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Spring/Summer Undergraduate2012

Descriptions

Ever wonder what all the different course codes mean? PSYC 1F90, ACTG 0N03, RECL 3Q46, sounds pretty "GREE" to most people. Corniness aside, we all have to deal with course codes. The tables below break down the codes and put them into a language we can all understand.

Course Description Sample

Course Code ACTG 1P11
Title Introduction to Accounting I
Description Nature and role of accounting information for planning, decision making, control and external reporting by businesses and other economic organizations.
Course format Lectures, discussion, 3 hours per week.
Restrictions/Notes Open to BAcc majors. Enrolment limited to 45 students per section. Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit in ACTG 1P91.

Course Code

ACTG 1 P 11

Subject code

(See table below)

Year Level

1 = year 1
2 = year 2
3 = year 3
4 = year 4
5 = graduate
6 = professional certificate
7 = Concordia Lutheran Seminary
8 = pre-service
9 = in-service

Credit Value

D = 1.50 credits
E = 1.00 credit
F = 1.00 credit
G = 1.00 credit
L = 2.00 credits
M = 1.00 credit
N = 0.00 credit
P = 0.50 credit
Q = 0.50 credit
R = 0.50 credit
V = 0.50 credit
X = 0.50 credit
Y = 0.25 credit

Department Code

i.e., PSYC 1F90
i.e., ACTG 0N01 (co-op)
i.e., MATH 1P97
i.e., EDUC 8Y05

Course Format

The components included in a course:

  • Lecture (primary component): All students are addressed in a large classroom setting.
  • Seminar (secondary component): Students have the opportunity to discuss course material in a small open forum of fellow students.
  • Lab (secondary component): Participation in an applied environment with fellow students.
  • Tutorial (secondary component): Students meet in a group to work with instructors and teaching assistants in problem-solving and applied learning situations.

Notes / Restrictions / Requirements

Information on specific requirements that must be noted when enrolling in a given course.

Prerequisite: requirement that must be fulfilled prior to taking an advanced course. Usually must be fulfilled before registration in a course or a student is subject to deregistration.

Co-requisite: requirement that must be fulfilled at the same time as the other course is taken.

Subject Listing

ABST Aboriginal Studies
ACTG Accounting
ADED Adult Education
ADMI Administration
AESL Academic English as a Subsequent Language
APCO Applied Computing
APLS Applied Linguistics
ARAB Arabic
ASTR Astronomy
BCHM Biochemistry
BIOL Biological Sciences
BPHY Biophyics
BTEC Biotechnology
CANA Canadian Studies
CHEM Chemistry
CHSC Community Health Sciences
CHYS Child and Youth Studies
CLAS Classics
COMM Communication Studies
COSC Computer Science
DART Dramatic Arts
ECON Economics
EDUC Education
ENGL English Language and Literature
ENTR Entrepreneurship
ERSC Earth Sciences
ESCI Education Science
FILM Film Studies
FNCE Finance
FREN French
GEOG Geography
GERM German
GREE Greek
HIST History
IASC Interactive Arts and Science
INTC Intercultural Studies
INTL International Studies
ITAL Italian
ITIS Information Technology Information Systems
JAPA Japanese
LABR Labour Studies
LART Liberal Arts
LATI Latin
LING Linguistics
MAND Mandarin
MARS Medieval and Renaissance Studies
MATH Mathematics
MGMT Management
MLLC Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures
MKTG Marketing
MUSI Music
NEUR Neuroscience
NUSC Nursing
OBHR Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources
OEVI Oenology and Viticulture
OPER Operations Management
PCUL Popular Culture
PEKN Physical Education and Kinesiology
PHIL Philosophy
PHYS Physics
POLI Political Science
PORT Portuguese
PSYC Psychology
RECL Recreation and Leisure Studies
RUSS Russian
SCIE Science
SOCI Sociology
SPAN Spanish
SPMA Sport Management
STAC Studies in Arts and Culture
SWAH Swahili
TREN Tourism and Environment
VISA Visual Arts
WISE Women's Studies
WRIT Writing

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