Graduation Petition
Submit Your Graduation Petition
- Download and complete the Graduation Petition.
- Check your transcript totals through InsideBC. For help, look at the step-by-step directions of How to Check Your Transcript Totals.
- Submit your graduation petition via your BC Student Email Address to bcrecords@kccd.edu. We will not accept the petition via any personal email accounts.
Once your Graduation Petition has been approved, you will receive an official confirmation along with the RSVP link to register for BC's Commencement Ceremony.
Petition Notes
Your petition may not have been processed yet. There is a team working hard behind the scenes to accurately check every petition. There are many petitions, and this may take a little time.
Transfer Credit/Units
If you have units/credits from another regionally accredited institution/college, you must submit official transcripts from these colleges before the semester is over OR when you see your final grades posted from that college.
- Indicate on the Graduation Petition that you have transfer credit/units in order for your evaluator to be aware of these units.
- Fill out the Request for Evaluation form every time you submit Official Transcripts to Bakersfield College Admissions and Records within 30 days.
- Submit the Request for Evaluation form ONLY from your BC student email address to bcrecords@kccd.edu.
When Will You Get Your Diploma?
Printed diplomas are mailed to graduates approximately twelve (12) weeks after the close of the semester in which the student applied to earn their degree. For example, if you applied to earn your degree in Spring, your diploma will be mailed out 12 weeks after the semester is over in May.
All our associate and bachelor degrees shall be conferred by the Board of Trustees of the Kern Community College District upon a Bakersfield College student who has satisfactorily completed the requirements. These requirements are consistent with those prescribed by the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges and the Board of Trustees of the Kern Community College District.
Students or alumni can request verifiable digital and printed credentials including transcripts, certificates, proof of enrollment, proof of degree, and diplomas via Certree. Please sign in or sign up for an Individual account on Certree and follow the instructions to retrieve your documents.
