Substitutions and waivers in the Degree Audit Reporting System (DARS) are called Exceptions.  Completed Exceptions will appear on the Degree Audit Report as substitutions or waivers that have been applied to your specific program requirements.

Each department is authorized to make Exceptions for requirements within your Program of Study, however, they are only authorized to make those exceptions for your specific major, 2^nd major, or minor requirements.

University requirements such as total credits, upper-division credits, and the All-University Core Curriculum (AUCC) substitutions and waivers will continue with the current process of filing an appeal for decision by the Vice Provost.  This also includes Category 4 (capstone/senior seminar) requirements.  The University Graduation Requirement Appeal Form can be found online.

If you have questions on how to obtain an exception or filing an appeal for AUCC/University Graduation requirements you should contact your advisor to discuss options.  Only authorized departmental staff members within a student’s major and minor departments have the authority to make exceptions to your program requirements.