CALS Academic Petitions
- Online Cornell University Leave/Withdrawal form (withdrawing from University, not a leave of absence)
- Take/return a HLOA (Health Leave of Absence) - student should email healthleaves [at] cornell.edu (healthleaves[at]cornell[dot]edu)
- Electronic Student Add/Drop Enrollment Request Form - Used to request instructor permission or obtain a permission code to enroll in a course; petition to add a course past the deadline (excluding CALS Special Studies courses); or drop a course if instruction permission is required.
Forms located in DUST
- Request a LOA (Leave of Absence)
- Petition to go over max credits
- Time conflict
- Application for college credit earned in high school
- Request a letter of good academic standing
- Request a letter of verification of graduation date
- Request a letter of verification of cumulative GPA
- FERPA release
- Post Graduate Survey
- Online application to update degree standing
- Course withdraw request
- Application for external transfer credit
- Request a tutor
Student Petitions located in DUST
- Return from a LOA
- Add a class after deadline passed
- Substitute a course for college distribution requirements
- Change variable credit hours for a class after the deadline has passed
- Return from a Leave of Absence
- Extend the deadline on an incomplete grade
- Study Abroad in your final semester
- Complete remaining coursework/credits at another institution

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