# Merced College — full catalog > Generated 2026-06-21T07:17:44.215Z from a crawl of mccd.edu. 1238 records (183 programs · 1055 courses · 0 resource pages). # Non-Credit Non-Credit Program Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Agriculture Business (AS) **Degree** Associate in Science in Agriculture Business Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Agriculture Business (AST) Associate in Science for Transfer in Agriculture Business Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Agriculture Business (CN) Certificate of Achievement in Agriculture Business Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # General Agriculture (AS) **Degree** Associate in Science in General Agriculture Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # General Agriculture (CN) Certificate of Achievement in General Agriculture Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Agriculture Education (AS) **Degree** Associate in Science in Agriculture Education Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Pest Control Advisor (CT) Certificate of Achievement in Agricultural Chemicals Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Animal Science (AS) **Degree** Associate in Science in Animal Science Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Agriculture Animal Science (AST) Associate in Science in Agriculture Animal Science for Transfer Degree. Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Animal Science (CN) Certificate of Achievement in Animal Science Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Crop Science (AS) **Degree** Associate of Science in Crop Science Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Crop Science (CN) Certificate of Achievement in Crop Science Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Crop Science Advanced (AS) **Degree** Associate of Science in Crop Science Advanced Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Agriculture Plant Science (AST) Associate in Science in Agriculture Plant Science for Transfer degree. Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Diesel Equipment Technology (AS) **Degree** Associate in Science in Diesel Equipment Technology Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Diesel Equipment Technology (CT) Certificate of Achievement in Diesel Equipment Technology Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Equine Science and Management (AS) **Degree** Associate of Science in Equine Science and Management (AS) Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Equine Science and Management (CN) Certificate of Achievement in Equine Science and Management Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Environmental Horticulture (CN) Certificate of Achievement in Environmental Horticulture Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Environmental Horticulture (AS) **Degree** Associate in Science in Environmental Horticulture Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Mechanized Agriculture Technology (AS) **Degree** Associate in Science in Mechanized Agriculture Technology Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Mechanized Agriculture Technology (CT) Certificate of Achievement in Mechanized Agriculture Technology Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Compact Power Equipment (CN) Certificate of Achievement in Compact Power Equipment Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Biology (AST) Associate in Science for Transfer in Biology Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Biotechnology (CN) Certificate of Achievement in Biotechnology Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Biotechnology-Industry (AS) **Degree** Associate in Science in Biotechnology- Industry Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Biotechnology Pre-Professional (AS) **Degree** Associate in Science for Transfer in Biotechnology Pre-Professional Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Accounting (AA) **Degree** Associate in Arts in Accounting Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Accounting (CT) Certificate of Achievement in Accounting Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Administrative Medical Office Professional (AA) **Degree** Associate in Arts in Administrative Medical Office Professional Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Administrative Medical Office Professional (CN) Certificate of Achievement in Administrative Medical Office Professional Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Administrative Office Professional (AA) **Degree** Associate in Arts in Administrative Office Professional Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Administrative Office Professional (CN) Certificate of Achievement in Administrative Office Professional Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Business Administration 2.0 (AST) Associate in Science for Transfer in Business Administration 2.0 Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # General Business (AA) **Degree** Associate in Arts in General Business Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # General Business (CT) Certificate of Achievement in General Business Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Customer Service Academy (CO) Certificate, Customer Service Academy Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Emerging Leaders Institute (CO) Certificate, Emerging Leaders Institute Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Management/Supervisory Training (AA) **Degree** Associate in Arts in Management/Supervisory Training Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Management/Supervisory Training (CN) Certificate of Achievement in Management/Supervisory Training Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Marketing (AS) **Degree** Associate in Science in Marketing Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Marketing (CN) Certificate of Achievement in Marketing Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Real Estate Salesperson License (CE) Certificate in Real Estate Salesperson License Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Small Business Entrepreneurship (AS) **Degree** Associate in Arts in Small Business Entrepreneurship Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Small Business Entrepreneurship (CT) Certificate of Achievement in Small Business Entrepreneurship Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Social Media (CE) Certificate of Proficiency in Social Media Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Virtual Office Professional (CE) Certificate of Proficiency in Virtual Office Professional Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Digital Arts (AA) **Degree** Associate in Arts in Digital Art Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Computer Technology Essentials (NC) Certificate of Completion in Computer Technology Essentials Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # System Administrator Certificate (CM) **Certificate** Certificate of Achievement in System Administrator Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Applied AI and Cloud Computing (AS) **Degree** Associate in Science degree in Applied AI and Cloud Computing Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Applied AI and Cloud Computing (CT) Certificate of Achievement in Applied AI and Cloud Computing Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Networking Technology (AS) **Degree** Associate of Science in Networking Technology Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Networking Technology (CT) Certificate of Achievement in Networking Tech Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # IT Security Foundations Certificate (CM) **Certificate** Certificate of Achievement in IT Security Foundations Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Applied Computer AI Systems Professional (CM) Certificate of Achievement in Applied Computer AI Systems Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # IT Support Professional (CM) Certificate of Achievement in IT Support Professional Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Computer Science (AST) Associate in Science in Computer Science for Transfer Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Computer Technology and Information Systems (AS) **Degree** Associate of Science in Computer Technology and Information System Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Cybersecurity (AS) **Degree** Associate in Science degree in Cybersecurity Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Cybersecurity (CT) Certificate of Achievement in Cybersecurity Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Computer Programming (CM) Certificate of Achievement in Computer Programming Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Management Information Systems (AS) **Degree** Associate in Science in Management Information Systems Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Technical Office Occupations (NC) Certificate of Competency in Technical Office Occupations Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Teaching Online Education (CM) Certificate of Achievement in Teaching Online Education Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Automotive Technology Level 2 (CT) Certificate of Achievement in Automotive Technology Level 2 Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Automotive Master Technician (AS) **Degree** Associate in Science in Master Auto Technician Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Automotive Master Technician (CT) Certificate of Achievement in Master Auto Technician Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Automotive Technology Level 1 (CN) Certificate of Achievement in Automotive Technology Level 1 Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Engineering (CT) Certificate of Achievement in Engineering Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Computer-Aided Design & 3D Modeling (CM) Certificate of Achievement Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Drone Technology (CM) Drone Technology Certificate Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Drone Media (CM) Drone Media Certificate of Achievement Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Electronics Technician (AS) **Degree** Associate in Science in Electronics Technician Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Basic Electronics (CM) Certificate of Achievement in Basic Electronics Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Engineering (AS) **Degree** Associate in Science in Engineering Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Engineering Technology (AS) **Degree** Associate in Science in Engineering Technology Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # HVAC Technician (AS) **Degree** Associate of Science in HVAC Technician. Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # HVAC Technician (CN) Certificate of Achievement in HVAC Technician Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Commercial Refrigeration Technician (AS) **Degree** Associate of Science in Commerical Refrigeration Technician Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Commercial Refrigeration Technician (CT) Certificate of Achievement in Commercial Refrigeration Technician Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Fundamentals of Commercial and Residential Electrical (CE) Certificate in Fundamentals of Commercial and Residential Electrical Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Professional Truck Driving Class A CDL Training (NC) Certificate of Completion in Professional Truck Driving Class A CDL Training Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Industrial Electrical Technician (AS) **Degree** Associate in Science in Industrial Electrical Technician Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Industrial Electrical Technician (CT) Certificate of Achievement in Industrial Electrical Technician Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Industrial Maintenance Technology (AS) **Degree** Associate of Science in Industrial Maintenance Technology Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Industrial Maintenance Technology (CT) Certificate of Achievement in Industrial Maintenance Technology Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Instrumentation and Process Control Technology (AS) **Degree** Associate in Science in Instrumentation and Process Control Technology Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Instrumentation and Process Control Technology (CT) Certificate of Achievement in Instrumentation and Process Control Technology Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Pipe Welding Technology (CM) Certificate of Achievement in Pipe Welding Technology Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Introductory Pipe Welding Technology (CE) Certificate of Proficiency in Introductory Pipe Welding Technology Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Welding Technology (AA) **Degree** Associate in Arts in Welding Technology Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Welding Technology (CN) Certificate of Achievement in Welding Technology Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Medical Assistant (NC) Certificate of Competency in Medical Assistant Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Art (AA) **Degree** Associate in Arts in Art Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Music (AA) **Degree** Associate in Arts in Music Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Music (AAT) Associate in Arts for Transfer in Music Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Photography (AA) **Degree** Associate in Arts in Photography Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Photography (CN) Certificate of Achievement in Photography Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Studio Arts (AAT) Associate in Arts for Transfer in Studio Arts Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Theatre Arts (AA) **Degree** Associate in Arts in Theatre Arts Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Theatre Arts (AAT) Associate in Arts in Theatre Arts for Transfer Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # French (AA) **Degree** Associate in Arts in French Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # German (AA) **Degree** Associate in Arts in German Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Spanish (AAT) Associate in Arts in Spanish for Transfer Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Emergency Medical Technician (CE) Certificate in Emergency Medical Technician Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Nursing Assistant (CO) Certificate of Proficiency in Nursing Assistant Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Health Sciences (AA) **Degree** Associate in Arts in Health Sciences Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Kinesiology (AAT) Associate in Arts in Kinesiology for Transfer Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Fitness Specialist (CN) Certificate of Achievement in Fitness Specialist Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Athletic Training (CN) Certificate of Achievement in Athletic Training Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Nursing, Registered (AS) **Degree** Associate in Science in Nursing, Registered Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Registered Nursing Lvn to Rn Option (CT) Certificate of Achievement in Registered Nursing LVN to RN Option Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Paramedicine: Pre-Professional (AS) **Degree** Associate in Science in Paramedicine: Pre-Professional Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Paramedicine: Pre-Professional (CT) Certificate of Achievement in Paramedicine: Pre-Professional Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Nursing, Vocational (AA) **Degree** Associate in Arts in Nursing, Vocational Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Nursing, Vocational (CT) Certificate of Achievement in Nursing, Vocational Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Diagnostic Radiologic Technology (AS) **Degree** Associate in Science in Diagnostic Radiologic Technology Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Diagnostic Radiologic Technology (CF) Certificate of Achievement in Diagnostic Radiologic Technology Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Diagnostic Medical Sonography (CT) Certificate of Achievement in Diagnostic Medical Sonography Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Child Development (AA) **Degree** Associate in Arts in Child Development Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Early Childhood Education (AST) Associate in Science in Early Childhood Education for Transfer Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Administration in Early Childhood Education (CT) Certificate of Achievement in Administration in Early Childhood Education Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Early Childhood Educator I Certificate of Achievement in Early Childhood Educator I Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Early Childhood Educator II Certificate of Achievement in Early Childhood Educator II Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Early Intervention Assistant Specialization (CT) Certificate of Achievement in Early Intervention Assistant Specialization Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Families in Crisis Specialization (CT) Certificate of Achievement in Families In Crisis Specialization Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Infant/Toddler Care (CT) Certificate of Achievement in Infant/Toddler Care Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # School-Age Care Specialization (CT) Certificate of Achievement in School-Age Care Specialization Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Nutrition and Dietetics (AST) Associate in Science in Nutrition and Dietetics for Transfer Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Culinary Management (CT) Certificate of Achievement in Culinary Management Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Nutrition and Foods (AS) **Degree** Associate in Science in Nutrition and Foods Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Nutrition and Foods (CT) Certificate of Achievement in Nutrition and Foods Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Dietetic Services Supervisor/Dietary Manager (CN) Certificate of Achievement in Dietetic Services Supervisor/Dietary Manager Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # English (AAT) Associate in Arts in English for Transfer Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Philosophy (AAT) Associate in Arts in Philosophy for Transfer Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Communication Studies 2.0 (AAT) Associate in Arts in Communication Studies 2.0 for Transfer Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Mathematics (AST) Associate in Science in Mathematics for Transfer Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # UCTP: Chemistry (AS-T) **Degree** Associate in Science for Transfer in Chemistry for University of California (UC) Transfer Pathways Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Chemistry (AST) Associate in Science in Chemistry for Transfer Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Geology (AST) Associate in Science in Geology for Transfer Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Physics (AST) Associate in Science in Physics for Transfer Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # UCTP: Physics (AST) Associate in Science for Transfer in Physics for University of California (UC) Transfer Pathways Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Psychology (AA) **Degree** Associate in Arts in Psychology Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Psychology (AAT) Associate in Arts in Psychology for Transfer Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Administration of Justice (AST) Associate in Science in Administration of Justice for Transfer Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Court Interpreter (NC) Certificate of Completion in Court Interpreter Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Criminal Justice (AA) **Degree** Associate in Arts in Criminal Justice Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Criminal Justice (CT) Certificate of Achievement in Criminal Justice Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Fire Technology (AS) **Degree** Associate in Science in Fire Technology Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Fire Technology (CT) Certificate of Achievement in Fire Technology Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Human Services (AA) **Degree** Associate in Arts in Human Services Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Human Services (CT) Certificate of Achievement in Human Services Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Anthropology (AAT) Associate in Arts for Transfer in Anthropology Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Social Justice Studies, Ethnic Studies (AAT) Associate in Arts in Social Justice Studies, Ethnic Studies for Transfer Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Geospatial Technology & Applications: Agriculture (CN) Certificate of Achievement in Geospatial Technology and Applications: Agriculture Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Geospatial Technology & Applications: Env & Earth Sci (CN) Certificate of Achievement in Geospatial Technology and Applications: Environmental and Earth Sciences Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Geospatial Technology & Applications: Social Sci (CN) Certificate of Achievement in Geospatial Technology and Applications: Social Science Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Political Science (AAT) Associate in Arts in Political Science for Transfer degree Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Economics (AAT) Associate in Arts for Transfer in Economics Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Geography (AAT) Associate in Arts in Geography for Transfer Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # History (AAT) Associate in Arts in History for Transfer Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Social and Behavioral Science (AA) **Degree** Associate in Arts in Social and Behavioral Science Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Sociology (AAT) Associate in Arts in Sociology for Transfer Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Cal-GETC (CT) Certificate of Achievement in Cal-GETC Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Basic Skills for Adults With Disabilities (NC) Certificate of Completion in Basic Skills for Adults with Disabilities Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # College Success (NC) Certificate of Completion in College Success Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # College Preparation Skills (NC) Certificate of Completion in College Preparation Skills Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Mathematics College Preparatory Basic Skills (NC) Certificate of Competency in Mathematics College Preparatory Basic Skills Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Mathematics College Preparatory Skills II (NC) Certificate of Competency in Mathematics College Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Adult Literacy (NC) Certificate of Competency in Adult Literacy Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # ESL Advanced Skills (NC) Certificate of Completion in Advanced ESL Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # ESL Begining Skills Program (NC) Certificate of Completion in Noncredit ESL Beginning Skills Program Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # ESL Intermediate Skills Program (NC) Certificate of Completion in ESL Intermediate Skills Program Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Reading and Writing College Preparatory Basic Skills (NC) Certificate of Completion in Reading and Writing College Preparatory Basic Skills Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Essential Skills for Employment and Job Retention (NC) Essential Skills for Job Employment and Job Retention Certificate of Completion Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # ESL Workforce Training (NC) ESL Workforce Training Certificate of Competency Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Elementary Teacher Education (AAT) Associate in Arts for Transfer in Elementary Teacher Education Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Undecided Undecided Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Non-Credit - Undecided Non-Credit Undecided Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # California Virtual College (CVC) CCC Tech Center Online Education Initiative Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # Agriculture Systems (NC) Certificate of Completion in Agriculture Systems Source: https://catalog.mccd.edu --- # ACTG04A — Financial Accounting 4 credits · 4 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course provides the student with the knowledge of corporate financial statement reporting and the ability to analyze the reports of a corporation. Basic topics include analysis of transactions and preparation of financial statements related to developing an understanding of the financial condition of a corporation. This accounting course is recommended for students who have knowledge of or equivalent experience in the basics of bookkeeping. --- # ACTG04B — Managerial Accounting 4 credits · 4 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course provides students with instruction in managerial accounting. Topics include job-order and process costing, cost-volume-profit relationships, the contribution approach to costing, budgeting, standard costing, capital budgeting and investment decisions, and relevant costs for decision making. --- # ACTG31 — Computerized Accounting 2 credits · 2 hours Begins Fall 2025
Advisory: AOM-30 and ENGL-85A or ENGL-85AC. This course provides instruction in computer-assisted accounting. Topics include general ledger setup, accounts receivable setup, accounts payable setup, transactions and reports, financial statement analysis, depreciation, and payroll. --- # ACTG51 — Applied Accounting 4 credits · 4 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is an entry-level Accounting course emphasizing a preparer approach using manual accounting methods and comparing them to current computerized accounting. Basic course work during the first half of the semester relates to the sole proprietorship type organization. During the second half of the course the emphasis changes to cover the basics of partnership and corporate accounting. Students will become acquainted with both the theory and terminology associated with the accounting cycle . Other topics in accounting will also be… --- # ACTG52 — Payroll Records & Accounting 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course covers payroll tax laws, computation of payroll taxes, completion of payroll tax forms, and the recording of payroll transactions in the journal. Emphasis is placed on computing gross wages, calculating withholding amounts (such as Social Security, Medicare, income taxes (federal & state), and unemployment taxes); determining net pay; preparing appropriate tax forms with reporting requirements;and journalizing/ posting payroll transactions. Upon completion, students should be able to analyze data, make appropriate calculation… --- # ACTG53 — Fund of Income Tax Accounting 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course provides the student with the knowledge of tax laws, accounting procedures, and preparation of required returns for federal income taxes. An introduction to partnership and corporate taxation, as well as a brief overview of tax administration, will supplement the course material. --- # AGAB01 — Intro Agriculture Business 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is a survey of the broad scope of agriculture business. It serves as an introduction to economic, accounting, management, sales, leadership, and marketing aspects of agriculture and their impact on producers and consumers. The management principles encountered in the day-to-day operation of an agricultural enterprise are stressed as they relate to the decision-making process. --- # AGAB02 — Agricultural Accounting 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course will focus on the principles of agricultural accounting systems, types of records, their use, and how to compute and use measures of earnings and costs of production to improve agribusiness efficiency. --- # AGAB03 — Agricultural Marketing 3 credits · 3 hours : Begins Fall 2025
This course includes a survey of the marketing aspects of the agriculture industry and an overview of the structure and institutional aspects of the marketing system. Emphasis will be on the marketing functions and how consumer trends affect agribusiness. --- # AGAB04 — Farm Management 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course will focus on the organization and operation of a farm or ranch businesses, identification of factors affecting profitability, evaluation of the business for increased efficiency and profit, and the appliation of budgeting to the laboratory school farm. --- # AGAB05 — Agricultural Economics 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course includes the analysis of the microeconomic principles of supply and demand and the affects on producers and consumers. This class will explore the contemporary and historical place of agriculture and farmers in our economic, social, and political systems and their relationship to the consuming public. --- # AGAB07 — Agricultural Sales & Communic 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course involves the study of principles and practices of the selling process: selling strategies and approaches, why and how people buy, prospecting, territory management, and customer service. Additional topics for exploration include self-management, communication, interpersonal skills necessary to developing managerial abilities, leadership qualities, and facilitation of teamwork within the agribusiness sector. --- # AGAB08 — Agricultural Computer Applic 3 credits · 3 hours : Begins Fall 2025
This course explores computer use in the workplace with emphasis on agribusiness situations. Computer applications including word-processing, spreadsheets, databases, and presentation managers will be covered. Also included will be accessing information through the Internet and World Wide Web, telecommunications, an introduction to web page design and other software appropriate to agribusiness. --- # AGAB13B — Ag Ambassadors - Recruitment 2 credits · 2 hours The purpose of this course is to focus the recruitment role of the Agricultural Ambassadors as they promote agricultural awareness and educational opportunities in agriculture at Merced College and beyond. Students will learn the fundamentals of effective presentations, conduct tours, plan leadership events, prepare recruitment materials, and deliver recruitment presentations for prospective students and members of the community while serving in the role of Agricultural Ambassador. --- # AGAB30A — Elements of Agricultural Lead 2 credits · 2 hours Begins Fall 2025
The purpose of this course is to increase the effectiveness of agricultural student leaders. Leadership theories and models will be explored along with opportunities to apply specific leadership skills. The curriculum is designed to develop students for leadership positions in local, state, regional, and national organizations and agencies involved in the agriculture industry. --- # AGAB30B — Ag Leadership - Personal Devel 2 credits · 2 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course focuses on the knowledge, skills and attitudes that enhance personal effectiveness and professional success. Students will gain self-awareness and study leadership traits. Goal attainment, personal organization and critical thinking strategies are emphasized. --- # AGAB30C — Ag Leadership-Team Leadership 2 credits · 2 hours Begins Fall 2025
Principles and practices in planning, developing, conducting, and evaluating leadership programs for agricultural groups. The course focuses on helping students better understand themselves and others; improving group communication; becoming effective leaders and members of groups; improving leadership and personal development skills; assessing leadership situations, determining and administering appropriate leadership strategies, and evaluating results. --- # AGAB31A — Ag Ambassadors - Introduction 2 credits · 2 hours Begins Fall 2025
The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the Agricultural Ambassador program. Ambassadors promote agricultural awareness and educational opportunities in agriculture at Merced College and beyond. Students will learn the role of Ambassadors, develop their communication and leadership skills, plan leadership events, prepare recruitment materials, and deliver recruitment presentations to prospective students and members of the community. --- # AGAB31B — Ag Ambassadors - Recruitment 2 credits · 2 hours Begins Fall 2025
The purpose of this course is to focus the recruitment role of the Agricultural Ambassadors as they promote agricultural awareness and educational opportunities in agriculture at Merced College and beyond. Students will learn the fundamentals of effective presentations, conduct tours, plan leadership events, prepare recruitment materials, and deliver recruitment presentations for prospective students and members of the community while serving in the role of Agricultural Ambassador. --- # AGAB31C — Ag Ambassadors-Public Relation 2 credits · 2 hours Begins Fall 2025
The purpose of this course is to focus on the public relations role of the Agricultural Ambassadors as they promote agricultural awareness and educational opportunities in agriculture at Merced College and beyond. Students will learn the fundamentals of public relations, communication and leadership skills, plan leadership events, prepare recruitment materials, and deliver recruitment presentations for prospective students and members of the community while serving in the role of Agricultural Ambassador. --- # AGAS01 — Elements of Animal Science 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is a survey of the livestock industry, supply of animal products, and their uses in animal production. There is a special emphasis on the origin, characteristics, adaptation, and contributions of farm animals to the agriculture industry. The student will analyze the economic trends and career opportunities in animal agriculture. Field trips will be required. --- # AGAS02 — Livestock Breeding & Selection 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course combines the study of basic genetic principles with the study of the anatomical and physiological aspects of reproduction as they relate to animal species significant to agriculture. The genetic principles to be emphasized include basic inheritance, selection techniques, mating systems, heterosis, and performance evaluation. The reproductive aspects to include endocrinology, estrous cycles, mating behaviors, gametogenesis, conception, gestation, parturition, and maternal behaviors. Artificial insemination, embryo manipulation… --- # AGAS03 — Animal Diseases & Parasites 3 credits · 3 hours : Begins Fall 2025
This course of animal health and sanitation will provide instruction to the student of common livestock diseases and fundamentals of immunity. It will also include coverage of the livestock worker's role in promoting animal health and the foundation of disease control programs. --- # AGAS04 — Elements of Animal Nutrition 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course covers the elements of animal nutrition. The fundamentals of digestion and absorption in both ruminants and non-ruminants are discussed. The nutritive value of feeds as they relate to the formulation of livestock rations will be emphasized including by-product feeding. --- # AGAS10 — Meat Science 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is an introduction to the meat industry with a special emphasis on meat products and value added meat processing techniques. It includes concepts of food safety, grading and inspection along with preservation and marketing strategies to meet current consumer demands. --- # AGAS11 — Horse Husbandry 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This is a survey of the equine industry encompassing the evolution and role of the equine species throughout history, breed selection and development, nutrition, diseases, preventive health, reproductive management, basic horsemanship, and stabling alternatives. --- # AGAS12 — Beef Production 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This is a study of principles and practices of purebred and commercial beef cattle production throughout the world, United States, and California. There will be emphasis placed on the importance of breeds, breeding principles, selection, nutrition, environmental management, health, marketing, and record keeping to ensure scientifically-based management decisions and consumer product acceptance as applied to beef cattle. --- # AGAS13 — Sheep and Meat Goat Science 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is a survey of the sheep and meat goat industry including management of commercial, purebred and small farm flocks, including selecting, feeding, breeding and basic care of the herd animals plus the marketing and economics of lambs, wool, and kids. --- # AGAS14 — Swine Production 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This is a study of the principles and practices of purebred and commercial pork production throughout California, the United States, and the world. Emphasis will be placed on the importance of breeds, breeding principles, selection, nutrition, environmental management, health, marketing, and record keeping to ensure scientifically-based management decisions and consumer product acceptance. --- # AGAS15 — Elements of Dairy 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This is a study of history, development and projections of the dairy industry. General information on the economics of dairying, facts, trends, selection, culling, fitting, showing, judging, pedigrees, feeding and basic management skills will be learned and also information on employment opportunities and requirements. --- # AGAS16 — Fitting,Showing & Merchandsng 1.5 credits · 1.5 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is designed for students to develop skills in preparing and marketing beef cattle, sheep, swine, dairy cattle, and goats for competition at intercollegiate livestock competitions. Lessons in exhibiting the animals are given. The course may be repeated three times. --- # AGAS24 — Work Experience in Animal Scie 1 credits · 1 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course enables students to earn college credit for learning or improving skills or knowledge on-the-job specific to the field of animal science. Students must work or volunteer 54 hours per unit of credit attempted. Students must have an established work site in the animal science or related field prior to enrolling in the course. --- # AGAS40 — Beginning Horseman (Western) 2 credits · 2 hours Begins Fall 2025
This is a course that deals with the handling and schooling of a horse from the ground in addition to basic fundamentals of riding. Safety factors for both horse and rider will be emphasized. Other areas of the course will include the proper use of equipment and aids. --- # AGAS41 — Intermed Horseman (Western) 2 credits · 2 hours Begins Fall 2025
This is a class in intermediate western riding which will enable a person to school a horse, teach beginning riding, or train another rider in schooling. The student will obtain a working knowledge of the judging of horse shows and obligations involved in the judging of different events. A rider in this class is expected to be able to give a creditable performance in a standard AHSA or AQHA horse show. --- # AGAT51 — Agriculture Technical 2 credits · 2 hours Begins Fall 2025
This is a foundational digital literacy course focusing on developing basic computer skills utilized in agriculture. The course will teach basic word applications, spreadsheet skills, PowerPoint and email skills needed for communicating in agricultural settings. The class will also cover accessing information on the internet, reading digital maps and navigating agribusiness applications. --- # AGAT52 — Agricultural Systems 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This is a foundational agricultural systems class. This course will cover basics of agricultural trends and its impacts on the agriculture industry. The course will also encompass policies, legislation and supply chain. Additionally, the course will give a general overview of crop production and animal production systems. --- # AGAT53 — Agricultural Safety 2 credits · 2 hours Begins Fall 2025
This is course provides technical training and familiarization of agricultural basic tools and safety practices. The topics covered in the course are OSHA safety in agricultural settings, basic lock outtag out procedures, proper personal protection equipment, local and federal rules and regulation,and proper hygiene. --- # AGAT54 — Equipment Operation 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This is course provides familiarization of electronic and mechanical agricultural equipment operation. The course covers manual/automated controls, troubleshooting electrical andmechanical equipment, and hardware and software setup. --- # AGAT55 — Workplace Effectiveness 2 credits · 2 hours Begins Fall 2025
This is course will address elements of communication, work ethic, workplace etiquette, problem-solving, time-management. --- # AGEH01 — Elements of Landscape Horticul 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This is a course in the study of landscape horticulture with emphasis on nursery operations, landscaping, turf management, and floral industries. Topics include basic botany, cultural practices, propagation, structures and layout, pest management, planting, container gardening and houseplants, floral design, plant identification, turf grass installation and care, and survey of career opportunities. --- # AGEH02 — Plant ID & Usage: Fall 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course covers the identification, growth habits, culture and ornamental use of landscape and indoor plants adapted to climates of California. Plants emphasized will come from the current California Association of Nursery and Garden Centers (CAN & GC), and California Landscape Contractors Association (CLCA) plant lists. Topics include botanical nomenclature, plant hardiness and growth zones, growth habits, plant structural characteristics, and soil nutritional requirements. Landscape uses are stressed along with cultural practices. P… --- # AGEH03 — Plant ID & Useage: Spring 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course covers the identification, growth habits, culture and ornamental use of landscape and indoor plants adapted to climates of California. Plants emphasized will come from the current California Association of Nursery and Garden Centers (CAN & GC), and California Landscape Contractors Association (CLCA) plant lists. Topics include botanical nomenclature, plant hardiness and growth zones, growth habits, plant structural characteristics, and soil nutritional requirements. Landscape uses are stressed along with cultural practices. Pl… --- # AGEH04 — Nursery & Garden Center Pract 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is a study of commercial retail nursery and garden center operations dealing with wholesale and retail nursery practices, including plant care, merchandising, and management practices. --- # AGEH05 — Plant Propagation 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course explores the principles of sexual and asexual plant propagation, encompassing seeding, cuttings, grafting, budding, layering, and tissue culture. Students will gain hands-on experience in diverse nursery settings and tissue culture lab, utilizing specialized propagation media and equipment. --- # AGEH06 — Landscape Design 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course includes the principles of landscape design and studies in form, space, color, texture, scale, balance utility and contrast. Materials used in landscape developments, site analysis, problems of design, correct use and selection of plant material relating to ecology and function of landscape structures in the plan will be encompassed in this course. Basic irrigation design is also a component of the course. --- # AGEH07 — Landscape Construction 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
