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​Subject Code and Course Policies               

  • New Subject Codes (Prefixes) must be vetted and approved by the Office of the Registrar
     
  • Course numbers must wait a period of 10 years after the last offering (deletion) before the number can be reused
     
  • New Course numbers must be vetted and approved by the Office of the Registrar
     
  • Standard Course Repeat language is one of the following:
    • “May be repeated for credit" – denotes unlimited repeats (topics can be repeated)
    • “May be repeated for credit for up to XX credits" – denotes repeatable up to a certain amount of credits (any topic can be repeated up to the maximum credit amount)
    • “May be repeated for credit with different subtitles" – denotes each subtitle can be taken only once
    • “May be repeated for credit with different subtitles for up to XX credits" – denotes each subtitle can be taken only once up to the maximum credit amount
  • ​Standard language for prerequisites with multiple courses is:
    • If there are two courses and both are required: “Both XX and XX"
    • If there are two courses and either is acceptable: “Either XX or XX"
    • If there are more than two courses and all are required: “All of the following: XX, XX, and XX"
    • If there are more than two courses and any are acceptable: “One (or other number) of the following: XX, XX, or XX" ​

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