Petitions

Petitions are submitted when you want to request a waiver or exception from a program, college, College of Graduate Studies or University requirement. All petitions should be submitted to the Advising Office (JH 170; essc@csuohio.edu). 

ESSC Petition (Education program requests)

Levin College Petition (undergraduate student requests for an incomplete extension, late withdraw, or retroactive registration)

Levin College Readmission Petition (undergraduate and graduate request for readmission after the specified separation time)

University Petition

Graduate College Petition

Course Relevancy Form (required to extend the 6 or 10-year limit on graduate coursework)
 

Undergraduate and Post-Baccalaureate Students

  Type of Request   Petition to Use
Extend an Incomplete deadline in a course    LEVIN PETITION
Late add a course after the withdrawal date (week 10 of the semester) LEVIN PETITION
Late Withdrawal from a course after 10th week of the semester LEVIN PETITION
Internship I/Practicum request (e.g., waive, late application, special placement)   ESSC PETITION
Internship II/Student Teaching request (e.g., waive, late application, special placement, take course during student teaching, repeat student teaching)   ESSC PETITION
Substitute a course for a course required in your program   ESSC PETITION
Take a course at a two-year institution as a transient student after earning 60 credit hours UNIVERSITY PETITION
Waive a course required in your program   ESSC PETITION  
Waive a General Education Requirement   UNIVERSITY PETITION
Waive a University Requirement   UNIVERSITY PETITION
Waive Education Program Requirement ESSC PETITION  
Waive University Residency Requirement that final 30 hours in degree program must be taken at CSU   UNIVERSITY PETITION
Other See Academic Advisor in JH 170  

Graduate Students

Type of Request Petition to Use
Change a grade that has gone from an Incomplete, NA, or X to an F GRAD COLLEGE PETITION 
Extend 6 year Statute of Limitation for Completing Master's program ESSC PETITION (must also include Course Relevancy form for each course beyond 6-yr. limit; in addition, Graduate Credit Transfer form must be completed if courses beyond limit are from another institution)  
Extend an Incomplete deadline  GRAD COLLEGE PETITION  
Late add a course after the withdrawal date (week 10 of the semester) GRAD COLLEGE PETITION  
Late Withdrawal from a course after 10th week of the semester GRAD COLLEGE PETITION  
Internship I/Practicum request (e.g., waive, late application, special placement) ESSC PETITION  
Internship II/Student Teaching request (e.g., waive, late application, special placement, take course during student teaching, repeat student teaching) ESSC PETITION  
Substitute a course for a course required in your program ESSC PETITION  
Waive a course required in your program ESSC PETITION  
Waive a Graduate College Requirement GRAD COLLEGE PETITION  
Waive Education Program Requirement ESSC PETITION  
Other See Academic Advisor JH 170  

Mailing Address
Cleveland State University Levin College of Public Affairs and Education
Julka Hall 210
2121 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44115

Phone: 216-687-4625
essc@csuohio.edu