Berkeley City College
College of Alameda
Laney College
Merritt College
Peralta Community College District
Admissions and Records
Rev. 01/13/2020
PETITION FOR GRADUATION - AA/AS or AA/AS-T
Student’s Signature(required):
Date:
The Associate Degree will be granted to a student who files a Petition for Graduation - AA/AS or AA/AS-T to
the Office of Admissions and Records if the following requirements have been fulfilled:
1. 60 degree applicable semester units (which include courses in a Major, General Education, and Electives).
2. At least 12 units must be taken at the College where the student is petitioning
3. A minimum cumulative grade-point average of 2.0
•
“C” grade or higher is required for English and Math Areas within the General Education
requirements. (Advanced Placement "AP" and Credit by Exam can be used. Please follow-up with a
Counselor for more clarification.)
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“C” grade or higher/"P" Pass grade is required for all coursework needed to fulfill the Major
requirements.
All official transcripts from other colleges and universities must be on file at the District Admissions and
Records office. If the transcripts are not currently on file, they MUST be attached to Graduation Petition in a
sealed envelope from the other colleges or universities.
Note: Official transcripts are needed for overall GPA calculations. All
courswork is used in the GPA calculations.
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If a transcript is from Out-of-State, Private College/University within California, and/or International
Transcript Evaluation and no Initial Transcript Evaluation was completed, course descriptions
must be
included to the Petition for Graduation Evaluation.
Required steps to submit your Graduation Petition:
1.
Complete this petition
2.
Schedule an appointment with your Counselor to review your request and a Counselor's signature/date is
required for this form to be considered complete.
3.
Return the completed form to the Admissions and Records Office on the College Campus prior to the
filing deadline
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Please check the semester Academic Calendar for petitioning deadline (located in the class schedule
or online) dates
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No late petitions will be accepted after the petitioning deadline dates.