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Course and Section Numbering


Catalog Numbers/Course Numbers

Course Numbering Policy

Courses at Marquette are assigned a catalog number and the number indicates the education level of the course.


Course Section Numbers:

 

                

Regular Daytime courses have section numbers between 101 and 399.

Lectures or sections for the primary component of daytime courses are 101 to 399.

Sections for the primary component of any course with no Lecture component are numbered with the same range as Lectures, i.e. 101 to 399.  Examples of other primary components: Seminar (SEM), Practicum (PRA), Topics In (TIN), Thesis (THE), Independent Study (IND), etc.

         

Lab sections for daytime courses are numbered between 401 and 499.

Quiz sections for daytime courses are numbered between 501 and 599.

Discussion sections for daytime courses are numbered between 601 and 699.

Evening courses, i.e. those beginning at 4:00pm or later, have section numbers between 701 and 799.  Lectures or sections for the primary component of evening courses are 701 to 739 and 771 to 799

Lab sections for evening courses are numbered between 741 and 749.

Quiz sections for evening courses are numbered between 751 and 759.

Discussion sections for evening courses are numbered between 761 and 769.

 

Professional Studies courses, i.e. undergraduate only, have section numbers between 801 and 899.  Lectures or sections for the primary component of PRST courses are 801 to 839 and 871 to 899.

Lab sections for Professional Studies courses are numbered between 841 and 849.

Quiz sections for Professional Studies courses are numbered between 851 and 859.

Discussion sections for Professional Studies courses numbered between 861 and 869.

Note:  There will be no separate Evening section distinction.

 

Honors courses have section numbers between 901 and 999.

Lectures or sections for the primary component of Honors courses are 901 to 939 and 971 to 999.

Lab sections for Honors courses are numbered between 941 and 949.

Quiz sections for Honors courses are numbered between 951 and 959.

Discussion sections for Honors courses are numbered between 961 and 969.

Note:  There will be not separate Evening section distinction.

 

Sections for components that are no longer valid must be changed to the new component for the class.  (e.g. if the Catalog formerly defined a course’s component as Lecture, but now defines it as Seminar, the Lecture component class sections will need to be changed to the SEM component in the Schedule of Classes.)


 

 


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