Key to Course Listing Notations

Catalog numbers are part of a University-wide numbering system. Generally, courses numbered 100 to 199 are introductory, 200-299 are intermediate, and 300-499 are advanced (upper-level).

Cross-listed courses are sponsored by more than one department or program and may be elected in any of the participating units. Cross-listings appear in boldface and are denoted by a slash between the participating units.

Course titles appear in boldface after the course number.

Prerequisites appear in italics after the course title. Some prerequisites are advisory. They suggest the assumed background or level of academic experience, and students should be guided by these statements. Some prerequisites are mandatory and are enforced at the point of registration. The Course Guide and the LSA Bulletin indicate the cases when prerequisites are enforced.

Prerequisites are of three types:

  • Courses. Unless otherwise stated, the phrase "or equivalent" may be considered an implicit part of the prerequisite for any course. When a student has satisfactorily completed a course(s) at the required level of competency and when that course is believed to be substantially equivalent to one listed as a prerequisite, the student must consult the instructor or department. If equivalency is determined to have been satisfied, election may be approved by issuance of electronic permission.
  • Class standing (first year, sophomore, junior, senior). A course might be appropriate for first and second year students only, or for juniors and seniors.
  • Permission of instructor. The phrase "or permission of instructor" may be considered an implicit part of the statement of prerequisites for any course. When permission is a stated requirement, or when a student does not have the stated prerequisite for a course but can give evidence of sufficient background, the student should obtain approval from the instructor or department concerned and request an electronic permission .

The Credit Symbol, an Arabic numeral in parentheses, denotes the credits earned for the course. Credit is granted in semester hours. Except for small seminars where the reading and/or writing requirements are intensive, one credit represents no less than one hour of class meeting time each week of the term, and usually represents two hours of work outside of class for each class hour.

Area distribution designation is approved by the LS&A Curriculum Committee on a yearly basis. A course may be approved with the designation natural science (NS), social science (SS), humanities (HU), mathematical and symbolic analysis (MSA), creative expression (CE), or interdisciplinary (ID). Courses without one of these designation may not be used toward Area Distribution.

Courses meeting certain college requirements are so listed. Language other than English (Lang Req) courses may be used toward meeting the Language Requirement. The First-Year Writing Requirement may be met by courses designated (FYWR). Courses approved with the designation "Lang Req " or "FYWR" may not be used as part of an area distribution plan. (BS) means that the course may be used toward the 60 approved credits required for the B.S. degree. Courses meeting or partially meeting the Quantitative Reasoning requirement are designated (QR/1) or (QR/2). Courses with standard approval for meeting the Race & Ethnicity (R&E) requirement are so indicated. Other courses may meet the R&E or QR requirements on a term-by-term basis and are listed on the LS&A website (www.lsa.umich.edu).

Experiential, Independent Study, and Tutorial courses are so designated. (See Experiential and Directed Reading/Independent Study Courses in Chapter IV. )

Repetition of a course that varies in content from term to term is permitted only under certain conditions. When a department or program has a policy about the repetition of a course for credit, that policy is included in the course listing. In all other instances, a student must get permission from both the department or program and the Academic Standards Board to repeat a course for credit. Generally, a course may be elected for credit once only.

Excluded combinations of course elections are designated in the listing of affected courses.

Special Grading pattern for a course is indicated in the course listing. Some LSA courses are offered mandatory credit/no credit. (See Non-Graded Courses in Chapter IV. )

LS&A Course Guide. The online LS&A Course Guide contains course descriptions written by instructors of classes to be offered in a specific term.

www.lsa.umich.edu/cg/

University Online Schedule of Classes. The online Schedule of Classes is refreshed nightly. Wolverine Access has real time course and class information. All students, faculty, and staff are encouraged to use Wolverine Access to obtain the most accurate, up-to-date class meeting information.

Subject Unit Division Name Department Name
AAPTIS LS&A Arabic, Armenian, Persian, Turkish, & Islamic Studies Near Eastern Studies
ACABS LS&A Ancient Civilizations & Biblical Studies Near Eastern Studies
ACC Business Accounting & Information Analysis Accounting & Information Analysis
AERO Military Officer Education Programs Air Force Military Officer Education Programs
AEROSP Engineering Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Engineering
AMCULT LS&A American Culture American Culture
ANAT Medicine Anatomy Anatomy
ANTHRARC LS&A Anthropological Archaeology Anthropology
ANTHRBIO LS&A Biological Anthropology Anthropology
ANTHRCUL LS&A Cultural Anthropology Anthropology
AOSS Engineering Atmospheric, Oceanic & Space Sciences Atmospheric, Oceanic & Space Sciences
APPPHYS LS&A Applied Physics Applied Physics
ARCH Architecture & Urban Planning Architecture Architecture
ARMENIAN LS&A Armenian Studies Armenian Studies
ARTDES Art & Design Art & Design Art & Design
ASIAN LS&A Asian Studies Asian Languages & Cultures
ASIANLAN LS&A Asian Languages Asian Languages & Cultures
ASTRO LS&A Astronomy Astronomy
AT Kinesiology Athletic Training Kinesiology
AUTO Engineering Automotive Engineering Program Automotive Engineering Program
BA Business Business Administration Business Administration
BCS LS&A Bosnian, Croatian, and Serbian Slavic Languages and Literatures
BE Business Business Economics and Public Policy Business Economics and Public Policy
BIOINF Medicine Bioinformatics Bioinformatics
BIOLCHEM Medicine Biological Chemistry Biological Chemistry
BIOLOGY LS&A Biology Biology
BIOMEDE Engineering Biomedical Engineering Biomedical Engineering
BIOPHYS LS&A Biophysics Biophysics
BIOSTAT Public Health Biostatistics Biostatistics
BIT Business Business Information Technology Business Information Technology
BUDDHST LS&A Buddhist Studies Asian Languages & Cultures
CAAS LS&A Afroamerican & African Studies Afroamerican & African Studies
CCS LS&A Chinese Studies Center for Chinese Studies
CDB Medicine Cell & Developmental Biology Cell & Developmental Biology
CEE Engineering Civil & Environmental Engineering Civil & Environmental Engineering
CHE Engineering Chemical Engineering Chemical Engineering
CHEM LS&A Chemistry Chemistry
CHEMBIO Rackham Chemical Biology Chemical Biology
CIC

