The following L&S policy about adding a credit to a non-variable credit course has been discontinued effective March 2020.   Students can no longer add an additional credit to a non-variable credit course.   Students who need additional credits and wish to further explore material presented in a course can discuss the possibility of doing a directed study with the instructor for the course.  In such cases, the student should register for a separate directed study course (X99) and follow the usual guidelines for directed study courses.   Guidelines for directed study can be found at:

Policy on Directed/Independent Study for Undergraduates

Juniors and seniors in good academic standing, may, with an instructor's permission, add a credit to an intermediate or advanced level (non variable credit) course.

Procedure:

1. The instructor must agree to allow a student to add the extra credit to the course.
2. Students are only allowed to add an extra credit to a non variable credit course if the course is an intermediate or an advanced level class. Students cannot add an additional credit to a non variable elementary-level course.
3. A student must prepare the following items below to bring to the L&S Academic Deans' Services in 101 Ingraham for processing:
   • A signed Course Change Request Form filled out with the updated credit information along with the signatures of the instructor for the course, the student's advisor, and the chair of the department where the course is offered. If you are unable to access your My UW account to fill out the Course Change Request Form, please feel free to use the old paper Course Change Form. The old paper form should only be used if you cannot access your My UW Student Center and fill out the form.
   • A letter from the professor that outlines the extra work the student and instructor have agreed to. The student and instructor must make sure that the extra work being done equates to an additional 33% or 25% (depending on the number of credits one is adding) for the course.
4. Once a student has gathered the signed Course Change Form and the letter of support from the instructor for the course, the student should take the items listed above to room 101 Ingraham Hall for processing. It could take up to fourteen (14) business days for the credit conversion request to be processed. The student should make sure to leave his/her telephone number and E-mail address just in case L&S Undergraduate Academic Deans' Services needs to contact him/her regarding the request.