POLICY

A student may receive approval from their program advisor to substitute coursework according to the course substitution guidelines. Such substitutions will be considered within the context of the approved curriculum and should not significantly alter expected program learning outcomes. The College builds curriculum according to business and industry needs and expectations and/or statewide transfer guidelines. Therefore, modifications to the approved course of study should be minimal.

POLICY GUIDELINES

• Associate degrees: Course substitutions will not exceed 12 credit hours and no more than two courses of the technical credit hours required for the two-year degree program.
• Bachelor of Applied Science (BAS): Because the student must have an associate degree to enter this program, course substitutions will not exceed 12 credit hours and no more than two courses of the technical credit hours required for the BAS degree.
• One-year certificate: Course substitutions will not exceed a total of 6 credit hours of general or basic coursework and will not be approved for technical credit hours, except with Academic Dean approval.
• Less than One-year certificate: Course substitutions are not permitted, except with Academic Dean approval.
• Students whose transcripts show course subject credit at higher levels than program requirements may have those courses applied without counting toward substitution limits.
• Technical courses can only be substituted with another technical course; general education and basic courses can only be substituted with a general education or basic course (substitution of general education courses must be in the same distribution, i.e.; math for math, art and humanities for arts and humanities, etc.).
• Course substitutions should be submitted once the student is registered.

Course substitution requires the approval of the Registrar in consultation with the area Academic Dean to ensure compliance with state requirements. If a course being substituted is not the same number of credit hours, the student is still required to meet the minimum hours required for their degree and must meet minimum technical and general/basic credit hours.