A graduate student may petition for an exception to an academic regulation. Petition forms are available at the Graduate School’s website. A petition must be initiated by the student and must be submitted with recommendations by the adviser, the major department, and, if required, the academic division.
Divisional Petitions Committees handle petitions of the following nature: first request for extension of the time limit to finish a degree; credit for coursework that is more than five (5) years old; transfer of hours from one degree program to another; registration with a combination of graduate and undergraduate hours. These petitions should be directed to the appropriate divisional office.
The Student Petitions Committee of the Graduate Council handles all remaining types, including petitions of the following nature: change to the academic record; holding a graduate award without full registration; reinstatement in the Graduate School; second request for extension of time to finish a degree. These petitions should be completed in full and submitted to the Graduate School office by the department chair or graduate program director after completion by the student.
Note: The most common petition filed by School Psychology students is a G-1 petition for a request to hold outside employment in addition to a full-time graduate assistantship position. For example, many school psychology students enjoy occasionally working as a substitute teacher. Please consult with the graduate program coordinator and/or the departmental graduate director for more information. Note that graduate assistants do not need to submit a petition to work during non-contract weeks of the year, such as winter- or summer-term.
