Creating a new student petition in Student Academic Petitions

Summary

Students to be able to create a new petition and monitor the status of the petition.

Environment

Latest versions of the following web browsers:

• Chrome
• Internet Explorer
• Safari
• Firefox

Directions

1. To submit a new petition, navigate to the Academic Requests tab on the LSA MyAdvising website.
2. Click on "New Petition or Request" on the submenu.
3. Click on the [New] button next to the request you would like to initiate.

Please note: If you do not see the petition you want to initiate, go to the LSA web site for additional instructions and forms.

3. Complete all sections that have a red header. Required fields have a red asterisk.

If you must attach documents, click on the [Select File] button to upload.

Approved File Formats:

Text: .pdf, .txt, .rtf
Image: .bmp, .gif, .jpg, .jpeg, .png, .tif, .tiff

Tips

• File Size
  • Minimize file size to 500KB or less, if possible.
  • Try "saving as" a reduced size PDF or an image with a lower resolution.

• Paper documents
  • Find a printer that will scan and email you an electronic document.
  • Take a picture with your phone and send/save the image file to your computer.

    Important: Please make sure the picture of the document is upright and readable.

• Displayed website information
  • Capturing screenshots on a Mac
  • Capturing screenshots in Windows

1. Read the QA for Students.