The second and third digits in a course number are used in a variety of ways by different schools. While there isn't a universal rule for what each number means in relation to each other, the main idea is just to distinguish different courses that are from the same department at the same level.
Course Level - Courses numbered 1-199 are undergraduate level. Courses numbered 200+ are graduate level. For details on the course numbering system see the COCI Handbook 2.2: Classification of Courses or the Course Number Guide(link is external)(link is external) on the Berkeley Academic Guide.
Course Number or Range: The department's designation for an approved course (e.g. Art History 198, Social Ecology 10, French 1c). This field searches the database for the course numbers as listed in the UCI General Catalogue or WebSOC, the Schedule of Classes.
Courses numbered XSB1 to XSB199 are UCSB regular session undergraduate courses open for enrollment by students through UCSB Professional and Continuing Education. Courses numbered XSB1 to XSB99 are lower division (freshman/sophomore); those numbered XSB100 to XSB199 are upper division (junior/senior).
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The University of California, Berkeley, Extension (UC Berkeley Extension) is the continuing education division of the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley) campus. Founded in 1891, UC Berkeley Extension provides continuing education through self-supporting academic programs.
Undergraduate courses are classified as lower-division (numbered 1–99) and upper-division (numbered 100–199). Courses numbered 200 and above are graduate or professional courses. Lower-division usually refers to freshman-sophomore courses, upper-division to junior-senior courses.
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The average course load for students in the College of Letters and Science is 15—17 units per quarter.
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Generally, upper-division courses are not recommended for freshman students. No graduate course credit is allowed for upper-division courses even if additional work is completed, but a limited number of upper-division courses may be applied in fulfillment of graduate degree requirements.
With approval of the major department, graduate students may take 100–series courses toward satisfaction of master’s degree requirements.
Courses follow numbering and other conventions that designate class level and type. Course descriptions establish the general or specific topic of study.
Undergraduate courses are classified as lower division and upper division. Lower-division courses (numbered 1–99) are often surveys of and preliminary introductions to the subject field. They are designed primarily for freshmen and sophomores, though upper-division students may enroll for unit and grade credit.
Certain Extension courses (numbered 1–199), prefixed by XL or XLC in Extension class listings, yield credit toward the bachelor’s degree. Graduate students may petition to apply up to two XLC courses toward the master’s degree.
Upper-division seminars (numbered 190–194) are small seminars, with between 15 and 20 students, that focus on research practice or issues. Many are designed to be taken along with a tutorial course in the 195–199 series.
Concurrent courses (identified by a capital C before the course number) are pairs of courses, usually within a single department or program, for which credit is given at two levels—undergraduate and graduate. Concurrent courses are offered at the same time and place with the same instructor, but work levels and performance standards are evaluated differently for students at each level.
They do not need to have identical course numbers, but all other aspects of the course must be the same, including title, units, requisites, format, and level. For example, Language in Culture is offered by the Anthropology department as course M140 and the Linguistics department as course M146.
Course Number: The course number must be three digits and may include a one or two character alphabetic suffix. For example, Music 1 should be entered as Music 001 and Science 10 should be entered as Science 010. 001-099 for lower division courses.
Course Description: A clear description of course content (not the format or goals), within the 500-character limit, to be published in the General Catalog. Any unusual requirements, such as weekend or evening field trips, should be included.
Abbreviated Title: The abbreviated title used in the Class Schedule, transcripts, and SISWeb (Banner). The abbreviated title is limited to 24 characters and spaces. Do not use periods. Symbols , ; , - ] count as characters.
The letter C following any of these designations (e.g. XRC) indicates a concurrent course (campus regular session course in which UCR Extension students may concurrently enroll).
The letters preceding a course number indicate the University of California campus at which there is an equivalent course. For example, XR denotes Riverside, XL denotes Los Angeles, etc.
Upper-division courses are specialized, in-depth, and advanced, and emphasize problem-solving, analytical thinking skills, and theoretical applications. These courses often build on the foundation provided by the skills and knowledge of lower-division education.
Not available for credit toward other degrees. 900-999: Independent graduate study involving research, thesis, or dissertation. Not open to undergraduates.
600-699: Graduate courses. Not open to undergraduate students, with the exception of seniors admitted to an Accelerated Master's Program. (AMP).
Thus, many intermediate and all advanced baccalaureate courses in a field of study are properly located in the upper-division. In addition, disciplines that depend heavily on prerequisites or the body of knowledge of lower-division education may properly be comprised primarily of upper-division courses.
Schedule Builder is the class planning and registration tool. It provides an enhanced real-time class search similar to the Class Search Tool and also allows you to build and save one or more class schedules with varying course registration numbers (CRN's).
The Class Search Tool provides real-time class search by CRN, subject, course number, course title, instructor, day of week, time, former and new/revised General Education course, or whether seats remain open for the general public.