Course Information
The courses listed in this catalog have a special numbering system designed to aid in course selection and registration. Each course number consists of several parts. For courses leading to an Associate in Arts degree, the first of these parts is three-letter department/program identification (i.e. MAT). For courses leading to a Baccalaureate degree, the first of these parts is four-letter department/program identification (i.e. MKTG).
The second part of the designation is the level indicator and the particular number of the course within a given level. The interpretation of the numeric part of the designation is:
| 000-099 | Developmental, not in the 60 required hours for graduation or for transfer. Final evaluation: credit/no credit. |
| 100-198 | Introductory courses requiring no previous knowledge at the college level or any skills beyond those ordinarily expected of a high school graduate. |
| 199 | Independent Study. Appears on transcript with appropriate departmental prefix (i.e. BIO 199 Independent Study). |
| 200-298 | Intermediate level courses requiring prior college level knowledge or skills beyond those ordinarily expected of a high school graduate. |
| 299 | Undergraduate Seminar for study of special topics chosen by instructor. Appears on transcript with appropriate departmental prefix (i.e. BIO 299 Undergraduate Seminar in Biology) |
| 299 | With the approval of the Dean of Academic Affairs, students may earn credit for internships in either the public or the private sector. The purpose of such internships is for students to apply what they have learned in the academic setting to work settings with which they are unfamiliar. A student’s place of full-time employment does not meet this essential criterion and cannot be used to earn internship credit. Additional information and the required forms are available in the office of the Dean of Academic Affairs. |
| 300-399 | Advanced level courses, offered by Benedictine University, requiring knowledge, sophistication or skills ordinarily expected of college students who have completed two years of academic work. |
After the level and sequence numbers, the credit hours are (in parentheses) for the course. Example: BIO-215 (4) is an intermediate level biology course, number 215, offering four credit hours. If a course has a prerequisite listed, it is the student’s responsibility to determine that he/she has taken it, or has seen the instructor regarding a suitable equivalent. The final number identifies if the course has a corresponding Illinois Articulation designation (i.e. IAI HF903).
