Bulletin 2007-2008 - Austin College

Courses of InstructionFor an explanatory statement concerning graduation requirements, see previoussection, The Academic Program.Course Numbering: The course number generally reflects the academic level atwhich the course is offered. January term courses are numbered 100, 200, 300,400. Other courses are numbered as follows:001-099 Participation/proficiency non-credit courses101-199 Introductory level work201-299 Intermediate level work301-399 Advanced level work401-499 Most advanced courses500-599 Graduate level work (see section on Teacher Educationfor further descriptions of 500-level courses)Course Credit and Student Load: The course is the unit of credit occupying approximatelyone-fourth of the student’s study time during a 14-week term and all of one’s studytime in the January term. Unless otherwise indicated, each course listing constitutesone course credit unit. Fractional courses are so indicated. Only those courseslisted as repeatable may be taken again for additional credit. During each long term(fall and spring), the typical course credit load for undergraduate students enrolledfull-time is three or four courses. Credits presented from other institutions will beconverted to course credit units at therate of four semester hours equal toone course credit unit.Time of Offering: Most coursesare offered once or twice each yearprovided there is adequate registration.Certain courses are scheduledto be offered less frequently. Theplanned schedule for regularlyoffered courses may be found at theend of the course description. Thecollege reserves the right to changethis schedule if necessary.Arrangement: Courses of Instructionis organized alphabetically by theofficial name of the academic programand includes both academic departmentsand interdisciplinary programs.Some academic departments includethe courses of more than one disciplineand are listed alphabetically withinthe department.COURSES OF INSTRUCTION| 71