Interpreting Course Numbers
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Fall-term courses are indicated by the letter “a” (e.g., ENGL 201a), springterm courses by the letter “b” (e.g., ENGL 450b), and year courses by the number alone (e.g., ENGL 125). Departments number their courses according to different schemes, and course numbers do not necessarily have anything to do with whether courses are more advanced or more difficult. In some departments courses are numbered in an ascending order, going from introductory to intermediate and advanced. In others, courses are grouped primarily by subject matter, with the result that the number of a course (usually with the exception of the 400 range) bears no particular relation to its level of difficulty.More precise indications about the level of a course may be found in the introduction to each department’s entry in the ycps and sometimes in subheads (“Introductory,” “Intermediate,” “Advanced”) in the course listings. |
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