Most college courses are identified by three to four numbers. For example, the first digit may indicate the class year, the middle two digits may identify the subject and the last digit may indicate the number of credit hours.
Course Numbers These numbers are the main way colleges organize their course catalog. No two courses at a college will share the exact same course number. The most useful thing for students to understand about these numbers is how to distinguish between upper-level credit and lower-level credit.
concurrentWhat does the C mean before a course number? A “C” in front of a course number stands for 'concurrent'. This is when an undergraduate and graduate level course is taught at the same time.
Waitlist RemainingWL Rem: Waitlist Remaining (number of remaining waitlist seats available for the class)
The five-digit section number denotes the day, time, location and instructor teaching the course. This five digit number and all pertinent information attached to a section number is set by the department of the course.
Most colleges and universities designate courses as upper or lower level, usually by a course-numbering system described on the transcript key or back of the transcript. If this information is not included, check your registrar's website or a course catalog.
Course and programming designations identify and describe the purpose of a course. The most commonly used course designations are: general (G), foundation (F) and specialized (S).
A+, A, A- indicates excellent performance. B+, B, B- indicates good performance. C+, C, C- indicates satisfactory performance. D+, D, D- indicates less than satisfactory performance. F indicates unsatisfactory performance (no credit: always include last date of attendance).
Definitions of Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, and Senior Class Standing. For undergraduate day students, freshman, sophomore, junior, and senior class standing are systematically calculated by earned semester hours (SH) and cannot be adjusted: Freshman: fewer than 32 SH. Sophomore: at least 32 SH but fewer than 64 SH.
A waitlist is a list that students can join and wait for open seats in a class. If a student in the class drops, a seat opens up and is filled by a student on the waitlist. Being on the waitlist does not guarantee you a seat in the class.
Course Registration NumberCRN- Course Registration Number: The CRN distinguishes each section of each course from all others. The complete CRN is needed whenever a class is referred to.
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Over the years, I’ve gotten tons of emails from excited incoming students about how they “need to take 17 hours which include Gen Chem, Bio, Calculus, Neuroscience and their first year writing seminar ALL IN ONE SEMESTER because otherwise, they’ll be behind!!!”
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