Applying for Graduation

Graduation:

• Application for Master’s Graduation August 2022 application will open in June/early July. An email will be sent.
• Application for Ph.D. Graduation

Graduate Student Requests

All requests can take 5-7 business days for processing.

Penn Engineering Online students should email their program directly with all requests in lieu of using the links below.

Forms and Petitions 

• Petition for Action Form
• Petition to Withdraw from a Course
• Transfer of Course Credit
• AFS Form
• CPT Form
• Transfer to Another Master’s Program (Inactive at this time for NGSS update)
• Permit to Register (Inactive at this time for NGSS update)
• Application for Dual Master’s Degrees (Inactive at this time for NGSS update)

Please Note: For pdf forms, please download/open the form in your pdf reader to access the fillable fields. Handwritten forms will not be accepted. Return completed forms to graddean@seas.upenn.edu.

 

Letter Request:

• Current on campus students: Request for a Letter
• Alumni: email graddean@seas.upenn.edu with your specific request.

All letters will be processed and sent electronically as a .pdf only.  No ink signature, seal, printed letter pick-ups, or postal mail copies will be issued. No exceptions. These types of requests can be made to the Office of the University Registrar. Please contact them directly to submit your request.

If you wish to request a degree verification letter, this option is only for students that just graduated. Please note cut off periods for this request type: end of June for May graduation, end of September for August graduation and end of January for December graduation. All requests made after the times indicated must be made to the Office of the University Registrar. Please contact them directly to submit your request.

 

 

Leave Requests:

• Leave of Absence Request
• Return from Leave of Absence Request
  (Return requests should be made at least 30 days in advance of the term beginning that a student wishes to return.)