Covers the fundamentals of landscape construction, including soil preparation, paving and construction materials, hand and power tool use, turf and plant installation, plan reading, estimating and bid preparation; also covers local codes and state requirements and prepares students to pass the C-27 Landscaping Contractor's License exam. --- # AGEH08 — Landscape Maintenance 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course prepares students to enhance the function and aesthetic value of public and private landscapes by applying appropriate maintenance techniques. Topics include planting, pruning, watering, soil fertility, pest management, weed control, and landscape maintenance business practices. --- # AGEH24 — Work Experience in Landscape H 1 credits · 1 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course enables students to earn college credit for learning or improving skills or knowledge on-the-job in ag environmental horticulture. Fifty-four (54) hours, either paid or volunteer, are required per unit of credit attempted. Students must have an established work site in ag envrionmental horticulture before enrolling in the course. --- # AGEH50 — Residential Gardening 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course teaches the basic needs In residential gardening. Included in this course are plant identification, basic landscape design, sprinkler installation and care, fumigation and lawn installation, pruning, pest and disease recognition and control, soils, fertilization, and weed control. Also included will be foliage plant care for interiors. --- # AGMA01 — Equipment Safety 1 credits · 1 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is a study of safety on and about farm equipment and machines. The safe operation and daily maintenance of machines commonly used in the daily operation of farming operations will be covered along with hitching, driving, and operational safety skills. The safety rules and laws that apply to agriculture equipment will be stressed. --- # AGMA02 — Agriculture Equipment - Fall 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This Course is a study of the use, maintenance, adjustment, calibration, and repair of the equipment commonly used in California agriculture, with emphasis on primary and secondary tillage, planting, chemical application, and harvesting equipment. The selection and operation of both machinery and tractors will be practiced. Safety will be stressed throughout. --- # AGMA03 — Applied Mechanical Welding 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course presents the skills and knowledge required in the Mechanized Ag/Diesel Technology field. Skills covered include Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW), Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW), Oxyfuel Cutting and Brazing(OFC & OFB), and metal fabrication. Skills will be fashioned around industry-accepted standards of performance. --- # AGMA05 — Ag and Industrial Tech Skills 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course provides an introduction to basic technical skills required throughout the agricultural and industrial areas. The course includes identification and use of tools and materials, tool sharpening and care, hot and cold metal work, plumbing and pipefitting, electric wiring fundamentals, basic carpentry and woodwork, concrete materials and mixes, surveying and land measurement, and sketching and estimating. --- # AGMA06 — Small Engine Repair 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is a complete introduction to the operation, construction, maintenance, repair, and adjustment of two-cycle and four-cycle small gas engines. It is designed for persons without prior experience in small engines. Theory and practical work, including safety and the care and use of specialized tools used in small engine repair and maintenance will be covered. Examples of the types of engines to be used will include lawn care equipment, handheld power equipment, pumps, conveyors, self-propelled small carts, and any powered equipm… --- # AGMA07 — Compact Power Equipment 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This is a study in the basic principles of modern small equipment and engines. Explores the design, operation and proper maintenance of equipment and current compact engines approved by the California Air Resources Board . Topics include: application of compact engine systems to various machines, power transmission systems, attachments, related engine systems, equipment operation, problem-solving, and component failures. --- # AGMA11 — Diesel Engines 4 credits · 4 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course explores the operation and repair of modern diesel engines. Principles and theories are studied by operating, testing, diagnosing, disassembling and reassembling diesel engines and their components. --- # AGMA12 — Equipment Mechanics Skills 2 credits · 2 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is an introduction to the skills and safety required within the Diesel Mechanics and Mechanized Agriculture areas. The course will include identification and use of hand tools and power equipment used within the equipment mechanic area. Emphasis will be placed on precision measuring and use of the following equipment: Hydraulic press, pullers, cleaners, hoists, jacks, securing, dynamometers, reamers, hones, glass bead machine, boil out tank, forklifts, and other specialty tools. An in-depth study will also occur on fasteners… --- # AGMA13 — Power Equipment Air 2 credits · 2 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is a study of the fundamentals of mobile power equipment air conditioning systems. Current EPA regulations that govern the use of refrigerant installation, diagnostic, and recycling equipment are also covered. Environmental impacts by various protection procedures are emphasized. --- # AGMA14 — Power Equipment Electrical Sys 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is a study of the fundamentals of electricity with applications to current power equipment electrical systems. Theory and service procedures to include the following systems: Starting, charging, lighting and accessories. --- # AGMA15 — Hydraulics 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This is an introduction to the principles of hydraulics applied to farm and light industrial equipment. The course includes a study of the technical language of fluid power, including graphical symbols, industrial standards, components, and maintenance of hydraulic units. --- # AGMA16 — Power Trains 4 credits · 4 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is a study of the function and repair of a power train from the clutch through the final drive. Topics will include the theory of operation, maintenance, diagnosis, and repair of clutches and torque converters, mechanical and hydraulic transmissions, differentials, and final drives. Safety will be stressed throughout. --- # AGMA17 — Applied Electrical & Hydraulic 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is designed to give students knowledge and competencies in modern cab and chassis electrical systems, electronics, electrohydraulics, and hydraulic systems. Testing, diagnosis, repair, and replacement of computer controlled systems, monitors, sensors, lighting systems, wiring harness, electro/hydraulic systems, and hydraulic systems will be emphasized throughout the course. --- # AGMA18 — Applied Diesel Technical Skill 2 credits · 2 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course includes applied skills in the service and repair of diesel engines and their sub-systems. Emphasis is placed upon in-frame service/rebuild applications, electronic service information, and component installation and timing. Testing and diagnostic procedures for after service/repair is an important part of the course. Industry safety is emphasized throughout the course. --- # AGMA19 — Advanced Diagnosis 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is designed for students who have completed a majority of the Diesel Equipment/Mechanized Agricultural courses. Emphasis will be placed on modern diagnosis and equipment repair techniques used in agriculture, heavy equipment and on-highway truck industries. --- # AGMA20 — Intro to Equip Diagnosis & Rep 2 credits · 2 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is designed for students who are enrolled in the first semester Diesel Equipment/Mechanized Agricultural courses. Emphasis will be placed on the introduction of modern diagnosis and equipment repair techniques used in agriculture, heavy equipment and on-highway truck industries. --- # AGMA21 — Truck Brake & Chassis 4 credits · 4 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is a study of truck and bus mechanics. It includes a study of the running gear, tires, wheels, brakes, electrical systems wiring, services, maintenance, and safety inspection. Troubleshooting and servicing is a major portion of this course. --- # AGPS01 — Elements of Plant Science 4 credits · 4 hours Begins Fall 2025
Introduction to plant science including structure, growth processes, propagation, physiology, growth media, biological competitors, and post-harvest factors of food, fiber, and ornamental plants. Laboratory required. --- # AGPS02 — Weeds 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This is a study of classification, identification, and life cycle of common and poisonous weeds in California which are detrimental to cultivated crops, grasslands, animals, and man. Management practices include: prevention, mechanical, biological, and chemical methods. Weed establishment and chemical resistance are also covered. --- # AGPS03 — Economic Entomology 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course will cover insects and mites of economic importance to agriculture. Morphology, taxonomy, identification, life cycles, hosts, habitat relationships, and control methods will be discussed. Collection and labeling of specimens will be required. --- # AGPS05 — Soil Science 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course provides a basic knowledge of the physical, chemical, and biological properties of soils and their characteristics. The course includes factors of fundamental soil properties, soil and plant relationships, principles of soil formation, fertilizers and soil management, salinity, pH, erosion management, and nonagricultural uses. --- # AGPS06 — Fertilizers & Soil Amendments 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course will cover the composition, value, selection and use of fertilizer materials and soil amendments. Soil, plant, and fertilizer relationships will be covered. Application practices common to area crops and soils will be discussed. --- # AGPS10 — Elements of Cereal Grain Prod 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This is a study of production principles, which include botany, taxonomy, soil tillage, fertilization, variety and seed selection, pest management, harvest, processing, storage, and marketing for important fiber, food, and cereal crops in California. Covered crops will include cotton, sugar beets, wheat, rice, barley, sorghum, corn, oats, safflower, legumes for seed, and potatoes. A field trip to a major production area is required. --- # AGPS11 — Forage Crops 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course will cover production, harvesting, and utilization of principal California forage crops. The importance of forage crops as a supplement to livestock enterprises will also be covered. The use of forage crops as soil amendments, and irrigated and range pastures will be discussed. --- # AGPS12 — Comm Vegetable & Garden Prod 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is a study of vegetable production covering the botany, cultural production, harvesting, processing, growth characteristics, fertility, pests, and marketing of the major warm season and cool season vegetable crops in California. A field trip into a major vegetable production region is required. --- # AGPS13 — Fruit Tree Maintenance 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is designed to evaluate management decisions for fruit and nut trees. Management topics will include studies of climate zones, soil selection, financing, farm organization, irrigation systems, field layout, varietal selection, nutritional needs, harvesting, labor management, marketing, and budgeting. The student will be required to prepare a budget and calendar of orchard operations. --- # AGPS14 — Vineyard Production & Mgmt 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
The production and management decisions for grapes, berries, and kiwi fruit will be presented. Topics will include climate zones, soil selection, financing, farm organization, irrigation systems, field layout, variety selection, nutritional needs, harvesting, labor management, marketing and budgeting. Students will be required to prepare a budget and calendar of operations. --- # AGRI01 — AG Education Orientation 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is an overview of agriculture education in California, including the principle components of agriculture education, developing academic and career plans, and observation in a secondary agriculture education classroom. In addition to class time, the course requires a minimum of 45 hours of structured field work in K-12 classrooms that represent California's diverse student population, and includes cooperation with at least one carefully selected and campus approved certificated classroom teacher. Students need to do their obse… --- # AGRI10 — Ag, Environment, & Society 3 credits · 3 hours b>Begins Fall 2025
This course involves an International view of the sociology of agriculture presented through an examination of relationships between societies and their environments, economics, and agriculture. Emphasis will be placed on the analysis of agriculture's use of technology and the corresponding impact on the environment, economy, and society on a global scale. --- # AGT701 — Agriculture Tech Literacy 0 credits · 0 hours Begins Fall 2025
This is a foundational digital literacy course focusing on developing basic computer skills utilized in agriculture. The course will teach basic word applications, spreadsheet skills, PowerPoint and email skills needed for communicating in agricultural settings. The class will also cover accessing information on the internet, reading digital maps and navigating agribusiness applications. --- # AGT702 — Agricultural Systems 0 credits · 0 hours : Begins Fall 2025
This is a foundational agricultural systems class. This course will cover basics of agricultural trends and its impacts on the agriculture industry. The course will also encompass policies, legislation and supply chain. Additionally, the course will give a general overview of crop production and animal production systems. Prerequisites: AGT-701 --- # AGT703 — Agricultural Safety 0 credits · 0 hours Begins Fall 2025
This is course provides technical training and familiarization of agricultural basic tools and safety practices. The topics covered in the course are OSHA safety in agricultural settings, basic lock outtag out procedures, proper personal protection equipment, local and federal rules and regulation,and proper hygiene. Prerequisites: AGT-702 --- # AGT704 — Equipment Operation 0 credits · 0 hours Begins Fall 2025
This is course provides familiarization of electronic and mechanical agricultural equipmentoperation. The course covers manual/automated controls, troubleshooting electrical andmechanical equipment, and hardware and software setup. Prerequisites: AGT-703 --- # AGT705 — Workplace Effectiveness 0 credits · 0 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course will address elements of communication, work ethic, workplace etiquette, problem-solving, time-management. Prerequisites: AGT-704 --- # ALLH24 — Work Experience in Allied Heal 1 credits · 1 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course enables students to earn college credit for learning and/or improving skills or knowledge on the job in allied health. Fifty-four (54) hours, either paid or volunteer, are required per unit of credit attempted. Students must have an established work site in allied health prior to enrolling in the course. --- # ALLH63 — Nurse Assistant 6 credits · 6 hours Begins Fall 2025
Limitation on Enrollment: 1. Orientation Workshop 2. CPR Card-Module AC 3. Negative TB Screening test within past 6 months or negative chest x-ray within past year 4. Physical within past 6 months 5. DOJ fingerprint clearance 6. Penal Code Violations Clearance. The course provides clinical instruction and practice of basic nursing skills required of nursing assistants employed in skilled nursing facilities and extended care facilities. The course emphasizes care of the older adult client, assistance with the activities of daily living, b… --- # ALLH67 — Medical Terminology 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is a study of general medical terminology -- diagnostic, operative, and symptomatic terms related to body systems -- with emphasis on proper spelling and pronunciation. --- # ANTH01 — Intro to Bio Anthropology 4 credits · 4 hours Ends Summer 2026. Effective Fall 2026, ANTH-C1000 replaces ANTH-01.
This survey course deals with the study of human biological heritage and physical variability. Genetics, the fossil evidence and theories of human evolution, forensic anthropology, primatology and current bioethical issues will be discussed. The laboratory portion of the course will include exercises in: genetics, human variation, skeletal analysis, forensic anthropology, evolution and the fossil record, and primate anatomy and behavior. The philosophy of science and the scientific met… --- # ANTH02 — Sociocultural Anthropology 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025 ends Summer 2026
This course is an introduction to the study of human culture and the concepts, theories, and methods used in the comparative study of socio-cultural systems. Subjects include subsistence patterns, social and political organization, language and communication, family and kinship, religion, the arts, social inequality, ethnicity, gender, and culture change. The course applies anthropological perspectives to contemporary issues. --- # ANTH10 — Southeast Asian Culture: Hmong 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course surveys the basic ideas and social constructs of Southeast Asian Cultures, especially the cultures of the new Southeast Asian groups of people in California: Hmong, Mien, Lue, Lao, Cambodian, and Vietnamese. Emphasis will be placed on issues of cultural ethnicity, family life style, educational background, and socio-political organization of each group in the past and in the United States. --- # ANTH12 — Ancient Civilizations 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This is a survey course covering the art, architecture, calendar, economy, history, ideology, religion, social/ political institutions, worldview, and other cultural achievements of the civilizations of Mesoamerica, including the Aztecs, Maya, Zapotecs, Teotihuacanos, Olmecs, and those of West Mexico. The course will focus on the development of states from the Early Formative Period up through the Spanish invasion and its aftermath, integrating anthropological theory with evidence from archaeology, monumental art, and ethnohistoric and hi… --- # AOM30 — Intro to Computer Applications 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is intended for students seeking an introduction to application software used in the workplace with emphasis on business situations. Computer applications including word processing, spreadsheets, databases, and presentation managers will be covered. --- # AOM43 — Essentials of Business Comm 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course covers the business writing patterns of routine, persuasive, and negative messages. Students learn the basic training in listening, speaking, and non-verbal communication in order to develop the skills needed in everyday business communication. Given a scenario, students create e-mail, memos, letters, proposals, reports, and an ePortfolio. Students also learn about doing business with other cultures and giving oral business presentations. --- # AOM50B — Document Formatt 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
Students will learn the (1) development of basic computerized keyboarding techniques and (2) fundamental knowledge of word processing software to properly format memorandums, letters, envelopes, tables, and reports. --- # AOM50C — Learn to Type 1 credits · 1 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course provides an introduction to the keyboard for non-typists. --- # AOM52C — Keyboarding Speed & Accuracy 1 credits · 1 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is designed to increase keyboarding speed and accuracy through individualized evaluation. The course helps bridge the speed gap between each level of keyboarding instruction. It is designed for the student who wishes to gain keyboarding speed and accuracy. --- # AOM56 — Office Procedures 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
Students will learn the skills, strategies, and techniques needed to perform the common office procedures within any form of business. --- # AOM58A — Website Development 2 credits · 2 hours Begins Fall 2025
This is an introductory course in the planning, design, and creation of a website. --- # AOM59A — Medical Coding and Billing 4 credits · 4 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course will enable the student to develop a basic knowledge of the national diagnostic and procedural coding systems and to simplify the process of filing claim forms. The student will be introduced to the major medical insurance programs, reimbursement, privacy rules, HIPAA, basic understanding of legal and regulatory considerations. The student will be able to identify and define medical terminology and abbreviations used in the outpatient setting. --- # APART — AP Art: History of Art 3 credits · 3 hours --- # APBIOL — AP Biology 3 credits · 3 hours --- # APCHEM — AP Chemistry 3 credits · 3 hours --- # APCHIN — AP:Chinese 5 credits · 5 hours --- # APCOMPSCI — AP Computer Sci 3 credits · 3 hours --- # APECON1 — AP Econ: Macro 3 credits · 3 hours --- # APECON2 — AP Econ: Micro 3 credits · 3 hours --- # APENGL1 — AP Engl: Lang & Comp 3 credits · 3 hours --- # APENGL2 — AP Engl: Lit & Comp 3 credits · 3 hours --- # APENVR — AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCI 4 credits · 4 hours --- # APFREN1 — AP French: Language 6 credits · 6 hours --- # APFREN2 — AP French: Literature 6 credits · 6 hours --- # APGEOG — AP GEOGRAPHY 3 credits · 3 hours --- # APGERM — AP German Language 6 credits · 6 hours --- # APHIST1 — AP History: European 3 credits · 3 hours --- # APHIST2 — AP History: US 3 credits · 3 hours --- # APHIST3 — AP History: World 3 credits · 3 hours --- # APITAL — AP Italian: Language 5 credits · 5 hours --- # APJPNS — AP-JPNS:LG 5 credits · 5 hours --- # APLATIN1 — AP Latin: Vergil 3 credits · 3 hours --- # APLATIN2 — AP Latin: Literature 3 credits · 3 hours --- # APMATH1 — AP Math: Calc AB 4 credits · 4 hours --- # APMATH2 — AP Math: Calc BC 3 credits · 3 hours --- # APMATH3 — AP-Math:calc BC/AB 3 credits · 3 hours --- # APMUS — AP Music Theory 3 credits · 3 hours --- # APPHYS1 — AP Physics B 3 credits · 3 hours --- # APPHYS2 — AP Physics C (mechanics) 3 credits · 3 hours --- # APPHYS3 — AP Physics C (elec & mag) 3 credits · 3 hours --- # APPHYSIC1 — AP Physics 1 3 credits · 3 hours --- # APPHYSIC2 — AP Physics 2 3 credits · 3 hours --- # APPOLSCI1 — AP Gov & Pol: US 3 credits · 3 hours --- # APPOLSCI2 — AP Gov & Pol: Compar 3 credits · 3 hours --- # APPRECAL — AP-Precalculus 3 credits · 3 hours --- # APPSYC — AP Psychology 3 credits · 3 hours --- # APSPAN1 — AP Spanish: Language 6 credits · 6 hours --- # APSPAN2 — AP Spanish: Literature 6 credits · 6 hours --- # APSTAT — AP Statistics 3 credits · 3 hours --- # ARCH01 — Intro to Archaeology 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is an introduction to the history, theory, concepts, and methods of the anthropological discipline of archaeology. How do we know anything about the ancient human past? This course answers that question, addressing survey methods, excavation, stratigraphy, dating techniques, artifact analysis, professional ethics, and the role of scientific inquiry in understanding the past, illustrated with examples from ancient cultures around the world. --- # ARCH01L — Field Archaeology 1 credits · 1 hours This course provides the student with an opportunity to gain practical experience in archaeological field reconnaissance, archaeological site excavation, laboratory analysis of archaeological data and in the preparation of archaeological reports. Students will take part in surveys and excavations of local historic and prehistoric sites and/or perform laboratory analysis of their archaeological materials. --- # ART01 — Survey Western Art Pre-Middle 3 credits · 3 hours Ends Summer 2026. Effective Fall 2026, ARTH-C1100 replaces ART-01.
This course is a survey that examines the historical contexts of humanity through the development of art, architecture, painting, sculpture, and the minor arts, from pre-history through the medieval period. --- # ART02 — Survey Western Art Ren-Contemp 3 credits · 3 hours Ends Summer 2026. Effective Fall 2026, ARTH-C1200 replaces ART-02.
This course is a survey that examines the historical context of humanity through the development of art, architecture, sculpture, painting and the applied arts from the Renaissance to the Contemporary period. --- # ART03 — Art of Africa, Oceania, N.Amer 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is a survey which examines the visual culture within selected regions in Africa, Oceania,and indigenous North America. An emphasis on traditional arts and practice includes sculpture, painting, performance, ceramics, textiles and architecture from antiquity through the colonial period to the present. Topics addressing the religious, cultural, social, economic, and political contexts of the art, as well as the impact of colonialism and representations of indigenous arts in museums, will be explored. The course facilitates comp… --- # ART06 — Survey of Modern Art 3 credits · 3 hours : Begins Fall 2025
This course is a survey of the prominent artists and art movements from the 19th and 20th centuries to today. Major works in painting, sculpture, architecture and the applied arts are covered. The historical context of science, invention, world events, politics, philosophy, religion, and music are examined as influences reflected in each generation's contribution to the history of the visual arts. --- # ART10 — Understanding Art 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course provides a general introduction to art, examining the cultural, universal, and personal factors influencing the making and viewing of art. Includes a study of theory, terminology, themes, design principles, media, and techniques used in the creation of art from diverse cultures and periods of history. --- # ART12A — Sculpture: 3-D Foundations 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is an introduction to the fundamentals of the sculpting process and the study of a variety of materials related to sculpture. Projects explore the elements and principles of 3-D design and the conceptual styles of realism to abstraction, both in the round and as bas-relief. Important sculptors and their significant works from various historical periods and various cultures are examined. A small materials fee covers the cost of the works created. --- # ART12B — Intermediate Sculpture 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
Students will explore sculpture materials, methods, techniques, and create three-dimensional design projects related to intermediate-level course work. Students will research Important sculptors and their significant works from various historical periods and cultures. A materials fee will cover the cost of the art works created. --- # ART15 — Design: 2-D Foundations 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This studio survey class is a required foundation course for the study of the Visual Arts. Lectures and studio projects explore and analyze concepts related to the elements and principles of current and historical design theories. Philosophical, social and cultural implications are examined. Subject matter is directly linked to topics in 2-D, fine art, graphic design, commercial art, and photography, with broader applications to professional fields of 3-D, applied arts, environmental design, architecture, interior design and fashion. Req… --- # ART17A — Introduction to Ceramics 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is an introduction to ceramic materials, concepts, and processes including basic design elements and principles, creative development, hand-building, throwing, glaze techniques, firing and ceramic terminology. The course covers aesthetics and creative development of clay objects examining historical, contemporary and personal modes of expression across multiple cultures. --- # ART17B — Intermediate Ceramics 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This is an intermediate course in ceramic pottery and sculpture design and construction, non-technical glaze composition, and kiln firing. Stress is placed upon the attainment of skill on the potter's wheel and organization of construction problems. Students pursue projects of individual interest. --- # ART20A — Intro to Printmaking 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is an introduction to the basic materials, equipment and fundamental printmaking processes including relief (linocut and woodcut), intaglio (drypoint, etching and collagraph) and stencil (screenprint) methods. Students will produce limited editions of black and white prints, be introduced to color techniques and survey the history of printmaking. --- # ART20B — Intermediate Printmaking 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course deals with color printmaking techniques, as well as black and white, with an emphasis on intaglio processes and the lithographic technique in which images are printed from limestone slabs. --- # ART23A — Intro to Painting 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is an introduction to the principles, elements, and practices of painting in oil and acrylic medium. Students will focus on exploration of painting materials, perceptual skills and color theory, paint mixing and technique, as well as creative responses to materials and subject matter. --- # ART23B — Intermediate Painting 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is an exploration of artistic concepts, styles, and creative expression related to intermediate-level painting, focusing on complex subject matter and concepts using a variety of subjects, techniques, and methodologies. Students in this course will build on fundamental painting skills to develop personalized approaches to content and materials in exercises covering multiple historical and contemporary approaches to painting. --- # ART24A — Fundamentals of Drawing 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Spring 2025 ends Summer 2025
This studio survey course introduces the principles, elements, and practices of drawing, employing a wide range of subject matter and drawing media. Students will focus on perceptually based drawing, observational skills, technical abilities, conceptual thinking and critical analysis. Historical and contemporary developments, critical trends, materials, and approaches in drawing will be examined for their philosophical and cultural implications. Required for Art majors. --- # ART24B — Intermediate Drawing 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is an exploration of artistic concepts, styles, and creative expression related to intermediate-level drawing, focusing on complex subject matter and concepts using a variety of drawing mediums, techniques, and methodologies. Students in this course will build on fundamental drawing skills to develop personalized approaches to content and materials in exercises covering multiple historical and contemporary approaches to drawing. --- # ART26A — Intro to Figure Drawing 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is an introduction to drawing the human figure from observation using a wide variety of drawing media and techniques. Topics include an introduction to human anatomy and the historical and contemporary roles of figure drawing in the visual arts. Students in this course will learn both descriptive and interpretive approaches to drawing the figure, in both rapid and extended studies. --- # ART26B — Intermediate Figure Drawing 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
Exploration of artistic concepts, styles, and creative expression related to intermediate-level figure drawing, focusing on complex composition and concepts using a variety of color drawing mediums, techniques, and methodologies. Students in this course will build on fundamental figure drawing skills to develop personalized approaches to content and materials in exercises covering multiple historical and contemporary approaches to figure drawing. --- # ART29A — Intro to Watercolor Painting 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is an introduction to the principles, elements, and practices of painting in the watercolor medium. Students will focus on exploration of painting materials, perceptual skills and color theory, paint mixing and technique, as well as creative responses to materials and subject matter. --- # ART29B — Intermediate Watercolor Painti 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is an exploration of artistic concepts, styles, and creative expression related to intermediate-level watercolor painting, focusing on complex subject matter and concepts using a variety of subjects, techniques, and methodologies. Students in this course will build on fundamental watercolor painting skills to develop personalized approaches to content and materials in exercises covering multiple historical and contemporary approaches to painting. --- # ART31 — Mural Painting 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
Explore the cultural history of mural painting as well as the social and political issues related to the creation and public reception of mural paintings. Students will apply aesthetic as well as conceptual analyses to the design and creation of a full-scale mural. Through both study and practice, students will consider the importance of the community in the mural-making process. Attention will be paid to issues of racism, representation, and the power structures that exist in both past and current practices of art and design. --- # ART49 — Art Independent Study 0.5 credits · 0.5 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is designed for students who wish to conduct additional research, a special project, or learning activities in a specific discipline/subject area and is not intended to replace an existing course. The student and instructor develop a written contract that includes objectives to be achieved, activities and procedures to accomplish the study project, and the means by which the supervising instructor may assess accomplishment. Exposure to contemporary art directions, trends and selected topics is covered. --- # ARTD07 — History of Graphic Design 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This survey course encompasses graphic art forms from the development of written language to contemporary digital media across a range of cultural perspectives. The class explores formative printed media and Gutenberg press book design from illuminated manuscripts through the Renaissance, Victorian era and Art Nouveau graphics and critical theory from the modernist era through postmodernism and the digital revolution. --- # ARTD08 — History of Animation 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This critical and historical survey course covers animated media from the origins of cave paintings illuminated by flickering firelight to contemporary digital augmented reality pushing the boundaries of consciousness. The class explores American, European and Japanese animation through a cross-cultural perspective which fosters a wide-ranging analysis of moving imagery with particular attention paid to significant creative breakthroughs in the medium. --- # ARTD40A — Introduction to Digital Art 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
The studio survey course introduces fundamental raster and vector artwork concepts and visualization processes. Students will learn basic design elements, compositional principles, current digital art theories, philosophical and cultural implications, and software techniques to create, edit, and output digital visuals. The course emphasizes creative thinking skills, design aesthetics, static imagery and motion media competence. --- # ARTD40B — Intermediate Digital Art 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This studio course continues to promote creative thinking ability, the exploration of design elements & composition, and imaginative technical ability through the intermediate use of bitmap and vector software programs. Students' perceptual capability will expand when producing innovative artworks for print, web, and multimedia outputs. Digital art history, contemporary trends, and emerging media underscore the course's broadminded structure. --- # ARTD41A — Intro to Graphic Design: 2D 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This studio survey course introduces fundamental concepts and manipulation processes in graphic design and the visual communication arts. Students will learn foundational design principles, conceptual thinking, and typographic layout while also exploring philosophical and cultural implications. Students utilize software and traditional drawing-board design practices that visually enlighten and effectively communicate to a mass audience. --- # ARTD41B — Intermed Graphic Design: 2D 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This studio survey course continues to explore concepts and manipulation processes in graphic design and the visual communication arts. Students will learn intermediate design principles, conceptual thinking, and typographic layout while also exploring philosophical and cultural implications. Students utilize software and traditional drawing-board design practices that visually enlighten and effectively communicate to a mass audience. --- # ARTD42A — Intro to Motion Graphics 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course involves innovative thinking in introductory three-dimensional graphics on a timeline. Students will create characters, design movement paths, learn pose manipulation and cycles, frame movement based on sound, animate text and produce dynamic compositions and scene storytelling with drawing and software such as After Effects, ZBrush and Maya. --- # ARTD42B — Intermediate Motion Graphics 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This studio course involves more in-depth innovative concepts in intermediate-level visual effects on a timeline. Students will create characters with pose manipulation, design fluid movement paths within environments, control simulations with scripting, frame movement based on sound, and produce more complex compositions and scene storytelling with particles and deformers while utilizing software such as After Effects, ZBrush, Nuke, ToonBoom and Maya. --- # ARTD45A — Animation I 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025 ends Summer 2026
This studio course imparts a thorough foundation in creative two-dimensional Toonboom digital media production for the web, while also exploring philosophical and cultural implications. Indispensable basic typographic, color, illustration, animation, interactivity, layout, and sound design concepts feature strongly in the class. The course's Animate CC, Toon Boom and HTML 5 web technology techniques prepare students for producing imaginative web sites, animations and multimedia projects. --- # ARTD45B — Animation Ii: Intermediate 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025 ends Summer 2026
This studio course further imparts a thorough intermediate-level approach to creative Toonboom digital media production for the web. Indispensable intermediate typographic, color, illustration, animation, interactivity, layout, and sound design concepts feature strongly in the class. The course's interactive Toonboom and new web technology techniques prepare students for producing imaginative web sites and multimedia projects. --- # ARTD47 — Typography I 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course provides an introduction to the fundamental aspects of creative letterform design for effective visual communication. Students develop initial prototypes on the drawing board and further computer refinements using software such as Illustrator and FontForge to produce professional typefaces in the OpenType format. The class underscores a broad cross-section of typefaces and Gutenberg historical precedents of typographic style to generate original visual solutions. --- # ARTD49 — Digital Arts Independent Study 0.5 credits · 0.5 hours Begins Fall 2025
This independent study course in digital arts pertains to a diverse array of topical subjects in the creative digital arts field. The digital arts independent study student decides the particular area of focus for the term in consultation with the instructor. --- # ARTS507B — Music Therapy for Adults-Inter 0 credits · 0 hours Begins Fall 2025
This 54 hour course provides experience in performing concert and symphonic band literature. Public performance and exchange concerts are scheduled in addition to class instruction and rehearsals. --- # ARTS512 — Choral Dynamics 0 credits · 0 hours Begins Fall 2025
This 54-72 hour course Is a study of standard choral literature. It emphasizes part-singing, intonation, breath control, vocal development, style, eras, musical devices, etc. The ensemble makes several public concert appearances each year. --- # ARTS520 — Theatre Production in Communit 0 credits · 0 hours Begins Fall 2025
Limitation on enrollment: Enrollment by audition or interview. This class offers the beginning or intermediate adult community member the opportunity to perform theatrical roles and/or learn the basics of technical positions in theatrical rehearsal and public performance. --- # ASLG01 — Beg American Sign Language 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is an introduction to understanding and signing American Sign Language and appreciating the basic elements of the Deaf culture. Emphasis is on obtaining a practical command of the language, including major grammatical components, basic ASL sentence structures, nonmanual gestures, expression of spatial relationships in a visual-gestural language, and beginning conversational skills. --- # ASLG02 — High-Beginning ASL 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course provides high-beginning practice understanding and signing American Sign Language and appreciating the basic elements of the Deaf culture. Emphasis is on obtaining a practical command of the language, including major grammatical components, basic ASL sentence structures, non-manual gestures, expression of spatial relationships in a visual-gestural language, and high-beginning conversational skills. --- # ASLG03 — Intermediate ASL 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course provides intermediate practice in understanding and signing American Sign Language and insights in the basic elements of the Deaf culture. Emphasis is on obtaining a practical command of the language, including major grammatical components, basic ASL sentence structures, non-manual gestures, expression of spatial relationships in a visual-gestural language, and intermediate conversational skills. --- # ASTR01 — Principles of Astronomy 3 credits · 3 hours Ends Summer 2026. Effective Fall 2026, ASTR-C1001 replaces ASTR-01.
