Courses
Course Numbering System & Key to Abbreviations and Symbols
Numbering System
Courses numbered 001 are continuing education unit (CEU) courses; those numbered 010-099 are remedial-level courses carrying no credit; those numbered 100-299 are lower-division courses primarily for undergraduates; 300-499 are upper-division courses primarily for advanced undergraduates, fifth-year students, and graduates; courses numbered 500-599 are intended for and are restricted to students enrolled in the College of Graduate Studies (see regulation B-7 for the exception to this rule); courses numbered 600-699 are intended for and are restricted to students enrolled in a doctoral program; courses numbered 800-999 are intended for and are restricted to students enrolled in the College of Law.
Letter Designations with Numbers
Certain course numbers also include letters preceding the number (i.e. R101, C100):
C - offered by correspondence study only.
H - offered only in University Honors Program.
LC - cooperative course with Lewis-Clark State College offered at the LCSC and available to University of Idaho students. For complete description, consult the LCSC catalog.
ID - cooperative course with Washington State University or Lewis-Clark State College offered at the University of Idaho and available to WSU or LCSC students.
J - courses conducted jointly, e.g., MusA J365/J565 (Chamber Ensemble), in which students' assignments and expected levels of performance reflect the levels for which they are enrolled.
R - offered only at the University of Idaho at Idaho Falls.
WS - cooperative course with Washington State University offered at WSU and available to University of Idaho students. For complete description, consult the WSU catalog.
Subtitled Courses
An "s" in parentheses between the number and title of a course indicates that the course may be offered under the main title and/or with an appended subtitle, e.g., "Seminar" and/or "Seminar in the History of the Pacific Northwest." The specific area normally will be listed in the Class Schedule as a separate section of the main course.
Standard Course Numbers
University-wide numbers have been established for certain categories of courses. These courses need not be listed in a subject-field section in the catalog unless they are to be offered regularly; they may be offered and listed in the Class Schedule whenever they are needed. The following course numbers and titles are authorized: 200, 400, 501, 601 Seminar; 203, 403, 503, 603 Workshop; 204, 404, 504, 604 Special Topics; 405, 505, 605 Professional Development; 298, 398, 498, 598, 698 Internship; 299, 499, 502, 602 Directed Study; 500 Master's Research and Thesis; 597 Graduate Practicum; 599 Non-thesis Master's Research; 600 Doctoral Research and Dissertation.
Credit Designations
Immediately following each course title, the number of credits authorized is shown in parentheses. Typical designations are:
(3 cr) - three semester credits (for courses with more than one number, e.g., 101-102-103, the three credits apply to each number).
(1-3 cr) - one to three semester credits.
(3 cr; 2 cr) - three credits fall semester; two credits spring semester.
(1-3 cr, max 3) - one to three credits during any academic session and the course may be repeated until the maximum of three credits has been earned.
(3 cr, max 12) - three credits during any academic session and the course may be repeated until the maximum of twelve credits has been earned (for a course with more than one number, e.g., 301-302, the maximum is overall and applies to the combined numbers).
(cr arr) - credits to be arranged from 0 to 16 credits (may be repeated for credit without restriction as to maximum).
(1-3 cr, max arr) - one to three credits during any academic session, and the course may be repeated.
Parenthetical Course Numbers
Course numbers that appear in parentheses after the course credits are former numbers and appear for one edition only.
Other Abbreviations
alt/yrs - offered in alternate years
alt/sem - offered in alternate semesters
coreq - corequisite
cr - credit
dem - demonstration
dept - department
disc - discussion
div - division
exam - examination
GPA - grade-point average
grad - graduate
hr - hour
intro - introduction(-tory)
Jr - junior
lab(s) - laboratory(-ies)
lec - lecture(-s)
perm - permission of instructor
perm of dept - permission of department or subject-field chair
P/F - graded on the basis of pass or fail
prereq - prerequisite
reqd - required
Soph - sophomore
Sr - senior
undergrad - undergraduate