Every semester course number at Northeastern University consists of three parts:
- A two- or three-letter department code
- A single-letter code, most commonly U to indicate an undergraduate course or G to indicate a graduate course
- A three-digit number
For example, in the course number ECN U115, ECN is the department code (indicating the Economics Department), U indicates an undergraduate course, and 115 is the three-digit number.
Undergraduate:
- 001-099 Basic/preparatory
- 100-299 Introductory level
- 300-499 Intermediate level
- 500-699 Advanced level
- 700-799 Research, thesis, capstone
- 900-999 Special course work (directed study, independent study, special topics, seminar, workshop, practicum)
Graduate:
- 001-099 Basic/preparatory
- 100-199 Introductory graduate level
- 200-399 Master's and doctoral level course work
- 400-599 Master's level clinical practice, internship, directed study, readings, tutorials
- 600-699 Master's level research and thesis
- 700-799 Doctoral level course work
- 800-899 Doctoral level research and dissertation
