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Key to Class Offerings

The Schedule of Classes provides information on course offerings and availability by semester.  

A list of all courses that have been approved to be taught is available in the General Catalog.  Please note, not all approved courses are offered each semester.

Sample course offering:

ART 273
Subject area abbreviation and course number

BEG ART PRACTICE/CERAMIC
Abbreviated course title

Full Course Title: Beginning Art Practices in Ceramics
Full course title taken from the General Catalog's course description.

Units: 3
Number of units of credit.

Variable unit courses are displayed showing the minimum and maximum number of units available.  For example, a course with a minimum of one unit and maximum of three units would be shown like this, Units: 1-3.

Available: Pass/Fail
Identifies course that can be taken for Pass/Fail grading.  More information on pass/fail registration is available. 

Special Fee: $50
Identifies additional fee, above and beyond the initial tuition and fees, that a student must pay to take the class.  More information on Special Course Fees is available.

Prerequisite(s): ART 101, ART 104 or consent of ceramic faculty.
Identifies courses or other experience which must be completed prior to enrolling in the course listed.  Students must meet the course prerequisites or otherwise satisfy the instructor of their preparation to take the course.  Prerequisites can only be waived at the discretion of the instructor or department offering the course.

Department Info - Course Description
Links to the department information and course description pages in the General Catalog.

STD
Studio (STD).  This identifies the typical structure of the course.  The course structure may be any one of the following:

LEC = Lecture
LAB = Laboratory
CLQ = Colloquium
DIS = Discussion
IND = Independent Study
PRS = Proseminar
SMR = Seminar
STD = Studio
WRK = Workshop

1
Class section number.

0800AM - 1050AM
Meeting Time(s).  For example, this course meets from 8:00 am to 10:50 am. 
See also, multiple meeting times.

MW
Abbreviation(s) for class Meeting Day(s)

M = Monday
T = Tuesday
W = Wednesday
R = Thursday
F = Friday
S = Saturday
U = Sunday
TBA = To Be Arranged (for information about class meeting time, please contact the offering department)

For example, a course showing TR in the meeting days field would actually have class on Tuesday and Thursday.
See also, multiple meeting times.        

MTN   1200
Building abbreviation and room number where the course meets.  The building abbreviation field is linked to the UA Campus Map.

MORRIS
Instructor's Name

Total Seats: 20      Seats Available: 2
Total seats offered in course, and how many seats are still available for registration.

Contact department (ART) for registration
Identifies a course that has been block by the department.  Student are unable to register for this course using WebReg.  Students who wish to register must contact the offering department.  

Additional elements:

Some instructors have created Course Homepages.  Links to Course Homepages are provided in the Schedule of Classes at the section level, look for this icon:

Some courses have alternate delivery modes, sites or sessions, and are identified with notes like the examples below: 

This section is delivered via CORRESPONDENCE
 This section is delivered via VIDEO TAPE
This section OFF CAMPUS
This section is WEB DELIVERED
 This section takes places at the UA South SIERRA VISTA campus, 75 miles from Tucson.
This section is offered in SUMMER PROGRAMS

Courses with alternate start/end dates (i.e. PreSession) will be listed like the example below:

Start & End Dates: 06/03/02 - 07/03/02

 

Multiple meeting times:

Below is an example of a course that has multiple meeting times.  This class meets Tuesday and Thursday (12:30 pm to 1:45 pm), and Monday (2:00 pm to 4:50 pm).

 

LAB	1	1230PM-0145PM	TR	HARV	150
		0200PM-0450PM	M	AME	S426