Counseling Division

Prerequisite Challenge Process

Download the Prerequisite Challenge form (PDF)

Step 1 - Filling out the form

Personal information: Fill out all personal information as requested. Your copy of the form will be returned to you in a window envelope using your written name and address, so be certain this information is complete and legible.
Course I wish to take (prerequisite/requirement I wish to challenge): Fill in the Chabot course and course number of the course you wish to take and prerequisite course as directed.
Reasons (A - E):
- Reason A: Check here if you believe that you have met the course equivalent of the prerequisite at another college. Supply the name of college and term of your attendance there and course name and number of Chabot’s prerequisite. To use this reason, you must provide documentation to verify both course equivalence and successful completion of the course (a grade of C or higher). See Providing Documentation below for instructions.
- Reason B: Check here if you believe you have pertinent knowledge and/or experience that would fulfill the prerequisite requirement. Please provide an explanation on a separate piece of paper.
- Reason C, D, E: Check here if appropriate. Please provide an explanation on the space provided and/or on a separate piece of paper.
Sign and date the form.

Step 2 - Providing Documentation

For English & ESL Classes:

Students are responsible for establishing that they have the skills to challenge the prerequisite. Students may choose to submit one or more of the following:

Option A: Sample papers from an English class or a class that required substantial writing. These must be student’s own work.
Option B: Work-related documents for which she/he is the only author supplemented by writing they have done in a class.
Option C: The course description and their writing assignments from a similar course taken at another institution.
Option D: Transcript (evaluated by an accredited agency if necessary) accompanied by their own sample writing assignments from classes on the transcript. This step is required for all students challenging ESL.

For all other classes:

Attach required documentation from one of the following options to verify course equivalent:

Option A: A course outline or syllabus.
Option B: A school catalog description if it describes specific course content.
Option C: A letter from the instructor of the course outlining the course content.
and

Attach required documentation from one of the following options to verify a grade of “C” or higher:

Option A: Academic Transcripts. International transcripts/credentials must be certified by an International evaluation service.
Option B: Report card containing the proposed equivalent course.
Option C: Original letter from the course instructor on school letterhead, indicating the completion of the course with a grade of “C” or higher.

Step 3 - Submitting the form & documentation to the appropriate Division and contact person

Applied Technology & Business Division - Building 1500

Tom Clark, Division Dean
JoAnn Cerefice, Division Administrative Assistant

Subjects: Accounting, Apprenticeship, Automotive Technology, Business, Computer Application Systems, Design Technology, Electronics and Computer Technology, Engineering Technology, Fire Technology, Industrial Technology, Inspection, Machine Tool Technology, Real Estate, Technical Illustration, Welding Technology, Work Experience

Arts & Humanities Division - Building 1100

Gene Groppetti, Division Dean
Karen Hashimoto, Division Administrative Assistant

Subjects: Architecture, Art, Creative Arts, Dance, Digital Media, Graphic Design, Humanities, Interior Design, Mass Communications, Music, Philosophy, Photography, Religious Studies, Theater Arts

Health, Physical Education & Athletics - Bldg 2200

Dale Wagoner, Division Dean (Interim)
Kim Cao, Division Administrative Assistant

Subjects: Dental Hygiene, Health, Health Information Technology, Medical Assisting, Nursing, Nutrition, Physical Education

Language Arts Division - Building 700

Marcia Corcoran, Division Dean
Debra Kling, Division Administrative Assistant
Frederick Hodgson, French Prerequisite Challenges only
Francisco Zermeno, Spanish Prerequisite Challenges only
Submit all other Prerequisite Challenges to Dean Corcoran

Subjects: English, English as a Second Language, Foreign Languages (Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish), General Studies, Library Skills, Sign Language, Speech, Tutorials

Science & Mathematics Division - Building 2000

Sally Jahnke, Division Dean
Alice Lo, Division Administrative Assistant

Subjects: Astronomy, Biological Sciences (Anatomy, Biology, Botany, Ecology, Microbiology, Physiology, Zoology), Chemistry, Computer Science, Engineering, Geology, Mathematics, Physical Science, Physics

Social Sciences Division - Building 700

Marge Maloney, Division Dean
Tency Franco, Division Administrative Assistant
Michelle Sherry, Early Childhood Development Prerequisite Challenges only
Christine McDaniel, Administration of Justice Prerequisite Challenges only
Linda Barde, Recreation & Rehabilitation Therapies Prerequisite Challenges only
Submit all other Prerequisite Challenges to Dean Maloney

Subjects: Administration of Justice, Anthropology, Early Childhood Development, Economics, Geography, History, Political Science, Psychology, Recreation and Rehabilitation Therapies, Social Science, Sociology

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