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Course Designators, Numbers, and Symbols

Course Designators
Below is an alphabetical list of course designators and their referents under which courses are organized within the Courses section of this catalog. The list is provided to help students find the full description of prerequisite courses and identify the programs to which the courses apply.

Directly following each designator and its referent is a “see” note in cases where the program name or names differ from the referent. For example, courses in physiology (Phsl) pertain to the cellular and integrative physiology program.

Courses in fields that do not offer graduate programs, but which may be taken for graduate credit if related to a student’s program, also appear in the course section; their designators and referents below are followed by “related courses.”

AAS	Asian American Studies
ACCT	Accounting—see Accountancy; Business Administration; Business Taxation
ADED	Adult Education—see Work and Human Resource Education
ADPY	Adult Psychiatry—related courses
AEM	Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics
AFRO	Afro-American Studies—see Studies in Africa and the African Diaspora
AFEE	Agricultural, Food, and Environmental Education—see Work and Human Resource Education
AGRO	Agronomy and Plant Genetics—see Applied Plant Sciences
AKKA	Akkadian—see Classical and Near Eastern Studies
ALL	Asian Languages and Literatures—see Asian Literatures, Cultures, and Media
AMIN	American Indian Studies
AMST	American Studies
ANES	Anesthesiology
ANSC	Animal Science
ANTH	Anthropology
APEC	Applied Economics
APSC	Applied Plant Sciences
ARAB	Arabic
ARCH	Architecture
ARM	Aramaic-see Classical and Near Eastern Studies
ARTH	Art History
ARTS	Art
ASL	American Sign Language
AST	Astronomy-see Astrophysics

BA	Business Administration
BBE	Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering—see Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering; Natural Resources Science and Management
BIE	Business and Industry Education—see Work and Human ResourceEducation
BINF	Bioinformatics
BIOC	Biochemistry-see Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Biophysics
BIOL	Biology
BMEN	Biomedical Engineering
BMSC	Biomedical Science
BPHY	Biophysical Sciences—see Biophysical Sciences and Medical Physics
BTHX	Bioethics, Center for

CAPY	Child and Adolescent Psychiatry—related courses
CAS	Central Asian Studies
CBIO	Conservation Biology
CE	Civil Engineering
CFAN	College of Food, Agricultural & Natural Resource Sciences
CGSC	Cognitive Science
CHEM	Chemistry
CHEN	Chemical Engineering—see also Materials Science and Engineering
CHIC	Chicano Studies—related courses
CHN	Chinese—see Asian Literatures, Cultures, and Media
CHPH	Chemical Physics
CI	Curriculum and Instruction—see Education, Curriculum, and Instruction
CL	Comparative Literature
CLS	Clinical Laboratory Science
CMB	Comparative and Molecular Biosciences
CMPE	Computer Engineering
CNES	Classical and Near Eastern Studies
COMM	Communication Studies
COPT	Coptic—see Classical and Near Eastern Studies
CPSY	Child Psychology
CSCI	Computer Science—see Computer and Information Sciences; Computer Engineering
CSCL	Cultural Studies and Comparative Literature—related courses
CSDS	Comparative Studies in Discourse and Society
CSDY	Control Science and Dynamical Systems
CSPH	Center for Spirituality and Healing—see Complementary Therapies and Healing Practices

DENT	Dentistry
DESI	Design Institute—see Architecture; Landscape Architecture
DHA	Design, Housing, and Apparel
DNCE	Dance—see Theatre Arts
DSSC	Development Studies and Social Change
DTCH	Dutch—see Germanic Studies

EAS	East Asian Studies—see Asian Literatures, Cultures, and Media
ECON	Economics
ECP	Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology
EDHD	Education and Human Development
EDPA	Educational Policy and Administration
EDUC	Education—see Art Education; Education, Curriculum, and Instruction; Education—Recreation, Park, and Leisure Studies; Work and Human Resource Education
EE	Electrical Engineering—see also Computer Engineering
EEB	Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior
ENGL	English: Literature—see Creative Writing; English
ENGW	English: Creative Writing
ENT	Entomology
EPSY	Educational Psychology
ESPM	Environmental Sciences, Policy, and Management

FIN	Finnish—see Germanic Studies
FINA	Finance—see Business Administration; Business Taxation
FM	Financial Mathematics
FMCH	Family Medicine and Community Health
FR	Forest Resources—see Natural Resources and Science Management
FREN	French
FRIT	French and Italian—see French; Italian
FSCN	Food Science and Nutrition—see Food Science; Nutrition
FSOS	Family Social Science
FSSP	Foreign Study—SPAN
FW	Fisheries and Wildlife

