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Want to graduate?
First you must petition.
by Marissa Nwerem
CCC student Jack Willis says he was planning to petition online when the
Petitioning to graduate is your way to let the school know you’ve taken the
classes for your degree and are ready to graduate. If you don’t petition, you don’t time comes.
“I knew a little about how to do it, but I like knowing that I also have them
graduate. Once you turn in your petition, it allows department chairs, deans of
each division, and evaluators to make sure that you’ve met all school require as a resource,” said Willis.
According to graduation evaluator Sarah Steidel, many students are unaware
ments and rules to complete your degree.
W ith the six week deadline just passing to petition for graduating winter that if you’ve substituted a course for one of your degree requirements, a substi
term, the Print decided to talk with the experts and make sure you know what tution form must be submitted to either graduation services or the registrars in
to do when your time here at Clackamas Community College is coming to its Roger Rook. “I feel like that’s really im portant for students to know,” said Steidel.
This form can be found on the CCC website. As far as the graduation ceremo
quick and long-awaited end.
Graduation services evaluator Kandie Starr was all-knowing when asked what ny goes, there are two ceremonies. One held on Thursday June 11 for students
in the Adult High School Diploma and GED program. The ceremony on June
the process looked like.
“We like to have students turn in the petition at least two terms in advance of 12 is for students earning college certificates and degrees. All students who’ve
the term they are on course to graduate,” said Starr. “That way we can work with graduated this school year are invited to these ceremonies.
the student and advise them from here on out for the rest of their time at CCC.”
For example if you have 12 credits left and you plan on taking half in the spring
Petition deadline for spring term: May 8
and half next fall, it would be best for you to turn in your petition in the winter.
For m ore im portant dates see pg. 6 o f th e CCC spring
“At the end of every term, we contact the student via email or phone to discuss
class schedule book.
the courses left they have to take,” said Starr.
Clackamas C om m unity College students w ait fo r their names to be called at the 2014 graduation ceremony.