Petitioning Global Learning Courses
Students may petition to use courses taken through UCEAP for the literature major or minor that are not already pre-approved to satisfy literature major or minor requirements. Save your course syllabi, reading lists, class notes, papers, tests, etc. These materials will help you successfully petition to use your study abroad courses to satisfy literature requirements.
Important Reminders
The Literature Department may approve a maximum of three (3) upper-division literature courses from UCEAP to satisfy major upper-division requirements, or two (2) upper-division literature courses to satisfy minor requirements. In addition to completing upper-division coursework via UCEAP course work, students may also satisfy the LIT 60/61/80/81 requirement via UCEAP course work.
Any course used for the major or minor must transfer back to UCSC for at least three semester units or 4.5 quarter units, and with a grade of C or better.
In some cases, courses of fewer than 4.5 quarter units or three semester units, on a related topic, may be combined to count as a single course.
Global Seminars are regular UCSC courses, and will be treated the same as courses taken at UCSC.
When to Submit Your Petition
You may submit this petition once you identify the courses you plan to take during your time abroad. Please note that Global Learning courses must appear on your UCSC academic record before they will fulfill requirements in the Degree Progress Report. It can take up to four months after the official end date of a UCEAP program for study abroad courses and grades to appear on your UCSC academic record.
How to Submit Your Petition
You'll need the following in order to submit your Global Learning course petition:
- The discipline, course number, and title of the course(s) your are petitioning (e.g., XITL 157, Dante's Commedia).
- Your final grade for the course(s), if available.
- Supplementary course materials, including a syllabus and reading list in .PDF or .DOC format. Additional materials may be requested if needed: class notes, papers, tests, etc.
- URLs from the MyEAP Course Catalog or other catalogs to the course(s) you are petitioning, if available.
Questions about this petition? Contact the Literature Department.
