Undergraduate Record - Programs and Degrees Offered

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Listed below are the undergraduate programs and degrees offered by the University of Virginia, as well as the minimum number of credits required to receive a degree in each of the programs. The University reserves the right to increase the number of credits necessary for a degree in a particular field when the student has not completed the program. Degrees will appear on transcripts after conferral of the degree.

Degrees Offered

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Degrees are awarded in May, August, and January. Students who do not complete their course work by the published graduation date will be awarded degrees at the next degree date. Degree requirements are subject to change by a vote of the faculties of the schools in which the programs are offered. The abbreviations used in this table include:

B.A., Bachelor of Arts
B.S., Bachelor of Science
B.S.Ed., Bachelor of Science in Education
B.U.E.P., Bachelor of Urban and Environmental Planning
M.T., Master of Teaching

College of Arts and Sciences

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Program	Degree	Credits	IPEDS
Afro-American & African Studies	B.A.	120	2211
Anthropology	B.A.	120	2202
Area Studies	B.A.	120
Latin American Studies	B.A.	120	0308
Art
Studio Art	B.A.	120	1002
History of Art	B.A.	120	1003
Astronomy	B.A.	120	1911
Astronomy Physics	B.A.	120	1991
Biology	B.A., B.S.	120	0401
Chemistry	B.A., B.S.	120	1905
Biochemistry	B.S.	120	1996
Chemical Education	B.S.	120	1995
Chemical Physics	B.S.	120	1998
Environmental Chemistry	B.S.	120	1999
Materials	B.S.	120	1997
Classics	B.A.	120	1199
Greek	B.A.	120	1110
Latin	B.A.	120	1109
Comparative Literature	B.A.	120	1503
Drama	B.A.	120	1007
Economics	B.A.	120	2204
Financial Concentration	B.A.	120	2298
English	B.A.	120	1501
Medieval, Renaissance Studies	B.A.	120	1595
Modern Studies	B.A.	120	1594
Poetry Writing	B.A.	120	1596
Environmental Sciences	B.A.	120	4995
Foreign Affairs	B.A.	120	2210
French Language & Literature	B.A.	120	1102
German Language & Literature	B.A.	120	1103
Government	B.A.	120	2207
Government/Foreign Affairs	B.A.	120	2299
History	B.A.	120	2205
Interdisciplinary Major	B.A.	120	4901
American Studies	B.A.	120	1598
Archaeology	B.A.	120	4904
Asian & Middle Eastern Studies	B.A.	120	4915
Asian & Middle Eastern Languages and Literatures	B.A.	120	4916
Cognitive Science	B.A.	120	4909
Echols Scholars Program	B.A.	120	4991
Environmental Thought and Practice	B.A.	120	4918
Human Biology	B.A.	120	4917
Jewish Studies	B.A.	120	4913
Linguistics	B.A.	120	4903
Literacy and Cultural Studies	B.A.	120	4907
Media Studies	B.A.	120	4914
Medieval Studies	B.A.	120	4905
Political and Social Thought	B.A.	120	4902
Studies in Women and Gender	B.A.	120	4912
Italian	B.A.	120	1104
Mathematics	B.A.	120	1701
Actuarial	B.A.	120	1796
Financial Mathematics	B.A.	120	1797
Graduate Preparatory	B.A.	120	1799
Probability and Statistics	B.A.	120	1798
Teacher Education	B.A.	120	1795
Music	B.A.	120	1005
Philosophy	B.A.	120	1509
Honors Philosophy	B.A.	120	1593
Physics	B.A., B.S.	120	1902
Psychology	B.A.	120	2001
Religious Studies	B.A.	120	1510
Slavic Languages and Literatures	B.A.	120	1190
Russian and East European Studies	B.A.	120	0307
Sociology	B.A.	120	2208
Spanish	B.A.	120	1105

School of Architecture

Program	Degree	Credits	IPEDS
Architecture	B.S.	127	0202
Architectural Design	B.S.	127	0297
Architectural Studies	B.S.	127	0298
Architectural Technology	B.S.	127	0299
Architectural History	B.Arch.Hist.	122	0291
Urban and Environmental Planning	B.U.E.P.	122	0206

McIntire School of Commerce

Program	Degree	Credits	IPEDS
Commerce	B.S.Commerce	120	0501
Accounting	B.S.Commerce	120	0502
Finance	B.S.Commerce	120	0504
International Business	B.S.Commerce	120	0513
Management	B.S.Commerce	120	0506
Management Information Systems	B.S.Commerce	120	0518
Marketing	B.S.Commerce	120	0509

Curry School of Education

Program	Degree	Credits	IPEDS
Five Year Teacher Education Program*
Elementary Education	B.A. & M.T.	155-160	0802
English Education	B.A. & M.T.	150	0895
Kinesiology-Physical Education	B.S.Ed. & M.T.	150	0841
Mathematics Education	B.A. & M.T.	150	0833
Science Education	B.A. & M.T.	150	0834
Social Studies Education	B.A. & M.T.	150	0897
Special Education	B.A. & M.T.	150	0808
World Languages Education	B.A. & M.T.	150	0888
Four Year B.S.Ed Degrees
Communication Disorders	B.S.Ed.	120	1220
Kinesiology-Sports Medicine	B.S.Ed.	120	0842

*Teacher Education Programs are sponsored jointly with the College of Arts and Sciences and result in the simultaneous awarding of bachelor and master of teaching (M.T.) degrees. Students may select a major in almost any area of the College with education serving as a quasi-second major.

