Course Definitions and Format

This is an archived copy of the 2023-24 catalog. To access the most recent version of the catalog, please visit http://catalog.ndsu.edu.

Courses approved at the time of publication are listed in this catalog. Not all courses are offered every term; students should refer to the semester schedule of courses within the student information system, Campus Connection, or using Schedule Planner for course offerings.  Credit cannot be earned twice by repeating a course unless the course description indicates otherwise.

Definitions

Course descriptions frequently include additional information about enrollment, such as prerequisites and co-requisites. Students are responsible for complying with restrictions or expectations related to course enrollment listed herein or in any supplementary information.

Course credits: Credits are stated in semester units as defined in the academic policies section in this bulletin.

Course prerequisites (Prereq): Prerequisites indicate the academic background, academic level, or other requirements considered necessary for enrollment in the course. Most prerequisites are specific courses, however, equivalent preparation is usually acceptable. Instructor or department permission may override a prerequisite.

Course co-requisites (Coreq): Co-requisites indicate courses to be taken concurrently with the course described. Instructor or department permission may override a co-requisite.

Cross-listed courses: Cross-listed courses are the same course offered by two or more departments under different prefixes. Cross-listed courses have a different prefix, but the course number, title, credits, course description, requisites and learning outcomes are the same. Each course is identified under the corresponding prefix in catalog course descriptions. The course exists under each prefix in the student information system for scheduling by each departments, but the course exists as a singular course in the CourseLeaf module for course editing. Credit may only be earned for the course under one prefix. The Repeated Courses policy applies if a student should attempt to retake the class under a different prefix following the first graded attempt.

Dual-listed courses: Dual-listed courses with 400- or 500- and 600-level course numbers permit undergraduate and graduate students in the same class. The same amount of credit for the course is earned by all students, but additional work is required of students enrolled under the graduate level number. Credit may only be earned for the course at one of the levels.