A Quick Reference Guide to the Course Description Section of the Catalog

1. Course prefix and number
2. Course title
3. Semester credits achieved after successful completion of course
4. Prerequisites or co-requisites, if any
5. Description of course
6. General education requirement categories this course satisfies, if any
7. Writing and math requirement (Gordon Rule) are indicated with the icons shown below

Each course is identified by a three-letter prefix: MAC in the example above. If a student knows the course prefix, the student can look in the Index to Course Prefixes (pg. 5-4) to find which department or departments offer courses using that prefix. Courses using the MAC prefix, for example, are taught in the Department of Mathematics.

The FIRST DIGIT of the course number identifies the level of the course (MAC 2312 is a 2000-level course, generally for freshmen and sophomores).

To locate departments or content areas, please use the index provided on the opposite page.

General education categories are as follows:Composition (C)
Mathematical Sciences (M)
Humanities (H)
Social and Behavioral Sciences (S)
Physical (P) and Biological (B) Sciences
International and Diversity Focus (I)

GR-E ‡ indicates the course satisfies the writing portion of the writing and math requirement.

GR-M × indicates the course satisfies the math portion of the writing and math requirement.

For information on Florida’s statewide course numbering system, go to page 5-8.

A Schedule of Courses is available online each term and lists all courses offered that term (www.registrar.ufl.edu/soc).