Requests to substitute courses required in the curriculum are presented to the student’s advisor. The request must meet the following conditions:
- All courses being considered for substitution must meet the University’s requirements for transfer credit.
- The student must have a minimum of C in the course to be used for substitution if the course is a requirement for the major. The following credit may not be used for course substitution:
- CLEP
- Correspondence Course
- Remedial/Developmental Course
- Student may not seek substitution for a course he/she has failed.
- The faculty advisor, department head of the discipline for the substitution course, and the dean of the school in which the student is enrolled, must approve the request. In cases of University requirements, the Registrar has final approval. In cases of program requirement only, the academic dean has final approval.
- Student has taken an equivalent course at TSU or another recognized institution but this course has not been equated on the TSU transfer evaluation.
- Student has transferred in credit by TSU procedures and has met the course content requirement but has a credit deficiency.
- Since some University degree requirements may be the same as some specialized program requirements, the policies and procedures recommended would apply to both situations.
- Substitution is not to be confused with waiver. Substitution is an option to meeting program requirements, while waiver implies exemption.