School of Engineering and Applied Science

Program	Degree	Credits	IPEDS
Aerospace Engineering	B.S.	128	0902
Applied Mathematics	B.S.	128	1703
Chemical Engineering	B.S.	128	0906
Civil Engineering	B.S.	128	0908
Computer Engineering	B.S.	128	0989
Computer Science	B.S.	126.5	0701
Electrical Engineering	B.S.	128	0909
Engineering Science	B.S.	127	0901
Mechanical Engineering	B.S.	128	0910
Systems Engineering	B.S.	128	0992

School of Nursing

Program	Degree	Credits	IPEDS
Nursing	B.S. Nursing	120	1203
Second Degree Program	B.S. Nursing	120	1204
R.N. to B.S.N. Program	B.S. Nursing	120	1205

School of Continuing and Professional Studies

Interdisciplinary Studies

B.I.S.

120

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How to Read Course Listings

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Courses listed in this catalog have been approved by the faculties of the schools in which the courses are taught. Only courses which have been approved by the faculty are eligible for academic credit. The following information introduces the components of the course descriptions listed in each school's section.

Course numbering system

100-299 Lower level undergraduate: introductory and survey courses.

300-499 Upper level undergraduate: advanced courses that may have prerequisites or require instructor permission.

500-599 Introductory graduate level: courses for beginning graduate students and advanced undergraduates.

600-699 Professional level: courses generally reserved for the schools of Medicine and Law; exceptions exist for other professional offerings, particularly in the field of teacher education.

700-899 Graduate level: courses appropriate for masters and beginning doctoral degree programs.

900-999 Graduate level: courses reserved for offerings in doctoral programs, such as readings, research, independent study, and dissertations.

Descriptions of courses numbered 600 and above are listed in the Graduate Record. Undergraduates wishing to take courses numbered 600 or above must obtain permission from the dean of the school in which they want to take the course.

Please note that not all courses listed in the Record are taught each semester.

Where possible, odd numbers signify fall semester courses and even numbers signify spring semester courses. The determination of course level is the responsibility of the offering department and/or school. The academic policy committee of each school is expected to assume the necessary monitoring function.

Glossary of course designations

Each course number in this catalog is preceded by the letter designation assigned to that particular course for purposes of processing grades, schedules, and transcripts. The complete list of these designations is given below, together with the area for which each stands and the school in which the course is taught.

College of Arts and Sciences

AAS Afro-American Studies

AMEL Asian and Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures

AMST American Studies
AMTR Asian and Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures in Translation

