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COURSE IDENTIFICATION

GTU courses are grouped by fields of study, and are identified by a combination of letters and numbers. The letters refer to the field or field’s subdivision, and the course number refers to the course level. The links on the list below will connect you to a description of the doctoral program in that field.

 

Fields of Study

 

Course Levels

  • 0001-0999 - Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology BA courses
  • 1000-1999 - Introductory courses which serve as a basic introduction to work in an area and have no prerequisites.
  • 2000-3999 - Intermediate courses; primarily for Master’s level students.
  • 4000-4999 - Advanced courses for advanced Master’s level and Doctoral level students.
  • 5000-5999 - Doctoral courses which may be open to advanced Master’s level students with the written permission of Faculty.
  • 6000-6999 - Doctoral courses which are only open to Ph.D./Th.D. students

 

Additional Course Codes

Other codes are used for Special Reading Courses, administrative HELP messages from the Consortial Registrar’s Office, and various non-course designations related to a particular degree program (DR6001 – Preparation for Comprehensive Exams, for example). For details of the degree-program related courses, please check the requirements of your specific program. All these other codes do appear in the Course Schedule, along with their descriptions under “special courses.”

  • DM – Doctor of Ministry
  • DR – Doctor of Philosophy and Doctor of Theology
  • HELP – Administrative messages from the Consortial Registrar’s Office
  • MA – Master of Arts
  • MDV – Master of Divinity (CDSP, DSPT, and JSTB)
  • MTS – Master's of Theological Studies (PSR)
  • NOV – Novitiate (DSPT only)
  • SAT – School of Applied Theology
  • STD – Doctor of Sacred Theology (JSTB only)
  • SRC – Special Reading Course
  • UCB - Used in Web Registration for courses taken at UC-Berkeley, Holy    
              Names University or Mills College

 

CLASSROOM LOCATIONS

Courses are taught in the classrooms of the various schools of the consortium – and not always at the school where the instructor is located. The course schedule uses the following codes:

  • ABSW - 2606 Dwight Way, Berkeley
  • CDSP - 2451 Ridge Road, Berkeley
  • DSPT-  2301 Vine Street, Berkeley
  • FLHL - Flora Lamson Hewlett Library at 2400 Ridge Road, Berkeley
  • FST - 1712 Euclid Avenue, Berkeley
  • GTU - HEDCO Seminar Room; 2nd floor at 2465 LeConte Avenue, Berkeley
  • IBS - 2140 Durant Avenue, Berkeley
  • ISS - Institute of Salesian Studies at 1831 Arch Street, Berkeley
  • JSTB - 1735 LeRoy Avenue, Berkeley
  • MUDD - PSR classroom building at 1798 Scenic Avenue, Berkeley
  • PAOI - 2311 Hearst Avenue, Berkeley
  • PLTS - 2770 Marin Avenue, Berkeley
  • PSR - Rooms in the PSR Chapel & Administration buildings
  • PRRY - St. Albert's Priory, 5890 Birch Court, Oakland
  • SFC - Liturgy in Santa Fe Center, Trinity United Methodist Church, 2320
              Dana, Berkeley
  • SFTS - 105 Seminary Road, San Anselmo
  • SKSM - 2441 LeConte Avenue, Berkeley

Need to know where to find these schools and/or buildings? Check out these simple maps of the GTU campus and of the area.

 

COURSE RESTRICTIONS


Many instuctors place restrictions on their courses, such as "30 max enrollment," "Auditors excluded," or "Interview required."  Restrictions are noted in the brackets [ ] at the end of the course description.


General Restrictions

[HS 1050] or [Basic Greek] or [basic homiletics course required]

Prerequisite is required before taking this class

[Auditors excluded] Class cannot be audited

 

Restrictions Requiring Faculty Permission

The following restrictions require faculty permission.  Students must contact the course instruction to a receive a PIN code in order to register for the course.

[30 max enrollment] Number of students allowed in class.

[HS1050: 30 max enrollment] Combination of a prerequisite & limited enrollment restriction requires student to get a PIN code.

[Faculty permission required] Student must contact instructor for permission to register for the course. 

[Interview required] Student must contact instructor for interview. 


The following restriction is an exception to the PIN code requirement.

[Auditors with permission of Faculty] Student must contact instructor for permission to audit, but does not need PIN code in order to register.  However, instructors may drop from their courses any auditing student who did not receive persmission to do so.

