Top 100 Courses by Enrollment Size
Spring 2011
Note:
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The following table lists the top 100 courses in descending order of course
enrollment.
Top 100 Courses by Enrollment Size
Course
Title
Sections
Enrollment
Enrollment per
Section
ENGL 100
Composition and Reading
28
736
26.3
PSYC 100
General Psychology
7
531
75.9
ENGL 110
Compos., Lit. & Crit. Thinking
19
517
27.2
MATH 120
Intermediate Algebra
12
437
36.4
SOCI 100
Introduction to Sociology
9
380
42.2
MATH 200
Elem. Probability & Statistics
10
341
34.1
SPCH 120
Interpersonal Communication
10
329
32.9
ENGL 848
Intro to Comp and Reading
12
319
26.6
BIOL 100
Intro to the Life Sciences
6
303
50.5
ASTR 100
Introduction To Astronomy
8
299
37.4
SPCH 100
Public Speaking
10
294
29.4
PLSC 210
American Politics
8
288
36.0
MATH 110
Elementary Algebra
7
254
36.3
PHIL 100
Introduction to Philosophy
5
246
49.2
ECON 100
Principles of Macro Economics
5
241
48.2
FITN 116
Body Conditioning
6
235
39.2
MATH 811
Arithmetic Review
6
231
38.5
MUS. 100
Fundamentals of Music
6
218
36.3
ACTG 100
Accounting Procedures
5
215
43.0
ENGL 838
Intensive Intro to Comp/Reading
8
215
26.9
ACTG 121
Financial Accounting
5
211
42.2
BIOL 110
Genl Principles of Biology
7
209
29.9
FITN 334
Yoga
6
207
34.5
FITN 201/202
Beg Interm Weight Training
8
201
25.1
ETHN 101
Intro to Ethnic Studies I
4
197
49.3
ETHN 102
Intro to Ethnic Studies II
4
194
48.5
HIST 201
United States History I
5
194
38.8
ECON 102
Princ. Of Micro Economics
5
183
36.6
BIOL 250
Anatomy
6
166
27.7
MATH 111
Elementary Algebra I
5
155
31.0
FILM 100
Introduction to Film
3
153
51.0
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CSM Course Enrollments: Spring 2011
Sections
Enrollment
Enrollment per
Section
Keyboarding I II Skillbldg
8
145
18.1
ACTG 131
Managerial Accounting
3
144
48.0
MATH 112
Elementary Algebra II
5
144
28.8
MATH 130
Analytic Trigonometry
4
141
35.3
HSCI 100
General Health Science
3
140
46.7
CIS 110
Introduction to CIS
4
129
32.3
PSYC 200
Developmental Psychology
2
129
64.5
ENGL 165
Advanced Composition
5
127
25.4
Course
BUS. 315/316/317
CRER 120
Life and Career Planning
3
126
42.0
HIST 202
United States History II
3
124
41.3
BIOL 130
Human Biology
3
121
40.3
CRER 121
Planning for Student Success
4
121
30.3
BUS. 100
Contemporary American Business
3
118
39.3
BUSW 415
Spreadsheet I
3
117
39.0
CHEM 220
General Chemistry II
4
116
29.0
MATH 251
Calcu/Analytic Geometry I
3
111
37.0
MUS. 202
Music Listening and Enjoyment
3
110
36.7
ADAP 110
Adapted General Conditioning
3
108
36.0
GEOL 100
Survey of Geology
2
108
54.0
TEAM 110
Basketball
4
108
27.0
ACTG 145
QuickBooksPayroll/Merchndising
3
106
35.3
105.0
NURS 808
Open Skills Laboratory
1
105
FITN 237
Total Core Training
2
104
52.0
ACTG 144
QuickBooks Set-up/Service Bus.
3
103
34.3
MATH 252
Calcu/Analytic Geometry II
3
102
34.0
MATH 125
Elementary Finite Mathematics
3
99
33.0
ASTR 101
Astronomy Laboratory
3
98
32.7
ART 101/801
Art & Arch frm Anct World to M
4
97
24.3
BIOL 240
General Microbiology
4
95
23.8
LIBR 100
Intro to Library Reseach
3
95
31.7
ENGL 102
English Practicum
4
92
23.0
MATH 222
Precalculus
3
92
30.7
CHEM 192
Elementary Chemistry
3
91
30.3
PLSC 200
National, State & Local Govt
2
91
45.5
PHIL 244
Contemp Social & Moral Issues
2
89
44.5
ANTH 110
Cultural Anthropology
2
88
44.0
ESL 828
Writing Non-Native Spkrs IV
3
88
29.3
HIST 310
California History
2
88
44.0
MATH 123
Intermediate Algebra II
3
88
29.3
MATH 241
Applied Calculus I
3
87
29.0
CHEM 210
General Chemistry I
3
86
28.7
ESL 827
Writing Non-Native Spkrs III
3
86
28.7
DGME 100
Media in Society
2
83
41.5
ESL 857
Reading Non-Native Spkrs III
3
83
27.7
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CSM Course Enrollments: Spring 2011
Course
Title
Sections
Enrollment
Enrollment per
Section
CRER 126
Career Choices I: Assessment
4
82
20.5
PHIL 103
Critical Thinking
2
82
41.0
ADMJ 120
Criminal Investigation
2
79
39.5
HIST 100
History of Western Civ. I
2
79
39.5
ESL 400
Comp For Non-Native Speakers
3
78
26.0
FITN 220
Weight Conditioning/Vars. Ftbl
2
78
39.0
ART 102/802
Art & Arch Ren & Bar Europe
4
77
19.3
ENGL 828
Basic Comp and Read
3
75
25.0
ADAP 140
Adapted Weight Trning
2
72
36.0
ADMJ 102
Principles/Procedures of Just.
2
72
36.0
READ 830
College and Career Reading
3
72
24.0
TEAM 135
Advanced Football & Condition
1
72
72.0
TEAM 148
Indoor Soccer
3
72
24.0
ASTR 125
Stars and Galaxies
1
71
71.0
DANC 151
Beginning Social Dance
1
71
71.0
NURS 666
Careers Exploration in Nursing
2
70
35.0
READ 825
Intro to College Reading
3
70
23.3
AQUA 127
Swim For Conditioning
3
69
23.0
BIOL 260
Introductory Physiology
3
69
23.0
ART 665MI
Ceramics
4
68
17.0
MUS. 301
Piano I
3
68
22.7
MATH 122
Intermediate Algebra I
2
67
33.5
ART 223/224/225/
226
Oil/Acrylic Painting I II
8
66
8.3
ASL 112
American Sign Language II
2
65
32.5
PSYC 105
Experimental Psychology
1
65
65.0
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