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PETITION TO GRADUATE PROCESS
 
1. Obtain a Petition to Graduate form from the Office of Enrollment Management or click: Petition to Graduate form
   
2. Obtain an unofficial advisement copy of your transcript from the Office of Enrollment Management.
   
3. Complete the first blocked-off section of the Petition to Graduate form.
   
4. Take both the transcript and the Petition form, together with a copy of a degree plan for your major, to your assigned faculty advisor.
   
5. Your advisor will review your transcript against the requirements on the degree plan and, if all course and GPA requirements have been met, will sign-off on the form. If any exceptions or substitutions have been arranged, your advisor will so note them on the degree plan and initial each or attach a form or memo stating what substitutions are authorized.
   
6. Take the completed degree plan, together with your Petition form and transcript, along with any attachments, to the chairperson of the department from which you will graduate.
   
7. The department chairperson will review the packet and confirm or deny any exceptions, which have been made by the faculty advisor. The chairperson will initial any changes and sign at the appropriate place to indicate confirmation.
   
8. Take your packet to the cashier with the required graduation fee. The cashier will verify that you have no outstanding debts to the College and that your graduation fee has been paid.
   
9. Finally, take the form to the Office of Enrollment Management. The form will ultimately be given to the Coordinator of Institutional and Enrollment Data for action.
   
10. The Coordinator of Institutional and Enrollment Data will conduct a final audit of the packet. If any problems are identified, you will be contacted regarding any deficiencies.
   
11. At the end of the term, the Petition will be double-checked (all grades, courses, and GPA requirements) and, if satisfied, a certificate will be issued.
   
  Note: Candidates for graduation should petition prior to the deadline as published in the institutional calendar. There is no guarantee that petitions received after this date will be processed for the current semester. If the late petition is accepted, a late fee will apply.