 

CIC Traveling Scholars
CJS LS&A Japanese Studies Center for Japanese Studies
CLARCH LS&A Classical Archaeology Classical Studies
CLCIV LS&A Classical Civilization Classical Studies
CLININST Medicine Clinical Instruction  
CLLING LS&A Classical Linguistics Classical Studies
CMBIOL Medicine Cellular & Molecular Biology Cellular & Molecular Biology
CMPLXSYS LS&A Complex Systems Complex Systems
COMM LS&A Communication Studies Communication Studies
COMP Music Music Composition Music
COMPLIT LS&A Comparative Literature Comparative Literature
CSP LS&A Comprehensive Studies Program Comprehensive Studies Program
CZECH LS&A Czech Slavic Languages & Literatures
DANCE Music Dance Dance
DESCI Rackham Design Science Design Science Program
DOC Social Work SW Doctoral Social Work
DUTCH LS&A Dutch Germanic Languages & Literatures
ECON LS&A Economics Economics
EDBEHAVR Education Education C – Behavior Sciences In Education Education
EDCURINS Education Education D – Curriculum & Instruction Education
EDUC Education Education Education
EEB LS&A Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
EECS Engineering Electrical Engineering & Computer Science Electrical Engineering & Computer Science
EHS Public Health Environmental Health Sciences Environmental Health Sciences
ELI LS&A English Language Institute English Language Institute
EMBA Business Executive MBA Business
ENGLISH LS&A English English Language & Literature
ENGR Engineering Engineering Engineering
ENS Music Ensemble Music
ENSCEN Engineering Environmental Sciences & Engineering Environmental Sciences & Engineering
ENVIRON LS&A Environment Program in the Environment
EPID Public Health Epidemiology Epidemiology
ES Business Entrepreneurial Studies Entrepreneurial Studies
FIN Business Finance Finance
FINENG Engineering Financial Engineering Interdisciplinary and Professional Engineering
FRENCH LS&A French Romance Languages & Literatures
GEOG LS&A Geography Geography
GEOSCI LS&A Geological Sciences Geological Sciences
GERMAN LS&A German Germanic Languages & Literatures
GREEK LS&A Greek Classical Studies
GTBOOKS LS&A Great Books Great Books
HB Social Work Human Behavior Social Work
HBEHED Public Health Health Behavior & Health Education Health Behavior & Health Education
HHCR Medicine Health and Health Care Research Health and Health Care Research
HISTART LS&A History of Art History of Art
HISTORY LS&A History History
HJCS LS&A Hebrew & Jewish Cultural Studies Near Eastern Studies
HMP Public Health Health Management & Policy Health Management & Policy
HONORS LS&A College Honors Honors Program
HUMGEN Medicine Human Genetics Human Genetics
IMMUNO Medicine Immunology Immunology
INSTHUM LS&A Institute for the Humanities Institute for the Humanities
IOE Engineering Industrial & Operations Engineering Industrial & Operations Engineering
ITALIAN LS&A Italian Romance Languages & Literatures
JAZZ Music Jazz & Improvisational Studies Music
JUDAIC LS&A Judaic Studies Judaic Studies
KINESLGY Kinesiology Kinesiology Kinesiology
LACS LS&A Latin American & Caribbean Studies Latin American & Caribbean Studies
LATIN LS&A Latin Classical Studies
LAW Law Law Law
LHC Business Law, History, & Communication Law, History, & Communication
LHSP LS&A Lloyd Hall Scholars Lloyd Hall Scholars Program
LING LS&A Linguistics Linguistics
MACROMOL LS&A Macromolecular Science Macromolecular Science
MASSCOMM LS&A Mass Communication Communication Studies
MATH LS&A Mathematics Mathematics
MATSCIE Engineering Materials Science Engineering Materials Science Engineering
MCDB LS&A Molecular, Cellular, & Developmental Biology Molecular, Cellular, & Developmental Biology
MECHENG Engineering Mechanical Engineering Mechanical Engineering
MEDCHEM Pharmacy Medicinal Chemistry Division Pharmacy
MEDEDUC Medicine Medical Education Medical Education
MEDILLUS Art & Design Medical & Biological Illustration Medical & Biological Illustration
MEMS LS&A Medieval & Early Modern Studies History
MENAS LS&A Middle Eastern & North African Studies Middle Eastern & North African Studies
MFG Engineering Manufacturing Manufacturing
MICRBIOL Medicine Microbiology & Immunology Microbiology & Immunology
