Course Numbering and Reuse Policy
- Policy Number: KC‐ACA‐3101
- Date Issued: Fall 2018
- Date Revised: N/A
- Last Modified: Jul 27, 2023
- Effective Date: Fall 2018
- Approved By: Provost
- Sponsor(s): Provost
- Responsible Office(s): Registrar's Office
Policy Statement
Courses are numbered according to the following plan:
Course numbering
000‐099: Remedial courses (no college credit)
100‐299: Lower-level undergraduate courses
300‐499: Upper-level undergraduate courses (some upper-level courses may be taken for graduate credit)
500‐2999: Currently not used
3000‐4999: Dental hygiene undergraduate courses
5000‐5999: Graduate-level courses
6000‐6999: School of Dentistry courses
7000‐7999: School of Pharmacy courses
8000‐8999: School of Law courses
9000‐9999: School of Medicine courses
Reuse of course numbers for new courses:
Currently, a course number that has been used previously for a course in a specific discipline and subject cannot be reused. With the growing numbers of academic units running out of numbers in select subjects, it has been proposed that course numbers can be reused if these course meet the following criteria
- The subject and course number have been inactive and not printed in the catalog for a minimum of 20 years.
- There is no duplication of the course listed under a different subject and class number.
Reason for Policy
The policy has been developed to provide academic units the ability to reuse course numbers when needed that align with the proposed policy.
Who Should Read this Policy?
Faculty, academic advisors and deans.
Instructions, Procedures and Related Information
Office of Registration and Records.
Contacts
Registrar's Office
Address:
Office of Registration and Records
115 Administrative Center
5115 Oak Street
Kansas City, MO 64112
Phone: 816-235‐1125
Fax: 816-235‐5513
Email: registrar@umkc.edu