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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.

Approved Transfer Electives  
 

Accounting
  

  • ACC 117 - Essentials of Accounting

    Credit Hours: 3
    Covers reading and understanding financial statements, internal control requirements for safeguarding assets, and accounting procedures necessary to complete the entire accounting cycle, including journals, ledgers, and financial statements.

    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 .
  

  • ACC 134 - Small Business Taxes

    Credit Hours: 3
    Introduces taxes most frequently encountered in business. Includes payroll sales property and income tax. Studies the fundamentals of income tax preparation of business taxes for small businesses organized as proprietorships, partnerships, limited liability companies and S-corporations. Includes income tax preparation related to business assets; business of the home; employment taxes; withholding and estimated taxes; Schedules C SE and1040; self-employed retirement plans; tip reporting and allocation rules etc. Also includes discussion and practice in recording of payroll for a small business.

    Lecture Hours: 3
  

  • ACC 198 - Seminar and Project: Accounting Capstone

    Credit Hours: 4
    Provides students an opportunity to integrate skills learned in prior accounting courses and apply those skills to the real-world practice of accounting through a business simulation project. Prepares students to complete the Certified Bookkeeper examination given by the American Institute of Public Bookkeepers (AIPB) utilizing a review course prepared by the AIPB.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 4 hours per week.
    Semester(s) Offered: Spring Only
    Prerequisites: ACC 211  
  

  • ACC 198 - Seminar and Project: Accounting Capstone (2 credits)

    Credit Hours: 2
    Provides students an opportunity to integrate skills learned in prior accounting courses and apply those skills to the real-world practice of accounting through a business simulation project. Prepares students to complete the  Certified Bookkeeper examination given by the American Institute of Public Bookkeepers (AIPB) utilizing a review course prepared by the AIPB. Lecture 2 hours per week.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 2 hours
    Prerequisites: ACC 117 , ACC 134 , ACC 211  - with a grade of C or better, and ACC 216  with a grade of C or better
    Corequisites: ACC 134  
  

  • ACC 211 - Principles of Accounting I

    Credit Hours: 3
    Introduces accounting principles with respect to financial reporting. Demonstrates how decision-makers use accounting information for reporting purposes. Focuses on the preparation of accounting information and its use in the operation of organizations, as well as methods of analysis and interpretation of accounting information.

    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  .
  

  • ACC 212 - Principles of Accounting II

    Credit Hours: 3
    Introduces accounting principles with respect to cost and managerial accounting. Focuses on the application of accounting information with respect to product costing, as well as its use within the organization to provide direction and to judge performance.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 3 hours per week.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall Spring Summer
    Prerequisites: ACC 211  or equivalent or school approval.
  

  • ACC 215 - Computerized Accounting

    Credit Hours: 3
    Introduces the computer in solving accounting problems. Focuses on operation of computers. Presents the accounting cycle and financial statement preparation in a computerized system and other applications for financial and managerial accounting. Introduces the QuickBooks accounting software program.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 3 hours per week.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall Spring
    Prerequisites: ACC 117  or ACC 211 , or equivalent, or school approval.
  

  • ACC 216 - Inventory, Receivable, and Payable Accounting

    Credit Hours: 2
    Identify the roles, responsibilities and comprehensive accounting functions associated with retail, service, and manufacturing operations. Focuses on transactional accounting in inventory, accounts receivable, accounts payable and cash in addition to internal controls over assets.  Lecture 2 hours per week.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 2 hours
    Prerequisites: ACC 117  
  

  • ACC 217 - Analyzing Financial Statements

    Credit Hours: 3
    Explains the generation and limitations of data, techniques for analyzing the flow of a business’s funds, and the methods of selecting and interpreting financial ratios. Offers analytical techniques through the use of comprehensive case studies. Highlights the evolution of financial statement reporting, the conceptual framework, and GAAP analysis.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 3 hours per week.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall Only
    Prerequisites: ACC 211  or equivalent.
  

  • ACC 219 - Government and Non-Profit Accounting

    Credit Hours: 3
    Introduces fund accounting as used by governmental and nonprofit entities. Stresses differences between accounting principles of for-profit and not-for-profit organizations.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 3 hours per week.
    Semester(s) Offered: Spring Only
    Prerequisites: ACC 212  or program head approval.
  

  • ACC 221 - Intermediate Accounting I

    Credit Hours: 3
    Covers accounting principles and theory, including a review of the accounting cycle and accounting for current assets, current liabilities, and investments. Also addresses wholesaler transactions and inventory, fixed assets, natural resources, and intangible assets. Introduces various accounting approaches and demonstrates the effect of these approaches on the financial statement users.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 3 hours per week.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall Only
    Prerequisites: ACC 211  with a grade of “B” or higher.
  

  • ACC 222 - Intermediate Accounting II

    Credit Hours: 3
    Continues accounting principles and theory with emphasis on accounting for fixed assets, intangibles, corporate capital structure, long-term liabilities, and investments. Consists of an extensive examination of topics for specified balance sheet accounts beyond the scope of a principles course. Focuses on the complex areas of balance sheet and income statement reporting for the corporate entity.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 3 hours per week.
    Semester(s) Offered: Spring Only
    Prerequisites: ACC 211  with a grade of “B” or higher.
  