This is a basic course studying the principles of astronomy beginning with the solar system and continuing through the Milky Way Galaxy and the galaxies beyond. Throughout the course topics relating to the philosophy of science, history of astronomy, tools of the astronomer, and supporting topics of physics are introduced. The course is designed for students satisfying breadth requirements in science and having a general interest in astronomy. --- # ASTR01L — Introductory Astronomy Lab 1 credits · 1 hours Ends Summer 2026. Effective Fall 2026, ASTR-C1001L replaces ASTR-01L
This is a basic course in astronomy providing laboratory experience and opportunity for observation of the night sky. Specific topics include observations of the solar system and deep sky objects, time studies, planetary motions, telescopes and their applications, spectroscopy, and basic calculations of the astronomer. --- # ATHL01A — Intercollegiate Baseball 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
Limitation on Enrollment: This is a varsity team sport requiring coach's or academic athletic advisor's approval. This is a course teaching theory, practice and game performance of competitive baseball. This course may be repeated three times. --- # ATHL01B — Intercollegiate Basketball 1.5 credits · 1.5 hours Begins Fall 2025
Limitation on Enrollment: This is a varsity team sport requiring coach's or academic athletic advisor's approval. This course teaches theory, practice and game performance of competitive basketball. This course may be repeated three times. --- # ATHL01D — Intercollegiate Football 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
Limitation on Enrollment: This is a varsity team sport requiring coach's or academic athletic advisor's approval. This course offers the student the opportunity to develop and improve the fundamental skills involved in football, such as passing, receiving, kicking, blocking (with the aid of blocking dummies), team play and strategy. Rules and class competition will also be included. This class may be repeated three times. --- # ATHL01F — Intercollegiate Soccer 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
Limitation on Enrollment: This is a varsity team sport requiring coach's or academic advisor's approval. This course teaches theory, practice, and game performance of competitive soccer. Students will have the opportunity to develop fundamental skills and conditioning to prepare them for intercollegiate athletics. This course is limited to intercollegiate athletes and may be repeated three times. --- # ATHL01G — Intercollegiate Swimming 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
Limitation on Enrollment: This is a varsity team sport requiring coach's or academic advisor's approval. This is a course teaches theory, practice and game performance of the competitive sport. This course may be repeated three times. --- # ATHL01I — Intercollegiate Track & Field 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
Limitation on Enrollment: This is a varsity team sport requiring coach's or academic advisor's approval. This is a course teaching theory, practice, and game performance of the designated competitive sport. This course may be repeated three times. --- # ATHL01J — Intercollegiate Water Polo 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
Limitation on Enrollment: This is a varsity team sport requiring coach's or academic advisor's approval. This is a course teaches theory, practice and game performance of the competitive sport. This course may be repeated three times. --- # ATHL01K — Intercollegiate Softball 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
Limitation on Enrollment: This is a varsity team sport requiring coach's or academic advisor's approval. This course teaches theory, practice and game performance of the competitive softball. This course may be repeated three times. --- # ATHL01L — Intercollegiate Volleyball 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
Limitation on Enrollment: This is a varsity team sport requiring coach's or academic advisor's approval. This is a course teaching theory, practice and game performance of the designated competitive sport. This course may be repeated three times. --- # ATHL02 — Off-Season Cond for Baseball 1 credits · 1 hours Limitation on Enrollment: This is a varsity team off-season conditioning course that requires coach's or academic advisor's signature. This course is designed to optimize sports performance and reduce risk of injury for the off-season intercollegiate athlete in the sport of baseball. Course content will include: sport specific skill development, sport specific strength training, cardiovascular conditioning, agility work, plyometrics, speed training, and flexibility exercises. This course is designed to prepare students for intercollegiate baseball competition and may be repeated to meet requi… --- # ATHL02A — Off-Season Cond for Baseball 1 credits · 1 hours : Begins Fall 2025
Limitation on Enrollment: This is a varsity team off-season conditioning course that requires coach's or academic advisor's signature. This course is designed to optimize sports performance and reduce risk of injury for the off-season intercollegiate athlete in the sport of baseball. Course content will include: sport specific skill development, sport specific strength training, cardiovascular conditioning, agility work, plyometrics, speed training, and flexibility exercises. This course is designed to prepare students for intercollegi… --- # ATHL02B — Off-Season Cond for Basketball 1 credits · 1 hours Begins Fall 2025
Limitation on Enrollment: This is a varsity team off-season conditioning course that requires coach's or academic advisor's signature. This course is designed to optimize sports performance and reduce risk of injury for the off-season intercollegiate athlete in the sport of basketball. Course content will include: sport specific skill development, sport specific strength training, cardiovascular conditioning, agility work, plyometrics, speed training, and flexibility exercises. This course is designed to prepare students for intercollegi… --- # ATHL02D — Off-Season Condt for Football 1 credits · 1 hours Begins Fall 2025
Limitation on Enrollment: This is a varsity team off-season conditioning course that requires coach's or academic advisor's signature. This course is designed to optimize sports performance and reduce risk of injury for the off-season intercollegiate athlete in the sport of football. Course content will include: sport specific skill development, sport specific strength training, cardiovascular conditioning, agility work, plyometrics, speed training, and flexibility exercises. This course is designed to prepare students for intercollegiate… --- # ATHL02F — Off-Season Cond. for Soccer 1 credits · 1 hours Begins Fall 2025
Limitation on Enrollment: This is a varsity team off-season conditioning course that requires coach's or academic athletic advisor's signature. This course is designed to optimize sports performance and reduce risk of injury for the off-season intercollegiate athlete in the sport of soccer. Course content will include: sport specific skill development, sport specific strength training, cardiovascular conditioning, agility work, plyometrics, speed training, and flexibility exercises. This course is designed to prepare students for intercol… --- # ATHL02G — Off-Season Cond for Water Polo 1 credits · 1 hours Begins Fall 2025
Limitation on Enrollment: This is a varsity team off-season conditioning course that requires coach's or academic advisor's signature. This course is designed to optimize sports performance and reduce risk of injury for the off-season intercollegiate athlete in the sport of water polo. Course content will include: sport specific skill development, sport specific strength training, cardiovascular conditioning, agility work, plyometrics, speed training, and flexibility exercises. This course is designed to prepare students for intercollegia… --- # ATHL02I — Off-Season Cond Track/Field 1 credits · 1 hours Begins Fall 2025
Limitation on Enrollment: This is a varsity team off-season conditioning course that requires coach's or academic advisor's signature. This course is designed to optimize sports performance and reduce risk of injury for the off-season intercollegiate athlete in the sport of track and field. Course content will include: sport specific skill development, sport specific strength training, cardiovascular conditioning, agility work, plyometrics, speed training, and flexibility exercises. This course is designed to prepare students for intercol… --- # ATHL02K — Off-Season Cond Softball 1 credits · 1 hours Begins Fall 2025
Limitation on Enrollment: This is a varsity team off-season conditioning course that requires coach's or academic advisor's signature. This course is designed to optimize sports performance and reduce risk of injury for the off-season intercollegiate athlete in the sport of softball. Course content will include: sport specific skill development, sport specific strength training, cardiovascular conditioning, agility work, plyometrics, speed training, and flexibility exercises. This course is designed to prepare students for intercollegiat… --- # ATHL02L — Off-Season Cond for Volleyball 1 credits · 1 hours Begins Fall 2025
Limitation on Enrollment: This is a varsity team off-season conditioning course that requires coach's or academic advisor's signature. This course is designed to optimize sports performance and reduce risk of injury for the off-season intercollegiate athlete in the sport of volleyball. Course content will include: sport specific skill development, sport specific strength training, cardiovascular conditioning, agility work,plyometrics, speed training, and flexibility exercises. This course is designed to prepare students for intercollegiat… --- # ATHL03 — Athletic Conditioning 0.5 credits · 0.5 hours Begins Fall 2025
Limitation on Enrollment: This is a varsity team off-season conditioning course that requires coach's or academic advisor's signature. Advisory: Good general health; absence of medical conditions that would prevent planned physical activity. This class is designed to prepare athletes for athletic competition. Different training techniques will be used including: functional training, core training, plyometrics, and strength training. Emphasis will be placed on injury prevention and to improve athletic performance. Multiple workouts are re… --- # ATHL13 — Advanced Basketball 0.5 credits · 0.5 hours Begins Fall 2025
Limitation on Enrollment: This is a varsity team off-season conditioning course that requires coach's or academic advisor's signature. This course offers the more advanced student the opportunity to develop and improve fundamental skills involved in basketball, such as, ball handling, shooting, defensive and offensive tactics, and physical endurance. It also covers team strategy and play. Rules, strategy, and sportsmanship are also stressed. This course may be repeated three times. --- # ATHL36A — Theory & Analysis of Football 1 credits · 1 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course presents the fundamental knowledge of football through lecture and discussions. The analyzing of in season practices and games will take place during this course. This course is recommended for varsity football players. --- # ATHL36B — Theory & Analysis of Basketbal 1 credits · 1 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course presents the fundamental knowledge of basketball through techniques of lecture, discussions, and video analysis. This course is recommended for physical education, recreation, and recreation-aide majors and varsity basketball players. --- # ATHL36C — Theory & Analysis of Baseball 1 credits · 1 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course presents the fundamental knowledge of baseball through techniques of lecture, discussions, and video analysis. This course is recommended for kinesiology, physical education, recreation, and recreation-aide majors and varsity baseball players. --- # ATHL36D — Theory Analysis Track & Field 1 credits · 1 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course presents the fundamental knowledge of track and field through techniques of lecture, discussions, and video/DVD analysis. --- # AUTO04 — Automotive Mechanics 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This class is designed for students without prior experience in automotive mechanics. It is a study of fundamental theory and operation of the components that make up the major automotive systems with the purpose of giving the student general knowledge of the automobile. Major emphasis is given to operational principles of the automobile and related terminology. --- # AUTO24 — Work Experience in Auto Tech 1 credits · 1 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course enables students to earn college credit for learning or improving skills or knowledge on-the-job in automotive technology. Fifty-four (54) hours, either paid or volunteer, are required per unit of credit attempted. Students must have an established work site in automotive technology or a related field prior to enrolling in the course. --- # AUTO32 — Wheel Alignment & Suspension 4 credits · 4 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is designed to provide the technical knowledge and experience required for aligning and servicing suspension systems on modern automobiles. Laboratory exercises will provide the student an opportunity to develop entry-level skills in the use of machines and equipment commonly used in wheel alignment, tire service, and front-end repairs. --- # AUTO33 — Automotive Brake Systems 4 credits · 4 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is designed for students without prior experience in automotive brake repair. The course will cover theory, service and repair of conventional, Antilock Brake Systems (ABS) and related brake systems. Laboratory exercises will provide the student the opportunity to develop skills and knowledge in the use of tools and equipment necessary in the repair and service of automotive brake systems. --- # AUTO36 — Auto Manual Transmissions 4 credits · 4 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is designed for the student without any prior experience in standard transmissions or drive axles. The class will provide technical information required for understanding and repairing of manual transmissions and drive trains. Laboratory exercise will provide the student with proper repair procedures and use of related tools and equipment. Standard transmissions, transaxles, differentials, drivelines, and related components will be covered. --- # AUTO44 — Air Conditioning & Heating 4 credits · 4 hours Begins Fall 2025
This is a basic course in the principles of operation of automotive air conditioning, heating system, and cooling system. The course covers theory, system controls, troubleshooting, service, and repairs. Lab emphasis consists of system diagnosis servicing, repairs, and preventive maintenance on live vehicles. --- # AUTO47 — Engine Performance 2 credits · 2 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is a study in the diagnosis of automotive electrical and computer controlled fuel and ignition systems. The course will cover charging and starting circuits, computer controlled fuel injection and ignition systems and emissions control devices. All integrated systems will be included as they relate to live maintenance and diagnostic procedures. Advanced systems diagnosis and maintenance of these circuits will receive special attention. --- # AUTO54 — Automotive Basic Skills 4 credits · 4 hours This course is an introduction to the Automotive Program and is designed for the entry levelautomotive student to develop the fundamental knowledge and skills required to entersubsequent automotive courses. This course will cover vehicle identification, use of repairdatabases, use of critical tools/equipment, and electrical fundamentals necessary for the useof electrical test equipment. --- # AUTO55 — Auto Emissions Level 1 & 2 Tra 5 credits · 5 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is designed to provide students with knowledge and skills necessary to perform Smog Check Inspections. Level 1 training is intended to provide students with fundamental knowledge of engine and emission control theory, design and operation. Level 2 training is intended to provide students the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to perform Smog Check inspections. Students who successfully complete this training will have met the California Bureau of Automotive Repair requirements for Level 1 and 2 training to qualify to tak… --- # AUTO56 — Adv Diagnosis and Repair Auto 2 credits · 2 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is designed to permit the student to gain additional diagnostic and hands on experience in automotive power trains, drive trains, and chassis systems. This course will help prepare the student for employment in the automotive repair industry with entry level skills. --- # AUTO57 — Auto Electrical Systems 4.5 credits · 4.5 hours This course covers automotive electrical systems and includes a review of electron theory, magnetism, and semiconductors. The student will acquire technical and working knowledge of starting, charging and ignition systems and components. The student will acquire working and technical knowledge of electrical accessories and accessory circuits. The use of special service tools and electronic diagnostic equipment will be included. --- # AUTO58 — Auto Computerized Controls 4.5 credits · 4.5 hours This course provides an in-depth exploration of automotive computers and electronic systems, essential for modern vehicle diagnostics and repair. Students will gain a comprehensive understanding of the integration of computer technology in automotive systems including various sensors and actuators. Key topics include the fundamentals of automotive electronics, the architecture of automotive computer systems, communication protocols such as CAN bus, OBD-II diagnostics,and the role of software in vehicle performance and safety. --- # AUTO59 — Intro to Electrified Vehicles 4.5 credits · 4.5 hours Students must have basic understanding of automotive electrical systema and use of electrical test equipment. The course is designed for students without prior knowledge of Hybrid and Electric Vehicles. This course will cover the different types of electrified vehicles, safety, operation, and basic repair procedures related to electric motors, inverters, and high voltage batteries. --- # AUTO61 — Automotive Engines 4 credits · 4 hours This is a class in the principles and theory of engine repair and rebuilding including the disassembly and assembly of engines. There will be emphasis on inspection, measuring, and comparing worn and rebuilt parts. Testing equipment will be used during in-car engine condition diagnosis. Also included will be minor machining operations that are used in engine rebuilding and repairing. --- # AUTO64 — Automatic Transmissions 4 credits · 4 hours This course will cover domestic and import automatic transmissions and transaxles. Rebuilding will include diagnosis, inspection, repair, and testing. Theory will cover power flow, apply devices, hydraulics, torque converters, and shift controls. --- # AUTO66 — Automotive Parts & Service 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course will cover the duties and responsibilities of automotive parts and service advisors working at independent and dealership-based stores. Course content will include service and parts merchandising and communication skills, integrated computer management software, cost estimation, enhancing customer satisfaction, scheduling, inventory control, hazardous materials, warranties, lemon laws and documentation requirements. --- # AUTO76 — Advanced Automotive Service 4 credits · 4 hours This college-level course offers advanced training for aspiring automotive technicians,focusing on real-world applications in live vehicle work environments. Students will delveinto the intricacies of automotive repair, with an emphasis on the flat rate payment systemcommonly utilized in the industry. Additionally, students will learn essential skills indocumenting their work, ensuring accuracy, professionalism, and compliance with industrystandards. Through a combination of hands-on experience and theoretical instruction,participants will develop the expertise needed to excel as proficient a… --- # BIOL01 — General Biology for Non-Majors 4 credits · 4 hours Ends Summer 2026. Effective Fall 2026, BIOL-C1000 replaces BIOL-01.
Limitation on Enrollment: This course is not open to students having a C or better in BIOL-04A. This is an introductory-level course designed for non-majors. Areas stressed include the origin of life, structure and function of cells, basic processes of life, reproduction, ecology, microbiology, evolution, classification, genetics, and metabolic processes. --- # BIOL02 — Human Biology 4 credits · 4 hours Begins Fall 2025
Limitation on Enrollment: This course is not open to students having a C or better in BIOL-04A or BIOL-04AH. This course is recommended for Allied Health students. This course is an introduction to the principles of biology with an emphasis on humans. Topics covered include scientific method, cell structure and function, biochemistry, metabolism, cell division, heredity, biotechnology, evolution, anatomy and physiology of the human body, development and aging, disease, and ecology. This course is recommended for allied health students. --- # BIOL04A — Fundamentals of Biology 4 credits · 4 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is a study of the principles of biology. Areas of study will include aspects of the philosophy of science, the chemistry of life, the cell and cellular organization, biological membranes, energy transfer including photosynthesis and cellular metabolism, mitosis/meiosis, and molecular biology. Genetics will include Mendelian genetics, human genetics and Biotechnology. This course is intended for science majors for pre-medical, pre-veterinarian, pre-dental, pre-optometry, and pre-pharmacy majors. --- # BIOL04B — Diversity of Life 5 credits · 5 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is the second semester of a two-semester sequence of general biology for biology majors. This course will cover the origins of life, evolutionary history, biological diversity, plant form and function, animal form and function, and ecology. This course is intended for science majors and for pre-medical, pre-veterinarian, pre-dental, pre-optometry, and pre-pharmacy majors. --- # BIOL06 — Environmental Science 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This introductory course examines Earth as an ecosystem composed of biological, chemical and physical processes with emphasis on man's impact on the planet. Topics include the structure and function of ecosystems, biodiversity, the impact of industrialization and urbanization, energy, populations, resources, pollution, pesticides and risk/benefit assessment. --- # BIOL09 — Introduction to Genetics 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is an introductory study of genetic principles, inheritance, variation, and evolution in plants and animals. This course includes the study of Mendelian genetics, molecular genetics, and population genetics. Recent research innovations explored include genetic engineering. --- # BIOL16 — General Human Anatomy 4 credits · 4 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is an intensive study of the structure of the human body. Consideration is given to the skeletal, muscular, circulatory, respiratory, digestive, excretory, reproductive, and nervous systems. Special emphasis is placed on the needs of students majoring in biology, nursing, physical education, and medical sciences. --- # BIOL18 — Principles of Physiology 4 credits · 4 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is a general lecture and laboratory course in human physiology, including a study of blood and circulation, respiration, muscle activity, endocrine glands, digestion, excretion, and the functions and activities of the brain, nerves, and sense organs. --- # BIOL20 — Microbiology 4 credits · 4 hours Begins Fall 2025
This is an introductory course familiarizing students with basic laboratory techniques and fundamental topics of microbiology. Laboratory work includes aseptic techniques, staining procedures, biochemical characterization, serology, and DNA technology used in the identification of microorganisms. Lecture topics consist of a historical overview, genetics, metabolism, cell physiology, growth requirements, immunology, and host-parasite interactions between humans and bacteria, viruses, protozoa, and helminthes. The course is designed for st… --- # BIOL32 — Intro to Biotechnology 4 credits · 4 hours Begins Fall 2025
This is an introductory course in the theory and principles of biotechnology and how the field applies to meeting the needs of today's world. Topics covered within the lectures include the application of Biotechnology in medicine, microbial engeneering, biomanufacturing, bioremediation, agriculture and biofules. In addition, the specialized fields of stem cells, personalized therapies in medicine, forensics and agricultureal biotechnology are covered. The discussion section of the course will incorporate active student involvement in gene… --- # BIOL32L — Intro to Biotechnology Lab 2 credits · 2 hours Begins Fall 2025
This lab is the required partner to BIOL-32 for students pursuing the Biotechnology A.S. or certificate degrees. --- # BIOL33 — Biotechnology II 4 credits · 4 hours Begins Fall 2025
An advanced course on techniques in biotechnology. This course is designed to build upon the skills developed in Biology 32. The course will cover PCR, restriction enzyme digest, subcloning, gene expression, genomic library construction, primary cell culture, mammalian cell expression systems, Southern and Western blotting, and protein quantization. Field trips may be required. --- # BIOL50 — Survey Anatomy/Physiology 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This is a course in basic anatomy and physiology of the human body. It is designed as an elementary course for students with limited background in science or biology. --- # BUS10 — Introduction to Business 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This survey course is an overview of all aspects involved in business. It covers economic foundations, types of business organizations, marketing, money and banking, and finance. This information will be integrated and related to social, political, legal, and international matters affecting the United States. --- # BUS18A — Business Law 4 credits · 4 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is a study of legal principles that govern the conduct of business. Included are surveys of the essential elements of legal history and jurisprudence; judicial, administrative, and alternative dispute resolution; ethics; business crime; torts; contracts and the UCC; bankruptcy; agency relationships; property; administrative law; labor and employment law; international law. Introduction to legal research and brief-writing are also included. --- # BUS35 — Money Management 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course offers instruction in basic financial, career and life planning. Areas of study include income distribution; occupational earnings; wise buying; credit and borrowing; insurance; housing; savings and investments; taxes; and retirement and planning. --- # BUS37 — Small Business Entrprnshp 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is designed to educate prospective new business owners. Topics include the business environment, enterprise management, legal considerations, financing, insuring a business, budgeting, and marketing for a small business. --- # BUSN749 — Applied Office Occupations 0 credits · 0 hours Begins Fall 2025
This entry-level course is designed for the adult student who desires vocational training in the field of Office Occupations. The course is project-based to develop student entry-level skill proficiency in using state of the art technology to solve problems. Various simulations reflective of real life experiences will be a major part of the instructional units. The course is 192 to 240 hours in duration and is open entry format. --- # BUSN752 — Essential Computing & Digital 0 credits · 0 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course introduces adult learners to modern computing, focusing on the Windows environment. Students will learn to navigate desktops, execute basic commands, browse the internet, use email and download files. Topics also include cloud storage, cybersecurity basics, online collaboration tools and use of apps for remote communication and productivity essential for today's technology-driven workplace. This course is 24 to 288 hours in duration. --- # BUSN756 — Intro to Tech Office Occ 0 credits · 0 hours Begins Fall 2025
This entry-level course is designed for the adult student who desires vocational training in the field of Office Occupations. This course will introduce students to computers and the Windows software environment. Students will learn to identify the components of desktop screens and learn to execute basic computer commands. The class will also cover keyboarding, email, basic business skills and downloading files. The course is project-based to develop student entry-level skill proficiency in using Microsoft Office Word, Power Point, Excel… --- # CADM01 — Print Reading & Sketching 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is for technical students and other personnel who must be skilled in reading industrial prints. The student will become familiar with industrial prints, industry standards, and current practices. There will be a basic coverage of sketching as it applies to the communication skills of reading prints. --- # CADM02 — Descriptive Geometry 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course involves the use of computer-aided drafting and hand sketching to solve problems and communicate ideas. The course is also an introduction to descriptive geometry using computers and more traditional methods of problem solving through the auxiliary view and two-view methods. The development of graphical methods in their application to graphs, charts, and spatial and vector geometry will be studied. --- # CADM10 — Introduction to 3D 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is an introduction to direct 3D modeling. Students will gain an understanding of how 3D modeling works, and how it can be used with other applications. --- # CADM11 — Fund Computer-Aided Drafting 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course uses AutoCAD. The student will progress through the fundamental and some intermediate commands. Topics included are: drawing set-up, drawing, editing, text, and dimensioning. Also, the student will construct multi-view drawings as used in industry. Most drawings will be printed from paper space. --- # CBE101 — CBE Continuation 0 credits · 0 hours This is a course built for students to continue with their CBE program. --- # CBEAGT701A — Ag Tech Digital Literacy 0 credits · 0 hours Identify and utilize digital technology (hardware and software) used in agriculture. Prerequisites: AGT-701 --- # CBEAGT701B — Ag Tech Applied Tech Reading 0 credits · 0 hours Read and interpret agricultural industry documents. Prerequisites: AGT-701 --- # CBEAGT701C — Ag Tech Applied Tech Writing 0 credits · 0 hours Write effective agricultural technical reports. Prerequisites: AGT-701 --- # CBEAGT702A — Ag Systems Fundamentals 0 credits · 0 hours Explain agriculture industry fundamentals. Prerequisites: AGT-702 --- # CBEAGT702B — Ag Animal Production Systems 0 credits · 0 hours Explain the fundamentals of animal systems. Prerequisites: AGT-702 --- # CBEAGT702C — Ag Crop Production Systems 0 credits · 0 hours Explain the fundamentals of plant science and crop production systems. Prerequisites: AGT-702 --- # CBEAGT703A — Ag Basic Safety 0 credits · 0 hours Follow workplace safety protocols using Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) standards. Prerequisites: AGT-703 --- # CBEAGT703B — Ag Tool Operation 0 credits · 0 hours Safely use basic hand and power tools. Prerequisites: AGT-703 --- # CBEAGT703C — Ag Food Safety 0 credits · 0 hours Implement best practices to meet manufacturing, food safety, and sanitation requirements. Prerequisites: AGT-703 --- # CBEAGT704A — Ag Basic Equipment Operation 0 credits · 0 hours Safely operate electronic and mechanical equipment used in agriculture. Prerequisites: AGT-704 --- # CBEAGT704B — Ag Basic Equipment Configur 0 credits · 0 hours Safely set up electrical and mechanical equipment in agricultural tasks. Prerequisites: AGT-704 --- # CBEAGT704C — Ag Basic Equipment Troubleshoo 0 credits · 0 hours Troubleshoot basic electrical, mechanical, and software systems and communicate identified issues effectively. Prerequisites: AGT-704 --- # CBEAGT705A — Ag Industry Communication 0 credits · 0 hours Communicate effectively using industry methods within an organizational structure. Prerequisites: AGT-705 --- # CBEAGT705B — Ag Employability Skills 0 credits · 0 hours Demonstrate leadership and interpersonal skills in a professional setting. Prerequisites: AGT-705 --- # CHEM02A — Introductory Chemistry 4 credits · 4 hours Begins Fall 2025
This is an introduction to the general principles of inorganic chemistry, atomic and molecular structure, states of matter, solutions, and radioactivity. The class is designed for students majoring in liberal studies; nursing or agriculture. --- # CHEM02B — Introductory Chemistry 4 credits · 4 hours Begins Fall 2025
This is a continuation of CHEM-02A with emphasis on organic and biochemistry. The structure, nomenclature, and properties of organic compounds such as alkanes, alkenes, arenes, alcohols, thiols, amines, aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids and their derivatives are covered. Structure, properties and reactions of biochemical compounds such as carbohydrates, proteins, and lipids are covered and followed through major and minor metabolic pathways. This course is intended for students in liberal studies, agriculture, and health-related field… --- # CHEM04A — General Chemistry I 5 credits · 5 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is designed to teach general principles of chemistry emphasizing nomenclature, chemical equations, stoichiometry, concentration, gas laws, atomic structure, bonding, intermolecular forces, and crystalline solids. It is designed for the student majoring in chemistry, physics, biology, engineering, pre-med, or related fields. A student who has not successfully completed the prerequisite of CHEM-02A but has completed a high school chemistry course with a grade of "B" or higher may consider submitting a prerequisite challenge. --- # CHEM04B — General Chemistry II 5 credits · 5 hours Begins Fall 2025
This is a continuation of the general principles of chemistry, with emphasis on kinetics, chemical equilibria, thermodynamics, electrochemistry, nuclear chemistry and transition metal complexes. An introduction to the principles of organic chemistry is included. The lab provides the student with experience in qualitative and quantitative analysis. --- # CHEM13A — First Sem Organic Chem Lec 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is a study of the theory and practice of organic chemistry examining the bonding, structure, stereochemistry, nomenclature, properties, and reactions of hydrocarbons and organic halides. Addition, substitution, elimination, and rearrangement reactions are examined. Corresponding mechanisms and energy diagrams are included in the study. Nuclear magnetic resonance, infrared, ultra-violet and mass spectroscopy are introduced as structural elucidation techniques. --- # CHEM13AL — First Semester Organi Chem Lab 2 credits · 2 hours Begins Fall 2025
A laboratory course that includes the study of organic laboratory techniques including the synthesis of organic compounds, separation, characterization, identification, purification, and the use of related instrumentation. This course is directed toward students in science and pre-professional preparation. --- # CHEM13B — Second Sem Organic Chem Lec 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is a continuation of CHEM-13A, expanding the study of organic chemistry to include aromatic hydrocarbons, alcohols, ethers, thiols, sulfides, aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids and derivatives, amines and an introduction to the biochemistry of carbohydrates, proteins, and lipids. Included is a further examination of the use of IR, NMR, GC and Mass Spectroscopy in the identification of organic substances. --- # CHEM13BL — Second Semester Org Chem Lab 2 credits · 2 hours Begins Fall 2025
In the laboratory, course emphasis is placed on the reaction, synthesis, purification, characterization, spectroscopy, and qualitative tests of organic substances. This course is directed toward students in science and pre-professional preparation. --- # CHEM95S — Chemistry Support 1 credits · 1 hours Begins Fall 2025
