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Major Petitions

Major Petitions Info

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This page covers the following major petition instructions

  • Communication Sciences & Disorders (CSD)
  • Community Health Promotion & Education (CHPE)
  • Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
  • Health and & Physical Education Teaching (HPET)
  • Kinesiology (KINES)
  • Park, Recreation, and Tourism (PRT)
  • Recreational Therapy (RT)

Major petitions, also known as departmental petitions or exceptions to policy, are used to determine if transfer courses qualify for course substitution to complete specific core major courses. Each major has its own petition or similar process. 

Petition Instructions

Please review the petition instructions for your major. If you are uncertain about how to proceed with a major petition, don't hesitate to contact your academic advisor for guidance.

    Please meet with CSD's academic advisor to receive instructions on how to submit a CSD major petition

    Please meet with CHPE's academic advisor to receive instructions on how to submit a CHPE major petition

    Please meet with EMS's academic advisor to receive instructions on how to submit a EMS major petition

    Step 1 - Start your Email
    • Start an email from your University UMail account and add the following recipients:   
    • Anita.Leopardi@health.utah.edu
    • Your major advisor’s email (cc'd)
    Step 2 - Attach supporting documentation 
    • Attach the course syllabus(es) to the email as a PDF file
    Step 3 - Use the email template and send in your petition 

    Provide all of the following information in the body of the email (in one or two paragraphs) and send:

    • Full Name
    • UID Number
    • Major
    • Major Advisor’s Name
    • Requirement or Course Equivalent you are petitioning for in a few sentences
    • Transfer Course, number, & total amount of credits
    • College/University where the course was taken
    Step 1 - Start your Email
    • Start an email from your University UMail account and add the following recipients:   
    • Anita.Leopardi@health.utah.edu
    • Your major advisor’s email (cc'd)
    Step 2 - Attach supporting documentation 
    • Attach the course syllabus(es) to the email as a PDF file
    Step 3 - Use the email template and send in your petition 

    Provide all of the following information in the body of the email (in one or two paragraphs) and send:

    • Full Name
    • UID Number
    • Major
    • Major Advisor’s Name
    • Requirement or Course Equivalent you are petitioning for in a few sentences
    • Transfer Course, number, & total amount of credits
    • College/University where the course was taken

    Please meet with PRT's academic advisor to receive instructions on how to submit a PRT major petition

    Please meet with RT's academic advisor to receive instructions on how to submit an RT major petition

    Petition Resources in Other Departments

    Nutrition & Integrative Physiology Department

    NUIP Minor Students: Send syllabi & explanation of what requirement the course fulfills to thunder.jalili@utah.edu and cc your academic advisor.

    General Education Petitions