  • ACC 231 - Cost Accounting I

    Credit Hours: 3
    Studies cost accounting methods and reporting as applied to job order, process, and standard cost accounting systems. Includes cost control, responsibility accounting, capital budgeting, and pricing decisions.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 3 hours per week.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall Only
    Prerequisites: ACC 212  with a grade of “C” or higher.
  

  • ACC 240 - Fraud Examination

    Credit Hours: 3
    Covers the principles and methodology of fraud detection and deterrence. Provides an introduction to the various ways fraud and occupational abuses occur, methods to identify the risk of exposure to loss from fraud, and appropriate prevention, detection, and investigation approaches. Also, covers recent developments in e-commerce and consumer fraud and the legal options for victims of fraud.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 3 hours per week.
    Semester(s) Offered: Spring Only
  

  • ACC 241 - Auditing I

    Credit Hours: 3
    Presents techniques of investigating, interpreting, and appraising accounting records and assertions. Studies internal control design and evaluation, evidence-gathering techniques, and other topics. Develops an understanding and appreciation of the philosophy of the audit process and its practice. Focuses on issues relevant to an external auditing professional, such as audit risk analysis, planning of audit engagements, internal controls, and substantive testing. Presents the preparation of audit working papers supporting an examination of the financial records and internal control procedures of an enterprise. Covers the report and opinion of the auditor to management, stockholders, and considers the ethical and legal responsibilities of the auditor.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 3 hours per week.
    Semester(s) Offered: Spring Only
  

  • ACC 261 - Principles of Federal Taxation I

    Credit Hours: 3
    Presents the study of federal taxation as it relates to individuals and related entities. Includes tax planning, compliance, and reporting. Covers gross income, deductions, and credits. Includes tax compliance and reporting. Emphasizes personal tax burden minimization and preparation of personal tax returns.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 3 hours per week.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall Only
    Prerequisites: ACC 211  or equivalent.

Administration of Justice
  

  • ADJ 100 - Survey of Criminal Justice

    Credit Hours: 3
    Presents an overview of the United States criminal justice system; introduces the major system components: law enforcement, judiciary, and corrections.

    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 .
  

  • ADJ 105 - The Juvenile Justice System

    Credit Hours: 3
    Presents the evolution, philosophy, structures, and processes of the American juvenile delinquency system; surveys the rights of juveniles, dispositional alternatives, rehabilitation methods, and current trends.

    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 .
  

  • ADJ 116 - Special Enforcement Topics

    Credit Hours: 3
    Considers contemporary issues, problems, and controversies in modern law enforcement.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 3 hours per week.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall Spring
    Prerequisites: ADJ 100 .
  

  • ADJ 128 - Patrol Administration and Operations

    Credit Hours: 3
    Studies the goals, methods, and techniques of police patrol with focus on the norms which govern work behavior in a police career. Examines the responsibilities of administrators and field supervisors of patrol in the local and state law enforcement agencies.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 3 hours per week.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall Spring
    Prerequisites: ADJ 100 .
  

  • ADJ 130 - Introduction to Criminal Law

    Credit Hours: 3
    Surveys the general principles of American criminal law, the elements of major crimes, and the basic steps of prosecution procedure.

    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 .
  

  • ADJ 133 - Ethics and the Criminal Justice Professional

    Credit Hours: 3
    Examines ethical dilemmas pertaining to the criminal justice system, including those in policing, courts and corrections. Focuses on some of the specific ethical choices that must be made by the criminal justice professional.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 3 hours per week.
    Semester(s) Offered: Spring Only
  

  • ADJ 140 - Introduction To Corrections

    Credit Hours: 3
    Focuses on societal responses to the offender. Traces the evolution of practices based on philosophies of retribution, deterrence, and rehabilitation. Reviews contemporary correctional activities and their relationships to other aspects of the criminal justice system.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 3 hours per week.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall Only
  

  • ADJ 169 - Transportation and Border Security

    Credit Hours: 3
    Discusses substantive issues regarding transportation security within the role of Homeland Security measures implemented by the United States. Introduces the student to and examines global preparedness from a transportation perspective. Considers the interrelationship among natural disasters, and sustainable infrastructure. Describes intermodal and integrated transportation and physical models of movement and discusses mobility as a cultural lifeline.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 3 hours per week.
    Semester(s) Offered: Spring Only
  

  • ADJ 201 - Criminology

    Credit Hours: 3
    Studies current and historical data pertaining to criminal and other deviant behavior. Examines theories that explain crime and criminal behavior in human society.

