Before submitting a request for a course substitution, please review the policy below:
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500-level courses offered in other departments at the UO are substitutable for elective requirements only, unless those courses are actually part of the regular graduate curriculum in that department.
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Substituting certain sociology graduate program requirements for others (e.g. advanced methods for substantive seminars) is not allowed.
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All students may substitute a maximum of three courses from other programs at the University of Oregon to meet programmatic requirements.
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Students who enter with a Master’s degree in sociology or a related social science discipline may be allowed to substitute up to five additional courses from their previous institution to meet programmatic requirements, for a total of no more than seven course substitutions.
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Regardless of the type of substitution being requested, a course must meet these four criteria to qualify for a course substitution:
- The course must be equivalent in rigor to courses offered in the sociology department.
- The course must address a sociological topic.
- There needs to be demonstrated lack of comparable or available course offerings in the sociology department. This criterion does not apply to students requesting substitution for courses taken in a prior MA program.
- The course needs to be approved by a sociology department member with a specialty in the appropriate subject area (when available) and the curriculum committee.