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The NLU graduate petition form requests your NLU ID number, the term you were admitted, and in some reasons for petition, your unofficial transcript. Here's where to find this information.
- NLU Portal: The NLU Portal may be accessed from the NLU webpage.
- NLU ID Number: On the NLU Portal main webpage, look under My Info.
- Admit Term:
- Click on the My Services tab (near the top of the NLU Portal webpage).
- Click on NLU Self Service (in the center of the webpage).
- Click on Student.
- Click on Student Records.
- Click on View Student Information.
- Select a Term from the dropdown menu. It is recommended that you select the current term.
- Unofficial Transcript:
- Click on the My Services tab (near the top of the NLU Portal webpage).
- Click on NLU Self Service (in the center of the webpage).
- Click on Student.
- Click on Student Records.
- Click on View Academic Transcript.
- Click on Submit.
Reasons for NCE Graduate Petition
- Policies
- MAT, MED, and EDS candidatesmust fulfill all degree requirements and apply for degree within a six-year period. This time period is calculated from the date of the first course to be counted toward the degree whether or not the candidate was admitted to NLU/NCE at the time the class was taken.
- Extensions of 1-4 Years (= 6.25-10 years degree completion time for 6-year programs require Program Chair approval).
- Extensions of More Than 4 Years (= 10+ years degree completion time for 6-year programs require completing a petition form).
- Candidates are strongly advised to include the following information in their Explanation Statement of the petition form: professional experience/how they have kept current in their field of study, current work status/role, and circumstances that led to the need for the extension (e.g., family, medical, financial, employment, etc.).
- Candidates must work with their academic advisor to fill in the Completion Plan section of the petition form.
- EDD candidates must fulfill degree requirements within a ten-year time period from the date of admission.
- Extensions for EDD candidates require Program Chair approval only. Petition forms do not need to be completed.
- Please note that when APC approves an extension of time limitation, the Committee is essentially approving a current diploma date for all of the coursework.
- MAT, MED, and EDS candidatesmust fulfill all degree requirements and apply for degree within a six-year period. This time period is calculated from the date of the first course to be counted toward the degree whether or not the candidate was admitted to NLU/NCE at the time the class was taken.
- You may need to petition for Extension of Time Limitation if ...
- you are not going to be able to complete the degree requirements within the maximum time allowed.
- you wish to transfer credits from another institution, which fall outside the deadline for degree completion.
- Information / Materials Needed
- Degree Information
- Unofficial Transcript (NCE) — See details above regarding how to access the unofficial transcript.
Print the unofficial transcript as a PDF. (Look for Adobe PDF in the dropdown menu for your printer[s].) You will be able to upload the PDF to the petition. - Transfer Courses — Information regarding transfer courses, if applicable, including:
Copy of transcript showing grade received
Copy of Student Adjustment Form submitted to the Registrar's Office
Email from the Registrar's Office confirming that any transfer courses meet minimum university and college standards for transfer - Explanation — Provide an in-depth explanation for not completing the degree within the time limitation.
- Please consider the factors outlined above, related to the length of extension you are requesting.
- It is recommended that you compose your Explanation in a word processing program (utilizing spelling and grammar checks, etc.), then copy and paste your Explanation into the petition form.
- Program Support: Progam support or feedback must be attached to petitions of more than 10 years. This will often be obtained by an academic advisor
- Completion plan — Term-by-term completion plan
- Policies
- The grade appeal procedures apply to all classes at National College of Education. These procedures are congruent with the appeal procedures for National Louis University as described in the NLU Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog. Request for a grade appeal must be based on criteria for academic appeals (as published in the Catalog, and on evidence that supports a change of grade for the student). In order for AP Committee to consider a grade appeal, evidence must be provided documenting Steps 1 and 2 of the academic appeal process, as well as any other documentation that supports a change of grade for the student. The required documentation is detailed on the petition. Students are encouraged to contact the Advising Center for assistance with any questions related to the Grade Appeal process.
- Please refer to the Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog (click on current catalog, search for academic appeals) for additional information regarding the Policy for Academic Appeals.
- You may need to petition for a Grade Appeal if ...
- You have completed Steps 1 and 2 of the grade appeal process, and you wish to appeal the Step 2 decision to the AP Committee.
