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Off-Campus Coursework Toward a Dominican Degree

Dominican students must obtain prior approval for any coursework they seek to take from another university and apply toward their Dominican degree. With permission from the academic advisor, the student completes an Authorization to Take Courses Off-Campus form and submits it to the Articulation Officer in the Registrar’s Office for approval. The Articulation Officer, in consultation with the General Education Director and the faculty, determines whether each course is transferable and whether it fulfills a specific graduation requirement category. The following conditions apply:

• All earned credit will be converted to semester units, as outlined above
• The 76 unit limit on lower division coursework applies
• Dominican students may not take vocational courses to meet degree requirements
• Authorization forms are due at least two weeks prior to the start of the off-campus course
• Approval must be obtained prior to the student’s off-campus enrollment
• Allow 5-7 working days for approval from the Dominican Articulation Officer

Special Conditions

1. There are limits to the total number of courses that may be transferred to Dominican after matriculation.
   • Day undergraduate students: No more than 18 semester units or 6 courses; only 9 of those units may apply to General Education requirements.
   • ADC students: No more than 18 semester units or 6 courses; only 12 of those units may apply to General Education requirements.
2. There are also certain Dominican courses that must be taken at the home campus and are not eligible to be taken elsewhere after matriculation. These are:
   • ENGL 1004 Expository Writing (3 units)
   • ENGL 3200 Advanced Writing and Research (3 units)
   • Colloquium: Two three-unit 3000-level courses taught in conjunction in the same semester; courses are from different disciplines and integrated around a shared theme addressing issues of human accomplishments, concerns, and challenges (6 units)
   • FYE: All First Year Experience courses
   • HCS 3160 Foundations: American Pluralism
   • Courses to meet the Interdisciplinary Studies GE area
3. 30 of the final 36 units earned toward the undergraduate degree must be taken at the home campus. Undergraduate students who are considering taking courses off-campus should do so before their senior year, as they must not exceed six units of transferable academic credit in their final 36 units preceding degree completion.