Petitions

Overview

Purpose: Exceptions granted to the rules governing the College of Liberal Arts' credentials and procedures must be made in a transparent, orderly, and equitable manner. For faculty engaged in this process as administrators and subject-matter experts, Academic and Faculty Affairs offers the following guidelines.

Petitions for Degree Modification

• Petitions for the modification of degree requirements are submitted through Academic Advisors in Student Affairs, or in Liberal Arts departments. Only Advisors should counsel students on petitions.

• Petitions requesting a course substitution must be accompanied by a syllabus.

• Petitions substituting an in-residence course must also be accompanied by a memo, extending the same opportunity to all students pursuing the credential.

• Petitions substituting a course from a Texas public institution, using the Texas Common Course Numbering system (TCCN) are unlikely to be considered, as the course equivalencies are already established.

• Faculty Advisor recommendations for petition approval will be considered by Academic Affairs, but are not considered binding.

• Academic Affairs will not overrule a Faculty Member’s recommendation for petition denial.

• Conference Course Forms must be submitted by the fourth class day of the semester.