Before you begin

Before submitting a course substitution request, we strongly recommend meeting with your primary academic advisor. Your advisor can help you identify courses that align with your degree requirements and discuss which substitutions may be appropriate. 

You may check and refer to the Transfer Equivalency Guide or the Jabs Study Abroad Transfer Equivalency Guide to see if your desired substitute courses have been previously approved.

 

Transfer Equivalency Guide Tip! If a course is noted as "ELEC 100" or "ELEC 300,"then this course still requires evaluation. 

Jabs Study Abroad Transfer Equivalency Guide Tip! Courses found here are already APPROVED. 

Submitting a Course Substitution Request

Complete the appropriate Jabs Course Substitution Request Form.

Complete the form that applies to your situation: 

Provide course information

You will be asked to provide: 

  • The MSU course you would like to substitute
    • If you are unsure of which courses to request substitutes for, please connect with your advisor
  • The name of your transfer institution
  • The substitute course number and title from your transfer institution
  • Transfer institution course syllabi that includes the following: 
    • Learning outcomes 
    • Textbook(s) used
    • Course description
    • Course calendar (if available), including how much time is spent on key topics
    • Assignments

Submitting your request

Your request will be reviewed and evaluated by expert faculty. Please allow 2-3 weeks to receive your decisions. You will receive an email with your decisions to your contact listed in MyMSU from jabsadvising@montana.edu or jabsglobal@montana.edu. 

 

Study Abroad Students

If you are participating in a study abroad program, you must also complete the Office of International Programs (OIP) Course Approval Form, which can be found in your Study Abroad Portal. You will complete this form after you have received decisions on your Jabs Study Abroad Course Substitution Request Form.

  • Please note that if prompted to included a "reviewer" on the Office of International Programs Study Abroad Course Approval, you can use the following contact.

Both forms are required to ensure your study abroad coursework can be evaluated and applied to your degree.