Petition for Equivalent Credit
A student may petition to have any course designated as Elective credit equated to a specific ASU course, by initiating the Transfer Coursework Petition process.
How to Petition:
- Review your Transfer Coursework Evaluation by selecting the "Class History" link on your DegreeWorks audit worksheet or by selecting the "Student Records" link under the "Student" tab in AppalNET / Banner Self-Service
- Familiarize yourself with the General Education and major check sheets to determine which ASU equivalent course you wish to petition for credit.
- Identify the elective transfer coursework that you feel might carry similar content as the ASU equivalent course you are seeking.
- Complete the Petition for Transfer Credit Form (PDF) and submit information to the Office of Transfer Services. Please note that a separate form must be filled out for each department.
Special instructions to petition credit for R C 2001 "Second Year Writing"
The department chair or designated faculty member will review the petition and will decide, at their discretion, if equivalent course credit should be awarded. You will be notified via e-mail when a decision has been made on the petitioned coursework.
Petition for General Education Credit
A student may petition to have any course designated as Elective credit reviewed for General Education credit, by initiating the Transfer Coursework Petition process.
How to Petition:
- Review your Transfer Coursework Evaluation by selecting the "Class History" link on your Degree Works audit worksheet or by selecting the "Student Records" link under the "Student" tab in AppalNET / Banner Self-Service
- Familiarize yourself with the General Education check sheet to determine which General Education credit you wish to petition
- Identify the elective transfer coursework that might fulfill a General Education requirement
- Contact the General Education Office at gened@appstate.edu or 828.262.2028 to initiate the petition process (all supporting documentation such as a syllabus or course description must be included). The Office of General Education will decide if course credit should be awarded and notify you by e-mail. For evaluation of music coursework transfer credits see Dr. Victor Mansure (music history) mansurevn@appstate.edu, Dr. Christina Hayes (piano) hayescj@appstate.edu, Dr. Jennifer Snodgrass (theory) snodgrassjs@appstate.edu, Dr. Jay Jackson (other classes) jacksnjc@appstate.edu.