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• Use the Advance Approval of Transfer Work (US) form when you plan to take classes at another university and transfer them back to SMU. After your first term of enrollment at SMU, only courses from four-year universities will transfer back to 51³Ô¹ÏÍøfor credit hours. All courses will need pre-approval by the 51³Ô¹ÏÍødepartment offering equivalent/similar classes. You may also request for the UC office to approve your chosen class to satisfy Breadth, Depth, and Pillar requirements.

• Use the when you plan to take classes at a university outside of the U.S. and transfer them back to SMU. After your first term of enrollment at SMU, only courses from four-year universities will transfer back to 51³Ô¹ÏÍøfor credit hours. All courses will need pre-approval by the 51³Ô¹ÏÍødepartment offering equivalent/similar classes.

• Use the when you plan to take classes at a university outside of the U.S.and transfer them back to SMU. After your first term of enrollment at SMU, only courses from four-year universities will transfer back to 51³Ô¹ÏÍøfor credit hours. All courses will need pre-approval by the 51³Ô¹ÏÍødepartment offering equivalent/similar classes.

• NOTE: Do not use this form for courses offered through 51³Ô¹ÏÍøAbroad. See the Undergraduate Request for Approval to Attend a Non-51³Ô¹ÏÍøAffiliated Study Abroad Program or a Non-US Institution in the Registrar's Forms Library.

• Use the Second Language Advance Approval form to when you plan to take classes at another university and transfer them back to 51³Ô¹ÏÍøto satisfy the Second Language requirement.

Submitting your request:

• Read the instructions on the form carefully and fill out ALL of the required information.
• Contact the other institution to obtain a description (and syllabus, if possible) for the course you plan to take.
• The more information you provide, the more likely the course is to be approved for transfer credit. If requesting a UC requirement, your completed form will need to be reviewed by the following offices in this order:
  • Your current assigned academic advisor (listed on your Student Center in my.SMU)
  • The department that offers the equivalent/similar 51³Ô¹ÏÍøcourse
  • The Academic Records Office for the school that offers the equivalent/similar 51³Ô¹ÏÍøcourse
  • The Academic Records Office for your current school or major
  • The University Curriculum Office in 102 Laura Lee Blanton Building

• Use the  if you believe that work you completed in an 51³Ô¹ÏÍøor transfer course (not already tagged for the requested requirement) qualifies to satisfy a specific UC Proficiency. You must have successfully completed an 51³Ô¹ÏÍøcourse that met the Basic Course Criteria and gave you the opportunity to develop and demonstrate each of the Student Learning Outcomes for the requested UC proficiency.

• Use this  if you believe that an activity you participated in outside of class should to satisfy one of the following:

• Community Engagement
• Global Engagement
• Human Diversity
• Information Literacy
• Oral Communication
• Quantitative Reasoning
• Writing
• You must demonstrate each of the Student Learning Outcomes for the requested UC Proficiency.
• Verify that you meet all of the criteria stipulated with the Basic Course Criteria.

• The Undergraduate Petition for Reevaluation of Transfer Work is used to request that transfer coursework be reconsidered as either a generic course designation (ex. HUM 10XX) or a specific 51³Ô¹ÏÍøcourse equivalent. You may also use this petition to request that a course which was given an XX, YY, etc., designation satisfy a specific UC requirement.

• - Click this link to request a re-evaluation of transfer credit towards University Curriculum Foundation/Breadths/Depths requirements or free-elective credit. 

• - Click this link to request a re-evaluation of transfer credit towards University Curriculum major or minor requirements.

Submitting your request:

• Read the instructions on the form carefully and fill out ALL of the requested information.
• Consult with your academic adviser to determine whether Option 1 or Option 2 better fits your needs.
• Collect and attach all information you have for the course that may support your request: course description, syllabus, assignments, etc.
• Submit your completed request form and all supporting materials to the appropriate office designated on the form.
• NOTE: Do not use this form for courses offered through 51³Ô¹ÏÍøAbroad. See the Undergraduate Request for Approval to Attend a Non-51³Ô¹ÏÍøAffiliated Study Abroad Program or a Non-US Institution in the Registrar's Forms Library.

The  is used to request that Common Curriculum Breadth requirements be used to satisfy University Curriculum Breadth requirements. Once a student chooses to have CC credit they in turn will forfeit any UC Foundation, Breadth, and Depth credit it currently carries.

• Courses offered through 51³Ô¹ÏÍøAbroad (both summer and semester-long programs) are considered 51³Ô¹ÏÍøcourses, and most have already been assigned 51³Ô¹ÏÍøcourse numbers. Please note that new abroad courses must be assigned an 51³Ô¹ÏÍøcourse number. Contact the 51³Ô¹ÏÍøAbroad Office for details.
• If you take an 51³Ô¹ÏÍøcourse that has been pre-approved for UC Foundation and/or Pillar requirements Abroad, these pre-approved Foundation and Pillar requirements will automatically populate on your DPR when 51³Ô¹ÏÍøAbroad registers you for the course.
• 51³Ô¹ÏÍøAbroad courses taught by 51³Ô¹ÏÍøfaculty are not eligible to be considered for additional Foundation/Breadth/Depth/Pillar requirements.
• 51³Ô¹ÏÍøAbroad courses taught through 51³Ô¹ÏÍøprovider programs can be considered for additional Foundation/Breadth/Depth/Pillar requirements. You can make this request either BEFORE or AFTER you take the course. The forms through which you make this request are available ONLY through the 51³Ô¹ÏÍøAbroad Office and not from either your academic advisor or the UC/GEC Office.
• Most 51³Ô¹ÏÍøAbroad courses are not “tagged” with UC Proficiencies & Experiences, even when their Dallas-campus counterparts are. You can request that your 51³Ô¹ÏÍøAbroad courses satisfy UC proficiencies and experiences by using the form described in the Course-Based Proficiency Request tab.
• NOTE: Do not use this form for courses offered through 51³Ô¹ÏÍøAbroad. See the Undergraduate Request for Approval to Attend a Non-51³Ô¹ÏÍøAffiliated Study Abroad Program or a Non-US Institution in the Registrar's Forms Library.
• NOTE: Do not use this form for courses that are offered outside the US or are not part of the 51³Ô¹ÏÍøAbroad program. See the Undergraduate Course Petition for Approval of Transfer Work Taken Abroad on a Non-51³Ô¹ÏÍøAffiliated Program or Non-US Institution in the Registrar's Forms Library.

 

• This form is no longer used. Ask your advisor what form to use.
• If you and your advisor are not sure which form to use, email theuc@smu.edu.

• UC 2016 Proposal Form
• This form is for faculty who wish to submit a course proposal for the University Curriculum.
• Completed proposals and proposal-related questions should be directed to theuc@smu.edu.

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