MONTGOMERY COLLEGE
Office of the Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
March 25, 2014
MEMORANDUM
To: Montgomery College Faculty,
Staff, and Students
From: Dr.
Sanjay Rai, Interim Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
Subject: New Course Codes and Course Renumbering
Effective
with the fall 2014 registration, Montgomery College will transition from the
current two-letter subject code to a four-letter format for all credit courses.
For example, SPAN will replace SN for Spanish. Some course numbers will also
change to reflect more appropriate numbering. The fall 2014 class schedule will
reflect the new course subject codes and numbers, and will be viewable on April
14, 2014. Registration will begin on April 28.
These
changes will create a course coding system that outlines a clear educational
pathway of logically sequenced courses, particularly with regards to
prerequisites. These changes also will align our numbering system to that of
other colleges and universities in Maryland, and improve identification for
departments that were not easily associated with their previous subject codes.
Please
note that the new numbering system impacts only subject codes and numbers for
credit courses, not course content or degree requirements. In addition, the
change will not affect noncredit courses. The current three-letter course
designation will continue to be used for Workforce Development & Continuing
Education courses.
To assist
with this transition, a list of the old and new corresponding subject codes and
numbers is available at www.montgomerycollege.edu/renumber.
I want to thank Ernest Cartledge, College
registrar, and his staff for their commitment and work on this project over the
last year.
