You are in the official 1999-2000 General Catalog
for California State University, Fresno.
Course Prefixes, Symbols, and Terms
The following chart is a guide to the appropriate prefixes used in this catalog for the university's departments and programs of study.
A ETH Applied Ethics
A I S American Indian Studies
A SCI Animal Science
A SP Aerospace Studies
ACCT Accountancy
AF AM African American
AG BS Agricultural Business; Graduate
AG EC Agricultural Economics
AG ED Agricultural Education
AGRI Agriculture; Graduate
ANTH Anthropology
ARM Armenian
ARM S Armenian Studies
ART Art
ART H Art History
ASAM Asian American Studies
AST Agricultural Sciences and Technology
ATHL Athletics
B A Business Administration
BIOL Biology
BIOSC Biological Science Core
BOT Botany
BUS Business
C E Civil Engineering
C R P City and Regional Planning
C SCI Computer Science
CFS Child and Family Studies
CHEM Chemistry
CHIN Chinese
CLS Chicano and Latin American Studies
COMM Communication
COM S Community Service
CONST Construction Management
COUN Counselor Education
CR SC Crop Science
CRIM Criminology
CSD Communicative Sciences and Disorders
CSH Consumer Science and Housing
CTET Curriculum, Teaching, and Educational Technology
DANCE Theatre Arts
DRAMA Theatre Arts
DS Decision Sciences
E E Electrical Engineering
EAD Educational Administration
ECE Electrical and Computer Engineering
ECOL Ecology
ECON Economics
EDL Educational Leadership
EDU Education
EHD Education and Human Development
ENGL English
ENGR Engineering
ENOL Enology
ERF Educational Research, Foundations
ESL English as a Second Language
ETH S Ethnic Studies
F L Foreign Language
F M Fashion Merchandising
FCS Family and Consumer Science
FIN Finance
FN Food Nutrition
FREN French
FSC Food Science
FSM Food Systems Management
G S Graduate Studies
GD Graphic Design
GENET Genetics
GEOG Geography
GEOL Geology
GERM German
GERON Gerontology
GPA Graduate Public Administration
GRK Greek
H EC Home Economics Education
H S Health Science
HEBR Hebrew
HHS Health and Human Services
HIST History
HMONG Hmong
HRM Human Resource Management
HUM Humanities
I E Industrial Engineering
I T Industrial Technology
I S A International Studies - Abroad
I S C International Studies Course
ID Interior Design
INTD Interdisciplinary General Education
INTD (number) NEX Nexus General Education
IPC Interprofessional Collaboration
IS Information Systems
ISA International Studies (Abroad)
ISC International Studies Course
ITAL Italian
JAPN Japanese
KINES, KAC Kinesiology
LATIN Latin
LEE Literacy and Early Education
LING Linguistics
M COM Mass Communication
M E Mechanical Engineering
M S Military Science
M SCI Moss Landing Marine Laboratories
MATH Mathematics
MBA Master of Business Administration
MCJ Mass Communication and Journalism
ME AG Mechanized Agriculture
MGT Management
MICRO Microbiology
MKTG Marketing
MSA Master of Science in Accountancy
MUSIC Music
N SCI Natural Science
NURS Nursing
NUTR Nutrition
OH Ornamental Horticulture
P E Physical Education
P SCI Physical Science
PAX Peace and Conflict Studies
PH Master of Public Health
PH TH Physical Therapy
PHIL Philosophy
PHYAN Physiology/Anatomy/Development
PHYS Physics
PL PR Plant Protection
PL SI Political Science
PLANT Plant Science
PLT H Plant Health
PORT Portuguese
PSYCH Psychology
RES Revising and Editing Skills
RLS Recreation and Leisure Studies
S SCI Social Science
S WRK Social Work Education
SKT Sanskrit
SOC Sociology
SPAN Spanish
SPED Special Education
SW Soil and Water
UNIV University
VTF Viticulture/Tree Fruit
W S Women's Studies
ZOOL Zoology
General Education*
A1 - G.E. FOUNDATION
A2 - G.E. FOUNDATION
A3 - G.E. FOUNDATION
B1 - G.E. BREADTH
B2 - G.E. BREADTH
B4 - G.E. FOUNDATION
C1- G.E. BREADTH
C2 - G.E. BREADTH
D1 - G.E. BREADTH
D2 - G.E. BREADTH
D3 - G.E. BREADTH
E - G.E. BREADTH
IA - G.E. INTEGRATION
IB - G.E. INTEGRATION
IC - G.E. INTEGRATION
MI - G.E. MULTICULTURAL/INTERNATIONAL
* Check the fall 1999 and spring 2000 Schedule of Courses for courses list.