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

  • ADJ 211 - Criminal Law, Evidence, & Procedures I

    Credit Hours: 3
    Teaches the elements of proof for major and common crimes and the legal classification of offenses. Studies the kinds, degrees and admissibility of evidence and its presentation in criminal proceedings with emphasis on legal guidelines for methods and techniques of evidence acquisition. Surveys the procedural requirements from arrest to final disposition in the various American court systems with focus on the Virginia jurisdiction. Part I of II.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 3 hours per week.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall summer
  

  • ADJ 212 - Criminal Law, Evidence, and Procedures II

    Credit Hours: 3
    Teaches the elements of proof for major and common crimes and the legal classification of offenses. Studies the kinds, degrees, and admissibility of evidence and its presentation in criminal proceedings with emphasis on legal guidelines for methods and techniques of evidence acquisition. Surveys the procedural requirements from arrest to final disposition in the various American court systems with focus on the Virginia jurisdiction.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 3 hours per week.
    Semester(s) Offered: Spring Only
  

  • ADJ 228 - Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs

    Credit Hours: 3
    Surveys the historical and current usage of narcotics and dangerous drugs. Teaches the identification and classification of such drugs and emphasizes the symptoms and effects on their users. Examines investigative methods and procedures utilized in law enforcement efforts against illicit drug usage.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 3 hours per week.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall Spring
  

  • ADJ 232 - Domestic Violence

    Credit Hours: 3
    Surveys historical issues that have affected family violence. Examines current trends in the context of the criminal justice system.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 3 hours per week.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall Spring
  

  • ADJ 236 - Principles of Criminal Investigation

    Credit Hours: 3
    Surveys the fundamentals of criminal investigation procedures and techniques. Examines crime scene search, collecting, handling, and preserving evidence.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 3 hours per week.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall Only
  

  • ADJ 240 - Techniques of Interviewing

    Credit Hours: 3
    Provides the student with essential skills and techniques necessary to obtain quality information from victims, witnesses, and suspects regarding criminal activity. Emphasizes locations and settings for interviews, kinesics, proxemics, and paralinguistics of both the interviewer and interviewee.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 3 hours per week.
    Prerequisites: Students enrolling in the course must be certified law enforcement personnel currently employed in a police agency.
  

  • ADJ 290 - Coordinated Internship in Administration of Justice

    Credit Hours: 3
    Provides supervised on-the-job training in selected business, industrial, or service firms coordinated by the college.

    Recitation and Laboratory Hours: Laboratory 15 hours per week.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall Spring Summer

Administrative Support Technology
  

  • AST 205 - Business Communications

    Credit Hours: 3
    Teaches techniques of oral and written communications. Emphasizes writing and presenting business-related materials.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 3 hours per week.
    Semester(s) Offered: Spring Only
    Prerequisites: ENG 111  or equivalent.

American Sign Language
  

  • ASL 100 - Orientation to Acquisition of ASL as an Adult

    Credit Hours: 2
    Presents a brief introduction to the U.S. Deaf Community, focusing on the differences in language and literature. Introduces many common pitfalls experienced by adults when acquiring ASL as a second language. Provides students with experience bridging spoken English and ASL via use of visual-gestural, non-verbal communication. Introduces students to the various ASL and IE curricular options offered at Reynolds.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 2 hours per week.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall Spring Summer
  

  • ASL 101 - Beginning American Sign Language I

    Credit Hours: 4
    Introduces cultural awareness, comprehension and production skills, and emphasizes basic sentence structure in American Sign Language with a focus on interactive communicative competence. Part I of II. 

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

  • ASL 102 - Beginning American Sign Language II

    Credit Hours: 4
    Introduces cultural awareness, comprehension and production skills, and emphasizes basic sentence structure in American Sign Language with a focus on interactive communicative competence. Part II of II. This is a UCGS transfer course.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 4 hours per week.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall Spring Summer
    Prerequisites: ASL 101 - Beginning American Sign Language I  or by placement test.
  

  • ASL 125 - History of the U.S. Deaf Community

    Credit Hours: 3
    Examines the history of the Deaf Community in the United States. Presents an overview of various aspects of Deaf culture, including educational and legal issues, in American history.

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

  • ASL 195 - Support Service Provider Training

    Credit Hours: 2
    Provides extensive instruction combined with supervised training needed to gain theoretical knowledge and practical skills to provide appropriate environmental and communication access in the role of a Support Service Provider to individuals who are DeafBlind.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 2 hours
    Semester(s) Offered: Summer Only
    Prerequisites: Prerequisite: ASL 202  with a “B” or higher or program head approval.
  

  • ASL 201 - Intermediate American Sign Language I

    Credit Hours: 3
    Continues to develop cultural awareness, comprehension and production skills, and emphasizes a variety of sentence structures in American Sign Language with a continued focus on interactive communicative competence.  Part I of II.  This is a UCGS transfer course.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 3 hours per week.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall Spring
    Prerequisites: ASL 102 - Beginning American Sign Language II  or by placement test.
  

  • ASL 202 - Intermediate American Sign Language II

    Credit Hours: 3
    Continues to develop cultural awareness, comprehension and production skills, and emphasizes a variety of sentence structures in American Sign Language with a continued focus on interactive communicative competence. Part II of II.  This is a UCGS transfer course.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 3 hours per week.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall Spring
    Prerequisites: ASL 201 - Intermediate American Sign Language I  or by placement test.
  

  • ASL 208 - ASL for Classroom Settings

    Credit Hours: 3
    Provides extensive instruction of vocabulary and concepts used in content areas covered in elementary and high school classrooms. Focuses on comprehension and production of content-related information in American Sign Language with emphasis on sign production clarity and conceptual accuracy.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 3 hours per week.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall Spring Summer
    Prerequisites: ASL 102  or program head placement.
  

