On the same line of thinking, would it be possible to arrange a blanket petition for students who have 30 or fewer (single major) and 45 or fewer (double major) hours to graduate? After reviewing the chart, it seems as though this may be appropriate if the petition will always be approved, regardless of circumstances such as adding a major or minor in last 1-2 semesters, multiple W's, F's and other student choices. Having a blanket petition would streamline things for students and advisors. Jacqueline Segura Loden, M.Ed., LPC Academic Advisor IV Arts and Humanities Advising Center University of Texas at San Antonio One UTSA Circle San Antonio, TX 78249 Multidisciplinary Studies Bldg 4.01.52 210-458-6513 ph http://www.utsa.edu/advise From: advising-bounces(a)lists.sis.utsa.edu [mailto:advising-bounces@lists.sis.utsa.edu] On Behalf Of advising(a)lists.sis.utsa.edu Sent: Friday, July 25, 2014 8:10 AM To: advising(a)lists.sis.utsa.edu Cc: Nancy Martin Subject: Re: [Advising] 30/45 hour petition Since the last column on the advisor guidelines sheet is "Encourage student to petition?" does that mean that students are still able to petition under any circumstances? I just want to make a clear distinction between how much authority we have to deny petition attempts at the start versus simply discouraging a student from doing so. Many students will submit petitions on groundless terms no matter how much an advisor discourages them from doing so. If 100% of petitions will be denied if the student has significantly more than 40SCHs left, then I would like to be able to tell the student that and avoid the time spent on submitting the paperwork. Matt D. Keneson Academic Advisor I The University of Texas at San Antonio Arts & Humanities Advising Center | MS 4.01.52 One UTSA Circle | San Antonio, Texas 78249 Phone: 210-458-6513 [cid:image001.png@01CD2D2A.CA1A25C0] UTSA Advising Website: www.utsa.edu/advise<http://www.utsa.edu/advise> Frequently Asked Advising Questions: www.utsa.edu/advise/students-faq.html<http://www.utsa.edu/advise/stude... From: advising-bounces@lists.sis.utsa.edu<mailto:advising-bounces@lists.sis.utsa.edu> [mailto:advising-bounces@lists.sis.utsa.edu] On Behalf Of advising@lists.sis.utsa.edu<mailto:advising@lists.sis.utsa.edu> Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2014 5:29 PM To: advising@lists.sis.utsa.edu<mailto:advising@lists.sis.utsa.edu> Cc: Nancy Martin Subject: [Advising] 30/45 hour petition Attached is a revised 30/45 hour petition form so that students can project enrollment out for more than 3 semesters. Also attached are some guidelines for these petitions.