Academic Exception Petition Form

Academic Exception Petition Form

Student

1. After reviewing your degree audit report with your academic adviser, determine which of the exceptions described below is/are appropriate for your academic program.

2. State below precisely which exception(s) is/are being requested, and justify your statement.

3. Review your written statement with your academic adviser and secure comments, recommendations, and signatures from your adviser and, if appropriate, the Program Head.

4. Fill in the top section on the back of this form and forward the completed petition to your college Dean's Office.

5. Notification of action taken by your Dean's Office will be mailed to the address you provide on the back of this form.

Description of academic exceptions:

1. Course Substitution: Another specific course fulfills the intent of a course which may be selected in a requirement.
2. Credit Waiver: A specified number of credits is considered complete within a requirement or sub-requirement. An equal number of credits is required toward the completion of the total credits earned for the degree program. NOTE: A separate credit waiver action is required to waive any credits from the total credits needed for graduation.
3. Requirement or Sub-requirement Completed: This exception completes the requirement or sub-requirement without the use of substitutions or waivers. Generally, this action should be used only if a course substitution, credit waiver, or course waiver action does not meet your needs.
4. Course Waiver: A specified course requirement is considered complete. Credits associated with the course are not considered complete unless a credit waiver is also initiated.

Click here to view and download the Academic Petition Form.

Petitions to Graduate Without Certification

Due to medical, academic or personal reasons, students in the process of finalizing their program requirements* may petition to graduate without certification.

Students should consult their academic adviser, their Student Teaching Supervisor, and the Curriculum and Instruction Field Experience (CIFE) Office in 170 Chambers Building, if they currently are student teaching.

To initiate this petition, students should briefly indicate on the form their reason for petitioning to graduate without certification. Students must also indicate their plans for completing any credits required to achieve the minimum total credits required for graduation.

Students pursuing Concurrent Majors in Education and another program should understand that it is not possible to earn both degrees unless all of the formal requirements for each major have been completed (including Student Teaching). These students may choose to withdraw from Education and elect to graduate with a degree in the other major. If they withdraw from the other major, it would be possible for them to earn a degree in Education, but without teacher certification.

For additional information, contact  the Advising and Certification Center in 228 Chambers Building (865-0488) or the Office for Curriculum & Instruction Field Experiences in 170 Chambers Building (865-1734).

Click here to view and download the Petition to Graduate without Certification Form