Catalog Course Information and Definitions
The courses listed here are included in the CU Denver campus catalog during the 2025-26 academic year. This listing does not constitute a guarantee that any particular course will be offered during this year. Also see the online Class Search functionality for details about specific class offerings and schedules. For questions/more information regarding specific course availability, programs, and major requirements, please contact each school or college.
Core – Course is approved for specific core curriculum (i.e. arts and sciences curriculum; quantitative reasoning and mathematical skills)
Cross-Listed – Class that is offered along with another class that has the same topic, title, and course content. Max Hours displayed for each cross-listed class is the total number of hours allowed for all courses completed within a particular cross-listed group. See below for more information on Max Hours.
GT - Course is approved by the Colorado Department of Higher Education for statewide guaranteed transfer as part of the gtPathways program.
Max Hours (in Course Description) – Total number of applicable credit hours that count toward a student’s degree for a particular course or cross-listed group.
Requisite:
- Prerequisite – Specific course completed or “in progress” (i.e. ENGL 1020 Core Composition I or ENGL 1020 Core Composition I with C- or higher)
- Corequisite – Specific course taken at the same time (i.e. ENVS 1044 Introduction to Environmental Sciences taken same time as ENVS 1045 Introduction to Environmental Sciences Laboratory)
- Restriction – Restricted to a specific population (i.e. Restricted to MUSC majors or junior standing, etc.)
Course Number Definitions:
- Courses numbered 1000-2999 are considered lower-division undergraduate.
- Courses numbered 3000-4999 are considered upper-division undergraduate.
- Courses at the 5000 level and above are graduate.
