When a student has not followed a University 教师 Senate 政策 or procedure and believes an exception to the 政策 may be warranted, he/she may submit a petition to the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Education Subcommittee on Academic Standards.
A petition may be used to request an exception to any 政策 and/or to request a retroactive procedure. 委员会不会自动批准请愿. Strong, documented justification must be provided to establish the circumstances that warrant a retroactive action. Student petitions are always submitted through the college/campus in which the student is currently enrolled, no matter where the student attended during the time of the request. Students are responsible for obtaining documentation from another college/campus if applicable. Students who are not currently enrolled will submit their petition through the college/campus in which they were enrolled while taking the course(s) in reference.
常见的请愿类型是追溯撤回, 晚退课, 后期课程增加, 以及追溯性的行政取消课程. Retroactive registration requests require a petition under the following circumstances: (1) if the request is submitted more than nine months after the end of the semester or session; (2) if the student never scheduled courses for the semester or session; and (3) if the student canceled his/her registration for the semester or session.
At 宾州州立大学蒙阿尔托分校, students begin the petition process by talking to Deana Clevenger康克林档案室的职员助理. He will send the petition to the University 教师 Senate Office at University Park. Students should not send petitions or supporting materials directly to the 教师 Senate office. Petitions are reviewed continuously throughout the academic year, including summer sessions. 在递交请愿书之后, students can expect a decision within three to five weeks from the time the petition is received in the Senate Office.
如果申请被拒绝, the student may appeal the decision if he/she can provide additional information to support his/her case.
准备请愿书的说明
It is to the student’s advantage to submit a complete, well-documented petition. A petition must establish why the student did not use existing University procedures before the established deadline.
学生需要填写一份学生请愿书. 填妥表格后, 学生应该打印信件的签名和日期, 或打印成PDF格式并签名和日期. The form must be returned to the campus Registrar's office in person or through the student's Penn State email account.
* *请注意, a separate petition letter is required if the student is petitioning for each term or petition type.
还有学生的信, he/she should provide documentation of the circumstances that he/she claims justify an exception to University 政策. 一些例子是医院记录, 一封医生的来信, 律师的声明, 学生经济援助顾问的声明, 导师或学术顾问的陈述, 或者法庭记录.
If the student is alleging that his/her extenuating circumstance is the result of one or more of the following problems: (1) unfair teaching practice; (2) misinformation from University personnel applying a University regulation, 政策, or procedure; or (3) an 行政, 建议, 或者是笔误, then the student should provide documentation from the appropriate academic, 行政, 或谘询单位.
If a student alleges that the failure of a LionPATH enrollment or course drop resulted in the extenuating circumstance, then the student’s LionPATH transaction log will be examined as part of the petition review process.
针对特定类型请愿书的附加说明
- Retroactive Withdrawal: The petition should be accompanied by a completed Withdrawal Form. If the student is petitioning for a withdrawal from more than one semester, 每学期应提交一份退课表.
- Retroactive Late Drop or Add: The petition must be accompanied by a completed Drop/Add Form. (如果申请被批准,6美元.00 schedule adjustment fee will be charged to the student’s account.) A late add action will add a course onto a semester that is already displayed on the transcript or to a current semester is the student is in registered status.
- Retroactive Registration: The petition must be accompanied by a completed Drop/Add Form. Completed Grade Change Forms must accompany the petition; the Records Office will obtain them.
- Retroactive Grade Change: The petition must include a letter from the instructor of the course, supporting the change and explaining the circumstances surrounding the student’s request. (Disputes are addressed through the grade adjudication process.) A request for a retroactive grade change should be accompanied by a Grade Change Form; the Records Office will obtain the form.
通知
An email indicating if a petition has been approved or denied is sent from the University 教师 Senate Office to the student within three to five weeks from the date that the Senate office receives the petition.
Note: Trauma drop/withdrawal procedures will be followed when a student’s circumstances require unusual confidentiality (e.g.(性侵犯或暴力犯罪的受害者). This procedure is streamlined to reduce the number of people involved in processing.
(PSMA记录办公室,2022年7月13日)