 Explanation of Course Components Academic Programs and Units Contents Course
Credit Hours | Course Description | Course
Numbers and Levels | Course Prerequisites/Corequisites
| Equivalent Course Credit | Frequency
of Course Offering | Grading Method |
Other Course Restrictions | Repeat-for-Credit
Notation | Types of Courses | Course listings in the Undergraduate Bulletin are comprised of the following information:
Each course description is represented by a three-letter symbol (indicating the department or program within which the course is taken) and a three-digit course number. After each course title are two (or three) numbers separated by colons which indicate semester hours credit, lecture, and laboratory hours. Following the credit indicator the following items may be listed: AULER/CLER credit; course prerequisites or corequisites; special restrictions or requirements; repeat-for-credit information if the course can be repeated for credit; and grading mode if the course is graded other than by letter grade. The course description itself may be followed by frequency of offering information. Explanations of each of these topics follows. Departmental/Program/Course Prefix Symbols Types of Courses Three basic types of courses are taught at UNCG, with definitions based on the mode in which the course is taught. The type of course is reflected in the credit structure as well as being detailed in the course description. The semester Schedule of Courses indicates a course's type or mode as well.
A lecture course consists of classes that meet weekly for a specified number of hours; instruction is delivered in a lecture or seminar setting. The credit hour structure of the course is expressed by two numbers, such as (3:3), where the first number indicates that the course carries three semester hours of credit and meets for three lecture/seminar hours per week.
Such courses, which also meet weekly, may combine a lecture component with a laboratory/studio/practice component, or may consist of a lab/studio/practice session only. In a combined lecture and lab/studio course, class sessions usually meet at different times and are detailed in the Schedule of Courses for each semester. The credit structure for such courses is always expressed by three numbers, such as (3:2:3), where the first number represents the semester hours credit, the second number represents the number of lecture/seminar hours the course meets per week, and the final number, the lab/studio hours required by the course each week. A course that is comprised of a lab/studio/practice component only will be expressed by a credit structure: similar to the following, (1:0:3), where the course receives 1 semester hour of credit, has no lecture component, and meets for three hours a week in a lab/studio/practice environment.
A practicum/internship course is usually an upper level course, and involves a career related, learning experience of limited duration in which an individual takes on responsible roles outside of the traditional university environment where training and supervision are included: in a non-profit organization, a government office, or a private, for-profit business. An internship may last for a month, several months, or a year; be paid or voluntary; be taken for academic credit or not; be full-time or part-time. Practicum/internships taken for academic credit may have a credit structure such as (3-6:1:9-20), where the course may be taken for variable credit (from 3 to 6 semester hours credit), has a seminar or lecture component that meets for 1 hour a week, and which requires the student to spend from 9 to 20 hours weekly in the field at the off campus site.
Course level numbers are structured as follows:
Undergraduates are reminded that a minimum of 36 hours must be completed at the 300 level or above to meet graduation requirements. Course descriptions for graduate-level courses (600- and 700-level) are printed in The Graduate School Bulletin. Course credit hours are indicated in parentheses immediately following the course title. The first figures enclosed in parentheses indicates the number of semester hour credits given for the course. The second and third figures indicate the number of lecture and laboratory/studio hours normally scheduled each week for one semester in the course. For example, (3:2:3) indicates the course carries three semester hour credits, meets for two lecture hours and three laboratory/studio hours each week. The table illustrates this structure. 3:2:3
When only two figures appear in the parentheses, there are no laboratory or studio hour requirements. For example, (3:3) indicates that the course carries three semester hour credits and meets for three lecture hours each week. Graduate courses and certain other courses may have only one figure enclosed in parentheses indicates only the number of semester hours credit given. A class period is 50 minutes in length. Two course numbers separated by a comma indicate a sequence of two courses with closely related content.
Courses approved as meeting requirements in the general areas of knowledge or approved to satisfy the liberal education requirements in the College of Arts and Sciences are indicated by one of the following abbreviations following the course title and credit: AULER abbreviations:
CLER abbreviations:CAE Analytic and
Evaluative Studies
A prerequisite is a course that must be completed before another course may be taken. A corequisite is a course that must be taken concurrently with another course. Prerequisites and corequisites are indicated after the course title and credit by "Pr." or "Coreq." followed by the requirements which must be met before that course may be taken. A student may not enroll in a course without having completed the proper prerequisites unless these prerequisites have been waived by the head of the department in which the course is offered.
Some courses carry additional restrictions (Freshmen only; Majors only; etc.). Such restrictions are highlighted following the listing of any course prerequisites.
Courses are graded by letter grade (A-F) unless otherwise noted in the course description. If a course is graded other than by letter grade, this information is stated after the prerequisites are listed. Also see section on Grading. The following undergraduate/advanced undergraduate courses are graded P/NP (Pass/Not Pass) and are so noted in their descriptions: CSC 312; CSD 219, 571; CUI 299A & B, 399 A, B, C & D, 461, 462, 499A; DCE 250, 461, 462; ESS 461, 462, 594, 595; GRK 150; HEA 203, 428, 461, 462; HHP 110; MUS 090, 091; NUR 425, 440; RPT 315, 417; SAS 100.
Some courses may be repeated for credit under special circumstances. Such information is highlighted following the listing of any prerequisites.
The description of a course is necessarily brief and is intended to give students a concise overview of course content. Check with the department or instructor for complete details about a courses's specific content and requirements.
Many courses indicate the semester(s) in which they are usually offered. This information is indicated in parentheses at the end of the course description as follows:
Students should also be aware that regularly scheduled undergraduate classes for which fewer than ten students enroll (or graduate classes for which fewer than five students enroll) will be offered only with special approval of the Provost. If enrollment does not justify continuation of a class, the class may not be offered that semester.
A number of undergraduate courses have course content which is considered equivalent to other similar courses. Some courses are cross-listed with courses taught in a different department. Ordinarily students can take only one of such equivalent or cross-listed courses for credit. Course equivalencies are indicated in parentheses following a course description ("Same as ..."). Students should be aware of such equivalencies before registering in order to avoid taking a course for which they will not receive additional credit. |
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