May 09, 2024  
Reynolds Community College Catalog 2022-2023 
    
Reynolds Community College Catalog 2022-2023 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


Explanatory Notes

COURSE NUMBERS

NUMBERS 1-9 INDICATE DEVELOPMENTAL STUDIES COURSES.

Credits earned in these courses are not applicable toward certificate or associate degree programs.

NUMBERS 10-99 INDICATE BASIC OCCUPATIONAL COURSES (EXCEPT FOR ESL COURSES).

Credits earned for these courses are applicable toward certificate programs. These credits are not applicable toward an associate degree.

NUMBERS 100-199 INDICATE FRESHMAN-LEVEL COURSES.

Credits earned for these courses are applicable toward associate degree and certificate programs.

NUMBERS 200-299 INDICATE SOPHOMORE-LEVEL COURSES.

Credits earned for these courses are applicable toward associate degree and certificate programs.

COURSE CREDITS

The credit for each course is indicated after the title in the course description. One credit is equivalent to one collegiate semester-hour credit.

COURSE HOURS

The number of lecture hours in class each week (including lecture, seminar, and discussion hours) and/or the number of laboratory hours in each week (including laboratory, shop, supervised practice, and cooperative work experiences) are indicated for each course in the course description. In addition to the lecture and laboratory hours in class each week, students must spend time on out-of-class assignments under their own direction.

PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES

If any prerequisites are required before enrolling in a course, they will be identified in the course description or by an indication of course sequence. Courses listed as  ACC 111-ACC 112 and ENG 111-ENG 112, for example, must be taken in sequence unless otherwise noted in the course description. Courses in special sequences (usually identified by the numerals I-II or I-II-III) must also be taken in sequence unless otherwise noted in the course description. The prerequisites must be completed satisfactorily before enrolling in a course unless special permission is obtained from the school dean or designee. Co-requisite courses are to be taken simultaneously.

GENERAL USAGE COURSES

The following “General Usage Courses” apply to multiple curricula and may carry a variety of prefix designations. The descriptions of the courses are normally identical for each different prefix and are as follows:

90-190-290 COORDINATED INTERNSHIP

Provides supervised on-the-job training in selected health agencies, business, industrial, or service firms coordinated by the college. Credit/practice ratio not to exceed 1:5 hours. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.

93-193-293 STUDIES IN

Covers new content not covered in existing courses in the discipline. Allows instructor to explore content and instructional methods to assess the course’s viability as a permanent offering. Variable hours.

95-195-295 TOPICS IN

Provides an opportunity to explore topical areas of interest to or needed by students. May be used also for special honors courses. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.

96-196-296 ON-SITE TRAINING

Specializes in career orientation and training program without pay in selected businesses and industry, supervised and coordinated by the college. Credit/work ratio not to exceed 1:5hours. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.

97-197-297 COOPERATIVE EDUCATION

Provides on-the-job training for pay in approved businesses, industrial, and service firms. Is applicable to all occupational/technical curricula at the discretion of the college. Credit/work ratio not to exceed 1:5 hours. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.

98-198-298 SEMINAR AND PROJECT

Requires completion of a project or research report related to the student’s occupational objective and a study of approaches to the selection and pursuit of career opportunities in the field. Maybe repeated for credit. Variable hours.

99-199-299 SUPERVISED STUDY

Assigns problems for independent study incorporating previous instruction and supervised by the instructor. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.

 

Engineering

  
  • EGR 272 - Electric Circuits II

    Credit Hours: 4
    Covers sinusoidal steady-state circuit response using phasors, frequency analysis of linear circuits including frequency response, Bode plots, Fourier series analysis, and design of basic filters. Examines Laplace circuit analysis and transfer functions, AC power analysis, nonlinear diode models, and technical writing. Includes laboratory analysis and open-ended design project. Part II of II.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 3 hours
    Recitation and Laboratory Hours: Laboratory 3 hours
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall Spring Summer
    Prerequisites: MTH 267  and EGR 271  

English

  
  • ENG 111 - College Composition I

    Credit Hours: 3
    Introduces and prepares students to the critical processes and fundamentals of writing in academic and professional contexts. Teaches the use of print and digital technologies to promote inquiry. Requires the production of a variety of academic texts, totaling at least 4500 words (15 pages typed) of polished writing. This course requires proficiency in using word processing and learning management software. This is a Passport Transfer course.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 3 hours.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall Spring Summer
    Prerequisites: Placement recommendation for ENG 111 or placement recommendation for co-requisites ENG 111 and EDE 11.
  
  • ENG 112 - English Composition II

    Credit Hours: 3
    Further develops students’ ability to write for academic and professional contexts with increased emphasis on argumentation and research. Requires students to evaluate, integrate, and document print and digital sources to produce a range of academic and multimodal texts, culminating in a fully documented research paper. This course requires proficiency in using word processing and learning management software. Lecture 3 hours. Total 3 hours per week. 

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 3 hours.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall Spring Summer
    Prerequisites: Successful completion of ENG 111 or its equivalent and the ability to use word processing software; a grade of C or better in ENG 111 is recommended.
  
  • ENG 113 - Technical-Professional Writing

    Credit Hours: 3
    Develops ability in technical writing through extensive practice in composing technical reports and technical documents. Guides students in achieving voice, tone, style, and content in formatting, editing, and graphics. Introduces students to technical discourse through selected readings. Provides instruction and practice in basic principles of oral communication/presentation.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 3 hours
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall Spring Summer
    Prerequisites: Successful completion of ENG 111 or its equivalent and the ability to use word processing software; a grade of C or better in ENG 111 is recommended.
  
