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School of Human Environmental Sciences

J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences

Sam M. Walton College of Business

College of Education and Health Professions

School of Nursing

College of Engineering

School of Law

Reserve Officer Training Corps

University Faculty

Appendix A, Student Residence Status for Fee Purposes

Appendix B, Glossary

Course Descriptions

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2003-2004 Catalog of Studies

Course Descriptions

How to Read a Course Description

Course Description Explanations

List of Course Descriptions by Department

How to Read a Course Description

Courses listed in this section describe all courses (except School of Law courses) approved for offering by the University of Arkansas. The courses are listed alphabetically by code. The word "course" refers to a unit of academic instruction. While the word "class" refers to a course scheduled during a semester or summer session with a certain number of prescribed meetings each week. Successful completion of a class usually earns a specified number of semester hours of credit toward a degree.

The Schedule of Classes lists classes available in a specific semester, along with the instructor of record, time and place the class is being held.

Course Description Explanations

A course listing is comprised of the following elements, in order:

Course Prefix: This alpha descriptor is the first identifying part of a course. This four-digit code represents the course prefix name. Usually the course prefix will be the same as the department offering the course, occasionally the prefix is one of many different courses offered in a single department. For example, ARAB refers to Arabic courses, which are offered through the department of foreign languages.
Course Number: Each course is designated by a four-digit number. The first digit identifies the level of the course: 1, freshman level; 2, sophomore level; 3 and 4, junior-senior level; 5, 6, and 7, graduate level. Any exceptions to this practice are stated in the course descriptions.
Students desiring admission to courses offered at levels beyond their standing should request the instructor's permission to enroll. (For definitions of academic standing see Student Standing on page 31.)
- The second and third digits of the number identify the course within the department that offers it.
- The fourth digit identifies the semester-hour value of the course. Credit for certain courses does not count toward some degrees (see Courses that Do Not Count Toward Degrees on page 30.)
- Normally, courses meet once each week for 50 minutes for each hour of course credit. Laboratory, drill and other kinds of activity courses typically meet for two 50-minute periods per week for each hour of credit.
- The letter 'V' is used in place of the last digit for those courses in which credit is variable. The minimum and maximum credit hours possible are given in parenthesis after the course title.
- The first three digits of the number are the same for corequisite courses (for example, the lecture course, and the corequisite lab or drill).
Course Suffix: A suffix to the course number further identifies the specific type of instruction:
- D - Drill or Discussion
- L - Laboratory
- H - Honors Course
- E - Honors Drill or Discussion
- M - Honors Laboratory
- A course with no suffix is a typical lecture course (not an honors course).
Course Title: The title of the course is printed in bold letters.
Course Semester Offering: Also inside the parentheses following the course title are letters indicating which semester the course is normally offered. Cross-check with the Schedule of Classes to determine if a course is being offered. Courses marked (SP) will be offered in the spring, courses marked (FA) will be offered in the fall, courses marked (SU) will be offered in the summer, and courses marked (I or IR) will be offered irregularly .
Course Description: A brief description of the course content and its major emphasis are stated. If the course is cross-listed (also offered under another course number) a "Same As" statement will be included in the description. If the course is eligible to be repeated for degree credit more than once, a statement will appear to indicate the total hours or times a course may be repeated. If no repeated statement is listed, the course may be used for degree credit only once.
Requisites: Requisites are requirements that must be fulfilled either before a course may be taken or at the same time a course is taken. Prerequisites are courses or requirements that must be completed prior to enrolling in a certain course. Courses may have prerequisites from inside and outside the department. It is the student's responsibility to make sure he/she has completed the proper prerequisites before enrolling in any class. Courses listed as corequisite are to be taken in the same semester as the course desired.
- Pre- or Corequisite are requirements that if not taken prior to enrolling in a course, they must be taken during the same semester as the course.
- Students may not enroll in courses for which they do not have the necessary requisites. Students who are in doubt concerning their eligibility for entry into specific courses should consult their academic adviser. Students may be dropped from courses for which they do not have the necessary requisites.

