PETITION

Sport Management Program

PLEASE PRINT NEATLY OR TYPE

Name: ______BGSU ID #: ______Date: ______

Local Address: ______Phone ( ) ______

Street Apt. # City State Zip

E-mail Address: ______Major:  Sport Mgmt.  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.

o Yes o No

2. Since I enrolled in the program, I have used the check sheet and the 4-year plan for my curriculum as explained.

o Yes o No

3. Before registering each semester, I visited my advisor and made sure I was enrolling in the appropriate courses.

o Yes o No

4. Have you received either a "D" or an "F" in a course at BGSU?

o Yes o 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?

o Yes o No

b. The Utilitarian Principle: Would the exception result in the greatest good for the greatest number of people?

o Yes o No

c. Kant's Categorical Imperative: Could the exception under the circumstances be a universal law or rule of behavior?

o Yes o No

1) Would the majority of people believe the action to be correct?

o Yes o No

2) Would the action demonstrate respect for the rights of other students and faculty? Is the action fair?

o Yes o No

d. The Professional Ethic: Would the exception be viewed as proper by a disinterested panel of professional colleagues?

o Yes o No

e. The Television Test: Would you feel comfortable explaining to a national television audience why you believe an exception should be granted?

o Yes o No