Points to Consider When Creating or Modifying a Course

Courses are numbered according to the following scheme:

1-99 or 910-999: Primarily for Undergraduates

100-199 or 1000-1999: For Undergraduates and Graduates

200-299 or 2000-2999: Primarily for Graduates

300-399 or 3000-3999: Graduate Courses of Reading and Research

Courses may have only one number and may be listed in full by only one department, division, or committee. Moreover, as part of the process of creating or modifying a course, faculty members should consult with the appropriate departmental curriculum committee.
Course titles appear on student transcripts, which have space for only 32 characters. For this reason, course titles should be limited to 32 characters. Overlong titles will be shortened to 32 characters.
Course descriptions are limited to 75 words for undergraduate (100-level) courses and to 35 words for graduate (200-level) courses. Overlong descriptions will be edited.
Courses listed but not offered in the current academic year are designated by enclosing the course number and title in brackets. Courses may not be bracketed for more than two consecutive years and must indicate when they will next be given.
An asterisk (*) preceding the course title indicates that a student must have the instructor’s approval to enroll in the course. (The student’s study card must be signed by the instructor.) All tutorials and 300/3000-level courses must carry an asterisk.
A meeting time must be printed for each course except tutorials, laboratory sessions, and section meetings. Course meeting times that do not conform to the guidelines on course meeting times will not be printed in Courses of Instruction. (See Course Meeting Times.)
To avoid problems with cross-registration, courses that are jointly offered with another Harvard Faculty must carry that information in a Note.