Course Numbering System
1-99
Lower-division courses designed for first- and second-year students
100-199
Upper-division courses designed for third-, fourth- and fifth-year students;
counted as graduate work for students with graduate status; permitted for
use on a master's degree program only with departmental approval
190
Independent study, undergraduate
100G-199G
For graduate students only; designed for use in the first year of two-year
master's degree programs; intensive combination of material normally offered
at the undergraduate level
200-297
Graduate-level courses are designed for use in master's degree, credential,
certificate of advanced study, and doctorate curricula. Access to these
courses is limited to those who have been officially admitted to a graduate
degree, advanced certificate, or credential program. Last-semester undergraduate
seniors wanting to enroll in 200-level courses must meet all criteria listed
on the Undergraduate Petition to enroll in Graduate (200-level) Courses
available from the Division of Graduate Studies.
290
Independent study, graduate
298
Graduate Degree Project. Restricted to graduate students having received
official notification by the Division of Graduate Studies of approval for
advancement to candidacy. For complete eligibility requirements, see Criteria for Thesis and Project under
Graduate Studies. Project schedule numbers are obtainable through the student's
department. Failure to meet the eligibility requirements may result in cancellation
of such enrollment. Project enrollment is not available through Extension
or Open University.
299
Graduate Degree Thesis/Dissertation. Registration in this course is
restricted to graduate students who have officially been notified of their
advancement to candidacy by the Division of Graduate Studies and who have
filed an approved thesis committee assignment form with the Division of
Graduate Studies. Thesis enrollment is not available through Extension or
Open University. For complete eligibility requirements, see Criteria
for Thesis and Project under Graduate Studies. Thesis schedule numbers
are obtainable through the student's department. Failure to meet eligibility
requirements may result in cancellation of such enrollment.
300-399
Designed to meet professional needs that cannot be served by regular
established course offerings. These courses are offered only through Extension
and summer sessions. They assume completion of the bachelor's degree and/or
appropriate professional service and are focused upon the problems that
enrolled students encounter in their professional service. Although these
courses are designed primarily for purposes other than the partial fulfillment
of degree and credential requirements, they may, with approval by the department,
be applied toward the undergraduate major. They may be used as part of the
40-unit upper-division requirement for the B.A. degree and as electives
in the fulfillment of the total requirements for a baccalaureate degree
and/or credential. They may not be used to meet the requirements of a master's
degree or a joint doctoral degree.
Course Numbering Symbols
A-B Two-semester course normally taken in sequence
A, B Listed as separate courses; may be taken independently
F Field course
L Laboratory associated with another course
M Multiple subject designation for education courses/methods designation for communication courses
N Non-majors
R Remedial course
S Service Learning courses
T Topics course, varied area subject matter, repeatable for credit with different title and description
W Writing skills course, meets upper-division requirement for graduation
Course Descriptions. Courses are listed by number, title, units, and maximum total credit. Each unit generally represents one hour per week in class and two hours of preparation. Courses involving laboratory, activity, or other application normally require additional hours of class attendance. Lecture-laboratory hours indicate deviation from the usual one class hour per week for one unit of credit. Prerequisites are listed at the beginning of the course description. Course offerings are listed each semester in the Schedule of Courses.
Prerequisites. Course prerequisites are designed to protect students by ensuring that they have the necessary background and preparation for success in the course. Transfer courses with equivalent content are accepted in lieu of stated prerequisites. Students should check the prerequisites carefully before registering in a course to be sure that they have been met. The instructor can deny admission to a course if a student has not met the prerequisites.
Permission of Instructor. The instructor has the authority to waive the stated prerequisites for a course if it is in the interest of the student to do so and if in the instructor's judgment, the student has a background sufficiently adequate to permit satisfactory performance in the course.
Students will not receive credit for courses in foreign language or mathematics if credit has been awarded previously for a higher numbered course for which the lower numbered course is a prerequisite.
CAN. The California Articulation Number identifies some of the
transferable, lower-division, introductory (preparatory) courses commonly
taught on California college campuses. The CAN (ex. CAN ECON 2) is listed
parenthetically at the end of the course description.
Courses
Home