I am currently in a part time graduate degree program. A petition process that would allow professionals in degree programs to either use their existing course work to meet the CE or wave the CE requirement until the degree program is completed would be helpful. This issue may only apply to a small group of individuals, but between my work and existing classes, I do not have time to take additional classes in parallel.  Since many professionals expand their knowledge base into other areas, a wide latitude on the acceptance of courses would be important.