Graduate Academic Petition Process
Requests for exceptions to the following actions will begin as graduate academic petitions, and are decided by the University Academic Petition Committee:
- Late Course Add
- Late Course Drop
- Late Course Withdrawal
- Late Semester Withdrawal
- Late Internship Add
- Invasion of Residency
Graduate student petitions must be filed using the Graduate Academic Petition Form. It is the student’s responsibility to provide all necessary supporting documentation with the petition when submitted for review.
Petitions are reviewed by the Academic Petitions Committee for decision. The Committee will consider information from the instructor, as well as information from any other source deemed appropriate for consideration of the petition.
If a graduate student wishes to appeal the Academic Petition Committee decision, they may advance an academic appeal to the designated college graduate appeals committee. This requires:
- Submission of the Graduate Academic Appeals Form;
- New Personal Statement; and
- New Documentation
The decision of the college graduate appeals committee is considered final.
If the graduate student believes that the procedural due process was not followed, he or she may request review by the Graduate Council Appeals Committee, which will render a decision as to whether the college graduate appeals committee afforded procedural due process to the student in its consideration of the appeal.