A review of the core prerequisite skills, competencies and concepts needed in Introductory Chemistry. Topics include basic science process skills, prealgebra and elementary algebra, and the development of critical thinking, problem-solving, and effective study skills needed forintroductory chemistry. Intended for students who are currently enrolled in Introductory Chemistry. --- # CLDV01 — Child Growth and Development 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
Examines the progression of development in the physical, cognitive, social, and emotionaldomains and identifies developmental milestones for children from conception through adolescence. Emphasis on interactions between biological processes and environmental factors.Students will observe children, evaluate individual differences, and analyze characteristics of development at various stages according to developmental theories.(Approved C-ID CDEV 100) --- # CLDV02 — Child, Family and Community 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
The processes of socialization focusing on the interrelationship of family, school, and community.Examines the influence of multiple societal contexts. Explores the role of collaboration between family, community, and schools in supporting children's development, birth through adolescence.(Approved C-ID CDEV 110) --- # CLDV03 — Principles/Practices of Teachi 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
Historical contexts and theoretical perspectives of developmentally and culturally appropriatepractice in early care and education for children birth through age eight. Explores the typical rolesand expectations of early childhood educators. Identifies professional ethics, career pathways, and professional standards. Introduces best practices for developmentally and culturally appropriate learning environments, curriculum, and effective pedagogy for young children including how play contributes to children's learning, growth, and develop… --- # CLDV04L — Observation & Assessment Pract 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
Limitation on Enrollment: As per California Law SB792, all volunteers, students, and employees of educational/service facilities must provide documentation verifying required immunizations and negative TB test. These requirements must be met prior to the start of class. Introduces the appropriate use of assessment and observation tools and strategies to document young children's development and learning. The use of findings to inform and plan learning environments and experiences are emphasized. Recording strategies, rating systems, port… --- # CLDV05 — Health, Safety and Nutrition 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
Laws, regulations, standards, policies, procedures, and best practices related to health, safety, andnutrition in care and education settings for children birth through middle childhood. Includes the teacher's role in prevention strategies, nutrition and meal planning, integrating health safety and nutrition experiences into daily routines, and overall risk management. (Approved for C-ID ECE220) --- # CLDV06 — Teaching in A Diverse Society 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
Examines the historical and current perspectives on diversity and inclusion and the impact ofsystemic societal influences on children's development, learning, and school experiences.Strategies for developmentally, culturally, and linguistically appropriate anti-bias curriculum will beexplored as well as approaches to promote inclusive and equitable classroom communities. Includes self-reflection on the influence of teachers' own culture and life experiences on teaching and interactions with children and families. (Approved for C-ID ECE 2… --- # CLDV07 — Intro to Curr for Young Child 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
Developmentally appropriate curriculum and environments for children birth through age eight. Students will use knowledge of children's development, theories of learning and development, and examples from various models of developmentally appropriate practice to plan environments and curriculum in all content areas to support children's development and learning integrated throughout indoor and outdoor settings. (Approved for C-ID ECE 130) --- # CLDV07L — Practicum 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
Limitation on Enrollment: As per California Law SB792, all volunteers, students, and employees of educational/service facilities must provide documentation verifying required immunizations and negative TB test. These requirements must be met prior to the start of class. Demonstration of developmentally appropriate early childhood program planning and teaching competencies under the supervision of ECE/CD faculty and other qualified early education professionals. Students will utilize practical classroom experiences to make connections bet… --- # CLDV09 — Human Development 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is an introduction to the scientific study of human development from conception through death. It examines interplay of biological, psychological, social, and cultural forces on the developing human being. --- # CLDV10 — Working With Challenging Behav 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
Appropriate for classroom teachers in various settings, students will identify developmentally appropriate behaviors, challenging behaviors and the various influences that effect children's behavior. Students will analyze children's behaviors and select strategies to make positive changes. Emphasizes the connection between children's social and emotional development and their success in the classroom, and how the teachers' perceptions, experiences, and behavior influence child behaviors. --- # CLDV11L — Early Intervention Practicum 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
Limitation on Enrollment: As per California Law SB792, all volunteers, students, and employees of educational/service facilities must provide documentation verifying required immunizations and negative TB test. These requirements must be met prior to the start of class. Examines curriculum and early intervention strategies for working with children with special needs in partnership with their families. Focuses on the use of observation and assessment in meeting the individualized needs of children in inclusive and natural environments. I… --- # CLDV13 — Multi Language Learners 3 credits · 3 hours This course covers research-based principles and practices for providing children birth through age eight with a strong foundation in multilingual and literacy development withina developmentally appropriate approach. Students will explore various topics, including theteacher's role, preparation of the classroom environment, anti-bias curriculum development,and teaching strategies, with an emphasis on ways to support multilingualism. --- # CLDV20 — Trauma in Childhood 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
Course provides an overview of trauma-informed care and practice in early childhood education, including the impact of trauma on the developing child, protective and resiliency factors as applied to development, and the benefits and opportunities of partnering with families. Impacts of early childhood traumatic experiences on physical, cognitive, and psychological development throughout the lifespan will be explored. --- # CLDV20L — Trauma Informed Practicum 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
Limitation on Enrollment: As per California Law SB792, all volunteers, students, and employees of educational/service facilities must provide documentation verifying required immunizations and negative TB test. These requirements must be met prior to the start of class. This course will focus on trauma informed practices for administrators, teachers, counselors and parents working and/or practicing in social services and/or education settings. An introduction to trauma informed care approaches and implementation of trauma informed princi… --- # CLDV24 — Work Experience in Child Devel 1 credits · 1 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course enables students to earn college credit for learning or improving skills or knowledge on-the-job in the field of early childhood education. Fifty-four (54) hours, either paid or volunteer,are required per unit of credit attempted. Students must have an established work site in early childhood education or related field prior to enrolling in the course. --- # CLDV30 — Infant & Toddler Development 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
A study of infants and toddlers from pre-conception to age three including physical, cognitive, language, social, and emotional growth and development. Applies theoretical frameworks to interpret behavior and interactions between heredity and environment. Emphasizes the role of family and relationships in development. --- # CLDV30D — School-Age Curriculum 2 credits · 2 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is designed to help Early Childhood Education students and practicing child care professionals create developmentally appropriate curriculum ideas for children in school-age programs, ages 5-12 years old. Students will do hands-on work with materials. --- # CLDV30L — Infant/Toddler Care Practicum 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
Limitation on Enrollment: As per California Law SB792, all volunteers, students, and employees of educational/service facilities must provide documentation verifying required immunizations and negative TB test. These requirements must be met prior to the start of class. Focusing on children ages birth to 3 years, this course applies current theory and research to the care and education of infants and toddlers in group settings. Coursework examines essential policies, principles and practices that lead to high quality care and developmenta… --- # CLDV33 — Working With Families 1 credits · 1 hours Begins Fall 2025
This is a course designed for students who are interested in working with families in child care, early childhood and other school settings. Students will examine the diversity of families, effective home-school-community relationships and effective teacher-family communication. --- # CLDV34A — Admin. I: Early Child Program 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
Introduction to the administration of Early Care and Education (ECE) Programs. Covers program types, budget, management, regulations, laws, development and implementation of policies and procedures. Examines administrative tools, philosophies, and techniques needed to organize, open, and operate an ECE program that is responsive to the needs of the community. --- # CLDV34B — Admin II: Early Child Leaders 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
An advanced Administrative course, covers effective strategies for Early Care and Education (ECE) Program leadership, advocacy, and personnel management. Includes legal and ethical responsibilities, supervision techniques, professional development, and reflective practice for diverse, inclusive, and equitable Programs. --- # CLDV37 — Adult Supervision & Ece 2 credits · 2 hours Begins Fall 2025
Methods and principles of supervising, mentoring, and coaching student teachers and other adults in early care and education settings. Presents the strategies and skills necessary to support the development of adult learners as effective mentors, coaches, and teachers. Emphasis is on individualized, relationship- and strengths-based approaches, reflective practices, and constructive communication skills. Covers characteristics and roles, career requirements and pathways, and use of evaluation in setting professional learning goals. Cours… --- # CLDV38 — Children With Special Needs 3 credits · 3 hours Introduces the variations in development of children with special needs ages birth through eight and the resulting impact on families. Includes an overview of typical and atypical development, historical and societal influences, laws relating to children with special needs, and the identification and referral process. --- # CLDV41 — Infant and Toddler Feeding 1 credits · 1 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course focuses on feeding typical and atypical developing infants beginning at birth with breast milk, formulas, first foods and progresses to textures and foods appropriate for the toddler. Course focuses on how to feed a baby, prevent baby bottle tooth decay and choking prevention. Students will learn about appropriate snacks, food safety aspects and food preparation for children with varying needs. Finally students will have the opportunity to design an age appropriate menu meeting the Child Care Food Program Guidelines. This cour… --- # CLDV54 — Sexual Dev of Young Children 1 credits · 1 hours Begins Fall 2025
Addressing healthy sexual development of young children may be awkward and uncomfortable for most adults. This course identifies stages of sexual development from infancy to adolescence. Students will learn techniques in how to address children's sexual development by utilizing accurate, age appropriate information to children to develop healthy, safe and secure attitudes of their bodies. --- # CLDV56 — School-Age Development 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This introductory course on school-age development covers an overview of school-age care; the school-age professional; school-age theory and development ages 5-13; current issues facing school-age children; guidance of school-age children; regulations and program quality; and developing partnerships with communities and families. Students will participate in observations of school-age children and programs. --- # CLDV56L — School-Age Practicum 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
Limitation on Enrollment: As per California Law SB792, all volunteers, students, and employees of educational/service facilities must provide documentation verifying required immunizations and negative TB test. These requirements must be met prior to the start of class. School-age programs will be studied for purposes of planning experiences, which encourage physical, cognitive, social and emotional growth. The laboratory will consist of supervised work in a selected school-age care program and is designed to offer students continued and… --- # CLDV57 — Child Abuse and Neglect 1 credits · 1 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is designed to assist students and practicing professionals working with children and families understand the identification, treatment, and prevention of child abuse and neglect. --- # CLDV64 — Reflective Practices 2 credits · 2 hours Begins Fall 2025
While working with young children and their families, students will examine their philosophy of developmentally appropriate practice and engage in the Reflective Practice Cycle process. Students will use a variety of instructional strategies, including purposeful play, to assess and support children's learning and development. --- # CLDV65A — CA PS: Lang/Lit 1 credits · 1 hours Begins Fall 2025
Introduction to the language and literacy development domain in the California Preschool Learning Foundations and Frameworks including the strands of listening and speaking, reading, and writing. Provides practical considerations for implementing the curriculum frameworks developed for this domain. Applicable to required or professional development units for Child Development Permit holders, pre-school, transitional kindergarten, and early-primary teachers. --- # CLDV65B — CA PS: Math 1 credits · 1 hours Begins Fall 2025
Introduction to the mathematics domain of the California Preschool Learning Foundations and Frameworks including the strands of number sense, algebra and functions, measurement, geometry, and mathematical reasoning. Provides strategies for implementing the curriculum frameworks developed for this domain. Applicable to required or professional development units for Child Development Permit holders, pre-school, transitional kindergarten, and early-primary teachers. --- # CLDV65C — CA PS: Science 1 credits · 1 hours Ends Summer 2025
Introduces the science domain of the California Preschool Learning Foundations and Frameworks including the strands of scientific inquiry, physical, life, and earth sciences and provides practical strategies for implementing the curriculum frameworks developed for this domain. Applicable to required or professional development units for Child Development Permit holders, pre-school, transitional kindergarten, and early-primary teachers. --- # CLDV65D — History and Social Science 1 credits · 1 hours Begins Fall 2025
Introduction to the history and social science domain of the California Preschool Learning Foundations and Frameworks including strands of self and society, civics, history, geography, ecology, and economics. Provides practical strategies for implementing the curriculum frameworks developed for this domain. Applicable to required or professional development units for Child Development Permit holders, pre-school, transitional kindergarten, and early-primary teachers. --- # CLDV65E — Social and Emotional 1 credits · 1 hours Begins Fall 2025
Introduction to the social and emotional development domain of the California Preschool Learning Foundations and Frameworks including the strands of self, social interaction, and relationships. Provides practical strategies for implementing the curriculum frameworks developed for this domain. Applicable to required or professional development units for Child Development Permit holders, pre-school, transitional kindergarten, and early-primary teachers. --- # CLDV65F — English Lang. Development 1 credits · 1 hours Begins Fall 2025
Introduction to the English language learners domain of the California Preschool Learning Foundations and Frameworks including strands of listening, speaking, reading and writing. Provides practical strategies for implementing the curriculum frameworks developed for this domain. Applicable to required or professional development units for Child Development Permit holders, pre-school, transitional kindergarten, and early-primary teachers. --- # CLDV65G — Performing Arts 1 credits · 1 hours Begins Fall 2025
Introduction to the performing arts domain of the California Preschool Learning Foundations and Frameworks including strands of music, drama, and dance. Provides practical strategies for implementing the curriculum frameworks developed for this domain. Applicable to required or professional development units for Child Development Permit holders, pre-school, transitional kindergarten, and early-primary teachers. --- # CLDV65H — Visual Arts 1 credits · 1 hours Begins Fall 2025
Introduction to the visual arts domain of the California Preschool Learning Foundations and Frameworks including artistic expression and response, and skills using various art mediums. Provides practical strategies for implementing the curriculum frameworks developed for this domain. Applicable to required or professional development units for Child Development Permit holders, preschool, transitional kindergarten, and early-primary teachers. --- # CLDV65I — Physical Development 1 credits · 1 hours Begins Fall 2025
Introduction to the physical development domain of the California Preschool Learning Foundations and Frameworks including strands of fundamental movement skills, perceptual-motor skills and movement concepts, and active physical play. Provides practical strategies for implementing the curriculum frameworks developed for this domain. Applicable to required or Child Development Permit holders, pre-school, transitional kindergarten, and early-primary teachers. --- # CLDV65J — Health 1 credits · 1 hours Begins Fall 2025
Introduction to the physical development domain of the California Preschool Learning Foundations and Frameworks including strands of fundamental movement skills, perceptual-motor skills and movement concepts, and active physical play. Provides practical strategies for implementing the curriculum frameworks developed for this domain. Applicable to required or Child Development Permit holders, pre-school, transitional kindergarten, and early-primary teachers. --- # CLEPBIOL — CLEP-Biology 3 credits · 3 hours --- # CLEPBUS — CLEP-Business 3 credits · 3 hours --- # CLEPENGL — CLEP-English 6 credits · 6 hours --- # CLEPHIST — CLEP-History 3 credits · 3 hours --- # CLEPHUM — CLEP-Humanities 6 credits · 6 hours --- # CLEPMATH — CLEP-Math 6 credits · 6 hours --- # CLEPNATS — CLEP-Natural Science 6 credits · 6 hours --- # CLEPPHSC — CLEP-Physical Science Survey 3 credits · 3 hours --- # CLEPSOCS — CLEP-Social Science 6 credits · 6 hours --- # CLEPSPAN — CLEP-Spanish 6 credits · 6 hours --- # COLL47 — UC STEM Transfer Experience 0.5 credits · 0.5 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course covers important information for students who plan to transfer to one of the nine University of California campuses in one of the STEM disciplines. Topics include exploration of STEM academic and professional pathways, acceptance of UC admission, assessment of campus resources and methods for maintaining health and wellness in the transition to a new institution of higher education. Students have the opportunity to broaden their perspectives by examining the role of STEM education in society and explore the impact of STEM educ… --- # COLL53 — Orientation and Strategies 1 credits · 1 hours Begins Fall 2025
The course is designed to orient students to Merced College and introduce practical strategies for college success. Topics addressed will include: Orientation; Assessment and Awareness of Values, Choices and Behaviors that impact College Success; Understanding the College Catalog, College Policies, and Campus Resources; Navigating Technology; Goal Setting; Study Strategies; and Clarifying Major/Career Pathways in relation to the students intended "School of" study. --- # COLL54 — Math Strategies 1 credits · 1 hours Begins Fall 2025
This comprehensive course is designed for students who need additional instruction in compensatory strategies that typically lead to success within the traditional classroom. Specialized instruction will occur in formulating efficient personal, test-taking and study strategies specifically related to learning math. --- # COLL55 — Transition to College 1 credits · 1 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is designed for new and reentry students who need additional instruction and compensatory strategies to learn to be successful within the traditional classroom. --- # COLL56 — Improving Learning 2 credits · 2 hours Begins Fall 2025
This comprehensive course is designed to provide specialized instructions to students to maximize their learning potential and increase academic efficiency. --- # COLL57 — Reaching STEM Potential 0.5 credits · 0.5 hours Begins Fall 2025
This first-year experience course for STEM majors will explore both the challenges associated withpursuing a two- or four-year degree in STEM as well as the benefits of successfully completingsuch a degree. Content will be informed by the research-based application of Expectancy ValueTheory and will include strategies for success in STEM. The course will include career explorationand a career assessment to aid students in evaluating their own personal alignment in a STEM discipline. --- # COMM02 — Oral Interpretation 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is designed to introduce students to performance studies through analysis, appreciation, and application of interpretive performance of the various forms of literature: poetry, prose and drama. --- # COMM14 — Small Group Communication 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025. Effective Fall 2025, COMM-14 replaces COMM-04.
This course emphasizes the principles of public speaking within a democratic society, focusing on the foundational knowledge and practice of delivering effective informative and persuasive messages in a small group context. Students develop speaking, participation, and leadership skills through faculty supervised and faculty-evaluated presentations. The course introduces rhetorical theory, small group theory, and methods of rhetorical analysis, enabling students to discover, develop, and c… --- # COMM15 — Interpersonal Communication 3 credits · 3 hours Ends Summer 2026. Effective Fall 2026, COMM-C1004 replaces COMM-15
The focus of this course is to examine the dynamics of communication in one-to-onerelationships from a theoretical point of view with a focus on core concepts and methods ofresearch in interpersonal relationships. Communication theory and skills will be investigatedin order to help students gain a basic knowledge of the cultural and social organizations inwhich they (students) exist as well as the behavior and social organizations of other humansocieties. --- # COMM30 — Intercultural Communication 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
Introduction to intercultural communication in domestic and/or global contexts. Influence of cultures, languages, and social patterns on how members of groups relate among themselves and with members of different ethnic and cultural groups. Theory and knowledge of effective communication within and between cultures. Appreciation and comparison of communication among diverse groups within the larger context of American culture. (Approved for C-ID COMM 150) --- # COMMC1000 — Intro to Public Speaking 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025. Effective Fall 2025, COMM-C1000 replaces COMM-01
In this course, students learn and apply foundational rhetorical theories and techniques ofpublic speaking in a multicultural democratic society. Students discover, develop, andcritically analyze ideas in public discourse through research, reasoning, organization,composition, delivery to a live audience and evaluation of various types of speeches,including informative and persuasive speeches. (Approved for C-ID COMM 110) --- # COMMC1000H — Intro to Public Speak-Honors 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025. Effective Fall 2025, COMM-C1000H replaces COMM-01H
In this course, students learn and apply foundational rhetorical theories and techniques ofpublic speaking in a multicultural democratic society. Students discover, develop, andcritically analyze ideas in public discourse through research, reasoning, organization,composition, delivery to a live audience, and evaluation of various types of speeches,including informative and persuasive speeches. This is an honors course. (Approved for C-IDCOMM 110) Students taking this class must be enrol… --- # CPSC01 — Intro to Computer Info Systems 4 credits · 4 hours Begins Fall 2025
An introduction to the basics of computing systems, impact of computers on our society, and the future of computing. Focus on using applications, algorithm design, programming basics, database management systems, networking, ethics and security, information systems, internet and web technologies, and computer systems hardware and software components. Application of these concepts and methods through hands-on projects developing computer-based solutions to problems. This course is a core course in the Computer Technology & Information Sys… --- # CPSC05A — App Develop and Programming 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
An introduction to the fundamental concepts and models of application development including the basic concepts of program design, data structures, programming, problem solving, programming logic, and fundamental design techniques for event-driven programs. Handson experience with a modern application programming language and development platform. --- # CPSC06 — Programming Concepts 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course introduces the discipline of computer science through the use of the Java programming language, offering foundational knowledge of computer organization and an introduction to software engineering principles. Topics include program design methodologies, development practices, coding style, testing, documentation, and a brief introduction to artificial intelligence (AI). Students will explore algorithms, control structures, methods, and elementary data structures, applying these skills to solve real-world problems through hand… --- # CPSC07 — Discrete Structures 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is an introduction to the discrete structures used in Computer Science with an emphasis on their applications. Topics covered include: functions and recursion, relations and sets; basic logic; proof techniques; basics of counting; graphs and trees; and discrete probability. --- # CPSC09 — Foundations of Data Science 4 credits · 4 hours Foundations of Data Science introduces core concepts of inference and computational thinking through hands-on analysis of real-world data, including economic, geographic, and social network datasets. Students will gain practical skills in programming and statistical inference while exploring meaningful societal issues and ethical considerations in data analysis. This course is modeled after similar offerings at UC Berkeley and UC Merced, providing foundational knowledge for further study in data science and related fields. --- # CPSC14 — C++ Programming 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This is the entry-level comprehensive concepts course for computer science majors and recommended for science and math majors. Algorithm design, logic diagrams, problem solving, coding and debugging are emphasized using a structured language such as C++. Skills practiced include testing, documentation, and a brief introduction to artificial intelligence (AI). This foundational course lays the groundwork for advanced computational thinking and programming skills, serving as a crucial stepping stone for future studies and careers in techno… --- # CPSC20 — Intro to Programming Concepts 4 credits · 4 hours Begins Fall 2025
Introduces the basics of software development and programming using a high level language. Students discover the interface of software with the physical world through working with hardware components. This class includes hands-on, project based learning. --- # CPSC21 — Programming & Problem Solving 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course utilizes the MATLAB environment to provide students with a working knowledge of computer-based problem-solving methods relevant to science and engineering. It introduces the fundamentals of procedural and object-oriented programming, numerical analysis, and data structures. Examples and assignments in the course are drawn from practical applications in engineering, physics, and mathematics. --- # CPSC22 — Web App Development & Prog 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
Introduces students to programming, computational thinking, and problem solving concepts. In addition to programming skills, students also learn industry-standard practices, such as version control, unit testing and debugging. Follows a Project-Based Learning philosophy, with Python as the main programming language, students learn the basics of web application development with the use of HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and SQL. --- # CPSC25 — Advanced C++ Programming 4 credits · 4 hours Begins Fall 2025
Intended for students with basic to intermediate programming skills, and introduces them to advanced programming techniques such as pointers and memory management, exception handling, multi-threading, object oriented programming, and generic programming. The C++ language is used throughout the course. --- # CPSC39 — Programming Cncpts & Method II 4 credits · 4 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is a continuation course in Computer Science which introduces further aspects of software design and implementation. Abstract data types, fundamental data structures and associated algorithms: lists, stacks, queues, and hash tables. Students will be expected to design, implement, test and analyze a number of programs. This course advances students' understanding of software design, challenging them to create and refine efficient programs using advanced data programming, artificial intelligence (AI) and team-work to solve real… --- # CPSC42 — Computer Arch and Org 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
The organization and behavior of real computer systems at the assembly-language level. The mapping of statements and constructs in a high-level language onto sequences of machine instructions is studied, as well as the internal representation of simple data types and structures. Numerical computation is examined, noting the various data representation errors and potential procedural errors. This course includes a hands-on, project-based learning approach that allows students to directly interact with computer hardware, fostering a deeper… --- # CRIM01 — Criminology 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is an analysis of the nature and patterning of criminality and theories of criminal behavior. Crime control policies are critically examined regarding linkages among 1) social conflicts and inequalities, 2) criminal laws and enforcement practices, and 3) social deviance. --- # CRIM02 — Intro to Criminal Justice 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
The course will emphasize the three major components of the system: court, corrections, law enforcement, and will then examine the role of each.This course pertains to the history and philosophy of criminal justice in America. --- # CRIM03 — Criminal Procedures 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course covers the examination of due process from pre-arrest through trial and appeal. The history of due process and precedent will be examined through statutory law and interpretations of law reflected in court decisions with particular focus upon the impact of interpretations of Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Eighth, and Fourteenth Amendments. --- # CRIM04 — Criminal Law 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course offers an analysis of the doctrines of criminal liability in the United States and the classification of crimes against persons, property, morals, and public welfare. Special emphasis is placed on the classification of crime, the general elements of crime, the definitions of common and statutory law, and the nature of acceptable evidence. This course utilizes case law and case studies to introduce students to criminal law. The completion of this course offers a foundation upon which upper-division criminal justice courses wil… --- # CRIM05 — Community & Human Relations 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course covers the relationship of criminal justice agents and the community; causal and symptomatic aspects of community understanding; lack of cooperation and mistrust; study of behavioral causes; and ways to develop and maintain amicable relationships within a diverse multicultural population. --- # CRIM06 — Intro to Evidence 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is a study of the origin, development, philosophy, and constitutional basis of evidence; constitutional and procedural considerations affecting arrest; search and seizure; kinds and degrees of evidence and rules governing admissibility and exclusion of criminal evidence; judicial decisions interpreting individual rights, and case studies viewed from a conceptual level. --- # CRIM08 — Intro to Investigation 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course covers the fundamentals of investigation; techniques procedures, and ethical issues of investigation of crime, including organization of the investigative process, crime scene searches, recording, collection, and preservation of physical evidence, interviewing and interrogating, surveillance, source of information, utility of evidence, scientific analysis of evidence and the role of the investigator in the trial process. --- # CRIM10 — Writing for Criminal Justice 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course covers the techniques of communicating facts, information, and ideas effectively in a simple, clear, and logical manner in the various types of criminal justice system reports: letters, memoranda, directives, and administrative reports. Emphasis is placed on criminal justice terminology, the use of English, and the organization of information. The student will also receive practical experience in note taking and report writing; and the preparation for the presentation of testimony in court. --- # CRIM11 — Intro to Corrections 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course provides a critical analysis of punishment, the various types of punishment, alternatives to punishment, and the impact of punishment on the Criminal Justice System. A Critical examination of the types of Correctional Institutions and the clients housed in each institution are addressed. --- # CRIM24 — Work Experience in Criminology 1 credits · 1 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course enables students to earn college credit for learning and/or improving skills or knowledge on-the-job in criminal justice. Fifty-four (54) hours, either paid or volunteer, arerequired per unit of credit attempted. Students must have an established work site in criminal justice before enrolling in the course. --- # CRIM30 — Juvenile Procedures 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is an examination of the origin, development, and organization of the Juvenile Justice System as it evolved in the American Justice System. The course explores the theories that focus on Juvenile Law, courts and processes, and the constitutional protections extended to juveniles administered in the American Justice System. --- # CRIM33 — Violence in the Family 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course examines criminal law and the psycho-socio dynamics of child abuse, elder abuse, spousal abuse, and sexual assault. --- # CRIM35 — Narcotics 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is a review of the laws restricting and governing the use of narcotics and dangerous drugs, the psychological and physiological effects of the use and addiction to narcotics and dangerous drugs, and the procedures used to combat the problems facing law enforcement and society in relation to narcotics and dangerous drugs. --- # CRIM37 — Communication and Ethics 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course covers the ethical issues created by the congruent and incongruent match of criminal justice philosophy and law enforcement practice. Effective communication styles for courtroom, testimony, interrogation, and verbal judo will be examined, evaluated, and practiced. --- # CRIM42A — 832 PC Arrest Methods 1.5 credits · 1.5 hours This course meets the requirements of the State of California, Commission on Peace Officers Standards and Training (POST). It covers topics such as ethics, professionalism, the criminal justice system, criminal law, property crimes, laws of arrest, laws of search and seizure, Investigative report writing, use of force, custodial issues, arrest and control methods. In accordance with POST regulations, students missing more than 5% of class time will not be certified in this course. --- # CRIM42B — 832 PC Firearms 1 credits · 1 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course meets the requirements of the State of California, Commission on Peace Officers Standards and Training (POST). It covers topics such as firearms safety, basic firearms operation, ammunition, cleaning and maintenance and principles of shooting accuracy. Students missing more than 5% of class time will not be allowed to complete the class (POST regulations). --- # CRIM42C — Reserve Officer Module Lvl 3 7 credits · 7 hours Begins Fall 2025
