To request an exemption to a University requirement or deadline, students file a petition with the appropriate university committee as outlined below.
Undergraduate
Current Term - Deadline Appeals (DAC)
The Deadline Appeals Committee (DAC) rules on petitions to waive deadlines for the current term. Such deadlines include those for adding/dropping classes and changing grading options. Students submit the Deadline Appeals Petition online. Petitions are routed to instructors as well as pertinent special departments such as Financial Aid or Veteran Certification for input. The committee meets weekly to review completed petitions. Students are notified of petition decision via their pdx.edu email.
Deadline Appeals Committee Petition
Prior Terms - Scholastic Standards Committee (SSC)
The Scholastic Standards Committee (SSC) reads and makes decisions on petitions for retroactive academic changes. Such retroactive changes include those for adding/dropping classes, changing grading options, and resolving I (Incomplete) grades on courses. Students may submit the SSC/TFRC Petition for Retroactive Academic Changes and Refunds by email to registrar@pdx.edu or to the Registration counter in the FMH Lobby. In general, students are notified of committee decisions 2-4 weeks after submitting a petition. Please note: The SSC/TFRC Petition for Retroactive Academic Changes and Refunds is for undergraduate courses only.
SSC/TFRC Petition for Retroactive Academic Changes and Refunds
The Scholastic Standards Committee (SSC) reviews petitions regularly throughout each term. Completed SSC Petitions are due by 5:00 pm the Friday before the next meeting date. Refer to the SSC Petitions Deadline page for the submission deadlines and meeting dates for the current term.
Reinstatement - Scholastic Standards Committee (SSC)
The Scholastic Standards Committee rules on petitions for reinstatement of undergraduate students after academic dismissal. Students may submit the Petition for Reinstatement by email to registrar@pdx.edu or to the Registration counter in the FMH Lobby. In general, students are notified of committee decisions 2-4 weeks after submitting a petition. Please note: The SSC Petition for Reinstatement is for undergraduate students only.
SSC Petition for Reinstatement
The Scholastic Standards Committee (SSC) reviews petitions regularly throughout each term. Completed SSC Petitions are due by 5:00 pm the Friday before the next meeting date. Refer to the SSC Petitions Deadline page for the submission deadlines and meeting dates for the current term.
Degree Requirements - Academic Requirements Committee (ARC)
Petitions regarding academic regulations such as credits loads, transfer credits, and general education and university degree requirements (but not major requirements) for all bachelor's degrees are ruled on by the Academic Requirements Committee (ARC). Students submit the Academic Requirements Committee Student Petition Form to the Degree Requirements counter in the FMH Lobby. In general, students are notified of committee decisions 4 weeks after submitting a petition. To request exemptions to major requirements, students should consult with their academic adviser.
Academic Requirements Committee Online Petition
Medical Withdrawal
Students whose medical circumstances make it impossible to complete the form can contact the Registrar's Office. If the student is unable to make the request, a representative, such as a family member, may contact the Registrar's Office regarding the student's medical withdrawal.
Graduate
Current Term - Deadline Appeals (DAC)
The Deadline Appeals Committee (DAC) rules on petitions to waive deadlines for the current term. Such deadlines include those for adding/dropping classes and changing grading options. Students submit the Deadline Appeals Petition online. Petitions are routed to instructors as well as pertinent special departments such as Financial Aid or Veteran Certification for input. The committee meets weekly to review completed petitions. Students are notified of petition decision via their pdx.edu email.
Deadline Appeals Committee Petition
Prior Terms - Graduate Council
Students are responsible for knowing all regulations and procedures required by the University as well as the departmental requirements for the graduate certificate or degree program being pursued. A graduate student may petition the Graduate Council for the waiver of a University graduate academic regulation or degree requirement. The petition process is an option in unusual cases with extenuating circumstances. A petition is not a remedy for poor advising on the part of an academic unit or poor planning by the student. In no case will a regulation be waived or an exception granted because of ignorance of the regulation or of the assertion that the student was not informed by the adviser or other authority.
The responsibility for initiating the petition rests with the student. The graduate petition form is available here. The decision of the Graduate Council is final.
Graduate Council forms
Medical Withdrawal
Students whose medical circumstances make it impossible to complete the form can contact the Registrar's Office. If the student is unable to make the request, a representative, such as a family member, may contact the Registrar's Office regarding the student's medical withdrawal.
Financial Aid
Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP)
Students must be making progress towards their degree and meet all the requirements of the Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) Policy. Students who have not made satisfactory academic progress will be placed on financial aid suspension. Appeals to suspension may be made by filling out a Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) appeal. SAP requirements can vary depending on the type of program and the number of credits attempted.
Satisfactory Academic Progress Appeal
Financial Aid Appeals
Students who have lost eligibility for financial aid have the opportunity to complete and submit an appeal documenting circumstances outside of their control. A financial aid appeal is used to regain conditional financial aid eligibility for a future term.
Financial Aid Appeals