Courses of Study
General Information  

   This chapter contains a listing of courses at the time of printing of the Catalog. Courses are listed alphabetically. Not all courses are available every semester or summer session. An online Schedule of Classes is issued prior to each registration, listing courses available for that semester or summer session. Students should consult the Schedule of Classes prior to each registration.

   Winthrop University reserves the right to withdraw any course listed if the administration determines the course does not have adequate enrollment. The University also reserves the right to establish limits on the enrollment for any course or course section.

   For further information about courses listed in this chapter, consult the dean of the college or school or the chairperson of the department offering the course.

   In this chapter the following information is given about each course: the number; the title; the semester-hour value; the number of clock hours per week,  if different from semester hour value; a brief description, if necessary; restriction of credit (if any); and a statement of prerequisites or other restrictions on enrollment. If none is stated, the only restriction on enrollment is that indicated by the number of the course—see Classification of Courses below.

   The first of the figures enclosed in parentheses immediately following the title of a course indicates the number of semester hours of credit given for the course; the second and third figures (if given) indicate the number of lecture and laboratory (or studio) hours normally scheduled each week for one semester in the course. 

   If only one figure is given, there are as many clock hours required per week as there are semester hours of credit for the course (unless the course description states otherwise). For example, (3) indicates the course carries 3 semester hours of credit and meets for 3 clock hours per week; (1:3) indicates the course carries one semester hour of credit but meets 3 clock hours per week; (4:2-4) indicates the course carries 4 semester hours of credit but meets 2 lecture hours and 4 laboratory (or studio) hours per week.

   When two courses are listed as one, a hyphen(-) between the course numbers indicates the first is a prerequisite of the second. A comma (,) between the course numbers indicates that the first is not a prerequisite of the second.