  • ENG 115 - Technical Writing

    Credit Hours: 3
    Develops ability in technical writing through extensive practice in composing technical reports and other documents. Guides students in achieving voice, tone, style, and content in formatting, editing, and graphics. Introduces students to technical discourse through selected reading. 

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 3 hours per week.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall Summer
    Prerequisites: ENG 111  or approval by English program head.
  
  • ENG 137 - Communication Processes I

    Credit Hours: 3
    Covers content, form, and procedures for research writings, which may include reports, articles, summaries, essays, and correspondence. Stresses editing, proofreading skills, sentence structure, and paragraph development. Offers instruction and practice in oral communication skills. May use reading selections for discussions and writing assignments.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 3 hours per week.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall Only
    Prerequisites: Departmental placement recommendation.
  
  • ENG 210 - Advanced Composition

    Credit Hours: 3
    Helps students refine skills in writing non-fiction prose. Guides development of individual voice and style. Introduces procedures for publication.  ENG 210 has been designated as a “writing intensive” course according to standards developed by the English department. Prerequisite:  ENG 112 with a grade of “C” or better or approval by the English department head. Lecture 3 hours per week.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 3 hours per week.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall Summer
    Prerequisites: ENG 112  with a grade of “C” or better or divisional approval.
  
  • ENG 215 - Creative Writing - Fiction I

    Credit Hours: 3
    Introduces, in a workshop setting, the fundamentals and techniques of writing short and long fiction. ENG 215 has been designated as a “writing intensive” course according to standards developed by the English department.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 3 hours per week.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall Spring
    Prerequisites: ENG 111  or approval by the English department program head.
  
  • ENG 217 - Creative Writing - Poetry I

    Credit Hours: 3
    Introduces, in a workshop setting, the fundamentals and techniques of writing poetry. ENG 217 has been designated as a “writing intensive” course according to standards developed by the English department.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 3 hours per week.
    Semester(s) Offered: Spring Only
    Prerequisites: ENG 111  or approval by the English program head.
  
  • ENG 225 - Reading Literature: Culture and Ideas

    Credit Hours: 3
    Examines a set of literary texts linked by a particular theme, with inquiry into the historical, cultural, and/or social contexts of the texts and the theme. Emphasizes interpretive and critical analysis skills developed through close reading and intertextual study, as well as highlights an exploration of cultural ideas. Engages works of diverse genres, authors, and time periods. Specific themes will vary by section.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 3 hours
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall Spring Summer
    Prerequisites: ENG 112 , ENG 113 , or departmental approval.
  
  • ENG 233 - The Bible as Literature

    Credit Hours: 3
    Provides an introduction to the study of the Bible as literature. Examines the intent and presentation of major literary genres found in the Bible, refining skills of analysis, synthesis, and evaluation. Involves critical reading and writing. ENG 233 has been designated as a “writing intensive” course according to standards developed by the English department.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 3 hours per week.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall Only
    Prerequisites: ENG 112  or equivalent.
  
  • ENG 245 - British Literature

    Credit Hours: 3
    Examines British literary traditions and texts from diverse time periods, genres, and authors. Develops critical thinking and interpretive skills through close reading, discussion, and analysis of literary texts in their historical, cultural, social, and/or literary contexts.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 3 hours
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall Spring Summer
    Prerequisites: ENG 112 , ENG 113 , or departmental approval
  
  • ENG 246 - American Literature

    Credit Hours: 3
    Examines American literary traditions and texts from diverse time periods, genres, and authors. Analyzes literary works within their historical, cultural, social, and/or literary contexts. Emphasizes skills of close reading.  Develops critical thinking and interpretive skills through discussion, interpretation, and analysis of these texts.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 3 hours
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall Spring Summer
    Prerequisites: ENG 112 , ENG 113 , or department approval.
  
  • ENG 250 - Children’s Literature

    Credit Hours: 3
    Examines the history and development of children’s literature of diverse genres, time periods, and authors. Focuses on analysis of texts for literary qualities and audience. Develops critical thinking and interpretive skills through close reading, discussion, and analysis of literary texts.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 3 hours per week.
    Semester(s) Offered: Spring Only
    Prerequisites: ENG 112 , ENG 113 , or department approval.
  
  • ENG 255 - World Literature

    Credit Hours: 3
    Examines literary texts across a variety of cultures, genres, and time periods. Develops critical thinking and interpretive skills through close reading, discussion, and analysis of literary texts from around the world in their historical, cultural, social, and/or literary contexts.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 3 hours
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall Spring Summer
    Prerequisites: ENG 112 , ENG 113  , or departmental approval.
  
  • ENG 258 - African American Literature

    Credit Hours: 3
    Explores the stories African American authors tell about themselves, their communities, and the world. Examines common and diverging themes within African American literary traditions through the study of diverse authors, genres, and literary movements from a variety of time periods. Emphasizes interpretive and critical analysis skills developed through close reading and consideration of historical and cultural contexts.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 3 hours
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall Spring Summer
    Prerequisites: ENG 112 , ENG 113 , or departmental approval.
  
