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 Course Descriptions
 


Key to Course Descriptions Course Numbers
Key to Designators
Non-Degree Courses
Cross-Listed Courses
Credit and Attendance Hours
Prerequisites
Variable Credit Courses
Other Designation

Key to Course Descriptions Course Numbers

The level of a course is indicated by the number. Usually it is expected that students will take courses appropriate to their classification. It is particularly important for freshmen to register for courses numbered below 200.

000-099 Credits in these courses do not apply to the minimum 124 hour requirement for graduation.
100-199 Primarily for Freshmen
200-299 Primarily for Sophomores
300-399 Primarily for Juniors*
400-499 Primarily for Seniors*
500-599 Advanced Undergraduate Courses

A student who has been formally admitted to the College of Graduate Studies and who takes courses numbered 500 or higher will receive graduate credit and, with the approval of the advisor, may apply in on a degree program.
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600-699 Graduate Courses
Open only to students who have been admitted to the College of Graduate Studies. Undergraduate students should use the form available from the College of Graduate Studies to apply to take a graduate course for undergraduate credit.

700-799 Graduate Courses
Open only to students who have been admitted to the College of Graduate Studies.
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800 -899 Graduate Courses
Open only to students who have been admitted to the College of Graduate Studies and who are in the third year of doctoral study or full time internship at the specialist level.

900-999 Graduate Courses
Open only to students who have been admitted to the College of Graduate Studies and who are in the fourth year of doctoral study.
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Graduate courses which are subject to limitation under the policy on unspecified content or variable credit are listed in each department.

* A graduate student may include no more than two 300 or 400 level courses in the program, provided that these courses are in disciplines which are cognate to or related to the discipline in which the student is earning a degree. Prior to registering for a course at this level, the student must have received permission from the advisor, the chairperson of the department offering the course, and the Dean of the College of Graduate Studies to include such a course in the program.

Key to Designators
ACC - Accounting
AMS - American Studies
ANT - Anthropology
ART - Art
ASL - American Sign Language
AST - Astronomy
ATR - Athletic Training
BCA - Broadcast and Cinematic Arts
BIO - Biology
BIS - Business Information Systems
BLR - Business Law and Regulation
BUS - Business
CDE - Planned Experience in Community Development - Extended Degree 
          Program
CDO - Communication Disorders
CED - Counselor Education and Personal Development
CFA - Communication and Fine Arts
CHM - Chemistry
CHN - Chinese
CNE - Credit, no equivalent
CPS - Computer Science
DAN - Dance
DHA - Degree in Health Administration
EAD - Educational Administration
ECO - Economics
EDU - Teacher Education

EHS - Education
ENG - English Language and Literature
ENT - Entrepreneurship
ENV - Environmental Studies
ESC - Earth Science
EUR - European Studies
FIN - Finance
FLN - Foreign Language
FRN - French
FYE - First Year Experience
GEL - Geology
GEO - Geography
GER - German
GFA - General Fine and Applied Arts
GRK - Greek
GRN - Gerontology
HEV - Human Environmental Studies

HMD - Hotel Management Department
HOA - Hotel Administration
HON - Honors
HPS - Health Professions
HSA - Hospitality Services Administration
HSC - School of Health Sciences
HST - History
HUM - Humanities
IET - Industrial and Engineering Technology
IPC - Interpersonal and Public Communication
IPR - Integrative Public Relations
IPS - International Program Studies
ITC - Information Technology
JPN - Japanese
JRN - Journalism
LAR - Liberal Arts
LAT - Latin
LDR - Leadership Studies
LIB - Library Media
LS - Planned Experience in Liberal Studies - Extended Degree Program
M&S - Planned Experience in Management and Supervision - Extended  
          Degree Program
MAR - Marine Science
MBA - Master of Business Administration
MGT - Management
MKT - Marketing
MLE - Middle Level Education
MSA - Master of Science in Administration
MSC - Military Science
MST - Museum Science
MTH - Mathematics
MUL - Multidisciplinary courses
MUS - Music
OJB - Ojibwe
PED - Sports Instructional Program (Activity)
PES - Physical Education and Professional Courses
PHA - Physician Assistant
PHL - Philosophy
PHS - Physical Science
PHY - Physics
PSC - Political Science
PSY - Psychology
PTH - Physical Therapy
REL - Religion
RLA - Recreation and Leisure Activities
RPL - Recreation, Parks, and Leisure Services Administration
RUS - Russian
SCI - Sciences
SDA - Speech Communication and Dramatic Arts
SOC - Sociology
SPE - Special Education
SPN - Spanish
SSC - Social Sciences
STA - Statistics
STR - Strathclyde (graduate history at University of Strathclyde)
SWK - Social Work
TAI - Theatre and Interpretation

TCA - Travel & Convention Administration
TEC - Technology
UNV - Experiential Learning - Extended Degree Program
WST - Women’s Studies
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Non-Degree Courses
Courses numbered (DESIGNATOR) 589 - Professional Development (1-6) do not apply to degree requirements. These courses cover selected issues designed for professional development, in-service training to meet specific staff development needs in education, business/industry, allied health, technology, and other professional settings. They are not applicable to degree requirements.
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Cross-Listed Courses
Cross-listed courses are those courses identified in the course listing as “identical to” another course. Credit may not be earned in more than one of these courses.
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Credit and Attendance Hours
The number of semester hours of credit in each course is indicated by the first number following the title of the course. Within the parentheses, the first number indicates the number of hours of lecture per week; the second number, the hours of laboratory per week. EXAMPLE: 4(3-2) means four hours of credit, three hours of lecture, two hours of laboratory.
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Prerequisites
In general, only immediate prerequisites for courses are listed. Some courses listed as prerequisites may have their own prerequisites. You may need to plan more than one semester in advance when deciding which semester to take a particular course.

Students seeking to substitute prerequisite courses with equivalents or permission of instructor may do so only with departmental approval. Such substitutions are not automatic.
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Variable Credit Courses
Variable credit courses are indicated by a semester-hour designation such as 1-3(Spec). (Spec) means there are special arrangements regarding the number of hours spent in class. Maximum hours which a student may earn in a variable credit course to apply toward graduation are the highest number in the semester-hour designation for the course (i.e., three hours maximum in example listed above).
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Other Designation
F— Indicates the course is offered in the Fall Semester
Sp— Indicates the course is offered in the Spring Semester
Su— Indicates the course is offered in the Summer Semester
D— Indicates the course is offered on demand
Odd/Even Year— Refers to calendar year in which course is offered
T— Travel course
CR/NC— Credit/No Credit, see page 71
Italic Type— Indicates the course is approved for the University Program
Courses are listed in alphabetical order by designator.
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