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Substitution Petitions
David P. Zupko
Issue date: 11/25/02 Section: GSB News
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A blend of your academic and professional background experience can lead you to choose a more advanced course to fulfill a requirement. However, you may want to take a course that is not already listed as an approved substitute for a requirement. Faculty permission via a substitution petition is required to substitute a course that is not listed as an approved substitute in the curriculum guide.
While an area requirement will never be waived based on previous academic or professional experience, petitions can allow even greater flexibility in tailoring your academic program. All petitions are reviewed by the faculty who teach in the academic area and usually require ten business days for careful review and a decision.
Substitution petitions cover two primary areas:
Required Areas. These petitions are for substitutions in the Foundations, Breadth and General Management required areas.
If you are considering a substitution for a requirement, you should complete a petition within your first two quarters as this determination will help you plan your academic program.
Concentration Sequences. These petitions propose inclusion of a course not listed among the approved list of courses for a concentration. After you have carefully reviewed the concentration requirements, if you feel that the course in question is strongly related to the concentration, you should submit your petition for consideration.
If you are considering a petition to change the sequence of a concentration, you must submit your petition at least one quarter prior to graduation.
With all petitions, you will need to provide a rationale to support your proposed adjustment. Rationales should detail your previous academic and professional background as it applies to the area you are petitioning. Also discuss how such a substitution will support your academic goals and professional aspirations.
Please contact an academic advisor in the Dean of Students Office to submit a petition.
While an area requirement will never be waived based on previous academic or professional experience, petitions can allow even greater flexibility in tailoring your academic program. All petitions are reviewed by the faculty who teach in the academic area and usually require ten business days for careful review and a decision.
Substitution petitions cover two primary areas:
Required Areas. These petitions are for substitutions in the Foundations, Breadth and General Management required areas.
If you are considering a substitution for a requirement, you should complete a petition within your first two quarters as this determination will help you plan your academic program.
Concentration Sequences. These petitions propose inclusion of a course not listed among the approved list of courses for a concentration. After you have carefully reviewed the concentration requirements, if you feel that the course in question is strongly related to the concentration, you should submit your petition for consideration.
If you are considering a petition to change the sequence of a concentration, you must submit your petition at least one quarter prior to graduation.
With all petitions, you will need to provide a rationale to support your proposed adjustment. Rationales should detail your previous academic and professional background as it applies to the area you are petitioning. Also discuss how such a substitution will support your academic goals and professional aspirations.
Please contact an academic advisor in the Dean of Students Office to submit a petition.