Graduate Petition Changes

Occasionally students will deviate from the prescribed EPD Masters program by substituting one or more classes. This is typically done because a student has a specific professional focus that is slightly different from the formal curriculum or because progress in the program is significantly delayed by the unavailability of a required course. Such changes to the program can be accommodated through the petition process described below.  With sufficient justification, such changes usually receive the endorsement of the EPD Program Director.  
 
The Graduate Petition form is available to students online (weblink below).  Students must complete their portion of the form electronically before printing the form to sign and circulate it for the signatures of the EPD Director and the CAS.  The Graduate Programs Office and Registrar's Office will not have paper copies of this form readily available.
 
When the student indicates the reason for the petition on this new form, the form will automatically update to indicate any supporting documentation that must be included with the petition. All of the supporting documents must be attached to the petition form before the Graduate Office will sign and forward to SOGS.  Only complete forms will be forwarded to SOGS.  If any information or items are missing from the petition it will be sent back to the department with a list of required items
The Registrar's Office must receive completed petitions by 4:45PM the Thursday before a SOGS meeting in order to ensure that the petition will be reviewed at that meeting. Petitions received after this deadline will be held until the subsequent SOGS meeting.
 
Please find the Graduate Student Petition Form at the following website: http://www.lehigh.edu/registrar/forms/Petition_to_SOGS.pdf.