CSE Advising Corner is a weekly column featuring advising tips from our academic advisor, Ann Koopmann.
This week's advising tip: If you are starting at a higher level than typical in a math or language course, you may be able to get credit for the course you are skipping.
The policies are as follows:
The Department of Mathematics Requirements and Policy:
Students who take their first college math class at UNL at the 107 level or higher and who earn a grade of C, P or better in their first attempt will be eligible for retroactive credit for one or two prior courses, if the student doesn’t already have an equivalent AP exam score or previous college credit.
The Department of Modern Languages and Literatures Requirements and Policy:
Students who take their first college modern language course (Spanish, French, German, Russian, etc.) at UNL at the 202 level or higher and who earn a grade of C, P or better in their first attempt will be eligible for retroactive credit for one or two prior courses, if the student doesn’t already have an equivalent AP exam score or previous college credit.
To apply for retroactive credit in math or modern language, students may obtain and submit a request form through the College of Arts and Sciences Academic and Career Advising Center in 107 Oldfather Hall. The form can be submitted in advance of earning a qualifying grade in the first course, or after a grade has been earned. Upon completion and grade report from the first math or modern language course, eligibility will be verified. The Advising Center will inform the student of the final decision on the request via e-mail and the retroactive credit will be awarded and recorded as “Other Credit” on the unofficial transcript. There is no cost for the credit hours which are applicable to your UNL degree requirements, but are not graded. If the student transfers to another institution, retroactive credit may or may not be accepted according to the policy of the transfer institution.