Prerequisites & Co-Requisites

Prerequisites

Prerequisites reflect the background necessary for successful completion of a course and may be expressed in terms of specific courses, credit levels, or more general experience, knowledge, or skills. Prerequisites expressed in terms of specific courses or credit levels will be enforced automatically by the registration system. Enrollment into courses with defined prerequisites will be blocked unless the student has met the prerequisite. A student who lacks the prerequisite but feels prepared for the course for other reasons may enroll with instructor permission using a Special Registration Form or via electronic override.

Expected Preparation identifies minimal knowledge and/or capabilities (competencies) expected of students prior to entering a specific course. Expected preparation expressed in terms of courses indicates that preparatory course should be completed prior to enrolling in the course in question, or the student should have skills and competencies equivalent to those covered in the preparatory course. The only difference in pre-requisite courses and expected preparation courses is that the latter are recommendations only, and are not enforced by the registration system. Expected preparation is intended to ensure that students are prepared adequately for successful completion of a course. Students who have concerns about their readiness for a course should consult with the instructor before enrolling. Recommended Prerequisites

Co-Requisite Courses

Co-requisite courses are those which require concurrent registration. Examples include lecture classes that are linked to labs or recitation sections. The Registration system will not add a course with a co-requisite unless both courses are requested at the same time. If one section of the two co-requisite courses is closed, students must select another section and add both co-requisite courses at the same time. Students who later wish to change lab sections must add the appropriate CRN for the lab section before dropping the unwanted section. If one of the two co-requisites is dropped, the registration system drops both courses.