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Program Course Substitution Policy for Graduation

Course substitutions for program requirements for graduation will be reviewed and approved by the appropriate department chair(s) and the dean of career programs prior to the student’s enrollment in the course(s). If the course substitution requested by the student is for a general education requirement, the appropriate department chair is the chair of the department in which the requirement is offered. For example, a student in Criminal Justice Education who requests a substitution for the mathematics general education requirement must receive written permission from the chair of the Mathematics department rather than from the chair of the Social Sciences and Human Services department.

For students working toward a degree or certificate, credit earned at other colleges and universities will be reviewed and evaluated for credit toward a degree or certificate from Parkland College. Unusual situations or exceptions will be reviewed and evaluated by the appropriate department chair(s) and the dean of career programs.

A student is not given credit toward graduation for a prerequisite course when the following course was successfully completed prior to the prerequisite course. A student or faculty member may appeal decisions to the Student Academic Progress/Exceptions Committee.