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.)
“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.
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
Please check the semester Academic Calendar for petitioning deadline (located in the class schedule
or online) dates
No late petitions will be accepted after the petitioning deadline dates.
Berkeley City College
College of Alameda
Laney College
Merritt College
Peralta Community College District
Admissions and Records
STUDENT INFORMATION
Name: Student ID:
Last First M.I.
Address:
No. & Street City State Zip Code
Email:
Phone:
DIPLOMA NAME:
Approved(already on file)/if applicable
Middle
Last
Did you submit a request for Initial Transcirpt Evaluation? YES NO
DIPLOMA NAME:
Print name as you wish it to appear on your diploma. The FIRST and LAST name must be the SAME as the name on your college records:
First
Will you be participating in the Graduation ceremony? YES NO
**
Disclaimer: Admissions and Records has the final and official authorization to grant associate degrees.**
Student’s Signature (required):
Date:
Please indicate below for which Associate degree the student is petitioning for. For Plan A, you must indicate a major for the Associate in Art degree
or Associate in Science degree. For Plan B and/or C, state your major and check the option of either CSU Breadth or IGETC.
Plan A:
AA
AS
Approved
(Awarded on student record)
Attachments Required: GE and Major Worksheets are needed to verify that student has met requirements for Associate
Degree.
Course Substitution Form:
*COUNSELOR REVIEW ONLY *
Counselor Name (Print)
Date:
Counselor Name (required):
Counselor Signature (required):
Rev. 01/13/2020
In-Progress(please attach copy)/ if applicable:
P
lan B:
Pl
an C:
AA-T Major:
AS-T Major:
IGETC
Catalog Year:
CSU
CSU
IGETC
Advance Placement (AP) or Credit by Exam used to complete requiremets?
In-Progress
**
Admissions and Records Office will not accept petition if GE and Major worksheets are not attached**
Major
YES
NO
YES
NO
List All In-Progress Coursework/Campus:
Campus
Campus
Age:
Ethnicity:
Gender:
Full name of degree of you are completing: