The History Department strictly enforces the University rule that you must have approval in advance (at least provisionally) to take any course in history for which you propose to transfer credit to Wesleyan. If you have received permission to take a course and then for some reason you need to substitute another one, you must get approval before you begin the class.
History majors need to get provisional approval from their major advisers
in advance; non-majors should apply to the chair of the Department. In
2007-08 the Chair of the History Department is William Johnston, tel. (860)
685-2375, fax (860) 685-2078, e-mail
wjohnston@wesleyan.edu. For definitive approval you will need to present a syllabus or reading list
for the course, not merely a catalog write-up.
A course for which credit can be transferred
will normally be given at an accredited four-year institution and must
be roughly equivalent to a Wesleyan History course. As a rule of thumb:
If you wish to take a course that does not involve as much reading and writing as a Wesleyan History course, you can discuss bringing it up to an equivalent amount of work by writing a term paper in addition to the course's normal requirements. You should get the approval of the instructor of the course to work with you on the extra reading and writing.
IN 2007-2008 THE
CHAIR WILL NORMALLY REVIEW APPLICATIONS FOR TRANSFER OF CREDIT (BY
NON-HISTORY MAJORS) ON FRIDAY MORNINGS BETWEEN 11:00 A.M. TO 12:00 P.M. FOR A QUICK RESPONSE,
PLEASE LEAVE THE FOLLOWING ITEMS IN THE HISTORY OFFICE BEFORE 3:00 P.M.
THURSDAY: A FILLED-OUT TRANSFER-OF-CREDIT FORM, SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION
(E.G., SYLLABI, COURSE READING LISTS), AND AN ENVELOPE ADDRESSED TO YOUR
WESLEYAN BOX.