GCD	Genetics, Cell Biology, and Development—see Molecular, Cellular, Developmental Biology and Genetics
GEO	Geology and Geophysics—see Geology; Geophysics
GEOE	Geological Engineering
GEOG	Geography
GER	German—see Germanic Studies
GERO	Gerontology
GIS	Geographic Information Science
GLOS	Global Studies—see East Asian Studies
GRAD	Graduate School
GRK	Greek—see Classical and Near Eastern Studies
GSD	German, Scandinavian, and Dutch—see Germanic Studies

HEBR	Hebrew—see Classical and Near Eastern Studies
HINF	Health Informatics
HIST	History
HMED	History of Medicine—see History of Medicine and Biological Sciences
HNDI	Hindi—see South Asian Languages
HORT	Horticultural Science—see Applied Plant Sciences
HRD	Human Resources Development—see Work and Human Resource Education
HRIR	Human Resources and Industrial Relations
HSCI	History of Science and Technology
HUMF	Human Factors—see Human Factors/Ergonomics

IDSC	Information and Decision Sciences—see Business Administration; Business Taxation
IE	Industrial Engineering—see also Mechanical Engineering
INAR	Interdisciplinary Archaeological Studies
INS	Insurance and Risk Management—see Business Administration; Business Taxation
IREL	Interpersonal Relationships Research
IS	Innovation Studies
ISE	Infrastructure Systems Engineering
ITAL	Italian

JOUR	Journalism and Mass Communication—see Mass Communication
JPN	Japanese
JWST	Jewish Studies—related courses

KIN	Kinesiology

LA	Landscape Architecture
LAMP	Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
LASK	Learning and Academic Skills—related courses
LAT	Latin—see Classical and Near Eastern Studies
LGTT	Language, Teaching, and Technology—related courses
LING	Linguistics
LM	Logistics Management—see Business Administration; Business Taxation
LS	Liberal Studies

MAR	Marathi—see South Asian Languages
MATH	Mathematics
MATS	Materials Science—see Chemical Engineering; Materials Science and Engineering
MBT	Master of Business Taxation—see Business Taxation
MCDG	Molecular, Cellular, Developmental Biology and Genetics
MCOM	Managerial Communications
ME	Mechanical Engineering—see also Industrial Engineering
MEDC	Medicinal Chemistry
MELC	Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures—see South Asian Languages
MEST	Medieval Studies
MGMT	Management—see Business Administration; Business Taxation
MHA	Master of Healthcare Administration—related courses
MICA	Microbiology, Immunology, and Cancer Biology
MICB	Microbiology
MICE	Microbial Engineering
MKTG	Marketing—see Business Administration; Business Taxation
MOT	Management of Technology
MS	Manufacturing Systems—see Industrial and Systems Engineering; Manufacturing and Systems Engineering
MST	Museum Studies
MTHE	Mathematics Education
MUED	Music Education—see also Music
MUS	Music—see also Music Education
MUSA	Music Applied—see Music; Music Education

NPSE	Nanoparticle Science and Engineering
NR	Natural Resources Science and Management
NRES	Natural Resource and Environmental Studies—see Natural Resources Science and Management
NSC	Neuroscience
NSCI	Neuroscience Department
NSU	Neurosurgery
NURS	Nursing
NUTR	Nutrition

OBIO	Oral Biology
OMS	Operations and Management Science—see Business Administration; Business Taxation
OT	Occupational Therapy
Otol	Otolaryngology

PA	Public Affairs—see also Public Policy; Science, Technology, and Environmental Policy; Urban and Regional Planning
PBIO	Plant Biology—see Plant Biological Sciences
PBS	Plant Biological Sciences
PHCL	Pharmacology
PHIL	Philosophy
PHSL	Physiology—see Cellular and Integrative Physiology
PHYS	Physics
PLPA	Plant Pathology
PLSH	Polish
PMED	Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation—see Occupational Therapy; Physical Therapy; Rehabilitation Science
POL	Political Science
PORT	Portuguese—see Hispanic and Luso-Brazilian Literatures and Linguistics; Hispanic Linguistics; Hispanic Literature; Luso-Brazilian Literature
PSY	Psychology
PT	Physical Therapy
PUBH	Public Health—see also Biostatistics; Environmental Health; Epidemiology; Health Services Research, Policy and Administration

