if you plan to graduate during the 2024-2025 school year...
You MUST submit a Graduate Petition form to graduate from Cerritos College.

Those who are cleared to graduate by Admissions will receive email communication during mid-Spring 2025 semester to participate in the Commencement ceremony on May 23, 2025.

Graduation Petition Timelines You Need to Know:

• Spring 2025 Graduation Petition Period:   01/13/2025 - 03/21/2025
• Summer 2025 Graduation Petition Period: 01/13/2025 - 03/21/2025

To participate in the Commencement ceremony and have your name printed in the 2025 ceremony program booklet, petitions must be received by the Admissions office by 03/21/2025.

Email communication, for those students who have submitted their petitions, will begin in April.

To find out how to submit your petition, and for more details, visit Admissions Graduate Petition webpage.