It is important to determine if there are any prerequisites or corequisites for a course you want to take. A prerequisite is when another course is required and must be completed before a student can take the course. A corequisite is a course that must be taken simultaneously with a course. Because the completion of prerequisites and corequisites is deemed essential to success in the course, a student who registers for a course without having met these requirements can be de-registered at the discretion of the instructor or department chair. Instructors or department chairs may, however, waive prerequisites or corequisites in individual cases when such a waiver is consistent with the policy of their department. An instructor may also permit a freshman to take a course at the 300 level. Otherwise, freshmen are restricted to 100 and 200 level courses.
