T
HE
O
RGANIZ
A
TION
O
F
COU
RSES
Cre
dit
f
or
c
ours
es
in
the
curri
culum
of
the
Unive
r
sit
y
is
expressed
in
terms
of
semester
hours.
Norm
all
y
,
one
se
mest
e
r
hour
repres
ents
one
hour
per
week
of
lecture
or
a
three-h
our
laboratory
p
e
riod
(
exc
e
pt
as
otherwis
e
noted).
M
ost
courses
are
schedul
ed
to
meet
three
ho
urs
each
week
and
ar
e
de
si
gnate
d
a
s
three-s
e
m
es
ter
-hour
courses.
S
tudents
should
expect
to
spe
nd
a
minimum
of
t
w
o
hours
studying
outsi
de
of
c
las
s
for
every
hour
of
clas
s
meeting.
Cour
se
N
um
be
rs
M
ost
c
ours
es
ar
e
de
signa
t
ed
by
f
ive
di
gits.
T
he
first
two
digits
denote
the
department
in
which
the
c
ourse
is
of
f
er
ed;
thir
d
and
f
ourth
digits
are
the
department’
s
numbers
for
the
course;
the
fi
ft
h
indic
ate
s
t
he
number
of
credit
hours
granted
for
the
course.
In
the
departme
nt’
s
numbers,
cours
es
fr
om
0
to
19
are
us
ed
for
intr
oductor
y
cour
ses,
and
from
20
to
89
are
reg
ular
advanced
of
fe
rings
beyond
the
i
ntroductory
level.
Courses
numbered
90
and
above
are
spe
cial
of
ferings
fo
r
a
dvanc
ed
s
tudents.
Exam
ple:
I
n
the
course
number
E
NG
10-
713-01,
the
following
inf
ormation
is
co
nveyed:
•
E
N
G
10
ind
ic
ates
the
depar
tment
(E
ngl
is
h
Department)
•
71
is
the
depa
rtment’
s
number
for
the
cour
se
(it
is
above
19,
and
ther
e
f
ore
a
n
above
int
roduc
tory
le
ve
l
c
ours
e)
•
3
indi
ca
te
s
tha
t
the
course
grants
three
semester
hours
•
01
indi
ca
tes
that
the
course
is
s
ection
num
ber
one
of
multiple
sections.
Cours
es
wi
th
la
bora
tory
requirements
s
how
i
n
the
i
r
catalog
d
escriptions
the
number
of
clock
hour
s
pe
r
w
ee
k
devoted
to
lec
tur
e
and
laboratory
,
respectively
.
For
example,
(3-3
)
following
P
HY
53-104
i
ndica
tes
that
there
are
three
le
ctur
e
hours
and
thr
ee
lab
hours
per
week
associa
ted
with
t
his
c
ours
e.
The
num
ber
ing
sys
tem
in
Applied
M
usi
c
is
as
follows:
the
first
position
is
alway
s
“8”;
the
s
ec
ond
posit
ion
is
a
lett
e
r
indicati
ng
the
i
nstr
ument
being
stud
ied;
the
third
posit
ion
is
a
zero
or
a
tw
o,
indic
at
ing
lower
or
upper
level,
r
espectively;
the
f
ourth
position
is
a
z
ero;
the
fif
th
pos
ition
i
s
the
number
of
cr
edi
t
hours
being
gr
ant
ed.
Also,
a
two-digit
suf
fix
may
be
used
to
indi
ca
te
multipl
e
s
ections
.
For
example,
the
cour
se
number
APM
8A-001-
01
indicates
that
the
cours
e
is
se
ct
ion
one
of
an
intr
oduct
ory
level
one-
hour
applied
music
piano
course.
S
PEC
IAL
C
OUR
SE
OP
TION
S
S
outhw
es
ter
n
of
f
e
r
s
a
number
of
special
course
options.
I
nd
ep
en
de
nt
S
tu
dy
In
depe
ndent
study
i
s
of
fered
to
s
tudents
af
ter
they
have
a
suf
f
icient
command
of
the
techniques
ne
ede
d
to
w
ork
i
ndependently
.
Independent
St
udy
projects
ar
e
planned
by
the
student
and
car
ef
ully
e
xam
ined
by
the
s
uper
visi
ng
professor
to
assure
that
satisfactory
schola
rship
is
invol
ved
a
nd
tha
t
the
progr
am
is
s
uited
to
the
student’
s
educational
needs.
Indep
endent
studies
ma
y
not
dupli
ca
te
cours
es
appearing
in
the
catal
og.
A
minimum
of
four
contacts
between
tea
che
r
a
nd
stude
nt
ar
e
r
equir
ed
f
or
any
independent
study
pr
oject.
A
student
ma
y
not
take
an
inde
pe
ndent
s
tudy
as
the
fi
rst
cour
se
in
a
subject
area.
See
co
urse
of
ferings
for
in
dependent
s
tudy
numbe
rs
.
An
Inde
pe
ndent
P
roject
Des
cr
iption
Form
must
be
completed
by
the
student
and
supervising
fac
ulty
me
mbe
r
giving
the
1)
T
itle,
2)
Statement
of
Purpose,
3)
Methods
and
4)
C
ontent.
This
fo
rm
s
er
ves
to
de
scribe
the
cont
ent
of
cour
se.
Completion
of
this
for
m
does
not
register
a
s
tudent
for
this
c
ourse.
Regist
ration
must
be
t
hrough
the
standard
r
egistration
process
or
an
add
car
d.
The
com
ple
ted
for
m
is
due
in
the
Registrar
’
s
Of
fice
by
the
last
day
to
add
c
ourses.
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