Permission to Participate in Commencement Ceremony Without Completing Graduation Requirements For students who are within two courses and/or eight credits of degree completion. Student Information Student Name Student Email Penn State ID Nine-digit number beginning with '9.' Please include no spaces. Request Information I have not met the graduation requirements for my major. I am petitioning to participate in the Penn State Altoona commencement ceremony indicated below. Your Major Semester Selection Fall Spring Semester Year Please list the requirements that are not met Plan for completion Please indicate when you intend to complete the requirements for your degree program. Intended Completion Semester Fall Spring Summer Intended Completion Year Reason for Request I agree/understand: By submitting this form, I agree/understand: To meet all of the remaining requirements for my degree(s) by the end of the semester indicated above. If approved, I will not be able to participate in future commencement ceremonies. If approved, participating in the commencement ceremony does not mean I have completed graduation requirements or earned a degree. I must (re)apply for graduation through LionPATH for the semester or summer that I am completing my graduation requirements. I will not have a degree conferral date on my transcript, be reported to outside agencies as graduated, or receive academic honor cords and a diploma until after the conclusion of the semester or summer that I complete my degree requirements. That degrees are conferred at the end of a semester or summer and that my degree conferral date cannot take place earlier even if graduation requirements are completed prior to the end of the semester or summer term. CAPTCHA Send Email to Print
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