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A Quick Reference Guide to the Course Description Section of the Catalog

 

Sample Entry

  1. Course prefix and number.
  2. Course title.
  3. Term(s) in which course is offered:
    F = fall term
    S = spring term
    SS = summer term
  4. Semester credits obtained upon successful completion of course.
  5. Prerequisites or co-requisites, if any.
  6. Description of course.
  7. General education requirement categories this course satisfies, if any.
  8. Writing and Math Requirement (Gordon Rule)
  • Each course is identified by a three letter prefix: MAC in the example above. If you know the course prefix, you can look in the Index to Course Prefixes (3-4) to find which department or departments offer courses using that prefix. Courses using the MAC prefix, for example, are taught in the Department of Mathematics.
  • The FIRST DIGIT of the course number identifies the level of the course (here 2000 or freshman/sophomore level).
  • To locate departments or content areas, please use the Index of Course Descriptions on the opposite page.
  • General Education Categories are as follows:
    • Composition (C)
    • Mathematical Sciences (M)
    • Humanities (H)
    • Social and Behavioral Sciences (S)
    • Physical (P) and Biological (B) Sciences
    • International and Diversity Focus (I)
  • GR-E indicates the course satisfies the writing portion of the Writing and Math Requirement
  • GR-M indicates the course satisfies the math portion of the Writing and Math Requirement
  • For information on Florida's Statewide Course Numbering System go to page 3-8.
  • A Schedule of Courses is printed each term listing all courses offered that term.
  • Course listings each term are also available online at www.registrar.ufl.edu