I. Conditional restrictions
Professional elective courses are generally only provided to students of this major, and most of them are professional courses, with a total credit requirement of more than 20 points, which is an important way to master professional knowledge.
Second, the credits are different.
Public elective courses generally require low credits, about 10 credits, and some schools have restrictions on humanities and science and technology courses that contain several credits.
Third, the content is different.
Specialized elective courses are generally professional knowledge, while public elective courses are generally what all students can learn, such as mental health, movie appreciation, calligraphy and so on.
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University elective course