UndergraduateCourseDescription
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COURSEDESCRIPTIONS
All academic courses approved for offering by Clayton State University as of
press time for this catalog (Fall 2014) 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 coursesmay
be added during the year and will be reflected on the Clayton State DUCK
registration system
.
Key to restrictionsand 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,
prerequisitesmarked (C) require a grade of C or K or better. Only the dean of a
school/collegeor his/her designeemaywaiveaprerequisite.
Corequisite:
This means that a student must take both corequisite courses in
the same semester. However, if a studentmakes anacceptablegrade in onebut
not both of the corequisite courses, the student only has to retake 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 courses.
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=90hours.
Other restrictions.
Some courses will have restrictions in addition to course
prerequisites. Theymay 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 a total
semester credit hours respectively. For example, a course listed as 2-3-3 would
involve two hours per week of lectureand three hours per week in lab andwould
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 (freshmen), 2000 (sophomore),
