Transfer Credit & Waivers

Students entering with a Master's degree in Rhetoric and Composition, or who have satisfactorily completed graduate courses in appropriate areas of study (e.g., composition, rhetoric, literacy, communication, or discourse studies) at Syracuse University or at other institutions, may have up to 12 hours applied to their required course credits. Upon entering the graduate program, those who wish to "transfer" in credits should make an appointment with the Director of Graduate Studies to discuss the transfer course(s).  The DGS will then review:

• transcripts from the student's previous graduate work
• previous syllabi, reading lists, or papers for the course (supplied by the student)

After review of these documents, the DGS will decide whether or not the coursework is appropriate for transfer credit.

In addition, when appropriate, students may petition to have a course from inside or outside the department substitute for a core or track course. The case for such a substitution must be made to the DGS and if they approve the petition, then the candidate must complete and submit the necessary paper work.