1976-1977 Academic Catalog

38 Cedarville College Course Numbers and Designations The course numbers are designed to be of help to the student in selecting courses at the appropriate level. The following system is used: 1. The first digit indicates the year in which the course is normally taken. Fresh– men normally take 100 courses; Sophomores, 100 or 200 courses; Juniors, 200 or 300 courses; and Seniors, 300 or 400 courses. Courses beyond the student's classification may be taken only with the consent of the instructor and the Registrar. 2. The second digit usually indicates the area within the department. 3. The third digit generally indicates the sequence followed in offering the course. A zero indicates that the course wi II be offered every quarter. 4. The course numbers listed in sequence and separated by hyphens must be scheduled in the order shown. The course numbers separated by commas may be taken as individual units and not necessarily in the sequence shown. 5. The letters appearing as part of the course numbers are used to designate department titles, as follows: BE-Biblical Education, BA-Business Administra– tion, ED-Education, IS-lnterdiscipl inary Studies, LL-Language and Literature; MU-Music, PE-Physical Education, PY-Psychology, SM-Science and Mathe– matics, SS-Social Science, SP-Speech. The quarter that the course is offered is shown in italic letters following the course title as follows: A-Autumn, W-Winter, Sp-Spring, and Su-Summer. The number to the right of the course title is the credit given in quarter hours. The college reserves the right to offer or withhold any of the courses listed. Quarter and Credit Hours In the course descriptions which follow, the terms quarter hours and credit hours have been used interchangeably. Alternate Year Courses Some departments offer courses on alternate years. These are designated as "alter– nate, even years" or "alternate, odd years" based on the first school year number. Example: 1973-74 is an odd year.