Fall 2024 Petition Deadline Date

The deadline date for associate degree petitions has been extended to December 5, 2024. For assistance with submitting a graduation petition, please schedule an appointment with your counselor.

Commencement

For information regarding commencement, please visit the Commencement website or contact commencementceremony@ccsf.edu.

Graduation is when you receive a degree after all the requirements have been satisfied and verified by the Graduation Department.  After approval, the degree is posted to your academic transcript and a diploma is sent to the mailing address in your student records.

Important Graduation Dates

 

Summer 2024

Submission Date Begins: April 29, 2024

  • Deadline Date: July 28, 2024
  • Final Approval: End of August 2024
  • Diplomas Mailed: Mid-October 2024

Fall 2024

Submission Date Begins: August 17, 2024

  • Deadline Date for Transfer Degrees (AA-T/AS-T)
    • CSU Verification Available: August 17 - October 3, 2024
    • CSU Verification Not Available: October 4 - October 31, 2024 December 5, 2024 (EXTENDED)
  • Deadline Date for AA/AS Degrees: October 31, 2024 December 5, 2024 (EXTENDED)
  • Final Approval: End of January 2025
  • Diplomas Mailed: End of February 2025

General Information for all Degrees

To earn an Associate Degree from ÃÈ·­µ¼º½, you must fulfill the following requirements:

  • Completion of the General Education requirements
  • Completion of the Mathematics requirement
  • Completion of the ÃÈ·­µ¼º½ Associate Degree Major requirements
  • Satisfy the unit requirement of at least 60 degree-applicable semester units
  • Satisfy the GPA requirement of at least a 2.0
  • Meet the residence requirement by completing 12 of the 60 degree-applicable units at ÃÈ·­µ¼º½

Types of Degrees

A student may graduate from City College of San Francisco by satisfying the requirements established by the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, the Governing Board of the San Francisco Community College District and the faculty of the College.  Two paths are available:

Option 1.  ÃÈ·­µ¼º½ Associate Degree

ÃÈ·­µ¼º½ offers the Associate in Arts (AA) and Associate in Science (AS) degree.  To earn an AA or AS degree, a student must complete:

  1. The ÃÈ·­µ¼º½ General Education requirements
  2. The major requirement
  3. 60 degree-applicable units and other graduation requirements

Option 2.  ÃÈ·­µ¼º½ Associate Degree for Transfer

ÃÈ·­µ¼º½ offers the Associate in Arts for Transfer (AA-T) and the Associate in Science for Transfer (AS-T) degree.  To earn an AA-T or AS-T, a student must complete:

  1. Either the CSU General Education or IGETC requirements
  2. The major requirement
  3. 60 degree-applicable and CSU transferable units, as well as other graduation requirements

Information concerning graduation requirements, types of degrees and other details may be found in the current college catalog or discussed with a counselor.


Petition for Graduation (Request Your Degree)

As a ÃÈ·­µ¼º½ student, you are responsible for having your records reviewed, in order to verify that you have completed all the requirements to earn a degree.  You need to submit a graduation petition, even if you are not participating in the commencement ceremony.  It is the only way your degree will be posted on your official transcript.

How to Submit a Graduation Petition

  1. Meet with your counselor regularly and prior to submission of your graduation petition, in order to confirm you have fulfilled all degree requirements
  2. Complete the Petition for Associate Degree (AA/AA-T/AS/AS-T) graduation petition form with a counselor
  3. Submit the completed form to graduate@ccsf.edu or the Admissions & Records/Registration office in MUB (Multi-Use Building) 188.

Graduation Frequently Asked Questions

Yes, you need to see a counselor before submitting a graduation petition for review and to confirm all requirements have been fulfilled.

Please bring the denied petition to a counselor, who will explain why it was denied and advise on what needs to be addressed.

Please complete a , which can be submitted to graduate@ccsf.edu or Admission & Records (MUB 188) with a copy of your photo ID.

You start the IGETC certification process by seeing a counselor at the Transfer Center.  The counselor approves/signs all the IGETC paperwork, which is then submitted to A&R for final processing.