Limitation on Enrollment: Students must be cleared by the California Department of Justice (DOJ) to participate. DOJ clearance is evaluated through the LiveScan fingerprint process. This clearance will reveal a qualifying/disqualifying criminal history background. In addition, there must be an absence of medical conditions that would prevent strenuous physical training during arrest and control methods training, use of force, and crimes in progress. A physician's clearance indicating good physical health must be presented to the instruct… --- # CRIM42D — Reserve Officer Module Lvl 2 10 credits · 10 hours Begins Fall 2025
Limitation on Enrollment: 1. Students must be cleared by the California Department of Justice (DOJ) to participate. DOJ clearance is evaluated through the LiveScan fingerprint process. This clearance will reveal a qualifying/disqualifying criminal history background. 2. The absence of medical conditions that would prevent strenuous physical training during arrest and control methods training, use of force, and crimes in progress. A physician's clearance indicating good physical health must be presented to the instructor at the first class… --- # CTIS02 — Intro to Programming Concepts 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025 ends Summer 2026
An introduction to thefundamental concepts and models of application development including the basic concepts of program design, data structures, programming, problem solving, programming logic, and fundamental design techniques for event-driven programs. Hands-on experience with a modern application programming language and development platform. --- # CTIS03 — Info and Comm Tech Essentials 4 credits · 4 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course provides an introduction to the computer hardware and software skills needed to help meet the growing demand for entry-level ICT professionals. The fundamentals of computer hardware and software as well as advanced concepts such as security, networking, and the responsibilities of an ICT professional will be introduced. Preparation for the CompTIA A+ certification exams. --- # CTIS04 — Programming With Python 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
An introduction to the fundamental concepts and models of application development including the basic concepts of program design, data structures, programming, problem solving, programming logic, and fundamental design techniques for event-driven programs. Hands-on experience. Python is a dynamic, object oriented language, is perfect for beginner and also meets industry needs. --- # CTIS05 — Al-Driven It Project Mgmt 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
In this course, students will learn essential project management concepts and skills, including project integration, scope, time, cost, quality, human resources, communications, risk, and procurement, with a specific focus on the information technology (IT) environment.The course will also introduce students to how artificial intelligence (AI) can enhance project management practices by automating routine tasks, providing predictive insights, and improving resource allocation. Students will explore AI-driven project management tools and… --- # CTIS06 — Python Prog for Cybersecurity 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
Students will be introduced to Python programming techniques needed for crafting scripting tools for system administration, web application auditing, cybersecurity, and penetration testing for which Python is the preeminent language. --- # CTIS07 — Linux Shell Scripting 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course introduces a variety of the tools and concepts used while working with a UNIX/Linux-based computer system. Students will learn to write shell scripts using basic commands and regular expressions. They will then use those tools to write scripts first with basic shell commands, then with grep, sed, and awk, then with more advanced decision-making and flow control commands. Other scripting tools such as Perl and Python will also be explored. Students will write shell script programs to exercise their understanding of tools and c… --- # CTIS08 — Intro to Smart Systems Analy 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
The course introduces a systematic methodology for analyzing business problems or opportunities, with a focus on leveraging intelligent systems. Students will learn to evaluate how intelligent, computer-based technologies-such as AI, machine learning, and data analytics-can support business needs and drive innovation. The course covers defining business requirements for these technology solutions, exploring alternative approaches to acquire necessary capabilities, and specifying requirements for intelligent information systems. Options i… --- # CTIS09 — Cloud Computing Infrastructure 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course covers cloud deployment and service models, cloud infrastructure, and the key considerations in migrating to cloud computing. This course also provides the required technology essentials across all domains-including compute, storage, networking, applications, and databases to help develop a strong understanding of virtualization and cloud computing technologies. Prepares students for the AWS Cloud Practitioner and the CompTIA Cloud+ certifications. --- # CTIS10 — Intro to Database Intelligent 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course introduces students to essential concepts in databases and information management, focusing on identifying organizational information needs, modeling data, andimplementing relational databases using industrial-strength DBMSs. Students will learn fundamental database skills, including normalization, data quality, and security, alongside basic administration tasks. The course also explores the integration of artificial intelligence(AI), covering topics such as data mining, machine learning, and intelligent systems that enhance… --- # CTIS11 — Linux System Administration 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course will provide a student with the knowledge and skills required to build, maintain, troubleshoot and support server hardware and software technologies. The course also provides hands-on training of the Linux/Unix operating system. Topics include: installation, management, configuration, security, documentation, utilities, DOS, hacking and file protection on workstations in a LAN environment. This prepares CompTia Linux+ and Server+ --- # CTIS12 — Windows Server Sys Admin 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course will provide a student with the knowledge and skills required to build, maintain, troubleshoot and support server hardware and software technologies. This course is an introduction to Microsoft Windows Server, with emphasis on system administration. Provides occupational preparation for information systems professionals, such as PC support personnel, computer programmers, network/systems managers, and related technical and operations administration personnel. The course will help in preparation for CompTiaServer+ --- # CTIS13 — Al Concepts and Real World App 4 credits · 4 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course introduces the fundamental concepts of artificial intelligence (AI) and explores its diverse applications in real-world scenarios. Students will learn about the history and evolution of AI, core AI techniques such as machine learning, natural language processing,computer vision, and robotics. The course emphasizes practical applications, covering case studies from industries such as healthcare, finance, manufacturing, and autonomous systems. Students will gain hands-on experience with AI tools and frameworks, enabling them to… --- # CTIS14 — Advanced Python Programming 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course introduces more advanced Python concepts. Topics will cover data structuring techniques using tuples, lists, and dictionaries, object-oriented programming concepts, and exception handling. Examples and labs used in this course will derive from library integration for applications in financial data processing, gaming applications, automation, machine learning, bigdata and more. --- # CTIS15 — Computer Network Fundamentals 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course introduces the architecture, structure, functions, components, and models of the Internet and other computer networks. Students achieve a basic understanding of how networks operate and how to build simple local area networks (LAN), perform basic configurations for routers and switches, implement Internet Protocol (IP) and enterprise technologies, including cloud and virtualization. Students will apply the knowledge and skills required to troubleshoot, configure, and manage common network devices; establish basic network conn… --- # CTIS16 — Routing and Switching 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course focuses on switching technologies and router operations that support small-to-medium business networks and includes Wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs) and security concepts. Students learn key switching and routing concepts. Students will perform basic network configuration and troubleshooting, identify and mitigate Local Area Network (LAN) security threats, and configure and secure a basic WLAN. --- # CTIS17 — Systems and Network Admin 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
Demonstrate proficiency in network architecture, protocols, and services. Configure and secure network devices, including routers, switches, and firewalls. Implement virtualization technologies, including VMware, to optimize resource allocation. Administer server environments, encompassing Windows and Linux, within virtualized settings. Manage directory services, such as Active Directory and LDAP, for user and resource management. Utilize platform services, including cloud computing and containerization, to enhance scalability and effici… --- # CTIS18 — Network Security & Automation 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
Cisco Certified Networking Associate (CCNA) curriculum describes the architecture, components, operations, and security to scale for large, complex networks, including wide area network (WAN) technologies. The course emphasizes network security concepts and introduces network virtualization and automation. Students learn how to configure, troubleshoot, and secure enterprise network devices and understand how application programming interfaces (API) and configuration management tools enable network automation. --- # CTIS19 — Cyber Ops 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course introduces the core security concepts and skills needed to monitor, detect, analyze, and respond to cybercrime, cyberespionage, insider threats, advanced persistent threats, regulatory requirements, and other cybersecurity issues facing organizations. It also covers how to monitor, detect, and respond to cybersecurity threats, as outlined in the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Cybersecurity Framework. You will learn security concepts, security monitoring, host-based analysis, network intrusion analysis, a… --- # CTIS20 — Intro to Info System Security 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
An introduction to the fundamental principles and topics of Information Technology Security and Risk Management at the organizational level. It addresses hardware, software, processes, communications, applications, and policies and procedures with respect to organizational Cybersecurity and Risk Management. Preparation for the CompTIA Security+ certification exams. --- # CTIS21 — Cybersecurity: Ethical Hackin 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course that introduces students to the concepts, principles, and techniques, supplemented by hands-on exercises, for attacking and disabling a network within the context of properly securing a network. The course emphasizes network attack methods with the emphasis on student use of network attack techniques and tools and appropriate defenses and countermeasures. Students receive course content information through a variety of methods: lecture and demonstration of hacking tools will be used in addition to a virtual environment. Studen… --- # CTIS22 — Digital Forensics Fundamentals 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is an introduction to the methods used to properly conduct a computer forensics investigation beginning with a discussion of ethics, while mapping to the objectives of the International Association of Computer Investigative Specialists (IACIS) certification. Topics covered include an overview of computer forensics as a profession; the computer investigation process; understanding operating systems boot processes and disk structures; data acquisition and analysis; technical writing; and a review of familiar computer forensics t… --- # CTIS23 — Cyber Network Defense 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course equips students with the knowledge and skills required to secure networks effectively. With this course, a network professional can demonstrate the skills required to develop a security infrastructure, recognize threats and vulnerabilities to networks, and mitigate security threats. The course will cover core security technologies, the installation, troubleshooting and monitoring of network devices to maintain integrity, confidentiality and availability of data and devices, and competency in the technologies that networking u… --- # CTIS25 — Application Develop with AWS 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course helps students work with cloud computing systems based on AWS core technologies, algorithms, and design principles. The students will work with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to use services available to scale applications. The students will use design principles to develop scalable cloud applications. --- # CTIS26 — ML Analytics BigData in Cloud 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course will teach students how to use machine learning and conduct Big Data analysis with practical, real-world examples. Students will learn how to analyze extremely large data sets, and to create visual representations of that data, using a case-study approach. This is geared toward students interested in pursuing careers in data analysis, machine learning and cloud computing. --- # CTIS27 — Cloud Security & Al: Foundatio 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course provides a broad overview of cloud security, allowing students to gain critical insights into issues such as techniques to implement security controls, threat protection,data security, key management, and identity and access management. In addition, students will explore AI-driven security solutions, such as threat detection, anomaly detection, and automated response systems. This course also covers networks in cloud and hybrid environments as part of an end-to-end infrastructure, with a focus on leveraging AI to enhance secu… --- # CTIS29 — Al Solutions Microsoft Azure 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
In this course, students will learn to implement Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) and AI solutions on the Azure cloud platform. They will gain hands-on experience managing Azure resources, including deploying and configuring virtual machines, virtual networks, storage accounts, and Azure Active Directory services to manage users and groups. Additionally,students will explore Azure's AI services, such as cognitive services, machine learning, and analytics tools, to build and integrate intelligent solutions within the cloud environment. --- # CTIS30 — Analysis, Malware Mobile Foren 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course offers practical training in using threat detection tools, data analysis, and identifying security risks, with a focus on IT security analytics. It's suited for aspiring IT security, vulnerability,and threat intelligence analysts. The course integrates malware forensics, covering the analysis andneutralization of malicious software, and mobile forensics, emphasizing securing and investigating mobile device data. These elements ensure a thorough grasp of contemporary cybersecurity challenges and solutions. --- # CTIS31 — Al Technology, Ethics, Individ 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course delves into the intersection of artificial intelligence (AI), ethical considerations,and its impacts on individuals and society. Students will examine the ethical dilemmas posed by AI technologies, including privacy, bias, accountability, and fairness. The course covers topics such as the societal implications of automation, AI decision-making in critical areaslike healthcare and law, and the broader consequences for employment, security, and human rights. Students will critically analyze AI's potential to both benefit and ch… --- # CTIS32 — Threat Hunting Incident Rspns 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
In this course students will explore an introduction to cyber incident response using industry-recognized tools. Topics covered include incident response case studies, incident response tools used in industry, advanced persistent threats, documentation and technical reporting, timeline analysis, case management, and hunting, gathering, and foraging for cyber threats. Hands-on assignments will be used to help students develop introductory technical skills relevant to entry-level cybersecurity professionals. --- # CTIS33 — Firewalls and VPN 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course examines the major network security tools and equipment in use today, with the idea that firewalls are most effective when backed by thoughtful security planning, well-designed security policies, and integrated support from anti-virus software, intrusion detection systems, and related tools. Coverage includes packet filtering, authentication, proxy servers, encryption, bastion hosts, virtual private networks (VPNs), log file maintenance, and intrusion detection systems. --- # CTIS35 — Security Policy & Compliance 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course enable students to learn how to write security policies for an organization and to be able to adapt an existing security policy to organizational needs. The students will understand the various areas that need to be addressed in implementing these policies. This course is Information technology professionals who are responsible for either creating, implementing, or complying with security policies. --- # CULN39 — Intro to Professional Kitchen 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
Limitation on Enrollment: Students must have current ServSafe Food Handler Certificate or higher certification. This course will focus on the management of a commercial kitchen. Students will implement all operations of a functioning mobile food laboratory and production kitchen. This course will also provide overview of various service industries including restaurant and hotels. Topics include restaurant operations, guest relations and customer service as well as quality control procedures. Students will complete laboratory hours by rota… --- # CULN43 — Intro to Baking & Business 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course covers fundamental baking skills for students who intend to specialize in baking and pastry making for commercial production. Production of yeast and quick breads, cakes, cookies, pies and pastries, as well as decorating and icings are undertaken. Gourmet baked items and pastries are produced in a time-restricted quality-minded setting. This course is for students pursing a career in culinary management. --- # CULN47 — Mixology 1 credits · 1 hours Begins Fall 2025
Limitation on Enrollment: students should be 21 years old, if under 21 they will not participate in tasting of alcoholic drinks. This course covers preparation and service of beverages both alcoholic and non-alcoholic. Attention will be directed to a thorough knowledge of all beverages and the ability to make various drinks accurately and efficiently. Emphasis will be placed on the ability to determine the effects of alcoholic beverages on persons. Customer service and communication will be emphasized. Students under 21 will have alternat… --- # CULN48 — Beverage Management 2 credits · 2 hours Begins Fall 2025
Limitation on Enrollment: Students should be 21 years of age, if they are not they will have alternate laboratory assignments. This course gives the student an introduction to managing a variety of beverage operations including buying, selling and serving both alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages. Beer, wine, spirits, coffee and tea; businesses serving these products; purchasing, pricing and cost controls; customer service; and the legal and regulatory environment will be discussed. Students under 21 will complete alternate lab assignmen… --- # DRON01 — Intro to Drones 2 credits · 2 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course introduces students to the foundations of unmanned aerial systems including the history, UAS systems, maintenance, payloads, data links, ground support equipment, classes of UAS systems, categories, applications, mission planning and control and recovery systems. Students will also learn the basics of piloting and operating a sUAS. Safety and ethics associated with drone flight as well as the law will also be stressed. --- # DRON02 — Fed Aviation Pilot Test Pre 1 credits · 1 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course reviews and prepares students to take the Federal Aviation Administration's initial aeronautical knowledge test, and attain remote pilot license, through lecture, discussion and individual flying of drones. It will help guide students on basic aeronautics, safety, laws and operations as they pertain to drone piloting. --- # DRON10 — Drone Technology I 3 credits · 3 hours : Begins Fall 2025
This class is a basic introduction to drone technology. Lab involves construction and repair of a drone including the software used to manage data and fly. The many uses of drone technology will be explored through projects. This course will also prepare students to successfully pass the FAA aeronautical knowledge test and receive Remote Pilot Certification. --- # DRON11 — Drone Technology II 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This class covers drone technology data acquisition and analysis. Several different sensors and data analysis applications will be utilized. --- # DRON20 — Drone Media I 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is an introduction to using drones commercially and creatively for digital imaging, and provides a starting point to using drones in multiple careers. This hands-on course covers operating, and outfitting drones for video and still imaging. Emphasis is placed on using drone photography and videography equipment, drone safety, performing inspections, and producing professional media using professional editing software. --- # DRON21 — Drone Media II 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is designed to teach advanced skills in aerial photography, cinematography, construction management, and inspection with drones. Topics include inspection techniques, cinematic techniques during flight, video production techniques, 3D mapping, photographic techniques, panorama, video and photo editing, high resolution video, and intelligent mission planning. Students will use software to create original content that showcases a variety of professional aerial projects. --- # ECON01 — Intro to Microeconomics 3 credits · 3 hours Ends Summer 2026. Effective Fall 2026, ECON-C2001 replaces ECON-01.
ECON-01 is an introductory course in microeconomic theories including maximization, benefit verses cost, rational choice, the analysis of demand and supply, the role of price in free markets, consumer behavior, market structure, production cost, competitive business models, and resource pricing. The course examines the nature of production, distribution, market outcomes, and the role of government in the market. --- # ECON02 — Intro to Macroeconomics 3 credits · 3 hours Ends Summer 2026. Effective Fall 2026, ECON-C2002 replaces ECON-02.
ECON-02 is an introductory course in macroeconomic theories including the determination of income, output, employment, and prices in the economy; the monetary system; governmental fiscal, monetary, and income policies; economic growth; international trade; and economic development. --- # EDIT10 — Foundations in Online Edu 1 credits · 1 hours This course explores the fundamentals of online teaching and learning environments,focusing on the differences between face-to-face and online instruction. Participants will develop strategies for engaging students in an online setting, with an emphasis on student equity, motivation, and collaboration. Through practical experience with online tools,students will design activities that promote interaction and enhance learning outcomes. --- # EDIT12 — Adopt & Integrate Edu Resource 2 credits · 2 hours This course provides educators with the tools to locate, evaluate, and integrate Open Educational Resources (OER) into their curriculum. Participants will learn about the benefits and challenges of using OER, strategies for modifying resources to fit instructional needs, and how to ensure accessibility and alignment with course objectives. By the end of the course, participants will have developed a course module incorporating OER. --- # EDIT14 — Instructional Course Desgin 3 credits · 3 hours This course equips educators with the knowledge and skills to design and deliver online courses that comply with state and federal guidelines. Participants will develop a sequence of course modules within a Learning Management System (LMS), emphasizing accessibility,inclusivity, and alignment with research-based pedagogy and design standards. --- # EDIT16 — Utilizing Al for Education 3 credits · 3 hours This course explores the application of artificial intelligence (AI) in education. Participant swill learn how AI tools can enhance instructional design, personalize learning, and improve student engagement. The course also addresses ethical concerns related to AI, such asprivacy and equity, and prepares educators to implement AI-driven tools in their teaching. --- # EDIT18 — Ensure Course Quality & Equity 3 credits · 3 hours This course explores the application of artificial intelligence (AI) in education. Participant swill learn how AI tools can enhance instructional design, personalize learning, and improve student engagement. The course also addresses ethical concerns related to AI, such asprivacy and equity, and prepares educators to implement AI-driven tools in their teaching. --- # EDU110 — Reading & Computers 0 credits · 0 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is best suited for adult learners below the third grade reading ability that need individual attention, encouragement, and reinforcement while learning basic phonics, reading, spelling, and vocabulary skills. The student can learn at his/her own rate of speed with computer assisted instruction. --- # EDU111 — Reading & Computers II 0 credits · 0 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is best suited for adult learners at third grade reading and vocabulary level up to approximately sixth grade level that require individual attention and reinforcement while reviewing basic phonics, improve reading, spelling, and vocabulary skills. --- # EDU112A — Skills Acquisition - General 0 credits · 0 hours Begins Fall 2025
This optional, open entry/open exit supplemental learning assistance course can be taken by enrolled credit students as part of their credit courses. Proficiency can be attained with a minimum of 180 and a maximum of 540 hours per term. The course provides a supervised learning experience for students who can benefit from individualized instruction in study skills and study habits in a laboratory setting. The study skills and study habits learned depend on the needs of the individual students and include communication/literacy skills, qu… --- # EDU112B — Skills Acquisition - Math 0 credits · 0 hours Begins Fall 2025
Enrolled credit students may take this course for a maximum of 180 hours per term. This course provides a supervised learning experience for students who can benefit from individualized instruction in study skills and study habits in a laboratory setting. The study skills and study habits learned depend on the needs of the individual students and includes educational computer applications, knowledge of college resources, and application of computation skills across the curriculum. The course is 90 - 180 hours; open entry format. --- # EDU112C — Skills Acquisition - Allied Hl 0 credits · 0 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is designed to provide students the opportunity to improve and enhance their allied health skills through any number of training exercises that assist in the clinical development of and reinforcement of the practical allied health skills. The course is in a lab setting enriched with a resource library, manikins (for skills practice), and computer stations. Course duration is 8-36 hours. Open Entry. --- # EDU112D — Skills Acquisition - English 0 credits · 0 hours Begins Fall 2025
Enrolled credit students may take this course for a minimum of 36 and a maximum of 180 hours per term. This course is designed to provide Merced College students the opportunity to improve their critical reading, writing, research, and/or technological skills in a supervised instructional setting. The critical skills learned depend upon the needs of individual students and correspond to the work assigned in co-enrolled courses. --- # EDU508 — Mature Driver Improvement 0 credits · 0 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is designed primarily for drivers age 55 and older. Students receive classroom instruction on driving safety, road courtesy, improving driving performance, and safe driving techniques for emergencies. This course is 8 hours in duration. --- # EDUC01 — Introduction to Education I 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
Limitation on Enrollment: Students must obtain a fingerprint clearance and negative TB clearance. Students are introduced to the profession of teaching through an understanding of California's content standards and frameworks, the historical foundations of the American educational system, and teacher performance standards. Practical experiences in the classroom will include a minimum of 45 hours of observation in the classroom of a campus-approved certificated classroom teacher. Students must provide their own transportation to off-campu… --- # EDUC02 — Introduction to Education II 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
Limitation on Enrollment: Students must obtain a Live Scan clearance and a negative TB clearance. In this course, students are provided additional opportunities to explore the teaching profession and how their personalities will fit with their career choice. Students will observe students and teachers in 4-8 Math and Science classroom environments and share observations with faculty and peers in weekly meetings to note differences in students, teaching/learning styles, and their personal reactions to the classroom setting. This course is… --- # EDUC03 — Children's Literature 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course introduces representative works of children's literature and develops students' close reading and analytical writing skills while promoting an appreciation for the aesthetic qualities of literature written for children. The primary audience for the course is prospective and current teachers who wish to acquire in-depth knowledge of children's literature to better inform decisions about the selection and use of children's literature in the classroom. --- # EDUC24 — Work Experience in Education 1 credits · 1 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course enables students to earn college credit for learning or improving skills or knowledge on-the-job in education or a related field. Fifty-four (54) hours, either paid or volunteer, arerequired per unit of credit attempted. Students must have an established work site in education ora related field prior to enrolling in the course. --- # ELCT30 — Explor World of Elct & Elctron 3 credits · 3 hours This is an overview of electricity and electronics presented in the context of the principles of science. Students will gain an understanding of electronic components and circuits and will learn how to use the scientific method to investigate the physical nature of electricity, magnetism and their applications. Topics such as electronics in biotechnology, communications, consumer electronics, and industrial technology will be addressed, along with the impact and context of the electronic age on modern society. --- # ELCT31 — DC/AC Circuits 5 credits · 5 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is an introduction to the fundamentals of electricity and electronics including basic direct and alternating current circuits, passive components, measuring instruments, circuit testing and troubleshooting. Students will learn about resistance, capacitance, inductance, and transformer action in direct and alternating current circuits. Laboratory activities are designed to offer practical experience in circuit assembly, use of test and measuring equipment, circuit analysis and troubleshooting. --- # ELCT34 — Digital Logic Circuits & Systm 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
