Explanation of Course Numbering System and Grading Scale

Course numbering system

Stevens course numbers consist of an alphabetic discipline code, followed by a numeric course number, and terminated by an alphanumeric section code.

Discipline codes, from the 1985-1986 academic year onwards, are as follows:

 Prefix  Discipline  Course Number Range
  BME   Biomedical Engineering   100-999
  BT   Business and Technology   100-499
  CE   Civil Engineering   100-999
  CH   Chemistry and Chemical Biology   100-999
  CHE   Chemical Engineering   100-999
  CM   Construction Management   500-999
  COMM   Professional Communications   500-599
  CPE   Computer Engineering   100-999
  CS   Computer Science   100-999
  D   Dean's Office   100-999
  DE   Developmental English (ESL)   10-99
  E   Engineering Core   100-499
  EE   Electrical Engineering   100-999
  EM   Engineering Management   100-999
  EMT   Executive Management of Technology   500-999
  EN   Environmental Engineering   100-999
  ES   Enterprise Systems   500-999
  FE   Financial Engineering   100-999
  H   Honors Program   100-199
  HAR   Humanities (Art)   100-499
  HHS   Humanities (History/History of Science)   100-499
  HLI   Humanities (Literature)   100-499
  HMU   Humanities (Music)   100-499
  HPL   Humanities (Philosophy)   100-499
  HSS   Humanities (Social Science)   100-499
  HUM   Humanities (General Studies)   100-599
  IPD   Integrated Product Development   500-699
  MA   Mathematics   10-999
  ME   Mechanical Engineering   100-999
  MGT   Management   100-999
  MIS   Information Systems   500-999
  MT   Materials Science and Engineering   100-999
  NANO   Nanotechnology   500-999
  NIS   Networked Information Systems   500-999
  OE   Ocean Engineering   500-999
  PAE   Product Architecture and Engineering   500-699
  PEP   Physics and Engineering Physics   100-999
  PME   Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Practices   500-699
  QF   Quantitative Finance   100-499
  REG   Registrar's Office   100-499
  SDOE   Systems Design & Operational Effectiveness   500-999
  SME   Service Management and Engineering   500-999
  SOC   Service Oriented Computing   500-999
  SSW   Systems-Centric Software Engineering   500-999
  SYS   Systems Engineering   500-999
  TG   Technogenesis   400-599
  TM   Telecommunications Management   500-999


Course numbering is nominally as follows:

 Prefix  Discipline
 0-99  Pre-College/Non-College credit
 100-199  Freshman
 200-299  Sophomore
 300-399  Junior
 400-499  Senior
 500-599  Entry-level graduate courses. Upper level undergraduates, in good standing, can enroll in 500 level courses, except for courses with MGT and TM prefixes, without special permission. MGT and TM prefixed courses require special permission.
 600-799  Core level graduate courses. Upper level undergraduates, in good standing, can enroll in 600 level courses only with the permission of the instructor or advisor.
 800-899  Special Problems graduate courses
 900-999  Research Level graduate courses

Prior to September 1985, two digit course numbers were used to denote undergraduate level courses and three digit numbers were used to denote graduate level courses.

Section coding, generically, is as follows:

 Code  Nominal meaning
 Single letter  On-campus or open enrollment off-campus section
 CA  Course by Application
 CE  Course by Examination (Undergraduate Only)
 WS, W1, W2, W3, W4, W5 or WP  Web Campus (On-line course)
 Double letter/digit starting with E  Evening undergraduate section
 Double letter starting with L  On-campus undergraduate lab section
 Double letter starting with R  On-campus undergraduate recitation section
 Other two letter sections  Restricted enrollment on-campus or off-campus section

Grading Scale

 Grade  GPA  Meaning
 A  4.00  Excellent
 A-  3.67   
 B+  3.33   
 B  3.00  Good
 B-  2.67   
 C+  2.33   
 C  2.00  Fair
 C-  1.67   
 D+  1.33   
 D  1.00  Poor
 F  0.00  Failure
 P     Pass (P/F graded courses only)
 ABS     Absent
 INC     Incomplete
 IP     In Progress (800 & 900 level courses only)
 W     Withdrawn
 NG     No Grade (Used by the Registrar when a grade is expected but not available)
 S     Satisfactory (S/U graded courses only)
 U     Unsatisfactory (S/U graded courses only)

When a student retakes a course, the new grade replaces the old grade for purposes of calculating the GPA.  However, the earlier attempt of the course remains on the transcript with the grade earned as well as a note indicating that the course was repeated.

Prior to 2009 Spring, +/- grading was not applicable to Graduate courses. Also, the grades of "D+" and "D" are not applicable to Graduate courses. Credit basis is Semester-Hours.

Pursuant to the Family Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, transcript information shall not be released to a third party without the written authorization of the student.