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Requirement Substitution Petitions (Gray Petitions)


Students who want completed elective courses to fulfill requirements must petition to do so. The procedure is as follows:

To fulfill general education requirements:
  1. Obtain a petition form from the College Student Academic Services Office, 109 Strong Hall.
  2. Complete the petition, describing why you think the course fulfills the requirement. You must be specific and show how the course you took is similar to KU courses that fulfill the requirement.
  3. Take the following items to the Undergraduate Coordinator of the KU department that would offer a similar course:
    • your completed petition
    • the course syllabus
    • your ARTS form
  4. Have the Undergraduate Coordinator complete the lower right hand section of the petition form.
  5. Return the petition to Student Academic Services

To fulfill a requirement for your major:
  1. Take the following items to the Undergraduate Coordinator of your major department:
    • the course syllabus
    • your ARTS form
  2. If the Undergraduate Coordinator approves your substitution, have him or her write a memo to Student Academic Services informing us of the substitution.
You may use the petition form from Student Academic Services if desired for major substitutions but it is not required.

Please note that all degrees require some elective hours; they are necessary to complete the minimum number of hours required for graduation.