The following policies impose restrictions on the applicability of credit earned in certain categories of coursework toward meeting graduation requirements for arts and sciences students. Hours restricted under these policies will not be counted toward the 121 total hour or 42 upper-division hour graduation requirements.

Foreign Language Study
Students with a native language* other than English may not register for, or receive credit in, coursework on the elementary or intermediate level in that language or in a closely related language as determined by the chairperson of the appropriate department. Students with a first (not native) language* other than English may be permitted to enroll in, and receive credit for, coursework on the elementary and/or intermediate level. Permission will be granted on a case-by-case basis by the chairperson of the appropriate department after evaluation of the student’s skills in that language.

*For definition of the terms “native language” and “first language” above, click here.

Pass/Fail Option
A maximum of 12 hours of pass/fail credit (Y and Z grades) may be attempted. Courses graded S/U are not counted in this 12-hour maximum. All courses listed under the university’s LER courses or College General Requirements are excluded from the pass/fail option. Courses in the major, field of concentration and minor also are excluded. Only free electives—courses not used to satisfy any specific requirement—may be taken on a pass/fail basis. See the Pass/Fail Policy in this Catalog.

Variable Title Courses
Students may earn credit toward graduation through special topics courses, Honors colloquia, seminars and other variable title courses. Such coursework may not be applied toward the general requirements of the college’s degree programs. Variable title coursework may not be counted toward major, field of concentration or minor program requirements unless specifically and formally allowed by the academic unit responsible for the program.

Physical Education and ROTC
No more than 4 credit hours of physical education activity (PEB) courses or lower-division ROTC (ASTU and MSCI) coursework, or of the two combined, may be counted toward the 121 credit hours required for graduation. A maximum of 12 upper-division hours in ROTC (ASTU and MSCI) may be counted toward the 121 hours required for graduation by students actively pursuing the university’s Army and Air Force ROTC programs. These 12 upper-division credit hours may be counted in addition to the 4 lower-division credit hours permitted for ROTC/PEB courses.

Applied Music and Music Ensembles
A maximum of 8 credit hours in Applied Music and Music Ensembles (MUS courses with a second digit of 5, 6 or 7) combined may be counted toward the 121 total hour or 42 upper-division-hour graduation requirement. There is no limit on other music coursework.

Nontraditional Coursework
A maximum of 16 total hours of coursework from the following categories may be applied toward the 121 total hour and 42 upper-division-hour graduation requirements. Moreover, no more than 8 hours of workshop credit may be applied toward this 16-hour limit. Hours earned in HONR 40099, Senior Honors Thesis/Project, are not included within this 16-hour limit.

• Internships, Field Placements, Practica
Credit earned in internships, field placements, practica or courses with a similar experiential/applied nature is included within this 16-hour limitation. Such coursework may not be applied toward the General Requirements of the college’s degree programs. The year of clinical training required in the medical technology program, similar training in other Three-Plus-One programs, student teaching and other experiential components of the education minor, and study-abroad programs are exempted from this limitation.

• Individual Study
Credit earned in individual study and research coursework is included within this 16-hour limitation. Individual study and research credits may not be applied to major, field of concentration or minor program requirements unless specifically and formally allowed by the department responsible for the major, field of concentration or minor.

• Workshops
Credit earned in workshop courses (course numbers ending in XXX93) is limited to no more than 8 hours and is included within this 16-hour limitation. Workshop credit may not be applied to major, field of concentration or minor program requirements unless specifically and formally allowed by the academic unit responsible for the program.