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Waiver Policy

  • Any required course may be challenged by demonstrating one of the following to the satisfaction of faculty:
    • Successful completion of an equivalent course or courses;
    • Equivalent work experience in content area; or
    • Alternative career objectives (concentration in field of interest produces course conflict).
  • It is the expectation that waived courses will be replaced by elective course work. Exceptions will be considered under exceptional circumstances.
  • Process:
    1. The student should first discuss his/her situation with his/her Program Advisor.
    2. The student must submit a written request for waiver clearly stating why the request is being made and outlining “what, when, and where" the prior course/experience was accomplished.* Email submission is acceptable.
    3. After receiving the written request, the student's Program Advisor notes his/her recommendation first, then routes it to the Program Director for recommendation/vote. If the advisor wishes, he/she may defer initial recommendation/review of the request to the relevant course instructor. The student should submit his/her request by Monday of the fifth week of the preceding quarter for which the waiver is requested.
    4. If pre-registration is underway, an entry code or request for entry code should be made in case the waiver is denied.
    5. Any questions about the waiver can be raised at a Program faculty/curriculum committee meeting, or communicated with the advisor.
    6. A waiver request must be approved by the student's Program Advisor and the Program Director.
    7. Once approved or denied, the Program Director writes a memo (email is acceptable) to the student (copied to the Program Manager for the student file) regarding the decision.
  • Students may appeal decisions to the Program Director or Chair of the Department of Health Services.
  • Faculty/program advisors do not have the prerogative to approve/deny a request for waiver independently.

* Please attach a course outline (or reference the appropriate web site) to the waiver request if the course involved is relatively new or not a UW Health Services course. If possible, proof of successful completion should also be provided.

Waiver Policy Addendum for Executive MHA Students

To date, the Executive MHA Program has agreed to accept graduate credits earned from the Certificate Program in Medical Management (CPMM) courses toward the total credit count required to receive an MHA degree. The table below shows which Executive MHA courses may be waived as a result of previously completed CPMM courses.

CPMM Course EMHA Course

Medical Practice Quality Measurement & Management (3 cr)

Clinical Systems Management; HSMGMT 590 (3 cr)

Leadership and Change Management (3 cr)

Negotiating Skills; HSMGMT 590 (1 cr)

Strategic Management of Health Care Organizations (3 cr)

Applied Strategic Management; HSMGMT 562 (4 cr)

Health Services Financial Management (3 cr)

Accounting and Financial Management; HSMGMT 574 (4 cr)

To see when these courses are offered for the current or coming year, review the EMHA course listings..

If you have questions about this policy or the approval procedure, please contact the Student Services Manager.