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for California State University, Fresno.
Course Subjects, Symbols, and Terms
The following chart is a guide to the appropriate subjects used in this catalog for the university's departments and programs of study.
AFRS Africana Studies
AIS American Indian Studies
ACCT Accountancy
AETH Applied Ethics
AGBS Agricultural Business
AGED Agricultural Education
AGRI Agriculture; Graduate
AH Arts and Humanities
ANTH Anthropology
ARAB Arabic
ARM Armenian
ARMS Armenian Studies
ART Art
ARTDS Art and Design
ARTH Art History
ASAM Asian American Studies
ASCI Animal Sciences
ASP Aerospace Studies
ATHL Athletics
BA Business Administration
BIOL Biology
BIOTC Biotechnology
BUS Business
CDDS Communicative Disorders and Deaf Studies
CE Civil Engineering
CGSCI Cognitive Science
CFS Child and Family Sciences
CHEM Chemistry
CHIN Chinese
CI Curriculum and Instruction
CLAS Chicano and Latin American Studies
CM Construction Management
COMM Communication
COMS Community Service
COUN Counselor Education
CRIM Criminology
CRSC Crop Science - Agronomy and Vegetable Crops
CSB Craig School of Business
CSCI Computer Science
CSH Consumer Science and Housing
CST CalState TEACH
CULG Culinology
DANCE Theatre Arts
DRAMA Theatre Arts
DS Decision Sciences
EAD Educational Administration
ECE Electrical and Computer Engineering
ECON Economics
EDL Educational Leadership
EES Earth and Environmental Sciences
EHD Education and Human Development
ENGL English
ENGR Engineering
ENOL Enology
ENTR Entrepreneurship
ERA Educational Research and Administration
ESE Early Start English
FCS Family and Consumer Sciences
FIN Finance
FL Foreign Language
FM Fashion Merchandising
FN Food and Nutrition
FREN French
FSC Food Science
FSM Food Systems Management
GD Graphic Design
GEOG Geography
GERM German
GERON Gerontology
GME Geomatics Engineering
GRK Greek
GS Graduate Studies
GSCC Graduate Studies - Community College
HEC Home Economics Education
HHS Health and Human Services
HIST History
HMONG Hmong
HONOR Honors
HORT Horticulture
HRM Human Resource Management
HUM Humanities
IAS Interdisciplinary Arts Studies
ID Interior Design
IS Information Systems
ISA International Studies Abroad
ISC International Studies Course
IT Industrial Technology
ITAL Italian
JAPN Japanese
KAC Kinesiology Activity
KINES Kinesiology
LATIN Latin
LEE Literacy and Early Education
LING Linguistics
MATH Mathematics
MBA Master of Business Administration
MCJ Mass Communication and Journalism
ME Mechanical Engineering
MEAG Mechanized Agriculture
MES Middle Eastern Studies
MGT Management
MKTG Marketing
MPA Master of Public Administration
MS Military Science
MSA Master of Science in Accountancy
MSCI Marine Science
MUSIC Music
NSCI Natural Science
NURS Nursing
NUTR Nutrition
OH Ornamental Horticulture
PAX Peace and Conflict Studies
PERS Persian
PH Public Health
PHIL Philosophy
PHTH Physical Therapy
PHYS Physics
PLANT Plant Science
PLSI Political Science
PLTH Plant Health
PORT Portuguese
PSCI Physical Science
PSYCH Psychology
PT Doctorate in Physical Therapy
RA Recreation Administration
REC Recreation Activity
REHAB Rehabilitation
RES Revising and Editing Skills
SKT Sanskrit
SOC Sociology
SPAN Spanish
SPED Special Education
SSCI Social Science
SW Soil and Water
SWRK Social Work
UNIV University
VEN Viticulture and Enology
VIT Viticulture
WS Women's Studies
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
E1 - G.E. BREADTH
IB - G.E. INTEGRATION
IC - G.E. INTEGRATION
ID - G.E. INTEGRATION
MI - G.E. MULTICULTURAL/INTERNATIONAL
Catalog Numbering System
1-99
Lower-division courses are designed for first- and second-year students
but open to the others.
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
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 or online under Enrollment/Registration
at http://www.csufresno.edu/gradstudies/handbook/.
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. 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. Thesis enrollment
is not available through Extension or Open University.
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.
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 doctoral degree.
400-499 are upper-division courses in CSU system programs administered by California State University, Fresno. Enrollment provisions listed for courses numbered 100-199 apply to these courses as well.
500-599 are doctoral level courses. Enrollment provisions listed for courses numbered 200-299 apply to these courses as well.
600-699 are graduate courses in CSU system programs administered by California State University, Fresno. Enrollment provisions listed for courses numbered 200-299 apply to these courses as well.
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Course Catalog Number Symbols
A-B Two-semester course normally taken in sequence
A, B Listed as separate courses; may be taken independently
F Field course
G For graduate students only; these courses are designed for use in the first year of two-year master's degree programs; they consist of an intensive combination of material normally offered at the undergraduate level.
H Honors
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 (UDWS) requirement for graduation
Z Semester abroad program courses
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 Class Schedule.
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.
Course Semester Designations
The course semester designation appears at the end of a course description. This designation indicates what semester(s) the course(s) will be offered.
Note: While courses will be offered in the semesters indicated, they may not be taught if enrollments are insufficient.
| &Code | &Meaning |
| &F | &Fall |
| &S | &Spring |
| &SU | &Summer |
| &F odd | &Fall of odd numbered years |
| &F even | &Fall of even numbered years |
| &S odd | &Spring of odd numbered years |
| &S even | &Spring of even numbered years |
| &P | &Periodically |
| &PS | &Periodically Summer |
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