How are courses at SAM Houston numbered?
Courses have a three-digit designation, such as English 164. The first number indicates the level of the course: 1-freshman, 2-sophomore, 3-junior, 4-senior, 5 and above-graduate. The second number indicates the number of credit hours: 1 = 1 hour credit; 2 = 2 hours credit; 3, 6, 7, 8, 9 = 3 hours credit; 4 = 4 hours credit. A zero as the second number indicates that the course can be taken for varied credit from 1 to x hours. The third number is reserved for the department to indicate either a sequence of courses (English 164 and English 165) or level of course.
