Substitutions and Waivers Forms

All blankets substitutions and waivers must be approved by the department, College, Undergraduate Committee, and EVP for Academic Affairs (or designee). Upon completion, the forms need to be submitted via email to undergradcommittee@utrgv.edu. Incomplete forms will not be considered nor reviewed.

Blanket Substitution Form

This form is a request to substitute a required course(s) in the degree plan of a designated program for a specific course(s) with similar content. The blanket substitution may be appropriate when a new course has been added to a department course inventory and the department wishes to seek approval to allow the course to fulfill a requirement on an existing degree plan. The blanket substitution may also be appropriate when a frequently transferred is typically accepted by a specific program as a substitution for a required course on a degree plan. This may be necessary when the equivalency between courses has not yet been established through an articulation agreement with the sending institution’s credits or when the course is only considered as a substitution for a specific degree plan, but not all degree plans at UTRGV. These are only a few examples of when a blanket substitution might be appropriate. The complete Blanket Substitution form must include the impacted degree plan and a clear justification for the substitution. Cite specific curriculum requirements and attach supporting documentation.

Download Blanket Substitution Form

Blanket Waiver Form

This form is a request to waive specific course requirements in a degree plan based on completion of prior coursework or other experiences. Waivers are not as common as blanket substitutions and are often used for students transferring to UTRGV with comparable, but not directly equivalent coursework completed to that on an existing UTRGV degree plan. Waivers may also be appropriate when a degree plan has been revised to reduce or change requirements and the program wishes to apply the change to be applied to previous degree plans. Changes that increase requirements cannot be retroactively applied in this manner. No waivers of minimum institutional requirements for a bachelor’s degree will be approved through this process. Complete form must have the impacted degree plan and a clear justification for the substitution. Cite specific curriculum requirements and attach supporting documentation.

Download Blanket Waiver Form

Approval Process

Forms must be approved by the Undergraduate Committee. The Undergraduate Committee meets once a month during the Fall and Spring semesters. For a calendar of meetings, please visit: https://www.utrgv.edu/excellence/curriculum/calendar/index.htm

Forms need to be submitted via email to undergradcommittee@utrgv.edu.

Routing process:

Department Chair
School/Department/Program Committee Chair, if existent
College/School Committee Chair, if existent
College/School Dean
Undergraduate Committee
AVP for Curriculum and Institutional Assessment

Blanket Type (Sub/Waiver)	Major	Details	Catalog Year/Term	Status
*Business and Entrepreneurship*
Substitution	Management	Replace Advanced MANA electives with MGMT 4350, 3368, and 4362	UTB/TSC, UTPA, and UTRGV Catalogs	Inactive for UTB/TSC and UTPA catalogs
Waiver	UTRGV COBE Majors	Waive INFS 2300 and MGMT 1301 for legacy students	UTRGV 2015-2019
Substitution	UTRGV COBE Majors	Replace QUMT 3341 with QUMT 3343 (multiple conditions)	UTRGV Catalogs
Waiver	UTRGV COBE Majors	Waive INFS 2300 for STC transfer with AA in Bus. Adm.	UTRGV Catalogs
Substitution	UTRGV and UTB/TSC Majors	Replace MGMT 1301 with MANA 1331, BUSI 1301	UTGRV and UTB/TSC Catalogs	Inactive for UTB/TSC catalogs
Substitution	UTRGV, UTPA, and UTB/TSC	Replace ACCT 2301 with any course on listing	UTRGV, UTPA, and UTB/TSC Catalogs	Inactive for UTB/TSC and UTPA catalogs
Substitution	UTRGV, UTPA, and UTB/TSC	Replace ACCT 2302 with any course on listing	UTRGV, UTPA, and UTB/TSC Catalogs	Inactive for UTB/TSC and UTPA catalogs
Substitution	UTRGV Catalogs	Replace QUMT 2341 with any course on listing	UTRGV Catalogs
Substitution	Marketing	Replace No Certificate Option req. with any course on listing	UTRGV Catalogs
Substitution	Marketing	Replace MARK 3365 with ENTR 3340	UTRGV Catalogs
Substitution	All Majors	Replace QUMT 2398 with INFS 2398	UTRGV Catalogs
Waiver	All Majors	Replace MATH 1324 req. with any course completed in category 020	UTRGV Catalogs
Substitution	International Business	Replace International Business Electives req. with any course on listing	UTRGV Catalogs
Substitution	International Business	Replace ACCT 3350 with INTB 3350	UTRGV Catalogs
*Health Professions*
Substitution	Communication Science Disorders	Replace PHIL 2330 with PHIL 1310	UTRGV 2015-2016
*Liberal Arts*
Substitution	Criminal Justice	Replace SOCI 4331 with SOCI 4333	UTRGV, UTPA, and UTB/TSC	Inactive for UTB/TSC and UTPA catalogs
Waiver	Criminal Justice	Waive 3 advanced hours	201920, 201930, and 201940
Waiver	Psychology (BS)	Waive PSYC 2102 and 4363	All UTB/TSC and UTRGV 2015-2016 and 2016-2017
Waiver	Psychology (BA)	Waive PSYC 2102 and 4363	All UTB/TSC and UTRGV 2015-2016 and 2016-2017	Inactive for UTB/TSC catalogs
Substitution	Sociology	Replace SOCI 4391 with Advanced Elective	UTB/TSC/UTPA/UTRGV Catalogs	Inactive for UTB/TSC and UTPA catalogs
*Engineering and Computer Science*
Substitution	Civil Engineering	Replace MECE 3449 with MATH 2415 Replace MECE 3450 with MATH 3341	UTPA and UTRGV Catalogs	Inactive for UTPA catalogs
Waiver	Computer Science	Replace Humanities req. with 3 hrs. in Science labs Replace Basic Science req. with 3 hrs. in any course on listing Change hours from 41 to 38 in Section 2-C - Support Courses Reduction of total Credit Hours for Graduation from 127 to 124	UTRGV 2015-2016 Catalogs
Waiver	Computer Science	Replace Humanities req. with 3 hrs. in Science labs Replace Basic Science req. with 3 hrs. in any course on listing * Change hours from 41 to 38 in Section 2-C - Support Courses *Reduction of total Credit Hours for Graduation from 127 to 124	UTRGV 2016-2017 Catalogs
Waiver	Computer Science Majors	Add CSCI 3334 to Technical Electives	UTRGV 2018-2019 Catalogs
*Education and P-16 Integration*
Substitution	Elementary Education – Interdisciplinary Studies Majors	Replace MUSI 1313 with MUSI 1306	UTRGV Catalogs
*Social Work*
Substitution	Social Work	Waive PHIL req. in category 040 in General Core	UTRGV Catalogs

Inactive Substitutions/Waivers

Questions

For questions, please contact undergradcommittee@utrgv.edu.

Office of Curriculum and Institutional Assessment Division of Academic Affairs