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\n Petitions and Appeals\n <\/h1>\n \n <\/header>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n \n\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n

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\n \n 1.\n <\/span>\n\n \n Overview\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n \n
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\n \n 2.\n <\/span>\n\n \n Initiating a Petition\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n
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\n \n 2.1\n <\/span>\n\n \n Process\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n \n
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\n \n 2.2\n <\/span>\n\n \n Resources\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n \n
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\n \n 3.\n <\/span>\n\n \n Guide to Submitting a Petition\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n
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\n \n 3.1\n <\/span>\n\n \n Deadlines\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n \n
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\n \n 3.2\n <\/span>\n\n \n Creating a Petition Package\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n \n
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\n \n 3.3\n <\/span>\n\n \n Documentation\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n \n
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\n \n 3.4\n <\/span>\n\n \n Types of Petitions and Required Documentation\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n \n
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\n \n 3.5\n <\/span>\n\n \n Communication\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n \n
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\n \n 4.\n <\/span>\n\n \n Petition Decisions\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n
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\n \n 4.1\n <\/span>\n\n \n Undergraduate Academic Appeals\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n \n
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\n \n 4.2\n <\/span>\n\n \n Initiating an Appeal\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n \n
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\n \n 5.\n <\/span>\n\n \n Procedural Review\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n \n
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\n \n 6.\n <\/span>\n\n \n Confidentiality\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n \n
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\n \n 7.\n <\/span>\n\n \n Downloads\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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\n Overview\n <\/h2>\n <\/header>\n \n \n\n

A petition is a formal request for accommodation with regard to the normal regulations and deadlines of the University. You can submit a petition when circumstances beyond your control have negatively impacted your ability to meet your academic obligations.
*Note that Deferred Examinations<\/a> and Appeals of Grade<\/a> are not considered petitions.
There are two types of circumstances that may warrant an exception to published regulations or deadlines:
Personal circumstances such as illness or unanticipated serious events.
Regulations possibly being incorrectly applied to a student\u2019s record. In this case, a student\u2019s unique academic record may have conflicted with normal academic requirements or regulations to have an unintended outcome.<\/p>\n\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n

Initiating a Petition<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Process<\/h3>\n\n\n\n