Key to Course Descriptions
Course listings are subject to change without notice.
Courses listed in the
General Catalog are approved to be taught for the specified term. For course
offerings and availability by term, see the 
Schedule
of Classes.
Prerequisites:
Students must meet the course prerequisites or otherwise
satisfy the instructor of their preparation to take the course. Prerequisites can be waived only at the discretion of the instructor or
department offering the course.
Sample Course Description:
Following is a sample course description with the individual
elements explained in the order in which they appear. If an element does
not appear in a course description, that means it does not exist for the course.
This sample is for illustration purposes only, as it is impossible for one course to
have ALL of these elements.
ART 341A -- Intermediate
Photography
(3 units)
Description:
Introduction for artists to the principles and nature of
black-and-white documentary photography. Creating untrue narratives, students are challenged to
deconstruct the familiar photo essay and create new ways of telling stories.
This is a Writing
Emphasis Course. This is a First-Year Colloquium
Course.
Course includes 1 or more field trips.
Special course fee required:
$50.
Prerequisite(s) and corequisites/concurrent
registration: 6 units of ART 343A, ART
343B, ART 344 or ART 346; Art majors only or by portfolio.
Approved as: General
Education Tier Two - Humanities.
Credit for: 1 unit engineering design, 2
units engineering science.
Typical structure: 2 hours of lecture, 1 hour of lab per week.
Special exam: course may be taken by
special exam for credit and grade.
May be repeated:
for credit 1 time (maximum
2 enrollments).
Identical to: MIC 415; MIC is home
department.
May be
convened with: ENGL 515.
Usually offered:
Fall, Spring.
ART 341A:
The course number indicates the level of the
course, for example 100-199 are primarily introductory and beginning courses.
See the Course Numbering System for more
information.
Courses
offered during the specified term have a link from the course number to their
entry in the
Schedule
of Classes.
Intermediate
Photography:
Full course title.
(3
units):
Number of units
of credit.
Description:
The textual description of course topics.
Writing Emphasis
Course:
See the Writing Emphasis
Course policy.
First-Year Colloquium
Course:
First-Year Colloquium
Courses are specially designed for freshman and other students exploring
their educational and career opportunities.
Course
includes 1 or more field trip(s):
Course activities
include one or more field trips (see the
University Handbook
for Appointed Personnel for more information).
Special course fee required:
Students must pay additional fees, above and beyond the initial tuition and
fees, to take this course. In some courses and/or particular fields of study,
students may also incur additional
Course-Related
Expenses.
Prerequisite(s):
Identifies
courses or other experiences which must be completed prior to enrolling in the
course listed. Students must meet the course prerequisites or
otherwise satisfy the instructor of their preparation to take the course.
Prerequisites can be waived only at the discretion of the instructor or
department offering the course.
Corequisites/concurrent
registration:
Identifies courses which must be taken during the same
semester/term as the course
listed.
Approved as:
General
Education Tier Two - Humanities.
These courses are approved by the Faculty
Senate to meet the University-Wide General Education requirements in the
area designated (see the General Education and
Foundations page for more information).
Credit for:
The College of Engineering designates the
units of credit that apply towards "engineering design" and "engineering science."
Typical structure:
This is the typical class structure for the
course, and may include:
- colloquium
- discussion
- dissertation
- individual studies
- laboratory
- lecture -- for courses consisting of lecture periods only, the
number of class hours per week is the same as the unit
value and is not
specified in the course listing.
- proseminar
- seminar
- studio
- workshop
A
structure of "2 hours of lecture, 1 hour of lab per week" indicates that the
class meets for two hours of lecture and one hour of laboratory per week
(based upon a regular 15 week semester).
Special
Exam:
Course is available by special examination, either for a grade and credit or for credit only.
These options are not
available for graduate credit. Possible entries are:
Special exam: course may be taken by
special exam for credit and grade.
Special exam: course may be taken by special exam for credit (not
for grade).
See Special
Examination for Credit or Grade policy for more information.
May be repeated:
The course may be repeated for
credit. Includes restrictions on the number of times a course may be repeated
for credit (beyond the student's first enrollment) or the total number of
units of credit permitted for a course. Possible entries are:
May be repeated: for a total of 12 units of credit.
May be repeated: for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
May be repeated: an unlimited number of times, consult your department
for details and possible restrictions.
Identical
to:
Identifies other departments which give credit for the same
course. If this is not the master course (the course offered by the home
department) the home department is identified. The home department has instructional responsibility for the
course. These courses are sometimes referred to as "crosslists"
or "crosslisted."
May
be convened with:
Certain 400- and 500-level courses with the
same number and title may be convened jointly. Students may receive credit
for such courses only once, whether jointly convened or separately, unless
designated repeatable or unless special approval is
granted by the student's major advisor. The 500-level description designates
additional requirements.
Usually
offered:
Semester (Fall and Spring) or term in which a course
is usually offered. See the
Schedule
of Classes for actual class offerings.
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