Course Information


Generally, courses numbered 1000-1999 are freshman courses; 2000-2999, sophomore courses; 3000-3999, junior courses; 4000-4999, senior courses; and 5000-6999, graduate courses. However, if prerequisites are met, students may enroll according to the following schedule:

 

CLASS

COURSES NUMBERED

Freshman

1000

2000

a

a

Sophomore

1000

2000

3000

a

Junior

1000

2000

3000

4000

Senior

1000

2000

3000

4000/5000-5499 b

Graduate

4750-4999c

5000-6999

a -- Courses numbered 3000-4999 in chemistry, foreign languages, mathematics, and military science may be taken by students who have prerequisites and permission of the department chairperson

b-- Courses numbered 5000-5499 may be taken by students who have a 2.75 GPA and permission of instructor and Dean of the Graduate School.

c-- Courses numbered 4750-4999 are open to juniors, seniors, and graduate students.

 

Course numbers which are followed by the letter G are core courses. The segment of the General Education to which a core course belongs is indicated by the abbreviation which follows its prefix.

 

General Education Legend

HU

Humanities

FA

Fine Arts

LG

Language

MA

Mathematics

BS

Biological Sciences

PS

Physical Sciences

SB

Social and Behavioral Sciences

 

For more information see Section I, "Genel Education" in the undergraduate catalog or visit the General Education Course Library.

Numbers in parentheses following the course title indicate the number of class hours per week, laboratory or studio hours per week, and credit hours. For example (3-0-3) indicates three hours of classroom work each week, no laboratory hours, and three semester hours credit. Students enrolled in courses whose meeting times are noted as "arranged" (Arr.) should contact the instructor by the beginning of the semester.

Prerequisites for courses are printed immediately following the course description. Prerequisites are predicated upon the assumption that students require certain knowledge and/or skills gained in one or more previous courses. Of particular concern in this regard are courses numbered 3000 or above, especially those required in majors and minors. Such courses often connect to a series of prerequisites, and, in many cases, only the highest ranking prerequisite in the series is listed with the course description. Students must be aware that the listed prerequisite may itself have one or more prerequisites. It is the student's responsibility to consult the catalog course descriptions to be sure that all prerequisites in a series have been met.

A student may not enroll in a course serving as a prerequisite for another course he or she has already completed.(This rule does not apply to students who do not earn grades of C or better in ENG 1001G, ENG 1002G, and/or CMN 1310G or in accepted substitutions.) A student may not enroll in a lower level course which substantially duplicates a higher level course already completed. Should a student violate this prescription, he/she may not receive credit for the course toward graduation.

Unless indicated as below, courses are offered every term. Offering times indicated are:

Su

Summer Term

S

Spring Semester

F

Fall Semester

Eastern Illinois University is a participant in the Illinois Articulation Initiative (IAI), a statewide agreement that allows transfer of the completed Illinois General Education Core Curriculum between participating institutions. Completion of the transferable General Education Core Curriculum at any participating college or university in Illinois assures transferring students that lower-division general education requirements for an associate or bachelor's degree have been satisfied. This agreement is in effect for students entering an associate or baccalaureate degree-granting institution as first-time freshmen in summer 1998 (and thereafter). The following codes identify qualifying general education courses: IAI C (Communication), IAI F (Fine Arts), IAI M (Mathematics), IAI P (Physical Sciences), IAI S (Social/Behavioral Sciences). The following codes identify qualifying baccalaureate majors: AG (Agriculture), ART (Art and Art Education), EED (Elementary Education), EGR (Engineering), PSY (Psychology), and SED (Secondary Education).


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