Transfer Course Substitutions

College of Business Courses

Courses that did not automatically transfer as equivalent to an FAU business course can be reviewed to see if a substitution can be made.

1. Download Form 2: The Course Equivalent/Substitution Petition and review all instructions. 
2. A separate form is needed for each course that is petitioned.
3. Submit to Student Academic Services in the College of Business at COBAdvising@fau.edu.

General Education (Gen Ed) Courses

All students who transfer to FAU with an Associate in Arts degree from a Florida public institution are deemed to have satisfied the Gen Ed program.

Other students may wish to petition Gen Ed courses if they feel they have taken something equivalent.  Visit www.fau.edu/uas/forms and scroll down to Gen Ed/DARS Request Petition.  Log in with your FAU credentials to submit your form.

Questions about Gen Ed courses should be directed to University Advising Services (UAS) at advisingservices@fau.edu. 

Course Descriptions and Syllabi

A course description and/or a syllabus is usually required for any course substitution petition.  Your previous institution's catalog should have course description information, or you can visit www.collegesource.org. Syllabi can often be obtained by logging in to your student account at your previous school and entering the online learning portal. If not available there, we suggest contacting the department at your previous school that taught the course.