Course Substitution

Policy number: AA023EN
Last review date: Fall 2023
Next review date: Fall 2025
Issuing office: Academic Affairs

Students submit a Substitution Petition to obtain permission to substitute a course for a specific major requirement, a minor requirement, or a General Education requirement. Substitutions are possible for courses transferred from another institution or for one taken at AUP, when the content is similar to the specific requirement. Students who wish to use previous coursework or experience to substitute for or waive an AUP degree requirement must request the Substitution or Waiver Petition (and have the request approved) by the end of the first year of enrollment at AUP. These forms are available from the Registrar’s Office. To have the request approved, students must supply catalog information showing the course description and/or a course syllabus. Once documentation has been offered, the student's academic advisor, the chair of the department offering the course to be substituted (as well as the chair of the department imposing the major/minor requirement if it is not housed within the same department), and the Associate Dean for Academic Administration must approve the substitution and/or waiver. 

Who is affected by this policy: Undergraduate and graduate students.

Responsibilities: 

Students are responsible for initiating a request for either a substitution or a waiver. Advisors and department chairs are responsible for reviewing the documentation provided and giving an opinion. The Associate Dean for Academic Administration has final responsibility for approval or rejection of the request.

Issuing office and contact: The Office of Academic Affairs, 5, boulevard de la Tour-Maubourg Paris, 75007,  Tel. +33 1 40 62 06 04.