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Petitions
Petitioning For A Waiver Or An Exception
LSA Academic Standards Board hears requests from students about waivers or exceptions regarding academic rules and requirements. Any LSA student can petition the Board about any academic rule.

Waivers and Exceptions
Petitioning For A Waiver Or An Exception
LSA Academic Standards Board hears requests from students about waivers or exceptions regarding academic rules and requirements. Any LSA student can petition the Board about any academic rule.
FAQs - Petitioning the Academic Standards Board
Answers to common petition questions.
Request for Term Withdrawal (download file)
Students who wish to withdraw once classes have begun should contact the Academic Advising Center. Students who withdraw within the first drop/add period are assessed disenrollment and registration fees, but the registration...
Petition for an Exception to the Late Add Deadline (download file)
The Petition for an Exception to the Late Add Deadline is used when you want to add a class late in a term.
Petition for an Exception to the Late Drop Deadline (download file)
Use after the late drop period is over (during Period III).
Petition to Modify Credit Hours
A student may make a Request for Modification of Credit Hours, with the consent of the instructor and with the approval of the Academic Standards Board
Petition for Late Modification of Credit Hours After 9th Week (download file)
Form used after the late drop/add deadline to modify course credits
Petitioning for an Upper Level Writing Requirement Substitution
Students must contact the Sweetland Writing Center in 1139 Angell Hall, 734-764-0429. The petition form may be downloaded here
Petitioning for a Race & Ethnicity (R&E) Requirement Substitution
A student may petition the Academic Standards Board to be allowed to satisfy the R&E requirement with a class has not been officially designated as R&E or one elected at another institution.
Petition for Race & Ethnicity Requirement Substitution (PDF)
Use this petition form to request a substitution to the R&E Requirement
Petitioning for a Quantitative Reasoning (QR) Requirement Substitution
A student may petition the Academic Standards Board to be allowed to satisfy the QR requirement with a class has elected at another institution or another college/school at UM.
Quantitative Reasoning Requirement Substitution Petition (PDF)
Use this petition form to request a substitution to the QR Requiremet
Petition for a Special Joint Degree (Multiple Dependent Degree Program)
A student may be interested in a joint degree program with another school or college, even if the College has not officially established a joint degree program with the other unit. Application
Individualized Joint Degree Programs (download file)
Individualized Joint Degree Program Application. A student may be interested in a joint degree program with another school or college even if a joint degree program has not been officially established by the College.
Incomplete, Time Extension for (download file)
Use if you have an incomplete and need an extension beyond the deadline.

FAQs - Petitioning the Academic Standards Board
Answers to common petition questions.

Auditing Courses
Occasionally, a student may wish to attend a course but not elect it for credit. This arrangement can take the form of an official audit (sometimes called Visitor status).

Request for Audit Status (PDF)
This form is to be used if you are seeking to officially audit a course.

Late Registration
Students who are late registering in the fourth through sixth week of classes must see the Assistant to the Academic Standards Board; after the sixth week they must see a member of the Academic Standards Board.

Overload and Underload
Permission to carry more than 18 credits in a full term or 9 credits in a half-term should be based on an evaluation of the individual student. A load of more than 18 credits should be treated as exceptional.

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