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Course Information

In these pages, you will find miscellaneous course management information, such as how to add or create a new course, maintain a course roster, information on grading, etc. You will also find a link to OWL-Space, Rice's course website system.


Standard Class Times

Rice University utilizes Standard Time Blocks. Click here to view Rice's Standard Class Times PDF.


Course Type Definitions

  • Cross-listed courses share the same title, credit, description, meeting time and days, instructor, and attributes including repeatability and distribution, etc.
  • Equivalent courses may share the same attributes such as title, description, credit, and meeting time, but they do not necessarily share all course information.
  • Graduate/Undergraduate equivalency courses are the graduate and undergraduate versions of a unique and specific course.

Please click here for more detailed Course Type Definitions.

Please click here for pdf lists, by semester, of Cross-listed Courses.

PLEASE NOTE: Students may not receive credit for cross-listed, equivalent or graduate/undergraduate (G/U) equivalent courses that they are registered in at the same time. If the course is not repeatable, students may not receive credit for cross-listed, equivalent or graduate/undergraduate equivalent courses taken in different semesters.


Enrollment Counts

Enrollment counts are available and easily accessible for the current semester and any previous semester back to Fall 2004. In the web application referenced below, you have the option to view an entire semester, a subject or a specific course. The information can be viewed and printed in three different formats: a PDF file, an Excel spreadsheet or HTML, depending on your preference. The web application will provide information such as the CRN, Title, Instructor(s), Credits, Maximum Count, Actual Count, and Available Count. If a course is cross-listed, please note that enrollments of cross-listed courses are listed. Because the web applcation pulls directly from the student system, it is updated hourly enabling you to receive the most accurate and current information available.

Please click here to access a web application providing Enrollment Countsexternal_link.


Last Revised : November 11, 2009