Bennington College | Office of the Provost and Dean | One College Drive, Bennington, VT 05201-6003 | 802-440-4400 | F2019
PETITION FOR EARLY GRADUATION
Date:
Student’s Name: ______________________________________________________________________
Primary Area(s) of Study: ________________________________________________________
Current Graduation Date (as noted in Populi) :______________________________________________
Requested Graduation Date: _____________________ ______
Please note that normally students require eight terms of work in order to qualify for graduation.
An accumulation of credits alone does not qualify a student for early graduation, nor does
financial hardship. In order to complete their degree in fewer than eight terms, the student must
submit a petition which addresses how they will meet the College’s
standards for a liberal
education, including how they will meet the goals of their Plan and achieve advanced work in their
area(s) of study.
The earliest date at which early graduation can be granted is during the term preceding the
anticipated final term; in some instances the decision will not be made until the final term. The
Plan committee and the Provost and Dean’s Office review the petition.
The petition must include the following:
• Student’s statement explaining how sufficient credits have been earned and how their
work demonstrates sufficient breadth and depth
• This signed cover sheet
• A completed Plan Committee Endorsement Form or, if your requested change in graduation
date was discussed at your last Plan meeting, the documented support of your Plan
committee in the Plan Committee Assessment Form.
Student’s Signature: ___________________________________________________________________ __
