1998-1999 Undergraduate Catalog Course Descriptions - Course Titles

COURSE TITLES

Courses are titled in the following style:

ASTR 110G. Introduction to Astronomy (s)		4 cr. (3+3P)

The course number, 110, indicates the course is a freshman course. The suffix G indicates an approved general education course. The letter in parentheses indicates the semester the course is offered (see table below). The (3+3P) means that the class meets for 150 minutes per week for lecture and also requires 150 minutes per week of "laboratory" (practice, field work, or recitation).

Course Number Designation

100-199 ­ Freshman courses

200-299 ­ Sophomore courses

300-399 ­ Junior courses

400-499 ­ Senior courses

450-499 ­ Senior or graduate courses

500-599 ­ First-year graduate courses

600-699 ­ Advanced graduate courses

700 ­ Ph.D. dissertation

In order to register for 300-level courses, a student must have met the basic academic skills requirements.

The letter N will be added as a suffix to the course number when the course credits are not applicable to the baccalaureate and specified associate degrees.

Semester Designations:

f - offered every fall semester

s - offered every spring semester

fe - offered fall semester of even numbered years

fo - offered fall semester of odd numbered years

se - offered spring semester of even numbered years

so - offered spring semester of odd numbered years

su I- offered summer session I

su II - offered summer session II