USF 2002-2003 Undergraduate Catalog - Pages 193 - 197

USF General Course Information

Courses offered for credit by the University of South Florida are listed on the following pages in alphabetical order by college and subject area.

The first line of each description includes the State Common Course prefix and number (see below), title of the course, and number of credits.

Credits separated by commas indicate unified courses offered in different semesters:
     AMH 2010, 2020 AMERICAN HISTORY I, II (4,4)

Credits separated by a hyphen indicate variable credit:
     HUM 4905 DIRECTED RESEARCH (1-5)

The abbreviation “var.” also indicates variable credit:
     MAT 7912 DIRECTED RESEARCH (var.)

The following abbreviations are utilized in various course descriptions:

PR	Prerequisite
CI	With the consent of the instructor
CC	With the consent of the chairperson of the department or program
CR	Corequisite
Lec.	Lecture
Lab.	Laboratory
Dem.	Demonstration
Pro.	Problem
Dis.	Discussion

Special Information Course Codes

Five Year Course Deletion Rule

In compliance with State of Florida Department of Education ruled 6A-10.0331, USF undergraduate courses not taught for five years, or fewer if desired, are deleted from the Undergraduate Catalog.

The University reserves the right to substitute, not offer, or add courses that are listed in this catalog.

Alphabetical Listing of Departments and Programs

Course descriptions are listed by college under the following department and program headings:

Department/Program	College
Accounting	Business Administration
Administration/Supervision	Education
Adult Education	Education
Africana Studies	Arts and Sciences
Air Force ROTC	University-wide Courses
American Studies	Arts and Sciences
Ancient Studies (Religious Studies)	Arts and Sciences
Anthropology	Arts and Sciences
Arabic (Language)	Arts and Sciences
Army ROTC	University-wide Courses
Art	Visual and Performing Arts
Art Education	Visual and Performing Arts
Astronomy	Arts and Sciences
Bachelor of Independent Studies	Arts and Sciences
Basic and Interdisciplinary Engineering	Engineering
Biology	Arts and Sciences
Business and Office Education	Education
Chemistry	Arts and Sciences
Chemical Engineering	Engineering
Chinese (Language)	Arts and Sciences
Civil and Environmental Engineering	Engineering
Classics	Arts and Sciences
Common Body of Knowledge	Business Administration
Communication	Arts and Sciences
Communication Sciences and Disorders	Arts and Sciences
Community Experiential Learning Program	Arts and Sciences
Computers in Education	Education
Computer Science and Engineering	Engineering
Computer Service Courses	Engineering
Cooperative Education	University-wide Courses
Criminology	Arts and Sciences
Dance	Visual and Performing Arts
Early Childhood Education	Education
Economics	Business Administration
Electrical Engineering	Engineering
Elementary Education	Education
English	Arts and Sciences
English Education	Education
Environmental Science & Policy	Arts and Sciences
Finance	Business Administration
Fine Arts Interdisciplinary	Visual and Performing Arts
Foreign Language Education	Education
French (Language)	Arts and Sciences
General Business Administration	Business Administration
General Foreign Languages	Arts and Sciences
Geography	Arts and Sciences
Geology	Arts and Sciences
Gerontology	Arts and Sciences
German (Language)	Arts and Sciences
Government & International Affairs	Arts and Sciences
Greek (Classics)	Arts and Sciences
Hebrew (Language)	Arts and Sciences
Higher Education	Education
History	Arts and Sciences
Honors	Honors College
Humanities	Arts and Sciences
Human Services	Arts and Sciences
Industrial and Management Systems	Engineering
Industrial/Technical Education	Education
Information Systems & Decision Sciences	Business Administration
Information Technology	Undergraduate Studies
Interdisciplinary Studies	Arts and Sciences
International Studies	Arts and Sciences
Italian (Language)	Arts and Sciences
Japanese (Language)	Arts and Sciences
Languages	Arts and Sciences
Latin (Classics)	Arts and Sciences
Liberal Studies	Arts and Sciences
Library & Information Science	Arts and Sciences
Linguistics	Arts and Sciences
Management	Business Administration
Marine Science	Arts and Sciences
Marketing	Business Administration
Mass Communications	Arts and Sciences
Mathematics	Arts and Sciences
Mathematics Education	Education
Measurement and Research	Education
Mechanical Engineering	Engineering
Medical Technology	Arts and Sciences
Military Science (Army ROTC)	University-wide Courses
Music	Visual and Performing Arts
Music Education	Visual and Performing Arts
Naval Science (Navy ROTC)	University-wide Courses
Nursing	Nursing
Philosophy	Arts and Sciences
Physical Education - Elective	Education
Physical Education - Professional	Education
Physics	Arts and Sciences
Polish (Language)	Arts and Sciences
Political Science	Arts and Sciences
Portuguese (Language)	Arts and Sciences
Psychological and Social Foundations of Education	Education
Psychology	Arts and Sciences
Public Administration	Arts and Sciences
Public & Community Health Education	Public Health
Reading Education	Education
Rehabilitation Counseling	Arts and Sciences
Religious Studies	Arts and Sciences
Russian (Language)	Arts and Sciences
Social Science Education	ducation
Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary	Arts and Sciences
Social Work	Arts and Sciences
Sociology	Arts and Sciences
Spanish (Language)	Arts and Sciences
Special Education	Education
Theatre	Visual and Performing Arts
Women’s Studies	Arts and Sciences
Yoruba (Language)	Arts and Sciences

