Students petition by filling out a Variance in Academic Policy form. Students can submit a Change of Registration Form with the petition if it was signed by the instructor before the deadline. Instructors must sign the petition, with a recommendation, and explain how the student will make up work already covered. If the student has been attending class, the instructor should note this, noting the date the student began attending. Students must have their advisor sign the form after they have obtained their instructors signature.
Students take the petition to the dean's office.
A committee either approves or denies each petition. Dropping a Course after the Deadline 1. Student may drop courses after the deadline only for compelling non-academic reasons. Students petition by filling out a Variance in Academic Policy form. Students may submit a Change of Registration Form with the petition if the form was signed by the instructor before the deadline.