  • ASL 215 - Sign Tuning

    Credit Hours: 3
    Provides an opportunity to explore various language elements in American Sign Language (ASL), including advanced and colloquial aspects of phonology, morphology, grammar/syntax, semantics, variation, and historical change.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 3 hours per week.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall Spring
    Prerequisites: A final grade of “C” or better in ASL 201  or program head approval.
  

  • ASL 220 - Comparative Linguistics: ASL and English

    Credit Hours: 3
    Describes ASL (American Sign Language) and spoken English on five levels: phonological, morphological, lexical, syntactic, and discourse. Compares and contrasts the two languages on all five levels using real-world examples. Documents similarities between signed languages and spoken languages in general. Describes the major linguistic components and processes of ASL and English. Introduces basic theories regarding ASL structure. Emphasizes the status of ASL and English as natural languages by comparing and contrasting similarities and unique differences between the two languages.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 3 hours per week.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall Only
    Prerequisites: Prerequisite: ASL 102 .
  

  • ASL 225 - Literature of the U.S. Deaf Community

    Credit Hours: 3
    Presents an overview of literary aspects common in the U.S. Deaf Community, including those forms written in English and those forms signed in ASL. Incorporates the recurring themes and metaphors in the context of the history of the U.S. Deaf Community.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 3 hours per week.
    Semester(s) Offered: Spring Only
    Prerequisites: Prerequisites: ASL 201  and ASL 220 .
  

  • ASL 261 - Advanced American Sign Language I

    Credit Hours: 4
    Develops cultural awareness, comprehension and production skills, and emphasizes a variety of sentence structures in American Sign Language with a continued focus on advanced communicative competence. 

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 4 hours per week.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall Spring
    Prerequisites: ASL 202 - Intermediate American Sign Language II  or by placement test.
  

  • ASL 262 - Advanced American Sign Language II

    Credit Hours: 4
    Develops cultural awareness, comprehension and production skills, and emphasizes a variety of sentence structures in American Sign Language with a continued focus on advanced communicative competence. 

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 4 hours per week.
    Semester(s) Offered: Spring Summer
    Prerequisites: ASL 202 - Intermediate American Sign Language II  or by placement test.

Architecture
  

  • ARC 121 - Architectural Drafting I

    Credit Hours: 3
    Introduces techniques of architectural drafting, including lettering, dimensioning, and symbols. Requires production of plans, sections, and elevations of a simple building. Studies use of common reference material and the organization of architectural working drawings. Requires development of a limited set of working drawings, including a site plan, related details, and pictorial drawings. Part I of II.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 2 hours.
    Recitation and Laboratory Hours: Laboratory 3 hours.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall Only
    Prerequisites: DRF 231  or school approval.
  

  • ARC 122 - Architectural Drafting II

    Credit Hours: 3
    Introduces techniques of architectural drafting, including lettering, dimensioning, and symbols. Requires production of plans, sections, and elevations of a simple building. Studies use of common reference material and the organization of architectural working drawings. Requires development of a limited set of working drawings, including a site plan, related details and pictorial drawings. Part II of II. Credit will not be awarded for both ARC 122 and ARC 124.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 2 hours.
    Recitation and Laboratory Hours: Laboratory 3 hours.
    Semester(s) Offered: Spring Only
    Prerequisites: ARC 121  and DRF 231  or instructor’s approval.
  

  • ARC 131 - Materials and Methods of Construction I

    Credit Hours: 3
    Covers use of wood as a building material in all phases of construction. Deals with species used, growth characteristics, hygroscopic properties, and applications of lumber and plywood. Includes wood framing systems, pre-manufactured components, modular systems, windows, doors, cabinets, and flooring.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 3 hours per week.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall Summer
  

  • ARC 132 - Materials and Methods of Construction II

    Credit Hours: 3
    Studies masonry and concrete materials related to the construction industry: materials, mixtures, handling and placing, finishing and curing, and protection of concrete work. Includes brick and cementitious materials, mortar, and workmanship, and iron, steel, and aluminum as used in construction.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 3 hours per week.
    Semester(s) Offered: Spring Only
  

  • ARC 201 - History of Modern Architecture

    Credit Hours: 3
    Surveys architecture from 19th century to present, with emphasis on philosophy of design, form, and structure.

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

  • ARC 221 - Architectural CAD Applications Software I

    Credit Hours: 3
    Teaches the principles and techniques of architectural drawing practices through the use of architecture-specific CAD software. Utilizes the commands and features of the software to generate drawings that emphasize architectural design and structural systems. Use local prerequisites.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 2 hours.
    Recitation and Laboratory Hours: Laboratory 2 hours.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall Only
  

  • ARC 222 - Architectural CAD Applications Software II

    Credit Hours: 3
    Uses advanced features of architectural CAD software to teach students to develop working drawings and details that adhere to the practices and techniques of architectural drawing principles.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 2 hours.
    Recitation and Laboratory Hours: Laboratory 2 hours.
    Semester(s) Offered: Spring Only
    Prerequisites: ARC 221 .
  

