Course Numbers

Constantin College of Liberal Arts

The four-digit numbering system is interpreted as follows: the first digit indicates the level of the course; the second digit is the number of credits available; the third and fourth digits are chosen by the department offering the course. The first (level) digit follows this pattern: 1 and 2 indicate freshman and sophomore year courses, 3 and 4 are undergraduate advanced courses, and courses numbered 5 and above are graduate-level courses. A "V" in place of the second (credit) digit indicates a course in which credits may be arranged at the beginning of each semester for a group of students or an individual student on a variable system at the time of registration by permission of the instructor.

Braniff Graduate School

Courses carrying graduate credit are those numbered in the 5301 to 9999 range. Courses numbered 5301 to 5310 are reserved for undergraduate courses taken for graduate credit. Most programs except for the graduate program in Humanities limit the number of these courses their students can take. Consult the graduate director of your program for your program’s limits. Appropriate additional work is assigned for graduate students.

6V99 (Graduate Reading), 7V99 (MFA Reading) and 8V99 (Doctoral Reading) are used to indicate that, although not taking credit courses, students are involved full-time in work required for completion of the degree. With permission of the Dean and upon payment of a matriculation fee, these numbers may be repeated.