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Course Description Information

Colorado State University-Pueblo does not offer all the courses listed in this catalog every semester or every year.

Each semester the university publishes a bulletin listing a detailed schedule of courses offered and the times and places of instruction. Courses listed in the bulletin are subject to change.

EXPLANATORY NOTES

Numbering of Courses

Course numbering is based on the content level of material presented in courses.

Courses numbered:
000-099	remedial; do not count toward graduation
100-299	primarily for freshmen and sophomores (lower division)
300-499	primarily for juniors and seniors (upper division)
500-599	primarily for students enrolled in master’s degree programs or the equivalent.
600-620	Colorado State University (Fort Collins) courses offered at Colorado State University-Pueblo toward a master’s degree in social work.

Variable credit courses
(1-3 VAR) indicates variable credit; the minimum and maximum credit limitations. An example:

494 Field Experience (1-5 VAR)
Off-campus individual experience providing transition from classroom instruction to on-the-job experience. Supervised by instructor and job supervisor. Prerequisite: senior standing and permission of instructor.

Cross-listed courses
Courses in which students may earn credit under either (but not both) of two prefixes (e.g., SOC or HIST) for the same offering.

Corequisite
A requirement which must be taken concurrently with another course of instruction.

Prerequisite
A requirement which must be fulfilled before a student can enroll in a particular course. Permission of the instructor for a student to attend a class is implied when the student has met the prerequisites specified by the department.

Cancellation of courses
The university reserves the right to cancel courses not selected by an adequate number of students or not suitably staffed by qualified faculty.

KEYS TO SYMBOLS

Course descriptions include a variety of symbols conveying essential information. The following standard course description with explanation of symbols serves as a model:

102 Composition II 3(3-0)
Sequentional course to provide intensive consideration of essay development and to introduce procedures and techniques in preparing the referenced paper. Pre-requisite: ENG 101. (F,S,SS)

102........................................	course number
Composition II......................	course title
3(3-0)....................................	number of credits (clock hours in lecture per week – clock hours in laboratory demonstration or studio experiences per week)
“Sequential course...”.....	explanation of course content
Prerequisite ENG 101......	required to be taken before
(F,S,SS)...............................	taught fall, spring and summer

Note: Not all of the above information may be noted in each course. Additional symbols include:
F	Taught fall semester
S	Taught spring semester
SS	Taught summer session
*	Offered upon demand
O	Taught odd numbered years
E	Taught even numbered years
VAR	Variable credit course
L	Suffix indicating lab course
CE	Credit by exam allowed
IP	Grade of IP (In Progress) available

UNIVERSITY-WIDE
“HOUSE-NUMBERED” COURSES

200, 300, 400, 500	–	Workshop
290, 390, 490, 590	–	Special Project
291, 391, 491, 591	–	Special Topics
292, 392, 492, 592	–	Research
293, 393, 493, 593	–	Seminar
294, 394, 494, 594	–	Field Experience
295, 395, 495, 595	–	Independent Study
296, 396, 496, 596	–	Cooperative Education
297, 397, 497, 597	–	Studio Series
298, 398, 498, 598	–	Internship
599	–	Thesis Research
600	–	Master’s Degree in Social Work

COURSE PREFIXES

Courses of instruction are identified by the following approved prefixes:

ACCTG	–	Accounting
AIM	–	Automotive Industry Management
ANS	–	Applied Natural Science
ANTHR	–	Anthropology
ART	–	Art
BBE	–	Bilingual Bicultural Education
BIOL	–	Biology
BUSAD	–	Business Administration
CENT	–	Computer Engineering Technology
CET	–	Civil Engineering Technology
CHEM	–	Chemistry
CIS	–	Computer Information Systems
CS	–	Chicano Studies
ECON	–	Economics
ED	–	Education
EE	–	Electrical Engineering
EET	–	Electronic Engineering Technology
EN	–	Engineering
ENG	–	English
ET	–	Engineering Technology
EXHP	–	Exercise Science and Health
FIN	–	Finance
FL	_	Foreign Language
FMTS	–	Facilities Management & Technology Studies
FRN	–	French
GEOG	–	Geography
GEOL	–	Geology
GER	–	German
HIST	–	History
HONOR	–	Honors
INTL	–	International Studies
ITL	–	Italian
MATH	–	Mathematics
MCCNM	–	Mass Communications/Center For New Media
ME	–	Mechanical Engineering
MET	–	Mechanical Engineering Technology
MGMT	–	Management
MKTG	–	Marketing
MS	–	Military Science
MUS	–	Music
NSE	–	National Student Exchange
NSG	–	Nursing
PHIL	–	Philosophy
PHYS	–	Physics
POLSC	–	Political Science
PSYCH	–	Psychology
RDG	–	Reading
REC	–	Recreation
RUS	–	Russian
SCI	–	Science
SOC	–	Sociology
SOCSC	–	Social Science
SPCOM	–	Speech Communication
SPN	–	Spanish
SW	–	Social Work
TH	–	Theatre
US	–	University Studies
WS	–	Women’s Studies