Course Descriptions by Department

AAST (African-American Studies)

ACCT (Accounting)

ADED (Adult Education)

AERO (Air Force ROTC)

AFLS (Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences

AGEC (Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness)

AGED (Agricultural Education)

AGME (Agricultural Mechanization)

AGST (Agricultural Statistics)

AIST (Asian Studies)

AMST (American Studies)

ANSC (Animal Science)

ANTH (Anthropology)

ARAB (Arabic)

ARCH (Architecture)

ARED (Art Education)

ARHS (Art History)

ARSC (Arts and Sciences)

ARTS (Art)

ASTR (Astronomy)

BENG (Biological Engineering)

BIOL (Biology)

BLAW (Business Law)

BOTY (Botany)

CDIS (Communication Disorders)

CEMB (Cell and Molecular Biology)

CENG (Computer Engineering)

CHEG (Chemical Engineering)

CHEM (Chemistry)

CHIN (Chinese)

CIED (Curriculum and Instruction)

CLST (Classical Studies)

CMJS (Criminal Justice)

CNED (Counselor Education)

COMM (Communication)

CSCE (Computer Science and Computer Engineering)

CSES (Crop, Soil and Environmental Sciences)

CVEG (Civil Engineering)

DANC (Dance)

DEAC (Dance Education/Activity)

DRAM (Drama)

EASL (English Foreign)

ECON (Economics)

EDAD (Educational Admin.)

EDFD (Educational Foundations)

EDUC (Education)

ELED (Elementary Education)

ELEG (Electrical Engineering)

ENDY (Environmental Dynamics)

ENGL (English)

ENSC (Environmental Science)

ENTO (Entomology)

ENVD (Environmental Design)

ETEC (Educational Technology)

EUST (European Studies)

EXED (Extension Education)

FDSC (Food Science)

FIIR (Fulbright Institute of International Relations)

FINN (Finance)

FLAN (Foreign Language)

FREN (French)

GEOG (Geography)

GEOL (Geology)

GEOS (Geosciences)

GERM (German)

GNEG (General Engineering)

GREK (Greek)

HESC (Human Environmental Sciences)

HIED (Higher Education)

HIST (History)

HKRD (Health Science, Kinesiology, Recreation and Dance)

HLSC (Health Science)

HNED (Honors, College of Education and Health Professions)

HORT (Horticulture)

HUMN (Humanities)

INEG (Industrial Engineering)

ISYS (Information Systems)

ITAL (Italian)

ITED (Industrial/Technical Educ.)

JAPN (Japanese)

JOUR (Journalism)

KINS (Kinesiology)

LARC (Landscape Architecture)

LAST (Latin-American Studies)

LATN (Latin)

LAWW (Law)

MATH (Mathematics)

MBAD (Masters of Business Admin.)

MBIO (Microbiology)

MEEG (Mechanical Engineering)

MEPH (Microelectronics-Photonics)

MEST (Middle East Studies)

MGMT (Management)

MILS (Army ROTC)

MKTL (Marketing and Logistics)

MLIT (Music Literature)

MUAC (Music Class)

MUAP (Music Private)

MUED (Music Education)

MUEN (Music Ensemble)

MUHS (Music History)

MUPD (Music Pedagogy)

MUSC (Music)

MUSY (Musicology)

MUTH (Music Theory)

NURS (Nursing)

OMGT (Operations Management)

PADM (Public Admin.)

PEAC (Physical Education/Activity)

PHED (Physical Education)

PHIL (Philosophy)

PHSC (Physical Science)

PHYS (Physics)

PLPA (Plant Pathology)

PLSC (Political Science)

PORT (Portuguese)

POSC (Poultry Science)

PSYC (Psychology)

PTSC (Plant Science)

PUBP (Public Policy)

RDNG (Reading)

RECR (Recreation)

RHAB (Rehabilitation Education)

RSOC (Rural Sociology)

RSST (Russian Studies)

RUSS (Russian)

SCWK (Social Work)

SEED (Secondary Education)

SOCI (Sociology)

SPAN (Spanish)

SPED (Special Education)

STAT (Statistics)

TLOG (Transportation and Logistics)

VAED (Vocational Educ./Adult Educ.)

VOED (Vocational Education)

WCIV (Western Civilization)

WCOB (Walton College of Business)

WLIT (World Literature)

ZOOL (Zoology)

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