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Senate Renumbering Information   

Course Renumbering Directives from the University Senate

This page presents information taken directly from Senate Minutes.

Proposed Course Numbers (current)
Description
0000-0999 (0-99)
Ratcliffe Hicks School of Agriculture or pre-college work, may not be taken for degree credit by Baccalaureate students
1000-1999 (100)
Introductory courses, usually with no prerequisites, primarily intended for freshmen and sophomores
2000-2999 (100 & 200 “open to sophomores”)
Courses, usually with no more than one prerequisite, primarily intended for sophomores
3000-3999 (200)
Advanced undergraduate courses, primarily intended for juniors and seniors   
4000-4999 (200)
Advanced undergraduate courses, primarily intended for seniors    
5000-5999 (300)
Entry-level and intermediate graduate courses    
6000-6999 (400)
Advanced graduate courses    
7000-7999 (500-999)
Law School   

The following text is taken from the report of the Senate C&C Committee in University Senate Minutes dated March 14, 2005.

(* Includes a revision approved in Minutes dated October 17, 2005.)

1) The committee recommends that all 1xxx and 2xxx courses remain under Senate jurisdiction.

2) All new 1xxx, 2xxx courses will require approval by the Senate.

3) Changes in course numbers listed as pre-requisites to reflect the new numbering system may be changed without consideration by the Senate.

4) Current 200 level courses listed as open to sophomores without any changes to the title or description may be changed to 2xxx or 3xxx without consideration by the Senate.

5) Current 200 level courses, not listed as open to sophomores, that are being renumbered at 2xxx must be approved by the Senate C&C committee and the Senate.

6) Current 200 level courses, not listed as open to sophomores, that are being renumbered at 3xxx or 4xxx levels may be changed without consideration by the senate.

7) Current 100 level courses may be changed to 1xxx or 2xxx without consideration by the Senate.

8) If there is a major change in title or description in a current 100 level course, then it needs to be brought before the senate C&C committee and senate for consideration prior to being assigned a new 1xxx or 2xxx number.

9) Course numbers for courses listed as “may not be used for credit by students who have passed 1xxx, 2xxx, 3xxx, etc” may be changed without consideration by the senate C&C committee.

10) Courses number xx80 to xx99 be reserved for special topics, thesis, internships, etc as follows:

xx80

Field study

xx90

Field study

xx81

Internship

xx91

Internship

xx82

Practicum

xx92

Practicum

xx83

Foreign Study    

xx93

Foreign Study

xx84

Seminar    

xx94

Seminar

xx85

Special Topics    

xx95

Special Topics

xx86

Thesis   

xx96

Thesis

xx87

Honors Thesis   

xx97

Honors Thesis

xx88

Variable Topics   

xx98

Variable Topics

xx89

Undergraduate Research *

xx99

Independent Study

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