STUDENTPETITIONFORM
ADMISSIONSANDRECORDSOFFICE
PURPOSEOFTHESCCSTUDENTPETITION
TheStudentPetitionprovidesstudentswithanopportunitytorequestactionthatisnormallynotpermittedbystatelaw,district
policy or college practices and procedures. The Student Petition is limited in scope to issues related to a student’s admission,
enrollment,andacademicstanding.SeetheSCCCatalogforpoliciesrelated
toyourrequest.
Pleasecompletethefollowing.PRINTlegiblyandclearly.
StudentName:____________________________________________StudentID:__________________________
Address:____________________________________Apt:_________Phone:()______________________
City:___________________________State:______Zip:__________Email:______________________________
1.ACTIONREQUESTED
Pleaseindicatetheactionrequestedbycheckingthe appropriatebox.Refertoinstructionsonreversesideformoreinformation.
UnauthorizedCourseRepeat Drop OtherRequest
Repeataclasscompletedwithapassinggrade NeverAttended LeaveofAbsence(RetainCatalogRights)
Repeataclassattempted3ormoretimes ExcusedWithdrawal Other(PleaseSpecify):
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2.COURSESAFFECTED
Semester Year CourseNameandNumber(i.e.ENGWR300)
FallSpringSummer
FallSpringSummer
FallSpringSummer
FallSpringSummer
FallSpringSummer
FallSpringSummer
3.STUDENTSTATEMENTPleaseprovideawrittenexplanationandattachsupportingdocuments.(Requiredforallrequests)
4.STUDENTSIGNATURE:_____________ _______________________ ______________ DATE:________________________
ADMISSIONSUSEONLY
YourPetitionhasbeenreviewedandyourrequesthasbeen:
ApprovedDeniedReturned
Comments:_______________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
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ReviewCommittee:______________________________Date:___________________
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STUDENTPETITIONFORM
INSTRUCTIONS
USEOFTHESTUDENTPETITIONFORM
TheStudentPetitionFormisusedtorequestthefollowingactions:
1. ApprovalofanUnauthorizedCourseRepeat
Usethisformtorequesttherepeatofacourseinwhichyou:a)havealreadyearnedagradeofCorbetter;
orb)haveattemptedacourse3timesinwhichaWorgradesofD,F,orNC/NPhavebeen
earned.
Exception:CoursesidentifiedintheSCCCatalogasapprovedformultipleenrollments.Thisformisnot
requiredforthosecourses.
Acceptablereasonstorepeataclassyou’vealreadypassed:
RecencyRequirement:theprogram,class,orcollegeyouinwhichyouwillbeenrollingrequiresa
coursetobe
takenwithinacertaintimeframe.Forexample:CSUSrequiresitsBusiness
Administrationstudentstohavetakencertainaccountingclasseswithinthelastsevenyears.Ifyou
tookaccountingeightyearsago,thatpetitioncouldbeapproved.Youwillneedtoattach
documentationoftheRecencyRequirement.
ExtenuatingCircumstance:
ifyourmostrecentpreviousgradeis,atleast inpart,theresultofa
verifiedcaseofaccident,illness,orothercircumstancebeyondyourcontrol.Youmustattach
documentation.
AcceptableReasonstorepeataclassyou’veattemptedthreetimes:
ExtenuatingCircumstance:ifyourmostrecentpreviousgradeis,at
leastinpart,theresultofa
verifiedcaseofaccident,illness,orothercircumstancebeyondyourcontrol.Youmustattach
documentation
2. Drops
Usethisformtodropclassesduetothefollowingcircumstances:
Dropaclassthatwasneverattendedinwhicha WorgradesofD,F,orNC/NPhasbeenassigned.
o Thisinformationwillbeverifiedbytheinstructorofrecord.Iftheinstructorisno
longer
available,noactionwillbetaken.
WithdrawfromaclassafterthelastdaytodropwithaWhaspassed,ExcusedWithdrawal,
beginningforclassesinfall2018andlater.
o Thisisonlyconsideredincasesofextenuatingcircumstances(verifiedaccident,illness,or
othercircumstancebeyond
yourcontrol)anddocumentationmustbeprovided.
o Theinstructorofrecordwillbeconsultedforapproval.Iftheinstructordoesnotapprove
orisnolongeravailable,noactionwillbetaken.
3. LeaveofAbsence
UsethisformtoapplyforaLeaveofAbsencewhichwillretainyour
catalogrightsforuptotwocalendar
years.Leavescanbeapprovedforeither:
Medical(provideastatementfromyourmedicalproviderexplainingthenecessitytointerrupt
enrollment).Currentnotationswillnotberemovedfromyourrecord.
Military(provideacopyofmilitaryordersinductingservice).Currentnotation
willbechangeto
MW(MilitaryWithdrawal).