The most common petition types are retroactive withdrawals, late course drops, late course adds, and corrected grades. View the most recent report presented by the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Education: Summary of Petitions by College, Campus and Unit.

Students initiate a petition by speaking with an adviser at their college/campus advising center. Students should not send petition letters or supporting materials directly to the Faculty Senate Office.

For students enrolled at University Park:

• Students enrolled in a college will submit their petitions through the Dean’s office of the college in which the student is enrolled
• DUS and Provisional students will submit their petitions through the Division of Undergraduate Studies
• Non-Degree Conditional students will submit their petitions through the Dean’s office of the college in which the student plans to enroll
• Non-Degree Regular and World Campus students planning to enroll in a degree program will submit their petitions through the college/campus in which they plan to pursue a degree. Students who are not pursuing a degree at Penn State or are undecided about a college will submit their petitions through the Division of Undergraduate Studies
• View University Park petition contacts at this URL: http://www.psu.edu/dus/handbook/dept.html

For students enrolled at a campus other than University Park :

• The petition will be submitted through the campus in which they are enrolled. View non-University Park petition contacts at this URL: http://www.psu.edu/dus/handbook/petition_contacts.html