Commencement
For information regarding commencement, please visit the Commencement website or contact commencementceremony@ccsf.edu.
Graduation is when you receive a degree after all the requirements have been satisfied and verified by the Graduation Department. After approval, the degree is posted to your academic transcript and a diploma is sent to the mailing address in your student records.
Important Graduation Dates
Spring 2023:
- Submission Date Begins: January 17, 2023
- Deadline Date for Transfer Degrees (AA-T/AS-T):
- CSU Verification Available: January 17 - March 2, 2023
- CSU Verification Not Available: March 3 -
March 23, 2023(Extended to May 24, 2023)
- Deadline Date for AA/AS Degrees:
March 23, 2023(Extended to May 24, 2023) - Final approval:
End of June 2023 - Diplomas mailed:
End of July 2023
Summer 2023:
- Submission Date Begins: June 5, 2023
- Deadline Date: July 30, 2023
- Final approval:
Mid-August 2023 - Diplomas mailed:
Mid-September 2023
General Information for all Degrees
To earn an Associate Degree from CCSF, you must fulfill the following requirements:
- Completion of the General Education requirements
- Completion of the Mathematics requirement
- Completion of the CCSF Associate Degree Major requirements
- Satisfy the unit requirement of at least 60 degree-applicable semester units
- Satisfy the GPA requirement of at least a 2.0
- Meet the residence requirement by completing 12 of the 60 degree-applicable units at CCSF
Types of Degrees
A student may graduate from City College of San Francisco by satisfying the requirements established by the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, the Governing Board of the San Francisco Community College District and the faculty of the College. Two paths are available:
Option 1. CCSF Associate Degree
CCSF offers the Associate in Arts (AA) and Associate in Science (AS) degree. To earn an AA or AS degree, a student must complete:
- The CCSF General Education requirements
- The major requirement
- 60 degree-applicable units and other graduation requirements
Option 2. CCSF Associate Degree for Transfer
CCSF offers the Associate in Arts for Transfer (AA-T) and the Associate in Science for Transfer (AS-T) degree. To earn an AA-T or AS-T, a student must complete:
- Either the CSU General Education or IGETC requirements
- The major requirement
- 60 degree-applicable and CSU transferable units, as well as other graduation requirements
Information concerning graduation requirements, types of degrees and other details may be found in the current college catalog or discussed with a counselor.
Petition for Graduation (Request Your Degree)
As a CCSF student, you are responsible for having your records reviewed, in order to verify that you have completed all the requirements to earn a degree. You need to submit a graduation petition, even if you are not participating in the commencement ceremony. It is the only way your degree will be posted on your official transcript.
How to Submit a Graduation Petition
- Meet with your counselor regularly and prior to submission of your graduation petition, in order to confirm you have fulfilled all degree requirements
- Complete the Associate Degree or Associate Degree for Transfer graduation petition form with a counselor
- Submit the completed form to graduate@ccsf.edu or the Admissions & Records/Registration office in MUB (Multi-Use Building) 188.