You must meet with an academic advisor in order to discuss and prepare your petition to modify Miami Plan requirements. These instructions are for students wishing to substitute a course (transfer or taken at Miami) in place of a course approved for either the Global Miami Plan (students who entered Miami prior to Summer 2023), or the Miami Plan (students entering Miami in Fall ‘23 or after).
If you are petitioning more than one course, you must submit a separate petition for each course.
You must obtain the following to be uploaded as part of the proposal packet:
Basic Information — Name, UniqueID, Month/Year of Graduation, email address, earned hours, major.
Course Details - Indicate the course number from your Degree Audit Report (DAR) or transcript that you would like to petition. Indicate how many total hours you are petitioning for substitution in the Miami Plan. Finally, check the box for the Global Miami Plan (before 2023) category (Foundation, Thematic Sequence, Capstone), or the Miami Plan (2023 and after) category (Perspectives Area, Signature Inquiry, Capstone) you are petitioning.
Notes on Course Numbers: Transfer courses that are not equivalent to an exact Miami course are listed on your DAR as “T” numbers (e.g. MTH T01 or HST T02). List them as such. For course substitutions in Thematic Sequences, enter the sequence number (e.g. MTH2, SOC1, etc). You must have officially declared the sequence in order to petition a modification.
Statement of Explanation—Upload a statement explaining your petition request. Please answer the following questions in your statement:
If you were to explain to a potential employer how the course helped build written communication and critical thinking skills, how would you do so? Explain how specific class activities or assignments helped you in written communication, and then explain how one or two class assignments or activities engaged your critical thinking.
How did the course broaden your knowledge in the particular Miami Plan Perspectives Area (e.g., Social Science, Creative Arts, Global Inquiry)?
Degree Audit Report — Upload a newly generated DAR in PDF with your proposal. Please be sure to print the detailed version of your DAR that lists which courses are meeting all Miami Plan and major/minor requirements.
Contact information for your Academic Advisor—You must discuss your petition with your academic advisor and receive their approval. We will send an authorization form to your advisor after you submit the proposal. You must provide the advisor's name, department, and Miami email address.
Contact information for the Lead Departmental Advisor—You must discuss your petition with the Lead Departmental Advisor (LDA) in the area of the course you are petitioning. For a GMP Thematic Sequence, the LDA of the department that houses the sequence should provide approval. We will send authorization to the LDA after you submit the proposal. You must provide the advisor's name, department, and Miami email address. List of Lead Departmental Advisors.
Course Syllabus — If you are petitioning any course substitution, including a “T” number transfer course, a syllabus must be attached to your petition. A catalog course description is not sufficient. The LDA must review the syllabus before supporting your petition.
All components of the proposal must be turned in before it will be reviewed by the Director of Liberal Education.
