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Course offerings increase in sophistication and specialty with increasing course number, and usually follow the following conventions:
Course number/level | Description |
|---|---|
1000-level | Introductory-level undergraduate courses |
2000-level and 3000-level | Intermediate-level undergraduate courses; may require 1000-level prerequisites. |
4000-level | Advanced-level undergraduate courses; may require multiple level prerequisites. |
5000-level |
Undergraduate courses: honors thesis courses, courses taken abroad, or courses transcripted via our School of Record relationship with the Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE). | |
6000-level | Introductory-level graduate or advanced-level undergraduate courses; often open to both undergraduate and graduate students; sometimes cross-listed with 3000 or 4000-level courses. |
7000-level | Intermediate-level graduate courses; not open to undergraduates. |
8000-level and 9000-level | Advanced graduate-level courses; often independent graduate study or dissertation research. |
Reference: Academic Policies on Course Sequencing: https://catalog.tulane.edu/newcomb-tulane/#academicpoliciestext
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