Listing of Departments and Programs Alphabetically by College, Department/Program

Listing Departments/Programs Alphabetically by Prefix

Course Level Definition

Florida's Statewide Common Course Numbering System

Courses in this catalog are identified by prefixes and numbers that were assigned by Florida’s Statewide Course Numbering System (SCNS). This common numbering system is used by all public postsecondary institutions in Florida and by two participating private institutions. The major purpose of this system is to facilitate the transfer of courses between participating institutions.

Each participating institution controls the title, credit, and content of its own courses and assigns the first digit of the course number to indicate the level at which students normally take the course. Course prefixes and the last three digits of the course numbers are assigned by members of faculty discipline committees appointed for that purpose by the Florida Department of Education in Tallahassee. Individuals nominated to serve on these committees are selected to maintain a representative balance as to type of institution and discipline field or specialization.

The course prefix and each digit in the course number have meaning in the SCNS. The list of course prefixes and numbers, along with their generic titles, is referred to as the “SCNS taxonomy. Descriptions of the content of courses are referred to as “course equivalency profiles.”

General Rule for Course Equivalencies: Equivalent courses at different institutions are identified by the same prefixes and same last three digits of the course number and are guaranteed to be transferable between the participating institutions that offer the course, with a few exceptions. (Exceptions are listed below.)

For example, a survey course in social problems is offered by 31 different postsecondary institutions. Each institution uses “SYG_010” to identify its social problems course. The level code is the first digit and represents the year in which students normally take this course at a specific institution. In the SCNS taxonomy, “SYG” means “Sociology, General,” the century digit “0” represents “Entry-Level General Sociology,” the decade digit “1” represents “Survey Course,” and the unit digit “0” represents “Social Problems.”

In science and other areas, a “C” or “L” after the course number is known as a lab indicator. The “C” represents a combined lecture and laboratory course that meets in the same place at the same time. The “L” represents a laboratory course or the laboratory part of a course, having the same prefix and course number without a lab indicator, which meets at a different time or place.

Transfer of any successfully completed course from one participating institution to another is guaranteed in cases where the course to be transferred is offered by the receiving institution and is identified by the same prefix and last three digits at both institutions. For example, SYG 1010 is offered at a community college. The same course is offered at a state university as SYG 2010. A student who has successfully completed SYG 1010 at the community college is guaranteed to receive transfer credit for SYG 2010 at the state university if the student transfers. The student cannot be required to take SYG 2010 again since SYG 1010 is equivalent to SYG 2010. Transfer credit must be awarded for successfully completed equivalent courses and used by the receiving institution to determine satisfaction of requirements by transfer students on the same basis as credit awarded to native students. It is the prerogative of the receiving institution, however, to offer transfer credit for courses successfully completed which have not been designated as equivalent.

Sometimes, as in Chemistry, a sequence of one or more courses must be completed at the same institution in order for the courses to be transferable to another institution, even if the course prefix and numbers are the same. This information is contained in the individual SCNS course equivalency profiles for each course in the sequence.

Course Prefix: The course prefix is a three-letter designator for a major division of an academic discipline, subject matter area, or sub-category of knowledge. The prefix is not intended to identify the department in which a course is offered. Rather, the content of a course determines the assigned prefix used to identify the course.

Authority for Acceptance of Equivalent Courses: State Board of Education Rule 6A-10.024(17), Florida Administrative Code, reads:

When a student transfers among institutions that participate in the common course designation and numbering system, the receiving institution shall award credit for courses satisfactorily completed at the previous participating institutions when the courses are judged by the appropriate common course designation and numbering system faculty task forces to be equivalent to courses offered at the receiving institution and are entered in the course numbering system. Credit so awarded can be used by transfer students to satisfy requirements in these institutions on the same basis as native students.

Exceptions to the General Rule for Equivalency: The following courses are exceptions to the general rule for course equivalencies and may not be transferable. Transferability is at the discretion of the receiving institution:

1. Courses in the _900-_999 series (e.g., ART 2905)
2. Internships, practica, clinical experiences, and study abroad courses
3. Performance or studio courses in Art, Dance, Theater, and Music
4. Skills courses in Criminal Justice
5. Graduate courses

College preparatory and vocational preparatory courses may not be used to meet degree requirements and are not transferable.

Questions about the SCNS and appeals regarding course credit transfer decisions should be directed to Office of the Dean, Undergraduate Studies, USF, SVC 2002, 4202 East Fowler Avenue, Tampa, FL 33620-6920, or the Florida Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education Coordination, 1101 Florida Education Center, Tallahassee, FL 32399-0400. Special reports and technical information may be requested by calling telephone number (850) 488-6402 or Suncom 278-6402.

Please send questions or comments to:
Karen M. Hall - webCat@ugs.usf.edu
Effective Date: Semester I, 2002

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