Tips to Understand Course Listing in the Academic Catalog
Courses numbered 100 to 199 are primarily for freshmen; 200 to 299 for sophomores;
300 to 499 for juniors and seniors; 500 to 799 for juniors, seniors and graduate students.
Students must attain sophomore standing (26 semester hours) before enrolling in any
300/400 level course.
The number in parentheses after the course title indicates the credit in semester
hours.
A hyphen (-) between the numbers of a course indicates no credit will be given until
all of the course sequence is successfully completed.
A colon (:) between the numbers of the course and semester hours credit indicates
credit will be given as each semester of the course is completed, and they must be
taken in order.
A comma (,) between the numbers of a course and semester hours credit indicates credit
will be given as each semester of the course is completed.
The line following the course title and credit tells the number of lecture and laboratory
hours a week. The third line gives the prerequisite, if any.
Following some course descriptions will be listed the semester in which the course
is offered (fall, spring). When no semeste (or semesters) is listed at the end of
the course description, then in most cases that course is offered each semester during
the academic year. However, students must consult with their academic advisers to
ensure that a course will be offered the semester they would like to take it.