Equivalent Courses
Kent State courses determined by faculty to share more than 70 percent of the total content and student learning outcomes are considered equivalent. These courses are programmed in Banner to be treated as the same course (equivalency is noted in each course’s catalog description). Courses designated as cross-listed and slashed are programmed automatically as equivalent; however, there are many Kent State courses that are not co-scheduled but are considered equivalent (e.g., IT 11000 Introduction to Computer Systems is equivalent to CIS 24053 Introduction to Computer Applications). Courses that previously had a different course subject, number and/or title are also programmed in Banner to recognize their former identifications. Therefore, it is extremely important to consider equivalency between the course with the old subject/number/title and the course with the new subject/number/title.
If a course is a prerequisite for another course, its official equivalent will satisfy the prerequisite. E.g., students who completed IT 11000 will be able to register successfully for a course that has a prerequisite of CIS 24053.
Equivalent courses should not have different credit hours. E.g., if a student takes Course 10000 (3 credits) and earns a C, then takes its official equivalent Course 20000 (1 credit) and earns a B, only 1 credit will be counted toward graduation.
Groupings of equivalent courses cannot be entered in Banner (e.g., two courses taken together are equivalent to one course). Any GPA or credit recalculation for those courses must be done manually by the Financial, Billing and Enrollment Center through the student petition process.
Please be aware of equivalency when revising a course. If the revisions to a course are so great that the revised course cannot no longer be considered equivalent to the current course, the current course should be inactivated, and a new course established.
