Spanish to English Social Sciences Education / Pedagogy

I'm translating the draft of a course syllabus for a two-semester course. Here's how it starts out:

Primera (segunda) parte de un **curso anual** diseñado para cumplir con el requisito de Ciencias Sociales del componente de Educación General de [name of university].


The course is "Fundamentals of the Social Sciences," and is a required course. My question about "curso anual" is this: Does this refer to the fact that it requires a year--two semesters--or does it mean that it is offered every year (analogous to "annual plants" that are planted every year)?

In other words, do I translate this as:

"Part 1 (Part 2) of a two-semester course"

or as:

"Part 1 (Part 2) of a course offered annually"?


Or do I cop out and write "an annual course"?


I can ask the client, but first I have to meet the deadline--which is about 3 hours away. If possible, I'd like to get it right the first time.

Thanks in advance.

Puerto Rican Spanish to U.S. English.