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Cross-Listed Courses

Cross-listing a course means that a single course is offered by two departments/schools, allowing the academic units to collaborate on a topic that may cross disciplines. Students may register for only one course; however, the two courses are co-scheduled (offered at the same time, on the same day in the same room and with the same instructor[s]). Therefore, cross-listed courses must have identical level (i.e., first number), titles, credit hours, grade rules, descriptions (including content) and learning outcomes. Cross-listing of courses in more than two departments is discouraged unless there is a clear academic rationale for the multiple listing. Supportive documentation is required for each cross-listed course in the course inventory. Faculty submitting a revision to one cross-listed course must also submit (or ensure that the appropriate academic unit is submitting) the same revision to the corresponding cross-listed course.

Cross-listed courses are considered equivalent (i.e., treated as the same course) in regard to calculating a students’ GPA and overall credit hours and their eligibility for federal financial aid. See more about course equivalency.

Slashed Courses

Slashed courses enable students at two or three levels (e.g., senior undergraduate, master’s, doctoral) within the same discipline to be instructed simultaneously. Students may register for only one course; however, the two courses are co-scheduled (offered at the same time, on the same day in the same room and with the same instructor). Slashed courses permitted are 4/5 (senior-level bachelor’s/master’s), 4/5/7 (senior-level bachelor’s/master’s/doctoral) and 6/8 (master’s/doctoral).

Slashed courses must have the same course subject (e.g., BSCI) and be identical with the exception of the course level and prerequisite (i.e., students registering for 50000-level must be graduate standing; students registering for 70000-level must be doctoral standing). Slashed courses must specify differential expectations for bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral students.

Although they may be co-scheduled, slashed courses are considered stand-alone courses (with separate registration, enrollment and subsidy levels); therefore, supportive documentation is required for each slashed course in the course inventory. Faculty submitting a revision to one slashed course must also submit the same revision to the corresponding slashed course.

Slashed courses are considered equivalent (i.e., treated as the same course) in regard to student course registration, GPA and hours calculation and eligibility for federal financial aid. See more about course equivalency, below. Undergraduate students are not permitted to register for a graduate course that has a slashed undergraduate course unless the registration is approved through the students’ enrollment in a combined bachelor’s/graduate degree program.