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Course Description Information
Course offerings are subject to the availability of staff and adequate
enrollment. Check the Schedule of Classes for the courses actually
offered each semester.
- 001-099 - courses below college level. No college credit given.
Credits may not be counted toward a degree.
- 100-199 - Freshman - Lower Division
- 200-299 - Sophomore - Lower Division
- 300-399 - Junior - Upper Division
- 400-499 - Senior - Upper Division
- 500-599 - Graduate Courses
- 600-699 - Graduate Courses
Core 2.0 courses are designated by a letter following the course number
(e.g. CLS 101US). the following letters are used to specify the core groups:
- US - University Seminar
- W - College Writing
- Q - Quantitative Reasoning
- D - Diversity
- CS - Contemporary Issues in Science
- IA - Inquiry Arts
- IH - Inquiry Humanities
- IN - Inquiry Natural Science
- IS - Inquiry Social Science
- R - Research
- RA - Research Arts
- RH - Research Humanities
- RN - Research Natural Science
- RS - Research Social Science
In the second line of each course description, following the number
of credits for the course, there appears a course classification
designation which indicates the mode of instruction for that course. In
some cases two classifications are listed along with the number of
credits in each.
Following is an explanation of course classifications.
- LEC - Lecture: Presentation of course material by the
instructor, utilizing the lecture method.
- LAB - Laboratory: Instructing and supervising students in
laboratory investigations.
- STU - Studio: Instructing and supervising students in studio
investigations.
- RCT/DIS - Recitation-Discussion: Presentation of course
materials designed to involve students in recitation and/or discussion.
- SEM - Seminar: Students share, with the instructor,
responsibility for preparation and presentation of course material.
- IND - Independent Study: Directed study and/or research on an
individual basis, under supervision of instructor.
Courses which may be taken for graduate credit are designated by a
500 or 600 number.
Uniform numbers are used in all departments.
- 200, 300, 400 and 500 - Seminar
- 270, 470 and 570 - Independent Study (individual projects)
- 280, 480, 580 - Special Topics (first or one-time class offering)
- 475 - Undergraduate Projects
- 276, 476, 576 - Internship
- 489, 490 - Undergraduate Scholars Program
- 575 - Graduate Research - Paper (professional paper or professional project)
- 588 - Professional Development
- 589 - Graduate Consultation
- 590 - Master's Thesis
- 689 - Reading and Research
- 690 - Doctoral Thesis
These courses may be repeated for credit. Specific titles of Special
Topics courses are listed in the Schedule of Classes, on the Class Rolls
and the student's permanent record.
Some courses such as Special Topics, Independent Study and
Internship are offered for varying amounts of credit, e.g. 1-5. A
maximum number of credits is also imposed e.g., Maximum 6 cr. A student
may repeat such courses to earn the maximum number of credits by
registering for two or more projects with the credits for each project
totaling the maximum allowed. If there is no stated maximum for Internship, then all earned credits will count toward graduation, but these credits will only count toward meeting degree requirements as determined by the student's department. Credits earned beyond the stated maximum cannot
be applied toward graduation.
The maximum number of credits allowed toward graduation in 280 plus
480 courses in each rubric is 12, and the maximum number of 470 credits
in each rubric is six. Some departments have established lower limits
than these, and the student is responsible for checking the specific
course listings to see that he or she does not exceed the allowable
number of credits. The maximum number of 570 credits applicable to a
graduate degree depends upon the degree. No 470 credits are applicable
to a graduate degree.
A course designated as "On demand" with a specific semester (i.e., F,
S, Su) preceding this phrase means that the course will be offered that
semester if there is sufficient demand.
Undergraduate courses designated as given "On demand" may be offered
any semester in which there is a sufficient number of students who wish
to register for the course. Usually undergraduate courses are offered at
the request of 10 or more students.
Graduate courses listed "On demand" will be offered when a sufficient
number of students have requested the course and faculty availability
and budgets permit.
Certain courses for which there is a small demand are offered every
other year. the designation for such a course is: Semester (Alternate
years, will be offered....dates....).
Courses beyond the freshman year usually have "prerequisites." This
means that certain lower-level courses must be taken before the student
may register for the advanced course. A grade of "C-" or better must be earned in all prerequisite courses to satisfy the requirement.
The prerequisite for undergraduate courses may be "consent of
instructor." The student must secure the consent of instructor of the
course before registering for it. "Consent of instructor" is usually
required for courses in which there is limited laboratory space and/or
skills are required.
The Department of mathematical Sciences enforces prerequisites. By University policy, in order for any course to serve as the prerequisite you must earn a "C-" or better. In addition to the specific prerequisite courses listed, students in 100 level M courses may also meet the prerequisite with the appropriate M ACT, M SAT, or M Placement Exam score. Specific levels and scores for these courses can be found at: www.M.montana.edu/undergrad/prereq_flow.html
Courses at the 500 and 600 levels may be taken only by qualified
students. Unless otherwise stated the courses are open only
to:
Students with graduate standing (post baccalaureate students
admitted to the College of Graduate Studies, enrolled in non-degree
status or second bachelor's degree candidates).
Seniors with a cumulative grade-point average of 3.25 or higher,
and
Other seniors who have a petition approved by the head of the
student's major department, and the Dean of the College of Graduate
Studies.
Some courses are limited to students with graduate standing or
certain levels of graduate standing. These specific conditions are
indicated within the course prerequisite or description statements.
Students below senior standing are not eligible to take graduate-level
courses.
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