Course Coding System

The Sioux Falls School District assigns course codes to identify and organize all classes offered within its curriculum. These codes are unique identifiers that appear on students' schedules and official transcripts, helping to ensure clarity and consistency when recording and reporting academic information.

For example, the course code for "Early History of Mankind" represents a specific class in the social studies curriculum, providing key details about the course for students, parents, educators, and academic institutions. Course codes make it easier to track progress, plan schedules, and share records accurately with colleges, universities, and future employers.

S	S	H	-	3	0	6	0
Department		Subject	Special	Level			Sequence

Department		Subject
AA	Applied Arts	B	Business Education
		F	Family and Consumer Science
		T	Technology Education
		V	Vocational Education
AC	Academy	B	Business Education
AD	Ad Room	R	Ad Room
CS	Computer Science	C	Computer Science
		M	Multimedia
		P	Programming
CT	CTE	A	Arts, A/V Technology & Communications
		B	Business
		C	Carpentry & Construction
		E	Engineering
		F	Aviation
		H	Human Services
		I	Internship/Senior Capstone
		L	Automotive Transportation, Distribution & Logistics
		M	Manufacturing
		N	Computer Science
		S	Health Science
		T	Hospitality, Tourism & Culinary Arts
		V	Vocational Ed
EL	General Elective	A	Art
		B	Biology
		C	Computers
		D	Drama
		E	English
		F	Family & Consumer Science
		G	Geography
		H	Health
		L	Elective
		M	Math
		P	Physical Science
		S	Social Studies
		T	Technology
		U	Music
		V	Government
		Y	Science
ES	English as Second Language	A	Art
		B	Biology
		C	Computers
		D	Drama
		E	English
		F	Family & Consumer Science
		G	Geography
		H	Health
		L	Elective
		M	Math
		P	Physical Science
		S	Social Studies
		T	Technology
		U	Music
		V	Government
		Y	Science
FA	Fine & Performing Arts	A	Art
		B	Band
		C	Chorus
		D	Drama
		E	Dance
		M	General Music
		O	Orchestra
HE	Health	H	Health & Wellness
LA	English/Language Arts	C	Composition
		D	Debate
		E	English
		J	Journalism
		L	Literature
		O	Oral Interpretation
		R	Reading
		S	Speech
LC	Learning Center	C	Learning Center
LU	Lunch	A	Lunch/Activity
		C	Lunch/Course
		O	Open Lunch
		S	Lunch/Study
MA	Math	A	Algebra
		B	Technical Math
		C	Calculus
		G	Geometry
		M	General Math
		S	Statistics
MC	Miscellaneous (No Credit)	A	CTE Academy
		C	Cafeteria Day (Staff)
		E	Case Evaluated
		G	Semester Graduate
		H	Department Head (Staff)
		L	Learning Center (Staff)
		M	Case Management
		N	Not in School
		P	Planning (Staff)
		O	Case Management Other
		S	Services
		T	Team Planning (Staff)
		U	Tutoring (Staff)
PE	Physical Education	P	Physical Education
SC	Science	B	Biology
		C	Chemistry
		E	Earth Science
		H	Physical Science
		P	Physics
		S	General Science
SE	Special Education	A	Art
		B	Personal Finance
		C	Communication/Social Skills
		E	English
		F	Family and Consumer Science
		G	Geography
		H	History
		I	Independent Living
		K	Vocational Skills
		M	Math
		P	Physical Education
		R	Reading
		S	Social Studies
		U	Music
		V	Government
		W	Alternative Program
SH	Study Hall	S	Study Hall
SS	Social Studies	C	Economics
		G	Geography
		H	History
		S	Social Studies
		V	Government
WL	World Language	A	American Sign Language
		C	Chinese
		F	French
		G	German
		K	Lakota
		L	Latin
		S	Spanish
ZZ		Z	Transfer Courses that do not fit in existing departments (such as Religion)

Special
A	Academy
B	Behavioral
D	Repeat
E	Credit by Exam
I	Spanish Immersion
J	Adjusted Schedule
N	Project Based Learning
O	Online
P	Principal Request
R	Reinforced Instruction
S	Independent Study
T	Team
X	COOP
Z	Transfer
-	Default

Level
100	Special Education
200	Basic/Foundation
300	Regular
400	Advanced/Accelerated
500	Advanced Placement

Sequence
0	A class that can be taken either semester
1	Semester 1 only or period sequence
2	Semester 2 only or period sequence
3	Full year *Prior to 1999; historical purposes only