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Updated 3/30/2015
There are a number of situations which necessitate submitting paperwork
to substitute one course for another in your degree plan. If DegreeWorks is
showing that you have not fulfilled the requirement to take a certain
course, it may be that another course you've taken (or will take) can
account for that.
If you think you need substitutions, see the notes below and email the
details to Dr. Tomai (emmett.tomai at utrgv).
The Simple Ones
Approving these is just a rubber stamp.
- UTRGV course number changes: These should be handled
by DegreeWorks, but if a course number changed and it isn't properly
crediting it in the major, that's clearly approved.
- CSCI v. CMPE: Again, this should be handled by
DegreeWorks. All CSCI and CMPE courses with the same course number/name
are equivalent to each other.
- CSCI Advanced Electives: All 3000 and 4000-level CSCI
courses that are not otherwise used in your degree plan can be used for
your 2 CSCI Advanced Electives. The only exception is the second
programming language courses (Java, C#, Python).
- Professional Ethics: If you are on the Legacy UTPA
plan and need PHIL 2393/2326 Professional Ethics, that requirement can be
fulfilled by the special CS/Eng sections of PHIL 1310 Ethics. Check the
course description to be sure you're signing up for one of those specially
designated sections, and we will substitute it.
- Discrete Structures: If you are on the Legacy UTPA
plan and need MATH 3373 Discrete Structures, that requirement can be
fulfilled by CSCI 3310 Discrete Structures.
The Transfer Cases
These are standard approvals for STC courses, they most likely apply to
courses from other Universities as well.
- CSCI 1101, 1370, 1170: If you took the equivalents of
the old 1380 and 1381 at STC (COSC 1336 and 1337), we will substitute for
1101, 1370 and 1170. This was a degree plan change on our end.
- CSCI 1101, 1170: If you transferred in 1370 but not
1101 and 1170, there are two options. If you are pre-2380, you need to
take those courses. If you are post-2380, we will substitute an additional
3-hour advanced CSCI course for them. This is in addition to your
2 CSCI Advanced Electives, but for most students it's just one of the free
advanced electives they would need to get to 51 or 48 total advanced
hours.
- COMM 1315 Public Speaking: If you took the equivalent
of COMM 1302 at STC (SPCH 1311), we will substitute it for COMM 1315
for the Legacy UTPA degree plan only. New UTRGV degree plan
students must take COMM 1315 in accordance with our accreditation
requirements.
All other cases, including scheduling problems, you'll need to come in
and request a substitution and we can discuss whether or not it merits
approval.