University Advising Center Forms & Petitions

Below is a list of commonly used forms and petitions. Most of them can be accessed through the Registrar's Forms Library by identifying the petition title that corresponds with the petition title listed below. If they cannot be accessed through the Forms Library, it will be notated in italics below and you can contact your Academic Advisor to get a copy of the form or petition.

Enrollment-Related

Petition for Enrollment Policy Exception
Use this form if a mistake was made with your enrollment and the add/drop deadline has passed. You can get this form from your academic advisor.

Student Petition for Withdrawal/Cancellation
Use this process if you need to remove all courses from your schedule prior to the first day of the term (a cancellation) or withdraw from all your courses prior to the posted deadline.
For fall or spring semester cancellations or withdrawals, send an email to ssr@smu.edu briefly outlining your plans. Please copy your Academic Advisor.  The official form will be sent to you by the Office of Student Success and Retention.
For May term or summer term cancellations, please visit the SMU Intersessions website.
For May term or summer term withdrawals, please contact your Academic Advisor. 

Undergraduate Pass/Fail Option Declaration
Use this form when you wish to take an elective for credit but not have an assigned letter grade at the end of the term. 

Grade of Incomplete for UG Courses
Use this form when you’re unable to complete the requirements of the course and wish to complete them at a later date. You can get this form from your academic advisor.

Leave of Absence Request Form
Use this process when you plan to leave SMU temporarily or permanently. Send an email to ssr@smu.edu briefly outlining your plans. Please copy your Academic Advisor. The official form will be sent to you by the Office of Student Success and Retention.

Transfer Credit

Petition for Pre-Approval of Transfer Credits for Students Under the Common Curriculum
This form is used by SMU students who wish to take transfer work at another four-year institution in the United States.

Pre-Approval of Transfer Work: Second Language
This form is used by SMU students who wish to take a language course to fulfill their Second Language Requirement at another institution in the United States.

Undergraduate Petition for Reevaluation of Transfer Work
Transfer students use this form to request that a course taken at a previous institution fulfill a requirement for their major/minor or a Common Curriculum Foundation or Breadth requirement.

University/Common Curriculum

Pre-Approval Request for Alternative Fulfillment of Proficiency and Experience Requirements
Use this form to request that an upcoming activity you plan to participate in be considered for fulfillment of Proficiency and Experience Requirement(s).

Petition for Alternative Fulfillment of Proficiency and Experience Graduation Requirement
Use this form if you believe that an activity or transfer course you participated in outside of class qualifies to satisfy a specific Proficiency and Experience Requirement. 

Pre-Approval of Transfer Work: Second Language
This form is used by SMU students who wish to take a language course to fulfill their Second Language Requirement at another institution in the United States.