What is the process to petition?
Exceptions to policy are rare and unless circumstances meet Academic Senate’s stated guidelines, students should not plan to petition. It is helpful to read and understand the Committee on Educational Policy (CEP) guidelines regarding petitions to see if you meet the eligibility requirements and to understand the procedure. The guidelines can be found here. If, after reviewing the guidelines, you feel that you meet the criteria to petition, you will need to fill out the petition form which can be printed from this link. Next, obtain approvals from the department which offered the class for which you are petitioning. They will assist you with obtaining the professor and departmental signatures needed to further process the petition. Once the departmental signatures are obtained, the petition will be sent to your college. If approved by the college, the petition is then sent to CEP for final approval. If CEP approves the petition, it will be sent back to the college for notification to t
