2009-10 Graduate Bulletin and Course Catalog
Graduate Course Catalog
Graduate courses at Appalachian are numbered 5000 and above. 5000 is master’s level; 6000 is specialist level; 7000 is doctoral level. Courses numbered below 5000 may not count toward the minimum hours required for a graduate degree or certificate program of study.
The table below lists course disciplines along with the departments that offer the courses. Each prefix in the table is a link to the listing of courses in that area.
Courses for Continued Enrollment
Courses numbered 5989/7989 courses are intended for continued enrollment purposes only and do not count toward the minimum hours required for a graduate degree or certificate program of study. All other courses described in this bulletin (except courses numbered 5989 and 7989) are courses that count as a required or elective course on a program of study for at least one graduate degree.
Cross-listed Courses
Several courses are shared across two or more disciplines or departments, and as such are cross listed under multiple prefixes. Students may only count one version of such a course on a program of study. These cross-listed courses are indicated with a notation in (parentheses) at the end of the course description.
Dual-listed Courses
Selected courses at the 5000 level are dual listed with senior undergraduate (4000-level) courses, meaning that the two courses may be offered in the same room at the same time. Graduate students in these 5000-level courses will have additional requirements specified on the syllabus to ensure a more in-depth study of the course topics. These dual-listed courses are indicated with a notation in [brackets] at the end of the course description. Graduate students may include up to 12 semester hours of dual-listed 5000-level courses on a program of study.
Format of Course Descriptions
Courses in this Bulletin are listed as follows.
Prefix Number. Title/(Semester Hours).Term(s) of Offering. Short description of course contents, including any prerequisites. (Cross-listing notation) [Dual listing notation]
For example, the following is an MAT (mathematics) course numbered 5710 entitled “Introduction to Topology” offered for 3 semester hours credit usually in the Fall semester. It has one prerequisite and is dual-listed with 4710.
MAT 5710. Introduction to Topology/(3).F. A study of the basic concepts of general topological space including such topics as compactness, connectedness, product spaces, metric spaces, and continuous functions. Prerequisite: MAT 3110 (Modern Algebra). [Dual-listed with MAT 4710.]
Graduate Courses Offered at Appalachian
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