Undergraduate Course Descriptions
The Numbering System
Undergraduate courses are numbered as follows:
001-099 Skill-building courses – do not count towards graduation credit requirement.
100-199 Courses that are intended primarily for freshmen, sophomores, and students with little background in the discipline. These courses typically present broad surveys of a topic or discipline.
200-299 These courses require a more focused analysis of a topic within a discipline. The courses may have prerequisites and generally hold students to academic standards greater than 100-level courses.
300-499 The content of these courses are typically advanced and specialized, and require academic skills developed in lower courses.
X94 Experimental course. A course being offered for the first or second time and for which the full approval process has not been completed.
X95 Directed research under the supervision of an instructor.
X96 A course being taught as an “independent study” but whose content is not currently listed in the Catalog.
X97 Academic Internship. A supervised work experience.
X98 Tutorship. Supervised tutoring of other students.
The Classification System
Identifying General Education Courses
Students pursuing a Marietta College undergraduate degree must demonstrate a breadth of study in addition to the focused study provided by a major. The specific graduation requirements are described in the undergraduate degrees–graduation Requirements section later in the catalog. To guide the student toward meeting these requirements this catalog and the list provided by the Records Office of the courses being offered each semester use a classification system for identifying which requirement courses satisfy.
| B |
Scientific Inquiry, with lab |
| C |
Scientific Inquiry, without lab |
| K |
Leadership and Ethics |
| L |
Literary Analysis |
| M |
Global Perspectives |
| P |
Historical Perspectives |
| Q |
Quantitative Reasoning |
| R |
Fine Arts |
| W |
Writing Proficiency |
| X |
Diversity |
| Y |
Social Analysis |
Courses constituting part of the programs in Honors, Leadership and Gender Studies are also given letter designations in the course listings provided by the Records Office. These are:
| H |
Curriculum Honors |
| Z |
Gender Studies |