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Course Numbering System

Courses with double numbers (for example, English 1A-1B) are two-semester sequences that usually begin in the fall semester. Each course in a sequence is normally prerequisite to the one following, and you may normally receive credit for completing the first half of a sequence.

The number in parentheses following the course title indicates the credit value. An abbreviation in parentheses following the course description indicates the semester in which the course is offered: (F) fall, (SP) spring. Semester offerings are subject to change. Summer Sessions courses are listed separately in the Summer Sessions Catalog except for a few courses that are part of a department's degree requirements.

Prefixes to Course Numbers

Course numbers preceded by the letter C indicate that the course is cross-listed with a course in another department—i.e., Italian Studies C103 (a hypothetical example) is identical to a course offered in the Department of French as French C112. The course with which a “C” course is cross-listed is identified at the end of the course description.

Course numbers preceded by the letter H are special honors courses that may be subject to restrictions imposed by the department.

Course numbers preceded by the letter N are not identical summer versions of a regular term course.

Course numbers preceded by the letter R satisfy the Reading and Composition requirement.

Suffixes to Course Numbers

Course numbers followed by AC satisfy the American Cultures requirement.

Course numbers are assigned as follows:

1-99

Lower division courses, including courses designated by a letter. Open to freshmen and sophomores; not acceptable for upper division credit.

100-196

Upper division courses. You must ordinarily have completed at least one lower division course in the given subject or two years of college work.

98, 99, 197, 198, 199

Special Studies courses. Effective fall 1983, you may use no more than 16 semester units of courses numbered 98, 99, 197, 198, and 199 to meet requirements for the bachelor's degree. Exceptions to this rule may be granted by the dean of your college or school.

197

Field study (upper division). Courses with this number are restricted to passed/not passed grading. To take them you must have completed 60 units of undergraduate study and be in good academic standing (2.00 grade-point average or better). Exceptions to these rules may be granted by the dean of your college or school.

98, 99, 198, 199

These courses allow you to pursue study of special topics, in groups or individually, under the direction of a faculty member. You may aggregate no more than 4 units of credit for independent studies or group studies in a single semester.

Directed group study by lower division students. Each section of a 98 course must receive approval by the chair of the department, based upon a written proposal by the instructor who is to supervise the course. Only a grade of passed/not passed is to be assigned. The dean of your college or school, on advice of the instructor, may authorize exceptions to the grading limitation.

Supervised independent study by academically superior, lower division students. You must have a 3.3 GPA and prior consent of the instructor who is to supervise the study, and you must submit a written proposal to the chair of the department for approval. Only a grade of passed/not passed is to be assigned. The dean of your college or school, on the advice of the instructor, may authorize exceptions to the grading limitation.

198

Directed group study (upper division). Each section of a 198 course must receive approval by the chair of the department, based upon a written proposal by the instructor who is to supervise the course. To enroll in 198 courses, you must have completed at least 60 units of undergraduate study and be in good academic standing (2.00 grade-point average or better). Only a grade of passed/not passed will be assigned. The dean of your college or school may, on the advice of the instructor and department concerned, authorize exceptions to the above limitations.

199

Supervised independent study (upper division). You must have prior approval of your major adviser, the instructor who is to supervise the study, and the chair of the department. Approval must be based on a written proposal that you submit to the chair. The instructor must indicate consent in writing. To enroll in 199 courses, you must have completed at least 60 units of undergraduate study and must be in good academic standing (2.00 grade-point average or better). Only a grade of passed/not passed will be assigned. The dean of your college or school, on the advice of the instructor, may authorize exceptions to the above limitations.

200-299

Graduate courses. Adequate preparation, subject to the instructor's approval, is normally 12 upper division units of work basic to the subject matter of the course.

300-399

Professional courses for teachers or prospective teachers.

400-499

Professional courses which, like teaching courses, are acceptable toward academic degrees only within the limitations prescribed by the various colleges or schools or the Graduate Division.

601

Special study for graduate students in preparation for the master's examination.

602

Special study for graduate students in preparation for the doctoral qualifying examination.

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