Course Description Definitions

• Course Number:
  The course number consists of a two-digit and/or four-digit letter abbreviation indicating the subject area of the course (consult the Discipline Code list below) followed by a three-digit number to which, in some instances, an additional letter is appended.
  
  
• Course Description/Contact Hours:
  The course information contains the description, the discipline code (two or four digits), the course number, the course title and the course weight. The credit weight may be preceded, if deemed appropriate, by an abbreviation (consult Abbreviations in the Glossary) indicating the term or session in which the course is normally taught. The course information line is followed by a brief description of the content of the course (more information is available from the department) and may end with a statement that the course is cross-listed in another academic discipline. The description is followed, where applicable, by a prerequisite, co-requisite,  credit exclusion statement and/or notes.
  
  Contact Hours: Any deviation from the normal number of three contact hours per week for 12 weeks, or 36 lecture hours per term, for a half-credit (0.5 credit) course, will be noted after the credit value in the course description.
  Example:  GG369
  
  
• Credit Weight:
  

  The credit weight is the relative value assigned to the course. A 1.0-credit course carries twice the weight of a 0.5-credit course and normally consists of three contact hours per week over two terms (September – April). A credit denotes a 1.0-credit (or full-credit) course with 1.0 indicated in the course description. A 0.5-credit course carries twice the weight of a 0.25-credit course and is normally conducted over a four-month period. A half-credit course is indicated with the 0.5 weight in the course description, and a quarter-credit course as 0.25 in the description and is normally taught over a six-week period. However, courses may be taught over varying periods of time than these listed. In the program descriptions, the following symbols are used following the course number:

  Credit Weight	Symbol
  One and a half credits (1.5)	‡
  One credit (1.0)	*
  Quarter-credit (0.25)	º

  
  (0.5 credits do not have a symbol appended.)

   Half (0.5-credit) courses are indicated simply by the course number consisting of the discipline code and a three-digit number. This system of notation represents a change from that used in all calendars prior to the 1993-1994 version, in which the symbol * was used to identify 0.5-credit courses.

  For example, a student who earned an A in a 1.0 credit course would be given an 11, a C- in a 0.5 credit course would be given a 2 (4 points/2) and a B+ in a 0.25 credit course would be given a 2.25 (9 points/4). To calculate the GPA, all grade points are added together and divided by the total weight of the credits. In this case the GPA would be 8.71 (15.25 grade points divided by 1.75 credits).
  Where letter grades are derived from percentages, conversion follows this chart unless the instructor announces otherwise, in writing, at the start of a course.
  
  

• LORIS Code	LORIS and Trascript Indicator	Discipline	Faculty	LORIS Code	LORIS and Trascript Indicator	Discipline	Faculty	LORIS Code	LORIS and Trascript Indicator	Discipline	Faculty
  AB	ARAB	Arabic	Arts	---	GESC	Geography and Environmental Studies	Science	--	MUAC	Music Academic Study	Music
  AF	ARTS	Faculty of Arts	Arts	GG	GEOG	Geography	Science	--	MUEN	Music Ensemble	Music
  AN	ANTH	Anthropology	Arts	GL	GEOL	Geology	Science	---	MUMT	Music Therapy	Music
  AR	ARCH	Archaeology	Arts	GM	GERM	German	Arts	---	MUST	Music Skills and Technique	Music
  AS	ASTR	Astronomy	Science	GS	GLST	Global Studies	Arts	--	MUPS	Music Performance Studio	Music
  BF	BRFO	Foundations	Human and Social Sciences and Liberal Arts	GR	GREE	Greek	Arts	--	MUMI	Music Minor	Music
  BI	BIOL	Biology	Science	HD	HEAD	Health Administration	Human and Social Sciences	MZ	MUSL	Muslim Studies	Arts
  BU	BUSI	Business	Business and Economics	HE	HESC	Health Sciences	Science	NO	NAST	North American Studies	Arts
  CC	CRIM	Criminology	Human and Social Science	HI	HIST	History	Arts	PP	PHIL	Philosophy	Arts
  CH	CHEM	Chemistry	Science	---	HMLD	Humanities with Leadership Foundations	Liberal Arts	PC	PHYS	Physics	Science
  CL	CLAS	Classical Studies	Arts	HN	HBIO	Human Biology	Science	PD	PLCG	Policing	Human and Social Sciences
  ---	CMEG	Community Engagement	Arts	HP	HPSC	History and Philosophy of Science	Arts	PO	POLI	Political Science	Arts
  ---	CLIM	Climate Change	Science	HR	HUMN	Human Rights and Human Diversity	Liberal Arts	PS	PSYC	Psychology	Science
  ---	COOP	Co-operative Education		HS	HEST	Health Studies	Human and Social Sciences	RE	RL&C	Religion and Culture	Arts
  CP	CPTG	Computer Science	Science	ID	INDG	Indigenous Studies	Liberal Arts	SC	SCIE	Science	Science
  CS	COMS	Communication Studies	Arts	---	INED	International Education Studies	Faculty of Arts/Faculty of Education	----	SENG	Software Engineering	Science
  ---	DATA	Data Science	Science	IT	ITAL	Italian	Arts	SE	SOCE	Social Entrepreneurship	Arts
  DD	DESI	Game Design and Development	Human and Social Sceinces	KP	KPPE	Kinesiology and Physical Education	Science	SL	SCWL	Social Welfare	Social Work
  DH	DHUM	Digital Humanities	Arts	KS	CULT	Cultural Studies	Arts	---	SOJE	Social and Environmental Justice (was Society, Culture and  Environment),  (and formerly Contemporary Studies)	Liberal Arts
  ---	DMJN	Digital Media and Journalism (formerly JN -  Journalism)	Liberal Arts	LA	LATN	Latin	Arts	ST	STAT	Statistics	Science
  EC	ECON	Economics	Business and Economics	LL	LGLT	Languages and Literatures	Arts	SY	SOCI	Sociology	Arts
  EM	EDMI	Education minor	Education	LY	LWSC	Law and Society	Liberal Arts	SP	SPAN	Spanish	Arts
  EN	ENGL	English	Arts	OL	LEAD	Leadership	Human and Social Sciences	UU	INDS	University Interdisciplinary
  ---	ENTR	Entrepreneurship	Business and Economics	MA	MATH	Mathematics	Science	UX	UEXD	User Experience Design	Liberal Arts
  ---	ENVX	Environmental Science	Science	MB	BUTM	Business Technology Management	Business and Economics	---	UNDC	Global Crime and Justice	Human and Social Sciences
  ES	EVST	Environmental Studies	Science	MI	MEDS	Mediterranean Studies	Arts	---	WASC	Applied Water Science	Arts and Science
  EU	EDUC	Bachelor of Education	Education	ML	MLST	Medieval and Medievalism Studies	Arts	---	WOMS	Women and Gender Studies	Arts
  FR	FREN	French	Arts	MX	MDST	Media Studies	Liberal Arts	--	WORK	Labour Studies and Career Development	Liberal Arts
  FS	FILM	Film Studies	Arts	MU	MUSI	Music	Music	YC	YCST	Youth and Children's Studies	Liberal Arts
  ----	GENG	General Engineering	Science	---	MUCE	Music Community and Education	Music
  GC	CRGC	Christian Studies and Global Citizenship	Martin Luther University College	---	MUCP	Music Composition	Music