Easily find the academic forms you need as an undergraduate student below! Please direct any questions about these forms or processes to inadvise@lehigh.edu.
An Academic Plan Draft is a helpful tool to plan ahead for future semesters and to 'try on' different majors or minors to determine what can be accomplished in an undergraduate career. It is recommended that you share your academic plan draft with your advisor for review and feedback and as an aid to help you prepare for registration each semester.
Directions
- Choose the major(s) you would like to pursue.
- Access your Academic Plan Draft that has been shared with you from the CAS Advising Center. You will find it in your Google Drive 'Shared with me' folder.
- If you can't find your draft, please email us at inadvise@lehigh.edu and we will send you a link!
- Visit the online catalog for your academic year to review the requirements in the 'Undergraduate' tab.
- This is the year you started at Lehigh (ie: if you started in Fall 2023 your catalog year is 2023-2024).
- Choose the 'Previous Editions' link in the bottom left corner of the catalog home page for earlier catalog editions.
- Run a 'what if' degree audit for your intended major to review how the courses you have already completed map onto the requirements.
- Using the online class search tool to review historically when courses are offered, sketch out the sequence in which you will complete requirements on the academic plan draft worksheet.
If you have questions or would like your academic plan draft reviewed it is recommended that you reach out to the department of your major directly, but you are also welcome to contact the CAS Academic Advising Center at inadvise@lehigh.edu.
Other Information
- Don't forget that you need to satisfy both the college requirements and those of your degree program!
- If the major you would like to pursue has had a change in requirements in a more recent catalog since you started at Lehigh you may choose to opt into the new catalog requirements. To do that please work with the major department and Registrar's Office. The department will need to know so they can provide you the best academic guidance, and the Registrar's Office will update your catalog year officially.
The apprentice teaching program is designed to benefit juniors and seniors who wish to learn about teaching under the guidance of an experienced teacher. Apprentices often do a limited amount of supervised lecturing or leading of discussions, assist in making up and evaluating written assignments, and are available for individual consultation with students.
To participate in the apprentice teaching program a student must:
- Have an cumulative grade point average of 2.80 or better;
- Have completed, with a GPA of at least 3.3, at least two courses in the field in which apprentice teaching is done;
- Have previously taken for credit the course or its equivalent in which the apprentice teaching will be done;
A student may register for apprentice teaching only once each semester, only once in a given course, and only twice during a college career.
To register for apprentice teaching each student-teacher partnership will submit an Apprentice Teaching Contract, indicating the duties and obligations for approval to the department chair and the dean of the student’s college in which the course is taken; for the CAS please submit to inadvise@lehigh.edu for review by the undergraduate associate dean. This form must be submitted before the first day of classes in the semester. When approved, the student will be direct-enrolled in the appropriate Apprentice Teaching subject and number of credits by the Undergraduate Office.
To complete the course, the apprentice teachers must submit a written report of their experience to the supervising teacher, who will forward it to the Office of the Provost. Rules governing Apprentice Teaching may be found in the online catalog.
The College Change Petition may be used by students wishing to change from one undergraduate college to another.
To be eligible to switch between college students must:
- Have Sophomore status (24 credits total), with a minimum number of 12 credits earned at Lehigh
- Be in good academic standing (minimum GPA of 2.0)
- Fill out the College Change petition and submit to their current college for review and approval
- Once reviewed and approved, your undergraduate office will forward your college change petition to your new college's undergraduate office for further approval and processing, which sometimes requires a meeting to discuss degree requirements
- For the College of Arts & Sciences, please submit forms to inadvise@lehigh.edu
*Please note that the College of Business requires potential students to view a college information session, have credit for or pass with a C- or better in both ECO 001: Principles of Economics and MATH 081: Calculus I with Business Applications or its equivalent, MATH 021: Calculus I, and to submit the College Change Petition by 11/1 for Spring admission and 4/1 for Summer admission. For more information please refer to their dedicated webpage.
