Maybe 'student' should be a child of university...
<university> <name>UC Berkeley</name> <student id="s1"><name>Jane Smith</name></student> <student id="s2"><name>John Doe</name></student> <department> <name>SIMS</name> <class id="290-4"> <student ref="s1"/> <student ref="s2"/> </class> <class id="290-8"> <student ref="s2"/> </class> </department> </university>
But departments can cross-list courses and students can be from other universities...