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34 REGISTRATION POLICIES
LOWER DIVISION
1000-1999 Courses primarily for freshmen
2000-2999 Courses primarily for sophomores
UPPER DIVISION
3000-3999 Courses primarily for juniors
4000-4999 Courses primarily for seniors
Prerequisites
In some instances, courses are sequential in nature and therefore, a lower division course must be
completed before enrollment is allowed in a subsequent upper-division course. When this is the case,
the course description of the upper-division course will specify a prerequisite requirement. For these
courses, the student will only be allowed to enroll in the upper-division course if the prerequisite has
been met.
Courses Not Open to Freshmen
Generally, courses numbered 3000 and above are not open to freshmen. Exceptions can be made only by
a student's advisor and/or the college dean in consultation with the course instructor on the basis of
prior work that has especially prepared the student for advanced coursework. Exceptions to this
regulation will be made only when specific background has prepared the student for the advanced
course desired. Other exceptions may be indicated in UNIVISOR.
Course Audit
Some courses may be taken on an audit basis. Although an audited course is recorded on the student's
official transcript, no grade is given and no credit is received. When auditing, the student is encouraged
(but not required) to be a full participant in the class activities (e.g. examinations, assigned homework).
Not all courses offered by the University are open for enrollment on an audit basis. Physical education
activity courses, practicum experiences, private lessons, independent study, research, and other similar
courses are not open for audit.
Audited courses follow the same enrollment procedures as credit courses. To change a credit course to
an audit enrollment, the student must withdraw from the course in question and then re-enroll for the
course on an audit basis. Conversely, a course enrolled for audit may not be transferred directly
to enrollment for credit without the approval of the course instructor and the college dean overseeing
the course. Such a change must be processed in the Office of the Registrar with a Change of Registration
form completed by the advisor.
Audited courses cannot be processed through UNIVISOR.
Correspondence Course Credit
Up to 30 credit hours earned by correspondence may be accepted when completed through schools that
maintain accredited extension departments. A student who is already enrolled for a degree program at
SNU must secure the written approval of the college dean of the student’s selected major before
enrolling for a correspondence course.
COURSE SCHEDULES
Traditional course schedules are housed on the SNU main Web site. Data is updated regularly by the
Office of the Registrar. Course schedules can be found at www.snu.edu/courses.