Course Numbering System
001 to 099 -- Noncredit, nondegree, and/or developmental courses
100 to 199 -- Open to freshmen; undergraduate credit only
200 to 299 -- Prerequisite sophomore classification or consent of instructor required; undergraduate credit only
300 to 399 -- Junior classification required; undergraduate credit only
400 to 499 -- Junior classification required; undergraduate credit; graduate credit for nonmajors only if letter G appears after number
500 to 599 -- Junior classification required; undergraduate and graduate credit
600 to 799 -- Graduate classification required
800 to 999 -- Open only to students in professional colleges and to students in other colleges offering professional degrees
R -- The letter R following the course designation and number indicates a remedial course. No course designated with an R will be counted as credit toward a bachelor's degree at the University of Kentucky or an associate degree at Lexington Community College.
Courses may be approved for variable credits, e.g., (1-3), (2-6), etc. In no case, however, may the total credits exceed the maximum number authorized for the course.
Repeated registration in a course may be allowed if the course description carries the statement: "May be repeated to maximum of . . . credits." However, a student may enroll only one time in a specific course during a given semester. Courses with the same number are not considered to be the same course if different identifying titles are an integral part of the record.
Unless indicated in the course description, the number of credits for a course indicates the number of lecture or discussion or class hours.
Exceptions to the requirements for admission to courses may be made as follows:
- Freshmen and sophomores may be admitted to courses numbered between 300 and 499, upon approval of the instructor and the dean of the student's college. Such approval is limited to students who have demonstrated superior ability or preparation.
b. Seniors with superior ability or preparation may be admitted to courses numbered between 600 and 799, upon approval of the instructor, the dean of the student's college and the Dean of The Graduate School.
c. Courses elected on a pass-fail basis.