Course numbers have the following meanings:
a. The subject area in a course number will be represented by either two digits preceding a colon or by a four alpha character code:
| C.H. Sandage School of Business and Division of Social Sciences | ||
| ACCT | 39 | Accounting |
| AGRI | 79 | Agricultural Business |
| ARCH | Archeology | |
| BUAD | 40 | Business Administration |
| BUED | 42 | Business Education |
| CRMJ | 74 | Criminal Justice |
| ECON | 41 | Economics |
| GEOG | 43 | Geography |
| HIST | 47 | History |
| HMSV | Human Services | |
| INTC | Interdisciplinary Cluster | |
| INTL | 71 | International Studies |
| ITEC | 75 | Information Technology |
| ORGL | Organizational Leadership | |
| PEAC | 73 | Peace Studies |
| POLS | 44 | Political Science |
| PSYC | 52 | Psychology |
| SOCI | 45 | Sociology |
| SOCW | 46 | Social Welfare |
| SOSC | 78 | Social Science/Social Studies |
| SPMT | Sport Management | |
| Division of Humanities and Visual and Performing Arts | ||
| ARTS | 10 | Art |
| 11 | Fine Arts – General | |
| COMM | Communication | |
| ENGL | 30 | English |
| ENSL | 30 | English as a Second Language |
| FREN | 32 | French |
| GRMN | 33 | German |
| HUMN | 70 | Humanities |
| JAPN | 35 | Japanese |
| MFLG | 31 | Modern Foreign Language |
| MUSC | 14 | Music |
| PART | Performing Arts | |
| PHIL | 48 | Philosophy |
| RELG | 49 | Religion |
| SPAN | 34 | Spanish |
| SPCM | 38 | Speech Communication |
| SUST | Sustainability | |
| THTR | 12 | Theatre |
| School of Education | ||
| CEED | Continuing Education – Education | |
| EDUC | 50 | Education |
| Division of Sciences, Math, and Technology | ||
| ATHT | Athletic Training | |
| BIOL | 20 | Biology |
| CHEM | 22 | Chemistry |
| CPSC | 23 | Computer Science |
| CSIT | Computer Science & Information Technology | |
| DSCI | Data Science | |
| HLTH | 51 | Health |
| HMSC | Health/Movement Science | |
| HPER | 58 | Health, PE & Recreation |
| MATH | 28 | Mathematics |
| PHED | 54 | Physical Education |
| PHYS | 24 | Physics |
| RECR | 55 | Recreation |
| SCIE | 21 | Science |
| School of Nursing | ||
| ADST | 62 | Addiction Studies |
| HCAD | 61 | Health Care Administration |
| NURS | 60/NU | Nursing |
| Nutrition and Human Performance (Graduate) | ||
| NHPW | Nutrition, Human Performance and Wellness | |
| Physical Therapy (Graduate) | ||
| DPTP | Physical Therapy – Graduate | |
| Seminary | ||
| CIMM | Continuing Education-Seminary | |
| RELN | Religion (Graduate) | |
| Honors Program | ||
| HONR | Honors | |
| Academic Affairs | ||
| CONS | Approved Consortium | |
| CRPL | Career Planning | |
| CTED | 81 | Continuing Education |
| DEVL | 90 | Developmental |
| GNRL | 80 | General Elective |
| GOAL | General Education Goal | |
| INTD | 70 | Interdisciplinary |
| LBST | 72 | Liberal Studies |
| LEAD | Leadership | |
| ORIE | 80 | Orientation |
| UNIV | University | |
| WTRM | 76/77 | Winter Term |
b. The four digits following the course number represent the specific course and its classification: (Courses prior to Summer 2000 contain only three digits following the course number.)
| 1000 – 1999 | Freshman Level | |
| 2000 – 2999 | Sophomore Level | |
| 3000 – 3999 | Junior Level | |
| 4000 – 4999 | Senior Level | |
| 5000 – 8999 | Graduate Level |
Programs of study, graduation requirements, and courses offered by the university are under constant study and revision. When such revisions occur, the university will make all reasonable efforts to minimize the accommodations required in the planning of academic programs of individual students.
However, the university reserves the right to change requirements without notice. Current requirements may be obtained by contacting the Registrar’s Office.