Significance of Course Numbers

0001-0999 Remedial	3000-3999 Junior	6000-7001 Master’s
1000-1999 Freshman	4000-4999 Senior	7002-7999 Doctoral
2000-2999 Sophomore	5000-5999 Master’s	8000-9001 Doctoral

Five-thousand-level (5000-5999) courses are master’s courses. Undergraduate students may be admitted to five-thousand-level courses if they have completed the stated prerequisite(s) or with the written permission of the instructor, chairperson of the department, director of the school, or dean of the college in which the course is offered. Seven-thousand-level (7002-7999) courses are doctoral courses. Qualified master’s students may enroll in seven-thousand-level courses if they have completed the stated prerequisite(s) or with the written permission of the instructor, chairperson of the department, director of the school, or dean of the college in which the course is offered.