Course Exemptions
Students who have extensive previous study or experience may request course exemption from non-clinical courses for a maximum of six (6) credit hours.
- The student must be matriculated in the School of Nursing.
- The student meets with their academic advisor to discuss intent to exempt a course and with the course faculty to receive direction regarding the materials required to support the course exemption. Petition for course replacement form.
- The course faculty, in consultation with the Program Director for the program, determines if the course exemption will be awarded.
- No fee will be charged for the exempted course(s).
- If the student enrolls in a course and then decides to exempt the course, a request to do so must be made to the student's faculty advisor and the course instructor no later than two weeks into the semester.
- Requests for exemption from clinical courses will not be considered.
- If an exemption is granted, the student is required to take another course to earn equivalent credit toward graduation.
[Policy reviewed and approved by SON Dean’s Office March 2018]