The Dept. has the authority to approve substitute classes. The unit totals required for the degree, however, must be achieved. I don't want a degree or certificate. The program's classes are free of rigid entrance requirements, because the faculty realizes that DM workers often learn on their own or on the job. Thus, a DM student might have the skills required to take an advanced class, even if they have never been to college before.
Every department decides which classes, if any, can be challenged.
Essentially, students who challenge must sign-up for the class and take the final. The grade earned on the final is the permanent grade earned in the class. See a counselor who is comfortable advising for the DM program. The Digital Media department, in cooperation with the WVC articulation officer, is working to establish articulation agreements with other colleges and universities. At the moment, however, courses would need to be reviewed on an individual basis by the receiving institution.