Course Description Information
List of Course Prefixes
The following are the keys to the prefixes used with the course numbers:
| Prefix | Subject |
|---|---|
| ACCT | Accounting |
| ARTS | Art |
| BCOM | Business Communications |
| BIOL | Biology |
| BLAW | Business Law |
| BUAD | Business Administration |
| CAPS | Creative Arts and Performance Studies |
| CETE | Cyber Engineering Technology |
| CHEM | Chemistry |
| CISA | Computer Information Systems |
| COMM | Communication |
| CRIM | Criminology and Criminal Justice |
| CSCI | Computer Science |
| CSEC | Cyber Security |
| ECON | Economics |
| EDAD | Educational Administration |
| EDBA | Applied Behavior Analysis |
| EDBL | Bilingual Education |
| EDCG | Counseling and Guidance |
| EDCI | Curriculum and Instruction |
| EDEC | Early Childhood |
| EDED | Education |
| EDFR | Education Field Residency |
| EDHL | Health |
| EDHS | Human Services |
| EDKN | Kinesiology |
| EDRG | Reading |
| EDSE | Special Education |
| EDSL | English as a Second Language |
| ENGL | English |
| ENTC | Engineering Technology |
| ESET | Electronic Systems Engineering Technology |
| FESA | Fire and Emergency Services Administration |
| FINC | Finance |
| GEOG | Geography |
| GEOL | Geology |
| GOVT | Government |
| HCSA | Healthcare Service Administration |
| HIST | History |
| HLTH | Community Health |
| HONR | Honors |
| MATH | Mathematics |
| MBA | 11-Month Master of Business Administration |
| MGMT | Management |
| MKTG | Marketing |
| MSCI | Military Science |
| MUSI | Music |
| PHIL | Philosophy |
| PHYS | Physics |
| POLS | Political Science |
| PSYC | Psychology |
| QMBS | Quantitative Methods and Business Statistics |
| SOCI | Sociology |
| SPAN | Spanish |
| UNIV | University Student Success |
| WATR | Water Resources Science and Technology |
| WGST | Women's and Gender Studies |
Course Numbering
Each course is represented by four capital letters followed by a four-digit numeral (e.g., ACCT 3301 Accounting for Non-Accnt Mjrs). The letters form an abbreviation for the instructional area while the numeral is interpreted as follows:
First Digit: The first digit indicates academic level and provides information regarding restrictions as to graduate student enrollment:
- 5000 level courses: graduate courses.
Second Digit: The second digit generally indicates the amount of credit awarded. For example, a course numbered 4331 carries three semester hours of credit.
Third and Fourth Digits: The third and fourth digits are used to distinguish between courses within an instructional area.