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Petitions and Waivers

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 516.877.3070.

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, Rm 214
p - 516.877.3445
e - rosenber@adelphi.edu


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


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


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


Derner Institute
Jerold Gold
 Chair of Undergraduate
Psychology
 Blodgett Hall, Rm 212A
p - 516.877.4740
e - gold@adelphi.edu

School of Business
Rakesh Gupta
Associate Dean
Hagedorn Hall of Enterprise, Rm 118
p - 516.877.4614
e - gupta@adelphi.edu

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

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

School of Education
Ron Feingold
Dean
 Harvey Hall, Rm 112
p - 516.877.4065
e - feingold@adelphi.edu

Patrice Armstrong-Leach
Assistant Dean
Harvey Hall, Rm 114
p - 516.877.4094
e - armstrong-leach@adelphi.edu

Communication Sciences
and Disorders
Susan Lederer
Associate Professor and Chair
Hy Weinberg Center, Rm 005
p - 516.877.4781
e - lederer@adelphi.edu

Health Studies and
Physical Education
Steve Virgilio
 Chair
 Woodruff Hall
p - 516.877.4262
e - virgilio@adelphi.edu


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

Nancy Cole
Assistant Dean
Alumnae Hall, Rm 212
p - 516.877.4561
e - cole@adelphi.edu


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

James Mullin
Assistant Professor
Social Work Building, Rm 225
p - 516.877.4362
e - mullin@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 AM - 6:00 PM
Friday: 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Summer/Winter or when classes are not in session: 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM


This page last modified on June 27, 2008.
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