Explanation of Catalog Course Descriptions

Courses in this catalog are identified by a three- or four-letter subject code followed by a four-digit number. The first digit of the course number indicates the level or academic year of the course (1XXX - freshman, 2XXX - sophomore, 3XXX - junior, 4XXX - senior, 5XXX - master's, 6XXX - doctoral, and 7XXX - professional). The second digit indicates the semester credit hour value of the course. The third and fourth digits indicate the departmental sequence of the course. For example, ENGL 1311 is a freshman-level English course worth three semester credit hours.

Course titles follow course identifiers.

Course descriptions include information about course content and learning objectives.

Courses offered with writing instructive sections include (WI) at the beginning of the course description.

Fees specific to a course are included in the course description (i.e., lab fees).

Prerequisites are listed at the end of each course description.

Explanation of electives for undergraduate degrees

Any Level Elective – Any academic course not repeated (unless where applicable) articulated in the degree plan.

Upper-Level Electives – Any 3000 level or 4000 level course.

Upper-Level COBA Electives – 3000 level or 4000 level courses not repeated (unless where applicable) in the degree plan. Prefixes include ACCT, BUSI, CIS, COSC, ECON, FIN, MGMT, and MKTG.

Any Level COBA Elective – Any academic course not repeated (unless where applicable) articulated in the degree plan. Prefixes include ACCT, BUSI, CIS, COSC, ECON, FIN, MGMT, and MKTG.

Upper-Level CIS Electives – 3000 level or 4000 level courses not repeated (unless where applicable) in the degree plan with the prefix of CIS.

Upper-Level COSC Electives – 3000 level or 4000 level courses not repeated (unless where applicable) in the degree plan with the prefix of COSC.

Upper-Level MGMT Elective - 3000 level or 4000 level courses not repeated (unless where applicable) in the degree plan with the prefix of MGMT.

Upper-Level SOSC Electives – 3000 level or 4000 level courses not repeated (unless where applicable) in the degree plan. Prefixes include ANTH, CRIJ, POLS, RELS, and SOCI.

Any Level SOCI, SOWK, CRIJ Elective – Any academic course not repeated (unless where applicable) articulated in the degree plan with the prefix of SOCI, SOWK, or CRIJ.