Petitions

A petition is a formal written request for an exception to a published policy or requirement.

Please go to the link below to learn about the petition process at the University and to find out how to obtain the petition you need. Be sure to carefully read and follow the instructions for each petition and submit all required materials along with your petition.

http://www.advising.ltsc.ucsb.edu/advising/index.html?tab=3#TabbedPanels1

Most commonly used Petitions

Name of Petition	Used to Request
General Education Requirements	GE substitutions
Degree Requirements	major substitutions; repeat/credit clarification; academic residence exception; concurrent enrollment
Deficit Load	fewer than 12 units for a regular quarter
Excess Load	more than the published maximum units
EAP (Education Abroad Program)	substitution of UC EAP coursework for major requirements
Extension	application of credit from UC Extension to the degree
Proposed Schedule for Graduation	registration beyond 200 units
Credit by Examination	credit for a course by taking an examination
Late add	addition of a course after the published deadline
Retroactive Add	addition of a course after the quarter has passed
Late/retroactive drop	withdrawal from a course after the published deadline
Graduate course	enrollment in a graduate-level course
Incomplete Grade	a grade of Incomplete
Change of Major	a change of major or to a declare major
Memo of Understanding for Double Major	more than one major - must be filed with a change of major petition
Independent Study Exception	enrollment in an independent study over published unit limits or as a lower-division student
Independent Study	enrollment in an independent study within normal rules

Petitions

Most commonly used Petitions

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