Petitions & Forms

WINTER 2026 Submission Deadline: Fri. January 9, 2026

Students who wish to take more than 20 units in any quarter must submit a unit increase petition for such request. The petition should include the proposed study list for the quarter, the amount of units proposed, and the reason why the student is requesting approval for the unit increase. Petitions to enroll in over 22 units require a degree planner to demonstrate need.

Eligibility: To be eligible for excess units [exceed 20 units in a regular quarter (fall, winter or spring) or exceed 16 units in summer], you must meet ALL of the following conditions:

1. Be in good academic standing
2. Have earned a GPA of 3.0+ in the two quarters directly preceding the quarter of the request
3. Students entering UCLA as a first year student are eligible to petition for excess units after establishing three quarters of residency (e.g. Fall of 2nd year)
4. Students entering UCLA as a transfer student are eligible to petition for excess units after establishing one quarter of residency (e.g. Winter of 1st year)

Although unit increase petitions can be submitted prior to the start of the quarter of the request, they cannot be fully approved until grades from the previous quarter have been officially posted.

→ UNIT INCREASE PETITION

Students who wish to request academic requirement exceptions and substitutions should submit this form. The Academic Petitions can be used for substitution requests for University, School of Music and major requirements. All requests MUST include:

1. Relevant course syllabi
2. Transcript (only if the course was completed outside UCLA)
3. Justification for the academic substitution request

Students who wish to have transfer coursework applied toward a University, School or General Education (GE) requirement, may submit a petition for consideration. Transfer coursework constitutes as coursework that is/was taken elsewhere – a student cannot petition UCLA courses that are not on the already approved list for the School of Music – such petitions will be automatically denied.

→ ACADEMIC PETITION

Students should use this form to request various academic progress exceptions, including but not limited to:

1. Adding a major or minor
2. Extending time to degree
3. Reduced Fee program
4. Exceeding the 216 unit maximum (ONLY required if you are graduating beyond your degree expected term)

All requests must include an updated degree planner signed by the appropriate academic advisor(s), unless it’s to extend IGETC completion or extend an incomplete grade.

If you are requesting to add an additional degree program (major or minor), please input the name and email for the advisor of the program you are requesting to add in the petition. For requests to add a major or minor, submissions missing an advisor signature will not be considered. In no circumstances does your School of Music advisor need to sign your Progress Petition before submission.

→ PROGRESS PETITION

Students should submit this form to receive approval and clearance for participation in a Study Abroad Program (e.g. UCEAP, UCLA Travel Study, external program). Clearance Form requests must include the following:

1. Student Information
2. Program Title, Institution, Country, and Quarter/Term of the Year of program
3. Proposed Study List, including:
   1. Dept Title and course # (e.g. SPAN 45)
   2. Course units
   3. Intended UCLA requirement. If you are not taking the course for a major, minor, or GE requirement, please select “N/A – No UCLA Requirement Intended”.

Please allow 10 – 15 business days for review. PLAN AHEAD and be aware of submission deadlines to ensure all Clearance Form materials can be reviewed prior.

You can check the status of your Clearance Form on the MyUCLA Petitions page, under the Academics tab. If you are cleared to Study Abroad, your Clearance Form will be signed and returned to you via email.

To petition for Study Abroad coursework to satisfy UCLA requirements, please submit an Academic Petition. Students can submit a petition before, during, or after attending the Study Abroad program. Approval is not guaranteed. Review of Study Abroad coursework can take longer than the 10 – 15 day review timeline, so please plan ahead accordingly. Students are encouraged to look at pre-approved GE courses for UCEAP listed in the College of Letters and Sciences’ College Advising Transfer Course Credit Database.

→ STUDY ABROAD CLEARANCE FORM

Students should use this form when requesting to EXIT their major in the School of Music. The instructions to request to Exit the School of Music can be found here under “Quarterly Registration, Withdrawals, and Readmission”. If planning to switch to the College of Letters and Science, students should check out ‘how to’ here.

If the student is switching into a major or pre-major outside of the School of Music, they must obtain a signature from an advisor in their intended Department/School before submitting this form to the School of Music. However, if the student is planning to go Undeclared in the College of Letters and Science, then they can submit the form without a departmental signature.

Note: If you are a current School of Music Student and you would like to ADD an additional degree program, please use the Progress Petition to request this.

→ UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM CHANGE PETITION