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Course Information


Undergraduate Course Numbers

    0-99 Precollegiate. These courses do not carry college-level credit and do not count toward the credit requirements for associate (60 credits) or baccalaureate (120 credits) degree programs.
100-199 Freshman level. These courses are open to all students without restriction, if no other prerequisite is listed.
200-299 Sophomore level. The basic prerequisite for these courses is “sophomore standing” which means that you have already earned 29 college credits. Also meet any other prerequisites that are listed.
300-399 Junior level. The basic prerequisite for these courses is “junior standing” which means you have already earned 59 college credits. Also meet any other prerequisites that are listed.
400-499 Senior level. The basic prerequisite for these courses is “senior standing” which means you have already earned 89 college credits. Also meet any other prerequisites that are listed.

Prerequisites

If you register for any class when you do not have the required class standing and/or haven’t met the stated prerequisites, the department may, at its discretion in the first eight days of the semester, require you to drop that class. However, if you are permitted to continue, you must realize that you accept full responsibility for the grade you earn in that class.

Upper-level Coursework Rule

To receive a bachelor’s degree, you must earn at least 32 credits in courses numbered 300-499.

Graduate Courses

Courses numbered 300/500-399/599 and 400/600-499/699 are offered at two levels. You may take them at the 300- or 400-level for undergraduate credit or at the 500- or 600-level for graduate credit. Realize that only graduate students may enroll for graduate credit. Courses numbered 700-999 are offered only at the graduate level.

Pass/Fail Courses

You can register for some or certain sections of courses on a “Pass/Fail” basis. For information on which courses are offered pass-fail, go to the Office of the Registrar homepage  and then click on “Class Search.” The link for Pass/Fail Grading is on the top of that page. See the section in the catalog titled Pass/Fail Grading  for all the regulations pertaining to pass/fail grading.

Abbreviations

The following abbreviations may appear in the course descriptions.

so st sophomore standing
jr st junior standing
sr st senior standing
addl additional
admis admission
approp appropriate
CIS Computer Information Systems
con reg concurrent registration
cons instr consent instructor
cr credit
dir director
disc discussion
ed education
equiv equivalent
hr(s) hour(s)
lab laboratory
lec lecture
prereq prerequisite
wk(s) week(s)
(I) Course is offered first semester
(II) Course is offered second semester
(SUM) Course is offered in summer session
(WIN) Course is offered in winterim session
(A) Course is offered in alternate years
(Y1) Course is offered Year 1
(Y2) Course is offered Year 2
(Y3) Course is offered Year 3
(Y4) Course is offered Year 4

Individual departments may have additional abbreviations.

GEP Abbreviations

These abbreviations appear at the end of course descriptions for courses that meet one or more of the General Education Program requirements.

GEP General Education Program
ART Arts
ER Environmental Responsibility
XL Experiential Learning
FYS First Year Seminar
GA Global Awareness
HP Historical Perspectives
HU Humanities
IS Interdisciplinary Studies
NSC Natural Sciences
OC Oral Communication
QL Quantitative Literacy
SS Social Sciences
USD U.S. Diversity
WLN Wellness
WC Written Communication

Associate of Arts and Science (AAS) General Education Abbreviations

These abbreviations appear at the end of course descriptions for courses that meet one or more of the AAS General Education Breadth requirements. They are listed as “AAS: XXX” in course descriptions.

AAS Associate of Arts and Science
CCT Critical and Creative Thinking
EC Effective Communication
ES Ethnic Studies
HC Human Culture
IK Intercultural Knowledge and Competence
LS Laboratory Science
NW Natural World
QL Quantitative Literacy
SER Individual, Social, and Environmental Responsibility

For a list of curriculum abbreviations, please go to the Office of the Registrar’s website.

For information on past General Degree Requirements, please refer to the 2011-13 Catalog.