ANAT Anatomy

ANSP Special Topics in Anthropology

ANTH Anthropology

ARAB Arabic

ARCY Archaeology
ARTH Art History

ARTS Studio Art

ASL American Sign Language

ASPR Asian Studies

ASTR Astronomy

BIOL Biology

BOT Botany

BULG Bulgarian

CHEM Chemistry

CHIN Chinese Language

CHTR Chinese in Translation

CLAS Classics

COGS Cognitive Science
COMM Commerce

CPLT Comparative Literature

CZ Czech

DRAM Drama

DUTC Dutch

ECON Economics

ENAM American Literature to 1900

ENCR Criticism

ENEC Restoration and Eighteenth Century Literature

ENGL Miscellaneous English

ENGN Genre Studies

ENLS Language Study

ENLT Introductory Seminars in Literature

ENMD Medieval Literature

ENNC Nineteenth Century British Literature

ENPG Pedagogy

ENPW Poetry Writing
ENRN Renaissance Literature

ENSP Special Topics in Literature

ENTC Twentieth Century Literature

ENWR Academic, Professional, and Creative Writing

ETP Environmental Thought and Practice
EVAT Atmosphere

EVEC Ecology

EVGE Environmental Geology

EVHY Hydrosphere

EVMA Marine Affairs

EVSC Environmental Science

FORS Foreign Study

FREN French Language

FRTR French in Translation

GERM German

GETR German in Translation

GREE Greek

HBIO Human Biology
HEBR Hebrew

HIAF African History

HIAS Asian History

HIEA East Asian History

HIEU European History

HILA Latin American History

HIME Middle Eastern History

HIND Hindi

HISA South Asian History

HIST General History

HIUS United States History

HUMS Humanistic Studies

IMP Interdisciplinary Thesis
INST Interdisciplinary Studies

ITAL Italian Language

ITTR Italian in Translation

JAPN Japanese

JPTR Japanese in Translation

JWST Jewish Studies

LASE Liberal Arts Seminar

LAST Latin American Studies
LATI Latin

LING Linguistics

LNGS General Linguistics

MATH Mathematics

MDST Media Studies

MEST Middle Eastern Studies

MSP Medieval Studies Program

MUSI Music

NESC Neuroscience
NRES Undergraduate non-resident

PERS Persian

PETR Persian in Translation

PHIL Philosophy

PHY Physiology

PHYE Physical Education

PHYS Physics

PLAD Politics Department Seminars

PLAP American Politics

PLCP Comparative Politics

PLIR International Relations

PLPT Political Theory

PLSK Personal Skills

POL Polish

PORT Portuguese

POTR Portuguese in Translation

PPL Political Philosophy, Policy, and Law
PST Political and Social Thought

PSYC Psychology

RASP Russian Area Studies Program

RELA Religion-African Religions

RELB Religion-Buddhism

RELC Religion-Christianity

RELG Religion-General

RELH Religion-Hinduism

RELI Religion-Islam

RELJ Religion-Judaism

RELS Religion-Special Topics

RUSS Russian

RUTR Russian in Translation

SANS Sanskrit

SAST South Asian Studies

SATR South Asian Literature in Translation

SCAN Scandinavian

SLAV Slavic

SLFK Slavic Folklore and Literature

SLTR Slavic in Translation

SOC Sociology

SPAN Spanish Language

SPTR Spanish Translation

SRBC Serbo-Croatian

STAT Statistics

SWAG Studies in Women and Gender

SWAH Swahili

SWED Swedish

TAML Tamil

TURK Turkish

TUVA Tuvan

UKR Ukrainian

URDU Urdu

USEM University Seminar

YIDD Yiddish
ZOOL Zoology

School of Architecture

AR H Architectural History

ARCH Architecture

L AR Landscape Architecture

NRES Undergraduate non-resident

PHYS Architectural Physics

PLAC Urban and Environmental Planning

PLAN Urban and Environmental Planning

USEM University Seminar

McIntire School of Commerce

COMM Commerce

NRES Undergraduate non-resident

USEM University Seminar

Curry School of Education

EDHS Human Services (clinical and school psychology, communication disorders, counselor education, health and physical education)

EDIS Curriculum, Instruction, and Special Education

EDLF Education Leadership, Foundations, and Policy

NRES Undergraduate Non-Resident

USEM University Seminar

School of Continuing and ProfessionalStudies

ISAS Interdisciplinary Studies Analytical Skills

ISBU Interdisciplinary Studies Business

ISCI Interdisciplinary Studies Critical Issues

ISCP Interdisciplinary Studies Capstone Project

ISHU Interdisciplinary Studies Humanities

ISIT Interdisciplinary Studies Information Technology

ISSS Interdisciplinary Studies Social Sciences

School of Engineering and Applied Science

APMA Applied Mathematics

BIOM Biomedical Engineering

C E Civil Engineering

C S Computer Science

CH E Chemical Engineering

ECE Electrical and Computer Engineering

ENGR Engineering

MSE Materials Science and Engineering

MAE Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

NRES Undergraduate non-resident

PHYS Physics

SIE Systems and Information Engineering

TCC Technology, Culture, and Communication

TMP Technology, Management and Policy

USEM University Seminar

School of Nursing

NRES Undergraduate non-resident

NUCO Nursing Core

NUIP Nursing - interprofessional

NURS Nursing

USEM University Seminar

Reserve Office Training Program

AIRS Air Science

MISC Military Science

NASC Naval Science

Guide to reading course descriptions

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Example

BIOL 301 - (3) (Y)

Cell Physiology

Prerequisites: BIOL 201, 202

Studies cell structure and function, metabolism, membranes and transport, and cellular specializations.

Explanation of example

BIOL 301- course mnemonic (see glossary) and number. Variations include GREE 101-102 where two semesters of a course must be completed to obtain credit toward a degree, or ENWR 103, 104 where credit may be obtained by taking either semester or both.

(3) - number of credits that will be earned upon successful completion of the course. Where courses are dually numbered (101-102 or 103, 104), the number of credits represents the number of credits for each section of the courses, e.g., three credits for 101 and three credits for 102.

(Y) - code for frequency with which the course is offered. Variations are:

S offered fall and spring semesters

Y offered at least once every academic year (fall or spring semester)

E offered when the fall semester occurs in an even year (e.g., 2002-2003)

O offered when the fall semester occurs in an odd year (e.g., 2001-2002 or 2003-2004)

SI offered upon sufficient student interest

IR offered irregularly

SS offered during summer session

Cell Physiology - course title

Prerequisites: BIOL 201, 202. - Prerequisites are courses or conditions that must be successfully completed prior to enrollment in the course described. Prerequisites separated by a comma indicate a series of prerequisites, all of which are required. Variations include BIOL 101 or 201 where either course, but not both, must be taken prior to enrollment in the described course. An exception occurs when or precedes the last entry in a series, in which case the commas indicate or throughout (e.g., BIOL 101, 201 or equivalent). Corequisite means that concurrent enrollment in the course or courses designated and the course or courses described is required.

A study of cell structure and function, metabolism, membranes and transport, and cellular specializations - Course description.