Policy No. 33

UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH
SCHOOL OF NURSING
ACADEMIC POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
FOR THE UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM

TITLE OF POLICY:

APPROVAL: SUBSTITUTING COURSES FROM ANOTHER COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY

ORIGINAL DATE:

OCTOBER 1972

LAST REVIEWED/REVISED:

JANUARY 2025

POLICY:

Current students must discuss with their respective advisors about the course to be taken from another institution. If the course is not part of the pre-approved courses, then the student must submit the course description to obtain approval from the Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education or designee, to transfer courses taken at another college or university. Courses are transferable according to the transfer credit policy. (See Policy #32) 

PROCEDURE:

  1. The student is responsible for presenting to Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education or designee in advance:
    A completed request form Permission to Enroll at Another Institution Form.
    Course outline, syllabus or description obtained from the institution offering the course for review.
  2. When the student completes the course, an official transcript must be submitted to the Center for Student Success.
  3.  

Approved by Total Faculty Organization: 01/10
Approved by Undergraduate Faculty Organization: 10/72
Last Reviewed: 97-98, 00-01, 03-04, 09-10.12-13, 21-22, 24-25