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Class Schedule

Glossary of Terms Used in Class Schedule

"SEC" Symbols and Abbreviations
Symbol /
Abbrev.
Meaning
C
Class held at Roanoke Higher Education Center.
CY
Hybrid Class at Roanoke Higher Education Center.
E
Class held at Franklin County Workforce Development Consortium.
G
Class held at Greenfield Education & Training Center.
K
Main Campus Workforce Development Class.
H
Honors Class.
HH
Honors Class that is also Hybrid.
HY
Hybrid Class.
L
Lab (If a class has an associated lab, the lab will be listed after the class and will have a "L" after the course section number - for example, BIO-101-11L).
N
Night Class.
V
Distance Learning Class.
W
Weekend College Class.
S
Spring Seminar Class.
X
Summer Seminar Class.
F
Fall Seminar Class.

"Type" Symbols and Abbreviations
Symbol /
Abbrev.
Meaning
1
Regular Session:
  • 16-week course (Fall & Spring semesters)
  • 10-week course (Summer semester)
5W1
First 5-week course.
5W2
Second-5 week course.
Dynamic, special short-session course.
Distance leaning course.
CS
Computer Seminar.
HY
Hybrid course.
W
Weekend College.

"Location" Symbols and Abbreviations
Symbol /
Abbrev.
Meaning
A
Anderson Hall   (On-campus)
M
Business Science Building  (On-campus)
B
Brown Library  (On-campus)
N
Natural Science Building  (On-campus)
C
Chapman Hall  (On-campus)
PE
Physical Education  (On-campus)
D
Duncan Hall  (On-campus)
S
Student Center  (On-campus)
F
Fishburn Hall  (On-campus)
W
Webber Hall  (On-campus)
GH
Green House  (On-campus)
H
Humanities Building  (On-campus)
TBA
To be announced
ARBV
Arnold R. Burton Vocational School  (Off-campus)
ATRK
Aquatrek Adventures  (Off-campus)
CRAI
Craig County High School  (Off-campus)
FCHS
Franklin County High School  (Off-campus)
FCWC
Franklin County Workforce Development Consortium  (Off-campus)
GAQC
Gator Aquatic Center  (Off-campus)
GETC
Greenfield Education & Training Center  (Off-campus)
LEHW
Lee-Hi Bowling  (Off-campus)
LKGF
Lakeside Golf Course  (Off-campus)
PHHS
Patrick Henry High School  (Off-campus)
RFAC
Roanoke Fire Academy  (Off-campus)
RHEC
Roanoke Higher Education Center  (Off-campus)
RRAP
Roanoke Regional Airport  (Off-campus)
SAHS
Salem High School  (Off-campus)
WDBJ
WDBJ Studios  (Off-campus)
WFHS
William Fleming High School  (Off-campus)
YMCA
Salem YMCA  (Off-campus)

"Days" Symbols and Abbreviations
Symbol /
Abbrev.
Meaning
M
Monday
T
Tuesday
W
Wednesday
Th
Thursday
F
Friday
S
Saturday
Su
Sunday

Additional Symbols and Abbreviations
Symbol /
Abbrev.
Meaning
CLS#
The class number indicates the 5 digit number corresponding to course name, number, and section you have chosen - for example, "17402".
Course Title
Abbreviated course title.
Credits
Credits offered for this course.
Room
Room Number class will meet in.
Time
Beginning and ending times the class meets (Time TBA = to be announced).
Inst.
Name of instructor of the class. 'Staff' means name of instructor will be available in division office prior to class's first meeting.
DYN Dates
Dynamic dates - Special Short Session Course start and end dates. The dates the class meets. For example, 06/07/05, 06/13/05, and 06/14/05.
Cur/Max
Current enrollment count / Maximum enrollment count (15/20 means 5 seats open).

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