The Degree Program Exception Approval is an online form used to propose an acceptance of electives into a degree program, a substitution of degree requirements, or a waiver of degree requirements. In every scenario, rationale must be provided and approval from the academic advisor, department chair or program director, and the undergraduate associate dean of the college offering the degree program is required. To begin this process, please:
- Consult with your academic advisor first, and if a form is needed please fill it out with your request, include your rationale and electronic signature, and submit to your advisor for review.
- Once advisor reviews and electronically provides approval, this form will move to the Chair or Director of the degree program for which the exception is being requested.
- The office of the degree program submits the degree program exception form to the office of the Undergraduate Associate Dean of the college offering the degree program, who reviews and if approved, submits to Registration and Academic Services for processing.
For College of Arts & Sciences undergraduate associate dean review and approval, please submit forms to inadvise@lehigh.edu.
With careful planning a student can complete two degrees. Because of the definition of the Bachelor of Science (BS) degree, a student pursuing a BS who wants another major, whether a Bachelor of Arts (BA) or an additional BS, must pursue a dual degree. A student may request a BA and a BS or two BS degrees in the same undergraduate college or across the undergraduate colleges.
Students must officially request permission to pursue two degrees by filling out the dual degree petition (provided above), scheduling a meeting with the appropriate undergraduate college(s), and submitting an approved semester-by-semester academic plan. The academic plan cannot demonstrate a course credit overload in any semester, and is preferably reviewed by an advisor in each degree program. There are two fundamental requirements:
- The student must earn 30 credits beyond the first degree to earn any second degree at Lehigh. (Accordingly, the dual degree usually takes five years, but students can reduce the total time with AP credits or summer session courses.)
- Graduation and distribution requirements must be satisfied in both programs.
There is no limit to the overlap of courses for dual degrees, but each major in the dual degree program must have at least 30 credits that stands independently of coursework in the other major.
If you would like to request a dual degree (a BS degree combined with either another BS or a BA), in the College of Arts & Sciences please make an appointment with the Assistant Dean of Undergraduate Advising, Beth Pelton, by reaching out to inadvise@lehigh.edu.
The Arts-Engineering (AE) Program provides students the opportunity to pursue a BA in the College of Arts and Sciences and a BS in the PC Rossin College of Engineering & Applied Sciences. For more information about the AE Program, please reach out to either of the special program directors, Assistant Dean Beth Pelton or Assistant Dean Susan Perry.
Please fill out the form for your desired major and it will automatically be routed to the appropriate office for processing. You will receive an automatic notification when your major is declared which will also contain the identity of your new major advisor.
Reminder: Students in the CAS are required to declare a major by the end of their sophomore, or fourth, semester. If students are still undecided at that time they should reach out to the CAS Advising Center via inadvise@lehigh.edu as well as the Center for Career and Professional Development for assistance with finding an appropriate career path.
To drop an existing major please fill out a new major declaration form and indicate a replacement of your existing major on the form. If you have a double major or dual degree and are removing one without replacing it, please be in touch with your college office. If you are not certain who to contact please reach out to inadvise@lehigh.edu.
Declaring more than one major: If either of your majors is a Bachelor of Science you will need to request permission to pursue a Dual Degree before you will be able to declare your second degree program.
Please fill out the Overload Request Form below to request permission for more credits than allotted. This form obtains electronic signatures through DocuSign. Please be sure to read the guidelines provided on the second page of the form.
Approved credit overloads are processed three weeks after the formal registration period begins. Approved credit overloads for Spring 2026 will be processed starting on Monday, December 1st, and you will receive a personalized confirmation email from inadvise@lehigh.edu.
Important: Do not take approval of an overload request for granted. All overload requests must present compelling educational reasons for the overload. Accelerating the completion of a degree program or the completion of multiple credentials is not a sufficient reason.
Students are urged to avoid a credit overload.
- Overloading adds to demands on your time, and often, the result is less time spent on each course rather than more time spent on coursework overall.
- Experience shows that, even for the very best students, overloading increases the risk of lowering your GPA or otherwise impeding your academic progress.
