The letter prefix of a course differentiates College from Seminary courses. College courses have three letter prefixes (IDE); Seminary courses have five letter prefixes (SYSTH).
The four numbers after the letter prefix indicate the course level and designate the particular course.
0000-0999 | Remedial courses |
1000-1999 | Freshman courses |
2000-2999 | Sophomore courses |
3000-3999 | Junior courses |
4000-4999 | Senior courses |
3000-5000 | Master's courses |
6000 | Professional Doctoral courses |
7000-8000 | Research Doctoral courses |
The right digit in most cases represents the number of credit hours earned for the course. A number nine in the right digit indicates an experimental course. A number 5 in the right digit indicates a 1.5 hour class. A number eight in the right digit indicates a 0.5 hour class.