Asking for a 3 credit waiver for Social Psychology at TESU?

[Merlin]

Help me understand what factors other than course numbers go into determining whether it is LL or UL. Is it depth of content, or duration of course?  For example, I found study.com’s History & Systems of Psychology simpler to comprehend than Growth & Dev. Psychology. Yet, H&S is 400, and G&D is 200. Likewise, Abnormal Psychology has 160 lessons. But it is LL. But organizational Theory is only about 95 lessons. And it is UL. I have just started with Abnormal Psychology, and it does feel a bit dense.

UL vs LL is content based. It often has to do with the depth of the subject matter and how it is delivered. Certain subjects are considered first year, second year, third year, etc. The difficulty of a course doesn't always have to do with the course level. Some first-year subjects are harder to grasp than more advanced subjects. More advanced subjects tend to expect people to come in with prior experience so they can be shorter. They also expect students to be able to apply their knowledge better. So, generally speaking, LL courses tend to be more about rote learning and memorization and upper-level courses are more about applied knowledge and analysis.

At SDC the UL courses also tend to have fewer quizzes but will have projects or papers that require more analysis and interpretation of the course material. When developing a new course they will aim it to fit into a certain slot (based on similar courses taught in 4-year colleges) but after a review ACE may decide that the course's subject matter isn't deep enough or isn't presented in enough detail for it to qualify as UL, and then they end up with a LL ACE recommendation.