Acceleration Petition
Name: __________________________________I.D.#:______________ Current Class: _______
Phone #:______________ College Address:________________________ Date:______________
To the Academic Review Board:
I am petitioning to accelerate by a semester/year (circle one) and to complete my degree at the end of
fall/spring (circle one), 20__. I intend to complete the degree requirements according to the following plan:
1. Thirty-two units
I currently have ____Wellesley units and ____transfer units and ____ AP units for a total of ____units
completed. I plan to complete the remaining units as follows (indicate, for example, how many courses you
intend to take in each of your remaining Wellesley semesters and any summer units you are planning:
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N.B.: A student may earn no more than 2 units toward the degree as the result of the accumulation of
fractional units through 1.25 unit courses taken at Wellesley; a 2-unit limit also applies to the accumulation of
fractional units through Wellesley 0.5-unit courses.
2. Distribution requirements (check catalog and course descriptions)
COURSE:
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Language & Literature
Visual Arts, Music, Theatre, Film & Video
(Three units total. At least one from each of the two distribution areas)
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Social & Behavioral Analysis
Epistemology and Cognition
Religion, Ethics & Moral Philosophy
Historical Studies:
(Three units total. One unit from Social and Behavioral Analysis and two units total from two of the other
three distribution areas)
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WHEN TAKEN OR TO BE TAKEN (GIVE
A PRECISE SEMESTER):
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Natural & Physical Sciences
Mathematical Modeling & Problem Solving
(Three units total. At least one unit from each of the two distribution areas. At least one unit must be a lab
unit. )
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3. Multicultural requirement
Course:
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4. Writing requirement _______________________
5. Foreign language requirement (indicate how and when you have satisfied or will satisfy this
requirement)
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6. Quantitative reasoning requirement
___Passing QR Assessment exam ___Completing Quantitative Reasoning Course (check one)
Overlay Course: ____________________________________________
7. The major * ________________________________
* Signature of the major department chair indicating approval of the plan to accelerate:
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COURSE:
WHEN TAKEN OR TO BE TAKEN:
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*The plan for the major must be worked out in conjunction with a major advisor; you must submit a
completed major form (available from the Registrar's Office) along with this petition.
You must elect 18 units outside of any one department.
8. 300-level requirement (at least 4 units, at least 2 of which must be in the major)
COURSE:
WHEN TAKEN OR TO BE TAKEN:
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9. Physical education requirement (indicate how and when you have satisfied or will satisfy this
requirement)
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Approved by ______________________________________, Dean of the Class of _____
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____________________________________, Registrar
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REGISTRAR’S OFFICE USE ONLY
1. Ant.degree.date ______________
2. Reg.soc.class.year ______________3. Acad.Hist.Event: RCL______________
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