- Information / Materials Needed
- Please see the petition form for explicit details regarding the information and materials needed.
- Course Information
- Criteria for Grade Appeal
- Step 1 - Instructor / Person Responsible for the Grade
Contacts with the instructor, including dates and types of contact
Documentation, including the instructor's written decision (Please see the petition form for explicit details regarding the documentation needed.) - Step 2 - Program Representative for the Program in which the Course is Offered
Contacts with the program representative, including dates and types of contact
Documentation, including the Director's written decision (Please see the petition form for explicit details regarding the documentation needed.)
- Policies
- Students are expected to maintain a 3.0 grade point average.
- Grades of D or F are not accepted toward completion of degree requirements.
- A student on a provisional status at the time of admission must maintain a grade point average of 3.0 in the first four graded classes taken after admission to avoid being dismissed from the graduate program.
- You may need to petition for Retention in Graduate Study if ...
- your overall GPA has fallen below 3.0 (for your current degree program).
- Information / Materials Needed
- Overall GPA for your current degree program.
- Unofficial Transcript: See details above regarding how to access the unofficial transcript.
Print the unofficial transcript as a PDF. (Look for Adobe PDF in the dropdown menu for your printer[s].) You will be able to upload the PDF to the petition. - Explanation — Provide a statement documenting the reasons for the failure to maintain the required grade point average, and providing an in-depth explanation as to why an exception to the policy should be approved
It is recommended that you compose your Explanation in a word processing program (utilizing spelling and grammar checks, etc.), then copy and paste your Explanation into the petition form.
- Policies
- A petition for transfer of additional credit is required only if you wish to transfer credits beyond the maximum for the degree you are seeking.
- Transfer credit to NLU must be graduate credit that would have fulfilled graduate degree requirements at the institution in which you took the class.
- Transfer credit must also be completed within the time limits of the degree you are completing at NLU/NCE. If not, you must also receive Program Chair approval or petition for Extension of Time Limitation.
- The Registrar’s Office must verify that the course meets all requirements prior to submission of a petition.
- Requests for transfer of credit beyond these maximums require a petition.
Upon verification by the Registrar's Office and approval by the academic advisor, the maximum credit hours that may be transferred from another institution are as follows:- Master's degrees (MAT, MED) or specialist's degree (EDS) — a maximum of 9 semester hours of graduate credit may be transferred from another institution.
- Doctor of education degree (EDD) — a maximum of 12 semester hours may be transferred from another institution.
- A maximum of 12 semester hours taken at National College of Education may apply toward an EDD degree.
- Courses taken during the term you are admitted are not considered hours prior to admission.
- You may need to petition for Transfer of Additional Credit if ...
- you wish to transfer more than the maximum credits allowed for your degree — as course waivers, or to fulfill other degree requirements.
- Information / Materials Needed
- Transfer Course Info
- Courses that Meet the Maximum of Allowed Transfer Credit — including how those courses will be applied to the NCE program
- Courses that Exceed the Maximum of Allowed Transfer Credit — including how those courses will be applied to the NCE program
- Explanation — Provide an in-depth explanation of why transfer of additional credit beyond the maximum should be accepted toward your degree.
It is recommended that you compose your Explanation in a word processing program (utilizing spelling and grammar checks, etc.), then copy and paste your Explanation into the petition form. - Supporting Documentation:
Catalog description
Syllabus (if available)
Copy of transcript showing grade received
Copy of Student Adjustment Form submitted to the Registrar's Office
Email from the Registrar's Office confirming that any transfer courses meet minimum university and college standards for transfer
- Policies
- If students wish to submit a petition for an exception to a policy not listed above, they must consult with the Chair of the NCE Academic Policies Committee with regard to the appropriate documentation to be provided.
- Information / Materials Needed
- Policy for which Exception is Requested — Cite or describe the policy for which you are requesting an exception.
- Explanation — Provide an in-depth explanation of why an exception to the policy should be approved.
It is recommended that you compose your Explanation in a word processing program (utilizing spelling and grammar checks, etc.), then copy and paste your Explanation into the petition form. - Supporting Documentation, as applicable:
Resume
Copies of evaluated work
Remediation plan
Transcript(s) — from NLU and/or other institutions
Plan of action / completion for a particular issue
Contact(s) with NCE personnel related to the issue — e.g., emails
Other
