Some students may not be able to complete their program requirements to graduate within the normal timelines. For these students, the following timelines apply:
- Students registered in degree programs must complete program requirements within eight years of being admitted to the program;
- Students registered in six-semester full-time programs must complete program requirements within five years of being admitted to the program;
- Students registered in four or five-semester full-time programs must complete program requirements within four years of being admitted to the program;
- Students registered in two or three-semester programs must complete program requirements within two years of being admitted to the program;
- Students registered in one-semester programs must complete program requirements within one year of being admitted to the program.

Students who wish to pursue a program of study leading to a second diploma, certificate, or recognition of successful completion, must complete all the graduation requirements for that program in addition to fulfilling the following criteria:
- The candidate must apply for the program desired and, upon being admitted, take a minimum 25 per cent of the program courses or one semester (minimum of six or more courses), whichever is greater. These must be different courses than those already taken for credit toward previous certification.
- When the candidate has been granted Advanced Standing, Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition (PLAR) and/or Exemptions for the program applied for, he or she will be required to take other courses to meet the requirements outlined above. Further, he or she must obtain the approval for these courses from his or her academic area.
- Co-operative education requirements, where applicable, will be assessed on an individual basis by the appropriate Co-op Consultant and Dean.

The Dean’s List recognizes full-time, post-secondary students who have achieved a GPA of 80.0 per cent or higher in any academic semester. This is indicated on the student’s grade reports.

The status of Georgian Scholar recognizes graduates from Ministry-approved post-secondary programs who have achieved an overall GPA of 80.0 per cent or higher at the time of graduation. These graduates are recognized at convocation and their certificate or diploma states “With Honours”.

The status of Program Distinction recognizes graduates from Apprenticeship programs who have achieved an overall GPA of 80.0 per cent or higher at the time of graduation. These graduates are recognized at convocation and their certificate states “With Distinction”.

Each year, the Governor General of Canada provides one medal to each college in Ontario. This prestigious medal is awarded to the Georgian College graduate of a post-secondary diploma program who has achieved the highest overall academic average.