The departments of instruction in the following descriptions of courses are listed in alphabetical order. A schedule containing the meeting times of all courses will be issued before each period of registration. Note that major and minor requirements listed apply to students who matriculate in 2012; other students must follow the major and minor requirements that were in place the year they matriculated.
Explanation of Symbols Used
[Bracketed Courses]: Courses that are not currently scheduled for a definite semester, but which have been offered within the past two consecutive years, are enclosed in brackets.
* On leave for the fall semester.
** On leave for the spring semester.
† On leave for the entire academic year.
MCSR: Course approved to meet the distribution requirement for Mathematical, Computational, or Statistical Reasoning.
INS: Course approved to meet the distribution requirement for Inquiry in the Natural Sciences.
ESD: Course approved to meet the distribution requirement for Exploring Social Differences.
IP: Course approved to meet the distribution requirement for International Perspectives.
VPA: Course approved to meet the distribution requirement for Visual and Performing Arts.
Note: For a complete explanation of distribution and division requirements see the Curriculum section.
Prerequisite: Indicates conditions that must be met in order to enroll in the course.
Course Numbering. Four-digit course numbers that appear in curly brackets will be used when the new student information system is implemented during the 2012–2013 academic year. Courses are numbered according to the following system:
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