Responsible Office: Academic Affairs
Policy Administrator: Chief Academic Officer
Scope: |Student

Approved By: President's Council

Approved Date: 7/17/2017

Effective Date: 7/17/2017

Category: Academics

Description/Purpose:

Course waivers may be approved to allow a student to graduate without completing a graduation or program requirement.  Course substitutions may be approved to allow a student to use an alternative course to meet a program requirement.

Procedures:

Students wishing to request waivers or substitutions of courses required for their degrees may obtain the proper forms online at My.Francis.Edu.

Details:

Course Substitutions:

• Course substitutions are made in the context of the program requirements.
• Course substitutions must maintain the integrity of the program.
• Substituted courses must include substantially the same learning outcomes as the required course.
• Students who are granted substitutions must still earn the total credit hours required for their academic program.

Course Waiver:

Students who are granted waivers must still earn the total credit hours required for their academic program.