Trayvon Martin will receive a posthumous college degree from Florida Memorial University.

  • Trayvon Martin to get a college degree 5 years after death
  • Parents will accept degree from Florida Memorial University
  • Martin was shot and killed by George Zimmerman in 2012

The 17-year-old Martin was shot and killed 5 years ago by neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman in Sanford.

Martin's parents will accept his bachelor's degree in aeronautical science at the school's commencement on May 13, the historically black university announced on its Facebook page.

Martin wanted to become a pilot.

His mother, Sabrina Fulton, attended the university in Miami Gardens. She and Martin's dad, Tracy, co-founded the Trayvon Martin Foundation.