International Student Petitions
Some petitions require the signature from your college and/or your department or school.
- Locate the name of your college dean, associate dean or assistant dean.
- Locate the name of your department head or school director.
Notes from the Registrar's Office
- Most petitions require one week processing after all signatures are complete.
- You will receive an email from DocuSign when your petition has been received and registration changes have been processed by the Registrar's Office.
- To check the status of your petition, log on to your DocuSign account.
- SDSU's email address format for school officials is @sdstate.edu. Student emails are @jacks.sdstate.edu.
International Undergraduate Student Petitions
Current Semester – Registration Petitions
Use these forms for petition requests for courses for the current term.
- Undergraduate Current Semester Late Add: Adjust credit hours or late add a course for the current term.
- Current Semester Late Drop: Drop one or some but not all current term courses. This is to be used after the last day to drop for the semester. Check the semester schedules.
- Undergraduate Drop with Refund: Request to drop one or some but not all courses with a full refund.
- Fourth Attempt of a Course (Fourth or More Attempt of a Course): Request to repeat a course for more than three times. The petition must indicate the specific, open section (e.g., ENGL 101 S01, CRN 12345) you are requesting to add to your registration. The petition cannot be processed without the section information.
- Undergraduate Section Change: Change to a different section for the same course. Example: moving from ME 121 S01 to ME 121 S02.
- Audit Form: Request to audit a course.
Previous Semester – Registration Petitions
Use these forms for petition requests for courses for previous terms.
- Previous Semester Late Add/Drop: Late add a course or drop one or some but not all courses from a previous term.
- Academic Amnesty: Request academic amnesty on previous terms. Must not have been enrolled in any postsecondary institution for a minimum of three consecutive terms.
International Graduate Student Petitions
Current Semester – Registration Petitions
Use these forms for petition requests for courses for the current term.
- Graduate Current Semester Late Add: Adjust credit hours or late add a course for the current term.
- Current Semester Late Drop: Drop one or some but not all current term courses. This is to be used.
- Graduate Drop with Refund: Request to drop one or some but not all courses with a full refund.
- Fourth Attempt of a Course (Fourth or More Attempt of a Course): Request to repeat a course for more than three times. The petition must indicate the specific, open section (e.g., BIOL 721 S01, CRN 12345) you are requesting to add to your registration. The petition cannot be processed without the section information.
- Graduate Section Change: Change to a different section for the same course. Example: moving from ME 691 S01 to ME 691 S02.
- Audit Form: Request to audit a course.
Previous Semester – Registration Requests
Use these forms for petition requests for courses for previous terms.
- Previous Semester Late Add/Drop: Late add a course or drop one or some but not all courses from a previous term.
- Academic Amnesty: Request academic amnesty on previous terms. Must not have been enrolled in any postsecondary institution for a minimum of three consecutive terms.
Withdrawals
Students wishing to withdraw (drop all or last active course) from current semester must contact the Registrar's Office for assistance. Please review the information at Course Drops and Withdraws for further information.
Withdrawal Petitions
These petitions are only for extenuating circumstances (example: requesting to withdraw after the last day to drop, requesting an exemption to the tuition and course fee refund after the withdrawal process) and should only be completed in these identified cases.
- Current Semester Withdrawal Petition: To drop all courses after the last day to drop or to appeal the tuition and fee refund after the withdrawal process.
- Previous Semester Withdrawal Petition: To drop all courses in a previous semester.
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