The faculty annually reviews course offerings and descriptions. A thorough examination by
academic departments and schools takes place on a five-year cycle of program review that includes an assessment of student learning outcomes. The following pages contain a complete listing of requirements in the university's various academic programs.
Index of Offerings
The following pages offer a complete summary of teaching/learning content areas with department/school general information, degree requirements (including majors and minors
offered), and course descriptions. They are in the order listed below.
Majors
Literature, Journalism, And Modern Languages
Major
Majors
Minors
Courses
Course Numbering
Each course is assigned a number. The letters represent the department or discipline; the three digits designate the course and indicate its level as follows:
| Course Number |
Classification |
Level |
| 097-099 |
Remedial |
Pre-university |
100-199
200-299
|
Freshman
Sophomore |
Lower-division
Lower-division |
300-399
400-499
|
Junior
Senior
|
Upper-division
Upper-division |
| 500-599 |
Credential |
Post-baccalaureate |
Special Designations
Courses marked GE meet requirements in general education. Those marked WS are offered in the Women’s Studies minor.
Remedial Courses
Remedial courses are those pertaining to skills that the university may reasonably expect a general student to possess upon entry to the university, or courses pertaining to those skills that are required for university-level work. These courses do not apply to total units required for graduation.
Alternate-year Offerings
Many of the courses listed in this
Catalog, particularly those at the upper-division level, are
offered on alternate years. The university reserves the right to withdraw courses and to make
changes in its class schedule and academic program as necessary. Students should contact
individual departments and schools to be certain when courses are offered.
Prerequisite/Co-requisite
Some courses listed in this
Catalog stipulate either a prerequisite or a corequisite. A prerequisite is a condition or requirement that must be fulfilled prior to enrolling in a course, such as a specific student classification, consent of the instructor, or another course. A co-requisite refers to a condition or a requirement that must be met prior to or concurrent with enrollment in a course.
Quad Courses
A limited number of concentrated offerings are available, offered in Quad pairs. Quad classes are offered in two consecutive sessions of eight weeks in length, two times during each of the sixteen-week fall and spring semesters.