Course numbering in North America
- Course numbering in North America
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A course number is the number given to a course at college or university. There are several conventions used at many institutions in North America:
- Course numbers are three digits long.
- Numbers have a four-letter subject identifier preceding them; for example, CHEM for chemistry.
- The hundreds digit of the number marks the relative difficulty of the course (the higher the more difficult). Very high levels may be used to mark graduate courses.
- Introductory courses are usually numbered 101.
- Courses that are to be taken consecutively are often numerically close; for example, BIOL 101 and BIOL 102. Numerically close courses can also indicate equivalent courses that are taught differently.
- Ones digits indicate similar courses at different difficulties; for example, 364 is Introduction to Databases, while 564 is Database Design.
- Within a specific level, core courses are at lower numbers while specialized are at higher.
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- Universities and colleges
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