Course Number Guide
For an explanation of the prefixes, suffixes, and course numbering system used in Berkeley's course listings , please see the guide provided below.
Prefixes to Course Numbers
C = Course is cross-listed with another department
H = Honors course
N = Summer-only course not equivalent to a regular session course with the same number
R = Satisfies Reading and Composition (R & C) requirement
W = Offered fully or predominantly online
Suffixes to Course Numbers
AC = Satisfies American Cultures requirement
Key to Course Numbers
1-99 = Lower division (undergraduate) courses
100-199 = Upper division (undergraduate) courses
200-299 = Graduate courses
300-399 = Professional courses for teachers and prospective teachers
400-499 = Other professional courses (acceptable toward academic degrees only within limitations prescribed by a college, school, or the Graduate Division)
601 = Special study for graduate students in preparation for master's examination
602 = Special study for graduate students in preparation for doctoral qualifying examination
Courses numbered 24, 39, & 84
Freshman and Sophomore Seminars
For further information, please see the Freshman and Sophomore Seminars section
of this bulletin or the Freshman and Sophomore Seminars at Berkeley website
.
Courses numbered 98
Directed group study by lower division students
Effective Fall, 1983, you may use no more than 16 semester units of courses numbered 98, 99, 197, 198, and 199 to meet requirements for the bachelor's degree. Exceptions to this rule may be granted by the dean of your college or school. You may aggregate no more than 4 units of credit for courses numbered 98, 99, 198, and 199 for a single semester. Each section of a 98 course must receive approval by the chair of the department, based upon a written proposal submitted by the instructor who is to supervise the course. Only a grade of passed/not passed is to be assigned. The dean of your college or school may authorize exceptions to these limitations.
Courses numbered 99
Supervised independent study by academically superior, lower division students
Effective Fall, 1983, you may use no more than 16 semester units of courses numbered 98, 99, 197, 198, and 199 to meet requirements for the bachelor's degree. Exceptions to this rule may be granted by the dean of your college or school. You may aggregate no more than 4 units of credit for courses numbered 98, 99, 198, and 199 for a single semester. You must have a 3.3 GPA and prior consent of the instructor who is to supervise the study, and you must submit a written proposal to the chair of the department for approval. Only a grade of passed/not passed is to be assigned. The dean of your college or school may authorize exceptions to these limitations.
Courses numbered 197
Filed study (upper division)
Effective Fall, 1983, you may use no more than 16 semester units of courses numbered 98, 99, 197, 198, and 199 to meet requirements for the bachelor's degree. Exceptions to this rule may be granted by the dean of your college or school. Courses with this number are restricted to passed/not passed grading. To take them you must have completed 60 units of undergraduate study and be in good academic standing (2.00 GPA or better). Exceptions to these rules may be granted by the dean of your college or school.
Courses numbered 198
Directed group study (upper division)
Effective Fall, 1983, you may use no more than 16 semester units of courses numbered 98, 99, 197, 198, and 199 to meet requirements for the bachelor's degree. Exceptions to this rule may be granted by the dean of your college or school. You may aggregate no more than 4 units of credit for courses numbered 98, 99, 198, and 199 for a single semester. Each section of a 198 course must receive approval by the chair of the department, based upon a written proposal submitted by the instructor who is to supervise the course. To enroll in 198 courses, you must have completed at least 60 units of undergradfuate study and be in good academic standing (2.00 GPA or better). Only a grade of passed/not passed is to be assigned. The dean of your college or school may authorize exceptions to these limitations.
Courses numbered 199
Supervised independent study (upper division)
Effective Fall, 1983, you may use no more than 16 semester units of courses numbered 98, 99, 197, 198, and 199 to meet requirements for the bachelor's degree. Exceptions to this rule may be granted by the dean of your college or school. You may aggregate no more than 4 units of credit for courses numbered 98, 99, 198, and 199 for a single semester. You must have prior approval of your major adviser, the instructor who is to supervise the study, and the chair of the department. Approval must be based on a written proposal that you submit to the chair. To enroll in 199 courses, you must have completed at least 60 units of undergraduate study and must be in good academic standing (2.00 GPA or better). Only a grade of passed/not passed will be assigned. The dean of your college or school may authorize exceptions to these limitations.