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Form Name and LinkRequired SignaturesAdditional Information
Add/Drop Form
  • Student
  • Faculty Advisor (junior/senior/grad) or Academic Advisor (freshmen/sophomore)
  • Assistant Dean
Paper Form: Available in the Office of Academic and Student Services or Registrar’s Office.

Please refer to the academic calendar for deadlines, or see your advisor.

Appeal to Late Withdraw From a Class
Student

  • Faculty Advisor (junior/senior/grad) or Academic Advisor (freshmen/sophomore)
  • Assistant Dean
  • Application for Readmission/Termination of Leave of Absence
    • Student
    • Accepting Dual/Combined College (if applicable)
    • Assistant Dean
    Paper Form: Available in the Office of Academic and Student Services or Registrar’s Office. Flagging Petition to the Faculty
    • Student
    • Assistant Dean
    This is an automated process. Use this form only when a grade was not flagged during the automated process.
    Grading Option Application
    • Pass/fail in a letter graded course: Assistant Dean
    • Letter grade in a pass/fail course: Student
    • Changing to/from audit: Instructor

    For pass/fail in a letter graded course, letter grade in a pass/fail course, audit, change from audit to letter grade.

    Request for Incomplete Grade 


    Proposal for Independent Study Course
    • Student
    • Academic/Faculty Advisor 
    • Assistant Dean
    For experience credit.
    Petition to Faculty
    • Student
    • Faculty Advisor (junior/senior/grad) or Academic Advisor (freshmen/sophomore)
    • Assistant Dean

    *Include a line for instructor , if applicable

    Consult with your academic advisor for the appropriate use of this form, as this form is used for multiple purposes.

    For flagging a Petition to Faculty (e.g., when a grade was not flagged during the automated process), use this form. 

    Petition to Walk (Early Participation in Commencement)
    • Student
    • Academic Advisor
    • Assistant Dean
    Contact your academic advisor for details.
    Release of Academic Information (FERPA Authorization)
    • Student
    • Assistant Dean
    Allow the release of academic or personal information to a third party (including family).
    Class Withdrawal Petition
    • Student
    • Instructor
    • Faculty Advisor (junior/senior/grad) or Academic Advisor (freshmen/sophomore)
    • Assistant Dean

    Withdraw from a class after the drop deadline has passed (but before the withdrawal deadline).

    Classes from which students withdraw remain on the transcript with the grading symbol WD.

    Appeal to Late Withdraw From a Class

    • Student
    • Faculty Advisor (junior/senior/grad) or Academic Advisor (freshmen/sophomore)
    • Assistant Dean

    Undergraduate Students

    Form Name and LinkRequired SignaturesAdditional Information
    Declaration of Major
    • Student
    • Academic Advisor
    • Assistant Dean
    Add or drop a major, or change majors within the School of Education.
    Declaration of Minor
    • To declare a minor:
      • Student
      • Faculty Advisor (junior/senior/grad) or Academic Advisor (freshmen/sophomore)
      • Assistant Dean
    • To drop a minor: Assistant Dean
    Declare minor, add an additional minor, or drop a previously declared minor.
    Application for Undergraduate Intra-University Transfer (IUT)
    • Student
    • Assistant Dean
    Students should meet with an academic advisor regarding the Intra-University Transfer process.
    Transfer Credit Petition: Inclusive Programs
    • Student
    • Faculty Advisor (junior/senior/grad) or Academic Advisor (freshmen/sophomore)
    • Assistant Dean
    To petition to take a course/transfer credits from another institution. To ensure appropriateness of the course, approval should be obtained BEFORE taking the course. Attach course description and/or syllabus and submit before course is taken.
    Transfer Credit Petition: Selected Studies, HPE, PE
    • Student
    • Faculty Advisor (junior/senior/grad) or Academic Advisor (freshmen/sophomore)
    • Assistant Dean
    To petition to take a course/transfer credits from another institution. To ensure appropriateness of the course, approval should be obtained BEFORE taking the course. Attach course description and/or syllabus and submit before course is taken.
    Registration Advising Form
    • Student
    • Academic Advisor
    Use to select first choice and alternate classes for registration advising and to get advising hold released.
    Tutoring Sponsorship Request
    • Student
    • Assistant Dean
    Request that the Office of Academic and Student Services sponsor you for a tutor through Tutoring Matching Service.
    Undergraduate Leave of Absence (NO FORM)
    • Student
    • Assistant Dean
    Undergraduate students must seek guidance with their home school/college and advisor to request a leave of absence.

