Abbreviations

1.    Subject Course = Course code

• alphabets denoting code for the academic unit or for a particular study programme; plus a numeric code up to 4 or 5 digits, the first digit being the level of the course
• refer to "Course Code Terminology" for the full list of alphabetical codes and their meaning

2.    CRN = Course reference number

• a unique number assigned to a particular section of a class for a specific course
• for identification purposes when adding or dropping a course

3.    Section = Section number

• the first digit shows the class type, second and third digits indicate session number, e.g. T09 means tutorial session group 9 (different sessions of the same class may be offered such that students will attend class in groups at different times and /or locations)
• class type abbreviations:

  C	Lecture
  D	Dissertation / Project / Thesis
  F	Fieldwork
  L	Laboratory
  S	Seminar
  T	Tutorial
  W	On-line delivery

  
   
• session numbers 1 - 59 indicate day time classes and sessions 60 and above indicate evening classes

4.    Credit = credit units

• the credit value of a course will only appear in one of the section component, normally the lecture section, and the credits for the associated components such as tutorial and laboratory sections will be 0

5.    WEB

• Courses marked 'Y' under this heading indicate the courses are web-enabled and students can add/drop such courses on the web.
• Courses marked 'N' under this heading indicate that these courses are NOT web-enabled. Use the Add/Drop Form to submit changes for these courses to the course-offering academic unit for approval.   

6.    Level

• Eligible student level for taking the course:
  
  

  A	Associate Degree Level
  B	Bachelor's Degree Level
  P	Postgraduate Degree level
  D	Professional Doctorate level
  R	Research Degree level

7.    Capacity and available places

• Cap = Maximum quota for the course
• Avail = Remaining seats left
• Waitlist Avail = Waitlist quota available [For GE courses (Chinese Civilisation and GE courses in Areas 1-3) only]

8.    Days of the Week

9.    TBA = to be announced

• TBA appearing under "Instructors" means the information is not yet available and will be announced later.

10.    Part of Term