Forms, Petitions, Resources, and Degree Planning
College of Education Forms and Petitions
Please allow 3-5 business days for processing of requests to be completed.
CoTE Petition
Use this form to request an exception to or a substitution for a Teaching Licensure requirement.
Credit/No Credit Request
Use this form to request to take a course for CR/NC instead of a letter grade. NOTE, CR/NC courses will only count as electives and may not be used to meet degree requirements.
EDUC Program Change/Concentration Change Form
Use this form to request to change majors within the College of Education or to request updates to your concentration areas.
Incomplete Grade Contract
Use this form to request an extension to complete coursework.
Late Course Change Form
Use this form to request to add a course after the deadline (but within the same semester the course is being taken), request a section change or request a change to the number of credit hours for variable credit hours courses.
Late Course Drop Form
Use this form to request to drop from a course after the deadline.
Overload Request
Use this form to request to take more than 18 credit hours in a fall or spring semester or more than 9 hours in a summer semester.
Re-Entry Petition
Use this form to request to return to a College of Education major IF you are:
- Any University of Illinois UNDERGRADUATE student who voluntarily “stopped out” for more than two calendar years AND has not exceeded the maximum terms of enrollment eligibility.
- Any University of Illinois UNDERGRADUATE student who voluntarily “stopped out” for one semester or more AND left while not in good academic standing.
- Any University of Illinois UNDERGRADUATE student on drop status or required to spend time away from campus due to inadequate academic progress.
Special Education Hours Verification Form
Use this form to submit your proof of working at least 50 hours with persons with disabilities
Statement of Intent to Return
Use this form to request re-enrollment in a College of Education major IF:
- You voluntarily withdrew or “stopped out” for a period of at least two semesters (not including summer) but not more than two calendar years.
- You left in good academic standing.
- You have not exceeded the maximum terms of eligibility (10 semesters for students who enter UIUC as freshmen, 6 semesters for students who transfer to UIUC from external institutions).
Stopping Out Request
Use this form to indicate if you are taking a semester or more away from your College of Education program studies.
Undergraduate Student Petition
Use this form to request one of the following:
- A course approval or substitution to a required course in your major.
- A gateway petition to allow you to move into the Professional Education Sequence without having all requirements completed.
- A request for CR/NC after the deadline has passed.
- A request for a grade replacement after the deadline has passed.
- Any other type of request for which there is no dedicated form or petition.
Underload Request
Use this form to request to take less than 12 credit hours in a semester.
Campus Minor Forms
Minor requests, cancelations and modifications will be processed on the last day of the month the request was submitted.
Minor Declaration Form
Use this form to declare up to two (2) campus approved minors to your program of study. NOTE- First year students are not able to declare minors.
Minor Modification Form
Use this form to request a course substitution to your existing campus approved minor.
Minor Cancelation Form
Use this form to request to drop a campus approved minor from your program of study.
Other Campus Forms
Withdrawal/Cancelation Request
Contact your advisor for this form if you are considering withdrawing from or canceling your registration from the University of Illinois.
Parkland College Concurrent Enrollment Form
Use this form if you are a degree seeking student at UIUC looking to take courses at Parkland College
Grade Replacement Request
Use this form to request to take a course for grade replacement.
Resources for College of Education Students
Meet Your AdvisorInfo for Transfer StudentsEarly Childhood Earth/Space SciESL EndorsementElementary Ed ISBE MathEDUC Gen Ed Courses
College of Education Teacher Licensure Major Gateways
These gateways are major specific degree requirements you must complete prior to entering the Professional Education Sequence.
Elementary EducationEarly ChildhoodSpecial EducationMiddle Grades EducationComputer Science+Sec EdSecondary Education Math
Map Out Your Degree Plan Using Checklists
Early Childhood EducationElementary EducationCS + Education: Learning SciencesCS + Education: Secondary EducationLearning & Education StudiesMiddle Grades EducationSecondary Education: MathematicsSpecial EducationSpecial Education (NEW Starting Spring 2025)