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.