Hey guys, I have a question about classification of courses also so I didn't want to make a whole new thread. Below in italics is my exact email that I sent to AACOMAS when I asked them this question:
"I took a course called "Art History - Special Topics" and did poorly on it. The special topic in this class changes every year. When I took it, it was European Art. Next year, the topic will be different - it will be "Art of the 17th century". Next year, the class will also have a different number.
If I retake this course next year, with the different number and different topic, can I use this as a repeat of the first time that I took it? The university has told me they will never have the topic be Ancient Egyptian Art again. So I will have no way to replace this poor grade, unless you allow me to use the course when its topic is 17th Century Art as a replacement for it.
So to be clear, my question is: Can I replace the grade I got when the special topic was European Art with the grade that I get when I take the course when its special topic is 17th Century Art?"
(I haven't gotten a response from them yet. I did call them, but the man I talked to had difficulty speaking english so I don't know if he fully understood my question and I didn't fully understand him. He said "If it is the same name, then it counts as a repeat". I then told him that the course will be the same name (Art History - Specialt Topics), but the course number will be different. There was an awkward silence and he was obviously confused, so he told me that he would transfer my call to another representative. This representative never picked up the phone, so I am asking my question here. )
