If you have not completed all of the CNS application requirements in-residence, the college will also allow for course substitutions specific to your chosen major.
Students are responsible for meeting the prerequisites for any listed course. Course restrictions may vary from one semester to another, and students are not guaranteed access to any listed course.
Find social science courses on the approved universal list and foreign language courses on the College of Liberal Arts website.
Math and Science Course Substitutions
Find courses that you can substitute in your internal transfer application based on each major.
Astronomy
- Math substitutes: M 427J, M 427K, M 427L (BS), M 340L (BS)
- Science substitutes: AST 307 (Recommended, but not required for all AST degrees), PHY 301, PHY 316, PHY 315, PHY 355
Biochemistry
- Math substitutes: SDS 328M/SDS 320E
- Science substitutes: BIO 325, CH 320M or CH 328M, BCH 339F
Biology
- Math substitutes: SDS 328M/320E
- Science substitutes: BIO 325, CH 320M or CH 328M, CH 320N or CH 328N
Chemistry
- Math substitutes: Any upper-division mathematics course
- Science substitutes: CH 320M or CH 328M, CH 320N or CH 328N, or any upper-division chemistry course
Computer Science
- Math substitutes: M 340L or M 341; M 362K or SDS 321; or any upper-division calculus based math course (excludes actuarial courses)
- Science substitutes: GEO 401, GEO 405, any majors-level BIO, CH, NEU, PHY course, or any upper division calculus based math course (excludes actuarial)
and/or:
C S 312 (Only open to non-majors in spring/summer), C S 313E, or any topic of C S 329E
CS + X (Neuroscience, History, Linguistics)
- Math substitutes: M 340L or M 341; M 362K or SDS 321; or any upper-division calculus-based math course (excludes actuarial courses)
- Science substitutes: GEO 401, GEO 405, any majors-level BIO, CH, NEU, PHY course, or any upper-division calculus-based math course (excludes actuarial)
Environmental Science
Admissions for internal transfer are handled by the Environmental Science Institute only. Students wishing to apply should consult the EVS Admission Information page for more details.
Human Development & Family Sciences
- Math substitutes: SDS 320E, SDS 322E, and SDS 301 (if completed by AP or Transfer credit)
- Science substitutes: HDF 304, HDF 313, HDF 315L
Informatics
- Math substitutes: I 306, SDS 320E, M 362K
- Science substitutes: I 303, CS 303E or CS 312
Mathematics
- Math substitutes: M 325K, M 328K, M 329F, M 340L, M 362K, M 427J, M 427K,
- Science substitutes: Any upper-division biology or chemistry course, CS 303E, PHY 355, or any 3-4 credit hr. GEO course.
Medical Laboratory Science
- Math substitutes: SDS 304 or SDS 328M/SDS 320E
- Science substitutes: BCH 369, BIO 325, BIO 326M, CH 320M, or CH 320N
Neuroscience
- Math substitutes: SDS 328M, SDS 320E, SDS 321 or M 362K, or upper-division mathematics course
- Science substitutes: BIO 325, NEU 330, NEU 335
Nutrition
- Math substitutes: SDS 320E, or SDS 324E
- Science substitutes: BCH 369, BIO 325, CH 320M, or NTR 312
Physics
- Math substitutes: M 427J, M 427K, M 427L, M 340L or M 341, M 361, M 362K
- Science substitutes: PHY 301, PHY 316, PHY 315, PHY 355, GEO 303, GEO 401 or AST 307
Public Health
- Math Substitutes: SDS 320E
Statistics and Data Science (SDS)
- Math substitutes: M 340L, M 341
- Science substitutes: SDS 313, SDS 515, CS 303E or CS 312, CS 313E or CS 314, GEO 401, GEO 405, any major-level BIO, CH, NEU, PHY course
Textiles & Apparel
- Math substitutes: SDS 301, SDS 302F, SDS 324E, SDS 320E, EDP 371, ADV 350, AFR 302M, AFR 350, M302, M305G, M408R, M408K, M408C, M408N, PHL 313, PYS 317L, or SOC 317L
- Science substitutes: Any TXA course, CH301N, CH302N, or NTR 306