RAD	Radiology
REC	Recreation, Park, and Leisure Studies—see also Education—Recreation, Park, and Leisure Studies
RELA	Religions in Antiquity—see Classical and Near Eastern Studies
RELS	Religious Studies
RRM	Recreation Resource Managment
RSC	Rehabilitation Science
RUSS	Russian

SACP	Social, Administrative, and Clinical Pharmacy
SAGR	Sustainable Agricultural Systems
SALC	South Asian Languages and Cultures—see South Asian Languages
SAPH	Social and Administrative Pharmacy—see Social, Administrative, and Clinical Pharmacy
SCAN	Scandinavian—see Germanic Studies
SCIC	Scientific Computation
SCMC	Studies in Cinema and Media Culture
SENG	Software Engineering
SLHS	Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences
SKT	Sanskrit—see South Asian Languages
SLAV	Slavic
SOC	Sociology
SOIL	Soil, Water, and Climate
SPAN	Spanish—see Hispanic and Luso-Brazilian Literatures and Linguistics; Hispanic Linguistics; Hispanic Literature; Luso-Brazilian Literature
SPPT	Spanish-Portuguese—see Hispanic and Luso-Brazilian Literatures and Linguistics; Hispanic Linguistics; Hispanic Literature; Luso-Brazilian Literature
SST	Studies of Science and Technology
STAT	Statistics
SUM	Sumerian—see Classical and Near Eastern Studies
SURG	Surgery—see also Experimental Surgery
SW	Social Work

TESL	Teaching English as a Second Language—see English as a Second Language
TH	Theatre Arts
TRAD	Therapeutic Radiology—related courses
TRIN	Translation and Interpreting—see English as a Second Language
TXCL	Toxicology

URBS	Urban Studies—see Urban and Regional Planning

VBS	Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences
VMED	Veterinary Medicine

WHRE	Work and Human Resource Education
WRIT	Writing Studies—see Literacy and Rhetorical Studies
WRS	Water Resources Science

YOST	Youth Development and Research—see Social Work

Course Numbers and Symbols
Course Numbers—Courses numbered from 5000 to 5999 (listed as 5xxx if individual course number is unspecified) are primarily for graduate students, but are also open to third or fourth year undergraduate students. (5xxx courses in the School of Dentistry and in some clinical departments of the Medical School may not be applied to graduate programs.) Courses numbered 8000 or above (8xxx) are open to graduate students only.

Courses at the 6000 (6xxx) and 7000 (7xxx) levels are for postbaccalureate students in professional degree programs not offered through the Graduate School. Courses numbered at the 4000 (4xxx) level are primarily for undergraduate students in their fourth year of study. 4xxx, 6xxx, and 7xxx courses may be applied toward a Graduate School degree with approval by the student’s major field and if the course is taught by a member of the graduate faculty or an individual authorized by the program to teach at the graduate level. For course descriptions for 4xxx, 6xxx, and 7xxx courses consult University Courses.

Courses at the 1000 (1xxx), 2000 (2xxx), and 3000 (3xxx) levels are for undergraduates and may not be applied to graduate programs. Courses numbered 0000 to 0999 do not carry credit.

Course Designators—In conjunction with course numbers, departments and programs are identified by a 2-, 3-, or 4- letter prefix known as a designator (e.g., CE for Civil Engineering, POL for Political Science, WOST for Women’s Studies). When no course designator precedes the number of a course listed as a prerequisite, that prerequisite course is in the same discipline as the course being described.

Course Symbols and Abbreviations—The following abbreviations and symbols are used throughout the course descriptions of most University catalogs to denote common and recurring items of information.

Prereq	Course prerequisites.
cr	Credit.
1-4 cr [max 6]	The course can be taken for 1 to 4 credits and may be repeated for up to 6 credits.
!	Work for this course will extend past the end of the term. A grade of K will be assigned to indicate that the course is still in progress.
Dagger or %	All courses preceding this symbol must be completed before credit will be granted for any semester of the sequence.
=	Credit will not be granted if credit has been received for the course listed after this symbol.
¶ or &	Concurrent registration is required (or allowed) in the course listed after this symbol.
#	Approval of the instructor is required for registration.
Delta or ?	Approval of the department offering the course is required for registration.
Square or @	Approval of the college offering the course is required for registration.
,	In prerequisite listings, comma means "and."
DGS	Director of graduate studies.
W	Following a course number, the W indicates the course is writing intensive.
A-F, S-N, NGA	Grading options. NGA means “no grade associated.” If no grading option is listed, the course may be taken either A-F or S-N. For more information about grading, see Grading System.

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