Course Description

an outline of what broad content can be expected for a given COURSE, containing only information applicable to every iteration of that COURSE. 

Class Description

describes a CLASS and therefore a particular iteration of a COURSE. The Class Description can be used to provide more specific information, such the semester’s focus or information about the IOR.

Class Descriptions can be changed only by the individual CLASS IOR (although sometimes the scheduling system carries them over from semester to semester). To do this, or to designate a proxy, go to ONE.IU.EDU and search for “Manage Class Descriptions.”

Class Note

used for logistical information that students should know before registering for a given class, such as textbooks, fees, (suggested) prerequisites, applicability to majors/minors, CROSS-LISTINGS, equivalencies, future scheduling, etc.

Prerequisite language in a Class Note is not automatically binding and will not prevent any student from registering for that CLASS. Class Notes are updated by the D/P as part of building the semester schedule.