
Petitions and Forms
Campus Closure Update
Some of the procedures below may have changed due to the campus closure. Please see our Campus Closure page for more information.
General Petitions
For regulations and procedures relating to the following forms, visit Regulations and Procedures for Graduate Academic Affairs Many petitions are now submitted online via R'Grad (click on the R'Grad icon in your R'Web menu). See the list below for details.
290 Petition |
Directed study (not research; research = units of 297 or 299) |
Add a Major |
Current graduate students can request to add a major with the approval of the new program and their current program. Please visit Graduate Admissions. |
Backdating Course(s) | Using an undergraduate course on your graduate transcript |
Change in Degree Objective - PhD to Master's
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Current graduate students may change from PhD to Master's by using this petition. |
Change in Degree Objective: Master's to PhD | Students who want to change from Master's to PhD must follow the Graduate Admissions instructions. |
Current graduate students can request to change to another major with approval from the new program. Students must apply to the new program by the deadline using the instructions from Graduate Admissions. |
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Credit by Exam | Students who wish to receive credit for a course by formal examination without enrollment in a course. $5 fee applies. |
Double Count |
BS/MS students only - identifying courses from undergraduate work to count at the graduate level. |
Education Abroad Program Academic Planning Form for Graduate Students |
Advising form for graduate students who wish to pursue Education Abroad Programs. Students must start by consulting with the UCR Study Abroad office. |
Enrollment Adjustment Form | Students wanting to make changes to enrollment after week 2 of the quarter. NOTE: After week 3, a Late or Retroactive Enrollment Adjustment Petition is also required for adding a course. After week 6, a Late or Retroactive Enrollment Adjustment Petition is also required for a course withdrawal. After week 3, a $4 fee applies. |
Filing Fee for Master’s Students |
Master’s students wanting to use Filing Fee status |
Filing Fee for PhD Students |
PhD students wanting to use Filing Fee status |
General Petition - not currently in use, use individual petitions instead |
Students wanting to extend the time limit for an incomplete grade, waive coursework, double count or backdate units from the UCR undergraduate transcript, increase the unit limit for enrollment, etc. |
Appeal a grade by submitting form to the Academic Senate |
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Half-time Status and Reduced Fees App |
Students who cannot attend more than half-time due to a full-time job or for medical or personal reasons |
Half-time Status and Reduced Fees App |
Students in programs within AGSM who cannot attend more than half-time due to a full-time job or for medical or personal reasons |
In Absentia Registration Application |
Research or study requires extended stay outside California (for the duration of a quarter). |
Incomplete Extension | Extending an incomplete grade beyond one quarter |
Increase Unit Limit | Increase the maximum units for a quarter above the 20 unit limit |
Take classes at another University of California campus. This petition is due at least four weeks prior to the beginning of the quarter. |
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Add or withdraw from units after the deadline (to be accompanied by the Graduate Enrollment Adjustment Form). Change grading basis after the deadline. |
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Letter of Completion Request Form | Request a letter stating that you have completed all degree requirements. You may request this letter if you have an immediate need to show proof of degree completion prior to the transcript and diploma being available and if your degree audit in R'Web is showing 100% complete. |
Leave of Absence Form |
Request 1-3 quarters of leave from studies |
Manuscript Completion | Creative Writing and Writing for the Performing Arts students reporting completion of the manuscript |
NRST Reduction Extension Request | Request to extend the 9-quarter reduction after advancement to candidacy to 10 quarters |
Students who were enrolled in a graduate program for one quarter or more and have withdrawn from the University can apply to re-admit back into that same graduate program |
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Remote Participation | Request that one member of the oral qualifying exam committee or the thesis/dissertation committee be permitted to participate in the exam remotely |
Take a course for S/NC credit: this petition is only necessary for courses numbered 100 and above. 001-099 (lower-division courses) may be taken for S/NC credit without a petition (if S/NC is a cataloged grading option). |
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Substitute Coursework | Students wanting to substitute one required course for another or one non-course requirement for another Access via R'Grad which can be found in your R'web menu (http://rweb.ucr.edu) |
Transfer Coursework | Students wanting to transfer coursework from another university or program to their UCR transcript Access via R'Grad which can be found in your R'web menu (http://rweb.ucr.edu) |
Waive Course Work | Waive a degree requirement based on previous academic work |
Withdrawal Form | Withdraw from the University Access via R'Grad which can be found in your R'web menu (http://rweb.ucr.edu) |