{"id":4202,"date":"2025-12-02T15:03:15","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T23:03:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/policies\/?page_id=4202"},"modified":"2025-12-02T15:03:15","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T23:03:15","slug":"id-3465p","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/policies\/id-3465p\/","title":{"rendered":"3465P Posthumous Credential Award"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Original Date: 12\/2\/2025<br \/>\nContact: Vice President, Student Affairs<\/p>\n<h2>Procedures<\/h2>\n<p>Awarding posthumous degrees allows Bellevue College to follow established procedures for recognizing the academic achievement of students who have completed a significant portion of their degree but pass away before graduating.<\/p>\n<h3>Requirements<\/h3>\n<p>Bellevue College may grant a posthumous degree under the following conditions, if the deceased student:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Was enrolled at the time of death, or within the most recent 4 quarters<\/li>\n<li>Completed a minimum of 75% of the degree requirements<\/li>\n<li>Met the college residency requirements<\/li>\n<li>Was in good academic standing and had earned a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 at Bellevue College<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Procedure<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li data-leveltext=\"%1.\" data-font=\"Aptos\" data-listid=\"9\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769242&quot;:[65533,0],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;%1.&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\">Request for a posthumous degree or certificate may be initiated by family members, friends, or associates of the deceased student.<\/li>\n<li>Requester will complete the Posthumous Degree Request Form. No fee is required.<\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"%1.\" data-font=\"Aptos\" data-listid=\"9\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769242&quot;:[65533,0],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;%1.&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\">The director of evaluations &amp; graduation will review the request and degree requirements, verify that the minimum requirements are met and make their recommendation, and forward the recommendation to the dean of enrollment management, vice provost and provost as appropriate for approval.<\/li>\n<li>If approved, the degree will be posted, and a diploma will be issued to the requester.\n<ul>\n<li>The statement &#8220;awarded posthumously&#8221; will be printed on the student&#8217;s academic record but not on the diploma.<\/li>\n<li>The degree award may be read at commencement, per family request<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>If a request is made and that request is denied, the college will notify the requester and include a letter of explanation.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Posthumous Degree Request Form<\/strong> will collect the following information:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Full Name, SID<\/li>\n<li>Name of the degree or certificate<\/li>\n<li>Preferred Name on Diploma<\/li>\n<li>Include student name in Commencement program and ceremony<\/li>\n<li>Relationship to the deceased<\/li>\n<li>Requester contact information (phone or email)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Section II to be completed by Bellevue College<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4>Approval Process<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Form comes to Director of Evaluations &amp; Graduation for review<\/li>\n<li>Approval goes to Dean of Enrollment Management, Vice Provost, or Provost<\/li>\n<li>Back to Director of Evaluations and Graduation after approval for awarding<\/li>\n<li>Program Chair may be involved for certain degrees<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Revision History<\/h2>\n<p>Original: 12\/2\/2025<\/p>\n<h2>Approved By<\/h2>\n<p>President&#8217;s Cabinet<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Original Date: 12\/2\/2025 Contact: Vice President, Student Affairs Procedures Awarding posthumous degrees allows Bellevue College to follow established procedures for recognizing the academic achievement of students who have completed a significant portion of their degree but pass away before graduating. 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