What does that code mean?

Term Codes

  • xxxx10 – Spring Term
  • xxxx50 – Summer I Term (2019 and before)
  • xxxx70 – Summer II Term (2019 and before)
  • xxxx60 – Summer Term (2020 and later)
  • xxxx80 – Fall Term

“xxxx” refers to the year. For example, Spring 2020 would be 202010.

Part of Term Codes

For more information on part of term.

  • 1 – Full Term
  • H1 – First Half
  • H2 – Second Half
  • MF – Mini-Fall
  • 2 – Doctorate in Business Administration

A, B, E, S, and T are no longer used and are not defined. They may appear historically in older terms.

Schedule Day Codes

  • U – Sunday
  • M – Monday
  • T – Tuesday
  • W – Wednesday
  • R – Thursday
  • F – Friday
  • S – Saturday

Course Subject Designations

  • FRST – An education abroad placeholder course. For more details, click here.
  • INST – A consortium placeholder course, whereby the course number aligns with a specific consortium institution. Additionally INST 1111 is used to represent the student’s general education requirements have been waived, as a result of having earned an associate degree.
  • TRNF – An elective originating via transfer, usually followed with course numbers between 0001 – 1103.
  • TWCI – A placeholder course (specifically TWCI 3000) indicates that a student is enrolled at The Washington Center (TWC) in Washington, D.C. Upon successful completion, institutional credit made up of the internship, an academic class, and career professionalization activities replaces the placeholder course. Students can receive up to 15 hours of academic credit (fall/spring semester) or 12 hours of academic credit (summer semester) from UNC Charlotte to complete a TWC semester.
  • UNCX – A placeholder course indicating a student is enrolled in a UNC Online course. The placeholder will include a course number that represents the credit hours at the visiting campus and is used for billing at UNC Charlotte (i.e., UNCX 1300 = 3 credit hours, UNCX 1400 = 4 credit hours). The equivalent course is applied as transfer credit upon completion of the UNC Online course. Effective spring 2020, the UNCX placeholder is non-graded.
  • XNCR – A fictitious subject, always in conjunction with a course number of NCR, to indicate a transfer course has been reviewed and deemed non-transferrable for credit. (i.e., XNCR NCR = 0 credit hours)

Course Number Designations

  • 1ELE – A 1000-level elective course specific to the department identified by the subject.
  • 2ELE – A 2000-level elective course specific to the department identified by the subject.
  • 3ELE – A 3000-level elective course specific to the department identified by the subject.
  • 4ELE – A 4000-level elective course specific to the department identified by the subject.
  • xxxxL – A course number ending in L indicates the course was a lab.
  • xxxxC – A course number ending in C indicates courses taught in China [this coding discontinued effective Fall 2023].
  • xxxxH – A course number ending in H indicates business courses taught in Hong Kong [this coding discontinued effective Fall 2023].
  • xxxxM – A course number ending in M indicates business courses taught in Mexico [this coding discontinued effective Fall 2023].
  • xxxxT – A course number ending in T indicates business courses taught in Taiwan [this coding discontinued effective Fall 2023].
  • NCR – 3 character, fictitious course number, always in conjunction with an XNCR subject, to indicate a transfer course has been reviewed and deemed non-transferrable for credit. (i.e., XNCR NCR = 0 credit hours)
  • x0xx – A course number with a 0 in the second position indicates a Special Topics course.
  • x4xx – A course number with a 4 in the second position indicates an Internship or Practica course.
  • x5xx – A course number with a 5 in the second position indicates a Cooperative Education Experience course. (i.e., 3500 – Undergraduate COOP Experience & 6500 Graduate COOP Experience)
  • x6xx – A course number with a 6 in the second position indicates a Seminar course. (i.e., 3695 – Undergraduate COOP Seminar & 6695 Graduate COOP Seminar)
  • x7xx – A course number with a 7 in the second position indicates an Honors course (the third & fourth digits are reserved for departmental or college use)
  • x8xx – A course number with an 8 in the second position indicates an Independent Study course.
  • x9xx – A course number with a 9 in the second position indicates a Research course.

