Petitions regarding academic matters should be directed to the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs for appropriate action. 

Add/Drop Request

Course Exchange Program with San Diego State University

Course Exchange Program with Thomas Jefferson School of Law

Course Exchange Program with USD School of Law

General Petition Form (First year students requesting schedule change due to compelling circumstances; part-time upper-division students requesting more than 11 units, requests not otherwise listed.)

Independent Study

Leave of Absence (Medical Leave of Absence Requires Meeting with the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs or the Assistant Dean of Students)

Request to Reschedule Examination (Requests for Disability Accommodations Require Meeting with the Assistant Dean of Students)

Request to Switch Divisions

Visit or Take Graduate Courses

Petitions may also be picked up from the Registrar and the Office of the Associate Deans. 

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