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 2024 (Second Spring - Session C) Friday, February 23, 2024 Friday, March 22, 2024 @ 4:30 p.m.
First Summer 2024 (Session B) Friday, May 3, 2024 Friday, May 31, 2024 @ 4:30 p.m.
Second Summer 2024 (Session C) Friday, June 14, 2024  Friday, July 12, 2024 @ 4:30 p.m.
Fall 2024 Wednesday, August 8, 2024 Wednesday, September 5, 2024 @ 4:30 p.m.
Fall 2024 (First Fall- Session B) Friday, August 2, 2024 Friday, August 30, 2024 @ 4:30 p.m.
Fall 2024 (Second Fall- Session C) Friday, October 4, 2024 Friday, October 25, 2024 @ 4:30 p.m.
Wintersession 2024 Friday, November 12, 2024 Tuesday, December 17, 2024 @ 4:30 p.m.
Spring 2025 Thursday, January 2, 2025 Thursday, January 23, 2025 @ 4:30 p.m.
Spring 2025 (First Spring - Session B) Thursday, January 2, 2025 Friday, January 17, 2025 @ 4:30 p.m.
Spring 2025 (Second Spring- Session C) Friday, February 21, 2025 Thursday, March 21, 2025 @ 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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