Apply to Graduate

Residency Requirement

In order to qualify for a  Red Deer Polytechnic program credential, students must complete 50 per cent of the credit requirements for the credential through enrollment in RDP courses. View the Academic Calendar to learn more.  

Collaborative Students

Collaborative students will follow the process of their granting institution. Please view the website of your granting institution for complete details.

Apprenticeship Students

If you are in an Apprenticeship Program, you will need to apply to receive a Certificate of Completion from Red Deer Polytechnic. Your journeyman certificate is provided by Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training.  

Graduation GPA

Students must have a minimum GPA of 2.0 to graduate. See the specific requirements for your program if you have further questions.

President’s List and Dean’s List

The President’s List and Dean’s List acknowledge high academic standing of students each term. Students who have achieved high academic standing in the last two academic terms of their program are acknowledged at Convocation. All students who have achieved high academic standing in any term of their program receive a notation of President’s List or Dean’s List on their transcripts. For students in Collaborative programs, high academic achievement is noted by their respective University and not by Red Deer Polytechnic.

The following guidelines outline President’s List and Dean’s List criteria.

Students in a Credit Program:  

• President’s List – GPA of 3.7 or greater with a minimum fifteen credit load in Fall or Winter term or a minimum six credit load in a minimum of two courses in Spring term 
• Dean’s List – GPA of 3.5 or greater with a minimum nine credit load in Fall or Winter term 

Students in an Apprenticeship Program:  

• President’s List – Mark of 90% or greater on the RDP and Apprenticeship and Industry Training (AIT) exams  
• Dean’s List – Mark of 85% to 89% on the RDP and AIT exams  

Check your eligibility using Grad Tracker on the Loop:  

• Log in to TheLoop 
• Select Online Services 
• Click on Student Services 
• Click on Student Profile 
• Click on Grad Tracker (left-hand side of the screen) 

For additional questions contact us.

If you are ready to submit your application to graduate, please fill out the Apply to Graduate webform
 

There will be no email confirming the receipt of the form. Kindly submit it only once. Please note that you will ONLY receive a follow-up email from us if there are any issues or questions regarding your application.
 

When a graduate receives their parchment is determined by two factors: the term they complete their credential and if they are attending Convocation.

Students who complete their program:

• In Fall Term (December) and apply to graduate will receive their parchment in the mail by the end of February  
• In Winter Term (April) and apply to graduate will receive their parchment:     
  • At Convocation in June (if they choose to attend the ceremony), or  
    Students who do not attend Convocation will be mailed their parchment by the end of June  
• In Spring Term (June) and apply to graduate will receive parchments by the end of July 
• In Summer Term (August) and apply to graduate will receive their parchment by the end of September 

Red Deer Polytechnic holds Convocation Ceremonies on the first Friday in June each year. You will receive an email and announcement on TheLoop once the registration is open with all the details on how to register.