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Petitions

Office of the Campus Registrar

Petitions for Exceptions

Undergraduate and professional students may petition through the Registrar’s Office. Graduate students may petition through the .

Petition for Exception to Academic Policy

: Use this form to request a waiver of a prerequisite requirement, repeat of a course, or course substitution.

Petition for Exception to Academic Calendar Deadline and Withdrawal Limit

STUDENT PETITIONS FOR EXCEPTIONS TO ACADEMIC CALENDAR DEADLINES AND WITHDRAWAL LIMITS

Students may, with the payment of a service fee, petition for exceptions to the academic calendar deadlines (e.g., withdrawal after the deadline) or petition for withdrawal from an individual course after the student has used the maximum number allowed. Petitions are considered only in the case of extraordinary circumstances such as a medical emergency and require supporting documentation.

Petitions for exceptions to the academic calendar deadlines and withdrawal limits must be made within 2 years of the date of enrollment in the course.

If you miss an academic calendar deadline, you can petition for an exception if there were extraordinary circumstances that caused you to miss the deadline. You do not need a petition to drop, withdraw from an individual class, nor withdraw from the current term unless you have missed the deadline or want a .

There is a $10 non-refundable processing fee for filing a petition, regardless of the outcome.

RESOURCES

: Deadlines for current, future, and past full semesters.

: Deadlines for classes offered in sessions.

Any questions or supporting documentation can be emailed to tricities.petitions@wsu.edu.

INSTRUCTIONS

Your petition will be reviewed by a committee that meets approximately every two (2) weeks. Petitions are considered ONLY in the case of extraordinary circumstances. Examples include serious illness, death in the immediate family, medical emergency, or mental health. You may also petition if a university error either affected your attendance and completion of classes or precluded your ability to drop or withdraw from a course or term by the deadline. Poor grades, low GPA, or changing majors are not considered extraordinary.

Petitions will NOT be reviewed for any grade change requests, except for a W. Please contact the instructor directly for any other communication regarding your final grade.

Supporting documentation is REQUIRED. The committee will use the verifiable documentation you provide and explanation of your extraordinary circumstances as the primary basis for the approval or denial of your petition. See examples below.

DOCUMENTATION

It is your responsibility to provide adequate documentation that corroborates your statement. The Registrars Office will not initiate contact with your doctor, counselor, advisor, instructor, etc. Letters and statements of support should be on letterhead or from a WSU email and include a review of the circumstances with specific dates and a recommendation.

Examples of supporting documentation:

  • Letter of support from non-WSU personnel
  • Letter on letterhead from your healthcare provider that includes a brief description of your medical condition, approximate date the condition began, and how the condition affected your ability to function academically. Note: The committee only needs a letter on letterhead from your healthcare provider and will NOT review medical records (including post-appointment summaries)
  • Statement of support from advisor, instructor, or counselor on letterhead or from a WSU email and/or copies of prior correspondence (e.g., letters, emails)
  • Proof of nonattendance
  • Police report or court record
  • Other proof of extraordinary circumstances

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