Understanding Course Numbers and Listings

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Courses are numbered according to the following guidelines:

1000-2999: Lower-division courses
3000-4999: Upper-division courses
5000-5999: Courses intended for graduate students and qualified undergraduates
6000-8999: Courses open to graduate students only

Enrollment in courses with a 700-, 800-, or 900-level section number is controlled by each department. The department staff will either give you the five-digit course call number that will permit you to register for the course directly via web registration, or they will give you a special action form to take to the registrar's office.

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Understanding Course Listings

The headers at the top of each column of the course listings include:

Core Diamonds - A diamond ( ♦ ) appears to the left of courses (in the PDF version of the course listings) that fulfill a College of Arts and Sciences core curriculum requirement. (Refer to the Leeds School of Business degree requirements brochure for information on courses that fulfill the business core curriculum requirements.) Arts and sciences core courses are also noted in the schedule planner on the Web and in the course search features in web registration.

Course Title - Often abbreviated; refer to the University of Colorado at Boulder Catalog for the complete title and course description.

Section Number - This three-digit number refers to the specific meeting pattern of the course. A single three-digit number is the lecture number. When an R, L, P, or S precedes the section number, it indicates that the section is a recitation (R), a laboratory (L), a practicum (P), or a studio (S), which must be taken in addition to the lecture. Some courses might have three: lecture, lab, and recitation.

Call Number - The five-digit number, specific to a particular term, that is used for requesting a specific section of a course via web registration.

Time/Days - Meeting time and days of the class (M- Monday; T-Tuesday; W-Wednesday; R-Thursday; F-Friday; S-Saturday; and U-Sunday).

Building/Room - The building name and room number where the class meets; this is subject to change. (See the Campus Map)

Maximum Enrollment - The maximum number of students allowed to enroll in the course.

Notes - When a course has a prerequisite and/or a corequisite, a note (in italics) appears just after the course title (in the PDF version of the course listings). Additional course notes are inserted into each course listing, as needed, e.g., exam dates, etc. All this info also appears in the schedule planner on the Web and in the Course search features in web registration.

Department Headings - These include the phone number and the department location. (This information only appears in the PDF version of the course listings.)

Service Learning - An (SL) next to the title designates a Service Learning course. (This information only appears in the PDF version of the course listing.) Students might be expected to complete curriculum-relevant service in the community that will be incorporated into the final grade. For more information, see Service Learning Program in the CU-Boulder Catalog.