Chapter 11
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
All academic courses approved for
offering by Clayton State University as of press time for this
catalog (Spring 2002) are listed below. Listing of a course here does not
obligate the University to offer the course in any given semester or academic
year. Additional courses may be added during the year and will be reflected on
the Clayton State DUCK registration system (www.clayton.edu).
IMPORTANT
NOTICE:
It is the student's responsibility to be fully aware of the curricular
requirements for his or her program of study. It is also the student's
responsibility to be aware of and abide by the course description and any
restrictions that may accompany the course.
Key
to Restrictions and Symbols:
Prerequisite. This means
that a student may not enroll in a course until he or she has passed the listed
course(s). In the course descriptions that follow, prerequisites marked (C)
require a grade of C or K or better. Only the dean of a school
or his or her designee may waive a prerequisite.
Corequisite. This means
that a student must take both corequisite courses in the same semester (or
short term). However, if a student
makes an acceptable grade in one but not both of the corequisite courses, the
student only has to re-take the course not satisfactorily completed.
Prerequisite
or Corequisite. This means that the student may take the course(s) listed
as "prerequisite or corequisite" either before or at the same time as
the related course.
Absolute
Corequisite. This means that both "absolute corequisite"
courses must be taken at the same time even if one part has previously been
satisfactorily completed.
Junior
or Senior Standing. To enroll in courses limited by class standing, the student
must have completed the requisite number of hours (numbered 1000 or higher)
prior to enrolling in the course. Junior standing = 60 hours; Senior standing =
90 hours.
Other
Restrictions. Some courses will have restrictions in addition to course
prerequisites. They may include, but are not limited to, Learning Support,
major, program admission, faculty or dean permission, etc. The student must
abide by these restrictions.
Recommendations. Some course
descriptions contain recommendations. These are not binding on the student, but
they do reflect the faculty's advice about wise choices under usual
circumstances.
Course
Hours.
The digits following each course refer to the weekly lecture (didactic) hours,
weekly laboratory (practicum, clinical, intern) hours*, and total semester
credit hours respectively. For example, a course listed as 2-3-3 would involve
two hours per week of lecture and three hours per week in lab and would carry
three hours of credit for the semester. Although online courses do not require
actual presence in class (except on a limited basis), students should expect to
spend an equivalent amount of time on task.
See the Academic Information chapter for additional information on
credit hours.
Course
Numbers.
In general, courses are numbered to reflect the stage at which they are most
likely to be taken: 1000 (freshman), 2000 (sophomore), 3000 junior), and 4000
(senior). However, presuming that all prerequisites and restrictions have been
met, any student may take courses at any level. Upper division courses cannot be used in Areas A-F of the Core
Curriculum. (Courses numbered lower
than 1000 are remedial in nature and do not count toward graduation, grade
point, or hours accumulation.)
On Online Courses.
Courses marked with the computer icon are available as distance learning
courses offered online via the Internet (World Wide Web).* Most of these
courses are also offered in the on-campus format. Not all courses marked with
the icon will be available online every semester. Also, additional courses not
marked by the icon at press time may become available by Internet during the
academic year. Consult the Semester Schedule of Classes for specific
courses. Each online course requires at
least three on-campus sessions. These
may include, but are not limited to, orientations, tests, examinations, and
clinical and laboratory requirements.
Consult the
Semester Schedule of Classes and the appropriate faculty member for details
about specific courses.
Career
Courses.
The courses in some headings are identified as "career" courses. These courses do not normally count toward a
baccalaureate degree (including as electives) except when they are included in
the career block of a B.A.S. degree. Any exceptions to this rule must be
approved in advance by the dean of the school/college of the student's
major. (Note: Courses in Information
Technology [e.g., ITFN and ITSK] are not career courses for purposes of this
policy.)
Institutional Credit. Courses identified as "institutional credit only" do not count in the semester hours needed for graduation. Passing such courses may, however, sometimes be a requirement for graduation. Normally such courses do not transfer to other institutions, but the final decision on transferability rests with the receiving institution.
Accounting - Criminal Justice (A-C)
Dental Hygiene - Experiential Learning (D-E)
Fashion Merchandising - Human Services (F-H)
Integrative Studies - Learning Support (I-L)
Management - Medical Transcription (Ma-Me)