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SBS Advising Center: Forms

For your convenience, many of the required forms for undergraduates are available online. Please print them out, fill them out (writable pdfs require Adobe Reader), and bring them to the SBS Advising Office for signatures, etc. Be sure to follow instructions precisely. All forms are available in paper format at the SBS Undergraduate Advising Center, 128 Thompson Hall. The Advising Center is open from 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., M–F, except on holidays. If you have any questions, come to the center. We are there to help you.

Global Education Option Declaration Form [writable pdf]

Global Education Course Substitution Form: Students who wish to apply Five-College, UMass Amherst, or transfer courses that are not on the Global Education Regional Study Option Approved Course List may do so with the approval of your Global Education Advisor. Please visit the SBS Advising Center, 128 Thompson Hall to obtain the triplicate form that requires course information and your Global Education Advisor’s signature.

Petition for Overload of Credit [writable pdf]

Late Course Add Petition [writable pdf]
The completed “Late Course Add Petition” must be returned to 128 Thompson Hall along with a signed “Course Change Request” form (available from the Undergraduate Registrar’s Office, 213 Whitmore Administration Building, or the SBS Advising Center, 128 Thompson Hall).

Late Course Withdrawal Petition [pdf]
The completed “Late Course Withdrawal Petition” must be returned to 128 Thompson Hall accompanied by a signed “Attendance and Performance Verification Form” and a signed “Course Change Request” form (available from the Undergraduate Registrar’s Office, 213 Whitmore Administration Building, or the SBS Advising Center, 128 Thompson Hall).

Attendance and Performance Verification Form [pdf]

Late Pass/Fail Petition [pdf]

Authorization for Release of Academic Information [pdf]

Additional forms, such as Prior Approval for Completing Senior Year in Absentia, Prior Approval for Transfer Course Work, and more may be found on the Undergraduate Registrar’s website.

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