Academic Records Forms

Please view our temporarily modified submission guidelines for filling out Mills College forms due to the COVID-19 health crisis.

• ACT-Mills Program Application and Checklist
• Application for Auditor Status (PDF)
• Change of Address Form (PDF)
  • Update your permanent address.
  • Update your permanent phone number.
• Change of Advisor Form (PDF)
• Change of Name Form (PDF)
  • Current and former students may record a name change upon presentation of legal documentation.
  • Record a preferred name which will appear on class rosters, grade rosters, email and other areas. Documentation is not required.
• Change of Gender Form (PDF)
• Change of Graduate Program/Concentration/Status (PDF)
  • For graduate students who wish to change major emphasis or concentration.
• Change of Name Form (PDF)
  • Current and former students may record a name change upon presentation of legal documentation.
  • Record a preferred name which will appear on class rosters, grade rosters, email and other areas. Documentation is not required.
• Course Add/Drop Form (PDF)
• Credit Value Change
  • Courses offered at a fixed credit value (not variable credit) are not eligible for credit value changes. If you wish to add credit for a fixed credit class, work with the instructor to submit an Independent Study form (PDF) for the additional credit amount.
  • Courses offered as variable course credit (for example, 2-4): students may select the credit amount when registering for the class.

• Cross-Registration Permit (PDF)
  • Students who wish to take courses not offered at Mills may take advantage of cross-registration agreements with many Bay Area colleges.
  • Visit the cross-registration web page for eligibility requirements and guidelines.
• Declaration of Major (PDF)
• Declaration of Minor (PDF)
• Degree Completion Options Petition (PDF)
  • Undergraduates use this form to petition for "In Absentia" graduation status or to utilize the Reduced Tuition program.
• Directed Research 
  • Directed Research is now managed via CLSS. Please submit a 179 section for each credit value you wish to offer. Contact courseschedule@mills.edu for assistance.
• Domestic Exchange Application (PDF)
  • Visit the domestic exchange web page for information on eligibility and participating schools.
• Eligibility to Walk in Commencement for Graduate Students (PDF)
• Enrollment Verification Request
  • Students may access myMills through the Mills Resource Portal to request, print, or view the status of an enrollment verification.
• Graduation Date Change Form (PDF)
  • Use this form to change your graduation date. This form may be printed or attached to an email to records@mills.edu.

• Incomplete Grade Request/Report (PDF)
  • Under exceptional circumstances a student may use this form to request a grade of "I" Incomplete for a course.
• Independent Study Form (PDF)
  • Receive academic credit for work completed independently with faculty supervision.

• Individualized Major Petition and Guidelines (PDF)
• See the Mills College catalog for information about creating your own major and review:
  • Individualized major requirements
  • Examples of individualized majors
• Intent to Participate (PDF)
  • Students studying abroad must complete this form before departure.
• Lab/Lecture Only (PDF)
  • Use this form to register separately for the lab or lecture portion of a science course.
• Management Practicum Registration Form (PDF)
  • MBA students use this form to request to register for MGMT 288.
• Petition to Academic Standing Committee
  • Students may request an exception to College policy by submitting a petition online to the Academic Standing Committee. Log in to the Mills Resource Portal, and go to myMILLS> myMILLS menu> Student Records tab> Petition the Academic Standing Committee.
• Petition for Candidacy (PDF)
  • Graduate students only must submit this application for graduation.

• Readmission Application (PDF)
  • For students who have withdrawn from Mills and would like to return to complete their degree.
  • School of Education doctoral students must use the Reinstatement Application for Doctoral Students (PDF).
• Replacement Diploma Request (PDF)
• Request for In Progress Status
  • Graduate students must use the appropriate form below to apply for "In Progress" status once they have completed all their formal course work and are still working on their thesis or dissertation.
    • Request for In-Progress Doctoral Students (PDF)
    • Request for In-Progress Masters Students (PDF)
• Self-Designed Concentration Proposal for WGSS Majors (PDF)
• Special Student Registration Summer Term Form (PDF)

• Teaching Practica
  • Teaching Practicum Registration Form–Undergraduate (PDF)
  • Teaching Practicum Registration Form–Graduate (PDF)
• Transcript Request (PDF)
  • Order an official transcript online or submit the Transcript Request form (PDF) to request an official transcript.
• Transfer Credit Verification Form (PDF)
  • Verify that a course you intend to take elsewhere will transfer to Mills.
• Trial Registration Worksheet (PDF)
  • Use this worksheet to plan your course schedule. The worksheet does not take the place of the regular online registration process.
• Undergraduate Application for Graduation (PDF)
  • Complete this form online in consultation with your advisor, and submit to the M Center.
• Veteran's Benefit Intent Form (PDF)
• Veteran Change of Major Form (PDF)

• Withdraw Form (PDF)
• Yellow Ribbon Program Application (PDF)
  • Use this application to apply for Yellow Ribbon benefits as specified in the Post 911 GI Bill.