Course Requisites: Definition of Terms
- Prerequisite
- A course/condition* that must be completed/met prior to enrollment in another specified course. Enrollment in prerequisite course/condition* groupings is enforced by SOLAR. An unmet or non-completed prerequisite course/condition* will bar a student’s enrollment in a course.
- Corequisite
- A course/condition* for which concurrent enrollment in another affiliated course is mandatory. Corequisite courses must always be offered in the same semester (usually lecture/lab). Students are required to enroll in corequisite course groupings at the same time through SOLAR. NOTE: Corequisite courses that are recommended should be designated as “Recommended Corequisites.”
- Multiple Component Course
- A component course is a graded lecture class that has a required, non-graded, 0-unit lab or discussion. To enroll in component classes, students enter the class number of the lab or discussion and the system will automatically enroll them in the lecture class.
- Preparatory
- A course/condition* that is recommended to be completed/met prior to enrollment in another course.
*Examples of prerequisite “conditions” include “class level”, a specific examination score, a specified passing grade, etc.