The most exciting accomplishment for a student at Mt. San
Antonio College is to graduate. To ensure your graduation
proceeds in the smoothest possible manner, become familiar
with the following steps:
Submit a Graduation Petition
by the deadline for the semester in which you plan
to graduate. For example:
The deadline to petition
for graduation in December is the end of
the 7th week of the Fall semester. Winter
session deadline is the same as the Fall
semester.
The deadline to petition for
June is the end of the 7th week of the Spring
semester. Summer session deadline is the
same as the Spring semester.
Be
sure the form is completely filled out.
If
you are seeking to substitute a course completed
at another school or one course for another,
you need to petition for a variance with
the appropriate department/division.
All
transcripts from other colleges or universities
must be either included with the petition
or on file in the Admissions Office.
You
are strongly encouraged to receive a "grad
check" from
the Advising Center prior to submitting
the petition.
Submit
or mail the petition to the Admissions Office
at Mt. San Antonio College.
What Happens
to My Petition After I Turn It In?
Petitions
are reviewed during the semester in which
you plan to graduate. Students are notified
by mail of the results of that review. Most
students are enrolled in their final semester
when the petition is submitted, so once
grades for that semester are recorded a
final review of all graduation petitions
is completed. This step may take several
weeks depending on the number of petitions
to be reviewed.
When Will I Get My Diploma?
It usually takes at least three
months from the end of the semester for the student
to receive the diploma via U.S. mail. Diplomas
are mailed to the address on file with the
college. If you have moved recently, please
contact the Admissions Office to update
your address information.
Commencement Ceremony
Mt. San Antonio College holds one commencement
ceremony a year, at the end of the Spring
semester. Fall and Winter graduates are
encouraged to attend the ceremony and participate
in this event with Spring Graduates in June.
Summer session prospective graduates are
also invited to participate in the June
commencement ceremony.