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Students may petition not to take the required classes if they have taken similar courses elsewhere. The decision to approve or deny the petition will be made by the Student Affairs Committee. Students may petition to delay the qualifying examination until the end of their sixth semester if they begin their enrollment in the MSE Dept. in the Spring or Summer and if they must retake one or more of the required core classes due to a grade below B.