Course Schedule Type Definitions
The following course schedule types are available in Banner and also in the Request for New Course approval process in Curriculum. Contact Jamie Lawson in the Registrar's Office for questions about schedule types.
| Schedule Type (Banner code) | Definition |
|---|---|
| Lecture (L) | Teaching method in which information is structured in advance and primarily presented orally to a pre-enrolled group of students in a formal setting with minimal interaction from students. Lecture courses have designated and scheduled meeting times and a set location with a variety of enrollment size from 10 to over 400 students. |
| Lecture/Lab (C) | A course type intentionally combined in order to coordinate content acquisition in both classroom and laboratory settings. |
| Lab (B) | A course type involving pre-planned activities and learning outcomes requiring significant interaction between students, equipment and organic/inorganic material for the purpose of gaining competency in scientific methodology. Exceptions may include language laboratories where students engage in linguistic and/or language acquisition and reinforcement through interaction with specialized equipment within a structured but self-paced curriculum. |
| Seminar (S) | A small group of students engaged in research or additional intensive study under the guidance of faculty to discuss, reflect and evaluate findings brought forth by original or outside sources, the assigned faculty, or generated by the students themselves. Seminars have scheduled meeting times and locations. |
| Research (R) | Individualized or small group research under the supervision of faculty that either supports the original research of the faculty member, and/or advances student competency and expertise in a specified field of study for the purposes of either fulfilling requirements toward a degree or elective. Research courses may have scheduled meeting times and designated locations. |
| Practicum (P) | Practicum courses are pre-approved and integrated within a degree and/or certificate program curriculum for a defined term and may have scheduled meeting times as a subset of course requirements. |
| Field Experience (F) | Pre-determined learning objectives or outcomes integrated with controlled observations away from university environments. This may involve outdoor or indoor experiences within close proximity to campus or at a significant distance. |
| Internship (N) | A training and skill development experience within a specialized field of study that is designed to provide students with supervised practical application of previously completed content and/or theory. Internship courses are pre-approved and integrated within a degree and/or certificate program curriculum for a defined term and may have preliminary scheduled meeting times as a subset of course requirements. |
| Thesis (T) | The individualized culminating writing or documenting of self-directed research under the supervision of faculty that advances student competency and expertise in a specified field of study for the purposes of fulfilling requirements toward a degree. Thesis students are expected to self-direct and manage their own time with the approval of the supervising faculty. |
| Discussion (D) | A teaching method involving guided instruction and/or reflection by the assigned faculty and/or assistant with students expected to have prior exposure to content and provide the majority of interaction between themselves. |
| Applied Music (A) | Direct instruction in the performing arts (i.e., music, theater, dance) involving a single musical instrument, voice, or movement in an individualized setting with unique learning outcomes for each student. Applied performance courses are often scheduled in coordination with assigned faculty. |