Limits on Substitutions and Waivers
Limits for Major Courses
"The University requires that all undergraduate students successfully complete
all the upper division courses that are applied to their major at USC. Substitution
of a comparable upper division course for a required one may be entered in the
STARS exception process by the departmental advisor with the support of the department.
Substitutions and waivers of USC or transfer courses for upper division requirements
for majors are to be limited to a combination of 25 percent. Substitution of
courses with the same departmental prefix are exempted from this limit. Lower
division courses cannot be substituted for upper division course requirements."
Limits for Minor Courses
"Departments, at their discretion, may substitute no more than 25 percent of
the required units defined in the catalogue for a given minor program. Substitution
of courses with the same departmental prefix are exempted from this limit. Lower
division courses cannot be substituted for upper division course requirements."
"Departments at their discretion may waive no more than 4 units for minor programs
with 17 to 20 units or no more than 8 units for minor programs with more than
20 units for each student. The number of units unique to the minor after any
departmental waivers or substitutions must total at least 16 units."
