Course Schedule Format

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ADDITIONAL DESIGNATIONS

COURSE MEETING DATES AND MESSAGES

Special instructions pertaining to a course will be printed immediately UNDER the course section.

COURSE NUMBER

The letters denote the department in which the course is offered. The three digits in the course number represent the level of the course, i.e.

GEOL 704 (GEOL= Geology, 704=graduate level course).
000-099      An undergraduate course in which no credit is granted toward degree requirements.
100-299      An undergraduate lower division course, designated as a freshman or sophomore level course.
300-499      An undergraduate upper division course, designated as a junior or senior level course.
500-699      An undergraduate upper division course, primarily designated as a junior or senior level course. Courses numbered  500-599 may be taken for                     graduate credit only in a graduate student's minor field. Courses numbered 600-699 may be taken for credit in a graduate student's major field.
700-799      An undergraduate upper division or graduate course, primarily graduate level course.
800-899      A graduate course, primarily for a master level course or a professional level course.
900-999      A graduate course, primarily for doctoral level course.

CREDIT HOURS
Variable credit courses are designated with a "V"; students must indicate the number of hours. All other courses are offered for a fixed credit amount as indicated.

ENROLLMENT RESTRICTIONS
The following messages may appear in the Course Schedule (message applies to the course listed above the printed message):
a. "Honors Program"--indicates this section is only open to students participating in a college Honors Program.
b. "Department Majors Only"--indicates this section is only open to students with majors in that department.
c. "Non-Majors Only"--indicates this section is only open to students who are not majors in that department.
d. "Instructor Permission"--indicates permission must be obtained from the instructor PRIOR to enrolling in that section; a COURSE SECTION PERMIT form should be completed or electronic permission in KATS, see Supplementary Information, Permission Courses.
e. "Permission Required"--indicates permission must be obtained PRIOR to enrolling in that section (may be electronic permission in KATS). See text message accompanying that course section for location to obtain permission, see Supplementary Information, Permission Courses.

GENERAL EDUCATION

The listed under GE indicates the course has been approved for university general education credit.

GRADING OPTION

Blank-This section may only be taken for a letter grade.
C-This section may only be taken for the Credit-No Credit option.
P-This section may either be taken for a letter grade, or under the A/Pass/F option.

SECTION TYPE
Some courses list multiple sections and types. Students enrolling in these courses must sign up for each of the different section types required for each course.

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September 12, 2005