Course Numbers

Course Numbering System

**Courses are generally numbered according to the plan shown below.**
Course #	Course Type
010-099	Non-degree credit or short courses
100-299	Courses primarily for freshman and sophomore students
300-399	Courses primarily for advanced undergraduate students with prerequisite coursework
400-499	Courses for advanced undergraduates. Certain 400-level courses can be used in graduate programs.
500-599	Graduate courses.
800-899	Continuing Education units (CEU)

**Courses typically identified by a special character or set of numbers:**
Character or Number	Course Type
P	Open University courses offered through Continuing Education for academic credit
S	Special/Summer Session courses offered through Continuing Education for academic credit
E	Extension courses of regular (academic?) courses offered through Continuing Education for academic credit
200	Special Problems for Undergraduates
400	Special Problems for Advanced Undergraduates
461,462	Senior Project
470, 471	Selected Advanced Topics (470) and Laboratories (471) are offered for one or two quarters and are not intended for future offerings as a regular course.
570, 571	Selected Advanced Topics (570) and Laboratories (571) are graduate-level topics offered for one or two quarters and are not intended for future offerings as a regular course
485, 585	Cooperative Education (part-time)
495, 595	Cooperative Education (full-time)
500	Individual Study
598	Project
599	Thesis