Students who register for a course without the recommended background may experience difficulties and are encouraged to consult with the instructor prior to registration. Restricted Credits Students should read carefully the course descriptions in the Catalog before they register because some of the course credits may not count toward graduation. Math 101, for example, lists three credits, but no credits count toward graduation. Some courses state that a student will earn fewer credits if they have passed a given course. For example, Math 105Q, which normally carries 3 credits, gives only 2 credits to students having passed Math 104.
Some departments have restrictions on combinations of courses.
For example, students can earn only 4 credits toward graduation from STAT 100, 110. The student's transcript will show three more credits than the number of credits earned for graduation. The Registrar will compute the student's grade point average for the semester, division, and cumulative grade point average just as with any other course. Also, in all other ways the Registrar treats restricted credit courses in the same way as other courses. The University faculties require students to develop writing, quantitative and computing skills.