低于大学水平的课程， numbered 0001–0199, are not applicable to SPU degrees.
低年级课程, 编号1000 - 2999, are generally for first and second year undergraduate students, and cannot be applied to master's or doctoral degrees. Courses at the 1000- and 2000-level are equivalent to community college courses. These courses are foundational, providing an introduction to concepts and abilities which will be built upon in upper-division classes.
上部分课程, 编号3000 - 4999, are generally for third and fourth year undergraduate students, and cannot be applied to master's or doctoral degrees. These courses utilize the skills and foundational concepts learned in lower-division courses. Students take ownership of knowledge and build on convergent and divergent thinking, analyzing and offering suggestions.
5000级课程, numbered 5000-5999: The 5000-level designation is designed to accommodate a range of post-baccalaureate and professional development courses. Some of these courses are appropriate to graduate study. For inclusion in graduate programs, individual courses must be approved by the school or college. No more than twelve credits of 5000级课程 may be applied to any graduate degree. Individual programs may set lower limits. Exceptions in excess of the 12-credit limit can be made only with the approval of the Curriculum Committee and Provost on recommendation of the School or College dean. 5000级课程 may not be applied toward an undergraduate degree.
6000级课程, apply toward master’s degrees; they may not be applied toward an undergraduate degree, except toward the 基督教神学 major of a student formally admitted to the BA in 基督教神学 to MA in 基督教神学 program.
7000级课程, apply toward doctoral programs; they may not be applied toward an undergraduate degree.