PETITION
Sport Management Program
PLEASE PRINT NEATLY OR TYPE
Name: __________________________________________________ BGSU ID #: _________________________ Date: ____________________
Local Address: _______________________________________________________________________________ Phone (
Street
Apt. #
City
State
E-mail Address: __________________________________ Major:  Sport Mgmt.

) ________________
Zip
Other: ________________________
Academic Advisor: _______________________________ Minor: _____________________________
Total Hours
Completed: ____________
University GPA: _____________
Major GPA: ____________
Check Sheet Year: __________
Anticipated Date of Graduation: ___________________________________
Type of Request (Check all of those pertinent)

Course Substitution
 Altered Course Sequence
____________________________________________

Other, Please specify:
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
REQUESTED COURSE: __________________________________________________________________________________________________
Dept.
Course Number
Course Title
Credit Hours
REQUIRED COURSE: ___________________________________________________________________________________________________
Dept.
Course Number
Course Title
Credit Hours
RATIONALE: Explain to the faculty why you believe you should be treated as an exception to SM academic regulations. Identify the specific
compelling reasons or extenuating circumstances that should prevail.
Note: Reasons associated with time-of-graduation or financial concerns typically are not considered to be sufficiently compelling to warrant
exceptions to the requirements.
Student's Signature: _____________________________________________
Advisor's Recommendation:
 YES  NO
Advisor's Signature: ______________________________________________________
Date: ______________________________
ADVISOR'S COMMENTS (Optional):
ACTION TAKEN BY SM FACULTY



Approval
Conditional Approval (conditions stated on back)
Do not approve (reasons stated on back)
________________________________________________________________
Program Coordinator
Date
Appropriate notification will be sent to the student and advisor. The original will be filed in the SM office.
[1/16/13]
OVER
PLEASE ANSWER EACH OF THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:
1.
I have successfully completed SM 2010, the course in my program in which prerequisites,
matriculation/admission, and field experience requirements are explained.
 Yes
 No
2.
Since I enrolled in the program, I have used the check sheet and the 4-year plan for my curriculum
as explained.
 Yes
 No
3.
Before registering each semester, I visited my advisor and made sure I was enrolling in the
appropriate courses.
 Yes
 No
4.
Have you received either a "D" or an "F" in a course at BGSU?
 Yes
 No
If you have received a "D" or "F", explain:
5.
Circle your answer to each of the following questions and explain how your request passes or fails
the following ethical tests: (use additional pages as necessary).
a. The Golden Rule: Would you expect the exception to be made if others were the
petitioners?
 Yes
 No
b. The Utilitarian Principle: Would the exception result in the greatest good for the greatest
number of people?
 Yes
 No
c. Kant's Categorical Imperative: Could the exception under the circumstances be a
universal law or rule of behavior?
 Yes
 No
1)
Would the majority of people believe the action to be correct?
 Yes
 No
2)
Would the action demonstrate respect for the rights of other students and
faculty? Is the action fair?
 Yes
 No
d. The Professional Ethic: Would the exception be viewed as proper by a disinterested
panel of professional colleagues?
 Yes
 No
e. The Television Test: Would you feel comfortable explaining to a national television
audience why you believe an exception should be granted?
 Yes
 No