Academic Programs and Courses

Curricula and Course Offerings

Lehman College courses are identified by a three-letter abbreviation (known as an "Alpha Code"), followed by a three-digit number. The letters designate the subject area.

Courses in the Biological Sciences may have decimals after the three-digit number.

Doctoral courses in the Biological Sciences carry the four-letter designation "BIO U."

Cross-Listed Courses

A cross-listed course is one that is administered and offered jointly by two (or more) departments. There is only one syllabus for the course.

An example of how these courses are listed by the two (or more) departments is the following:

• HEA 625 (FCS 674): Seminar in Human Sexuality
• FCS 674 (HEA 625): Seminar in Human Sexuality

The department in which the course is to be credited for each particular student is decided at the time of registration for the course and is so indicated on the student's record. This designation may not be changed subsequently.

Course Levels

-500 level: Courses on this level are graduate courses for students with undergraduate majors in a different discipline.

-600, 700, and 800 levels: Courses on these three levels are graduate courses for students who have completed at least 18 credits of undergraduate work in the area of graduate specialization.

The levels are distinguished as follows:

-600 level: Graduate courses open to qualified undergraduates.

-700 level: Graduate courses intended primarily for master's degree candidates.

-800 level: Courses intended primarily for doctoral candidates. The letter "U" preceding an 800-level course indicates that that course has been approved as part of City University's doctoral curriculum.

Index of Course Abbreviations (Alpha Codes)