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Reading Course Numbers


Each course is designated by a Subject Code and a six-digit number. The Subject Code represents the teaching unit offering the course (e.g., ANTH-xxx Anthropology). The middle three numbers identify the level of the course as follows:

xxx 001 - xxx 099 = no degree credit
xxx 100 - xxx 499 = undergraduate courses
xxx 500 - xxx 599 = graduate courses to which undergraduate students may be admitted
xxx 600 - xxx 799 = graduate courses to which undergraduate students usually
are not admitted

The last three digits are the section number.

EXAMPLE:
ANTH-110G 001 Culture: The Human Mirror 3:1

ANTH = Teaching Unit Prefix
110 = Course Number
G = counts towards General Education requirements
001 = Section Number
3 = General Education Curricular Area
1 = General Education Level


Information on General Education areas and levels for undergraduates admitted for Fall 1989 or after may be found at the General Education Program home page.

Course Number Prefix to Subject Code Conversion
    - This chart matches all subject codes and number prefixes to their corresponding teaching unit.

 

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