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General Information about Courses
Numbering
The first of the three digits which designate the courses of this Catalogue generally indicates the following level or type of course:
- 1-introductory courses, primarily for first year students--if they have no prerequisites, they are asterisked on the Term Table;
- 2-courses for sophomores or advanced first year students--if they have no prerequisites, they are usually asterisked on the Term Table;
- 3-courses for juniors, seniors, and advanced sophomores, almost all with prerequisites and not generally open to first year students;
- 4-seminar, research, and thesis courses, almost all for seniors and/or departmental majors;
- 5-adjunct courses, almost all for 1/4 course credit;
- 6-Special Studies, open only to B.S.S. degree candidates;
- 7-music performance lessons and ensembles, designated FAA, and Theatre participation activities; and
- 9-Cornell-affiliated off-campus programs.
Punctuation
When one course number is printed next to another, the following marks are used to indicate their relation to each other:
- hyphen-the first course is a prerequisite for admission to the second [MAT 327-328], or the second to the third [RUS 101-102-103];
- semicolon-the first course is designed for first year students and sophomores or non-majors, the second course for majors or other advanced students in the department [ART 231; 331].
Credit
Courses carrying one full course credit (the equivalent of four semester
or six quarter hours) have no notation after their titles. Exceptions
are indicated: (1/4) one quarter of a course credit; (1/2) one half of a
course credit; (1/2-1) one half or one course credit, as the student
chooses and if the instructor concurs. (See item 5.)
Prerequisites
If a prior course or courses must be taken before another course can be
taken, that information is listed after the course description as
``Prerequisite(s).'' However, a student who has taken or learned the
equivalent of the prerequisite elsewhere may take the course. Hence the
phrase ``or equivalent'' is not generally used in this Catalogue. Similarly,
since any instructor may with sufficient cause waive the prerequisite(s)
for a course upon request, the phrase ``or with permission of the
instructor'' is not generally used either. Hence, when the phrase ``permission of
the instructor'' does appear as the sole prerequisite, it means that
permission must be obtained before a student may register
for the course.
Finally, for brevity, the phrase ``junior standing'' is considered to
apply here to both juniors and seniors, and the phrase ``sophomore
standing'' applies to all three upper classes.
Chronology
Courses that are described on the following pages without a
chronological reference are normally offered every year. The notation
``alternate years'' indicates that the course is usually offered every
other year. A few courses are ``offered every third year.'' Others are
not offered on a regular basis and are designated as ``not offered every
year,'' ``offered upon request,'' or ``offered subject to the
availability of faculty.''
When planning beyond the current year, students must take into account
the fact that some of their courses may not be offered every year and
must therefore schedule such courses in the years when they are offered.
The actual offerings for any academic year are published the preceding
spring in the TERM
TABLE. For the
scheduling of courses not offered annually or not advertised on the TERM
TABLE, students should consult the department chair or the instructor.
Abbreviations
The following notations are used: (CR)-a course graded only Credit/No Credit; (OP)-a course where the student with the consent of the instructor may elect to receive either a regular grade or Credit/No Credit; however, students who desire a regular grade must inform the Registrar of this fact before the end of the third day of the term in which the course is undertaken.
Faculty
For a complete listing of all faculty engaged in the academic program, please refer to the website at http://www.cornellcollege.edu/contact
and choose ``Faculty By Department'' from the sidebar.
The Catalogue of Courses, arranged alphabetically by Department.
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