Earth and Space Sciences Lab (ESL)

How to Read Course Descriptions

The bolded first line begins with a capitalized abbreviation that designates the subject area followed by the course number and title. The credit hour value is also displayed.

Components: Indicates that the course has multiple components, such as lecture (LEC) and laboratory (LAB). The corresponding faculty contact hours are included in parentheses [e.g., LEC (2), LAB (3)] but are not related to the number of credits the student receives.

The course description outlines what topics are covered in the course.

Prerequisites: Coursework and/or other requirements to be completed before taking the course.

Corequisites: Course(s) that must be taken in the same term.

"Recommended courses": Prerequisites or corequisites that are not required for enrollment in a particular course but would aid the student in successful completion of that course.

"Gen Ed Attribute for Students Admitted Prior to Fall 2020": Indicates the general education attributes that apply to a particular course for a student whose university admit term is before Fall 2020.

"Gen Ed Attribute for Students Admitted Fall 2020 and After": Indicates the general education attributes that apply to a particular course for a student whose university admit term is Fall 2020 or later.

"Gen Ed Attribute": Indicates the general education attributes that apply to a particular course, regardless of the student's university admit term.

General Education Key: List of available general education areas that a particular course may satisfy.  Certain areas cannot be simultaneously satisfied by the same course. See General Education Requirements for more information.

• SD - Science Distributive Requirement
• BSD - Behavioral & Social Science Distributive Requirement
• HD - Humanities Distributive Requirement
• AD - Arts Distributive Requirement
• EC - English Composition Requirement
• I - Interdisciplinary Requirement
• J - Diverse Communities Requirement
• W - Writing Emphasis Requirement
• SE - Speaking Emphasis Requirement
• ET - Ethics Requirement
• F - Foreign Languages Culture Cluster
• AR - Arabic Culture Cluster
• ASL - American Sign Language Culture Cluster
• CC - Classical Civilizations Culture Cluster
• FA - French & Francophone Area Culture Cluster
• GER - German Culture Cluster
• IT - Italian Culture Cluster
• REE - Russian & Eastern European Culture Cluster
• SP - Spanish Culture Cluster

Distance Education: Indicates if a course is approved to be offered via distance education. See the class schedule for details.

Consent: Department must give permission for a student to enroll in a course. Generally done through an electronic code that is created in myWCU, allowing the student to then enroll themselves into the course.

Typically Offered: Indicates what semester the course is usually offered. Availability is not guaranteed, as some courses are not offered every year.

Repeatable for Credit: Indicates if a student can take the course more than once and obtain credit.  Verify the maximum allowable number of credits with the department.

Cross Listed: Indicates if there are any other course offerings that are considered equivalent to the course listing.