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Information on courses - course numbers, forty credit rule, graduate courses and pass/fail info. Course listing abbreviations Timetable
Information on courses of instruction
Undergraduate course numbers:
000-099 Precollegiate. These courses do not carry college-level credit. 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 must have already earned 59 college credits. Also meet any other prerequisites that are listed. 400-499 Senior Level. The basic prerequisite fore these courses is "senior standing," which means you must 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.Forty Credit Rule
To receive a bachelor's degree, you must earn at least 40 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. These courses and/or sections are marked with a "#" in your timetable.. See under the section Academic Information for regulations pertaining to pass/fail grading.Abbreviations
The following abbreviations appear in the course descriptions.
so st sophomore standing (I) Course offered first semester jr st junior standing (II) Course offered second semester sr st senior standing (SS) Course offered in summer session addl additional (A) Course offered alternate years admis admission approp appropriate CIS Computer Information Systems con reg concurrent registration CNR College of Natural Resources cons chair consent of department chair COFAC College of Fine Arts and Comm. cons instr consent of instructor CPS College of Professional Studies cr credit ECE Early Childhood Education dir director disc discussion HESA School of Health, Exercise Science and Athletics equiv equivalent HPHD School of Health Promotion and Human Dev. hr(s) hour(s) HP/W Health Promotion/Wellness lab laboratory IA Interior Architecture lec lecture L&S College of Letters and Science prereq prerequisite PEX Physical Educ. for Exceptional Ind. wk(s) week(s) SHP Safety and Health Protection GDR Abbreviations
These abbreviations appear at the end of course descriptions for courses that meet one or more of the general degree requirements.
GDR General Degree Requirements HU4 Humanities area four COMM Communication 101 MATH Mathematics EL Environmental Literacy MNS Minority Studies ENGL Freshman English NS Natural Science FL Foreign Language NW Non-western Culture HI History SS1 Social Science category one HU1 Humanities area one SS2 Social Science category two HU2 Humanities area two WE Writing Emphasis HU3 Humanities area three WL/AA Wellness/Aerobic activity WL/HE Wellness/Health Enhancement
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