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Overview

Courses listed here include all approved UCF graduate courses as of the date this Graduate Catalog was published (May 2005).

Availability of Courses. The university does not offer all of the courses listed in this Graduate Catalog each academic year, academic semester, or term. Consult the "Course Catalog Search" or "Class Schedule Search" at MyUCF (https://my.ucf.edu) for those courses offered each term.

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Understanding Course Info

Classification of Courses

• 3000-4999. Junior- and senior-level courses (Upper-division). These courses contain advanced undergraduate level material and are designed primarily for undergraduate juniors and senior. When approved for inclusion in an individual program of graduate study by a supervisory committee approved by UCF Graduate Studies, selected 4000-4999 courses may serve the needs of individual graduate students.
• 5000-5999. Courses for graduate students who are early in their graduate program. They are open for registration to all graduate students and those seniors who receive approval of the appropriate Dean(s).
• 6000-6999. Advanced graduate level courses. These courses are designed to build upon the beginning graduate level courses and to deliver more advanced content and experiences. They are open only to graduate students. (Seniors, within nine hours of graduation that have a minimum 3.0 GPA and do not register for more than twelve hours may request college permission to take a 6000-level class.) Students in 3+2 programs (combined bachelor’s and master’s programs) should check with their adviser before registering for 6000-level courses.
• 7000-7999. Doctoral-level courses. These courses provide material at the most advanced graduate level. They are restricted to admitted doctoral students only.

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 common numbering system is used by all public postsecondary institutions in Florida and by thirty-two  participating nonpublic 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 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.”

Example of Course Identifier

Prefix	Level Code (first digit)	Century Digit (second digit)	Decade Digit (third digit)	Unit Digit (fourth digit)	Lab Code
SYG	1	0	1	0
Sociology, General	Freshman level at this institution	Entry-level General Sociology	Survey Course	Social Problems	No laboratory component in this course

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 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” represent “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 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 the 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.

The Course Prefix

The course prefix is a three-letter designator for a major division of an academic discipline, subject matter area, or subcategory 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.

Course Prefixes

Authority for Acceptance of Equivalent Courses

Section 1007.24(7), Florida Statutes, states:
    "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 possesses 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., 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
6. Courses not offered by the receiving institution

College preparatory and vocational preparatory courses 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 Dr. David R. Dees in Office of Undergraduate Studies, Millican Hall 210, Phone (407) 823-2691, or the Florida Department of Education, Statewide Course Numbering System, 1401 Turlington Building, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0400. Special reports and technical information may be requested by calling the Statewide Course Numbering System office at (850) 245-0427 or SunCom 205-0427.

Special Courses

In addition to the regular courses listed in this catalog, special courses may be available. Consult an academic adviser for details. Only admitted graduate students may take special courses except the Special Topics/Seminars (5937 and 6938), which are open to eligible students with instructor permission.

In order to register for any of the special numbers below, a student must present a signed Registration Agreement form obtained from the Department or College/School.

	Special Grad	Grad and Prof
Directed Independent Studies	5907	6908
Directed Research	5917	6918
Special Topics/Seminars	5937	6938
Internships, Practica, Clinical Practice	5944	6946
Study Abroad	5957	6958
Research Report		6909
Treatise (Thesis or Research Report)	6971
Thesis—Specialist		6973
Doctoral Research		7919
Doctoral Special Topics/Seminars		7939
Doctoral Dissertation		7980

These courses may be assigned variable credit. Some may be repeated upon approval.

Abbreviations in Course Descriptions

• PR - Denotes a PREREQUISITE course that must be taken and passed prior to enrollment in the listed course.
• CR - Denotes a COREQUISITE course that must be taken concurrently with or prior to the listed course.
• C.I. - Denotes that registration is contingent upon the CONSENT OF THE INSTRUCTOR.

Hours Code

Each course listed is followed by a code that shows hours of credit and contact hours.

Example

ECI 5215C          ECS-CEE  3(2,3)

ECI 5215C is offered by the College of Engineering and Computer Science (ECS) in the Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) Department, carries 3 hours of credit, but requires 5 contact hours, which consist of 2 hours in class and 3 hours laboratory or field work.

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