Course Schedule Information

The following sections describe the location codes and course numbers used in the MSC course schedule.

Location Codes

• ARCH Alaska Family Resource Center
  
• OFF Off campus
• ARR Times Arranged with Instructor
  
• OLB Okeson Library Building
• CPSB Cottonwood Public Safety Bldg.
  
• SNOD Snodgrass Hall
• FSM Fred & Sara Machetanz Building
  
• TBA To Be Announced
• JKB Jalmar Kerttula Building
  
• VHMC Valley Hospital Medical Center
• MCR Moose Creek Ranch
• VPA Valley Performing Arts
• MSC Matanuska-Susitna College
• WAHS Wasilla High School
• WJMS Wasilla Jr. Middle School

Course Numbering

Each course offered by MSC is identified by the department designator and a three-digit course number. The designator commonly abbreviates the name of a discipline or department (for example, ENGL for English, MATH for Mathematics). In general, the first numeral of the three-digit course number indicates the year in which the course is ordinarily taken. For example, ENGL A111 is ordinarily taken by first-year students, and ENGL A318 is taken by third-year students. More specifically, course numbers have the following meanings:

• 001-049 Continuing Education Units (CEU). (Career development course.) One CEU is granted for satisfactory completion of 10 contact hours of classroom instruction or for 20 contact hours of laboratory or clinical instruction. Also indicates community interest courses not offered for credit. Not applicable to any degree requirements (even by petition). May have fees other than regular tuition. Tuition waivers do not apply to non-credit or CEU courses.
• 050-099 Courses applicable to some vocational certificates but not to Associate or Associate of Applied Science degrees, Baccalaureate degrees, Master's degrees, or professional certificates.
• 100-199 Freshman-level, lower-division courses. Applicable to certificates, Associate and Baccalaureate degrees.
• 200-299 Sophomore-level, lower-division courses. Applicable to certificates, Associate, and Baccalaureate degrees.
• 300-399 Junior-level, upper-division courses. Applicable to Associate and Baccalaureate degrees. May also be applied to graduation requirements for some Master's degrees with prior approval of the student's Graduate Study Committee. May not be applied to both a Baccalaureate and Master's degree.
• 400-499 Senior-level, upper-division courses. Applicable to Associate and Baccalaureate degrees. May also be applied to graduation requirements for some Master's degrees with prior approval of the student's Graduate Study Committee. May not be applied to both a Baccalaureate and a Master's degree.
• 500-599 Professional development courses. Designed to provide continuing education for various professional groups. Courses are neither graduate nor undergraduate in nature. Not applicable to any degree requirements (even by petition). 500-level courses shall not be stacked with any credit courses numbered 050-499 or 600-699.
• 600-699 Graduate-level. Applicable to Master's degrees with approval of the student's Graduate Study Committee. With prior approval, may also be used to meet graduation requirements for some Baccalaureate degrees by petition. May not be applied to both a Baccalaureate and a Master's degree.