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Students may request a requirement substitution or policy exception by submitting a petition. Students who are members of the Honors Program petition the Honors Academic Board; Residential College students petition the RC Board of Academic Standing. All other LSA students petition the LSA Academic Standards Board.

  • Petition FAQs
  • Petition Guidelines (PDF)

Substitutions for General LSA Requirements

  • Bachelor of Science
  • Distribution
  • First-Year Writing
  • Language
  • Quantitative Reasoning
  • Race & Ethnicity
  • Upper-Level Writing

Waivers and Substitutions

It is possible to petition the Academic Standards Board for waivers or substitutions for the following college requirements:

  • BS Substitutions
  • Distribution Substitutions
  • Language Substitutions
  • Languages Not Taught at the University of Michigan
  • Quantitative Reasoning Substitution
  • Race & Ethnicity Substitution
  • Writing Requirements

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