NICHOLLS STATE UNIVERSITY
STUDENT REQUEST FOR COURSE SUBSTITUTION(S)
STUDENT LAST NAME
COLLEGE
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FIRST NAME
CURRICULUM
updated 4-23-2013
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STUDENT ID
MID/MAIDEN
BULLETIN YEAR
ANTICIPATED GRADUATION DATE
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Note: When approving course substitutions, the following guidelines apply:
1. The substitute course must provide the same educational experience.
2. The substitute course must be at the same instructional level or higher.
3. The substitute course should enhance the degree program.
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SUBSTITUTION COURSE
Type of Requirement
Not Applicable
NICHOLLS COURSE
University/GENED*
College
Dept
Course Name and ID
Course Title
Hours Credit
Semester and Grade
Approved:
Denied:
Earned
*VPAA Comments
N/A:
University where taken
**REASON FOR
SUBSTITUTION
SUBSTITUTION COURSE
Type of Requirement
Not Applicable
NICHOLLS COURSE
University/GENED*
College
Dept
Course Name and ID
Course Title
Hours Credit
Semester and Grade
Approved:
Earned
Denied:
N/A:
*VPAA Comments
University where taken
**REASON FOR
SUBSTITUTION
SUBSTITUTION COURSE
Type of Requirement
Not Applicable
NICHOLLS COURSE
University/GENED*
College
Dept
Course Name and ID
Course Title
Hours Credit
Semester and Grade
Approved:
Earned
*VPAA Comments
Denied:
N/A:
University where taken
**REASON FOR
SUBSTITUTION
*VPAA APPROVAL Applicable only for University/GENED substitution requests
**POSSIBLE REASONS FOR SUBSTITUTIONS - thoroughly explain any requested University or
POSSIBLE REASONS
AD- Advisors Discretion
CR- Course Renamed or Renumbered
FOR SUB:
CW- Computer Waiver
CN- Course no longer offered
SR- Satisfies Requirements
SC- Scheduling Conflict for Required Course
TE- Transfer Equivalency
BOR Board of Regents Articulation
GENERAL EDUCATION substitution
CS- Computer Substitution
ME- Medical Excuse
TS- Transfer Student
Other – (explain)
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Student Signature
Date
APPROVED: ________________________________________
Department Head Signature
Date
___________________________________________
Advisor Signature
Date
APPROVED: ________________________________________
Dean Signature
Date
APPROVED:___________________________________________________________
VPAA Signature*
Date
*Applicable only for University/GENED requirements.
Completed forms shall be filed in official student academic folders in Dean's office.
MEMO OF UNDERSTANDING REGARDING DOCUMENTATION OF COURSE SUBSTITUTIONS
Approved by Academic Council 06-17-08 (update 04-23-13)
1. The freshman seminar course may be substituted by any other course for transfer students entering a
college other than University College with more than 30 hours. VPAA approval is not required for this
substitution.
2. Substitution forms are not required for courses that have been renumbered. Documentation of this
renumbering should be made within the system.
3. VPAA approval is not required on substitution forms for courses listed in the Louisiana Board of Regents
Articulation System. Visit for http://appl008.lsu.edu/BOR/Articulation.nsf/TransferMainPage?OpenPage to
research acceptable transfers.
4. VPAA approval is required only when requesting substitutions for the following GENED requirements. Note
that many programs specify which GENED courses to take within the discipline. If a department substitutes a
program course requirement for another course (which also happens to be a GENED requirement), VPAA
approval is not required. For example, a program may require HIST 101 but then allow a substitution of HIST
256 for HIST 101. This would require departmental approval only because HIST 256 is already an approved
university GENED course; thus VPAA approval would not be necessary.
UNIVERSITY/GENED REQUIREMENTS
General Education Core Curriculum
ENGLISH COMPOSITION (6 hours):
From ENGL 101, 102 or ENGL 111, 112. Each student shall fulfill English competency requirements by earning a
C or better in 102 or 112.
FINE ARTS (3 hours):
From any ART or MUS course, or from FNAR 105, 301, 302, or from SPCH 300 as specified by the
major/minor/concentration/certification.
HUMANITIES (9 hours):
3 hours from any 100 or 200 level HIST
3 hours from Literature at the 200-level or above as specified by the major/minor/concentration/certification.
(Literature classes include ENGL 210, 211, 212, 255, 256, 300-301-302, 305, 306, 315, 316, 321, 322, 332,
361, 363, 410, 411, 424, 427, 451, 455, 460, 463, 471, 475, 482, 483; FREN 316, 403; SPAN 351, 355, 401,
402, 405.)
3 hours from any GEAC Approved Humanities Elective.
General Education Humanities Courses
MATHEMATICS (6 hours):
From MATH 100 or MATH 101, or MATH 117, and a mathematics course specified by the
major/minor/concentration/ certification. MATH 101/117, or MATH 117/101, or MATH 117/214 will satisfy
general education requirements.
Each student must earn a grade of D or better in MATH 100 or 101 or 117 or earn credit in calculus as part of
the fulfillment of the math competency requirement. Math 117 serves as prerequisite to Math 214 only.
