POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
Academic Regulations General Degree Specific Degree		Academic Regulations 1.- Prerequisites 2.- Course Requirements 3.- Thesis Requirements 4.- Dissertation Requirements 5.- Substitutions for the Thesis 6.- Course Load 7.- Enrollment Verification 8.- Course Numbering System 9.- Final Examination 10.- Graduation Requirements 11.- Degree Application Procedures 12.- Graduation 13.- Posthumous Degree 8.- Course Numbering System Each course offered by The University of Texas at El Paso is identified by a four-digit course number. The first number indicates the level: 0 = precollege or remedial 1 = freshman 2 = sophomore 3 = junior 4 = senior 5 or 6 = graduate. The second number indicates the semester hour value of the course. The last two numbers identify the course within its particular department. Lower-Division Courses are designated by a 1 or 2 as the first digit of the course number. Upper-Division/Advanced Courses are designated by a 3 or 4 as the first digit of the course number. The student should refer to the departmental and college requirements for specific conditions, if any, imposed on registration in advanced courses. Graduate Courses are designed by a 5 or 6 as the first digit of the course number.

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