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
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.
Semester Selection
Plan for completion
Please indicate when you intend to complete the requirements for your degree program.
Intended Completion Semester

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.