Excelsior - intermediate level courses

What does Excelsior mean when when they specify a course at the intermediate level for a major?

Do they mean 200-level? Do they mean the second course in a sequence of 100-level courses?

Does anyone know??

 

I don't know for sure, but I believe TESC is the only one of the Big 3 that accepts 200 level courses as upper division. I believe Excelsior counts upper division courses as being 300 level or higher, but under no circumstances an "orientation" or "intro" course.

Pug

 

Re: Re: Excelsior - intermediate level courses

I was aware of the upper-level requirement, but I'm referring specifically to what Excelsior calls "intermediate-level" courses.

In the course requirements for certain majors (for example, biology or economics) the catalog refers to "intermediate or upper-level courses" numerous times. Upper-level is defined as 300-or-above, but intermediate level does not seem to be defined in the catalog.

Anyone know??

 

Intermediate simply means courses that are not intoductory and usually require an introductory course as a pre-requisite.

An example from Biology...

Biology 101 and 102 with their labs are freshman introductory courses.

Biology 208 - Basic Bacteriology and Biology 232 and lab - Human Anatomy and Phsyiology are "intermediate" in that they require the freshman level knowledge and this material is developed further in upper level courses.

Biology 310 - Invertabrate Biology or Biology 330 - Microbiology require considerable preparation and one would be expected to have more knowledge in these classes going in. They're "upper level"

Biology 424 - Mycology would be very advanced for undergraduates and one would be expected to undertand all of the basic biology material before attempting it. It's also "upper level" and senior standing would be expected.

These are just examples -- and generalizations

 

i know that the CLEP Educational Psychology satisfies the intermediate/upper level requirement for the major in psychology