An Academic Policy Petition form is used to request an exception or other accommodation to college or University academic policies. Contact your college to determine what additional documentation may be required, whether your request is due by a specific date, and where to submit your completed request. Your request will be reviewed by the Student Scholastic Standing Committee and other University offices as necessary.
Use this form to:
Add a course(s) or swap a section after the deadline
Change course level/variable credit change
Third attempt at a course
Withdraw from a course(s) after the deadline
Increase credit limit
Change grade basis
Program requirement substitution/modification
There are two types of special exams:
Proficiency: A special examination for proficiency yields no credits, but may fulfill prerequisites for advanced courses or satisfy requirements.
Credit: A special examination for credit may yield credits if completed at a passing level (i.e. the equivalent of C- or better). Note that special exams are pass-fail only, and no credit will be granted for the lab portion or writing-intensive portion of the course, if applicable. For example, if a student tests out of PHYS1301W (4 cr), s/he would receive 3 credits for PHYS1301 (the “W” would be dropped).
Testing out of a course in physics entails taking the final exam with the respective course. Note there are no special exams offered in summer session.
To take a special examination for either proficiency credit in physics, print the Request For Special Examination form, fill out the student information portion, then submit it to your college office for approval. Once college approval has been attained, bring it to physics office, Tate 130, for departmental approval. The staff in Tate 130 will send an email notification when your form is approved, along with instructions on how to proceed with the testing process.
Please see the CSE transfer guide for information about transferring into the college. You can also find information about how credits will transfer from other institutions on the Office of Admissions credit transfer site. If you cannot find your course in these guides, you may submit a course for review.