Graduation is not automatic. Students will be contacted through their Zane State College email account with the petition instructions for each term. Potential graduates must review their degree audit with their program advisor and complete the online
Petition for Graduation by the date listed for processing. Please note that a separate Petition for Graduation must be filed if a student anticipates graduating with more than one degree or certificate in a different term.
Without a petition, no degree is awarded. Students are subject to the requirements associated with the catalog in force listed on the student’s record. For those who file a late petition, the completion date may be posted in a current term pending the results of the degree or certificate review.
Students who will utilize credit by examination, alternative credit, or transfer credit must have that credit earned and posted on their Zane State College transcript prior to the end of the graduating term. Students who petition to graduate and then do not meet degree requirements for a specified term must submit a subsequent petition by the deadline for the projected term of graduation.
Formal graduation activities are held in May. Those completing graduation requirements after Fall Semester are invited to participate the following May. Those completing graduation requirements in the Summer Session are invited to attend the May commencement that preceeds that summer term.