Course Details
Course Delivery Formats
Granite State College offers multiple course schedules and modalities. Classes are offered in our campuses around the state, as well as off- site locations. Courses are available evenings, weekends, online, hybrid, and blended and through intensive and independent study formats.
Face-to-Face (F2)
Meet every week of the term on campus for face-to-face instruction between students and instructors.
Online (OL)
Course instruction occurs completely online. There is no face-to- face requirement.
Blended (BL)
Combination of face-to-face and online. Meet every week on campus and remaining instruction occurs online.
Hybrid (HY)
Meet on campus during certain pre-selected weeks during the term. Remaining instruction occurs online.
Intensives (IN)
Individual class time is longer, but the course takes place over a shorter time period.
Field-Based (FB)
1:1 weekly meetings during the course based on times mutually determined by student and faculty.
Online Blended (OB)
Course instruction occurs completely online throughout the term and includes weekly scheduled live video sessions (ET) between students and the instructor.
Online Hybrid (OH)
Course instruction occurs completely online throughout the term and incorporates several live video sessions between students and the instructor. Please check the course schedule for the specific dates and times of the live video sessions (ET).
Curriculum Designations
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| ACCT | Accounting |
| APST | Applied Studies |
| ARTS | Arts and Culture |
| BEHS | Behavioral Sciences |
| CMPL | Computers/Information Technology |
| COMM | Communication |
| CRIM | Criminal Justice |
| CRIT | Critical Inquiry |
| ECO | Economics |
| EDU | Education |
| ENG | English |
| ENT | Entrepreneurship |
| HIS | History |
| HLTC | Health Care and Human Services |
| HMSV | Human Services |
| HRM | Human Resource Management |
| HRT | Hotel, Restaurant, Travel |
| HUMN | Humanities |
| IDIS | Interdisciplinary Studies |
| INST | Instructional |
| LD | Leadership |
| LIS | Library and Media Services |
| MATH | Mathematics |
| MGMT | Management |
| MKTG | Marketing |
| NUR | Nursing |
| PM | Project Management |
| POL | Political Science |
| PSY | Psychology |
| SCI | Science |
| SCM | Supply Chain Management |
| SOC | Sociology |
| SOSC | Social Science |
| TCHM | Technology Management |
Granite State College Course Numbering System
| Number | Description |
|---|---|
| 500-599 | Introductory undergraduate courses |
| 600-649 | Advanced undergraduate courses |
| 650-699 | Integrative courses |
| 700-799 | Post-Baccalaureate courses |
| 800-899 | Graduate courses |
Course Descriptions
Course descriptions are listed on the following pages. The course descriptions provide a summary of course content. Detailed information including course outcomes is available from the Office of Academic Affairs.