Petitions regarding academic matters should be directed to the Vice Dean for Academic Affairs, Donald Smythe, for appropriate action.

• Add/Drop Request
• Course Exchange Program with San Diego State University
• Distance Education Course
• FERPA Authorization to Release Form
• 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 Vice Dean for Academic Affairs or the Vice President of Student Life)
• Request to Reschedule Examination (Requests for Disability Accommodations Require Meeting with the Assistant Dean of Student & Diversity Services)
• Request to Switch Divisions
• Visit or Take Graduate Courses

Petitions may also be picked up from the Registrar and the Office of the Vice Dean for Academic Affairs.

To review the Academic Policies, please click here.

Forms

• Address Change Form
• Name Change Form
• Request A Letter
• Request A New Diploma
• Transcript Request

Other Resources

• Graduation Information
• State Bar Information
• Student Handbook