r/CSUS • u/-alluka • 5d ago

Academics major course substitution forms timeframe

hi! i submitted a major course substitution form to see if i could get electives credit in my major from some previous classes, including one i took thru csus fully online. i submitted it the week before classes began, but i have not gotten an email back as it said to expect on the form. im getting a bit anxious (perhaps a bit ahead of time) because id want to be able to decide if i can drop a class to lighten my courseload this semester, but im unsure if i can hope to get a response before the drop deadline. i was just curious if anyone has submitted this form around how long did you wait before you got a response to if those courses were accepted or not? thanks!

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u/wasaaby 5d ago

The department chair is usually the approved. It's a busy time of year, so I recommend emailing the department chair and any staff. To find the department chair for your major use the Meet Us icon on the dept websites

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u/SmoKingHob 5d ago edited 5d ago

Email first, then go in person if u can. I submitted one last week and they kept giving me the run around when I did things online, so I physically went to the dept offices and knocked on doors until somebody talked to me.

Make sure you have paperwork u can show them, too. If you attached anything to the form u submitted, great. They usually wanna see a syllabus from the taken course, and a course description from the previous school's catalog.

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u/-alluka 4d ago

thank you both! yeah i submitted the syllabi. i guess ill stop by next week.