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    Form Name and LinkRequired SignaturesAdditional Information
    Certification of Full-Time Status
    • Student
    • Faculty Advisor
    • Assistant Dean
    For students registered for fewer than 9 credits, or who do not hold an appointment as a graduate assistant or fellow in a fall or spring semester, but are registered for at least zero credits for the semester and engaged, at a level equivalent to full-time study in one or more of the activities listed on the form, certified by the program.
    Graduate Program Plan Transfer Form
    • Student
    • New Program Coordinator
    • Assistant Dean
    To change graduate program majors.
    Graduate Enrollment Internal Admission Application
    • Current Program Coordinator
    • New Program Coordinator
    • Assistant Dean
    To pursue more than one degree concurrently or presently completing a degree (or have completed on within the past 12 months) and wish to pursue another.
    Graduate Leave of Absence
    • Student
    • Assistant Dean
    To take a semester/year leave of absence. Students requesting a medical leave must also work with the Dean of Students' office.


    Master’s Students

    Form Name and LinkRequired SignaturesAdditional Information
    Master’s Program of Study
    • Student
    • Faculty Advisor
    • Assistant Dean
    List courses to be taken and/or used to earn your master’s degree.
    Request for Master’s Thesis, Exam or Portfolio Presentation
    • Student completes
    Request your master’s thesis, exam, or portfolio presentation.
    Results of Master's Exam, Thesis, or Portfolio Presentation
    • Faculty/staff completing form
    Report the results of a master's thesis, exam, or portfolio review as final project.

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    Form Name and LinkRequired SignaturesAdditional Information
    CAS Program of Study
    • Student
    • Faculty Advisor
    • Assistant Dean
    List courses to be taken and/or used to earn your CAS.
    Application for Qualifying Exam
    • Student
    • Faculty Advisor
    Apply for your qualifying exam. Send to soeacademicservices@syr.edu

    Doctoral Students

    Form Name and LinkRequired SignaturesAdditional Information
    Informal Doctoral Program Plan
    • Student
    • Faculty Advisor
    • Assistant Dean
    Work with your faculty advisor to determine the details of your doctoral degree studies.
    Formal Doctoral Program Plan
    • Student
    • Faculty Advisor
    • Assistant Dean
    List courses to be taken and/or used to earn your doctoral degree.
    Degree Completion Timeline Petition
    • Student
    • Dissertation Advisor
    • Faculty Director for Graduate Studies
    This petition is to be submitted by doctoral students who are at or beyond 8 years since their term of matriculation.
    Application for Qualifying Exam
    • Student
    • Doctoral Dissertation Advisor
    Apply for your qualifying exam. Send to soeacademicservices@syr.edu
    All But Dissertation (ABD) Status Form
    • Student
    • Faculty Advisor
    • Assistant Dean
    Complete once you’ve passed your qualifying exams to have your ABD Status notated on your transcript.
    Dissertation Registry
    • N/A
    Available on the SOE intranet; log in using your NetID and password, and Registry link will be in the left navigation menu.
    Research Apprenticeship Advisor Approval
    • Faculty Advisor
    Submit once you have completed your research apprenticeship.
    Research Apprenticeship Registration Form
    • Student
    • Faculty Advisor
    • Apprenticeship Advisor
    Use this form to secure advanced agreement with your faculty advisor and faculty research apprenticeship sponsor for your research apprenticeship.

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