Lower Division Courses
100-199 level courses are intended primarily for freshmen. Upper division students may enroll in these courses. Graduate students may enroll in these courses with their advisor’s approval, but they are not available for graduate credit.
200-299 level courses are intended primarily for sophomores. Certain classes are closed to freshmen who lack the designated prerequisites or whose majors are outside the unit offering the course. This information is available in the Undergraduate Bulletin, or from the student’s academic advisor. Upper division students may enroll in these courses. Graduate students may enroll in these courses with their advisor’s approval, but they are not available for graduate credit.
Upper Division Courses
300-399 level courses are intended primarily for juniors. Prerequisites and other restrictions should be noted before registration. Graduate students may enroll in these courses with their advisor’s approval, but they are not available for graduate credit.
400-499 level courses are intended primarily for seniors and include capstone courses, study abroad, etc. Prerequisites and other restrictions should be noted before registration. Graduate students may enroll in these courses with their advisor’s approval, but they are not available for graduate credit.
If undergraduate and graduate courses need to be co-listed, then this can occur between 400- and 600-level courses. Undergraduates may take 600-level courses with senior status and a minimum 3.25 GPA or above.
Graduate Courses
600-699 courses are master’s level courses open to all graduate students. Undergraduate students may take these with senior status and a minimum 3.25 GPA or above, or in special cases as part of an accelerated bachelors-master’s program.
700-799 courses are master’s level courses open to all graduate students.
800-899 courses are doctoral level courses open to all graduate students.
900-999 courses are doctoral level courses open only to doctoral students.
Each graded and non-graded course will be assigned to a faculty member. In particular, non-graded courses such as Special Topics, Seminar, Independent Study, Thesis, and Dissertation will associate a separate section with each faculty member.
Course Prefixes
Prefixes will contain no more than four alpha characters. Departments should consult with the University Registrar when establishing courses which will require a course prefix other than the departmental abbreviations.
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