 |
Courses are classified
in six grades indicated by the first digit of the course number.
In some cases, subcategories are indicated by the second and
third digits:
100-level |
|
Introductory
courses (open to all students) |
|
|
|
|
200-level |
|
Intermediate courses
(may have prerequisites) |
|
|
|
|
300-level |
|
Advanced courses
(have prerequisites) |
|
|
|
|
400-level |
|
Independent work
- the last digit (with the exception of Honors)
represents the amount of credit assigned. Departments
specify the number of credits customarily assigned
for Special Studies. |
|
|
|
|
|
400 |
|
Special Studies,
variable credit, as assigned |
|
|
|
|
|
404 |
|
Special Studies,
one semester, 4 credits |
|
|
|
|
|
408d |
|
Special Studies,
full year, 8 credits |
|
|
|
|
|
410 |
|
Internships (credits
as assigned) |
|
|
|
|
|
420 |
|
Independent Study
(credits as assigned) |
|
|
|
|
|
430d |
|
Honors Thesis
(full year, 8 credits) |
|
|
|
|
|
431a |
|
Honors Thesis
(first semester only, eight credits) |
|
|
|
|
|
432d |
|
Honors Thesis
(full year, 12 credits) |
|
|
|
|
500-level |
|
Graduate courses:
for departments that offer graduate work, independent
work is numbered as follows: |
|
|
|
|
|
580 |
|
Special Studies |
|
|
|
|
|
590 |
|
Thesis |
|
|
|
|
900-level |
|
Reserved for courses
(e.g., music performance) that are identifiably
distinct from the other offerings of a department. |
|
|
|
|
A "j" after the course number indicates
a course offered for credit during Interterm, and a "d" indicates
a full-year course in which credit is granted after two consecutive
semesters and the grade is cumulative. A course in which the
spring semester is a continuation of the fall semester is given
the next consecutive number and listed separately with the prerequisite
indicated. Full-year courses are offered when it is not permissible
for a student to receive credit for one semester only (i.e.,
introductory language courses). Cross-listed courses are given
the identifying three-letter designation of the home department
or program, and listed under that designation and number in
other departments or programs in which the offering is approved
for cross listing. Experimental courses, approved by the Committee
on Academic Priorities to be offered not more than twice, are
identified with an "E" enclosed in parentheses at the end of
the description.
Language courses are numbered to
provide consistency among departments. The introductory elementary
course in each language is numbered 100. The intensive course
in each language is numbered 110 or 111 and normally is a full-year
course. Intermediate language courses are numbered 120 for low
intermediate and 220 for high intermediate. Introductory science
courses are numbered to provide consistency among departments.
The introductory courses that serve as the basis for the major
are numbered 111 (and 112 if they continue into a second semester). "Fast
track" courses are numbered 115 (and 116 when appropriate).
Courses at the introductory or intermediate level that do not
count toward the major are numbered 100-109 and 200-209. Seminars,
by faculty legislation, are limited to 12 students and are open
only to juniors, seniors and graduate students, by permission
of the instructor. At the discretion of the instructor and with
the approval of the department chair or the program director,
15 students may enroll. The designation that a course is a seminar
appears in the title unless all seminars appear as a separate
and clearly designated group in the department's course listing.
The current topic, if applicable, immediately follows the title
of the seminar. Colloquia, primarily reading and discussion
courses with an enrollment limited of 20, are also clearly designated.
Office of the Provost/Dean of the
Faculty
December 2004 |
|
