Diné College Course Catalog 2008-2009 (pdf)

Course Information
The courses in the General Catalog are offered in any given semester. The College reserves the right to make
additions or deletions to the list of offerings during the year and withdraw courses with inadequate enrollment at the
beginning of each semester. Planning their programs, students should consult the course schedules that are published
every semester. Course schedules contain the official list of courses offered each semester. The number following
the title of each course indicates the number of credits to be awarded and designates the minimum number of
required contact hours per week. Additional laboratory hours may be required and are normally designated in the
course description.
Course Numbering
Courses are numbered 011 to 299. Courses from 011 to 099 are developmental courses designed to improve basic
proficiency skills. Credits for these courses, however, do not count toward the sixty-four semester hours required for
graduation. Courses numbered from 100 may or may not be transferable to other colleges or universities. Selected
courses in Navajo language and culture numbered 300 through 400 are intended for students majoring in those areas
and for teachers seeking Bilingual-Bicultural endorsements.
Special Course Numbers
• 197 Workshop
Offered only as a sequel to 196 (1-3 credits).
• 198 Independent Study (freshman level)
Course must be approved of instructor and division chairperson. (1-3 credits)
• 199 Special Topics
These are courses at the freshman level and are designed to meet the special interests of students. A special
topic course may be taught twice. After that, it must go through standard curriculum procedures and be
assigned a regular course number. This number is intended for use in curriculum development. It may not
be used to designate a course, which already exists in this catalog (1-3 credits).
• 297 Practicum
Course is for practical applications of learning (1-3 credits).
• 298 Independent Study (sophomore level)
Course must be approved by the instructor, the division chairperson, and the dean (1-3 credits)
• 299 Special Topics. Sophomore level
These courses are designed to meet the special interests of students. The title may be used only once. This
number is intended for use in curriculum development. It may not be used to designate a course, which
already exists in this catalog (1-3 credits).