Acadia ALERT - Power Outage - Campus Closed

Due to the ongoing power outage all classes and events scheduled for Monday 17 November 2025 are cancelled. Classes and events will resume as scheduled on Tuesday 18 November 2025 unless otherwise notified.

(Monday November 17, 2025 @ 4:06 pm)

Course Codes

Course numbering – A course number has four characters (lab courses have four characters plus an ‘L’) and a section number. The first digit in the course number indicates the year of study in which a course is usually taken. BIOL 1113 FA01 is a first year course which is offered in the fall term and is worth 3h credit. Some courses have a required laboratory, studio, or discussion group in addition to lecture time. You will need to register for the lab in addition to the course. Labs generally have 0h credit.

Example: BIOL 1110L FA01

BIOL = Subject area

  • Also known as discipline. Disciplines are grouped by faculty (Arts, Science, and Professional Studies).

1110L = Department course/lab number

  • First number is the year in which the course/lab is usually taken(1 = first year, 2 = second year, etc.)
  • Second and third numbers partly form the unique course identifier
  • L at the end designates a lab; no letter at the end designates a lecture course
  • 0 in the fourth column is the number of credit hours (except KINE activity courses, with a value of 1.5 credit hours, represented by a letter. e.g. KINE 185A is a 1.5 credit hour course). We often write the hours for a course as, for example 3h. Labs have 0h because they are attached to a 3h course.

01 = Section

  • Number designates your section, e.g. 01, 02, 03 would be a course with three sections.

FA = Term

  • FA = Fall or first term (Sept to Dec)
  • WI = winter or second term (Jan to Apr)
  • Full year (Sept to Apr) courses will register as two separate courses; one in FA and one in WI.