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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.

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.
    Grading Option Application
    • Pass/fail Fail in a letter graded course:  Assistant DeanAssistant 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/Faculty 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

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  • Student
  • Assistant Dean
    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

    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/Faculty 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)
    Undergraduate students must seek guidance with their home school/college and advisor to request a leave of absence.


    All Graduate Students

    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

    staff 

    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

    Assistant Assistant
    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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