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Course Sequencing

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    1. Academic Integrity
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    4. Auditing a Course
    5. Class Attendance
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    7. Course Credit and Contact Hours
    8. Course Sequencing
    9. Credit Limits for Major Department
    10. Credit Load
    11. Credit Overloads
    12. Dean's Recommendation Forms
    13. Distinction Levels
    14. Experiential and Independent Study Courses
    15. Final Exams
    16. Grade Changes
    17. Grade Grievance Process
    18. Grade Point Average
    19. Graded and Non-Graded Coursework
    20. Grades and Grading
    21. Honors and Awards
    22. Incompletes
    23. LSA and Non-LSA Credit
    24. Prerequisites
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    26. Repeating a Course
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    28. Returning Students
    29. Student Records and FERPA
    30. Term Withdrawal
    31. Test Credit and Language Credit
    32. Transfer Credit
    33. Waitlists and Overrides
  9. LSA Commitment to Academic Freedom
  10. LSA First-Semester Grade Covering Pilot
  11. Dates and Deadlines
  12. Academic Integrity
  13. Engaged Learning
  14. STEM
  15. Business
  16. What Will You Do with an LSA Degree?

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Rules for course sequences

Some courses (chemistry, mathematics, language, and others) are part of a sequence and must be completed in order. 

  • Once a student takes a course in a sequence, they cannot receive credit for taking a prior course in the sequence. 
    • For example, a student who successfully completed SPANISH 232 would not receive credit if they then took SPANISH 231. 
  • Sequencing is noted for each course in the LSA Undergraduate Course Catalog and the LSA Course Guide under credit exclusions. 

Students should contact an LSA academic advisor if they have questions about:

  • whether a course is part of a sequence
  • how a course they already took might affect a course in a sequence they plan to take

Course sequencing and transfer credit

  • If a student takes courses in LSA (in residence) that are prior to courses they've been awarded transfer credit for, the transfer credits will be deducted, and the credits and honor points earned by the LSA courses will stand. 
    • This could mean losing credit for several transferred courses while retaining credit for only one LSA course. 
    • For example, if a student has transfer credit for Spanish 231 and 232, then takes Spanish 231 at U-M, the transfer credits for both courses could be deducted.

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