MILSCI Military Officer Education Programs Military Science Military Officer Education Programs
MKT Business Marketing Marketing
MO Business Management and Organizations Management and Organizations
MODGREEK LS&A Modern Greek Classical Studies
MOVESCI Kinesiology Movement Science Kinesiology
MSP Rackham Museum Studies Program Museum Studies Program
MUSEUMS LSA Museum Studies Museum Studies Program
MUSICOL Music Music History & Musicology Music
MUSMETH LS&A Museum Methods Museum Methods
MUSPERF Music Music Performance Music Performance
MUSPRACT LS&A Museum Practice Museum Practice
NAVARCH Engineering Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering Navel Architecture & Marine Engineering
NAVSCI Military Officer Education Programs Naval Science Military Officer Education Programs
NERS Engineering Nuclear Engineering & Radiological Science Nuclear Engineering & Radiological Science
NEUROSCI Medicine Neuroscience Neuroscience
NEURSURG Medicine Neurosurgery Neurosurgery
NRE Natural Resources & Environment Natural Resources & Environment Natural Resources & Environment
NURS Nursing Nursing Nursing
OMS Business Operations and Management Science Operations and Management Science
ORGSTUDY LS&A Organizational Studies Interdisciplinary Program on Organizational Studies
ORTHSURG Medicine Orthopedic Surgery Orthopedic Surgery
PAT Music Performing Arts Technology Music
PATH Medicine Pathology Pathology
PHIL LS&A Philosophy Philosophy
PHRMACOL Medicine Pharmacology Pharmacology
PHYSED Kinesiology Physical Education Kinesiology
PHYSICS LS&A Physics Physics
PHYSIOL Medicine Physiology Physiology
PIANO Music Piano Music
PIBS Medicine Biomedical Sciences Program in Biomedical Sciences
POLISH LS&A Polish Slavic Languages & Literatures
POLSCI LS&A Political Science Political Science
PORTUG LS&A Portuguese Romance Languages & Literatures
PSYCH LS&A Psychology Psychology
PUBPOL Public Policy Public Policy Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy
RACKHAM Rackham Rackham Graduate School Rackham Graduate School
RCARTS LS&A RC Fine Arts Residential College
RCCORE LS&A RC Core Residential College
RCHUMS LS&A RC Humanities Residential College
RCIDIV LS&A RC Interdivisional Residential College
RCISCI LS&A RC Interdivisional Science Residential College
RCLANG LS&A RC Language Residential College
RCMATH LS&A RC Math Residential College
RCNSCI LS&A RC Natural Science Residential College
RCSSCI LS&A RC Social Science Residential College
REES LS&A Russian & East European Studies Russian & East European Studies
RELIGION LS&A Religion Religion, Studies in
ROMLANG LS&A Romance Languages and Literatures Romance Languages & Literatures
ROMLING LS&A Romance Linguistics Romance Languages & Literatures
RUSSIAN LS&A Russian Slavic Languages & Literatures
SAC LS&A Screen Arts & Cultures Screen Arts & Cultures
SAS LS&A South Asian Studies Center for South Asian Studies
SCAND LS&A Scandinavian Germanic Languages & Literatures
SEAS LS&A Southeast Asian Studies Center for Southeast Asian Studies
SI Information Information School of Information
SLAVIC LS&A Slavic Linguistics, Literary Theory, Film, & Surveys Slavic Languages & Literatures
SM Kinesiology Sports Management Kinesiology
SOC LS&A Sociology Sociology
SPANISH LS&A Spanish Romance Languages & Literatures
STATS LS&A Statistics Statistics
STDABRD LS&A Study Abroad International Programs
STRATEGY Business Strategy Strategy
SURVMETH LS&A Survey Methodology Survey Methodology
SW Social Work Social Work Social Work
SWC LS&A Sweetland Writing Center Sweetland Writing Center
TCHNCLCM Engineering Technical Communication Technical Communication
THEORY Music Music Theory Music
THTREMUS Music Theatre & Drama Theatre & Drama
UC LS&A University Courses University Courses
UD Architecture & Urban Planning Urban Design Urban Design
UKRAINE LS&A Ukrainian Slavic Languages & Literatures
UMOVE Kinesiology UMove Kinesiology
UP Architecture & Urban Planning Urban and Regional Planning Urban and Regional Planning
UROLOGYMedicineUrologyUrology
WOMENSTD LS&A Women's Studies Women's Studies
YIDDISH LS&A Yiddish Germanic Languages & Literatures