Office of Academic Services and Retention

Petitions

Academic regulations are established by the University to maintain and enforce academic standards and are rigorously adhered to. Petitions are requests for an exception to an academic rule or deadline and are only granted under special and unique circumstances. Any student has the right to petition to waive a regulation. The University similarly has the right to disapprove any petition on the grounds that the circumstances are not compelling enough to warrant an exception to the established regulation.

After consulting with your adviser, you must file your petition with the dean of your school (see below). The request must be in writing and you must document the extraordinary circumstances that necessitate the petition. The dean may approve or deny the petition after which it is forwarded to the Associate Provost for Academic Affairs for a final decision.

Exemptions from a rule are generally granted only once, so you must fully consider all ramifications of your action. Approval of an academic petition does not result in any corresponding financial credit or refund. Such requests must be filed with the University Cashier and Billing Office/Collections. For more information, please contact 516.877.3270.

Any student petition for retroactive action must be submitted within one academic calendar year. Any student petition requesting a medical withdrawal must be submitted during the semester to which it applies.

Depending on your academic department, your petition should be forwarded to the appropriate dean as listed below.

General Studies Program
Daniel Rosenberg
Director of Academic Affairs
Science Building, Room 214
p - 516.877.3445
e - rosenber@adelphi.edu


Honors College
Richard Garner
Dean
Earle Hall, Room 100
p - 516.877.3800
e - garner@adelphi.edu


ABLE Program
Emily Wilson
Assistant Director
Hagedorn Hall of Enterprise, Room 201E
p - 516.877.3400
e - wilson@adelphi.edu


College of Arts and Sciences
Ruth McShane
Assistant Dean
Science Building, Room 127
p - 516.877.4121
e - mcshane@adelphi.edu


Derner Institute

 J. Christopher Muran
Associate Dean,
Postgraduate Programs
Hy Weinberg Center, Room 303
p - 516.877.4803
jcmuran@adelphiedu

Francine Conway
Associate Professor,
Chair of Undergraduate Psychology
Blodgett Hall, Room 212A
p - 516.877.4752
e - conway2@adelphi.edu

Errol Rodriguez
Assistant Dean
Masters Program Director
Blodgett Hall, Room 208
p - 516.237.8572
e - erodriguez@adelphi.edu

School of Education
Emilia Zarco
Acting Associate Dean
Harvey Hall, Room 108
p - 516.877.3346
e - zarco@adelphi.edu


School of Nursing
Patrick Coonan
Dean
Alumnae Hall, Room 220
p - 516.877.4511
e - coonan@adelphi.edu

Stephen Holzemer
Assistant Dean
Alumnae Hall, Room 230D
p - 516.877.4565
e - holzemer@adelphi.edu

School of Social Work
Lois Stein
 Assistant Dean
 Social Work Building, Room 221
p - 516.877.4439
e - stein2@adelphi.edu

School of Business

Ganesh Pandit
Associate Dean
Hagedorn Hall of Enterprise, Room. 121
p - 516.877.4659
e - pandit@adelphi.edu

Brian Rothschild
Assistant Dean
Hagedorn Hall of Enterprise, Room 117
p - 516.877.4673
e - rothschild@adelphi.edu

Patricia Joyce
Director, Undergraduate Programs
Hagedorn Hall of Enterprise, Room 114
p - 516.877.4668
e - joyce@adelphi.edu



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Contact
For additional information, please contact:

Office of Academic Services and Retention
Levermore Hall, Room 303

p - 516.877.3150
f - 516.877.3141

Hours:
Monday - Thursday: 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
*extended hours during registration periods*
Friday: 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Summer/Winter or when classes are not in session: 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.


This page was last modified on January 18, 2013.
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