2024-2025 Edition

Academic Catalog

Key to Symbols and Abbreviations

The number of the course indicates the general character and level of the course.

101–200 Elective for all classes; not credited in the major program of the department
201–400 Intermediate and advanced courses and seminars that may be credited in the major program of the department
401–402 Individual tutorials. Permission of the tutor and the department chair is required.
403–404 Department/program project or essay
407–408 Senior tutorial (only enroll through Honors Coordinator)
409–410 Senior thesis tutorial. Permission of the tutor and the department chair is required.
411–412 Group tutorials. Permission of the tutor and the department chair is required.
419–420 Student forum
421–422 Undergraduate research in the sciences. Permission of the tutor and the department chair is required.
423–424 Advanced Research Seminar, Undergraduate
431–460 Studio work, by individual or group
461–464 Research projects done off campus
465–466 Education in the field
467–468 Independent study project
469–470 Education in the field/independent study project—summer
471–500 Nonrepeating courses, seminars, group tutorials, and colloquia
491–492 Courses credited to teaching apprentices and undergraduate teaching assistants
495–496 Research apprenticeship. Permission of faculty research mentor and the department chair is required.
501–600 Graduate-level courses, undergraduates by permission

Symbols used in course descriptions

General Education Areas

HA Humanities and Arts
SBS Social and Behavioral Sciences
NSM Natural Sciences and Mathematics

Grading modes

A–F Graded
OPT Student Option
CR/U Credit/Unsatisfactory

Table of Departments, Programs, and Course Subject codes

AFAM African American Studies
AMST American Studies
ANTH Anthropology
ARCP Archaeology
ART AND ART HISTORY
ARHA
Art History
ARST
Art Studio
ASTR Astronomy
BIOL Biology
CGST Center for Global Studies
ARAB
Arabic
HIUR
Hindi-Urdu Language
CENTER FOR JEWISH STUDIES
CJST
Center for Jewish Studies
HEBR
Hebrew
HEST
Hebrew Studies
CHUM Center for the Humanities
CSPL Allbritton Center for the Study of Public Life
CHEM Chemistry
CLASSICAL STUDIES
CLST
Classical Studies
GRK
Greek
LAT
Latin
COLLEGE OF EAST ASIAN STUDIES
CEAS
College of East Asian Studies
CHIN
Chinese
JAPN
Japanese
KREA
Korean
CIS College of Integrative Sciences
COL College of Letters
CSS College of Social Studies
DANC Dance
E&ES Earth and Environmental Sciences
ECON Economics
EDST Education Studies
ENGL English
ENVS Environmental Studies
FGSS Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
FILM Film Studies
GERMAN STUDIES
GELT
German Literature in Translation
GRST
German Studies
GOVT Government
GSAS Global South Asian Studies
HIST History
LANG Less Commonly Taught Languages
LAST Latin American Studies
MATHEMATICS
COMP
Computer Science
MATH
Mathematics
MDST Medieval Studies
MB&B Molecular Biology & Biochemistry
MUSC Music
NS&B Neuroscience and Behavior
PHIL Philosophy
PHED Physical Education
PHYS Physics
PSYC Psychology
QAC Quantitative Analysis Center
RELI Religion
ROMANCE LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES
FREN
French
FRST
French Studies
ITAL
Italian Studies
PORT
Portuguese
RL&L
Romance Languages and Literatures in English
RLIT
Romance Literature
SPAN
Spanish
RUSSIAN, EAST EUROPEAN, AND EURASIAN STUDIES
REES
Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies
RULE
Russian Literature in English
RUSS
Russian Language and Literature
SOC Sociology
STS Science and Technology Studies
THEA Theater
WRCT Writing