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Transfer Substitution Policy

(Approved by Faculty Senate Spring 2014)

Transfer students may use any appropriate disciplinary transfer course to meet selected University Studies requirements. If students cannot meet a requirement with a course transferred under this policy at the time of matriculation, they must take an approved University Studies course.

Students are eligible for the substitution policy if they matriculate with 24 or more transfer credits (for transfers with fewer credits, any substitutions or waivers would be handled on a case-by-case basis). Requirements subject to the substitution policy are noted below in italics.

Cluster 1 – Foundations for Engagement

  1. ENL 101 or transfer equivalency
  2. ENL 102 or transfer equivalency
  3. an approved University Studies 1C course
  4. any mathematics course
  5. waived*

Cluster 2 – The Natural World

  1. any natural/physical science course
  2. any natural/physical science course

Cluster 3 – The Cultural World

  1. any humanities course
  2. any humanities course

Cluster 4 – The Social World

  1. any humanities or social science course
  2. any social science course
  3. any social science course

Cluster 5 – The Educated and Engaged Citizen

  1. an approved University Studies 5A course
  2. an approved University Studies 5B course

*For students in Engineering or Computer Science, EGR 111 is still a required course for the major. Transfer students who do not have an equivalent course to EGR 111 at the time of matriculation must complete the requirement by enrolling in a 200-level or higher Engineering, Computing, Math, or Science course prior to graduation. Students with questions regarding this requirement should contact ES3 in DION 319