RULE NO. 1.
The course number will contain no more or no less
than four numerical digits and will
have no alpha suffixes except as provided for in Rule No. 6.
RULE NO. 2.
The first digit of the 4-digit number indicates the
level of the course.
0001-0999 SPECIALTY COURSES:
(0001-0499 – Non Credit for Graduation)
(0500-0999 – Credit
Courses)
Courses with these numbers may be credit or
non-credit.
CREDIT
Courses which are unique in
their makeup and are not used as a foundation course for other courses. (Specialty
courses currently offered are: Chorus, band and
oratorio choir.)
NON-CREDIT FOR GRADUATION
Courses which are designed to make up
deficiencies in previous training or to
improve facility in certain basic skills without
earning credit for graduation.
1000-2999 LOWER DIVISION UNDERGRADUATE COURSES
Courses for undergraduate students. Graduate students
may enroll in these courses but they are not available for graduate credit.
3000-3999 UPPER DIVISION UNDERGRADUATE COURSES
Courses comprising the advanced portion of an
undergraduate program leading to a baccalaureate degree. Graduate students
may enroll in these courses but they are not
available for graduate
credit.
4000-4999
UNDERGRADUATE COURSES WITH PARALLEL GRADUATE COURSES LISTED AT THE 5000-LEVEL
Not open to graduate students.
5000-5999 GRADUATE
COURSES WITH PARALLEL UNDERGRADUATE COURSES LISTED AT THE 4000-LEVEL
Not open to undergraduate students. The 5000
level can also be used for courses in programs such as MAT, where the
students' undergraduate degrees are in another field and the
course content is not at a “higher” level than advanced
undergraduate courses in the same discipline.
6000-7999 MASTER’S LEVEL COURSES
Advanced, well-qualified undergraduates may register
in 6000-level courses for undergraduate credit, but
only by special request. Thesis registration is
generally at the 6900 level with work beyond program requirements
numbered 7999.
8000-9999 DOCTORAL WORK
The 8999 number is for
dissertation work with the program. The 9000 level is used only
for
doctoral work beyond the program (9999)
RULE NO. 3.
Unique second digits will be used University wide to
designate special
types of courses. These unique digits are:
X000 Topics
X300 (Reserved)
X400 Internship and Practica
X500 Cooperative Education
Courses
X600 Seminar
X700 Honors Courses*
X800 Independent Study
X900 Research
This will allow
courses of this nature at all levels.
* Honor sections of courses listed in Rules
No. 3 and 5, the
second, third and fourth digits are reserved for departmental or
college use. Each department may develop its own scheme to
meet its particular needs.
RULE NO. 4.
Except for the special courses listed in Rules No. 3
and 5, the second, third and
fourth digits are reserved for
departmental or college use. Each
department may develop its own scheme to meet its particular needs.
RULE NO. 5.
The following course numbers are reserved to allow
graduate students who have completed
their coursework but still need use of faculty time and/or
University facilities.
7999
Graduate residence (Master students)
9999
Graduate residence (Doctoral students)
RULE NO. 6.
Use of Alpha Suffixes is restricted as follows:
a.
“L” reserved for a laboratory attached to
a course such as General Chemistry and General Chemistry Lab. (“L”
will not be attached to a “stand-alone” laboratory such as CET 351.)
b.
“H” reserved for Honors Section of
courses not developed specifically for an honors program.
c.
Other Alpha suffixes will be used ONLY as
a logistical means for handling topic courses with different topics in a
single term and for variable credit courses offered in a single term to
distinguish between sections with different credit. All alpha suffixes
other than “L” will be assigned by the Registrar’s Office on a term-by-term
basis.
RULE NO. 7.
A laboratory attached to a course will have the
identical number as the course except the alpha suffix “L” will be attached.
RULE NO. 8.
A course number may not be used for a substantially
different course
within a period of six years from the most recent use
of the number. This does not preclude
minor revisions in title, content, or description
of existing courses; nor
does it preclude reinstatement of essentially the same course with the old number that has been
deleted by a department or college.
