School of Engineering
Office of Student Affairs

 

How do I fill out Program Deviation Petitions?

 

Students have the option to petition for deviations from curricular requirements. Petitions must be approved PRIOR to a student's last quarter. Petitions to alter graduation requirements will not be considered in the student's final quarter.

Be sure to have completely filled out the petition form AND your program sheet prior to handing them in.

Petitions to deviate from UNIVERSITY REQUIREMENTS (GER requirements, Foreign Language requirements, and the like) are handled through the Registrar's Office in Old Union.

Petitions to deviate from DEPARTMENTAL DEPTH REQUIREMENTS are handled departmentally. As each department has its own procedures, students are advised to check with the departmental Student Services Office for guidance.

Petitions to deviate from non-departmental SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING REQUIREMENTS (Math, Science, Technology in Society, or Fundamentals) are reviewed by the Senior Associate Dean or the Assistant Director in the School of Engineering Office of Student Affairs.

To submit a petition for a School of Engineering Requirement, the following steps must be taken:

  1. Obtain the petition form by pointing your favorite browser to the following URL:
  2. The form should download and decode itself onto your computer's desktop.
  3. Open the form using Microsoft Word
  4. Fill out the form. Be sure to include the reasoning behind your request and to obtain the signature of your faculty advisor. Attach a completed Program Sheet (see above) and a current Stanford Transcript (an AXESS copy is fine) to the petition request.
  5. Return the completed package to the School of Engineering Office of Student Affairs.

Completed packages have:

 

 

INCOMPLETE PACKAGES WILL NOT BE PROCESSED.