  • ARC 241 - Building Mechanical Systems

    Credit Hours: 3
    Studies components and design for systems in residential and commercial building. Covers plumbing supply and drainage, including storm drainage and private sewage disposal. Requires calculation of overall heat balances for buildings as basis for design of heating and cooling systems.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 3 hours per week.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall Only
    Prerequisites: ARC 122  or equivalent.
  

  • ARC 242 - Building Electrical Systems

    Credit Hours: 3
    Studies components and design for lighting and electrical systems, security, fire, and smoke alarms.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 3 hours per week.
    Semester(s) Offered: Spring Only
  

  • ARC 258 - Building Codes, Contract Documents, and Professional Office Practices

    Credit Hours: 3
    Covers professional role of the architectural technician with regard to the construction industry. Includes building codes and their effect on specifications and drawings. Teaches purpose and writing of specifications with their legal and practical application to working drawings. Analyzes contract documents for client-architect-contractor responsibilities and duties. 

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 3 hours per week.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall and Spring
  

  • ARC 297 - Cooperative Education in Architecture

    Credit Hours: 3
    Supervises in on-the-job training for pay in approved business, industrial and service firms, coordinated by the college’s cooperative education office. Is applicable to all occupational- technical curricula at the discretion of the college. 

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 3 hours per week.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall and Spring
    Prerequisites: ARC 221 - Architectural CAD Applications Software I  and DRF 232 - Computer-Aided Drafting II  

Art
  

  • ART 100 - Art Appreciation

    Credit Hours: 3
    Introduces art from prehistoric times to the present day. Describes architectural styles, sculpture, photography, printmaking, and painting techniques.  Highlights major artists and key contributions from global and Western culture.  Covers content chronologically and/or thematically.  This is a Passport and UCGS transfer course.

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

  • ART 101 - History of Art: Prehistoric to Gothic

    Credit Hours: 3
    Surveys the history and interpretation of architecture, painting and sculpture from the prehistoric era through the Gothic.  This is a Passport and UCGS transfer course.

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

  • ART 102 - History of Art: Renaissance to Modern

    Credit Hours: 3
    Surveys the history and interpretation of architecture, painting and sculpture from the Renaissance through the modern era.  This is a Passport and UCGS transfer course.

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

  • ART 130 - Introduction to Multimedia

    Credit Hours: 3
    Introduces the student to the basic components of multimedia: text, graphics, animation, sound, and video, and explores how they combine to create a multimedia product. Emphasizes the design aspects of multimedia projects and teaches the techniques required to develop a presentation.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 2 hours per week.
    Recitation and Laboratory Hours: Lab 2 hours per week.
    Prerequisites:

    School of Humanities and Social Sciences approval. 
  

  • ART 293 - Studies in Art: Painting

    Credit Hours: 4
    Provides directed study in painting in the student’s chosen medium with emphasis on investigation of personal style and development of portfolio.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 2 hours.
    Studio Instruction Hours: Studio instruction 4 hours.

    Semester(s) Offered: Fall Spring
    Prerequisites: ART 242 or instructor’s approval.

Automotive
  

  • AUT 101 - Introduction to Automotive Systems

    Credit Hours: 3
    Introduces fundamental systems of automobile, the engine fuel, exhaust, electric, ignition, lubrication, cooling, transmission, steering, brake, and suspension systems. Teaches theory and function of each system. Demonstrates operation.

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

  • AUT 111 - Automotive Engines I

    Credit Hours: 4
    Presents analysis of power, cylinder condition, valves, and bearings in the automotive engine to establish the present condition, repairs, or adjustments. Part I of II.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 3 hours.
    Recitation and Laboratory Hours: Laboratory 3 hours. Total 6 hours per week.
    Semester(s) Offered: FALLSPRSUM
  

  • AUT 126 - Auto Fuel and Ignition Systems

    Credit Hours: 5
    Studies automobile ignition and fuel systems and their functions in operation of the engine. Includes carburetors, fuel pumps, ignition systems, troubleshooting, engine testing and adjustment, and tune-up.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 4 hours.
    Recitation and Laboratory Hours: Laboratory 3 hours.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall Spring
    Prerequisites: AUT 242 .
  

  • AUT 136 - Automotive Vehicle Inspection

    Credit Hours: 2
    Presents information on methods for performing automotive vehicle safety inspection.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 1 hour.
    Recitation and Laboratory Hours: Laboratory 2 hours.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall Spring
  

  • AUT 141 - Auto Power Trains I

    Credit Hours: 3

    Presents operation, design, construction and repair of power train components, standard and automatic transmission. Includes clutches, propeller shaft, universal joints, rear axle assemblies, fluid couplings, torque converters as well as 2, 3, and 4 speed standard, overdrive and automatic transmissions. Part I of II.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 2 hours.
    Recitation and Laboratory Hours: Laboratory 3 hours.
    Prerequisites: AUT 197  
  

  • AUT 142 - Auto Power Trains II

    Credit Hours: 3
    Presents operation, design, construction and repair of power train components, standard and automatic transmission. Includes clutches, propeller shaft, universal joints, rear axle assemblies, fluid couplings, torque converters as well as 2, 3, and 4 speed standard, overdrive and automatic transmissions. Part II of II. 

