Exceptions to Academic Regulations

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Any student may petition the University for a waiver of or other exception to any academic policy or regulation. If the request involves a requirement for a major or minor, the petition goes to the chair of the department. If it involves a General Education or graduation requirement, the petition goes to the dean of the college. The petition should include clear and convincing justification for the action requested as well as appropriate documentation, such as syllabi or catalog course descriptions of the courses in question.

The College of Arts and Sciences (CAS), the College of Business and Economics, and Ka Haka ʻUla O Keʻelikōlani College of Hawaiian Language use the Request for Modification of Academic Requirement for this purpose, which may be obtained in any of the Division Offices, the CAS Dean’s Office, or online at www.uhh.hawaii.edu/forms/. Students in the College of Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Resource Management use the corresponding form available from that college’s Dean’s Office.