The aim of this course is to provide the student with an introduction to basic digital electronic devices (logic gates, flip-flops, seven-segment displays, counters, shift registers) and their applications in modern computing, mechatronics and automated systems. A/D and D/A converters and the basic operation of programmable logic controllers and microcomputers will be introduced. --- # ELCT36 — Networking Topologies 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This is a course designed to provide the student with information and knowledge to prepare for the industry-standard Building Industry Consulting Service International (BICSI) Register installer. Level I exam, and employment as a telecommunications cabling installer. Students will gain an understanding of the cabling industry, U.S. and international standards, basic networking, signal transmission, copper cabling, fiber optics, installation, safety, structured cabling system basics, cable management, cable testing, and emerging technologi… --- # ELCT41 — Industrial Motor & Equip Cntrl 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is designed to present the principles and applications of electrical motor and equipment control techniques used in industry. Ladder logic diagrams, contactors, motor starters, and electronic controls and sensors are among the subjects to be studied. Lectures, demonstrations, and laboratory experiments will be the methods used to present and enrich the material to be learned. --- # ELCT42A — Programmable Logic Controllers 2 credits · 2 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course provides instruction in industrial type of computers called "Programmable Logic Controllers" (PLCs). The main topics introduce students to the PLC's basic hardware configuration and programming techniques. During the course students will learn how to configure and use programming instruction to create various applications. The students will program and operate on industrial PLCs as a part of laboratory assignments. --- # ELCT42B — Advanced Topics in PLC 2 credits · 2 hours Begins Fall 2025
The course introduces students to a mid-size Programmable Logic Controller (Allen-Bradley SLC-500) hardware configuration, set-up and programming. During the course students will learn how to use advanced ladder addressing programming instructions as Math, Bit Shift, Compare, Jump, MCR and more, to develop various "real-world" industrial type of PLC applications. --- # ELCT43A — Industrial Instrumentation 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is designed to study instrumentation, sensors and controls that are used in industrial process control and automation. The course includes the study of the principles of operation and the practical applications of instrumentation in industry. Topics such as: decibels, micro-controllers, levers, friction, clutches and brakes, tooth rotor tachometers, vision sensors, dynamic braking of Direct Current (DC) motors, linear motors, and flux vector Alternating Current (AC) drives may be addressed. --- # ELCT44 — Design, Fabrication and Repair 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course provides students with a basic understanding of the fabrication, soldering, rework, and repair techniques necessary to prepare them for entry-level employment in the fields of electronic fabrication, assembly, and repair. There will be emphasis on techniques needed for a broad range of non-destructive electronic repairs once the diagnostic procedures have been completed. This course emphasizes techniques commonly used in industry. --- # ELCT47 — Electrical Motors, Generators 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course covers principles of AC and DC motors, generators, transformers, three-phase generation, and AC distribution systems. The course content will include lecture, demonstration, and laboratory projects using motors and transformers. --- # ELCT51A — PC Configuration 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This is a course addressed to students without any previous knowledge of personal computers (PC). The course introduces students to the fundamentals of desktop computer installation through simple, step by·step instruction based on the most recent CompTIA A+ exam objectives. The course will cover the basic principles of PC operation, maintenance and troubleshooting techniques through lecture and various hands-on activities. --- # ELCT51B — A+ Certification Training 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This is a course designed to provide the student with a working knowledge of the hardware and software used with personal computers (PCs). The course will cover the basic principles of operation, established standards for maintaining compatibility between components and boards, the use of diagnostic software and hardware, various types of operating systems, and standard troubleshooting techniques. --- # ELCT52 — Intro Electricity/Electronics 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This is an introductory course to basic electronics/electricity theory and applications including resistance, inductance, capacitance in the series, parallel, and series-parallel circuits with DC and AC power sources. Circuit analysis is accomplished through basic circuit formulas according to Ohm's and Kirchhoff's laws. Fundamentals of Magnetism, DC and AC Motors, Diodes, Transistors and Integrated Circuits and the utilization of basic test equipment in electrical circuit construction and troubleshooting are also covered. --- # ELCT53A — Solar Installer Course 1 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This is an introductory course that will examine and implement the design and installation of a working solar photovoltaic power system. Students will learn how to safely use appropriate tools, make electrical load and solar system size calculations, and examine installation techniques for both grid-tie and off grid photovoltaic systems. This course is intended for students who are contemplating a career in the solar photovoltaic industry. --- # ELCT55 — Conduit Bending Theory 1 credits · 1 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course provides a comprehensive overview of conduit bending, fabrication procedures and methods. It will develop basic competencies in electrical apprentices and beginning learners. It will discuss hand bending for 90 degree bends, offsets and kicks, saddles and corner offsets, segmented bends, threaders, benders and other conduit types. These conduit types will include electrical metallic tubing (EMT), galvanized rigid conduit (GRC), rigid aluminum, intermediate metallic conduit (IMC), various poly-vinyl chloride (PVC), and flexibl… --- # ELCT56 — Introduction to Mechatronics 4 credits · 4 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course introduces students to mechatronics, the rapidly developing field that integrates mechanical, electronic and software engineering in the service of advanced manufacturing. Students will develop an interdisciplinary and integrated approach to design, manufacturing and troubleshooting mechatronics systems. Students will learn how various components such as electronic sensors, electro-pneumatic valves, actuators, motors, and robotic arms work, and how they can be integrated with other mechanical components into complex automated… --- # ELCT58 — Electrical Printreading 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is a study in electrical print reading for installing and troubleshooting electrical systems presents foundational print reading skills needed to install and troubleshoot commercial and industrial electrical systems and equipment. --- # ELCT59 — Electrical Safety and Industri 2 credits · 2 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is an introduction into basic electrical safety and industrial skills associated with the Electrical and Industrial Technology programs offered at Merced College. The course will give students an opportunity to learn industry standard safe working practices in the electrical and maintenance trades as well as the safe operation of industrial equipment. The student will be trained in the safe use of Merced College electrical trainer and equipment that will be used in more advanced Electrical and Industrial Technology classes. --- # ELCT60 — Commercial Electrical Wiring 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course details the concepts and procedures and layout. This course covers the codes and ordinances for wiring, load calculations and clean energy integration to residential and commercial buildings.Students may petition, through the Office of Admissions and Records, to retake the course as the National Electrical Codes change. --- # ELCT61 — Intro to Residential Wiring 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is a study of wiring and installation commercial electrical construction applications. Students may petition, through the Office of Admissions and Records, to retake the course as the National Electrical Codes change. --- # ELCT63 — Industrial Systems Diagnostics 1 credits · 1 hours Diagnosis, Troubleshooting and Repair of complex Industrial/Advanced Manufacturingequipment. This Diagnosis, troubleshooting and repair will cover the following systems with-in the equipment Electrical, Mechanical, Automation and Computer Integration. --- # ELECT999 — Elective Credit 0 credits · 0 hours Generic Elective Credit --- # EMER10 — Paramedic I 12.5 credits · 12.5 hours Begins Fall 2025
Limitation on Enrollment: EMT course, within the last collegiate calendar year, passed with a grade of B or better, and successfully pass entrance examination. OR, If NREMT certification held for greater than one (1) year- proof of field experience and successful completion of entrance examination. NREMT 1 Certification (current), and maintained throughout coursework. Minimum 18 years of age. Live scan background clearance. Health screen clearance. BLS Healthcare Provider card (current) and maintained throughout the course. Based upon Sta… --- # EMER11 — Paramedic I Lab 1.5 credits · 1.5 hours Begins Fall 2025
Limitation on Enrollment: EMT course, within the last collegiate calendar year, passed with a grade of B or better, and successfully pass entrance examination. If NREMT certification held for greater than one (1) year- proof of field experience and successful completion of entrance examination. NREMT 1 Certification (current), and maintained throughout coursework. Minimum 18 years of age. Live scan background clearance. Health screen clearance. BLS Healthcare Provider card (current) and maintained throughout the course. Based upon State a… --- # EMER20 — Advanced Paramedic 11.5 credits · 11.5 hours Begins Fall 2025
Limitation on Enrollment: Health Screening Clearance Live Scan clearance. Maintenance of current NREMT. Maintenance of current BLS Healthcare Provider card. Based upon State and Federal Regulations, CA Title 22. Description: This theory course is the application of theory and skills in a wide variety of sick and injured clients in the pre-hospital setting. This course covers care of medical patients, trauma patients, special populations including obstetrical, pediatric, geriatric and mental health patients .This course is part of a progr… --- # EMER21 — Advanced Paramedic Lab 1.5 credits · 1.5 hours Begins Fall 2025
Limitation on Enrollment: Health Screening Clearance Live Scan clearance. Maintenance of current NREMT certification. Maintenance of current BLS Healthcare Provider card. Based upon State and Federal Regulations, CA Title 22. Description: This course is the co requisite for Advanced Paramedic (Paramedic II) and occurs in the skills lab or simulation lab. The student will practice and master skills that will allow the student to meet the clinical performance objectives of the program. Practice and competency testing is the focus of this c… --- # EMER24 — Work Experience in EMT 1 credits · 1 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course enables students to earn college credit for learning or improving skills or knowledge on-the-job in Emergency Medical Services. Fifty-four (54) hours, either paid or volunteer, are required per unit of credit attempted. Students must have an established work site in emergency medical services before enrolling in the course. --- # EMER30 — Paramedic, Acute Clinical Lab 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
Limitation on Enrollment: Health Screening Clearance. Current NREMT certification maintained throughout course. Current BLS Health Care Provider card maintained throughout course. Live Scan Clearance. Based upon State and Federal Regulations, CA Title 22. Description: This course occurs in the acute care hospital setting in a precepted format. It is the hands-on application of theory and skills in a hospital setting to a wide variety of sick and injured clients. This course is part of a program of study to prepare paramedics as described… --- # EMER31 — Paramedic Field Experience 9 credits · 9 hours Begins Fall 2025
Limitation on Enrollment: Health Screening Clearance. Current NREMT certification maintained throughout course. Current BLS Health Care Provider card maintained throughout course. Live Scan Clearance. Based upon State and Federal Regulations, CA Title 22. Description: This course is the final course in the paramedic series and occurs completely in the field under the direct supervision of a certified pre-arranged paramedic preceptor. It assists the student in developing and refining skills. A wide variety of client activities are taught,… --- # EMER50A — EMT 1, Module A 2.5 credits · 2.5 hours Begins Fall 2025
Limitation on Enrollment: Negative chest xray for TB within 1 year; A CPR course based on American Red Cross Professional Rescuer or American Heart Association Healthcare provider. This is the first of two modules designed to teach basic emergency medical procedures and responsibilities, including stabilization of the sick and injured for transportation to medical facilities, care during transport, communication with base-hospital personnel, and transfer of the injured to the base-hospital emergency room. This course meets the requiremen… --- # EMER50B — EMT 1, Module B 4.5 credits · 4.5 hours Begins Fall 2025
Limitation on Enrollment: Neg. TB test before start of Module B for clinical rotations. Current CPR based on American Heart Association BLS Healthcare Provider. Must include Adult, Infant, Child CPR and AED. This is the second of two modules designed to teach basic emergency medical procedures and responsibilities, including stabilization of the sick and injured for transportation to medical facilities, care during transport, communication with base-hospital personnel, and transfer of the injured to the base-hospital emergency room. This… --- # EMER52 — Emergency Med Tech 1 Refresher 1.5 credits · 1.5 hours Begins Fall 2025
Limitation on Enrollment: Current EMT Certification and Current CPR course based on American Red Cross Professional Rescuer or American Heart Association Healthcare Provider or Successful completion of an approved EMT 1 course and current CPR course based on American Red Cross Professional Rescuer or American Heart Association Healthcare Provider. Description: The course is for currently certified Emergency Medical Technician 1's and for those that have successfully completed an approved EMT 1 course.The course is designed to provide the… --- # EMER11. — Paramedic I Lab 1.5 credits · 1.5 hours Begins Fall 2025
Limitation on Enrollment: EMT course, within the last collegiate calendar year, passed with a grade of B or better, and successfully pass entrance examination. If NREMT certification held for greater than one (1) year- proof of field experience and successful completion of entrance examination. NREMT 1 Certification (current), and maintained throughout coursework. Minimum 18 years of age. Live scan background clearance. Health screen clearance. BLS Healthcare Provider card (current) and maintained throughout the course. Based upon State a… --- # ENG121 — College Prep English 1: Readin 0 credits · 0 hours Begins Fall 2025
Course duration: 45-63 hours; open entry format. Advisory: Read commonly used words and sound out words of more than two syllables. This course will introduce students to text-based reading at four levels below transfer. Upon entry, students should be able to identify sight words and sound out unfamiliar words. Students will learn skills in order to increase vocabulary through context clues, to understand basic level appropriate texts, and to think critically about those texts at four levels below transfer. --- # ENG122 — College Prep English 2: Writin 0 credits · 0 hours Begins Fall 2025
Course duration: 45-63 hours; open entry format. This course will introduce students to writing at four levels below transfer. Upon entry, students should be able to identify sight words and sound out unfamiliar words. Students will learn skills in order to increase vocabulary, write complete sentences with grammatical accuracy, and to write critically about texts at four levels below transfer. --- # ENG123 — Adult Literacy Level 2 0 credits · 0 hours Begins Fall 2025
In Adult Literacy Level 2, students will read level-appropriate text (400-499 Lexile) with accuracy, at an appropriate fluency rate; write opinion pieces or simple informative text; become familiar with the use of print and digital search tools; and be introduced to guided research. --- # ENG124 — Adult Literacy Level 3 0 credits · 0 hours Begins Fall 2025
In Adult Literacy Level 3, students will read level-appropriate text (500-690 Lexile) with accuracy, at an appropriate fluency rate; write guided assignments based on a variety of prompts that attempt to organize, compose, revise, and edit; use print and digital search tools to locate information relevant to a topic; and participate in guided research at the appropriate level. --- # ENG125 — Adult Literacy Level 4 0 credits · 0 hours Begins Fall 2025
In Adult Literacy Level 4, students will read level-appropriate text (700-1090 Lexile) with accuracy, at an appropriate fluency rate; write opinion pieces, supporting a logically ordered point of view with facts and reasons based upon source material; use print and digital search tools to locate information relevant to a topic to broaden an understanding of the topic; and participate in guided research at the appropriate level. --- # ENG521 — Reading for Older Adults 0 credits · 0 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is designed to assist older adults in identifying and examining personal interests and aptitudes through reading to enhance mental acuity and creativity, as well as the appreciation of the arts and literature. --- # ENG522 — Reading and Composing Memoirs 0 credits · 0 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is designed to assist older adults in identifying and examining personal interests and life experiences through the reading and composing of memoirs to enhance mental acuity and creativity, as well as the appreciation of the arts and literature. --- # ENG801 — ESL-Beginning ESL Skills 0 credits · 0 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is for preliterate and nonliterate ESL students who have no, or very few, English language skills. Emphasis of the course is on aural/oral skills and visual reinforcement. Course duration is 204 - 288 hours. --- # ENG802 — Advanced-Beginning ESL Skills 0 credits · 0 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is for preliterate and nonliterate ESL students who have minimal English language skills. Emphasis in this course is on aural and oral skills with visual reinforcement. The student will be introduced to reading, writing and math skills. Course duration is 204 - 288 hours. --- # ENG813 — Low-Intermediate ESL Skills 0 credits · 0 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is designed for low-intermediate level students who need more practice with English skills. This course includes practice in listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Course duration is 204 - 288 hours. --- # ENG815 — Intermediate ESL Skills 0 credits · 0 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is for intermediate level students who have learned basic survival skills, but who need instruction that will lead to a relatively sophisticated level of discourse of issues and ideas that reach beyond basic survival. This course will prepare students to take credit courses at Merced College. This course includes practice in listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Course duration is 204 - 288 hours. --- # ENG820 — ESL Workforce Training 0 credits · 0 hours Begins Fall 2025
This 72-hour course provides intensive language acquisition skills that prepare non-native English speakers to enter the workforce. The focus is on building communication skills and listening strategies that are necessary to succeed at entry-level positions in a variety of job settings. Students will practice conversation skills while learning about the culture of work, follow oral instructions, and learn to meet employment expectations. --- # ENG820L — ESL Workforce Training Lab 0 credits · 0 hours Begins Fall 2025
This 36-hour course provides intensive language acquisition skills that prepare non-native English speakers to enter the workforce. This training course offers with direct experience in various work environments, including but not limited to the following: food service, shipping and receiving, child care, grounds and waste management. This on-the-job experience is combined with language instruction. This course is designed to meet state and county requirements for the CalWORKs program. --- # ENG821 — Foundations in Ac Lit II 0 credits · 0 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is intended for students whose primary language is not English. At a low-advanced ESL level, this course focuses on effective critical reading and thinking skills, research strategies and academic composition with proper documentation. Students write a range of increasingly complex short essays informed by assigned readings, discussion, and/or research using a variety of source material including non-fiction. --- # ENG822 — Foundations in Ac Lit I 0 credits · 0 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is intended for ESL students. This course focuses on effective critical reading and thinking skills, research strategies, scholarly composition with proper documentation, and advanced editing skills. Students compose a range of academic writing informed by assigned readings, discussion, and/or research using primarily non-fiction source material. --- # ENGL01B — Intro to Literature 3 credits · 3 hours Ends Summer 2026. Effective Fall 2026, ENGL-C1002 replaces ENGL-01B.
This course introduces representative works from four major genres: short story, novel, drama, and poetry. Students develop analytical and evaluative reading and writing skills while acquiring an appreciation for the cultural context and the aesthetic qualities of literature. Students read texts from various countries and periods in order to encourage an appreciation of literature range, artistry, and insight into the human experience. --- # ENGL01C — Critical Thinking Across C 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
Develops critical thinking, reading, and writing skills as they apply to textual analysis of primary and secondary sources, essays, articles, and a book-length work from a range of academic and cultural contexts. Theme based. Emphasis on the techniques and principles of effective written argument in research-based writing across the disciplines. --- # ENGL02 — Oral Interpretation 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is designed to introduce students to performance studies through analysis, appreciation and application of interpretive performance of the various forms of literature: poetry, prose and drama. --- # ENGL04A — World Lit: Ancients to 1650 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course examines the origins and developments of world literatures and cuitures from the ancients to 1650 through various literary genres and cultural traditions. Primary focus will fall on major works of certain periods and of geographic origins. Students will engage in comparative analysis and evaluation of the literary works as well as close study of the works in addition to the study of each text's merit. --- # ENGL04B — World Lit: 1650 to Present 3 credits · 3 hours This course examines the origins and subsequent developments of world literatures and cultures from 1650 to the present through various literary genres and cultural traditions. Primary focus will fall on major works of certain periods and of geographic origins. Students will engage in comparative analysis and evaluation of the literary works as well as close study of the works in addition to the study of each text's merits. --- # ENGL05 — Introduction to Fiction 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course traces the origins and subsequent developments of short fiction and longer fiction (novels), and signals the specific characteristics of respective genres. Students will read a number of books of short fiction and three to five novels in order to study the various developments of style, form, structure, and other artistic choices associated with the history of fiction. --- # ENGL06A — Major English Writers 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course introduces students to the history and variety of English literature from its beginnings to the late eighteenth century. Representative works of major authors are read as examples of the various genres, literary trends, and historical eras in which they were written. --- # ENGL06B — Major English Writers 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course introduces students to the history and variety of English literature from the late eighteenth through the twentieth, to the twenty-first centuries. Representative works of major authors are read as examples of the various genres, literary trends, and historical eras in which they were written. --- # ENGL07 — Poetry 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course traces origins and developments of the poem as a major literary genre. Course includes an intensive study of the poetic process. Poems from ancient times to the present are analyzed in terms of form, idea, and language. --- # ENGL08 — Intro to Shakespeare 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
Introduction to Shakespeare is a course of literary analysis based on reading and studying the major works of William Shakespeare. The course focuses on a number of Shakespeare's plays, especially the most widely-known ones, from the categories Comedy, History, and Tragedy, as well as a survey of his non-dramatic poetry. As this course is an introductory course, students will receive the opportunity to learn about Elizabethan England, the England of the time of Shakespeare. --- # ENGL10 — American Literature 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is designed to introduce students to the history and variety of literature from American Literature's beginnings to the Civil War. Representative works are read as examples of various genres, literary trends, and historical eras. --- # ENGL11 — American Literature 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is designed to introduce students to the history and variety of American literature from the end of the 1865 to the present. Representative works of major and influential authors are read as examples of various genres, literary movements, and historical eras. --- # ENGL12 — Creative Writing 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
A course designed to provide experience in the writing of poetry, drama, fiction, and creative non-fiction and to aid the student in becoming aware of the craft of writing as described and/or demonstrated by professional writers. The class is conducted primarily as a workshop in which students read their works for constructive criticism. --- # ENGL14 — Introduction to Film 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course includes critical and popular approaches to film. Students will study film form, genre, style, criticism, and history. They will read screenplays and film criticism and theory, and view the films under consideration to obtain a better understanding of the film discipline. --- # ENGL15 — History of Dramatic Literature 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course traces origins and development of drama from classic to contemporary periods. It examines drama as a literary genre, including analysis of theme, style, character, and dramatic sub-genres. --- # ENGL18 — African Amer Lit Us 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course provides an overview of African American racial and cultural formation through literature, using the lens of ethnic studies theories such as resistance, self-affirmation, and agency. Students will explore, describe, and analyze a diverse range of literary texts from various genres and historical periods in order to understand how the struggle for civil rights has impacted Black communities through the history of the United States. The African American experience as expressed through literature will be contrasted with at least… --- # ENGL19 — Chicana/o Lit & US Studies 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course surveys, interprets, compares, and explores the lived experiences of Latinx/Chicanx authors through a variety of texts and genres. Readings, discussions, lectures, and presentations will focus on the cultural, social, and historical aspects of Latinx/Chicanx literature. The course may include a variety of genres: fiction, poetry, drama, film, and non-fiction prose, etc. --- # ENGL95S — Enhanced Academic Literacy 2 credits · 2 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is designed to provide supplemental instruction and support for students enrolled in a linked section of English 01A. Students will further develop academic skills in reading, writing, and researching. In addition, they will learn to address strategies for academic success and be able to utilize computerized technology necessary for a composition course. --- # ENGLC1000 — Academic Reading and Writing 4 credits · 4 hours Begins Fall 2025. Effective Fall 2025, ENGL-C1000 replaces ENGL-01A
In this course, students receive instruction in academic reading and writing, including writing processes, effective use of language, analytical thinking, and the foundations of academic research. Students also receive instruction in reading processes, information literacy, and disciplinary documentation practices. --- # ENGLC1001 — Critical Thinking and Writing 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025. Effective Fall 2025, ENGL-C1001 replaces ENGL/PHIL-13
In this course, students receive instruction in critical thinking for purposes of constructing, evaluating, and composing arguments in a variety of rhetorical forms, using primarily non-fiction texts, refining writing skills and research strategies developed in ENGL C1000 College Reading and Writing (C-ID ENGL 100) or similar first-year college writing course. Readings feature mostly non-fictional essays and books that reflect diverse cultural perspectives on a variety of contemporar… --- # ENGLC1001H — Crit Think & Writing-Honors 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025. Effective Fall 2025, ENGL-C1001H replaces ENGL-13H
In this course, students receive instruction in critical thinking for purposes of constructing, evaluating, and composing arguments in a variety of rhetorical forms, using primarily non-fiction texts, refining writing skills and research strategies developed in ENGL C1000 College Reading and Writing (C-ID ENGL 100) or similar first-year college writing course. This is an honors course. Readings feature mostly non-fictional essays and books that reflect diverse cultural perspectives on a… --- # ENGR14 — C++ Programming 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This is the entry-level comprehensive concepts course for computer science majors, and is recommended for science and math majors. Algorithm design, logic diagrams, problem-solving, coding, and debugging are emphasized using a structured language such as C++. --- # ENGR15 — Elementary Mechanics(Statics) 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
A first course in engineering mechanics: properties of forces, moments, couples and resultants; two- and three-dimensional force systems acting on engineering structures in equilibrium; analysis of trusses, and beams; distributed forces, shear and bending moment diagrams, center of gravity, centroids, friction, and area and mass moments of inertia. --- # ENGR18 — Electrical Circuits Analysis 4 credits · 4 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course covers basic circuit analysis emphasizing resistive circuits, the natural and forcedresponse of inductive and capacitive circuits, phasor analysis, and semiconductor elements.Lab involves the construction and measurement of circuits using power supplies,breadboards, multimeters, oscilloscopes, and function generators. C-ID ENGR 260 and ENGR260L. --- # ENGR20 — Intro to Programming Concepts 4 credits · 4 hours Begins Fall 2025
Introduces the basics of software development and programming using a high level language. Students discover the interface of software with the physical world through working with hardware components. This class includes hands-on, project based learning. --- # ENGR21 — Programming & Problem Solving 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course utilizes the MATLAB environment to provide students with a working knowledge of computer-based problem-solving methods relevant to science and engineering. It introduces the fundamentals of procedural and object-oriented programming, numerical analysis, and data structures. Examples and assignments in the course are drawn from practical applications in engineering, physics, and mathematics. --- # ENGR30 — Intr Engineering 2 credits · 2 hours Begins Fall 2025
The course explores the branches of engineering, the functions of an engineer, and the industries in which engineers work. Explains the engineering education pathways and explores effective strategies for students to reach their full academic potential. Presents an introduction to the methods and tools of engineering problem solving and design including the interface of the engineer with society and engineering ethics. Develops communication skills pertinent to the engineering profession. --- # ENGR35 — Engineering Graphics 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course covers the principles of engineering drawings in visually communicating engineering designs and an introduction to computer-aided design (CAD). Topics include the development of visualization skills; orthographic projections; mechanical dimensioning and tolerancing practices; and the engineering design process. Assignments develop sketching and 2-D and 3-D skills. The use of CAD software is an integral part of the course. --- # ENGR45 — Engineering Materials 4 credits · 4 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is an introduction to the atomic and microscopic structure of modern engineering materials. The effect of structure and manufacturing processes on the mechanical, electrical, and other physical properties of materials are studied. Metals, alloys, ceramics, polymers, and composites are explored. --- # ESL40 — Academic Literacy I 5 credits · 5 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is intended for ESL students. This course focuses on effective critical reading andthinking skills, research strategies, scholarly composition with proper documentation, andadvanced editing skills. Students compose a range of academic writing informed by assignedreadings, discussion, and/or research using primarily non-fiction source material. --- # ESL84E — Foundations in Acad Lit II 5 credits · 5 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is intended for students whose primary language is not English. At a low-advanced ESL level, this course focuses on effective critical reading and thinking skills, research strategies and academic composition with proper documentation. Students write a range of increasingly complex short essays informed by assigned readings, discussion, and/or research using a variety of source material including non-fiction. --- # ETHN01 — Intro to Ethnic Studies 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course provides an introduction to the key concepts, theories, methodologies, and topics in the field of Ethnic Studies. It examines the socioeconomic, historical, cultural, and political conditions shaping the lived experiences and social struggles of Native American, African American, Asian American, and Chicanx/Latinx communities in the United States, with an emphasis on self-determination, agency, and anti-racist and anti-colonial movements to build a more just and equitable society. --- # ETHN05 — Race, Ethnicity, Inequality 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course examines the cultural, political, and economic practices and institutions leading to racial and ethnic oppression in the United States, highlighting the agency and resistance of historically marginalized groups. It presents an overview of historical and contemporary patterns of interaction between various racial and ethnic groups through an intersectional and anti-racist perspective. --- # ETHN07 — Politics of Race and Ethnicity 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
