The course coding policy of Millsaps College is as follows:

Courses belong to a department. Each department has a four-letter department code. Each course has a four-letter subject code. A department can choose to use their department code as a subject code for every course in their department, or they may have multiple subject codes for the courses within their department.

Undergraduate courses are four numeric digits long.

• The first digit indicates the class level with 1 primarily for first year students, 2 for sophomores, 3 for juniors, and 4 for seniors.
• The department determines the second digit.
• The department determines the third digit. Oftentimes, the third digit refers to classes taken over two semesters.
  • 0 = one-semester class
  • 1 = first semester of a two-semester class
  • 2 = second semester of a two-semester class
• The fourth digit indicates whether the course is a 1-, 2-, 3-, or a 4-credit hour course. A course number ending in:
  • 1 = 1 credit hour
  • 2 = 2 credit hours
  • 3 = 3 credit hours
  • 0 = 4 credit hours

The following governs undergraduate courses:

• Freedom Summer Collegiate courses: The first digit is always a 1 and the fourth digit is always a 5, 1##5
• Research courses: The second digit is always a 7 and the third digit is always a 0, #70#
• Special Topics courses: The second digit is always a 7 and the third digit is always any number other than 0, #7##
• #72#, #74#, #76#, #78# are used for fall special topics courses
• #71#, #73#, #75#, #77#, #79# are used for spring and summer special topics courses
• Directed/Independent Studies courses: The second digit is always an 8 and the third digit is always a 0, #80#
• Internship courses: The second digit is always an 8 and the third digit is always a 5, #85#
• Honors courses are the subject code followed by: HI or HII

The following governs graduate courses:

• Graduate courses are three numeric digits long, and 500-700 codes are used.
• 500-600 classes are for the MBA and MACC programs
• 700 classes are for the EMBA program

SUBJECT CODES LIST