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 2 hours.
    Recitation and Laboratory Hours: Laboratory 3 hours.
    Prerequisites: AUT 141  
  

  • AUT 149 - Basic Automotive Electrical Diagnostics

    Credit Hours: 5
    Introduces basic automotive electrical concepts, including theory and practical application. Provides instruction on using circuit wiring diagrams to accurately diagnose, troubleshoot, and repair simple electric circuits. Covers basic electrical principles, electrical terminology, and how to use electrical testing equipment. Provides preparation for the Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) A6 Electrical/Electronic Systems Certification examination.
     

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 2 hours
    Recitation and Laboratory Hours: Laboratory 6 hours
    Prerequisites: AUT 101  
  

  • AUT 151 - Automotive Breaking Systems Diagnostics

    Credit Hours: 5
    Introduces basic and advanced automotive braking system concepts, including theory and practical application. Provides instruction on Antilock Braking Systems, base brake systems, and Virginia State Inspection practices. Covers basic mechanical brake systems, hydraulics, precision measuring instruments, and how to use diagnostic test equipment. Provides preparation for the Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) A5 Brakes Certification examination. 

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 2 hours
    Recitation and Laboratory Hours: Laboratory 6 hours
    Prerequisites: AUT 149  
  

  • AUT 152 - Automotive Engine Diagnostics

    Credit Hours: 5
    Introduces basic and advanced internal combustion engine concepts, including theory and practical application. Covers cooling systems, lubrication, valve train, block assembly, and general engine diagnosis. Provides preparation for the Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) A1 Engine Repair Certification examination.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 2 hours.
    Recitation and Laboratory Hours: Laboratory 6 hours.
    Prerequisites: AUT 149  and AUT 197  
  

  • AUT 153 - Automotive Steering and Suspension Systems Diagnostics

    Credit Hours: 5

    Introduces basic and advanced automotive steering and suspension system concepts, including theory and practical application. Covers steering systems, suspension systems, tires and wheels, electronic suspension, power assisted steering, and wheel alignments. Provides preparation for the Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) A4 Steering and Suspension Certification examination.
    Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 6 hours. Total 8 hours per week.  5 credits

     

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 2 hours
    Recitation and Laboratory Hours: Laboratory 6 hours
    Prerequisites: AUT 149  
  

  • AUT 155 - Basic Automotive Engine Performance Diagnostics

    Credit Hours: 5
    Introduces basic engine performance concepts, including theory and practical application. Covers vehicle communications, scan-tool diagnostics, basic engine mechanical tests, and diagnosing and repairing vehicle drivability issues. Provides preparation for the Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) A8 Engine Performance Certification examination.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 2 hours.
    Recitation and Laboratory Hours: Laboratory 6 hours.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall Spring
    Prerequisites: AUT 111  and AUT 245 , or program head approval.
  

  • AUT 156 - Small Gasoline Engines

    Credit Hours: 2
    Studies small gasoline engine operating principles, construction, design, variety, and their many purposes. Gives instruction on two-cycle and four-cycle small gas engines, their construction, design, fuel system, ignition systems, and lubricating systems. Demonstrates disassembly, reconditioning, overhaul, and reassembly in the lab.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 1 hour.
    Recitation and Laboratory Hours: Laboratory 3 hours.
    Semester(s) Offered: Check Availability
  

  • AUT 165 - Auto Diagnosis and Tune-Up

    Credit Hours: 2
    Presents the techniques for diagnosis of malfunctions in systems of the automobile. Uses dynamometers, oscilloscopes, and other specialized diagnostic and testing equipment. Demonstrates tune-up of conventional and rotary engines.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 1 hour.
    Recitation and Laboratory Hours: Laboratory 3 hours.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall Spring
  

  • AUT 178 - Automotive Final Drive and Manual Transmission Systems

    Credit Hours: 4
    Presents the operation, design, construction, and repair of manual transmissions and final drive systems, for both front and rear drive vehicles including clutches, synchronizers, and torque multiplication/gear reduction, along with differentials, transmission/ transaxles, drive axles, U-joints, CV joints, four-wheel drive, and all-wheel drive systems.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 3 hours.
    Recitation and Laboratory Hours: Laboratory 3 hours.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall Spring
    Prerequisites: Completion of AUT 101  - Introduction to Automotive Systems is preferred.
  

  • AUT 180 - Introduction to Dealer Operations

    Credit Hours: 4
    Explains shop safety, professionalism, basic automotive service strategies, and proper operation of equipment and tools. Introduces diagnostic procedures and emphasizes correct service strategies and locating service information.  Focuses on performing maintenance services including policies and procedures and warranty concerns.  This course is intended for students in an original equipment manufacturing (OEM) training program. 

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 2 hours.
    Recitation and Laboratory Hours: Laboratory 8 hours.
    Prerequisites: Acceptance and good standing in the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) training program.
  

