Course Numbering System

In 2009 the university governance system approved a mandate that alters the course catalog numbering system. The new coding structure calls for the following general outline for course numbering:

• 100s: Courses that that are designed primarily for but not limited to first-year students or that otherwise are the first undergraduate courses in a sequence in a field of study.
• 200s: Courses designed primarily for but not limited to sophomores.
• 300s: Courses designed primarily for but not limited to juniors.
• 400s: Courses designed primarily for but not limited to seniors.
• 500s: Lower-level graduate courses.
• 600s & 700s: Upper-level graduate courses.
• 800s: Courses open only to doctoral students.