Students may petition to waive designated courses by demonstrating sufficient mastery of the material. If approved, students may waive the requirement to complete a specific course. A course waiver does not result in credit earned and will not reduce the total number of semester hours required for a degree; however, it will increase the available number of elective hours for a degree. No grades or quality points are awarded.
To petition for a course waiver, students should take the following steps:
- Contact their Student Success Advisor to discuss their degree requirements and course waiver process.
- Submit a copy of their transcript and/or other supporting documentation (with relevant details highlighted) to the academic Department Chair. Supporting documentation may be a combination of prior academic coursework and relevant work experience in the subject area.
- Successfully pass a course waiver examination at least equal in scope and difficulty to a final examination in the course (if required by the academic department). Waiver examinations may not be repeated.
If a course waiver is approved, the academic Department Chair will submit the approval to the Office of Registrar for processing. For waiver requests completed by July 1, students will receive notification by August 1. Waiver requests submitted after July 1 will be handled on a rolling basis, as faculty schedules allow. Results of waiver requests received after the July 1 deadline are not guaranteed to be available before the start of classes.
The following restrictions apply to all course waiver requests.
- A student must be currently enrolled before a course waiver can be recorded on the permanent record.
- A maximum of 15 credits may be waived.
- Courses that were audited, repeated, or received a grade of “WF”, “F” or “NP” are ineligible for course waivers.