Validation for Recency
Courses can only be validated if an Official Program of Study is on file with the Graduate Division, and only those courses listed on the Official Program are eligible for validation.
Any course completed more than seven years prior to the date on which all requirements for the degree are completed cannot be used to satisfy unit requirements of the Official Program of Study.
With the approval of the Graduate Adviser and the Graduate Dean, an expired course may be repeated, a more recently completed course substituted, or additional coursework of equal unit value assigned.
Specifically required courses must either be repeated or validated by examination. In some instances, the Graduate Adviser and the Graduate Council may authorize students in Thesis, to validate expired courses by passing a comprehensive examination in the subject field of the degree. The student must obtain a Validation of Recency Form from the Graduate Division or the department, and consult with the Graduate Adviser to determine how the course(s) will be validated.
Validations expire one year from the date of validation. A course may be validated only once. If it requires a second validation, the student must petition the Graduate Division Dean using the Petition for the Adjustment of Academic Requirements.
Download "Validation for Recency" form here.
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