This section provides an explanation of the elements of course descriptions, which follow program descriptions in each college and school section in this publication. The descriptions of All-University courses, which are not always provided by the colleges and schools, are also included in this section.

Course Numbering System
Undergraduate courses are those numbered 500 and below. Descriptions of graduate courses are found in the Syracuse University Bulletin: Graduate Catalog.

Remedial and noncredit courses	000-099
Freshman-level courses	100-199
Sophomore-level courses	200-299
Junior- and senior-level courses	300-499
Joint undergraduate- and graduate-level courses	500-599
First-year graduate-level courses	600-699
Second- and third-year graduate-level courses	700-899
Readings, research, and individual study courses at the doctoral level only	900-996
Master’s thesis	997
Individualized study program	998
Doctoral dissertation	999

Below is the course numbering system for undergraduate-level all-University courses, which comprise Selected Topics, Experience Credit, International Course, Independent Study, and Honors Thesis.

Selected Topics lower-division courses	100,200
Selected Topics upper-division courses	300,400,500
Experience Credit lower-division courses	170,270
Experience Credit upper-division courses	370,470,570
International Course lower-division courses	180,280
International Course upper-division courses	380,480,580
Independent Study lower-division courses	190,290
Independent Study upper-division courses	390,490,590
Honors Thesis	499

INTERPRETATION
The first, or left, digit indicates level.
    The second, or middle, digit may or may not indicate the study area, depending upon the curriculum structure of the particular department.

Guide to Reading Descriptions
EXAMPLE
ANT 423  Third World Survival: The City   3  E    Perspectives of urbanization and development, empirical studies and policy. Readings and lectures on the themes of inequality, movement and organization (social/spatial), marginalization, and survival. Examples drawn from Africa, Asia, Latin America. Prereq: ANT 101. R3

ANT 423—course designator (see “Glossary of Course Designators” in this section of the catalog) and number. Variations include “AEE 415, 416” (sequence of two courses) and “AEE/MEE 423” (course cross-listed in two schools or departments). Courses may also be double-numbered (e.g., ART 361/561).

Third-World Survival: The City—course title.

3—number of academic credits the course carries. Variations include “1-3,” indicating a range of one to three credits; variable credit, indicated by “VC”; or “3 each,” used for a series of two or more courses.

E—code indicating how frequently the course is offered. Variations are:
    S—offered every semester
    Y—offered at least once every academic year  (i.e., every fall or spring)
    E—offered every other year, in academic years when the fall semester occurs in an even year (e.g., 1990-91)
    O—offered every other year, in academic years when the fall semester occurs in an odd year (e.g., 1991-92)
    SI—offered upon sufficient student interest
    IR—offered irregularly
    SS—offered only during the summer

Perspectives of urbanization and development, empirical studies and policy. Readings and lectures on the themes of inequality, movement and organization (social/spatial), marginalization, and survival. Examples drawn from Africa, Asia, Latin America.—course description

Prereq: ANT 101—Prerequisite. A prerequisite is a course or condition that must be successfully completed or met before enrollment in the course described. Prerequisites separated by a comma (“ANT 101, permission of instructor”) indicate a series of prerequisites, all of which are required. Variations include “ANT 101,104 or 121,” which indicates that the student must complete either ANT 101 and ANT 104 or ANT 121. An exception occurs when “or” follows a comma and precedes the last entry in a series, in which case the commas indicate “or” throughout (for example, “BIO 121,123, or equivalent”). The abbreviation “Coreq:” stands for corequisite, meaning that concurrent enrollment in the course or courses designated and the course or courses described is required.

R—Indicates that a course is repeatable, i.e., may be taken and counted more than once toward fulfillment of degree requirements. With a number, e.g., R3, indicates the limit on the number of times the course may be taken (three times, in this example).

Descriptions of All-University Courses
All-University courses allow students considerable flexibility in developing individual academic programs. Students enrolled in any school or college within the University may enroll in these courses. In some instances, all-University courses are shown under individual school and college course listings on the pages that follow; in others, they are not. Where they are, descriptions—which are standard in every program—are not always provided, so they are given below.
    Experience-credit and independent-study courses may be elected for one to six credits, depending on individual arrangements with the participating faculty member. In selected-topics courses, students may earn one to three credits.
    Students are advised to check carefully with their faculty advisors and the dean of their school or college before registering for an all-University course to be sure that the course will be accepted toward the completion of degree requirements.

SELECTED TOPICS (TITLE MAY VARY)
(Dept.) (No.) Selected Topics  1-3
Exploration of a topic (to be determined) not covered by the standard curriculum but of interest to faculty and students in a particular semester.

EXPERIENCE CREDIT
(Dept.) (No.) Experience Credit  1-6
Participation in a discipline- or subject-related experience. Students must be evaluated by written or oral reports or an examination. Limited to those in good academic standing. Prereq: permission, in advance, of assigned instructor, department chair, or dean.

INTERNATIONAL COURSE
(Dept.) (No.) (Title and Name of Institution) 1-12
Offered through Syracuse University Abroad (SU Abroad) by an educational institution outside the United States. Student registers for the course at the foreign institution and is graded according to that institution’s practice. SU Abroad works with SU’s academic department to assign the appropriate course level, title, and grade for the student’s transcript.

INDEPENDENT STUDY
(Dept.) (No.) Independent Study  1-6
In-depth exploration of a problem or problems. Individual independent study upon a plan submitted by the student. Admission by consent of supervising instructor or instructors and the department. May be repeated for credit.

HONORS THESIS
(Dept.) 499  Honors Thesis  3-6
The “499” number is used as needed by all departments in the University. Students sign up for Honors Thesis the same way they do for the other all-University courses—by filling out a form at registration each time they register for the course.

Glossary of Course Designators
Each course number is preceded by a three-letter designator that indicates the area of study. The letter designation is assigned to that particular course for purposes of computer processing of grades, schedules, and transcripts. You can view a complete alphabetical list of such designations, together with the area for which each stands and the college or school in which the course is taught by clicking on the above link.