Core Education Review Committee

The Core Equivalency Review Committee (CERC) considers appeals and/or petitions from students seeking waivers or substitutions of established core course requirements. These appeals are organized with the support of your academic department advisor.

  1. Please follow these steps to submit a CERC appeal
    1. Complete and Print Official CERC Request Form
      1. Complete student portion of Official CERC Request Form.
    2. Prepare official letter specifying the CORE course(s) or requirements in question.
      1. Official letter specifying the Core course(s) or requirements in question
        1. Core course(s) or requirements in question.
        2. Rational for substitution or waiver.
        3. Evidence or support for substitution or waiver request
          1. This usually includes a syllabus, course description, or some type of documentation that demonstrates learning outcome alignment.
        4. Supporting statement(s), if available, from academic advisor.
    3. Meet with department academic advisor for review and signature.
    4. Meet with NACOE Assistant Dean , Jennifer Clark, for review and NACOE Dean’s Office signature.
    5. Submit completed appeal to the Office of the Registrar.

Materials Needed for CERC Petition

Cover Sheet

CERC Petition 

Print Cover Sheet

Letter

Letter Example Format

Official Letter Format

 

Core Objectives

CORE 2.0 Objectives

Find CORE objectives in the Course Catalog.

Supporting Documentation

Supporting Documents

Include any items that support your petition e.g.: course syllabi, advisor letters, department letters , etc.

 

Required Meetings Before Submission

Advisor Meeting

Meet with NACOE Academic Advisor

Review CERC Petition materials. Their signature indicates materials were reviewed by a member of the student's academic department.

Assistant Dean

Meet with NACOE Assistant Dean

Review CERC Petition materials. Their signature indicates materials were reviewed by a member of the student's academic Dean's Office

Submit CERC Petition to Registrar

CERC Petition materials must be submitted to the Registrar by the student. 

Best form of submission is electronically.

  1. Use Adobe to combine all documents into one electronic file
  2. Email to Registrar and copy NACOE Assistant Dean.
  3. It is NOT recommended to submit paper copies to the Registrar.