Biology Course Petition Or Section Change Request printable pdf download

Course petition process for Biology courses

The flow chart below explains the course petition process. Read carefully so you understand

why it is so important that you answer all the questions on the course petition form correctly and

attach a course schedule.

1. Course petition forms are given to the person who makes the decision for the specific

course, usually the faculty member who will teach the course

2. When space opens and a petition is approved, the petition is taken to the Biology Dept.

office. Attaching your schedule helps the faculty member with the selection especially in

classes with multiple sections.

Yes

Find out thru BUSI. Please

Registrar computer accepts the registration

withdraw your other petitions

by contacting faculty

members, not the dept. office.

You will receive an e-mail message (with copy to faculty member) stating the reason.

The four most common reasons are:

(1) Student did not sign the petition.

(2) Financial – library fine, parking fine, other fees unpaid

(3) Time conflict – you can authorize dropping of the conflicting course on the

petition form

(4) Overload – you can authorize dropping of a course or courses so you don’t

end up with an overload, on the petition form. No student can be registered for an

overload until the 9

day of classes. If you must go this route, see

advising.binghamton.edu/current/forms/overload.htm

for further instructions.

IF you cannot be registered for whatever reason, the faculty member / Biology

Dept office personnel will move on to register the next student(s) in the queue.

What to do?

You do not have to do anything.

Do you still want to be

The original course petition will not be

registered in the course?

considered any longer.

Yes

Fill out the course petition form again, this time having fixed whatever reason blocked

the registration.

Now that you know the process, proceed to the next page for the course petition form.

June 2007

Biology Course Petition Or Section Change Request