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GRADUATION APPEALS FORM
Please return the Appeals Form to the Office of the Registrar.
Email Graduation@umontana.edu or call 243-2421 or 243-2422 in regards to upcoming due dates.
NAME: ID:
UM EMAIL: DATE:
ADDRESS:
CITY: STATE: ZIP:
MAJOR: PHONE:
The Graduation Appeals Committee is charged with following university policy governing graduation
requirements unless there are exceptional, compelling, necessary, and verifiable reasons to set it aside.
Detailed information is available at: http://www.umt.edu/facultysenate/procedures/default.php.
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to form number 203.50.
Please attach documentation in response to, or in support of, the following three steps:
1. STATE YOUR REQUEST CLEARLY. Specify the university requirement(s) to which you are requesting an
exception. If your request involves transfer work, indicate the course and school where the course was
taken. For example: “I am requesting that course _, taken in _ semester at _ University be used to
satisfy requirement _.”
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STATE YOUR REASONS CLEARLY IN A BRIEF SUMMARY. You are requesting an exception to (a)
university requirement(s), and the submission of a petition does not guarantee approval.
You must demonstrate that you made an effort in good faith to satisfy graduation requirements as
written, that the failure to meet requirements was due to circumstances beyond your control, and that
obliging you to meet the requirements now would impose an unreasonable burden.
3. GATHER SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION. Any claims made in Section 2 should be supported by
evidence. Petitions to count a non‐designated course or transfer course towards a General Education
requirement should include a course description and syllabus, and a letter of support from the
chairperson of the department involved. Writing samples should be reviewed before submitting to the
graduation appeals committee.
4. OBTAIN THE FOLLOWING SIGNATURES. Signatures indicate only that the undersigned have reviewed
the petition for clarity and complete documentation. They do not indicate endorsement of the petition.
Signatories may, if they choose, submit a supporting letter which may be added as supportin
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ocumentation. Neither the dean, nor the dean’s designee may sign as the student’s advisor.
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Petitions cannot move forward without the signatures below. Emails from approvers will be accepted
instead of a physical signature, please attach with petition. The signatures do not guarantee that your
appeal will be approved:
A. St
udent Signature_________________________________________Date________________
B. Advisor Signature_____________________________________________________________
Print Name ________________________________________________ Date______________
Approval Supported Approval Not Supported
C. Signature of Dept. Chair of Student’s Major________________________________________
Print Name ________________________________________________ Date______________
Approval Supported Approval Not Supported
D. Signature of Dean of School/College of Student’s Major______________________________
Print Name ________________________________________________ Date______________
Approval Supported Approval Not Supported
5. GRADUATION APPLICATION. The graduation appeals committee prefers to have a completed and
approved graduation application on file with the Office of the Registrar. If you have not yet submitted
a graduation application to the Registrar’s Office, please do so before submitting this appeal.
6. PETITION PACKET. When you packet is complete, scan and email to Graduation@umontana.edu or
submit a single copy of the
completed packet to the Office of the Registrar.
Important! Only complete petition packages will be considered by the committee. Failure to complete
steps 1‐6 will result in the petition being returned to you. You will be notified by email of the results of
your petition.
Questions: Please email Graduation@umontana.edu
or call (406) 243‐2421 or (406) 243‐2422.
STUDENT CHECKLIST
Written Request
Written Reasoning Summary
Supporting Documentation/Letter(s) of Support
Signatures
Completed Packet Turned In
COMMITTEE CHECKLISTfor office use only
Completed Packet
Graduation Application
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