2007-2008 Undergraduate Academic Catalog - Plymouth State ...

is printed under one discipline and is referenced in the otherdiscipline.Course Number SystemFirst year: courses numbered 1000 to 1999. Introductory coursesfor the general student population. No prerequisites required.Sophomore: courses numbered 2000 to 2999. Introductorycourses generally for the majors and courses that serve othermajors. These courses may or may not have a prerequisite.Junior: courses numbered 3000 to 3999. Upper-level coursesthat usually have an identified prerequisite. The prerequisitemay be a specific course or grade point average or it could bemore general such as junior or senior status. These coursescarry with them a higher expectation of performance consistentwith junior status.Senior: courses numbered 4000 to 4999. Typically reservedfor capstone courses in the majors. They will usually have atleast one prerequisite. These courses carry with them a higherexpectation of performance consistent with senior status.Special permission is required for first year students to take3000–4000 level courses, and for sophomores to take 4000–level courses.Graduate: courses numbered 5000 to 8990 (see GraduateCatalog).Course DescriptionThe following information may be found at the end of eachcourse description: when offered, prerequisite(s), corequisite(s)and General Education abbreviation.When offered: a statement of when the course is typically offered.Prerequisite(s): the course code(s) of courses(s) that must be takenor a general condition that must be met prior to registering forthe course being described. “Permission of the instructor” is theimplied Prerequisite for all courses with a stated Prerequisite.Corequisite(s) the course code(s) of courses(s) that must be takenconcurrently with the course being described.General Education abbreviation:The following abbreviations are listed, in parentheses, at theend of course descriptions for courses that meet the GeneralEducation requirements required of students prior to the 2005-2006 Catalog:ARTS Fine and Performing Arts PerspectiveGLOB Global PerspectiveHIST Historical PerspectiveINTG Integrative ComponentLITY Literary PerspectivePHIL Philosophical PerspectiveQUAN Quantitative Reasoning PerspectiveSCIE Scientific PerspectiveSCLB Scientific and Scientific Laboratory PerspectiveSLAB Scientific Laboratory PerspectiveSPSY Social and Psychological PerspectiveTECH Technological PerspectiveWRIT Writing course within a majorThe following abbreviations are listed, in parentheses, at theend of course descriptions for courses that meet the GeneralEducation requirements required of students beginning withthe 2005-2006 Catalog:CTDI Creative Thought DirectionPPDI Past and Present DirectionSIDI Scientific Inquiry DirectionSSDI Self and Society DirectionDICO Diversity ConnectionGACO Global Awareness ConnectionINCO Integration ConnectionQRCO Quantitative Reasoning in the Discipline ConnectionTECO Technology in the Discipline ConnectionWECO Wellness ConnectionWRCO Writing in the Discipline ConnectionCourse CreditsCourse credits are earned as a semester hour. The credit valueof each course is indicated following the title of the course, e.g.,3 for a three-credit course.The University reserves the right to add, change or deletecourses as well as course descriptions.CoursesPlymouth State University Academic Catalog 2007–2008 227