- Adding more courses to the your schedule can reduce your ability to learn deeply.
- Coursework should be your highest priority for allocating time, but Lehigh is a rich experience with opportunities for personal development in other areas besides academics. Students who participate in extracurricular activities and cultural events, who get involved in community activities, maintain connections with friends and family, and read newspapers, magazines, and for pleasure, are happier and more well–rounded, learn more and earn better grades. Having time to allocate to such leisure activities provides needed rest and relaxation, lowers stress, keeps work in perspective, and engages the student in personal development beyond academics.
If you feel that you have extra capacity for doing coursework, rather than expending it on yet another course, consider expending it instead on more effort in the courses you’re already taking. Challenge yourself to learn more material and to learn more deeply without overloading. Keep in mind that earning good grades is not a sufficient indication that you are learning deeply; you may earn good grades while overloading, but it is very difficult to learn deeply while meeting the requirements of too many courses.
Please download the 'Student Request for Pass-Fail Grading' and submit no later than the 15th day of classes.
Rules governing the Pass/Fail system for Undergraduate Students may be found in the online Catalog.
If you are taking graduate-level courses not needed to meet your undergraduate degree requirements AND you’re planning on applying to a Lehigh Graduate program, you may complete this form to reserve courses toward your intended Graduate degree. Please be in touch with your advisor for approval and reach out to the Graduate Office to schedule a meeting to address any questions and your intention of pursuing a Graduate program with Lehigh.
The standard SOS Petition can be used for many requests. Here are the most common:
- Late adding a course
- Dropping a course past the deadline without a "W"
- Extension of Incompletes
- Make-Up Exams
- Reinstatement
- Eligibility to participate in athletics
- Eligibility to study abroad
The SOS petition requires students to clearly state their request and to provide rationale to support it. In some cases, such as late adding and dropping courses, students need the signature(s) of instructor(s). In all cases students will need the signature of their advisor and of the Associate Dean of Undergraduate Programs of their home college. Students must submit to their Associate Dean's office the SOS petition and all supporting documentation for review and signature of the Associate Dean.
Approval of transfer of credits from other institutions is ultimately the responsibility of the Office of Registration and Academic Services, however, undergraduate students planning to take courses at other institutions need to have those courses evaluated for possible transfer credit by the department or program at Lehigh that offers comparable course credit. Students who fail to have their coursework at other institutions pre-approved for transfer credit run the risk of not receiving credit at Lehigh for those experiences. In addition, current Lehigh ungraduate students may not be concurrently enrolled at any other institution without prior permission from the Committee on the Standing of Students (SOS). Students should also be aware that even in cases where transfer credits are approved, course grades from other institutions will not be used as part of a student's GPA at Lehigh.
- Pass/Fail courses are not acceptable for transfer.
- Only courses for which the student received a final mark of “C” or higher will transfer. Courses for which the student received a final mark of “C-“or below will not transfer.
- Students may receive credit at Lehigh equivalent to that which was granted as indicated on the transcript of the other college/university, but only up to the number of credit hours earned at the other institution. For example, a History course compelted at another institution for 3 credit hours will only be granted 3 credit hours of transfer credits even if the comparable course at Lehigh is a 4 credit course.
Procedures
- Complete a Transfer Credit Approval Form (download available below) for each course that you wish to transfer.
- Fill out the form and submit to the department or program from which you are seeking transfer credit approval. (Please note: Departmental recommendations are used to inform the Registrar’s decision, but the Registrar is the final authority for the university.)
- The department will review and if approved, will submit to the Office of Registration & Academic Services.
- Enroll in the course and when completed, be sure to have a copy of your official transcript submitted to Registration & Academic Services to ras@lehigh.edu.
A student's academic success is Lehigh's first consideration in establishing student workload policies and making exceptions to those policies. Lehigh limits students' paid work to 20 hours per week during the semester. Thus, students' workload should average no more than 20 hours per week during an academic semester. For an exception to this policy to be considered, please use the form above. Once filled out and signed by both the student and work supervisor, please submit to the Dean of Students Office.