General Information on Courses
Course Catalog. ULV courses are presented
with course descriptions and full details on MyULV
online accessible from www.ulv.edu. Select the
current term for the search unless historical or
future information is desired.
| Course Numbering System |
| 001 | Precollege |
| 002-099 | Activity and survey courses -- lower division |
| 100-199 | Elementary and survey courses -- lower division |
| 200-299 | Intermediate courses and courses introductory to a discipline |
| 300-399 | Advanced level, upper-division courses applicable to bachelor's degree programs |
| 400-499 | Advanced level, upper-division courses applicable to bachelor's degree programs and introductory graduate-level courses |
| 500-699 | Graduate level courses applicable to advanced degree programs and credential programs |
| 700-799 | Graduate, non-degree, professional development courses, not to be used for degree credit |
ULV courses can be designated by three digits or
by three digits and a letter. The common letters
used in course designations are A,B,C,D with
sequences, F with field work, G with selected
graduate courses, L with laboratories, P with
practicums, S with seminars, and W with workshops.
Other letters have been used as needed
to provide course numbers and do not have significance
in defining the courses.
Course Value. All ULV courses are offered on a
semester hour basis. The semester hour value of
each course is listed in parenthesis after the
course title in the Programs section of this catalog.
The standard value for undergraduate courses
is 4 semester hours; for graduate courses, 3
semester hours. Certain undergraduate courses
are offered for 3 semester hours at selected sites
and for 4 semester hours at others. These courses,
when offered for 3 semester hours of credit,
cover the same material, demand the same prerequisites,
and fulfill the same requirements as
the courses with the same titles offered for 4
semester hours of credit. Such courses can be
taken for 3 hours only at locations where they are
scheduled for 3 hours. Everywhere else they
must be taken for the higher value.
Course Location. Most courses are available on
more than one campus. Where a course is
offered only at one location, the location is listed
followed by "only." Hence, "ECBCS only" means
that the course is only offered at the Ecumenical
Center for Black Church Studies.
Course Frequency. Some courses are offered
every semester; most are offered less frequently.
Course schedules for all locations are available
on MyULV online accessible from www.ulv.edu.
Course Challenges. The majority of courses are
challengeable. Those that are not are marked
NCh in the Course Catalog on MyULV.
Grade Options. Most courses can be taken
either for a letter grade or for Credit/No Credit at
the student's discretion. If the grade option is limited,
the course description specifies "May be
taken Credit/No Credit only" or "May be taken for
a letter grade only."