Abbreviations & Codes
| Subject | Code |
|---|---|
| Animal Behavior | ANBE |
| Anthropology | ANTH |
| Arabic | ARBC |
| Art | ART |
| Astronomy | ASTR |
| Biology | BIOL |
| Biomedical Engineering | BMEG |
| Cell Biology/Biochemistry | BICH |
| Capstone Experience | CAPS |
| Chemical Engineering | CHEG |
| Chemistry | CHEM |
| Chinese | CHIN |
| Civil and Environmental Engineering | CENG |
| Classics | CLAS |
| Computer Science | CSCI |
| Dance | DANC |
| East Asian Studies | EAST |
| Economics | ECON |
| Education | EDUC |
| Electrical Engineering | ELEC |
| Engineering | ENGR |
| English | ENGL |
| Environmental Studies | ENST |
| Foreign Language Programs | DFLP |
| Foundation Seminar | FOUN |
| French | FREN |
| Geography | GEOG |
| Geology | GEOL |
| German | GRMN |
| Greek | GREK |
| History | HIST |
| Humanities | HUMN |
| Interdepartmental | IDPT |
| International Relations | IREL |
| Italian Studies | ITAL |
| Japanese | JAPN |
| Junior Year Abroad | JYAB |
| Latin | LATN |
| Latin American Studies | LAMS |
| Linguistics | LING |
| Maintenance of Candidacy | MCAN |
| Management | MGMT |
| Mathematics | MATH |
| Mechanical Engineering | MECH |
| Military Science | MILS |
| Music | MUSC |
| Non-departmental | NDPT |
| Nontraditional Study | NTST |
| Off-campus Studies | OCST |
| Philosophy | PHIL |
| Physics | PHYS |
| Political Science | POLS |
| Psychology | PSYC |
| Religion | RELI |
| Residential College | RESC |
| Russian | RUSS |
| Sign Language, American | SIGN |
| Sociology | SOCI |
| Spanish | SPAN |
| Theatre | THEA |
| University Course | UNIV |
| Washington Semester | OCST |
| Women’s and Gender Studies | WMST |
Within the parentheses following the title of each course, in the "Course Descriptions" sections of this Catalog, the following designations are used:
- "I" indicates the first (fall) semester, "II" the second (spring) semester.
- The word "and" between "I" and "II" designates a course which is given in each semester.
- The word "or" between "I" and "II" designates a course may be given in either one of the semesters.
- The letter "A" preceding "I" or "II" indicates a course given in alternate years.
- The letter "S" designates a course offered during the summer session.
- The letter "R" following the semester designation indicates that the course may be repeated for credit when the subject matter is significantly different.
- The first number after the semicolon shows the number of hours of classroom work for each week in a semester.
- The second number after the semicolon shows the number of hours in each week devoted to work in the laboratory, in the studio, or on field trips, etc. (The number of class hours for a course may vary. In most courses where class hours weekly are indicated, but not laboratory hours, the student is expected to compensate for omitted class or laboratory work by independent study.)
- The final letter within the parentheses indicates whether the course may be taken for undergraduate credit only ("U").
- "TBA" in any position within the parentheses indicates that the information was not available for inclusion.
The symbol "NTST" appearing as a course designation (e.g. POLS 3NTST) denotes nontraditional study on the elementary (1NTST), intermediate (2NTST) or advanced (3NTST) level.
Courses numbered below 200 are elementary and introductory courses; those numbered from 200 to 299 are more advanced, usually based upon prerequisites fulfilled either in secondary school or in college; courses numbered 300 and above are advanced courses usually having prerequisites at the college level.
