Program Sheets and Petitions - Undergraduate
Use and Submission of Program Sheets
Every ME major must submit a program sheet in order to graduate. The first version of the program sheet is submitted at the time the student declares the major. Subsequent version of the program sheet should be submitted with any changes in the 4 year plan; at a minimum a revised program sheet must be submitted no later than one month prior to the last quarter of senior year.
Program Sheets, sample 4 year plans, and requirements are all described in the Handbook for Undergraduate Engineering Programs. Hard copies of the handbook can be picked up from the Office of Student Affairs, located on the 2nd floor of Terman Engineering. You can also download an online version of the handbook.
Use and Submission of Petitions
Students have the option to petition for deviations from curricular requirements. Petitions must be approved PRIOR to a student's last quarter.
Petitions to alter graduation requirements will not be considered in the student's final quarter.
Be sure to completely fill out the petition form AND your program sheet prior to handing them in. Advisor signatures are required on both forms prior to submitting the petitions.
Petitions to deviate from UNIVERSITY REQUIREMENTS (GER requirements, Foreign Language requirements, and the like) are handled through the Registrar's Office located at 630 Serra Street, Suite 120.
Petitions to deviate from DEPARTMENTAL DEPTH REQUIREMENTS are handled by the ME department via the Student Services Office.
Petitions to deviate from non-departmental SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING REQUIREMENTS (Math, Science, Technology in Society, or Fundamentals) are reviewed by the Senior Associate Dean or the Assistant Director in the School of Engineering Office of Student Affairs in Terman 201.
When submitting a petition:
- Be sure to include the reasoning behind your request and to obtain the signature of your faculty advisor.
- Attach a completed Program Sheet and a current Stanford Transcript (an AXESS copy is fine) to the petition request.
- Return the completed package to the School of Engineering Office of Student Affairs or the Department Student Services Office as appropriate.
Completed packages have:
- Completed form with reasoning behind request and faculty signature.
- Completed program sheet.
- Unofficial Stanford Transcript.
To download petition forms, please see the Handbook for Undergraduate Engineering Programs.