Requesting a change of program

The topic Requesting a change of program

Write a business email to one of the following:

— your supervisor at work asking for a salary raise or promotion, 

— your program coordinator requesting a change of course/program

— your professor asking for an opportunity to  make-up test

Use a formal tone and a full-block format (left justification, no indentation).

Provide the name and email of the recipient, date of sending the email, and the subject in the subject line, as shown in the sample of business email at the end of the lecture on Workplace Correspondence and the Business Email. 

(Use the Headings:     FROM:

TO:

DATE:

SUBJECT:)

Apply the four-part structure of workplace correspondence:

*Action Opening – state the purpose for the email, or the problem and the action requested

*Background Info – provide background facts explaining the circumstances or information that is essential so that the reader understands the situation

*Main Message — list all questions that you may be having, provide a detailed description of your request, analyze the situation, explain your point of view

*Action Closing – Request action from your reader by suggesting deadlines for response, or steps in which you want things to be done; provide your contact information: add your signature and name, phone, email, date, company’s name, etc.  Close politely with greetings

Length:  one page