Students who wish to submit a petition should first go to their college and meet with the Advsing Staff.

Enterable Forms:   Old GE Substitution Form               New GE Substitution Form                                        Other Petition Form

**All Petitions will require the appropriate CEP Petition Form and the  following documents before CEP will review for discussion:**

1. College Advising form with Adviser's and Provost Signatures.
2. Brief justification on type of request - should be written by requester.
3. Transcripts. CEP prefers the Student Advising Summary for UCSC courses.
4. For GE substitutions from other higher education institutions, the student must first obtain  a review of transfer credit report from Admissions.
5. Any other relevent documentation necessary to plead your case, i.e. other college course description, medical documentation, etc.

Types of Petitions Reviewed by CEP:

• W or DC Substitutions(always denied) must be courses taken at UCSC, courses from other institutions will not satisfy this GE requirement.
• Catalog Year Changes see your advisor.
• Enrollment Adjustments: Add, Drop, or Withdrawal from a Course must have exceptional circumstances, otherwise all are denied. (w grade notation).
• Credit for a Course use the Registrar's Petition for Credit Form.
• Grade Changes must be appealed to AAGC and are not in CEP's authority.
• General Education Substitutions.
• Grade Options are always denied except for students who have maxed out on credits over the 25% Pass/ NP Limit, EAP students who must have a grade, some exceptions.
• Grade Replacement Requests for one course to serve as grade replacement for another course are denied per Systemwide Senate Regulation 762.
• Late drop of a class must have exceptional circumstances, otherwise  all are denied.
• Repeat Credit of courses that do not have repeat for credit status always denied.
• Waiver of 2 Units for Graduation per SCR 10.1.6.
• Withdrawal  from the University - Contact Your Advisor ( CEP is not authorized to approve)