University Petition For General Education Variation
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The General Education (G.E.) program at Cal State Fullerton is the foundation of a university education. G.E. requirements
are based on regulations from the State of California, CSU Chancellor’s Office and campus policy. In unusual
circumstances, students may petition for a variation to a standard G.E. requirement.
IMPORTANT:
This petition should not be used if your graduation deficiency is unrelated to your General Education
requirements. If you have questions about filing a petition for a non-GE related graduation deficiency, please contact
Admissions & Records in LH-114.
PLEASE NOTE:
- Submitting a G.E. Variation petition does not guarantee that it will be granted. Petitions can either be granted or denied.
- Students should always be prepared with an alternate plan for meeting the requirement being petitioned in the event the
petition is denied.
PREPARING THIS PETITION:
(ONE G.E. VARIATION PER FORM)
Petition Section A – Student Information
Provide the information requested in this section.
Petition Section B – Petition Statement
Your petition statement is comprised of responses to Items 1. through 4. as listed on the form.
Petition Section C – Documentation
The documentation requirement for this petition is explained in detail on the form.
IMPORTANT: Please do not attach a current copy of your TDA to this petition. A current copy will be printed and
attached to your petition when it is prepared for review. If there is a historical TDA that has information on it that is no
longer on your TDA, and this previous information is needed to document a specific circumstance in your petition
statement, the historical copy can be attached.
Deadline for Submission
Graduation Candidates submitting a petition during their last semester of attendance:
For a student who is a candidate to graduate in the current semester and is submitting a G.E. Variation petition during
his/her last semester of attendance, the deadline for submission of this petition is the grade due date for the semester.
Please check the online Registration Guide (Semester Calendar section) each semester for the grade due date.
SUBMITTING THIS PETITION:
Print out the two forms that follow: a) G.E. Variation Petition b) Miscellaneous Fee Assessments
1) On the petition form, complete Sections A. through C. (Your initials are required in Section C.)
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Attach any verifying documents appropriate for the circumstances described in your petition statement.
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Sign the form in the section designated for student signature.
5)
Fill out the Miscellaneous Fee Assessments form with your name and student ID number.
6)
Take the petition, related documents and Miscellaneous Fee Assessments form to Student Financial Services
(UH-180) and pay the $20 petition fee.
7)
Submit petition form, any related documents, and proof of payment to Admissions and Records (LH-114).
Please Note: If filing more than one G.E. Variation petition form:
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If the petition forms are paid for and submitted at the same time, the petition fee is $20 (regardless of the
number of forms).
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If the petition forms are paid for and submitted at different times, the fee is $20 per petition.
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FOR SUBMITTING THIS PETITION BY MAIL:
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Follow instructions above for steps 1. through 5. above
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For the petition fee, make check payable to ‘CSUF’.
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Mail petition form, documentation, Miscellaneous Fee Assessments form and check for fee payment.
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Mail to: California State University, Fullerton
Attn: Student Financial Services
P.O. Box 6808
Fullerton, CA 92834-6808
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Revised 03/25/14
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