So, I'm going to be a freshman this fall in college. My college doesn't allow freshmen to choose classes until June, but they did give me a link to all classes offered first semester next year. I noticed the course numbers varied from 100-400. I understand that 100's are the easier courses, and the 400's are the toughest, but I do have a question, even if it is silly.
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Although I've been doing this for some time, I still don't fully understand how course levels are determined. This is particularly true in the social sciences and humanities, where you don't have relatively hard and fast prerequisites to settle the question.Is "Women in Film" properly a 200 level course or a 300 level course? What about "Psychology of Aging" or "Civil
At the three schools I've attended/worked at, numbers beyond the first digit are meaningless (with the sole exception of the intro class, generally 100 or 101 or 111, which is usually a little easier than any following in-depth course like 116 or 140). 201/202 can be harder than 260, 302s are insane, whereas 360, 378, 380 are kind like easy electives, etc.
In the late 1920s, colleges began using a numbering system for their courses. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, using "101" as an introductory course number started at the University of Buffalo in 1929.
I'm not from the US, but from what I understand, the first number is basically the year and the rest is the number of the course. 101 is the most basic course in the first year, 102 would be in the first year but for someone who's already taken the subject in high school, etc. 107 wouldn't be that advanced as it's still a first-level course.
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The course number indicates the level of the course, with the exception of the first-year seminars, all of which are open only to first-year students and considered to be at the 100 level. 100 – 199 – Generally courses numbered 100 to 199 are introductory and open to first-year students.
They do not have prerequisites. 200 – 299 – Courses numbered 200-299 are designed primarily for sophomores, juniors, and seniors, though many are also open to first-year students. If they are open to first-year students they should be so designated in the course description in the Catalog.
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The course number indicates the level of the course, with the exception of the first-year seminars, all of which are open only to first-year students and considered to be at the 100 level. 100 – 199 – Generally courses numbered 100 to 199 are introductory and open to first-year students.
They do not have prerequisites. 200 – 299 – Courses numbered 200-299 are designed primarily for sophomores, juniors, and seniors, though many are also open to first-year students. If they are open to first-year students they should be so designated in the course description in the Catalog.