UT Health Science Center:

AA105-H Course Numbering Policy – Academic Affairs

No./Title: AA105 – COURSE NUMBERING POLICY	Resp. Office: ACADEMIC AFFAIRS Approval Body: CASA	Effective Date: 01/08/2016
Category: Academic	Last Review: 03/01/2022	Next Review: 03/01/2025
Contact: MaryAnn Clark, Associate Vice Chancellor Academic Affairs	 901.448.4930	 aaffairs@uthsc.edu

POLICY

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) relies on the colleges and academic programs to determine the appropriate nomenclature for courses. The program faculty are best positioned to identify course numbers based on the level of the student and the academic curriculum. Changes in the course numbering system for an individual program are the responsibility of the faculty in consultation with the Registrar.

PROCEDURE

UTHSC courses are identified by an alphabetic subject area code (e.g., PHAR = Pharmacology) called the course code and a numeric code (e.g., 605) called the course number. The alphabetic course code identifies the subject area or college. A program may use several alphabetic codes for courses in the curriculum. For example, College of Dentistry may use the code ORTH for Orthodontics and DPHY for Physiology/Dental. The numeric code typically identifies the course level.

The course numbering systems for each College and/or program are listed below:

College of Dentistry

DOCTOR OF DENTAL SCIENCE

100 Level: D1 Courses

200 Level: D2 Courses

300 Level: D3 Courses

400 Level: D4 Courses

500+ Levels: Elective Courses

DENTAL HYGIENE

400 Level: DH1 Courses

500 Level: DH2 Courses

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College of Graduate Health Sciences

600 Level: Courses in Professional Colleges

700 Level: Certificate or Non-Degree Courses

800 Level: Master’s or Doctoral Courses

900 Level: Doctoral courses

College of Health Professions

AUDIOLOGY & SPEECH PATHOLOGY PROGRAM

300 Level: Undergrad & First Year MS SLP Courses

400 Level: Undergrad & First Year MS SLP Courses

500 Level: Second & Third Year MS SLP & AuD Courses

600 Level: AuD/PhD Courses primarily

900 Level: PhD Courses

HIIM PROGRAM

500 Level Entry-level (only) Courses

600 Level: Entry-level and Post-Graduate Courses

MLS PROGRAM

400 Level: First Year Bachelor of Science Courses

500 Level: Second Year Bachelor of Science Courses

600 Level: First Year Master of Science Courses

700 Level: Second Year Master of Science Courses

MASTER OF CYTOPATHOLOGY PRACTICE PROGRAM

400 Level: First Year Courses

500 Level: Second Year Courses

OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY PROGRAM

400 Level: First Term Courses

500 Level: Second Term Courses

600 Level: Third Term Courses

700 Level: II FW Courses

PHYSICAL THERAPY PROGRAM

500 Level: First Year Courses

600 Level: Second Year Courses

700 Level: Third Year Courses

800 and 900 Levels: Post-Professional Courses

College of Medicine

DOCTOR OF MEDICINE PROGRAM

10000 Level: M1 Courses

20000 Level: M2 Courses

30000 Level: M3 or M4 Required Clerkship Courses

40000 Level: Elective Courses

PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT PROGRAM

500 Level: Preclinical Courses

600 Level: Clinical Courses

College of Nursing

400 Level: BSN Courses

500 Level: Certificate Courses 600, 700, 800 & 900 Levels: DNP Courses

College of Pharmacy

1000 Level: P1 Courses

2000 Level: P2 Courses

3000 Level: P3 Courses

4000 Level: P3-P4 Courses or experiential courses (IPPE and APPE)

5000 level: Electives

APPROVAL HISTORY

Effective: January 8, 2016

Approved: January 5, 2016, Committee on Academic and Student Affairs (CASA) Approved: January 8, 2016, Chancellor

Revised: January 15, 2019, CASA

Approved: January 15, 2019, Chancellor

Approved: March 1, 2022, CASA

Approved: March 2, 2022, Chief Academic Officer