Courses:
divisions, course numbering system and credit hours
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1000 Lower division courses
2000-3000 Upper division courses
Lower division courses correspond to 1st and 2nd year
level courses at the U.S. university level. Most of
these courses do not require pre-requisites.
Upper Division courses correspond to the 3rd and 4th
year level courses at the U.S. University Level. These
courses require either a pre-requisite or a placement
exam. Students requesting Upper Division Advanced
courses in Studio Art or Italian Language are required
to take a placement exam or obtain the approval from
both the Dean’s office and the instructor.
Credit
Hours:
One credit hour indicates a minimum of 55 minutes of
class time per week. Most academic offerings are 3
credit hour courses, requiring 45 contact hours per
semester. Studio Art courses are 3 credit hour courses
that require 2 contact hours per credit hour per week
for a total of 90 contact hours per semester. Italian
language classes are 4 credit hour courses and meet six
hours per week, of which four contact hours are
grammar, and two hours are language lab.
Explanation of grading system.
Hours attempted are the number of hours for which
student has received a grade of “A”, “B”, “C”, “D”, or
“F”. The Hours Earned are the credits hours for which a
grade of “A”, “B”, “C”, “D or “CR” has been given.