  • ENG 275 - Women’s Literature

    Credit Hours: 3
    Examines literary texts by women writers from diverse time periods, genres, and authors.  Develops skills of close reading and literary analysis through analysis of texts within their historical, cultural, social, and/or literary contexts. Explores how women’s experiences have shaped their literary contributions, the cultural forces affecting their lives, and how they have used writing to shape their cultures.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 3 hours
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall Spring Summer
    Prerequisites: ENG 112 , ENG 113 , or departmental approval
  
  • ENG 295 - Topics in English: The American Romantics in Italy

    Credit Hours: 3
    Focuses on the writers of American Romanticism and the diaries, novels, journals, poetry, letters, and dispatches that grew from their engagement with Italy. Provides students with an understanding of American Romanticism through its encounter with Italy, and students will engage these elements themselves in Venice, Padua, Florence, Rome, Naples, Pompeii, and Sorrento. This course will be inter-disciplinary, exploring Italian art, architecture, history, music, language, and culture.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 3 hours per week.
    Semester(s) Offered: Check Availability
    Prerequisites: ENG 112  or the equivalent.

English as a Second Language

  
  • ESL 20 - English as a Second Language II

    Credit Hours: 9
    Provides intensive instruction and practice at the low intermediate level. Provides an introduction to the sound system, stress, and intonational and rhythmic patterns of English through listening and speaking exercises. Includes individualized instruction to improve basic reading comprehension. Requires practice in writing with emphasis on building basic sentence structures, grammar, and sentence-level writing. Credits are not applicable toward graduation.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 9 hours per week.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall Spring
  
  • ESL 31 - Composition I

    Credit Hours: 6
    Provides instruction and practice in the writing process, emphasizing development of fluency in writing and competence in structural and grammatical patterns of written English.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 6 hours per week.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall Spring
    Prerequisites: Requires ability to express ideas clearly in writing without a consistent pattern of grammatical errors as indicated by a placement exam or teacher recommendation from a previous level. Credits are not applicable toward graduation.
  
  • ESL 32 - Reading I

    Credit Hours: 6
    Helps students improve their reading comprehension and vocabulary development. Improves students’ reading proficiency to a level which would allow the students to function adequately in ESL 42  and other college classes. Credits are not applicable toward graduation

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 6 hours per week
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall Spring Summer
    Prerequisites: Requires competency in reading as indicated by the placement test or by teacher recommendation from a previous level. Recommendation of department following satisfactory completion of ESL 20  or appropriate placement test.
  
  • ESL 33 - Oral Communications I

    Credit Hours: 3
    Helps students practice and improve listening and speaking skills as needed for functioning successfully in academic, professional, and personal settings. Assesses students’ oral skills and includes, as needed, practice with pronunciation, rhythm, stress, and intonation. Provides exercises, practices, small and large group activities, and oral presentations to help students overcome problems in oral communication. Credits are not applicable toward graduation.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 3 hours per week.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall Spring
    Prerequisites: Requires competency in the English language as indicated by a placement test score or teacher recommendation from a previous level or from other college classes. Recommendation of department following satisfactory completion of ESL 20 . Completion of or co-enrollment in ESL 31  and ESL 32  is recommended.
  
  • ESL 35 - ESL Applied Grammar 3

    Credit Hours: 3
    Provides instruction and practice in the use of intermediate-level academic English grammar structures, including verb tenses, parts of speech, and basic sentence structure. Helps ESL students assess their own knowledge of English grammar, improve accuracy, and learn methods to improve editing.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 3 hours per week.
    Semester(s) Offered: Summer Only
    Prerequisites: Successful completion of ESL 31  or approval by the ESL program coordinator.
  
  • ESL 41 - Composition II

    Credit Hours: 6
    Provides further instruction and practice in the writing process and introduces advanced language patterns. Includes practice in developing and improving writing strategies. Requires a sense of paragraph structure and development, appropriate use of verb forms, and command of basic sentence structures with some coordination and subordination, as indicated by a placement test and writing sample, or teacher recommendation from a previous level. Credits are not applicable toward graduation.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 6 hours per week.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall Spring Summer
    Prerequisites: Recommendation of department following satisfactory completion of intermediate ESL 31  or appropriate placement test.
  
  • ESL 42 - Reading II

    Credit Hours: 6
    Improves students’ reading proficiency to a level which would allow students to function adequately in the ESL 52  reading class and other college courses. Credits are not applicable toward graduation.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 6 hours per week.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall Spring Summer
    Prerequisites: Requires competency in reading as indicated by the placement test or by teacher recommendation from a previous level. Helps students improve their reading comprehension and vocabulary development. Recommendation of department following satisfactory completion of ESL 32  or appropriate placement test.
  
  • ESL 43 - Oral Communications II

    Credit Hours: 3
    Provides further instruction and practice in helping students to improve listening and speaking skills. Assesses students’ oral skills and includes, as needed, practice with pronunciation, rhythm, stress, and intonation. Emphasizes the development of fluency through exercises, practices, small and large group activities, and formal and informal presentations. Credits are not applicable toward graduation.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 3 hours per week.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall Spring Summer
    Prerequisites: Recommendation of department based on placement test and/or successful completion of ESL 33 , ESL 41 , and ESL 42  or department consent.
  
  • ESL 45 - Applied Grammar 4

    Credit Hours: 3
    Provides instruction and practice in the use of high intermediate and advanced academic English grammar structures, including advanced verb forms, clauses, determiners, and prepositions. Helps ESL students assess their own knowledge of English grammar, improve accuracy, and learn methods to improve editing. Credits are not applicable toward graduation.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 3 hours per week.
    Semester(s) Offered: Check Availability
    Prerequisites: ESL 41  or approval by the ESL program coordinator.
  
