Undergraduate Petitions

On occasion, students may submit special requests for individual consideration, including waivers, course substitutions and reasonable exceptions to College policy. Three different petitions are used by students to submit such requests.

College of Education Petitions

Petitions are used by students wishing to drop courses after the 8-week drop deadline and may be obtained from staff in the Student Academic Affairs Office. Students wishing to drop a course after the deadline should be aware that approval of such petitions is not routinely granted. Dropping courses after the 8-week deadline is generally discouraged unless the student has extenuating circumstances of a serious nature. Performing poorly in a course is not an extenuating circumstance justifying approval of the petition. Late drop petitions will not be considered during the last two weeks of instruction for the semester.

Petitions should be submitted for requests involving residency rules for graduation, course substitutions, waivers of more than 1/3 hour in general education areas, and other matters over which the College has jurisdiction. Decisions on college petitions are made by the Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs in conjunction with academic advisors and departmental chairs/heads.

Do you need to complete a College of Education Petition?

You can complete one online, here. Many of the forms are fillable, using Adobe Acrobat, for your convenience! If you need Acrobat, you can download it free here.

Council on Teacher Education Petitions

CTE Petitions are required for matters over which the Council on Teacher Education has jurisdiction. The following are examples of the types of requests that must be submitted on a Council petition: requests to be certified with less than a 2.50 grade point average; substitution or waiver of early field experience, the special and professional education requirements; and requests to student teach in the event the student has less than a 2.50 UIUC, cumulative, content area and/or professional education grade point average and/or is on academic probation. Final decisions on Council petitions are made by the Executive Director of the Council on Teacher Education and/or the Certification Officer with input from the student’s dean and advisor. Petitions authorizing a substitution for any requirement should be kept until the degree has been completed.

Do you need to complete a Council of Teacher Education Petition?

You can complete one here.