See Registration Procedures for the specific procedure for securing the instructor’s permission.

 

SPECIAL READING COURSES

A Special Reading Course (SRC) allows a student to work with an instructor on a topic that is not available via the regular course schedule or to upgrade a lower level course to a higher level course with additional work required. The student and the instructor must agree on the details of the course (meeting times, readings, papers, projects, exams, etc.).  Registration for an SRC is a two step process: 1) entering the SRC into your WebAdvisor registration and 2) submitting a completed SRC form to your registrar.  There are separate forms for doctoral students, Common MA students, and students of the member schools. See the SRC Procedures for more details.  At some schools, this also may need the approval of your dean.  Check with your registrar for specific details.

 

REGISTRATION PERIODS

Registration takes place at three different times for each term: twice prior to the beginning of each term and a third period after the term begins (which carries a financial penalty).

Early Registration lasts two weeks. You must request permission to be admitted to a restricted course during the first week. Instructors will make their decisions and will send PIN codes to those students admitted, or inform those students not admitted, early in the second week. During the second week students admitted to restricted courses will register for those courses. Instructors are not obligated to accept additional requests after the end of the first week. After Early Registration the next opportunity to register for courses is during General Registration and students may seek permission to register for restricted courses at that time.

General Registration takes place during the week immediately before each semester and from the first day of Intersession through the Tuesday of the last week of Intersession.  It  is designed for incoming students who missed Early Registration as well as all continuing students who need to correct an error in their registration, change their schedule, or add a course.

The Course Schedule Addendum for each semester is available two weeks prior to General Registration. It includes changes made as the result of Early Registration (cancellations or closed limited enrollment courses) as well as new courses, and changes made to the original course description. The online Searchable Course Schedule is updated in real time as the Consortial Registrar enters changes, and thus is the most up-to-date information regarding courses at the GTU.


A Late Registration fee will be assessed for registrations filed after General Registration (the amount of the fee is set by each member school).  No registrations will be accepted after the second week of the term except by petition to the Dean of your school.  After the Late Registration deadline registrations and changes in enrollment are not submitted via WebAdvisor, but rather using paper forms.  Students who registered during Early or General Registration but wish to make changes after Registration has closed (add or drop courses, change their grading option, change the number of units, etc.) will be charged a “Change in Enrollment Fee” for EACH change.

Check your Schedule in WebAdvisor after submitting a paper Change in Enrollment form to make sure your registration is correct. If the notation “HELP” appears as a course number on your schedule it indicates a problem; see your registrar.

For the specific calendar dates of these registration periods, check the Calendars and Deadlines page. For details on these fees for GTU doctoral students and Common MA students, see the Tuition and Fees page. (Note that while Common MA students pay a common tuition amount, other fees like late registration fees are set by their school of affiliation and may vary from school to school.)

 

CANCELLED COURSES

Occasionally, courses may be cancelled due to insufficient enrollment or other circumstances. The GTU participating schools assume no liability for such cancellations.

 

LEAVE OF ABSENCE, PROGRAM EXTENSIONS, AND PART-TIME ENROLLMENT

GTU M.A. and Ph.D./Th.D. students must apply for and receive approval for a leave of absence, a program extension, or permission to enroll part-time by the end of General Registration in order to avoid any fees.  See the full Policies on Leave of Absence, etc. for complete information. You can download the Petition for a Leave of Absence form or doctoral students may pick one up from the Academic Secretary and Common MA students from their school’s registrar. See Changing Your Registration for the procedure for dropping courses.

For more details or for information on leaves from other degree programs, please contact your school’s registrar or business office.

 

UCB CROSS REGISTRATION

Full-time students in a GTU or member school DEGREE program are allowed to cross-register for courses offered at the University of California – Berkeley, subject to certain conditions. Certificate, Special, and unclassified students may not cross-register at UCB. The conditions for cross-registration are detailed in the GTU-UCB Cross Registration Agreement, which you should read carefully if you are interested in taking courses at UCB. There are no additional fees for cross-registration.

A searchable schedule of UCB courses is available online at http://schedule.berkeley.edu/. 

Once you have decided to register for a course at UCB, please follow the procedures for Cross-Registration at UCB.

Note: UCB operates on a different academic calendar than the GTU. Generally, UCB starts their fall term one week earlier than the GTU in August, and begins their spring term in mid-January.

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