  • ESL 51 - Composition III

    Credit Hours: 6
    Prepares for college-level writing by practice in the writing process, emphasizing development of thought in essays of greater length and complexity and use of appropriate syntax and diction. Credits are not applicable toward graduation.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 6 hours per week.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall Spring Summer
  
  • ESL 52 - Reading III

    Credit Hours: 6
    Emphasizes applying and synthesizing ideas. Includes ways to detect organization, summarize, make inferences, draw conclusions, evaluate generalizations, recognize differences between facts and opinions, and introduces other advanced comprehension strategies. May also include comprehensive library skills. Helps students improve their reading comprehension and vocabulary development. Improves student’s reading proficiency to a level that would allow students to succeed in certificate and degree programs. Credits are not applicable toward graduation.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 6 hours per week.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall Spring Summer
    Prerequisites: Satisfactory completion of ESL 41  and ESL 42  or appropriate placement test.
  
  • ESL 58 - ESL Writing Workshop II

    Credit Hours: 6
    Provides an intensive writing seminar for students struggling with the writing process, editing, and self-correction in academic English. Helps students improve their fluency and command of American academic English. Credits are not applicable toward graduation.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 6 hours per week.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall Spring Summer
  
  • ESL 72 - Spelling and Vocabulary

    Credit Hours: 3
    Provides individualized instruction and practice in sound-letter correspondences. Introduces students to basic spelling rules, word division, prefixes, roots, and suffixes. Helps students master vocabulary through an understanding of homonyms, confusing words, and Greek and Latin roots. Stresses using words in context. Credits are not applicable toward graduation.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 3 hours per week.
    Semester(s) Offered: Check Availability
    Prerequisites: Completion of ESL 20  or placement at the intermediate level (ESL 31 , ESL 32 , ESL 33 ).
  
  • ESL 73 - Accent Reduction

    Credit Hours: 3
    Provides contextualized practice at the high intermediate/ advanced level to improve the speech and intelligibility of non-native speakers of English. Focuses on problems of American English pronunciation, unclear individual sounds and positional variants, stress, rhythm, and intonation common to speakers of different language backgrounds. May include individualized practice in consonant and vowel production. Credits are not applicable toward gradation.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 3 hours per week.
    Semester(s) Offered: Check Availability
    Prerequisites: Recommendation following oral placement interview or successful completion of ESL 33 .

English Direct Enrollment

  
  • EDE 10 - English Composition Preparation

    Credit Hours: 3
    Provides academic skills and support for introductory composition. Students will identify and apply academic skills including critical reading, writing, thinking, and research.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 3 hours per week.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall Spring Summer
  
  • EDE 11 - English Composition Readiness

    Credit Hours: 3
    Provides academic support for successful completion of ENG 111 . Students will identify and apply academic skills including critical reading, writing, thinking, and introductory research.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 3 hours per week.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall Spring Summer
    Corequisites: ENG 111 .


Environmental Science

  
  • ENV 195 - Topics in Environmental Science: The Environment and Its Chemistry

    Credit Hours: 4
    Introduces chemical principles and applies them to environmental issues. Covers the fundamental principles, concepts, and language of general, organic, inorganic, and biochemistry. Addresses topics associated with matter/energy, nuclear chemistry, air and water quality, and wastes. Laboratories will include sampling, analysis, and generation of statistically-valid data while preparing students to think like environmental scientists. Environmental Sustainability Designation: Course content related to the study of sustainable development.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 3 hours.
    Recitation and Laboratory Hours: Laboratory 3 hours.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall Spring Summer
    Prerequisites: Competency in Introductory Algebra MDE 010 as demonstrated through placement or by satisfactorily completing MDE 010.

Financial Services

  
  • FIN 107 - Personal Finance

    Credit Hours: 3
    Presents a framework of personal money management concepts, including establishing values and goals, determining sources of income, managing income, preparing a budget, developing consumer buying ability, using credit, understanding savings and insurance, providing for adequate retirement, and estate planning.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 3 hours per week.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall Only
  
  • FIN 215 - Financial Management

    Credit Hours: 3
    Introduces basic financial management topics, including statement analysis, working capital, capital budgeting, and long-term financing. Focuses on Net Present Value and Internal Rate of Return techniques, lease vs. buy analysis, and Cost of Capital computations. Uses problems and cases to enhance skills in financial planning and decision-making.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 3 hours per week.
    Semester(s) Offered: Spring Only
  
  • FIN 260 - Financial Management for Small Business

    Credit Hours: 2
    Provides the tools of financial planning for the small business owner. Includes areas such as financial statements, ratio analysis, forecasting profit, cash flow, pricing, and obtaining capital.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 2 hours per week.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall Spring
    Prerequisites: ACC 117 .

French

  
  • FRE 101 - Beginning French I

    Credit Hours: 4
    Introduces understanding, speaking, reading, and writing skills, and emphasizes basic French sentence structure. Incorporates exposure to the arts, culture, and literature of the areas of the world where French is spoken. Part I of II. May include one additional hour of oral practice per week.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 4 hours per week.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall Spring Summer
  
  • FRE 102 - Beginning French II

    Credit Hours: 4
    Introduces understanding, speaking, reading, and writing skills and emphasizes basic French sentence structure. Incorporates exposure to the arts, culture, and literature of the areas of the world where French is spoken. Part II of II. May include one additional hour of oral practice per week.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 4 hours per week.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall Spring
    Prerequisites: FRE 101  or equivalent.
  
  • FRE 201 - Intermediate French I

    Credit Hours: 3
    Continues to develop understanding, speaking, reading, and writing skills. French is used in the classroom. Part I of II. May include one additional hour of oral practice per week.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 3 hours per week.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall Only
    Prerequisites: FRE 102  or equivalent.
  
