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Graduation Forms


Students should download the forms from this website, using either Microsoft Word or Adobe Acrobat Reader. If they have problems, they may obtain them from Terri Brennen in EB 163.

Petitioning to Graduate

Before students may graduate, they must complete a Petition Form and follow these steps:

1. Download the "Petition for Graduation" Form:

  • Petition to Graduate Form 5-3-1 in Word or in Adobe PDF. Use this form if you have one support area.
  • Petition to Graduate Form 5-2-2 in Word or in Adobe PDF. Use this form if you have two support areas.

NOTE: To read the PDF format, you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader.

2. Submit the petition to the G.A.T.E.S. (Graduation Audit & Transfer Evaluation Services) office, which is in Kennesaw Hall down the hall from the registrar's office by the following dates:

  • Summer Semester : no later than April 10
  • Fall Semester: no later than July 1
  • Spring Semester: no later than November

NOTE: Verify these deadlines by visiting www.kennesaw.edu/registrar.

3. Pay the petition fee of $35 that will be placed on your Owl Express account the semester before your graduation.