SP 01-03 - Course Numbering Guidelines (Formerly “SR 3-01”)

Approved By: Dennis Muraoka, Richard Rush
Approve Date: October 9th, 2001
Policy File:
SP 01-03 Course Numbering Guidelines (Formerly “SR 3-01”)

Policy:

COURSE NUMBERING

100 - 299 Lower-Division Courses

300 - 499 Upper-Division Courses

500 - 599 Graduate and Teacher Credential Courses

349 Interdisciplinary Courses- without prerequisites (including cross-listed courses)

449 Interdisciplinary Courses- may have prerequisites or require permission from the instructor (including cross-listed courses)

397 Directed Studies Course- variable topic/credit courses
Special Topics- variable topic/credit courses
Service Learning/ Internship Course- variable credit

494 Independent Research Course- variable credit

497 Directed Studies Course- variable topic/credit courses
Senior Thesis Course- variable topic/credit courses
Undergraduate Capstone Course

Notes:
In science disciplines, it is recommended that courses requiring calculus as a pre-requisite should be numbered X50 - X99 with X00 - X49 being reserved for courses not requiring calculus as a pre-requisite.