  • FRE 201 - Intermediate French I

    Credit Hours: 4
    Continues to develop understanding, speaking, reading, and writing skills. French is used in the classroom. Part I of II. May include one additional hour of oral practice per week.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 4 hours per week.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall Spring Summer
    Prerequisites: FRE 102  or equivalent.
  
  • FRE 202 - Intermediate French II

    Credit Hours: 3
    Continues to develop understanding, speaking, reading, and writing skills. French is used in the classroom. Part II of II. May include one additional hour of oral practice per week.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 3 hours per week.
    Semester(s) Offered: Spring Only
    Prerequisites: FRE 201  or equivalent.
  
  • FRE 202 - Intermediate French II

    Credit Hours: 4
    Continues to develop understanding, speaking, reading, and writing skills. French is used in the classroom. Part II of II. May include one additional hour of oral practice per week.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 4 hours per week.
    Semester(s) Offered: Spring Only
    Prerequisites: FRE 201  or equivalent.
  
  • FRE 299 - Supervised Study: Intermediate French II

    Credit Hours: 3
    Continues to develop understanding, speaking, reading, and writing skills. French is used as the primary language. Assigns problems for independent study incorporating previous instruction and is supervised from a distance by the instructor. May be repeated for credit.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 3 hours per week.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall Spring Summer
    Prerequisites: FRE 201  or equivalent.

Geographic Information Systems

  
  • GIS 200 - Geographical Information Systems I

    Credit Hours: 3
    Provides hands-on introduction to a dynamic desktop GIS (Geographic Information System). Introduces the components of a desktop GIS and their functionality. Emphasizes manipulation of data for the purpose of analysis, presentation, and decision-making.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 2 hours per week.
    Recitation and Laboratory Hours: Laboratory 2 hours per week.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall Spring
    Prerequisites: ITE 152  or equivalent.
  
  • GIS 201 - Geographical Information Systems II

    Credit Hours: 3
    Provides a continuation of GIS 200 , with emphasis on advanced topics in problem-solving, decision-making, modeling, programming, and data management. Covers map projections and data formats, and methods for solving the problems they create.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 2 hours.
    Recitation and Laboratory Hours: Laboratory 2 hours.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall Spring
    Prerequisites: GIS 200 .

Geography

  
  • GEO 200 - Introduction to Physical Geography

    Credit Hours: 3
    Studies major elements of the natural environment, including earth-sun relationship, landforms, weather and climate, natural vegetation and soils. Introduces the student to types and uses of maps.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 3 hours per week.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall Only
    Prerequisites: Placement in ENG 111  or placement in co-requisites ENG 111  and EDE 11 .
  
  • GEO 210 - People and the Land: Introduction to Cultural Geography

    Credit Hours: 3
    Focuses on the relationship between culture and geography. Presents a survey of modern demographics, landscape modification, material and nonmaterial culture, language, race and ethnicity, religion, politics, and economic activities. It introduces the student to types and uses of maps.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 3 hours per week.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall Spring Summer
    Prerequisites: Placement in ENG 111  or placement in co-requisites ENG 111  and EDE 11 .
  
  • GEO 225 - Economic Geography

    Credit Hours: 3
    Familiarizes the student with the various economic, geographic, political, and demographic factors that affect international target markets and trade activity.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 3 hours per week.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall Spring
    Prerequisites: Placement in ENG 111  or placement in co-requisites ENG 111  and EDE 11 .

Geology

  
  • GOL 105 - Physical Geology

    Credit Hours: 4
    Introduces the composition and structure of the earth and modifying agents and processes. Investigates the formation of minerals and rocks, weathering, erosion, earthquakes, and crystal deformation. This course completes a one-year laboratory science requirement when followed by GOL 106 .

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 3 hours.
    Recitation and Laboratory Hours: Laboratory 3 hours.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall Spring Summer
  
  • GOL 106 - Historical Geology

    Credit Hours: 4
    Traces the evolution of the earth and life through time. Presents scientific theories of the origin of the earth and life and interprets rock and fossil record.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 3 hours.
    Recitation and Laboratory Hours: Laboratory 3 hours.
    Semester(s) Offered: Spring Only
    Prerequisites: GOL 105  or equivalent.

German

  
  • GER 101 - Beginning German I

    Credit Hours: 4
    Introduces understanding, speaking, reading, and writing skills and emphasizes basic German sentence structures. Incorporates exposure to the arts, culture, and literature of the areas of the world where German is spoken. Part I of II. May include one additional hour of oral practice per week.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 4 hours per week.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall Only
  
  • GER 101 - Beginning German I

    Credit Hours: 5
    Introduces understanding, speaking, reading, and writing skills and emphasizes basic German sentence structures. Part I of II. May include one additional hour oral practice per week.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 5 hours per week.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall Spring Summer
    Prerequisites: Functional fluency in English.
  
  • GER 102 - Beginning German II

    Credit Hours: 4
    Introduces understanding, speaking, reading, and writing skills and emphasizes basic German sentence structures. Incorporates exposure to the arts, culture, and literature of the areas of the world where German is spoken. Part II of II. May include one additional hour of oral practice per week.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 4 hours per week.
    Semester(s) Offered: Spring Only
    Prerequisites: Satisfactory completion of GER 101 .
  
  • GER 102 - Beginning German II

    Credit Hours: 5
    Introduces understanding, speaking, reading, and writing skills and emphasizes basic German sentence structures. Part II of II. May include one additional hour oral practice per week.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 5 hours per week.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall Spring Summer
    Prerequisites: Successful completion of GER 101  or equivalent.
  
