Course Number Explanation

Courses of Instruction

Courses are designated by an alpha subject field (up to 8 characters) and 4-digit course number.  The alpha subject field refers to the department or area of the course; the number refers to the specific course.  For example, in the course designated ART 3011, ART refers to the Department of Art and the 3011 refers to the course. 

Courses numbered 0000 through 0999: Non-credit courses and courses that are offered to non-matriculated students (such as CIEP). 

Courses numbered 1000 through 1999: Introductory, elementary, and general education courses that are appropriate for first year students and others with no special background. A course in this series will have few if any prerequisites. 

Courses numbered 2000 through 2999: Lower level undergraduate courses; those that ideally are taken by second and perhaps third year students. These courses might build on materials and knowledge from the 1000 series courses and may have prerequisites. 

Courses numbered 3000 through 3999: Upper level undergraduate courses, courses for majors, courses which require significant prerequisites.

Courses numbered 4000 through 4999: Advanced upper level undergraduate courses including seminars, advanced independent study courses, honors thesis work, etc.

Courses numbered 5000 through 5999: Introductory graduate or first year graduate courses.

Courses numbered 6000 through 6999: Upper level graduate courses.

Courses numbered 7000 through 7999: Doctoral courses.