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Enrol or Re-Enrol Late in a Course Information Sheet

A “Enrol or Re-Enrol Late in a Course” petition is a request to add a course after the enrolment deadline. 

At a Glance


This petition is used under two circumstances:

  • You have accidentally withdrawn yourself from a course and would like to re-enrol in the course.
  • You have missed the deadline to add a course with or without the instructor’s permission. 

When the Committee considers a petition to Enrol or Re-Enrol Late in a Course, one of two decisions will result:

  1. Granted, you may add the course after the enrolment deadline.
  2. Refused.

Guidelines

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Responsibility

It is your responsibility to take your circumstances into consideration, and to assess whether you will be able to successfully complete this course although you are enrolling late.

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Statement of Grounds

This is your personal letter and must provide a detailed, date-specific account of the extenuating circumstances that you believe justify a waiver of the enrolment deadline.

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Documentation

Evidence to support your statement of grounds is essential. You will be required to have original documentation to support the grounds of your petition. Students are not required to submit an Attending Physician’s Statement in support of requests for deferred standing or petitions. If you would like to submit an APS form to help support your petition, please include a completed Attending Physician Statement form (PDF) in your petitions submission.

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Important Note

Petition to Enrol Late (PEL) (PDF) form is required for each petitioned course.