6.3 Course Designators

(Approved November 16, 1994) (Amended January 25, 2012)

Courses offered at NPS are designated with a six-symbol code, concatenating

  1. a two-letter code for the course subject;
  2. a four-character code designating the course, the leading character of which designates the level of the course.

Courses are designated by level as in table 6.2.

Table 6.2 Course Designators and Levels

Course Number Level
5000-5999 Doctoral
4000-4999 Graduate
3000-3999 Graduate or Upper
Division Undergraduate
2000-2999 Upper Division Undergraduate
1000-1999 Lower Division Undergraduate
0000-0999 Non-credit