Academic Petitions

Potential Reasons for Request:

• Transfer course does not fulfill GE Area
• Waivers for GE units
• Deficiencies in GE residency
• Pre-approval for transfer coursework

Documentation:

• Course description*
• Course syllabus*
• Degree Progress Report (DPR)*
• GE pattern utilized at the previous institution
• Support letters (such as misadvising or faculty recommendations for GE Areas 2 and/or 6)

*Minimum documentation required

Submit a GE Course Petition

Potential Reasons for Request:

• Pre- and/or post-approval for General Education (GE) and/or other degree requirements.

Documentation:

• Course description*
• Course syllabus*
• Course numbering system*
• Degree Progress Report (DPR)*
• For GE & MI petitions: proof of upper-division level*
• Support letters (such as misadvising, faculty recommendations for GE Areas 2 and/or 6)

*Minimum documentation required

Submit a Study Abroad GE Petition

Potential Reasons for Request:

• Additional repeat units needed
• Repeat of course with C grade
• Fourth attempt

REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION:

• Evidence of at least one remaining repeat unit
• A support letter from the Chair that includes:
  • Confirmation of a meeting with the student
  • Review of the student's academic record
  • Justification that the course is required for the major with no substitution options available
  • Support for increasing the repeat limit.
• Degree Progress Report (DPR)

Submit an Additional Repeat Units Petition

Potential Reasons for Request:

• Transfer course for MI and/or UDWS
• Federal Government (out of state course)
• Transfer course for US History
• Deficient in residency requirements (30, 24. 12)

Documentation:

• Course description*
• Degree Progress Report (DPR)*
• Evidence course met similar/same requirement where course was completed
• For US History, covers minimum 100 years of US history (course description or syllabus)

*Minimum documentation required

Submit Other Degree Requirements Petition

Students may file a formal grade protest* if they have evidence of one or more of the following:
1) The final grade was assigned unfairly, with prejudice, or in a capricious manner
2) The syllabus, course requirements, or grading system were applied inconsistently (see APM 241 for syllabus standards)
3) The grade was assigned out of compliance with the University’s official grading policy (e.g., calculation error or other documented error)

*Note: Instructor’s assigned grade is presumed correct & burden of proof rests on the student