The University General Course Catalog
The General Course Catalog is the University’s repository of all official academic policies, course descriptions and academic program requirements. A new General Catalog is published for each academic year.
Every major and minor program offered at the University has an entry in the General Catalog. Each major program’s listing in the Catalog includes a description, graduation requirements and more specific information for the various levels of course requirements described above. Also included is a recommended schedule, which is a suggested course sequence that students can use as a guide to complete their degree plan within four years. Minor program listings in the Catalog simply show the course requirements of the minor program.
When a student chooses their major or minor, they are typically declared under the program requirements of the then-current edition of the General Catalog. The student’s graduation requirements on that plan will not change — even if new requirements are introduced in a later catalog — unless the student and an advisor agree to a change of “catalog year” within the bounds of University policy. A student who changes their major or minor (or a specialization/emphasis within said major or minor) after originally declaring may be subject to the requirements of the General Catalog in effect at the time of new plan declaration.
Note: The catalog website automatically loads the current General Catalog, but also houses several archived versions. Be sure you are searching in the right catalog year for the requirements that apply to your academic plan.