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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."