The racial foundations of American democracy have long been contested by communities of color in the United States. Democracy's literal meaning is "rule by the people," yet oppressed groups have questioned who is and is not included in the political community this meaning implies. This course will critically explore historical sources, competing theories, and contemporary examples of American politics and frameworks for democracy. In doing so, students will examine how Black and Indigenous perspectives have contributed to the formation o… --- # ETHN11 — Multi-Ethnic Visual Culture Us 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
An interdisciplinary survey course that uses ethnic studies theory and methodology as the basis to examine and assess the evolution of American visual art within multiple ethnic groups (Native American, African American, Asian American, European American, and Latin/x American). Two-dimensional and three-dimensional art and architecture will be explored as a mapping of the struggles of ethnic and racial groups for justice and equity, as reflected in their artistic practice. Written examinations and critical papers are required. --- # ETHN12 — Ethnic Studies for Educators 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
Prepares students to utilize the concepts and methods of Ethnic Studies in teaching and pedagogical practice in TK-12 education. Discusses the role of intersectionality identity, and collective struggle in educational institutions, focusing on Native American, African American, Asian American and Latina and Latino American communities. Covers the historical inequalities reproduced within education and schools, the knowledge produced by these communities and the strategies used for resistance and liberation. --- # ETHN15 — Ethnicity and Culture 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
Ethnicity and Culture examines the legacy of racial and ethnic inequalities in the United States, the sources of resistance and transformation, and the contemporary impacts of these changes on society. This is an interdisciplinary course that surveys and facilitates meaningful conversations about specific disadvantaged groups and encourages active engagement in overcoming the social struggles of these historically disadvantaged groups in the United States. It focuses on the experiences of Native Americans, African Americans, Latinx Ameri… --- # ETHN18 — African Amer Lit Us 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course provides an overview of African American racial and cultural formation through literature, using the lens of ethnic studies theories such as resistance, self-affirmation, and agency. Students will explore, describe, and analyze a diverse range of literary texts from various genres and historical periods in order to understand how the struggle for civil rights has impacted Black communities through the history of the United States. The African American experience as expressed through literature will be contrasted with at least… --- # ETHN19 — Chicana/o Lit & US Studies 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course surveys, interprets, compares, and explores the lived experiences of Latinx/Chicanx authors through a variety of texts and genres. Readings, discussions, lectures, and presentations will focus on the cultural, social, and historical aspects of Latinx/Chicanx literature. The course may include a variety of genres: fiction, poetry, drama, film, and non-fiction prose, etc. --- # ETHN20 — History of Asian Americans 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is an interdisciplinary study of Asian Americans from a historical, political, sociological, and aesthetic perspective. Social emphasis is placed on the contributions of Asian Americans scholars and activists by using an intersectional lens to explore the effects of colonialism, imperialism, white supremacy, and racism. This course offers pragmatic historical and political evaluations that aim to introduce students interested in Ethnic Studies, Asian American Studies, Gender Studies, and social movements. --- # ETHN22 — History of African Americans 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is a social, cultural, political, and intellectual history of the African American experience in America. This survey course examines the African American experience through the dual lens of ethnic studies and historical perspectives-combining both to provide a deep range of views into the complex interaction of Black Americans in the American context. --- # ETHN23 — Chicana/O Amer Hist & Culture 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This interdisciplinary course examines the social, political, and cultural roots of Chicana/os, tracing history from their Indigenous, African, and Spanish beginnings to the present. It analyzes race, ethnicity, and culture, in relation to Chicana/o communities and their social justice movements and struggles. The course provides a basis for a better understanding of the socio-economic, cultural, and political conditions among Chicana/os through historical consideration of the creation and development of Ethnic Studies programs in the Un… --- # FIRE24 — Work Experience in Fire Tech 1 credits · 1 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course enables students to earn college credit for learning or improving skills or knowledge on-the-job in the field of fire science. Fifty-four (54) hours, either paid or volunteer, are required per unit of credit attempted. Students must have an established work site in fire science prior to enrolling in the course. --- # FIRE30 — Fire Protection Organization 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course provides students with a comprehensive overview of the fire service, its history, traditions, and evolving role in modern society. Using Introduction to Fire Protection and Emergency Services, Seventh Edition as the primary text, students will explore the organization and function of fire departments at the local, state, and federal levels, as well as public and private fire protection systems. Topics include the chemistry and physics of fire, fire prevention, fire protection systems, emergency operations, incident command, f… --- # FIRE31 — Fire Behavior & Combustion 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course introduces students to the fundamental principles of fire behavior and combustion, providing a scientific foundation for understanding how and why fires start, spread, and are controlled. Students will study the physical and chemical properties of fire, the combustion process, ignition, heat transfer, flame spread, and the stages of fire development. The course also examines fire dynamics in different fuel types and building environments, as well as the influence of oxygen, fuel, heat, and chemical reactions on fire growth. E… --- # FIRE32 — Fire Prevention Technology 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course provides students with a comprehensive study of fire prevention as the foundation of community risk reduction and firefighter safety. Students will explore the history and philosophy of fire prevention, model codes and standards, inspection practices, and the role of fire prevention in modern fire protection organizations. Topics include building and fire codes, fire protection systems, plan review, fire investigation, and public education programs. Emphasis is placed on the relationship between fire prevention and community… --- # FIRE33 — Fire Protect Equipment & Syste 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course introduces students to the design, operation, inspection, and maintenance of fire protection equipment and systems used in modern fire protection and life safety. Topics include water supply systems, standpipes, sprinklers, fire pumps, special extinguishing systems, detection and alarm systems, and portable fire extinguishers. Students will examine how these systems function individually and as part of an integrated fire protection plan, with emphasis on their role in safeguarding life and property while supporting fire servi… --- # FIRE34 — Building Construction for Prot 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course examines the principles of building construction as they relate to fire protection and firefighter safety. Students will study construction methods, materials, and structural design features, with emphasis on how buildings respond under fire conditions. Topics include the five types of construction, fire resistance, occupancy classifications, structural collapse hazards, and the relationship between building design and fire behavior. Students will also analyze historic fires and case studies to understand the impact of constr… --- # FIRE35 — Firefight Tactics & Strategy 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course relates basic fire chemistry, equipment , and manpower, to firefighting tactics and strategy, methods of attack, and pre-planning. --- # FIRE36 — Hazardous Materials 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course presents the theory and fundamentals of how and why fires start, spread, and are controlled: an in-depth study of fire chemistry and physics, fire characteristics of materials, extinguishing agents, and fire control techniques. --- # FIRE37 — Fire Hydraulics 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is a basic review of mathematics, hydraulic laws and formulas, and water supply and pump requirements as applied to fire service. --- # FIRE40 — Principles of Fire & Emerg Ser 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025 ends Summer 2026
This course introduces the basic principles and history related to the national firefighter life safety initiatives, focusing on the need for cultural and behavior change throughout the emergency services. --- # FIRE47A — Fire Investigation - 1A 2 credits · 2 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is an introduction to arson, laws related to arson, types of incendiary fires, and methods of determining fire cause and recognizing and preserving evidence. A special emphasis will be placed on report-writing techniques. --- # FIRE47B — Fire Investigation - 1B 2 credits · 2 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course covers evidence related to arson and fire deaths, interviewing, and interrogating. Investigation of structure, wildland, and vehicle fires are covered as well as fire scene documentation; search and seizure laws are also covered. --- # FIRE58 — Firefighter Basic Skills 9 credits · 9 hours Begins Fall 2025
Provides the firefighter with basic knowledge of fire behavior and control and basic skills to safely perform essential fire ground tasks with minimal supervision. Student must supply instructor-approved personal protective equipment (required instructional supply). --- # FIRE63A — Basic Firefighter I, Academy A 8 credits · 8 hours Begins Fall 2025
Limitation on Enrollment: Physician's clearance for strenuous activity. This course provides manipulative and technical training in basic concepts of fire department organization, miscellaneous equipment and tools, fire behavior and extinguishment theory, fire fighter safety, self-contained breathing apparatus, and portable fire extinguishers. The course also provides training in ropes, knots, hitches, hoses, nozzles, appliances, ground ladders, forcible entry, and confined space rescue. Students must supply instructor-approved personal… --- # FIRE63B — Basic Firefighter I, Academy B 8 credits · 8 hours Begins Fall 2025
Limitation on Enrollment: Physician's clearance for strunous activity. This course provides manipulative and technical training in basic concepts of ventilation, fire control, salvage and overhaul operations, fire protection water systems, fire protection systems, fire prevention and investigation, communications, vehicle extrication, wildland fire fighting, urban interface, and hazardous materials. Students will fulfill 3 total lab hours per week by arrangement. --- # FIRE65C — Wildland Firefighting Strategy 1 credits · 1 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course stresses the fundamentals of initial-attack wildland firefighting and how to apply wildland firefighting strategy and tactics during the suppression effort which also includes live fire control. Must have instructor approved fire protective gear. --- # FIRE65E — Intro to Hazardous Materials 0.5 credits · 0.5 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is a general introduction to hazardous materials awareness with emphasis on placards, identification and recognition, decision-making in emergencies, detecting hazardous materials presence, and estimating the likely harm without intervention. --- # FIRE65F — Hazardous Materials 1st Respon 1 credits · 1 hours Begins Fall 2025
Limitation on Enrollment: Existing Paid Call (Volunteer) Firefighter This course covers how hazardous materials can harm people, the environment, and property, and how the first responder may use clues to recognize a hazardous materials incident and implement actions to protect themselves and the public. --- # FIRE65G — First Responder - Decontaminat 0.5 credits · 0.5 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course covers how to safely and competently perform Fully/Primary decontamination in at least Level B personal protective equipment based on agency or generic Decon SOP. This course builds upon FRO competencies to perform decontamination functions within the contamination reduction zone. --- # FIRE66D — Equipment Operator/Volunteer 2 credits · 2 hours Begins Fall 2025
Limitation on Enrollment: Full-time firefighter or minimum of one continuous year as a paid-call firefighter. Valid California Class B (Commercial or Firefighter) permit with Tank and Air Brake endorsements. If the student has a Commercial California Driver's License, it must indicate Manual Transmission and have a current Health Questionnaire. This course provides the firefighter with basic knowledge of radio communications use regarding size-up and report conditions. Forms and reports related to operating equipment and incidents are co… --- # FIRE67A — Rope Rescue 1 credits · 1 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is designed to introduce the novice to the basics of equipment nomenclature, rope design and construction, care and maintenance, and knots and webbing as they apply to rope rescue emergencies. --- # FIRE67B — Auto Extrication 0.5 credits · 0.5 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course provides classroom instruction of vehicle rescue concepts. It introduces students to common vehicle rescue tools and hands-on practice of basic techniques used to free persons entrapped in vehicles as a result of traffic collisions. To successfully complete the skills portion, students must have the ability to lift tools that may weigh in excess of 50 pounds and perform other rigorous physical tasks. Students must supply instructor approved personal protective equipment (required instructional material) equivalent to that of… --- # FIRE68B — Basic Incident Command System 1 credits · 1 hours Begins Fall 2025
Limitation on Enrollment: Instructor-verified ICS (1-100) completion. This course is designed for the entry-level and veteran firefighter. The subject matter relates to principles and features of ICS, organization, incident facilities, incident resources, and responsibilities associated with ICS assignments. --- # FIRE68C — Incident Command System 1.5 credits · 1.5 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is designed for the entry-level and veteran firefighter. The subject matter relates to organization and staffing for incidents or events, incident resources management, air operations, and incident event planning. --- # FIRE69A — First Responder Medical 2.5 credits · 2.5 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is designed to meet the state requirements for emergency medical personnel. The course relates to patient assessment, cardiovascular systems, fractures, splinting, childbirth, and environmental emergencies. --- # FIRE69B — First Responder Re-Certificat 1.5 credits · 1.5 hours Begins Fall 2025
Limitation on Enrollment: Must possess a current valid CPR card in Basic Life Support of Health Care Providers (or equivalent) as outlined by the American Heart Association. This course is designed to meet the state re-certification requirements for emergency medical personnel. The course relates to patient assessment, cardiovascular systems, fractures, splinting, childbirth and environmental emergencies. Must possess a current valid CPR card in Basic Life Support of Health Care Providers. --- # FIRE71A — Fire Instructor I 2.25 credits · 2.25 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is designed for the fire company officer who conducts in-service training programs. The course provides a variety of methods and techniques to help personnel select, develop and organize material for in-service programs. Methods of evaluation and opportunity to apply the major principles of learning through demonstrations are stressed. The course is certified by the office of the California State Fire Marshal. --- # FIRE71B — Fire Instructor II 2 credits · 2 hours This course is designed for the fire company officer who conducts in-service training programs. The course provides instruction in the use of visual aids, test construction, and teaching demonstrations. The successful completion of this course and the State Fire Marshals examination will result in State certification. --- # FIRE72A — Fire Command I - Module A 2 credits · 2 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is designed to provide the fire company officer with information and experience in command and control techniques at the scene of an emergency. --- # FIRE72B — Fire Command I - Module B 2 credits · 2 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is designed to provide the fire company officer with information and experience in command and control techniques at the scene of a hazardous materials emergency. --- # FIRE73A — Fire Inspector I 2 credits · 2 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course provides students with a basic knowledge of the roles and responsibilities of a Fire Inspector I including legal responsibilities and authority, codes and standards, the inspection process, confidentiality and privacy requirements, and ethical conduct, and administrative tasks including preparing inspection reports, recognizing the need for a permit or plan review, investigating common complaints, and participating in legal proceedings. --- # FIRE73B — First Inspector 1B 2 credits · 2 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course provides students with a basic knowledge of fire and life safety aspects related to the roles and responsibilities of a Fire Inspector I including building construction, occupancy classifications, occupancy load, means of egress, hazardous conditions, fire growth potential, fire flow, and emergency planning and preparedness measures. --- # FIRE75 — Fire Management I 2 credits · 2 hours This course will provide instruction to improve the students managerial effectiveness and will require demonstration of growth and development in the use of managerial skills. The course will stress resource identification and utilization. --- # FIRE76A — Fire Apparatus Driver/Oper 1A 2 credits · 2 hours Begins Fall 2025
Limitation on Enrollment: Must possess a valid California Drivers License, Class B, fire fighter restricted (minimum) must be physically fit per department standards must not have a hearing loss of 25 decibels or more in 3 of 4 frequencies must have vision better than or corrected to far visual acuity of 20/30 with contact lenses or spectacles must be a paid call, volunteer or full time fire fighter at a certified fire protection agency. This course will provide fire service personnel with knowledge of the laws and requirements that pert… --- # FIRE76B — Fire Apparatus Driver/Oper 1B 2 credits · 2 hours Begins Fall 2025
Limitation on Enrollment: Must possess a valid California Drivers License, Class A,B, or C with fire fighter endorsement (minimum) must be physically fit per department standards must not have a hearing loss of 25 decibels or more in 3 of 4 frequencies must have vision better than or corrected to far visual acuity of 20/30 with contact lenses or spectacles must be a paid call, volunteer or full time fire fighter at a certified fire protection agency. This course will provide fire service personnel with information on pump construction, t… --- # FREN01 — Elementary French I 5 credits · 5 hours Begins Fall 2025
This is a beginner's course. The course will focus on the development of listening, speaking, reading, and writing in a cultural context, with primary emphasis on communicative competency. Students will learn how to express in French the most basic functions of everyday life. This course is not recommended for native speakers. --- # FREN02 — Elementary French II 5 credits · 5 hours Begins Fall 2025
FREN-02 is the continuation of FREN-01. This course will focus on the further development of listening, speaking, reading, and writing in cultural context, with primary emphasis on communicative competency. Students will learn how to express in French basic functions of everyday life. This course is not recommended for native speakers. --- # FREN03 — Intermediate French I 5 credits · 5 hours Begins Fall 2025
FREN-03 is a continuation of FREN-02. This course reviews and further develops grammatical concepts introduced in FREN 01 and FREN 02, as well as introduces the student to new concepts. Through varied readings, composition, and discussion, the student will increase with his or her vocabulary and cultural knowledge. --- # FREN04 — Intermediate French II 5 credits · 5 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is thorough review of the fundamentals of reading, writing, speaking and understanding French, designed to aid the student in preparing for advanced studies in French composition, grammar, and conversation as well as literature and French, history and culture. --- # GED101 — Basic Skills Dev & Ged Prep 0 credits · 0 hours Begins Fall 2025
This 204-288 hours course is designed to build the basic academic skills of adult learners in the areas of reading comprehension, language and evidence-based writing, mathematical reasoning, life, physical, and earth sciences, and social science. Special emphasis is placed on analytical reading skills, problem solving, and test preparation. The content of this course is reflective all new modifications to the GED exam. Subject matter included are the areas covered by the GED exam such as science, social studies, literature, mathematics a… --- # GEOG01 — Physical Geography 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is a spatial study of the Earth's dynamic physical systems and processes. Topics include: Earth-sun geometry, weather, climate, water, landforms, soil, and the biosphere. Emphasis is on the interrelationships among environmental and human systems and processes and their resulting patterns and distributions. Tools of geographic inquiry are also briefly covered; they may include: maps, remote sensing, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Global Positioning Systems (GPS). --- # GEOG01L — Physical Geography Lab 1 credits · 1 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course focuses on the development of skills and analytic thinking in explaining landform processes, weather phenomena, climate patterns, and vegetation patterns. Exercises include contour map drawing, analysis of data and drawing graphs, study of weather maps, stereo photo interpretation, and landform processes. --- # GEOG02 — World Geography 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
Survey of the world's culture regions and nations as interpreted by geographers, including physical, cultural, and economic features. Emphasis on spatial and historical influences on population growth, transportation networks, and natural environments. Identification and importance of the significant features of regions. --- # GEOG12 — Intro to Human Geography 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
Introduction to origins and global distribution of cultures. Examines cultural adaptations to the earth, human modifications of the landscape, and patterns of human organization as exemplified in population, agriculture, language, religion, political organization, popular culture, and economic development. Issues addressed include famine, political conflict, multiculturalism, suburban sprawl, industrial relocation and third world development. --- # GEOG15 — Intro to Weather and Climate 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
Introduction to the Earth's atmosphere: topics include atmospheric structure and composition, solar radiation and energy balances, temperature, seasonal changes, atmospheric moisture, clouds and fog, precipitation, air pressure, winds, air masses and fronts, cyclones, weather forecasting, climate and climate change. --- # GEOG20 — Intro to GIS Techniques w/Lab 2 credits · 2 hours Begins Fall 2025
Study of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) science and its applications to spatial data management. Identification and acquisition of GIS data. Assessment of vector and raster systems, scale, resolution, map projection, coordinate systems, georeferencing and Global Positioning Systems (GPS). Spatial analysis and modeling with GIS. --- # GEOG25 — Map Interpretation 2 credits · 2 hours Begins Fall 2025
Introduction to maps, images and geographic techniques. Technologies include map and aerial photograph interpretation, tabular data, spatial statistics, cartography, Global Positioning Systems (GPS), Internet mapping, remote sensing and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) that aid in data collection, analysis and presentation. --- # GEOL01 — Physical Geology 4 credits · 4 hours Begins Fall 2025
This is a beginning course in geology stressing the beneficial and destructive forces of nature and their causes. The course includes a study of the development of landscapes, origin of minerals and rocks, geologic work of ground water, the phenomena of earthquakes, volcanism, metamorphism and other fundamental concepts of geology. Lab work includes the identification and study of rocks and minerals, study of topographic and geologic maps and aerial photographs, and introduction to cross section and profiles of topographic maps. A field… --- # GEOL02 — Historical Geology 4 credits · 4 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course covers the geological history of the earth and the development of plant and animal life as traced through the rock and fossil records. The correlation between geologic changes through time, the uses of the fossil record in determining geologic history, and the formation of economic mineral deposits is emphasized throughout the course. A field trip is required for this course. --- # GEOL03 — Earth Science 4 credits · 4 hours Begins Fall 2025
An introduction to the essentials of Earth Science including the geosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere, and solar system. This course focuses on the interactions between physical and chemical systems of the Earth such as the tectonic cycle, rock cycle, hydrologic cycle, weather and climate. This course is designed to meet the content requirement for earth and space science for the Liberal Studies - Elementary Teaching preparation pathway. --- # GERN01 — Elementary German I 4 credits · 4 hours Begins Fall 2025
This is a beginner's course. The course will focus on the development of listening, speaking, reading, and writing in a cultural context, with primary emphasis on communicative competency. Students will learn how to express in German the most basic functions of everyday life. --- # GERN02 — Elementary German II 4 credits · 4 hours Begins Fall 2025 and ends Summer 2026
GERN-02 is the continuation of GERN-01. This course will focus on the further development of listening, speaking, reading, and writing in a cultural context, with primary emphasis on communicative competency. Students will learn how to express in German basic functions of everyday life. --- # GERN03 — Intermediate German I 4 credits · 4 hours Begins Fall 2025
GERN 03 is a continuation of GERN 02. This course reviews and further develops grammatical concepts introduced in GERN 01 and GERN 02, as well as introduces the student to new concepts. Through varied readings, composition, and discussion, the student will increase his or her vocabulary and cultural knowledge. --- # GERN04 — Intermediate German II 4 credits · 4 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is a thorough review of the fundamentals of reading, writing, speaking and understanding German, designed to aid the student in preparing for advanced studies in German composition, grammar, and conversation, as well as literature in German, history and culture. --- # GUI101 — Introduction to College 0 credits · 0 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course will acquaint students with the college, academic regulations, the availability of campus resources, and the importance of educational planning. 1.5-6 hours. --- # GUI102 — Probation Solutions - Level 1 0 credits · 0 hours Begins Fall 2025
Successful completion of this course is required for Level I academic and progress probation students to continue enrollment. The student will learn strategies for successful course progression and removal from probation status. They will also learn viable approaches for successfully attaining their academic goals. --- # GUID30 — Foundations College Success 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This comprehensive course integrates the cultivation of skills, values, and attitudes indicative of confident, capable students/individuals with problem solving and critical/creative thinking. The course focuses on the following topics: life management, goal setting, career decision making, educational planning, college expectations and opportunities, instructor-student relationships, cultural diversity, lifestyle choices affecting health maintenance, stress management, campus resources, learning styles and strategies, and study skills.… --- # GUID45 — Pathways to Transfer 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is an introduction to the process of transfer from community college to a four-year college or university. Students will research and evaluate colleges and universities based on degrees offered, transfer requirements, application process, housing, financial aid, scholarships, support services, and student life. Students will develop an education plan and a portfolio of personalized research information to assist them in the transfer process. --- # GUID46 — UC Transfer Experience 0.5 credits · 0.5 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course covers important information for students who plan to transfer to one of the nine University of California campuses. Topics include admission requirements, general education options, transfer admission guarantee programs, the application process, and helpful online resources. Students have the opportunity to broaden their perspectives by examining the role of higher education in society and explore the impact of higher education as a holistic, transformative process. Students will complete a UC cost analysis, as well as explo… --- # GUID48 — Life & Career Planning 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This is a structured sequential course in life and career planning. Experiences are provided that encompass education, occupation, and job trends. The total individual is explored; issues such as life roles, values, goals, life styles, preferences, coping skills, and personal barriers as they relate to decisions will be covered. --- # GUID53 — Strategies for College Success 1 credits · 1 hours Begins Fall 2025
The course is designed to introduce practical strategies for college success. Topics addressed will include: orientation, assessment and awareness of values, choices and behaviors that impact college success, understanding the college catalog, college policies, and campus resources, choosing a major and understanding graduation and transfer requirements, goal setting, study strategies, and educational planning. --- # GUID54 — Strategies Academic Recovery 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is appropriate for students wishing to improve their academic standing. Each student will identify his/her educational goal and develop an appropriate plan for achieving that goal. Academic policies will be addressed and strategies to get off and stay off probation, such as, informed decision-making, problem solving, classroom behavior, and behavior modification will also be studied. This course is recommended for all students on academic and/or progress probation. --- # HIST03A — Western Civilzation, Part 1 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course provides a broad historical survey of humanity's social, political, economic, and intellectual experiences for Western Civilization from prehistory to 1650. --- # HIST03B — Western Civilization, Part 2 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course provides a broad historical survey of humanity's social, political, economic, and intellectual experiences for Western Civilization from 1650 to the present. --- # HIST04A — World History Part 1 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course provides a broad historical survey of humanity's social, political, economic, and intellectual experiences for all major world civilizations from pre-history through at least 1500. --- # HIST04B — World History Part 2 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course provides a broad historical survey of humanity's social political, economic, and intellectual experiences for all major world civilizations from approximately the 16th century to the present. --- # HIST05 — History of Europe From 1901 to 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
HIST-05 is a one-semester survey course on 20th century and early 21st century European history (1901 to the present). The political, economic, cultural, and social development of 20th century and recent European history will be covered. There will be emphasis on the traumatic changes brought about by political realignment, colonialism, war, revolution, and economic upheaval. --- # HIST07 — History of Southeast Asia 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course provides a broad historical survey of Southeast Asia from pre-historic times to the present. This course includes the study of traditional and modern Southeast Asia, cultural achievements, and contributions to both Eastern and Western civilizations. --- # HIST09A — China: Intro to East Asian Civ 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course provides a broad historical survey of China, the Far East's oldest civilization, from prehistoric times to the present with emphasis on China's cultural achievements and contributions to both Eastern and Western civilizations. --- # HIST09B — Japan: Intro to East Asian Civ 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course provides a broad historical survey of Japan from pre-historic times to the present. The course includes the study of traditional and modern Japan, significant institutions, cultural achievements, and contributions to both Eastern and Western civilizations. --- # HIST10 — History of the Middle East 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course provides a broad historical survey of the Middle East from the ancient civilizations of Mesopotamia to the present. Topics of focus will include the impact of pre-Islamic civilization on the modern Middle East: the advent, progression, and influence of Islamic faith and culture in the Middle East; the global interplay between the Middle East and the larger world through various eras of Middle Eastern history; the religious, ethnic, social, economic, military, and political developments that shape the modern Middle East; exami… --- # HIST17A — US History/US Constitution 3 credits · 3 hours Ends Summer 2026. Effective Fall 2026, HIST-C1001 replaces HIST-17A.
This is an extensive survey course of United States history from the period of exploration to the Reconstruction Period. The course covers the social, political, economic, and constitutional development of the nation. Course will emphasize the development of critical and historical thinking skills. --- # HIST17AH — Hnrs US History/Constitution 3 credits · 3 hours Ends Summer 2026. Effective Fall 2026, HIST-C1001H replaces HIST-17AH
Limitation on Enrollment: Enrollment in the Honors Program. (See the College Catalog for a description of enrollment requirements). This course covers the social, political, economic and constitutional development of the nation. There will be an emphasis on academic rigor, analytical research, writing, critical thinking, and collaborative learning. --- # HIST17B — US History/Local Government 3 credits · 3 hours Ends Summer 2026. Effective Fall 2026, HIST-C1002 replaces HIST-17B.