NATURAL SCIENCES (6 hours):
Courses from both the biological and physical sciences must be taken to fulfill the natural science requirement.
Six hours shall be earned in a single biological or physical science
NATURAL SCIENCES (3 hours):
From a natural science course in an area (biological or physical) other than that selected for the 6 hours above
as specified by the major/minor/concentration/certification.
SOCIAL and BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES (6 hours):
From the following disciplines: ECON, GEOG, GOVT, PSYC, SOCI.
WRITING-INTENSIVE COURSE (3 hours):
From ENGL 264, 266, 310, 366, 368, 468, BSAD 310, MACO 251 as specified by the
major/minor/concentration/certification. These courses teach effective writing within a discipline with primary
emphasis on the further development of essential writing and reasoning skills necessary for success in
students’ academic, personal, and professional lives.
INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION:
International content, issues, and concerns to be integrated as required within existing general education
courses.
University Requirement (UR)
One freshman seminar course from the following approved list: any ACSU, FRST, UNIV or LDST listing or PSET 100.
Computer Literacy Requirement (CLR)
Computer literacy competency are specified by each department from the list of approved courses. Approved computer
literacy courses: CMPS 107, 108, 109, 130, 200, 207, 208, 209; EDUC 251; MNTC 110; MACO 322, 362; MUS 201; OIS
200. See program description for specific requirement by major.
Oral Communication Requirement (OCR)
Oral communication competency requirements are specified by each department from the list of approved courses.
Approved oral communication courses: ART 251; ENGL 304; EDUC 456, 457, 458, 461, 465, 483, FCED 262, 239; NURS
440; SPCH 101 or 105; SPCH 363; collective completion of MUS 211, 212, 272, 340 and 341; collective completion of MUED
223, 225, 227, 383, 385, and MUS 272, 302, and 341; collective completion of MUED 383, 384, 478 and MUS 272, 303,
and 341. See program description for specific requirement by major.
Statewide General Education Requirements
Approved 26 April 2001
Amended 25 March 2004; 23 May 2012
CTS - Certificate of Technical Studies; CAS - Certificate of Applied Science; TD - Technical Diploma; AAS Associate of Applied Science; AA - Associate of Arts; AS - Associate of Science; A - Associate (non-designated);
BAS - Bachelor of Applied Science; BA - Bachelor of Arts; BS - Bachelor of Science; B - Bachelor (nondesignated).
CTS
CAS
TD
AAS
AA
AS
A
BAS
BA
BS
B
English
0
3
0
3
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
Math
0
3
0
3
3
6
3
6
6
6
6
Natural Sciences
0
0-3
0
3
6
6
6
9
9
9
9
Humanities
0
0-3
0
3
3
3
3
3
9
9
9
Fine Arts
0
0-3
0
0
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Social/Behavioral
Sciences
0
0-3
0
3
6
3
6
6
6
6
6
Total
0
9
0
15
27
27
27
33
39
39
39
English. CAS and AAS degrees shall require the successful completion of at least three hours of English
composition. AA, AS, A, BAS, BA, BS, and B degrees shall require the successful completion of at least six
hours of English composition.
Mathematics/Analytical Reasoning (e.g., Mathematics, Statistics, Symbolic Logic). CAS, AAS, AA, and A
degrees shall require the successful completion of at least three hours of Mathematics/Analytical Reasoning. AS,
BAS, BA, BS, and B degrees shall require the successful completion of at least six hours of
Mathematics/Analytical Reasoning.
Natural Sciences: Life Science (e.g., Biology, Biochemistry, Botany, Zoology) and Physical Science
(e.g., Chemistry, Geology, Physics, Astronomy/Meteorology). The CAS may require, and AAS degrees shall require the
successful completion at least three hours of any life or physical science. AA, AS, and A degrees shall require the
successful completion at least six hours of natural science in any combination of life or physical science. BAS, BA, BS,
and B degrees shall require the successful completion of at least nine hours of natural science, as follows: six hours
shall be earned in a single life or physical science; the remaining three hours must be earned in a natural science area
other than that previously selected (both life and physical sciences must be taken to fulfill this requirement).
Humanities (e.g., Literature, Foreign Languages, History, Classical Studies, Communications, Philosophy, Religious
Studies, Interdisciplinary). The CAS may require, and the AAS, AA, AS, A and BAS degrees shall require the
successful completion of at least three hours of Humanities. The BA, BS, and B degrees shall require the successful
completion of at least nine hours of Humanities.
Fine Arts (e.g., Music, Visual Arts, Applied Arts, Theatre, Dance, Interdisciplinary). The CAS may require, and the
AA, AS, A, BAS, BA, BS, and B degrees shall require the successful completion of at least three hours of Fine
Arts.
Social Science (e.g., Anthropology, Criminal Justice, Economics, Geography, International Studies, Interdisciplinary,
Political Science) and Behavioral Science (e.g., Psychology, Sociology). The CAS may require, and the AAS and AS
degree shall require the successful completion of at least three hours of Social/Behavioral Sciences. The AA, A, BAS,
BA, B.S, and B degrees shall require the successful completion of at least six hours of Social/Behavioral Science.