Approved Categories/Courses:
CA LA LAD ALC HA HST KCM ETM SBA SSC GLC FL CE SCD D-AG

Liberal Studies Petitions Process

 

The College of Engineering recommends students enroll in courses identified as fulfilling the Liberal Studies categories as listed in the current University Courses of Study. However, students may petition additional courses not identified and not already denied by the College of Engineering on the Denied Petitions List. The criteria for such a petition are outlined below:

  • The course must be below 3 credits if in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS), the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S), the College of Architecture, Art, and Planning (AAP), and the Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management (AEM). Petitions for courses which are 3 credits or more from these colleges will not be accepted.
    • The exception to this is for foreign language courses from A&S and some graduate level courses (these will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis).
    • If you believe you have enrolled in a course that should have an approved liberal studies category designation (i.e. CA, LA/LAD, ALC, SCD, HA, HST, KCM, ETM, SBA, SSC, GLC), then you should contact the instructor of the course to request that they submit the class for review to the Registrar's office of the college offering the course.
  • The course is not from the College of Human Ecology, the Brooks School of Public Policy, or the Nolan School of Hotel Administration. Petitions for courses from these colleges/schools will not be accepted.
    • If you believe you have enrolled in a course that should have an approved liberal studies category designation (i.e. CA, LA/LAD, ALC, SCD, HA, HST, KCM, ETM, SBA, SSC, GLC), then you should contact the instructor of the course to request that they submit the class for review to the Registrar’s office of the college/school offering the course.
  • The course was not previously petitioned for liberal studies credit. Petitions for courses which have already been petitioned and approved or denied by the College of Engineering will not be accepted (courses on the Currently Approved Petitions list are already approved for all Engineering students and you do not need to complete a petition for these courses again).