  • GER 201 - Intermediate German I

    Credit Hours: 3
    Continues to develop understanding, speaking, reading, and writing skills. German is used in the classroom. May include one additional hour oral practice per week.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 3 hours per week.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall Spring Summer
    Prerequisites: GER 102  or equivalent. Part I of II.
  
  • GER 202 - Intermediate German II

    Credit Hours: 3
    Continues to develop understanding, speaking, reading, and writing skills. German is used in the classroom. Part II of II. May include one additional hour oral practice per week.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 3 hours per week.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall Spring Summer
    Prerequisites: GER 201  or equivalent.

Health

  
  • HLT 101 - Introduction to the Role of Pharmacy Technician

    Credit Hours: 1
    Provides an overview of pharmacy practice, drug classifications and generic substitutions, and the role and responsibility of a pharmacy technician professional. Focuses on the essentials required for excelling in the pharmacy technician role.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 1 hour per week.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall Spring Summer
  
  • HLT 105 - Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

    Credit Hours: 1
    Provides training in coordinated mouth-to-mouth artificial ventilation and chest compression, choking, life-threatening emergencies, sudden illness, and AED skills for adults, children, and infants. Equivalent to EMS 100 .

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 1 hour per week.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall Spring Summer
  
  • HLT 106 - First Aid and Safety

    Credit Hours: 2
    Focuses on the principles and techniques of safety and first aid.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 2 hours per week.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall Spring Summer
  
  • HLT 115 - Introduction to Personal and Community Health

    Credit Hours: 1
    Introduces and focuses on the principles of personal and community health.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 1 hour per week.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall Spring
  
  • HLT 116 - Introduction to Personal Wellness Concepts

    Credit Hours: 3
    Introduces students to the dimensions of wellness including the physical, emotional, environmental, spiritual, occupational, and social components. Explores the relationship between personal health and physical fitness as they apply to individuals in today’s society. Includes: nutrition, weight control, stress, conditioning, and drugs.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 3 hours per week.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall Spring Summer
  
  • HLT 121 - Introduction to Drug Use and Abuse

    Credit Hours: 3
    Explores the use and abuse of drugs in contemporary society with emphasis upon sociological, physiological, and psychological effects of drugs.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 3 hours per week.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall Spring Summer
  
  • HLT 143 - Medical Terminology I

    Credit Hours: 3
    Provides an understanding of medical abbreviations and terms. Includes the study of prefixes, suffixes, word stems, and technical terms with emphasis on proper spelling, pronunciation, and usage. Emphasizes more complex skills and techniques in understanding medical terminology. Part I of II.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 3 hours per week.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall Spring Summer
  
  • HLT 190 - Coordinated Internship in Health Science

    Credit Hours: 3
    Supervises on-the-job training in selected business, industrial, or service firms coordinated by the college. Provides a health care work/volunteer experience for students pursuing the Health Science I Career Studies Certificate program and orientation to the workplace.

    Recitation and Laboratory Hours: Laboratory 9 hours per week.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall Spring Summer
    Prerequisites: SDV 100  or SDV 101 , HLT 105 , ENG 111 , and one BIO course.
  
  • HLT 190 - Coordinated Internship in Health Science

    Credit Hours: 4
    Supervises on-the-job training in selected business, industrial, or service firms coordinated by the college. Provides a health care work/volunteer experience for students pursuing the Health Science I Career Studies Certificate program and orientation to the workplace.

    Recitation and Laboratory Hours: Laboratory 12 hours per week.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall Spring Summer
    Prerequisites: SDV 100  or SDV 101 , HLT 105 , ENG 111 , and one BIO course.
  
  • HLT 190 - Coordinated Internship in Health Science

    Credit Hours: 5
    Supervises on-the-job training in selected business, industrial, or service firms coordinated by the college. Provides a health care work/volunteer experience for students pursuing the Health Science I Career Studies Certificate program and orientation to the workplace.

    Recitation and Laboratory Hours: Laboratory 15 hours per week.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall Spring Summer
    Prerequisites: SDV 100  or SDV 101 , HLT 105 , ENG 111 , and one BIO course.
  
  • HLT 203 - Men’s Health

    Credit Hours: 3
    Provides an overview of the male anatomy and examines health status from birth to death from an interdisciplinary perspective. Topics include major, chronic, and infectious diseases; mental health, andropause, stress, sleep, aging, exercise, nutrition, sexual health, and grooming; and the impact of a male role model on health.

    Semester(s) Offered: Spring Only
  
  • HLT 204 - Women’s Health

    Credit Hours: 3
    Explores current issues related to women’s health and wellness with an emphasis upon prevention of disease and optimum well-being. Takes a multi-ethnic approach to exploring the most up-to-date findings, diagnostic tools, and treatments for breast cancer, reproductive tract illness, heart disease, and other common diseases faced by women from puberty through menopause.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 3 hours per week.
    Semester(s) Offered: FALL ONLY
  
  • HLT 215 - Personal Stress and Stress Management

    Credit Hours: 3
    Provides a basic understanding of stress and its physical, psychological, and social effects. Includes the relationships between stress and change, self-evaluation, sources of stress, and current coping skills for handling stress.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 3 hours per week.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall Spring Summer
  
  • HLT 230 - Principles of Nutrition and Human Development

    Credit Hours: 3
    Teaches the relationship between nutrition and human development. Emphasizes nutrients, balanced diet, weight control, and the nutritional needs of an individual.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 3 hours per week.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall Spring Summer
  