Special Section Number Designations (always 3 characters)

  • 300 – A section number of 300 indicates the course is credited by exam (excluding LBST courses).
  • 9xx – A section number with a 9 as the first character indicates the course is taught on Saturdays.
  • C80 – A section number of C80 indicates the course is part of the MBA program and meets in China.
  • C91 – A section number of C91 indicates the course is a cooperative education (Co-Op) course.
  • EA1 – Study abroad designation specific to the College of Business.
  • Gxx – A section number starting with a G as the first character indicates it is a Globally Networked Learning (GNL) course. The second & third characters are numeric. (example: G01, G13, etc.)
  • Hxx – A section number with an H as the first character indicates the course is honors level.
  • LCx – A section number with an LC as the first two characters indicates the course is part of a learning community.
  • Lxx – A section number with an L as the first character indicates the course is a lab.
  • M80 – A section number of M80 indicates the course is part of the MBA program and meets in Mexico.
  • Qxx – A section number with a Q as the first character indicates the course is part of the ‘Prospect for Success‘ program (eff fall 2020).
  • SAx – A section number starting with SA indicates a study abroad course. The third character is alpha-numeric. (example: SAB, SA1, etc.) This course was offered at a college/university abroad, but UNC Charlotte institutional credit was awarded.
  • UOL – A section number of UOL indicates the course is offered through UNC Online (inter-institutional & 100% online).
  • Uxx – A section number with a U as the first character indicates the course is taught at our Uptown Center City campus.
  • x8x – A section number with an 8 as the second character indicates the course is a distance education course.
  • x9x – A section number with a 9 as the second character indicates the course is taught in the evening.

Instructional Methods

  • HY – Hybrid: Face-to-Face & Online (thru fall 2020)
  • HYA – Hybrid: Face-to-Face & Asynchronous Online Component (beginning spring 2021)
  • HYS – Hybrid: Face-to-Face & Synchronous Online Component (beginning spring 2021)
  • IA – Online: No Specific Meeting Times
  • IS – Online: Specific Meeting Times
  • TR – Face-to-Face Instruction
  • TV – Two-Way Interactive TV

Student Status

  • IS – Student has been out for a year or more OR is a first-term student not registered after drop/add ends; these students need to apply for readmission
  • IP – Student has applied for graduation
  • IG – Student has graduated
  • IB – Student has been disciplinarily suspended
  • ID – Student is deceased
  • IO – “Inactive Other” – this is used for visitors, specials, escrow, summer-only readmits, consortium, and inter-institutional; students who are only admitted for a specific timeframe. If a future term exists with IS, the student will lose access to 49er express and email.

Grade Codes

  • G* – Retains the hours and removes the quality points as part of the Associate Degree Rule
  • R* – Hours and quality points removed as part of a forgiveness policy
  • Q* – Grade replacement policy, effective fall 2007; hours and quality points removed
  • Y* – Progression Exclusion; hours and quality points removed

Grade Modes

  • A – Audit
  • D – Dissertation/thesis (7999 & 9999 thesis and dissertation area graded with N so that the courses will not show as in progress on the transcript)
  • H – Pass/No Credit (student-elected prior to the withdrawal deadline)
  • K – Pass/No Credit (COVID-impacted; used for spring 2020 & 2020-2021 academic year)
  • O – Co-Op (also 49er Ship/foreign language exemption)
  • N – Non-Graded (for zero hour labs, ELTI courses, 7999 & 9999 thesis, and dissertation)
  • P – Pass/No Credit (course is set up as pass/no credit)
  • S – Standard letter grade
  • U – Pass/Unsatisfactory (graduate-level use only)

Repeat Codes

  • A – applies to undergraduate students only; hours are removed and quality points remain
  • E – applies to graduate students; hours and quality points are removed
  • I – Include – is applied to all repeated courses to note the repeat (Both courses have a code, A or E on the prior attempt and an I on the latest attempt. If the course can be repeated, an I is on both courses.)

Building Codes

  • See Niner Central: Building Codes
  • Class Lab (Wet): lab using chemicals, drugs, or other materials requiring water, ventilation, and specialized utilities
  • Class Lab (Dry): lab focused on applied or computational mathematical analysis using computer-generated models or simulations
  • Class Lab (Computer): lab providing computer services for a defined class
  • Open Lab (Computer): lab providing computer services for a defined population
  • Research Lab (Wet): lab using chemicals, drugs, or other materials requiring water, ventilation, and specialized utilities used for research only.
  • Research Lab (Dry): lab focused on applied or computational mathematical analysis using computer-generated models or simulations used for research only.

Campus Codes

  • M – Main Campus or Dubois Center Campus
  • D – Distance Education