  • AUT 181 - Electrical I - OEM

    Credit Hours: 4
    Studies basic electrical systems, properties, operation, diagnosis, and service and repair.  Introduces diagnostic procedures, diagnosing electronically controlled circuits, computer controls, and communication systems.  Develops diagnostic strategies to locate and repair basic electrical faults on non-multiplexed systems.  Focuses on performing voltage drop testing on chassis electrical systems, starting, and charging systems.  This course is intended for students in an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) training program.  Prerequisite: acceptance and good standing in the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) training program.  Part I of III. 

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 2 hours.
    Recitation and Laboratory Hours: Laboratory 8 hours.
    Prerequisites: Acceptance and good standing in the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) training program.
  

  • AUT 182 - Brake Systems - OEM

    Credit Hours: 4
    Presents brakes and brake-based systems.  Studies diagnostic procedures emphasizing performing basic brake service and developing diagnostic strategies to locate and repair faults in brake-based systems (anti-lock, traction control, vehicle stability control, automatic braking, and others).  This course is intended for students in an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) training program.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 2 hours.
    Recitation and Laboratory Hours: Laboratory 8 hours.
    Prerequisites: Acceptance and good standing in the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) training program and AUT 181 - Electrical I - OEM . 
  

  • AUT 183 - Steering, Suspension, and Handling - OEM

    Credit Hours: 4
     Presents steering and suspension systems.  Introduces diagnostic procedures emphasizing performing basic tire, steering and suspension service.  Develops techniques to diagnose, locate, and repair faults in advanced steering and suspension systems, such as tire pressure warning systems, electric power steering systems, advanced driver assist system calibration, and alignment.  This course is intended for students in an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) training program.  

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 2 hours.
    Recitation and Laboratory Hours: Laboratory 8 hours.
    Prerequisites: Acceptance and good standing in the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) training program and AUT 181 - Electrical I - OEM . 
  

  • AUT 184 - Engine Controls - OEM

    Credit Hours: 4
    Studies the operation, inspection, diagnosis, service, and repair of the engine management system.  Focuses on the operation and testing of internal combustion, engine and fuel management systems emphasizing ignition, fuel delivery, and computer inputs.  Develops diagnostic strategies and the use of tools and equipment related to repairing drivability and/or engine performance issues.  This course is intended for students in an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) training program.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 2 hours.
    Recitation and Laboratory Hours: Laboratory 8 hours.
    Prerequisites: Acceptance and good standing in the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) training program and AUT 181 - Electrical I - OEM . 
  

  • AUT 185 - HVAC Systems - OEM

    Credit Hours: 4
    Studies automotive heating and air conditioning systems.  Introduces diagnostic procedures emphasizing performing proper A/C performance testing and refrigerant handling.  Develops diagnostic strategies to locate and repair faults in air conditioning systems, including Hybrid (3-Phase) A/C compressors.  This course is intended for students in an original equipment manufacturing (OEM) training program.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 2 hours.
    Recitation and Laboratory Hours: Laboratory 8 hours.
    Prerequisites: Acceptance and good standing in the original equipment manufacturing (OEM) training program and AUT 181 - Electrical I - OEM  or program head approval.
  

  • AUT 197 - Cooperative Education in Automotive Mechanics

    Credit Hours: 1
    Provides on-the-job training for pay in approved business, industrial and service firms. Applies to all career-technical curricula at the discretion of the college. Laboratory hours 5 per week.

    Recitation and Laboratory Hours: Laboratory 5 hours per week.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall Spring Summer
  

  • AUT 197 - Cooperative Education in Automotive Mechanics

    Credit Hours: 2
    Supervises on-the-job training for pay in approved business, industrial, and service firms, coordinated by the college’s cooperative education office. Applies to all occupational-technical curricula at the discretion of the college. Provides on-the-job training for automotive technology students. 

    Recitation and Laboratory Hours: Laboratory 10 hours.
  

  • AUT 230 - Introduction to Alternative Fuels and Hybrid Vehicles

    Credit Hours: 3
    Introduces current trends in alternative fueled vehicles, including current alternative fueled vehicles and the implication and safety precautions necessary for working on hybrid vehicle systems.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 3 hours per week.
  

  • AUT 233 - Hybrid Electric Vehicle Technology

    Credit Hours: 4

    Presents technologies used in hybrid electrical vehicles (HEV), includes safety, theory, diagnosis, and component replacement. Covers automotive electronics; theory, operation and testing.

     

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 3 hours
    Recitation and Laboratory Hours: Laboratory 3 hours
    Prerequisites: AUT 197    and AUT 249  

  

  • AUT 235 - Automotive Heating and Air Conditioning

    Credit Hours: 2
    Studies separate and combined automotive heaters and air conditioning, including direct and vacuum-operated controls, basic principles of refrigeration, adjustment, general servicing, and charging of air-conditioning systems.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 1 hour.
    Recitation and Laboratory Hours: Laboratory 2 hours.
    Semester(s) Offered: Spring Summer
  

  • AUT 236 - Automotive Climate Control

    Credit Hours: 4
    Introduces principles of refrigeration, air-conditioning controls, and adjustment and general servicing of automotive air-conditioning systems.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 3 hours.
    Recitation and Laboratory Hours: Laboratory 3 hours.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall Spring Summer
    Prerequisites: AUT 149    and AUT 197  
  

  • AUT 241 - Automotive Electricity I

    Credit Hours: 3
    Introduces electricity and magnetism, symbols and circuitry as applied to alternators, regulators, starters, lighting systems, instruments and gauges, and accessories. Part I of II.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 2 hours.
    Recitation and Laboratory Hours: Laboratory 3 hours.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall Spring Summer
  

  • AUT 242 - Automotive Electricity II

    Credit Hours: 3
    Introduces electricity and magnetism, symbols and circuitry as applied to alternators, regulators, starters, lighting systems, instruments and gauges, and accessories. Part II of II.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 2 hours.
    Recitation and Laboratory Hours: Laboratory 3 hours.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall Spring
    Prerequisites: AUT 241 .
  

