Academic Petitions

All petitions for exceptions from school or university requirements must be initiated in the Student Affairs office.

Registration-related petitions must be initiated in the Academic Review office (SAS 113).

For information about transfer credit petitions contact an advisor in Student Affairs.

Waivers or substitutions of requirements require an internal petition form, which will be reviewed by the instructor of the course (if appropriate), the faculty in charge of that particular area (if appropriate), the chair of the Division which offers the required class, the Director of Student Affairs, and the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. Supporting documents, such as a syllabus, are also usually required.

Please note the core production courses--CTPR 290, 310/376, 480, 484, 486, 507x, 508x, and 541, 545, and 546--cannot be waived.

Also, waiver of CTCS 190, Introduction to Cinema, requires a waiver exam. Contact the Division of Critical Studies.

Waivers or substitutions of General Education requirements, including the foreign language requirement, must be initiated in the Student Affairs office but the final decision will be made by the College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences.

For extensions of Incompletes, taking graduate courses for undergraduate credit, or other petitions not mentioned above, contact Student Affairs for further information.