TRST High School Graduation

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High School Graduation and Graduation Ceremony

Graduation is when you receive your diploma after all the requirements have been satisfied and verified by the Transitional Studies Department. After approval, the diploma is posted to your academic transcript and a diploma is sent to the mailing address in your student records.

Students can graduate from the high school diploma program in any semester: Spring, Summer, and Fall.

After graduating from the diploma program, students can participate in the Graduation Ceremony. However, we only hold a graduation ceremony once a year in the month of May.

Are you ready to graduate?

You are ready to graduate when you have finished all your requirements:

You have 160 credits (at least 20 credits in residency with TRST)
For AB540 candidate students: You have 160 credits and also completed your 6 semesters

As a CCSF - Transitional Studies Department student, you are responsible for having your records reviewed, in order to verify that you have completed all the requirements to earn the diploma. You need to submit a graduation petition, even if you are not participating in the graduation ceremony. It is the only way your diploma will be posted on your official transcript.

Click on the tabs below and read the following information for steps to follow in the process.

Diploma Petition for graduation

Our department, TRST, needs to make sure that you can graduate the semester you are expecting to. For that, we have to check your student file for credit requirements and/or AB540 requirements.

You will receive a Graduation Request Form. Please fill it out.

Once we get your form filled out, we will review your file and you will be notified if you fulfill all the requirements to finish your high school diploma.

Before the semester ends and in order to get your diploma:

You will need to fill out the Diploma petition that we will email you:
- Spring graduates in mid-May
- Summer graduates in mid-July
- Fall graduates in mid-December
Once we get back your Diploma petition filled out , we will send it to the Ocean Campus to process it. After your diploma is processed, the diploma is posted to your academic transcripts.
The Diploma will be mailed to the address you provide us. Expect the diploma after 6-8 weeks.

For AB540 and SB554 (Bridge to College) students check the tab: Steps After Graduation.

Graduation Ceremony

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The Graduation Ceremony will be

Date: TBD

Location: Mission Campus - room 109

1125 Valencia Street

Note:

Graduates only have to be in the Mission Campus at TBD for rehearsal and pictures. Please Be on Time!!!

There are several steps that you need to follow to be ready for your graduation and the graduation ceremony.

Purchase cap, gown and tassel

In order to participate in the graduation ceremony, you need to attend with the RED cap and gown.

Below is the link to buy it. Please order it as soon as you are cleared to graduate to receive the cap and gown on time for the graduation ceremony.

Cap and gown at Amazon

If you have any problems, please contact Julita McNichol at jmcnicho@ccsf.edu

Steps After Graduation

If you fall into any of the following categories, please pay attention to your next steps

AB540

Once you have fulfilled the AB540 requirement, you need to change your status.

To petition for CA residency review, please contact our Residency Department located in Multi-Use Building (MUB) Room 188 at the Ocean Campus or call 415-239-3287, or email resident@ccsf.edu.

Reclassification Request Form (pdf)

SB554

Once you have your High school Diploma, you need to re-apply as a credit student again to continue taking credit classes.

Best of Luck