ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
CALENDAR CROSS-DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE
NON-THREE SEMESTER HOUR COURSE
WAIVER FORM
As outlined in the RIT Undergraduate and Graduate Degree Program Framework1, programs may
require a limited number of non-three semester hour courses provided that the underlying principles
of the 5x3 calendar model are upheld. The Provost has asked the Calendar Cross Disciplinary
Committee to review all requests from programs to require non-three semester hour courses.
For the purpose of this review, courses have been classified as Service Courses and Program Specific
Courses.
A Service Course is defined as a course offered by any academic unit and is required by students in one
or more other academic unit(s). These courses may also be required by students in the academic unit
offering the course. Examples of courses in this category would be Physics, Calculus, Computer
Science, Foreign Languages, etc. Of particular concern during this review is the adherence to the 5x3
predominate model. All non-three credit hour service courses must be submitted for review. Please
complete and submit Section A of this form to request permission to require any non-three credit hour
service course. For requests involving multiple courses in a course sequence, you need only complete
one form.
A Program Specific Course is defined as a course offered by an academic unit and is required only by
students in a program, or programs, offered by that academic unit. Only Programs that are requesting
an exception to the any of the following program framework parameters need to submit non-three
semester hour courses for review.
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a minimum of 40 courses where there is a minimum of 32, 3 credit hour courses and a
maximum of 8, 4 credit hour courses; and
an expected semester load of 15 or 16 credit hours with the understanding that some
programs may find it necessary to occasionally extend this upper limit to 17 credit hours.
Please complete and submit Section B of this form to request permission to offer any non-three credit
hour program specific courses. For requests involving multiple courses in a course sequence, you need
only complete one form.
Please forward all completed waiver applications to Chair of the Cross Disciplinary Committee:
George Zion
George.Zion@rit.edu
Office - CIMS (78) 2397
(V) 585-475-6106 / (F) 585-475-4740
1
https://www.rit.edu/conversion/media/documents/packet/RIT_UG_GR_Program_Framework.pdf
ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
CALENDAR CROSS-DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE
NON-THREE SEMESTER HOUR COURSE
WAIVER FORM
Section A : Service Course(s)
College :
Department:
Course Name(s) :
Course Number(s) :
Semester Hours :
Contact Hours :
Please discuss the rationale (i.e. pedagogical, course-sequencing, program-fit, etc) for offering this/these
course(s) in the proposed format.
Please provide examples of other peer universities/colleges on the 5x3 model, that offer similar course(s) in the
proposed format.
Please list all programs for which you anticipate this course will be a degree REQUIREMENT. Please attach email
responses from representatives of these programs acknowledging that they have been made aware of your
intentions to offer this/these course(s) in this format and the impact this may, or may not have on their
programs.
Please provide any additional comments:
ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
CALENDAR CROSS-DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE
NON-THREE SEMESTER HOUR COURSE
WAIVER FORM
Section B : Program Specific Course(s)
College :
Department:
Course Name(s) :
Course Number(s) :
Semester Hours :
Contact Hours :
Please discuss the rationale (i.e. pedagogical, course-sequencing, program-fit, etc) for offering this/these
course(s) in the proposed format.
Please provide examples of other peer universities/colleges on the 5x3 model, that offer similar course(s) in the
proposed format.
Please provide any additional comments:
Please attach a copy of the Program’s Course Mask and Schedule
(https://www.rit.edu/conversion/media/documents/packet/Program_Table_1.doc)