Grade Exclusion Petition 

College of Engineering Instructions for Processing a Grade Exclusion Petition (GEP)

This form may be submitted either:

  • Electronically
  • In person by printing the form and delivering to the William Brookshire Student Services Office, 2228 Patrick F. Taylor Hall (Download Grade Exclusion Form)
  • This policy applies only when the grade exclusion request is filed prior to retaking the course.
  • CoE Student Services dates for accepting & submitting petitions:
Semester Start Accepting Applications Deadline for Petitions*
Spring 2023 (Second Spring - Session C) Friday, February 24, 2023 Friday, March 24, 2023 @ 4:30 p.m.
First Summer 2023 (Session B) Friday, April 28, 2023 Friday, May 26, 2023 @ 4:30 p.m.
Second Summer 2023 (Session C) Friday, June 9, 2023  Friday, July 7, 2023 @ 4:30 p.m.
Fall 2023 Wednesday, August 2, 2023 Wednesday, August 30, 2023 @ 4:30 p.m.
Fall 2023 (First Fall- Session B) Friday, July 20, 2023 Friday, August 25, 2023 @ 4:30 p.m.
Fall 2023 (Second Fall- Session C) Friday, September 22, 2023 Friday, October 20, 2023 @ 4:30 p.m.
Wintersession 2023 Friday, November 10, 2023 Friday, December 8, 2023 @ 4:30 p.m.
Spring 2024 Thursday, December 21, 2023 Thursday, January 25, 2024 @ 4:30 p.m.
Spring 2024 (First Spring - Session B) Thursday, December 21, 2023 Friday, January 19, 2024 @ 4:30 p.m.
Spring 2024 (Second Spring- Session C) Friday, March 22, 2024 Friday, April 26, 2024 @ 4:30 p.m.

* The deadline to complete a request for any term/semester is the last day to add classes for that term!

To request implementation of the Grade Exclusion policy:

  1. Review BOTH policy details and a listing of courses that cannot be used with Grade Exclusion. These can be found at the University Registrar's website.
    1. Policy details
    2. Disallowed courses
    3. For courses in which 2 F grades were earned, first contact Student Services to appeal for permission to retake the course. LSU College of Engineering, Student Services, phone 225-578-5731
  2. For Student Athletes ONLY: Bring your completed Grade Exclusion Petition (GEP) to the Academic Center for Student Athletes (ACA). They will determine the compatibility of your request with maintaining your eligibility to compete. The GEP must have an ACA signature before the College of Engineering can process the request.
  3. GEP are processed weekly. You will be contacted if there are issues that prevent your petition from being processed.

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