Course Substitution Petitions

A Course Substitution Petition may be used to:

1. Apply a transferred course from a community college or other university toward a requirement on the Philosophy major or Philosophy minor

2. Apply a course within UCLA but outside of the Philosophy department toward the Philosophy major or minor

Information

• Substitutions are considered by faculty on the basis of content, demonstrated engagement of original texts, and the level of rigor of the course. This is decided on a case-by-case basis.

• If you are a Philosophy major or minor, none of your group requirements can be fully satisfied by courses outside of the UCLA Philosophy department. Majors must take at least one course from each of the four groups at UCLA, and minors must take all three group requirements at UCLA.

• We look at substitution requests for Phil 7, 21, 22, and 31 very closely, but are more flexible with the “one additional lower division” requirement.

• We very rarely approve substitutions for Phil 100A, 100B, or 100C, but certainly try!

• Substitutions using a lower-division course to fulfill an upper-division requirement are typically not approved. If approved by the Philosophy Department, the decision will be subject to additional approval by the College.

• Decisions on courses that have not yet been posted to the degree audit are tentative pending evaluation of transferability and course level designation (upper vs. lower division) by the admissions office.

  • If the course is articulated on assist.org, please contact the Staff Undergraduate Advisor at philcounselor@humnet.ucla.edu with a screen capture from assist.org. The course will be automatically approved—no further action is needed.
Instructions

Please use the link below to submit a course substitution petition.

Submit a course substitution petition

Please carefully read all instructions and allow for 4–6 weeks for a decision from faculty. You will receive an email notification with a decision. If approved, please check that the substitution is properly listed on your degree audit report.