USF 2006-2007 Undergraduate Catalog - Pages 319-324

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	Undergraduate Studies
American Studies	Arts and Sciences
Ancient Studies (Religious Studies)	Arts and Sciences
Anthropology	Arts and Sciences
Arabic (Language)	Arts and Sciences
Army ROTC	Undergraduate Studies
Art	Visual and Performing Arts
Art Education	Visual and Performing Arts
Astronomy	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	Arts and Sciences
Computers in Education	Education
Computer Science and Engineering	Engineering
Computer Service Courses	Engineering
Cooperative Education	Undergraduate Studies
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
Hospitality and Restaurant Management	Undergraduate Studies
Humanities	Arts and Sciences
Human Services	Arts and Sciences
Industrial and Management Systems	Engineering
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	Marine Science
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)	Undergraduate Studies
Music	Visual and Performing Arts
Music Education	Visual and Performing Arts
Naval Science (Navy ROTC)	Undergraduate Studies
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	Undergraduate Studies
Reading Education	Education
Rehabilitation Counseling	Arts and Sciences
Religious Studies	Arts and Sciences
Russian (Language)	Arts and Sciences
Social Science Education	Education
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 Course Numbering System

Courses in this catalog are identified by prefixes and numbers that were assigned by Florida’s Statewide Course Numbering System. This numbering system is used by all public postsecondary institutions in Florida and 33 participating non-public 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 recommends 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 a meaning in the Statewide Course Numbering System (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 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 35 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 the 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 institution to another is guaranteed in cases where the course to be transferred is equivalent to one offered by the receiving institution. Equivalencies are established by the same prefix and last three digits and comparable faculty credentials 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 complete 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 the native students. It is the prerogative of the receiving institution, however, to offer transfer credit for courses successfully completed that have not been designated as equivalent.

The 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 prefix designation.

Authority for Acceptance of Equivalent Courses

State Board of Education Rule 6A-10.024(19), Florida Administrative Code, reads:

Any student who transfers among postsecondary institutions that are fully accredited by a regional or national accrediting agency recognized by the United States Department of Education and that participate in the statewide course numbering system shall be awarded credit by the receiving institution for courses satisfactorily completed by the student at the previous institutions. Credit shall be awarded if the courses are judged by the appropriate statewide course numbering system faculty committees representing school districts, public postsecondary educational institutions, and participating nonpublic postsecondary educational institutions to be academically equivalent to courses offered at the receiving institution, including equivalency of faculty credentials, regardless of the public or nonpublic control of the previous institution. The Department of Education shall ensure that credits to be accepted by a receiving institution are generated in courses for which the faculty possess credentials that are comparable to those required by the accrediting association of the receiving institution. The award of credit may be limited to courses that are entered in the statewide course numbering system. Credits awarded pursuant to this subsection shall satisfy institutional requirements on the same basis as credits awarded to native students.

Exceptions to the General Rule for Equivalency

The following courses are exceptions to the general rule for course equivalencies and may not transfer. Transferability is at the discretion of the receiving institution:

1. Courses in the 900-999 series (e.g., HUM 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
6. Courses not offered by the receiving institution

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

Questions about the Statewide Course Numbering System and appeals regarding course credit transfer decisions should be directed to the Office of the Dean, Undergraduate Studies in SVC 2002 at the University of South Florida or the Florida Department of Education, Office of Articulation, 1401 Turlington Building, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0400. Special reports and technical information may be requested by calling telephone number (850) 245-0427 or SunCom 205-0427.

Please send questions or comments to:
Karen M. Hall - webcat@ugs.usf.edu
Effective Date: Semester I, 2006

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