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<p><font face="Calibri">Hello Prev Sci Faculty and Students,</font></p>
<p><font face="Calibri">I have received several queries about course
waivers and would like to clarify a few things. This builds on
what Dr. Krista Chronister has already shared with you. The
information below has been confirmed by UO Grad School and COE
Leadership. <br>
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<p><font face="Calibri"><u><b>Course waivers:</b></u><br>
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<p><font face="Calibri"><b>Who approves the waiver? </b>- The
instructor of the course (i.e., the person who the dept. has
determined to deliver the content) is the one who decides
whether a course can be waived or not. Most programs also
require the Program Director to approve the course waiver. For
the PREV program, Program Director approval is also required for
course waivers. <br>
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<p><font face="Calibri"><b>What criteria need to be met? </b>-
Besides the content (waivers are usually based on coursework and
rarely based on previous experience or field work), the course
needs to be taken within a 7 year window from the course being
waived. i.e., if you are waiving a course in Fall 2017, you
should have taken the previous course in Fall 2010 or later.<br>
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<p><b>What is being waived? - </b>In case of course waivers, only
the content is being waived, not the credit hrs. Students still
need to meet min credit requirements for the program (doctoral =
81; masters = 45) regardless of courses waived. See more details
about UO Grad School PhD and Masters requirements here -
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://gradschool.uoregon.edu/policies-procedures/enrollment-residency">https://gradschool.uoregon.edu/policies-procedures/enrollment-residency</a>
(PhD) and <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://gradschool.uoregon.edu/node/216">https://gradschool.uoregon.edu/node/216</a> (Masters)<br>
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<p><b>What are the steps involved? - </b>1) Student seeks approval
for waiver from the course instructor by submitting the previous
course syllabus and gets the "petition to waiver" form signed (see
attachment). 2) The Program Director approves it (for PREV). 3)
The student provides the signed petition to waiver form, Program
Director's written approval, and course syllabus to the SSC
(student services coordinator) to include as documentation in
their file.</p>
<p><u><b>Transferred Credits:</b></u></p>
<p>According to UO Grad School, students enrolled in a PhD program
CANNOT transfer any credits towards the 81 cr. min. <br>
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<p>Masters students can transfer up to 15 credits, provided the
credits being transferred were not satisfying requirements for
another awarded degree. Find more details here -
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://gradschool.uoregon.edu/policies-procedures/masters/transfer">https://gradschool.uoregon.edu/policies-procedures/masters/transfer</a><br>
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<p>For transferring credits, the course needs to be taken 7 years
from time of program completion/graduation. If the student takes
longer to graduate, the transferred credits from courses taken
prior to 7 years would no longer be valid. <br>
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Please feel free to contact us in case you have any questions.<br>
<br>
Atika & Leslie<br>
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