational skills acceptable by the industry standard for that field.