Degree Application
Quick View: Download an SBCC Degree Application Form (PDF). Follow the instructions below or on the form.
When Can I Apply?
You may apply for a degree or certificate once all requirements have been fulfilled or if all requirements will be fulfilled by the end of the current semester. The priority filing period for fall 2009 is September 14 to October 29, 2009. The priority filing period for spring 2010 is February 16 to March 25, 2010. In order to be included in the 2009-10 commencement brochure all applications for summer 2009, fall 2009 and spring 2010 degrees, must have been filed no later than April 10, 2010. If you apply for and earn your degree or certificate summer 2010, your name will be included in the 2010-2011 commencement brochure.
How do I know if I am eligible to apply?
Have you attended other colleges?
If yes, then you must consult with an SBCC Academic Counselor.
Is SBCC the only college you have attended?
If yes, then log on to your Pipeline account and run a DARS U-Achieve report. You will need to identify the catalog year for each degree(s) or certificate(s) for which you will be applying. Your choice of catalog year must be within your catalog rights. Your DARS U-Achieve report considers and applies current semester "in progress" (IP) course work. If your DARS U-Achieve report says on page one that "All Requirements Have been Met" you are eligible to apply. The report may include "In-Progress Course" work. Do not select "Include Planned Courses" when running a DARS U-Achieve Report. If all requirements have not been satisfied according to DARS and you believe you are eligible, contact an academic counselor.
How do I Apply?
If you have attended other colleges you will need to meet with an academic counselor to have external coursework officially evaluated. Official transcripts from all colleges previously attended need to be on file with the SBCC Admissions & Records Office. Your academic counselor will assist you in evaluating your external coursework and with filing the degree and/or certificate application(s).
If you have only attended Santa Barbara City College then:
Download a SBCC Degree Application form (one for each degree or certificate for which you are applying), fill out the student portion of the application(s),and Run and attach a DARS U Achieve report for each degree or certificate for which you are applying and submit the paper work to the Academic Counseling Center located in the Student Services building, SS-120.
Or meet with an SBCC academic counselor to assist you with filing the degree or certificate application(s).
