What does ‘exempt’ mean?

A transfer agreement may indicate you will receive credit, but may include a statement like “exempt LING 311”.

This is an exemption, which means that when you transfer the course you have taken, you do not have to take a pre-requisite or required course in your new program.  

Example:

You took:

You get:

This means, you get:

LING 225

LING 2XX (3), exempt LING 290

3 credits for a second year or level course in Linguistics.

These credits can be used to substitute for credit from

taking Linguistics 290

ART 3205

ARTH 3rd (4), exempt ARTH 370

4 credits for a third year or level course in Art History.

These credits can be used to substitute  can for credit

from taking Art History 370