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COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
All courses offered by the University on the main campus are listed in this section. For a listing and descriptions of graduate courses, please refer to the Texas Wesleyan University Graduate Catalog.
Numbering System. Each course is identified by means of a course prefix and a four-digit number. The first digit indicates course level, the second digit indicates credit hours, and the third and fourth digits indicate sequence.
0001-0099 1000-1999 2000-2999 3000-3999 4000-4999 5000-6999 8000 and above XXXXH XXXXR
Course Levels. The first digit of a course number indicates course level.
1000 level. These courses are broad surveys or an introduction to a discipline. They do not have prerequisites, unless it is a sequential course.
2000 level. These courses are introductions to, or principles of, areas of study within a discipline. They may or may not have prerequisites.
3000 level. These are advanced courses, providing depth of study in a specialized topic, or pre-practicums. They often have prerequisites, or assume readiness for advanced level study.
4000 level. These are highly specialized courses, capstone seminars, or capstone practicums. Prerequisites, a level of readiness, or advancement within the major may be required for this advanced level work.
5000 level and higher (graduate courses). These are courses which develop the practitioners, creators, and originators of knowledge within a discipline. The courses are progressively more advanced in academic content than undergraduate courses and foster independent learning.
Students with senior standing may register for certain 5000 or 6000 level graduate courses with the consent of the dean of the school in which the course resides (see page 114 of Undergraduate Catalog).
Course Credit Hours. In accordance with federal policy, Texas Wesleyan defines a credit hour as the amount of work represented in the achievement of learning outcomes (verified by evidence of student achievement) that reasonably approximates one hour (50 minutes) of classroom or direct faculty instruction and a minimum of two hours of out-of-class student work, each week for approximately 15 weeks for one semester or the equivalent amount of work over a different amount of time or at least an equivalent amount of work as required for other activities as established by the institution including internships, practica, studio work and other academic work leading toward the award of credit hours.
Pre-college preparatory (no college credit given) Freshman-level courses
Sophomore-level courses
Junior-level courses
Senior-level courses Graduate-level courses Doctoral-level courses Honor courses Research-based courses