What is a Course Substitution?

A course substitution is an SFCC process where a student acquires faculty approval to replace a required course with an alternative course that covers similar content or fulfills the same academic requirements ensuring that students meet the overall academic goals and requirements of their chosen degree program.

Process: Complete the Form

Courses completed at accredited colleges other than SFCC may be transferred into the SFCC Addiction Studies program. To determine if courses completed at another college may be equivalent to courses at SFCC, students must follow the process as stated below.

If you believe you may have courses that could transfer, please do not take the class you find equivalent. Take a different class until the Course Substitution Review process can be completed.

Complete the Course Substitution Form

Directions:

Apply to SFFC Addiction Studies AAS program.
Submit your official transcripts be sent to the SFCC Registrar’s office to be evaluated.
- Once the SFCC Official Transcript Review is completed, use the worksheet below to help our faculty determine if you have classes for substitution.
For any courses you wish to ask for Substitution, please acquire your:
- official course description(s)
- syllabus or copy of the page from the school’s webpage documenting the course’s description similar to the Addiction Studies course descriptions shown in the table starting on page 3.
- and/or outcomes from the college where you completed your course work.
- All courses must be passed with a 2.0+.
- Note the date of course completion to ensure you obtain the correct course description(s) and outcomes.
Review your transcripts from other colleges/universities to determine if you may have taken courses that may be equivalent to SFCC AS courses (Addiction Studies AAS Course Descriptions). The State of Washington mention the core Addiction related courses must be SPECIFIC to addiction or they cannot be accepted.
All requests for transfer courses/credits are subject to the rules, regulations, and procedures of the Community Colleges of Spokane.
Save all this documentation. The Department of Health will require you to send it as part of the Substance Use Disorder Professional Credential Process. The SFCC Addiction Studies Program is not responsible to keep your documentation for your SUDP credential.

Disclaimer: Only the DOH can say whether the courses substituted apply toward your SUDP credential. The program can only say whether the substituted courses will apply to the Addiction Studies Degree Requirements.