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title: "Understanding Course IDs"
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This article is for faculty and staff who are looking to understand what a course ID means in HuskyCT

The course ID can be broken down into 5 distinct parts. Term code, department, catalog number, section number, and class number. Each of these represents different things. The example below is a fake, but functionally correct course id:

1205-UCONN-ACCT-3500-SECZ81-1234

This can be broken down as follows:

| Term Code | Department | Catalog # | Section # | Class # |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1205 | ACCT | 3500 | SECZ81 | 1234 |

### Term code

This is a four-digit code that represents the term of a specific semester. This is broken down into three parts. Century, Year, and Term. In the term code 1205, 1 represents the 2**1**st century, 20 represents 20**20**, and 5 represents the summer term. In the term code 1198, 1 represents the 2**1**st century, 19 represents 20**19**, and 8 represents the fall semester.

Term numbers (the last digit) are the following:

- 1 - Winter
- 3 - Spring
- 5 - Summer
- 8 - Fall

### Department

The four (or three) letter abbreviation of the department of the course.

### Catalog Number

The catalog number of the course.

### Section

The section number of the course.

### Class Number

This is the PeopleSoft class number assigned to the course by the registrar's office.

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