Course Listings and Descriptions

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Fort Lewis College does not offer all the classes listed in this catalog every trimester or every year.

The following pages provide brief descriptions of course offerings open to students to complete minors or degrees in majors or satisfy general requirements. Course listings are subject to change.

Each Trimester the college publishes a schedule of courses which provides a detailed list of courses offered and the times and places of instruction. Courses listed in this schedule are subject to change.

Explanatory Notes

Number of courses:
Course numbering is based on the contents of material presented in courses.

Courses numbered:
100-299 primarily for freshman and sophomores
300-499 primarily for juniors and seniors

Entry to all courses is limited to students who have completed published prerequisites or to those with instructors consent. Courses numbered below 100 do not count toward graduation. Courses numbered below 300 are called lowered division courses, while those 300 or above are known as upper-division courses.

Prerequisite. A requirement which must be fulfilled before a student can enroll in a particular course. Consent of the instructor for a student to attend a class is implied when the student has met the specified course prerequisite.

Corequisite. A requirement which must be taken concurrently with another course of instruction.

Cancellation of courses. The college reserves the right to cancel courses not selected by an adequate number of students or for which qualified faculty are not obtainable.

Variable credit courses. 1-3 indicates variable credit; the minimum and maximum credit limitation per term are shown. An example:

BA 499 Independent Study ..........1-3
Individual research is conducted under the supervision of a faculty member.
Prerequisite: Approval of the Dean of the School of Business Administration.

Key to Symbols

Course descriptions include a variety of symbols conveying essential information. The following standard course description with explanation of symbols serves as a model.

BA 407W Management Consulting ..........(2-4)4
The study of the concepts and models of management consulting and their application in business organizations. Emphasis is on practical application and the use of relevant tools and techniques. Students are required to engage in consulting services. Fall and winter terms.
Prerequisites: BA 340, 353 and 380, senior standing and consent of instructor.

BA- department designator
495- course number
N- suffix indicates course meets general distribution group requirement. Course taken in the major will not apply toward groups except for the board general majors of humanities, general science and Southwest Studies. Courses identified with more than one group letter can be used to satisfy only one group requirement.

Aspects of Business – course title
(3-2)4 – (clock hours in lecture per week – clock hours in laboratory experiences per week) number of credits
“Integrating prior” – explanation of course content
Prerequisite – requirements which must be fulfilled before enrolling in the course.
Fall, winter, summer – offered fall, winter, and summer terms.

Note: Not all of the above information may be noted in each session.

Additional symbols include:
N Suffix indicates course meets group N general requirements
R Suffix indicates course meets group R general requirements
S Suffix indicates course meets group S general requirements
T Suffix indicates course meets group T general requirements
TX Suffix indicates course meets group TX general requirements with lab
NX Suffix indicates course meets group NX general requirements with lab
W Suffix indicates course meets group W general requirements

(See Page 55) Course with two or more letters after the number may qualify for each of the general distribution sections indicated, but only will count toward the degree.