Course Information
Courses of Instruction — General Information
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Courses of Instruction — General Information
This section outlines general information about courses offered at Ohio University. The courses listed in the Course Description section are all courses as approved by the University Curriculum Council. Please check the quarterly Schedule of Classes to determine if a course is being offered.
Catalog Numbers
The catalog number indicates the student classification for which the course is primarily intended:
| 001–099 |
noncredit courses |
| 100–299 |
undergraduate general program |
| 300–499 |
undergraduate advanced or specialized program |
The alphabetical catalog–number suffixes I, O, and X generally are not used.Other alphabetical suffixes have specific meanings:
| H |
departmental honors courses |
| J |
junior–level composition courses |
| T |
honors tutorial courses |
Prerequisites |
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Course prerequisties indicate minimum requirements for the course. If you have any doubts about whether you have fulfilled prerequisites due to changes in the numbering system over the past several years, check the course titles and consult with your adviser and the student services office of the dean. If you have not met the prerequisites, you may petition departments/schools or instructors offering the course to obtain permission to override the prerequisite. If permission is obtained then a class permission slip must be completed by the instructor/department/school and processed accordingly. Once you have completed an advanced course, you may not subsequently enroll in a prerequisite course for credit. The following information will assist you in reading prerequisites:
| PREREQUISITE | EXPLANATION |
|---|---|
| Graduate Courses: Note that all courses with catalog numbers of 500 and above are graduate level courses and require graduate standing even though this fact is not listed for each course. | |
| PERMISSION REQUIRED OR PERM REQUIRED | Permission is requiredfor the class and it is not available through Web Registration. Register for this class with a class permission slip obtained from the instructor or the department offering the course. |
| HTC | Honors Tutorial College students only. |
| CONCURRENT OR CONCUR | Take concurrently with other course. Example: LING 475 or CONCURRENT |
| IT 221 AND (PHYS 202 OR 252) | Indicates (for example) IT 221 and either PHYS 202 or PHYS 252 must be completed (the second PHYS is implied and not printed). |
| C OR BETTER | Indicates (for example) a “C” is the lowest acceptable grade for the prerequisite course. Example: C or BETTER in JOUR 133 |
| TIER I ENG | Indicates that the freshman Tier I English requirement must be completed. |
| TIER I MATH | Indicates that the freshman Tier I Quantitative Skills requirement must be completed. |
| JR COMP | Indicates that the junior level composition requirement must be completed. |
| FR ONLY | Indicates student must be freshman rank. |
| FR OR SOPH | Indicates student must either be freshman or sophomore rank. |
| FR OR SOPH OR JR | Indicates student must be freshman, sophomore, or junior rank. |
| SOPH ONLY | Indicates student must be sophomore rank. |
| SOPH OR JR | Indicates student must be either sophomore or junior rank. |
| SOPH OR JR OR SR | Indicates student must be sophomore, junior, or senior rank. |
| JR ONLY | Indicates student must be junior rank. |
| JR OR SR | Indicates student must be either junior or senior rank. |
| SR ONLY | Indicates student must be senior rank. |
| EQUIVALENT OR EQUIV | If this appears in the prerequisite, students who feel that they have comparable courses or experience may ask for permission to enroll in the course. They must obtain a class permission slip from the instructor or the department offering the course in order to register for the course. |
| RECOMMENDED | Indicates this course is a recommended prerequisite. However, it is not a requirement for registering for the course. |
| NOT PSY 120 | Indicates (for example) the student who has completed PSY 120 may not register for this course. |
| MAJOR OR MJR | Indicates student must be a major of that department. |
| MAX RETAKE | Maximum number of times the student may retake this course to improve the GPA. |
| MAX REPEAT | Maximum limit of total accumulated credit that may be earned in this course. |
Credit
Credit is indicated for each course in quarter hours. A course with one quarter hour of credit is the equivalent of one recitation or two or more laboratory periods per week throughout a quarter. In a course carrying variable credit, the credit may be expressed “1 to 4”, indicating that one hour is the minimum and four hours the maximum amount of credit allowed for the class in one quarter.
General Education Code |
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| Code | Explanation |
|---|---|
| 1E | Tier I – English Composition |
| 1M | Tier I – Quantitative Skills |
| 1J | Tier I – Junior Composition |
| 2AS | Tier II – Applied Sciences and Mathematics |
| 2CP | Tier II – Cross–Cultural Perspectives |
| 2FA | Tier II – Fine Arts |
| 2HL | Tier II – Humanities and Literature |
| 2NS | Tier II – Natural Sciences |
| 2SS | Tier II – Social Sciences |
| T3 | Tier III or Tier III Equivalent |
Lecture and Laboratory Hours |
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Lecture, laboratory, and recitation hours are respectively abbreviated “lec,” “lab,” and “rec.”
Repeating a course. A repeatable course is defined as a course taken for additional hours of credit toward graduation requirements (i.e., MUS 340, PSY 490). Some departments place limits on the total number of credits that may be earned in repeatable courses. The maximum number of hours permitted to be earned is identified if there is a limit.
Retaking a course. A regular undergraduate course with fixed content can be retaken to affect your accumulative grade point average. Undergraduate courses that are retaken to improve a grade will be identified automatically at the time you register. Retaking the course removes the hours and the effect of the earlier grade from the calculation of the grade point average. However, all grades are printed on your academic record (transcript). Please note that the later grade is the one calculated in the grade point average, even if it is lower than the first and that the course credit hours duplicated by retaking coursework are not accepted toward the credit hour requirement for graduation. The maximum number of times a course may be retaken is identified if there is a limit.
Graduate courses cannot be retaken to improve a low grade on the first attempt. All grades received are calculated into the graduate grade point average.
Courses taken at Ohio University and retaken at another university are not eligible for grade point adjustment under this policy. You should be aware that some departments place limits on the number of times a course may be retaken, so check with the student services office in your college regarding restrictions.
Please note that retaking a course after graduation will not change your graduation grade point average, honors status, or rank in class. Some graduate and professional schools include all grades in their calculations of grade point averages while determining eligibility for admission even though Ohio University calculates only the last grade in a retaken course.
Some departments/schools identify in the catalog the quarter in which the course is typically offered. To determine if a course is being offered check the online quarterly Schedule of Classes . Some courses might not be offered during the quarter you intend to take them. Students should contact the department/school offering the course for more specific scheduling information. The fall quarter Schedule of Classes does include a tentative listing of courses being planned for the upcoming winter and spring quarters.
Some courses require fees in addition to the instructional and general fees. The online quarterly Schedule of Classes identifies sections of courses that require additional fees. Ohio University reserves the right to make, without prior notice, any fee adjustments that become necessary.