Filing a Petition

Contact Carol Hall with the details before proceeding, or follow the instructions below.

1.  Read the instructions and fill out the petition form.

Types of petitions:

• Change Curriculum
• Re-entry
• Register "in absentia"
• Time extension
• Use of Coursework more than 5 years for Master's
• Use of Coursework more than 6 or 7 years for Doctoral
• Late add to Mater's/Doctoral degree list
• Extend time for "I" or "DFR" grade
• Count other UIUC Graduate Course(s) toward degree
• Count course(s) taken while Undergraduate toward degree
• Transfer Course(s) from another accredited institution
• Count courses taken while Undergraduate toward degree
• Course level change for current or past term course(s)
• Overload (21 or more hours; 12 or more hours for Summer)
• Grade mode change after deadline for Current Term or past term course(s)
• Add a Graduate Minor or Concentration
• Adding a course or Increasing or Decreasing credit to a course, to a past term
• Drop a course without a grade of "W" after the drop deadline for Current term
• Drop course(s) taken in a past term with a Grade of "W"
• Tuition Refund Request
• Withdrawal/Cancellation from University after deadline
• Reinstatement after Dismissal for Low GPA
• Early admission to the Graduate College (early admission form required)
• Other (please specify)

2. Your current department is School of Integrative Biology and current degree is MS (10KS0314MS) (MST students use 10KS0293MS).

3.  Obtain proper signatures (at least 2 signatures required) from research advisor and director of program. Faculty should give a detailed reply, not just "OK" or "I approve."

4.  Take petition to Carol Hall, 286 Morrill Hall, for review.  She will forward the petition to the proper office and keep a copy in your file.

5.  When a decision is made, you will receive an email from gradacserv@uiuc.edu.

If you have any questions, please contact Carol.