Key To Course Descriptions Credit Units Course Numbering Non-University Level Undergraduate Degree Graduate Degree

Key To Course Descriptions

Throughout this Calendar , the following convention may be observed in course descriptions:

Credit Units

The credit unit is a number associated with a course that indicates its academic weight relative to other courses. Normally, courses completed in one term have a weight of 3 credit units while courses completed over two terms have a weight of 6 credit units.

Course Numbering

Courses at the University are numbered according to the following convention:

Non-University Level

001-089 Courses intended primarily for non-degree credit programs (e.g., Business Administration Certificate and Diploma in Agriculture courses).

Undergraduate Degree

Junior level

090-099 Courses which do not require Grade 12 level preparation as a prerequisite. These numbers are used when a department also offers a junior level course in a subject for students with Grade 12 preparation.

100-109 General introductory courses not usually intended as preparation for more advanced study in the subject but designed to acquaint students with a field of knowledge in which they do not propose to specialize.

110-199 All other courses offered for junior undergraduate level credit.
Senior level

200-699 Courses intended for the upper years of direct entry degree programs or for all years of non-direct entry programs . In direct entry programs the first digit will usually indicate the year of the program for which the course has been designed. For non-direct entry programs, first year courses are numbered 200-299, second year courses 300-399, etc.

Graduate Degree

Junior level

700-799 Introductory courses, usually intended for graduate students who have not had the generally expected undergraduate preparation in the subject.
Senior level

800-899 Courses which may be taken only by students who have completed the undergraduate level preparation generally expected for graduate level courses in the subject.

990 Graduate seminars.

992 Non-Thesis Graduate projects.

994 Master's Program Thesis.

996 Doctoral Program Thesis.