{"id":3880,"date":"2018-11-05T17:15:03","date_gmt":"2018-11-06T01:15:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wou.edu\/registrar\/?page_id=3880"},"modified":"2026-01-06T14:24:39","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T22:24:39","slug":"course-number-availability","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/registrar\/course-information\/course-number-availability\/","title":{"rendered":"Course Number Availability &amp; Usage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/cdn.wou.edu\/registrar\/files\/2019\/03\/redBG.gif&#8221; parallax=&#8221;on&#8221; parallax_method=&#8221;off&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;60px||43px|||&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;30px||25px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;20px||15px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_font=&#8221;Montserrat||||||||&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;46px&#8221; header_font_size_tablet=&#8221;30px&#8221; header_font_size_phone=&#8221;26px&#8221; header_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>Course Number Availability &amp; Usage<\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|0px|0px|0px|false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">To assist faculty and staff in preparing curricular proposals the Office of the Registrar produces the following lists at the beginning of each academic year.<\/h3>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|0px||0px|false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_toggle title=&#8221;Course Number Availability&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333;font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;font-size: 14px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 500;letter-spacing: normal;text-align: left;text-indent: 0px;text-transform: none;background-color: #ffffff;float: none\">The list below provides course numbers available for use in the creation of new courses for the academic year 2024\/25. <\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333;font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;font-size: 14px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 500;letter-spacing: normal;text-align: left;text-indent: 0px;text-transform: none;background-color: #ffffff;float: none\"><strong>Note<\/strong>:<span style=\"color: #333333;font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;font-size: 14px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 500;letter-spacing: normal;text-align: left;text-indent: 0px;text-transform: none;background-color: #ffffff;float: none\"> the use of course suffixes (D, W, Q, etc\u2026) makes it challenging to identify course number availability with perfect accuracy. Our office will work with you to identify an alternate number(s) if a course number is not available. <\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333;font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;font-size: 14px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 500;letter-spacing: normal;text-align: left;text-indent: 0px;text-transform: none;background-color: #ffffff;float: none\">The list is organized as follows; a separate tab for each subject area, the tabs are in alphabetic order, and the available numbers are listed in numeric order. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;font-size: 14px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 500;letter-spacing: normal;text-align: left;text-indent: 0px;text-transform: none;background-color: #ffffff;float: none\"><span style=\"color: #db0a29\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.wou.edu\/registrar\/files\/2025\/07\/Course-Number-Availability-for-2025-26.xlsx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"color: #db0a29\">Available Course Numbers for 2025\/26<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle title=&#8221;Course Usage&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333;font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;font-size: 14px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 500;letter-spacing: normal;text-align: left;text-indent: 0px;text-transform: none;background-color: #ffffff;float: none\">The list below identifies which programs are using a given course number somewhere in their program. <\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333;font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;font-size: 14px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 500;letter-spacing: normal;text-align: left;text-indent: 0px;text-transform: none;background-color: #ffffff;float: none\"><strong>Note<\/strong>: <span style=\"color: #333333;font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;font-size: 14px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 500;letter-spacing: normal;text-align: left;text-indent: 0px;text-transform: none;background-color: #ffffff;float: none\">you may use this list to determine which programs make reference to a course in their catalog entry, but you will need to view the program in the catalog to determine in what manner (elective, required, etc\u2026) the course is being used.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333;font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;font-size: 14px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 500;letter-spacing: normal;text-align: left;text-indent: 0px;text-transform: none;background-color: #ffffff;float: none\">The list is organized in alphabetic order by subject and course number. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;font-size: 14px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 500;letter-spacing: normal;text-align: left;text-indent: 0px;text-transform: none;background-color: #ffffff;float: none\"><span style=\"color: #db0a29\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.wou.edu\/registrar\/files\/2024\/07\/Course-Usage-in-Academic-Programs-2025-26-1.xlsx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"color: #db0a29\">Course Usage in Programs Academic Year 2025\/26<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_toggle][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; 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text-decoration: underline;\">Forms<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wou.edu\/registrar\/paperless-registration-students\/\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Registration<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff; text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wou.edu\/find-course\" style=\"color: #ffffff; text-decoration: underline;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Schedule of Classes<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff; text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wou.edu\/registrar\/transcripts\/\" style=\"color: #ffffff; text-decoration: underline;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Transcripts<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; 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Benefits<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Course Number Availability &amp; Usage To assist&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":870,"featured_media":0,"parent":1031,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"homepage-wou.php","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"<h3>To assist faculty and staff in preparing curricular proposals the Office of the Registrar produces the following lists at the beginning of each academic year.<\/h3><h5>Course Number Availability:<\/h5><ul><li>The list below provides course numbers available for use in the creation of new courses for the academic year 2019\/20.<\/li><li><strong>Note<\/strong>, the use of course suffixes (D, W, Q, etc...) makes it challenging to identify course number availability with perfect accuracy. Our office will work with you to identify an alternate number(s) if a course number is not available.<\/li><li>The list is organized as follows; a separate tab for each subject area, the tabs are in alphabetic order, and the available numbers are listed in numeric order.<\/li><\/ul><p><a href=\"https:\/\/wou.edu\/registrar\/files\/2021\/07\/Available-Course-Number-for-2021-22.xlsx\">Available Course Numbers for Academic Year 2021\/22<\/a><\/p><h5>Course Usage:<\/h5><ul><li>The list below identifies which programs are using a given course number somewhere in their program.<\/li><li><strong>Note<\/strong>, you may use this list to determine which programs make reference to a course in their catalog entry, but you will need to view the program in the catalog to determine in what manner (elective, required, etc...) the course is being used.<\/li><li>The list is organized in alphabetic order by subject and course number.<a href=\"Course Usage in Programs in Academic Year 2019-20\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a><\/li><\/ul><p><a href=\"https:\/\/wou.edu\/registrar\/files\/2021\/07\/Course-Usage-in-Programs-Academic-Year-2021-22.xlsx\">Courses Usage in Programs in Academic Year 2021\/22<\/a><\/p>","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-3880","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/registrar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3880","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/registrar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/registrar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/registrar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/870"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/registrar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3880"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/registrar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3880\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":113630,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/registrar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3880\/revisions\/113630"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/registrar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1031"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/registrar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3880"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}