  • HLT 250 - General Pharmacology

    Credit Hours: 3
    Emphasizes general pharmacology for the health-related professions, covering general principles of drug actions/reactions, major drug classes, specific agent within each class, and routine mathematical calculations needed to determine desired dosages.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 3 hours per week.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall Spring
    Prerequisites: HLT 101 and HLT 143
    Corequisites: If not previously taken - HLT 101 and HLT 143

  
  • HLT 261 - Basic Pharmacy I

    Credit Hours: 3
    Explores the basics of general pharmacy, reading prescriptions, symbols, packages, and pharmacy calculations. Teaches measuring compounds of drugs, dosage forms, drug laws, and drug classifications. Part I of II.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 3 hours per week.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall Spring
    Prerequisites: MDE 10 (if required), HLT 101, and HLT 250
    Corequisites: If not previously taken - MDE 10 (if required), HLT 101, and HLT 250

  
  • HLT 262 - Basic Pharmacy II

    Credit Hours: 3
    Explores the basics of general pharmacy, reading prescriptions, symbols, packages, and pharmacy calculations. Teaches measuring compounds of drugs, dosage forms, drug laws, and drug classifications. Part II of II.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 3 hours per week.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall Spring Summer
    Prerequisites: HLT 101 , HLT 250  and HLT 261 .
  
  • HLT 298 - Seminar and Project in Health (Pharmacy Technician)

    Credit Hours: 4
    This course is designed to provide the student with an overall perspective of the pharmacy technician’s role in practice through virtual simulation and field experience in retail and clinical pharmacies.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 4 hours per week.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall Spring
    Prerequisites: HLT 101 HLT 250 , HLT 261 , and HLT 262  
    Corequisites: If not previously taken - HLT 262  

  
  • HLT 299 - Supervised Study: Seminar and Project in Health (Pharmacy Technician)

    Credit Hours: 4
    This course is designed to provide the student with an overall perspective of the pharmacy technician’s role in practice through virtual simulation and field experience in retail and clinical pharmacies.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 4 hours per week.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall Spring Summer

Health Care Technician

  
  • HCT 101 - Health Care Technician I (Nurse Aide I)

    Credit Hours: 3
    Teaches basic care skills with emphasis on physical, social, and emotional needs of patients. Covers procedures, communications, and interpersonal relations; observation, charting, and reporting; care planning, safety, and infection control; anatomy and physiology, nutrition and patient feeding; and ethics, death, and dying. Prepares multi-skilled health care workers to care for patients of various ages with special emphasis on geriatric nursing, home health, and long- and short- term care facilities.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 3 hours per week.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall Spring Summer
    Prerequisites: Competencies in reading and writing as demonstrated by placement in ENG 111  or placement in co-requisites ENG 111  and EDE 11 ; ability to meet physical expectations of patient care; mandatory criminal background check and drug test; current (through the end of class) proof of negative TB; physical ability to lift and move clients, hear audible alarms and sounds, auscultate certain physical parameters, such as blood pressure and breathing; and ability to interact effectively with clients/families and health care team members.
  
  • HCT 102 - Health Care Technician II (Nurse Aide II)

    Credit Hours: 4
    Applies theory through laboratory experience for health care technicians to work in home health, and long- and short-term facilities.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 1 hour.
    Recitation and Laboratory Hours: Laboratory 6 hours.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall Spring Summer
    Prerequisites: Competencies in reading and writing as demonstrated by placement in ENG 111  or placement in co-requisites ENG 111  and EDE 11 ; ability to meet physical expectations of patient care; mandatory criminal background check and drug test; current (through the end of class) proof of negative TB; physical ability to lift and move clients, hear audible alarms and sounds, auscultate certain physical parameters, such as blood pressure and heart and lung sounds; and ability to interact effectively with clients/families and health care team members.
    Corequisites: HCT 102.


Health Information Management

  
  • HIM 110 - Introduction to Human Pathology

    Credit Hours: 3
    Introduces the basic concepts, terminology, etiology, and characteristics of pathological processes.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 3 hours per week.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall Spring Summer
    Prerequisites: HLT 143  and BIO 145  or BIO 141  and BIO 142  
  
  • HIM 130 - Healthcare Information Systems

    Credit Hours: 3
    Teaches basic concepts of microcomputer software (to include operating systems, word processing, spreadsheets, and database applications). Focuses on microcomputer applications and information systems in the health care environment. Provides a working introduction to electronic health information systems for allied health, teaching students how the adoption of electronic health records affects them as future health care professionals.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 3 hours per week.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall Spring Summer
    Prerequisites: ITE 152  
  
  • HIM 141 - Fundamentals of Health Information Systems I

    Credit Hours: 3
    Focuses on health data collection, storage, retrieval, and reporting systems, with emphasis on the role of the computer in accomplishing these functions. Part I of II.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 3 hours per week.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall Spring Summer
    Prerequisites: Passing score on the computer competency exam, ITE 152 , or permission of the instructor.
  
  • HIM 142 - Fundamentals of Health Information Systems II

    Credit Hours: 3
    Continues focus of health data collection, storage, retrieval and reporting systems, with emphasis on the role of the computer in accomplishing these functions. Part II of II.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 3 hours per week.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall Spring Summer
    Prerequisites: Passing score on the computer competency exam, ITE 152 , or permission of the instructor.
  
  • HIM 220 - Health Statistics

    Credit Hours: 3
    Introduces the student to basic statistical principles and calculations as applied in the health care environment, procedures for collection and reporting vital statistics, and basic quality control basics.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 3 hours per week..
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall Spring Summer
    Prerequisites: Competency in Introductory Algebra MDE 10  as demonstrated through placement or by satisfactorily completing MDE 10 .
  
