This page is to help supplement a student with additional information about the Course Description Guide. Below are links to specific information that may explain more. In addition, you will find information on how to read the course listing in the description guide.
General Education Courses
How to Read the Course Listings
Each listing in the GUIDE includes:
Abbreviated Course Name & Gen Ed Designation: i.e.,
Arts 1(GA)
Course Title & Credits: i.e., The Visual Arts and
The Studio
Credits: Credit value for the Course
Prereq: Course or course that must be completed as a
condition for enrolling in that course; in addtition, semester standing
or GPA may constitute a prerequisite for certain classes.
Instr. Recom.: Suggestions, cautions, conditions, beyond
the official prerequisite.
Enrollment: Number of spaces available/section
Theme: A brief description of the course and its content
Format: i.e., Lecture, demonstration, lab, etc.
Weekly Assignments: A general idea of out-of-class work
required i.e. reading 3 chapters, journal, etc.
Quizes, Exams, Papers: Number per semester.
Determination of Final Grade: Criteria for grading i.e.
exams, papers, quizes, class participation, etc.
If no faculty description of the course is available, the "cataloge description" alone is printed.
General Education and Intercultural and International Competence codes:
General Education
GWS - Writing/Speaking
GQ - Quantification
GHA - Health and Physical Activities
GN - Natural Sciences
GA - Arts
GH - Humanities
GS - Social and Behavioral Sciences
S - First-Year Seminar
US - U.S. Cultures
IL - International Courses
USI - U.S. and International Courses
W - Writing Across the Curriculum
H - Honors course
A "W" suffix after a course (AM ST 100W) indicated a writing intensive course. An "H" suffix after a course (GEOG 20H) indicates an Honors course available only to students in the Campus Honors or University Scholors Programs.
The York Campus Course Description Guide is published be the Advising & Career Center. Our thanks to all faculty who contributed the contents of the guide.
The information in the Course Description Guide is subject to change.
Check with your adviser regarding possible changes.