  • AUT 243 - Automotive Control Electronics

    Credit Hours: 4
    Introduces advanced automotive technologies, and covers the electronic control systems found in hybrid electric vehicle systems, battery electric vehicle systems, and fuel cell electric vehicle systems. Teaches theory, function, and operation of each electronic control system and provides students an opportunity to perform diagnostic procedures and maintenance for these systems. Focuses on safety.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 3 hours.
    Recitation and Laboratory Hours: Laboratory 3 hours.
    Semester(s) Offered: Check Availability
    Prerequisites: AUT 245  or program head approval.
  

  • AUT 245 - Automotive Electronics

    Credit Hours: 4
    Introduces the field of electronics as it applies to the modern automobile. Emphasizes basic circuit operation, diagnosis, and repair of digital indicator and warning systems.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 3 hours.
    Recitation and Laboratory Hours: Laboratory 3 hours.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall Spring
    Prerequisites: AUT 241 .
  

  • AUT 249 - Advanced Automotive Electrical Diagnostics

    Credit Hours: 5

    Introduces advanced automotive electrical concepts, including theory and practical application. It provides instruction on diagnosing and repairing computer controlled modules, circuits, and systems. Covers advanced electronic principles, definitions of electronic terminology, computer networking, and how to use electronic test equipment. Provides preparation for the Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) A6 Electrical/Electronic Systems Certification examination.  

     

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 2 hours
    Recitation and Laboratory Hours: Laboratory 6 hours
    Prerequisites: AUT 149  and AUT 197  
  

  • AUT 251 - Automatic Transmissions

    Credit Hours: 4
    Studies several types of automatic transmissions/transaxles, torque converters, and their principles of operation. Includes adjustment, maintenance, and rebuilding.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 3 hours.
    Recitation and Laboratory Hours: Laboratory 3 hours.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall Spring
    Prerequisites: Completion of AUT 101  - Introduction to Automotive Systems and AUT 241  - Electricity I is preferred.
  

  • AUT 251 - Automatic Transmissions

    Credit Hours: 3
    Studies several types of automatic transmissions/transaxles, torque converters, and their principles of operation. Includes adjustment, maintenance, and rebuilding.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 2 hours.
    Recitation and Laboratory Hours: Laboratory 3 hours.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall Spring
    Prerequisites: Completion of AUT 101  and AUT 241  is preferred.
  

  • AUT 253 - Electric Vehicles

    Credit Hours: 4
    Covers electric vehicle systems and advanced automotive electronics. Provides students an opportunity to perform diagnostic procedures and maintenance of electric vehicle systems. Teaches theory, function, and operation of electric vehicle systems. Focuses on safety.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 3 hours.
    Recitation and Laboratory Hours: Laboratory 3 hours.
    Semester(s) Offered: Check Availability
    Prerequisites: Experience in the automotive repair field, AUT 241 , AUT 242 , AUT 245 , and AUT 230 .
  

  • AUT 255 - Advanced Automotive Engine Performance Diagnostics

    Credit Hours: 5

    Introduces advanced engine performance concepts, including theory and practical application. Covers vehicle communications, scan-tool diagnostics, advanced engine mechanical tests, and diagnosing and repairing complex vehicle drivability issues. Provides preparation for the Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) A8 Engine Performance Certification examination.

     

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 2 hours
    Recitation and Laboratory Hours: Laboratory 6 hours
    Prerequisites: AUT 155  and AUT 197  
  

  • AUT 265 - Automotive Braking Systems

    Credit Hours: 3
    Presents operation, design, construction, repair, and servicing of braking system, including Anti-Lock Brake Systems (ABS). Explains uses of tools and test equipment, evaluation of test results, and estimation of repair cost for power, standard, and disc brakes.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 2 hours.
    Recitation and Laboratory Hours: Laboratory 3 hours.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall Spring
    Prerequisites: AUT 149   and AUT 197  
  

  • AUT 266 - Auto Alignment, Suspension, and Steering

    Credit Hours: 4
    Introduces use of alignment equipment in diagnosing, adjusting, and repairing front and rear suspensions. Deals with repair and servicing of power and standard steering systems.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 1 hour.
    Recitation and Laboratory Hours: Laboratory 6 hours.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall Spring
  

  • AUT 275 - Shop Management

    Credit Hours: 2
    Studies shop layout, personnel management, cost analysis, record keeping and quality control. Discusses shop manager, service salesman, and service writer roles in customer relations.

    Lecture Hours: Lecture 2 hours per week.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall summer
 

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