  • HIM 226 - Legal Aspects of Health Record Documentation

    Credit Hours: 2
    Presents the legal requirements associated with health record documentation. Emphasizes the policies and procedures concerning the protection of the confidentiality of patient’s health records.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 2 hours per week.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall Spring Summer
  
  • HIM 229 - Performance Improvement in Health Care Settings

    Credit Hours: 2
    Focuses on concepts of facility-wide performance improvement, resource management, and risk management. Applies tools for data collection and analysis.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 1 hour.
    Recitation and Laboratory Hours: Laboratory 2 hours.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall Spring Summer
  
  • HIM 236 - Coding and Reimbursement in Alternate Health Care Settings

    Credit Hours: 5
    Focuses on disease and procedure coding using International Classification Disease (ICD) and Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) in alternate health care settings, such as behavioral health, home health, skilled nursing facilities, long-term care hospitals (LTCH), rehab facilities, and hospice.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 5 hours per week.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall Spring Summer
    Prerequisites: Admittance into the Advanced Medical Coder Career Studies Certificate.
  
  • HIM 249 - Supervision and Management Practices

    Credit Hours: 3
    Introduces supervision and management principles with emphasis on the application of these principles in the health information setting.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 3 hours per week.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall Spring Summer
  
  • HIM 250 - Health Classification Systems I ICD-9/10-CM

    Credit Hours: 4
    Focuses on the current classification systems used in the health care industry. Introduces the professional standards for coding and reporting of inpatient/outpatient diagnostic codes as well as inpatient procedures. Utilizes standards in identifying and accurately assigning codes to diseases and procedures as they relate to statistical research and health care financing.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 4 hours per week.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall Spring Summer
    Prerequisites: HLT 143  and BIO 145  or BIO 141  and BIO 142  and HIM 110  
    Corequisites: If not previously taken - HIM 110  

  
  • HIM 250 - Health Classification Systems I: ICD-9/10-CM

    Credit Hours: 3
    Focuses on the current classification systems used in the health care industry. Introduces the professional standards for coding and reporting of inpatient/outpatient diagnostic codes as well as inpatient procedures. Utilizes standards in identifying and accurately assigning codes to diseases and procedures as they relate to statistical research and health care financing.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 3 hours per week.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall Spring Summer
  
  • HIM 255 - Health Data Classification Systems II: Current Procedural Terminology

    Credit Hours: 3
    Focuses on procedure classification using Current Procedural Terminology (CPT). This system is currently utilized for collecting health data for the purposes of statistical research and financial reporting.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 3 hours per week.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall Spring Summer
    Prerequisites: BIO 145  (or BIO 141  and BIO 142 ), HLT 143 , HIM 110 , and HIM 250  
    Corequisites: If not previously completed - HIM 110  and HIM 250  

  
  • HIM 257 - Health Data Classifications Systems III

    Credit Hours: 3
    Integrates and applies knowledge with hands-on skill practice in coding. Reinforces medical terminology, anatomy, and coding guidelines for International Classification of Diseases (ICD) and Current Procedural Terminology (CPT). Introduces the student to the Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) coding guidelines. Promotes critical thinking related to coding quality, fraud, and abuse.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 3 hours per week.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall Spring
    Prerequisites: BIO 145  or BIO 141  and BIO 142 , HLT 143 , HIM 110 , HIM 141 HIM 250 , and HIM 255  
    Corequisites: If not previously completed - HIM 255  


History

  
  • HIS 101 - Western Civilizations Pre-1600 CE

    Credit Hours: 3
    Examines the development of western civilization from ancient times to 1600 CE.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 3 hours per week.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall Spring Summer
  
  • HIS 102 - Western Civilizations Post 1600 CE

    Credit Hours: 3
    Examines the development of western civilization from 1600 CE to the present.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 3 hours per week.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall Spring Summer
  
  • HIS 111 - World Civilizations Pre-1500 CE

    Credit Hours: 3
    Surveys the history of Asia, Africa, the Americas, and Europe from antiquity to approximately 1500.  This is a Passport Transfer course.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 3 hours per week.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall Spring Summer
  
  • HIS 112 - World Civilizations post-1500 CE

    Credit Hours: 3
    Surveys the history of Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Americas from approximately 1500 CE through the present. This is a Passport Transfer course.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 3 hours per week.
    Semester(s) Offered: Spring Only
  
  • HIS 121 - United States History to 1877

    Credit Hours: 3
    Introduces the history of the United States from its origins to 1877.  Includes the European exploration, development of the American colonies and their institutions, the Revolution, major political, social and economic developments, geographical expansion, the Civil War, and Reconstruction. This is a Passport Transfer course.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 3 hours per week.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall Spring Summer
  
  • HIS 122 - United States History since 1865

    Credit Hours: 3
    Introduces the history of the United States from 1865 to present.  Includes major political, social and economic developments since 1865, overseas expansion, the two world wars, the Cold War and the post-Cold War era. This is a Passport Transfer course.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 3 hours per week.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall Spring Summer
  
  • HIS 127 - Women in American History

    Credit Hours: 3
    Studies the role of women and attitudes toward women in American society from colonial times to the present.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 3 hours per week.
    Semester(s) Offered: Spring Only
    Prerequisites: Placement in ENG 111  or placement in co-requisites ENG 111  and EDE 11 .
  
  • HIS 141 - African-American History I

    Credit Hours: 3
    Surveys the history of black Americans from their African origins to the present.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 3 hours per week.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall Spring
    Prerequisites: Placement in ENG 111  or placement in Co-requisites ENG 111  and EDE 11 .
 

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