Student Resources
The College of Arts & Sciences
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Petitions and Forms
Arts & Sciences petitions and forms are used to request approval for academic processes which require special consideration.
- Add/Drop (used only during the first week of classes)
- Independent Study (requires e-signature, see note at top of page)
- Instructor's Remarks
- Permission to Enroll in a 600-level Course as an Undergraduate
- Petition for Late Change (add, drop, withdraw, change to audit, pass/fail or letter grade, *requires Instructor's Remarks form)
- Repeat a Course
- Thesis/Dissertation Advisory Committee Appointment
- Transfer of Graduate Credits
- Variance Request
Other Online Forms and Resources for Students
- Graduate Degree Application Information
- The UofL Graduate Student Orientation Handbook
- The UofL Graduate Student Life Handbook 2014-2015
GNAS Forms
The Graduate Network in A&S (GNAS) serves as the representative body for graduate students in the College of Arts and Sciences.