This course is a continuation of HIST-17A from the end of the Reconstruction Period in 1877 to the present. It examines national, state, and local history from the late 19th century to the present. The course covers the social, political, economic, and constitutional development of the nation. --- # HIST17BH — Honors US History/Local Govt 3 credits · 3 hours Ends Summer 2026. Effective Fall 2026, HIST-C1002H replaces HIST-17BH
Limitation on Enrollment: Enrollment in the Honors Program. (See the College Catalog for a description of enrollment requirements). This course examines our national, state, and local history and government from the late 19th century to the present. There will be an emphasis on academic rigor, analytical research, writing, critical thinking, and collaborative learning. --- # HIST19 — Women in American History 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is a review of the history of women in America covering the period from 1600 to the present. The emphasis of the course is a multicultural and multi-class approach, examining the problems of women of various ethnicities, races and classes in America. The formation of gender roles is discussed along with an analysis of women's political and economic status across the period. The course will analyze women's struggle for equal rights, the impact of women's participation in significant events in American history, and regional and… --- # HIST20 — History of Asian Americans 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is an interdisciplinary study of Asian Americans from a historical, political, sociological, and aesthetic perspective. Social emphasis is placed on the contributions of Asian Americans scholars and activists by using an intersectional lens to explore the effects of colonialism, imperialism, white supremacy, and racism. This course offers pragmatic historical and political evaluations that aim to introduce students interested in Ethnic Studies, Asian American Studies, Gender Studies, and social movements. --- # HIST22 — History of African Americans 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is a social, cultural, political, and intellectual history of the African American experience in America. This survey course examines the African American experience through the dual lens of ethnic studies and historical perspectives-combining both to provide a deep range of views into the complex interaction of Black Americans in the American context. --- # HIST23 — Chicana/O Amer Hist & Culture 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This interdisciplinary course examines the social, political, and cultural roots of Chicana/os, tracing history from their Indigenous, African, and Spanish beginnings to the present. It analyzes race, ethnicity, and culture, in relation to Chicana/o communities and their social justice movements and struggles. The course provides a basis for a better understanding of the socio-economic, cultural, and political conditions among Chicana/os through historical consideration of the creation and development of Ethnic Studies programs in the Un… --- # HIST29 — History of California 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is a survey of the early history of California through to the present, starting with the original peoples of California, the discovery and settlement of the area by the Spanish, the Mexican period, American conquest and occupation, and the gold rush. The course also examines topics including the economic, social, cultural, and political consequences of railroad expansion, and early twentieth-century urbanization. It also includes the impact of the Great Depression and World War II, water projects, protest and reform movements… --- # HLT322 — Begin Fall and Injury Preventi 0 credits · 0 hours Begins Fall 2025
This 36-hour course is designed to teach older adults how physical activity can help reduce incidences of slips, sprains and falls. The course is a combination of lecture, demonstration, and practice of muscle development and strengthening techniques. Diet and nutrition for supporting health and maintaining healthy weight is also discussed. --- # HLTH01 — Introduction to Public Health 3 credits · 3 hours This course presents an overview of the disciplines of community and public health. Topics include the basic concepts and terminologies of public health; an overview of various public health professions and organizations; the study, prevention and control of diseases in the community; the analysis of the social determinants of health; strategies for eliminating disease, illness, and health disparities among various populations; community organizingand health promotion programming; school health promotion; environmental health and safety; and an overview of the healthcare delivery system in th… --- # HLTH09 — Global Health 3 credits · 3 hours This course introduces the broad band and growing field of global health, global health challenges, programs, and policies. Students will discuss how health and illness are defined and explore the biological, cultural, social, and political factors that influence health at a global level. Topics include comparative health systems; emerging global health priorities,such as infectious conditions, poverty, conflicts, and emergencies; social determinants of health; health systems reform; and major global health initiatives for disease prevention and health promotion. An emphasis is placed on glob… --- # HLTH10 — Personal Health and Wellness 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course will require students to explore, analyze, personalize, and discuss the following issues as they relate to the essential components of health and wellness: nutrition, physical activity/exercise/fitness, weight control, eating disorders and body image, media influences, mental health, stress, violence, substance use/abuse, sexuality and sexual orientation, sexually transmitted infections, reproductive choices/contraception, relationships, disease prevention, environment, health care, aging, and general public health issues. St… --- # HLTH13 — Social Determin of Health Disp 3 credits · 3 hours This course will examine personal and social determinants of health through the examination of the role individuals play in their own health and well being, along with the impact of environmental, social, structural, and cultural factors that play a role both in individual and community and public health. Health disparities and inequities in sexually diverse, gender, racial, and minority populations will be explored, and culturally competent ideas to bridge the health equity gap and improve population health will be developed. --- # HLTH15 — Drugs, Health, and Society 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course explains concepts and theories relating to the epidemiology and toxicology of substance use, misuse, abuse, and dependence, and the impact on personal, community and societal health. The biological/physiological, neurological, and psychological short and long-term effects of selected pharmacological substances on the human brain and body are explored, including an analysis of risk factors associated with abuse and dependence. Historical, political, social, socioeconomic, and legal factors involved in the practice,marketing, d… --- # HMNG01 — Elementary Hmong I 5 credits · 5 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is a beginner's course. It focuses on the study of the fundamentals of pronunciation, audio-lingual training, and phonology; syllabication; appreciation of basic elements of the Hmong culture, with primary emphasis on communicative competency. Students will learn how to express in Hmong the most basic functions of everyday life. --- # HMNG02 — Elementary Hmong II 5 credits · 5 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is for the continuation of HMNG-01. The focus will be on further development of listening, speaking, reading and writing in a cultural context. There will be extensive use of Hmong grammar, written composition and oral communication. Selections from Hmong literature and history will be read and discussed in Hmong. Stress is given to reading, writing, speaking and understanding Hmong as these communication skills apply to practical situations. --- # HMSV20 — Social Welfare and Social Wor 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
A practical and general study of theoretical concepts and institutional frameworks that guide social welfare policy and practice. This course provides an overview of the social work profession and the social welfare system within which it operates, including federal, state, and county organizations. Students will also review employment opportunities and requirements in social welfare. --- # HMSV21 — Human Behavior & Helping Proce 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course examines the history and philosophies of human services; identifies what constitutes genuine and empathic relationships; analyzes the role of conflict in individual and societal systems; demonstrates a broad range of relevant communication skills and strategies, and assists students in designing integrated services using innovative practices in diverse settings. The course includes components on personality development; social and political influences that shape interactive behavior, and guidelines for identifying normal and… --- # HMSV22 — Survey of Community Services 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is designed to introduce students who are seeking careers in Human Services to community resources that facilitate the helping process. Students will become acquainted with various agencies, organizations (profit & nonprofit), and institutions that offer promotion, prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation within the community. Other components of this course address the importance of advocating for community empowerment, participation, and change. Students will also begin the process of gaining a sense of self in relationshi… --- # HMSV24 — Work Experience in Human Serv 1 credits · 1 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course enables students to earn college credit for learning or improving skills and/or knowledge on-the-job. Fifty-four (54) hours, either paid or volunteer, are required per unit of credit attempted. Students must have an established work site in human services before enrolling in the course. --- # HMSV41 — Case Management 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is designed to give the student an introduction to case management skills, including screening, assessment, treatment planning, and referral support. --- # HMSV42 — Intro to Counseling Skills 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is oriented to counseling clients within the field of human services. Course work is designed to give the student an introduction to counseling theory and classroom experience in applying basic counseling skills. --- # HMSV43 — Ethics in Counseling 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course focuses on professional responsibilities in the field of human services. Awareness of state and federal laws and regulations, and the codes of conduct governing counseling in the human services are examined. Effective approaches and the examination of legal, ethical, and moral responsibilities and referral practices of the counselor will also be presented. --- # HMSV44 — Leadership and Coun in Groups 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is an introduction to the dynamics of group counseling. The group will study itself (under supervision) and learn various leadership skills. The factors involved in problems of communication, effective emotional responses and personal growth will be highlighted. --- # HNRS40A — Honors Seminar 2 credits · 2 hours Begins Fall 2025
Limitation on Enrollment: Enrollment in the Honors Program. This course will focus on the in-depth discussion and analysis of the philosophy, politics, and music of the 1960's. --- # HNRS40B — Honors Sem: Native American Ph 2 credits · 2 hours Begins Fall 2025
Limitation on Enrollment: Enrollment in the Honors Program. This course will focus on the in-depth discussion and analysis of Native American philosophy, politics, and music. --- # HNRS40C — Honors:Phil & Rock Music 2 credits · 2 hours Begins Fall 2025
Limitation on Enrollment: Enrollment in the Honors Program. This course will discuss and analyze traditional philosophical questions through the use of classic rock music. --- # HNRS40D — Honors Seminar: Sex and Love 2 credits · 2 hours Begins Fall 2025
Limitation on Enrollment: Enrollment in the Honors Program. This course will focus on the in-depth discussion and analysis of religious and philosophical theories pertaining to sex and love. --- # HST900 — American Citizenship 0 credits · 0 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is best suited for non-U.S. citizens. It will provide non-U.S. citizens with a study of the federal and state system of government and the U.S. Constitution, preparing them for the naturalization citizenship interview with United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). The course will include civil rights, voting, historical development of the U.S., types of government, the electoral process, political parties, the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of government, and the relationship between the state… --- # HUM01 — Hum: Ancient Thru Renaissance 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
The principal aims of this course are to examine human existence and cultural endeavors from earliest ancient civilizations through the Renaissance. Students will examine the continuities of human endeavors through fine arts, literatures, philosophies, religions, and the sciences with an integration of certain non-Western cultures. --- # HUM01H — Ancient Through Renaissance 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
The principal aim of this course is to examine human existence and cultural endeavor from the earliest ancient civilizations through the Renaissance. Students will examine developments in the fine arts, literature, philosophy, religion, and the sciences from a variety of cultures, both Western and non-Western. There will be an emphasis on collaborative learning, research, and writing. --- # HUM02 — Hum: Renaissance to Present 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
The principal aims of this course are to examine human existence and cultural endeavors from the Renaissance to the present. Students will examine the continuities of human endeavors through fine arts, literatures, philosophies, religions, and the sciences, with an integration of certain non-Western cultures. --- # HUM02H — Honors Renaissance to Present 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
The principal aim of this course is to examine human existence and cultural endeavors from the Renaissance to the present. Students will examine developments in the fine arts, literature, philosophy, religion, and the sciences from a variety of cultures, both Western and non-Western. There will be an emphasis on collaborative learning, research, and writing. --- # HUM15 — Ethnicity and Culture 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
Ethnicity and Culture examines the legacy of racial and ethnic inequalities in the United States, the sources of resistance and transformation, and the contemporary impacts of these changes on society. This is an interdisciplinary course that surveys and facilitates meaningful conversations about specific disadvantaged groups and encourages active engagement in overcoming the social struggles of these historically disadvantaged groups in the United States. It focuses on the experiences of Native Americans, African Americans, Latinx Ameri… --- # HUM21 — Humanities & Film 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is an introduction to the humanities through the study of film. Film criticism will be combined with the analysis of philosophical, literary, and/or artistic themes. Feature-length films will be screened. --- # ICT720 — Software Essentials 0 credits · 0 hours Begins Fall 2025
In this course students focus on the essentials of common business software applications and how to use them to accomplish tasks. By the end of the course students will be able to describe existing and emerging technologies of computing systems, impact of computers on our society, and the future of computing. Students learn the essentials of computer applications web software technologies. Students will apply these concepts and methods through hands-on projects developing computer-based solutions to business problems. --- # ICT721 — Hardware Essentials 0 credits · 0 hours Begins Fall 2025
An introduction to the basics of computing systems, impact of computers on our society, and the future of computing. Focus on learning computer hardware, database management systems, networking, internet technologies and programming basics. Project-based learning through hands-on projects developing computer-based solutions to problems. --- # ICT722 — Info Comm Tech Essentials 0 credits · 0 hours Begins Fall 2025
In this course students focus on computer technology hardware and related software skills needed to help meet the growing demand for entry-level ICT professionals. The fundamentals of computer hardware and software as well as advanced concepts such as security, networking, and the responsibilities of an ICT professional will be introduced. Students will prepare for the CompTIA A+ certification exams. --- # INDT25 — Fluid Power 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course covers the operational theory and practical applications of hydraulics, pneumatics and vacuum components and systems. This includes adjustment, service, and functional operation of pumps, controls, transmission systems, actuators and fluidics. The design and application of fluidic systems as they relate to industrial machinery will be covered together with systematic methods of trouble shooting. --- # INDT35 — Electrical Wiring 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course covers basic wiring for industrial applications. Topics include electrical theory, wiring in accordance with the latest version of the National Electrical Code, blueprint reading, layout of electrical circuits according to blueprints, switches, electrical connections, grounding and electrical safety, materials, appliance connections, industrial wiring and components, power poles and low voltage remote control devices. Students may petition, through the Office of Admissions and Records, to retake the course as the National Ele… --- # INDT40 — Commercial Refrigeration Syste 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course presents Commercial Refrigeration Systems to students. Systems studied will range from fractional to large tonnage refrigeration systems. Medium and low temperature systems, multiple defrost methods, and energy efficiency will be studied. Diagnostic and repair procedures on commercial systems and related equipment will be covered. --- # INDT41 — Industrial Power Transmission 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course covers industrial power transmission systems. The components studied are gear reduction systems, torque multiplication systems, direct drive, belt drive, chain drive, bearings, seals, and related components. --- # INDT50 — HVAC - Heating & Control Sys 6 credits · 6 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course will enable students to identify and understand the operation of the various control components found in heating and air conditioning units. Students will perform diagnostic and repair procedures on the above units and apply basic electrical concepts as they relate to HVAC industry heating and control technology. --- # INDT51 — Ventilation & Air Conditioning 6 credits · 6 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course will enable students to identify and understand the operation of various components and systems found in air conditioning refrigeration systems. Students will perform diagnostic and repair procedures on air conditioning refrigeration systems and related equipment. Thermodynamic and psychometric principles as they relate to air conditioning systems will be covered. --- # INDT52 — Refrigerant Use Cert & R-410A 1 credits · 1 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course prepares students for EPA certification in refrigerant handling and R410A safety. The Clean Air Act and Montreal protocol will be discussed. Types I, II and III certification test requirements will be discussed. EPA testing will be accomplished as a component of the course. A testing fee will be required for those who wish certification. Certified technicians will perform laboratory exercises utilizing recovery equipment and procedures. --- # INDT53 — Heat Pump Systems 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course studies the operation, installation, and service of heat pump systems. --- # INDT54 — Residential HVAC Installation 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course prepares the learner for entry-level employment in the HVAC installation trade. Topics covered in the course are installation materials, techniques and California mechanical / electrical codes related to residential HVAC system installation. --- # INDT56 — Industrial Facilities 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is designed to provide industrial maintenance and electrical technician students with the skills they need to be successful. Students will gain skills in:print reading, safety, troubleshooting, mechanical system components, boiler systems,industrial refrigeration systems and industrial facility electrical systems, --- # INDT60 — Electrical Codes & Ordinances 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This is a course in the interpretation and application of the National Electrical Code (NEG), and other national, state and local electrical codes and ordinances which regulate the installation, alteration and maintenance of electrical circuits, systems and equipment. Students may petition, through the Office of Admissions and Records, to retake the course as the National Electrical Codes change. --- # JPNS01A — Elementary Japanese 2.5 credits · 2.5 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course will focus on the development of listening, speaking, reading, and writing in a cultural context, with primary emphasis on communicative competency. Students will learn to express in Japanese the most basic functions of everyday life. --- # JPNS01B — Elementary Japanese 2.5 credits · 2.5 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course will continue to focus on the development of listening, speaking, reading, and writing in a cultural context, with primary emphasis on communicative competency. Students will learn how to express in Japanese the most basic functions of everyday life. --- # JPNS02 — Elementary Japanese 5 credits · 5 hours Begins Fall 2025
JPNS-02 is the continuation of JPNS-01B. This course will focus on the further development of listening, speaking, reading, and writing in a cultural context, with primary emphasis on communicative competency. Students will learn how to express in Japanese basic functions of everyday life. --- # KINE01 — Introduction to Kinesiology 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is an introduction to the interdisciplinary approach to the study of human movement. An overview of the importance of the sub-disciplines in kinesiology will be discussed. Career opportunities in the areas of teaching, coaching, allied health, and fitness professions. --- # KINE02 — First Aid and CPR 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course involves the theory and detailed demonstration of the first aid care of the injured. The student will learn to assess a victim's condition and incorporate proper treatment. Standard first aid, CPR for the professional rescuer, and AED certification(s) can be granted upon successful completion of requirements. --- # KINE03 — Intro to Athletic Training 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This is an introductory course in recognition, assessment, management, care and prevention of injuries occurring in physical activities. --- # KINE04 — Essentials of Exercise Science 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
The purpose of this course is to introduce students to foundational scientific principles related to exercise science. Students will be introduced to the structures and functions of the systems of the body. Additionally, the basic principles of exercise science and training adaptations will be discussed. The students will also be introduced to the proper administration of fitness testing. --- # KINE05 — Exercise Program Design 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
The purpose of this course is to introduce the fundamentals of personal fitness training. This course will successfully prepare students to take a national personal training certification. Participants will receive practical experience in fitness testing, injury prevention, client assessment and training concepts. The course examines different components of fitness, exercise science, assessment, and exercise program design. --- # KINE06 — Group Fitness Instruction 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course introduces students to exercise science concepts and their use in teaching group exercise. The course emphasizes the integration of anatomy and applied kinesiology with teaching principles and techniques for a variety of group exercise formats. Additionally, the course focuses on motor learning and effective group leadership, while teaching and monitoring human movement. Students will receive technical information and practical experience as preparation for group fitness instructor certification and exam. --- # KINE07 — Rehab Tech for Athl Training 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course will provide students with applications and methods in athletic injury treatment and rehabilitation. A practical approach to rehabilitation programs will be presented through design, implementation, and supervision. This course will include a lab component to provide students the opportunity to apply the concepts that are introduced. --- # KINE09 — Adaptive Physical Education 1 credits · 1 hours Begins Fall 2025
Advisory: Student must provide medical verification of disability and recommendation of medical intervention. This course is a continuing program of individualized instruction for the physically disabled student allowing that student long-range participation in an adapted exercise physiology environment designed to created more physical independence for the student. --- # KINE12A — Beginning Baseball 1 credits · 1 hours Begins Fall 2025
Advisory: 2 years varsity high school playing experience and/or instructor's approval. This is a course designed to teach the basic fundamentals of baseball. Hitting, fielding, throwing, base running, team play, and basic rules and strategies will be covered. Team competition is also included. --- # KINE12B — Intermediate Baseball 1 credits · 1 hours Begins Fall 2025
This is a course designed to teach the basic fundamentals of baseball. Hitting, fielding, throwing, base running, team play, and basic rules and strategies will be covered. Team competition is also included. --- # KINE13 — Beginning Basketball 1 credits · 1 hours Begins Fall 2025
Advisory: Good general health; absence of medical conditions that would prevent planned physical activity. This course offers the beginning student the opportunity to develop and improve fundamental skills involved in basketball, such as, ball handling, shooting, defensive and offensive tactics, and physical endurance. It also covers team strategy and play. Rules, strategy, and sportsmanship are also stressed. --- # KINE14 — Beginning Volleyball 1 credits · 1 hours Begins Fall 2025
Advisory: Good general health; absence of medical conditions that would prevent planned physical activity. This course begins with the basic skills and court positions necessary to enjoy the sport. Each class session begins with warm-up exercises and "dry-land" drills. Skill period ends with class participation in a volleyball match. --- # KINE15 — Softball 1 credits · 1 hours Begins Fall 2025
Good general health; absence of medical conditions that would prevent planned physical activity. This is a course designed to teach the fundamentals of softball. Batting, throwing, catching, base running, team play, rules and strategy will be covered. --- # KINE16 — Football-Offensive Development 1 credits · 1 hours Begins Fall 2025
Good general health; absence of medical conditions that would prevent planned physical activity. This course offers the student the opportunity to develop and improve the fundamental skills involved in football, such as passing, receiving, kicking, blocking (with the aid of blocking dummies), team play and strategy. The observation of live practices as well as educational topics related to the sport. --- # KINE17 — Soccer 1 credits · 1 hours Begins Fall 2025
The purpose of this course is to provide beginning instruction in the techniques, tactics and strategies associated with competitive soccer. Special emphasis is placed on drills and competitive play situation. --- # KINE19 — Water Polo 1 credits · 1 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is designed to develop the basic fundamentals of water polo. Focus will be placed on fundamental skill development, conditioning, rules, and terminology. This course provides the opportunity for intermediate and advanced swimmers to develop a greater understanding of the game of water polo. --- # KINE20 — Aqua Aerobics 1 credits · 1 hours Begins Fall 2025
Advisory: Good general health; absence of medical conditions that would prevent planned physical activity. This course is designed to improve cardiorespiratory fitness, muscular fitness, and flexibility. Exercises are performed in the pool to add resistance and minimize impact on bones and joints. Non-swimmers and swimmers will benefit from this course. --- # KINE23 — Lifeguard Training 2 credits · 2 hours Begins Fall 2025
Limitation on Enrollment: Students must pass American Red Cross lifeguarding prerequisite skills. This course provides entry-level lifeguard participants with the knowledge and skills to prevent, recognize and respond to aquatic emergencies and to provide care for breathing and cardiac emergencies, injuries and sudden illnesses until emergency medical services (EMS) personnel take over. Upon completion of the course students can earn certification through the American Red Cross in lifeguard training, first aid, Title 22, and CPR/AED for… --- # KINE24 — Work Experience in Kinesiology 1 credits · 1 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course enables students to earn college credit for learning or improving skills or knowledge on-the-job in kinesiology or a related field. Fifty-four (54) hours, either paid or volunteer, are required per unit of credit attempted. Students must have an established work site in kinesiology or a related field prior to enrolling in the course. --- # KINE24A — Beginning Swimming 1 credits · 1 hours Begins Fall 2025
Limitation on Enrollment: Good general health; absence of medical conditions that would prevent planned physical activity. This course is a general introduction to swimming and aquatics. It is designed for the beginner or non-swimmer who wants to learn aquatic fundamentals and receive stroke instruction in the front crawl, elementary backstroke, and sidestroke. --- # KINE24B — Swim Development 1 credits · 1 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is designed for the intermediate swimmer. Emphasis is placed on technique and stroke development of the front crawl, elementary backstroke, and side stroke. Back crawl, breaststroke, butterfly, turns, dives, and fitness and training concepts will also be introduced. --- # KINE24C — Swimming for Fitness 1 credits · 1 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is designed for the swimmer who has mastered the basic skills and is ready for more advanced swimming techniques. Emphasis is placed on the competitive swimming strokes, turns, starts, and principles of training. --- # KINE30 — Group Exercise 1 credits · 1 hours Begins Fall 2025
Limitation on Enrollment: Good general health; absence of medical conditions that would prevent planned physical activity. This course uses a variety of group exercise to improve cardiorespiratory fitness, muscular fitness, and flexibility. Strenuous physical activity is required. Good general health advised. --- # KINE31 — Aerobic Training 1 credits · 1 hours Begins Fall 2025
Limitation on Enrollment: Good general health; absence of medical conditions that would prevent planned physical activity. This class uses a variety of aerobic activities to improve cardio-respiratory endurance. Machines used include stair climber, treadmills, cycles, rowing, recumbent bikes and cross trainers. Emphasis will be placed on monitoring physiological response to exercise and teaching proper warm-up, training at target rate, and cool down. A pre-test and post-test will be administered to evaluate fitness level and monitor impr… --- # KINE32 — Circuit Weight Training 1 credits · 1 hours Begins Fall 2025
Advisory: Good general health; absence of medical conditions that would prevent planned physical activity. The equipment provided for both cariovascular endurance and strength training (single station exercise machines) in the fitness lab are designed to exercise all major muscle groups for a well-rounded fitness program with the non-athletic in mind. Circuit weight training has proven beneficial for people of all ages and genders, who are interested in weight training, with the emphasis on increasing muscle tone and cardiovascular fitne… --- # KINE33 — Weight Training 1 credits · 1 hours Begins Fall 2025
Limitation on Enrollment: Good general health; absence of medical conditions that would prevent planned physical activity. An open laboratory experience for those people who desire an individualized strength program using a combination of exercise machines and free weights. This class is designed specifically to improve strength. The class is suited for athletes and men and women of all age groups who are interested in muscle toning and muscle building. --- # KINE34 — Fitness Through Activity 1 credits · 1 hours Begins Fall 2025
Limitation on Enrollment: Good general health; absence of medical conditions that would prevent planned physical activity. Students will attain optimal levels of fitness by applying techniques used in a variety of team and/or individual activities. Drills and activities closely emulate actual conditions of competion performance. --- # KINE35 — Flexibility/Cardiovascular Fit 2 credits · 2 hours Begins Fall 2025
Limitation on Enrollment: Good general health; absence of medical conditions that would prevent planned physical activity. Practical applications of all aspects of flexibility and cardiovascular conditioning are presented and performed. A system of class presentation is used to insure a gradual, safe, and total physiological adaptation of the student to exercise. A gradual, progressive, safe, and eventually total body fitness experience is pursued. Geriatric fitness adaptations are emphasized. --- # KINE36 — Walking for Fitness 1 credits · 1 hours Begins Fall 2025
Limitation on Enrollment: Good general health; absence of medical conditions that would prevent planned physical activity. This course is designed to improve cardiovascular efficiency, flexibility and strength through the use of walking and related activities. Students will use the latest techniques to improve walking performance. --- # KINE41 — Tennis 1 credits · 1 hours Begins Fall 2025
Limitation on Enrollment: Good general health; absence of medical conditions that would prevent planned physical activity. This course teaches basic skills of tennis including gripping the racket, body positioning, foot work, swing and follow through. Emphasis is placed on forehand, backhand, and the serve fundamentals. Drills and actual game participation are emphasized. History, rules, scoring and tennis etiquette are also taught. --- # KINE42 — Golf 1 credits · 1 hours Begins Fall 2025
Limitation on Enrollment: Good general health; absence of medical conditions that would prevent planned physical activity. Through lecture, demonstration, video tapes, and drills, the basic principles of the golf swing will be studied and analyzed. Golf course and player etiquette will be stressed in addition to the rules of golf. This class also includes student participation, practicing golf shots, playing golf holes and learning about tournament competition. --- # LANG716 — Spanish in the Workplace 0 credits · 0 hours Begins Fall 2025
This 54 hour introductory course is designed for non-Spanish speakers who wish to develop specific conversational skills that are related to their work or community environment. Special words and phrases are taught with an emphasis on basic vocabulary and word recognition skills that will result in improved communication with Spanish-speaking customers, patients, students, and clients. --- # LAW765 — Spanish Language Interpreter 0 credits · 0 hours Begins Fall 2025
This 108 hour course is designed to help prepare students to take the state and or federal exams for Spanish language interpreters. It provides an introduction to the court system and an overview of the administrative hearing process . Topics also include public speaking , memory development, note taking, simultaneous interpretation, and legal and medical terminology. Fluency in Spanish and English reading, writing, and speaking will enhance student success. Students may repeat this course. --- # LRNR30 — Information Concepts 3 credits · 3 hours This course is designed to introduce students to library research concepts, skills and resources. Course work will include information and digital literacy, research methods, and consideration of social, ethical and legal implications of information use. The student will learn the concepts and skills for successful research at the college level. --- # MAT101 — Math I: Whole Numbers 0 credits · 0 hours Begins Fall 2025
45-63 Total: Open Entry. This course is designed for the adult student who has not earned a high school diploma,equivalency of a high school diploma or a GED. This is an introductory course of the wholenumber system, including counting, notation, and the number line. Particular emphasis is placedon the basic computational skills, addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. The course is 45 to 63 hours in duration and is an open entry format. --- # MAT102 — Math II: Whole Numbers 0 credits · 0 hours Begins Fall 2025
45-63 Total: Open Entry. This course is designed for the adult student who has not earned a high school diploma,equivalency of a high school diploma or a GED. This is an introductory course of the wholenumber system, with an emphasis on application problem solving. Particular emphasis is placed onthe area, volume, and perimeter of geometric figures. The course is 45 to 63 hours in duration andis an open entry format. --- # MAT103 — College Prep Math III 0 credits · 0 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is designed for the adult student who has not earned a high school diploma,equivalency of a high school diploma or a GED. Topics covered within this course includes a shortreview of whole numbers, exponents, and order of operations. The course will review the meaning of fractions and the four basic operations using them with addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. Special emphasis will be placed on thought problems, including life skills. The course will include introduction into ratios, rates and proportions. The… --- # MAT104 — College Prep Math IV 0 credits · 0 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is designed for the adult student who has not earned a high school diploma,equivalency of a high school diploma or a GED. Topics covered within this course includes a shortreview of fractions, decimals and basic operations, addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. A special emphasis will be placed on thought problems, including life skills. The course will conclude with an introduction to unit conversion and basic geometry. The course is 36 to 54 hours in duration and is an open entry format. --- # MATH02 — Precalculus 4 credits · 4 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is designed to prepare students for calculus. Topics of study include polynomials, complex numbers, algebra of functions, inverse functions, exponential, logarithmic, trigonometric functions and their graphs, systems of equations and inequalities, topics in analytic geometry, and polar coordinates. --- # MATH02H — Honors Precalculus 4 credits · 4 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is designed to prepare students for calculus. Topics of study include polynomials, complex numbers, algebra of functions, inverse functions, exponential, logarithmic, trigonometric functions and their graphs, systems of equations and inequalities, topics in analytic geometry, and polar coordinates. There will be an emphasis in the use of available technology, mathematical writing, and collaborative learning. --- # MATH02S — Precalculus With Support 5 credits · 5 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is designed to prepare students for calculus. Topics of study include polynomials, complex numbers, algebra of functions, inverse functions, exponential, logarithmic, trigonometric functions and their graphs, systems of equations and inequalities, topics in analytic geometry, and polar coordinates. Also included is a review of the core prerequisite skills, competencies, and concepts needed in precalculus. Topics include concepts from elementary algebra, intermediate algebra, and trigonometry. --- # MATH03 — Calculus for Business 4 credits · 4 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course covers the techniques of calculus in the business world: functions, graphs, limits, exponential and logarithmic functions, differentiation, integration, techniques and applications of integration, partial derivatives, optimization, and the calculus of several variables. --- # MATH03S — Calculus for Bus w/Support 5 credits · 5 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course covers the techniques of calculus in the business world: functions, graphs, limits, exponential and logarithmic functions, differentiation, integration, techniques and applications of integration, partial derivatives, optimization, and the calculus of several variables. Also includes a review of the core prerequisite skills, competencies, and concepts needed in Business Calculus. Topics include concepts from elementary and intermediate algebra. --- # MATH04A — Calculus I 4 credits · 4 hours Ends Summer 2026. Effective Fall 2026, MATH-C2210 replaces MATH-04A.
This course covers limits, continuity, differentiation and integration of algebraic and transcendental functions along with their respective applications. --- # MATH04AS — Calculus I with Support 5 credits · 5 hours Ends Summer 2026. Effective Fall 2026, MATH-C2210E replaces MATH-04AS.
This course covers limits, continuity, differentiation and integration of algebraic and transcendental functions along with their respective applications. Also included is a review of the core prerequisite skills, competencies, and concepts needed in precalculus. Topics include concepts from elementary algebra, intermediate algebra, and trigonometry. --- # MATH04B — Calculus II 4 credits · 4 hours Ends Summer 2026. Effective Fall 2026, MATH-C2220 replaces MATH-04B.
This course is a continuation of MATH-04A, addressing application of integration, methods of integration, improper integrals, Taylor's Formula, infinite series, and plane curves and polar coordinates. --- # MATH04C — Multivariable Calculus 4 credits · 4 hours This course covers vectors and solid analytic geometry, vector-valued functions, partial differentiation, multiple integrals, and topics in vector calculus including Greens and Stokes theorems. --- # MATH06 — Elementary Differential Equati 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is an introduction to ordinary differential equations (ODEs), including analytical, graphical and numerical methods, as well as a variety of modeling applications. It introduces both theoretical and practical considerations, including definitions, existence and uniqueness of solutions, techniques for solving first-order ODEs and higher-order linear ODEs, series solutions and singular points for linear differential equations, Laplace transforms, homogeneous versus nonhomogeneous equations, linear systems, and numerical methods. --- # MATH07 — Discrete Structures 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is an introduction to the discrete structures used in Computer Science with an emphasis on their applications. Topics covered include: functions and recursion, relations and sets; basic logic; proof techniques; basics of counting; graphs and trees; and discrete probability. --- # MATH08 — Linear Algebra 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is an introduction to systems of linear equations, matrices, determinants, vector spaces, linear transformations, eigenvalues and eigenvectors with a strong emphasis on applications. --- # MATH09 — Differ Equations W/Linea Algeb 4 credits · 4 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is a combination of Differential equations and Linear algebra. The topics for Differential equations include solutions to first order equations, higher order linear equations, series solutions, systems of equations, and Laplace transforms. The topics for Linear algebra include linear equations, vector spaces, scalar products, linear transformations, determinants, and eigenvalues. --- # MATH10 — Elementary Statistics 3 credits · 3 hours Effective Fall 2025, STAT-C1000 replaces MATH-10
This course covers descriptive statistics, including organization and presentation of data; elementary probability including permutations, combinations, binomial and normal distributions; inferential statistics, including random sampling, hypothesis testing, regression, and correlation and chi-square distribution. --- # MATH11 — Elementary Statistics 4 credits · 4 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course covers descriptive statistics, including the organization and presentation of data; common distributions such as the binomial, normal, and chi-squared distributions; inferential statistics including confidence intervals, hypothesis testing, correlation, and regression. --- # MATH15 — Finite Math 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course covers algebra review, linear models, systems of linear equations, matrices, linear programming, mathematics of finance, set theory, and probability. This course includes applications to business, economics, psychology, and sociology. --- # MATH15S — Finite Math w/Support 4 credits · 4 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course covers algebra review, linear models, systems of linear equations, matrices, linear programming, mathematics of finance, set theory and probability. This course includes applications to business, economics, psychology and sociology. Also included is a review of the core prerequisite skills, competencies, and concepts needed in Finite Mathematics. Topics include concepts from prealgebra, elementary algebra, and intermediate algebra and the development of critical thinking skills necessary for Finite Math. --- # MATH20A — Basic Structure of Math I 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is designed to complete the first course of a two-course sequence in basic concepts of mathematics required for students preparing to teach at the elementary school level. It covers elementary set theory, numeration systems, number theory, the set of integers, the set of rational numbers, and the set of real numbers. --- # MATH20AS — Basic Structures Support 4 credits · 4 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is designed to complete the first course of a two-course sequence in basic concepts of mathematics required for students preparing to teach at the elementary school level. It covers elementary set theory, numeration systems, number theory, the set of integers, the set of rational numbers, and the set of real numbers. Also included is a review of the core prerequisite skills, competencies, and concepts needed in Math 20A. Topics include concepts from beginning, elementary algebra, and geometry. --- # MATH20B — Basic Structure of Math II 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is designed to complete the second course of a two-course sequence in basic concepts of mathematics required for students preparing to teach at the elementary school level. This course covers the structure of plane and solid geometry, measurement, introduction to coordinate geometry, elementary probability, and statistics. --- # MATH20BS — Basic Structures w/Support 4 credits · 4 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is designed to complete the second course of a two-course sequence in basic concepts of mathematics required for students preparing to teach at the elementary school level. The course covers the structure of plane and solid geometry, measurement, introduction to coordinate geometry, elementary probability and statistics. Also included is a review of the core prerequisite skills, competencies, and concepts needed in Math 20B. Topics include concepts from beginning, elementary algebra, and geometry. --- # MATH22 — Modern Mathematics 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
A survey course in mathematical problem solving using modern topics including social choice, management science, finance, and statistics. --- # MATH22S — Modern Math w/Support 4 credits · 4 hours Begins Fall 2025
A survey course in mathematical problem solving using modern topics including social choice, management science, finance, and statistics. Also included is a review of the core prerequisite skills, competencies, and concepts needed in Modern Mathematics. Topics include concepts from prealgebra, elementary algebra, and intermediate algebra and the development of critical thinking skills necessary for Modern Mathematics. --- # MATH24 — College Algebra for STEM 4 credits · 4 hours Begins Fall 2025
College level course in algebra for majors in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics: polynomial, rational, radical, exponential, absolute value, and logarithmic functions; systems of equations; theory of polynomial equations; analytic geometry. --- # MATH24S — College Algebra Stem Support 5 credits · 5 hours Begins Fall 2025
College level course in algebra for majors in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics: polynomial, rational, radical, exponential, absolute value, and logarithmic functions; systems of equations; theory of polynomial equations; analytic geometry. Also included is a review of the core prerequisite skills, competencies, and concepts needed in college algebra. Topics include concepts from elementary and intermediate algebra. --- # MATH25 — Trigonometry 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is a review of right triangle geometry, real numbers, functions and graphs, trigonometric functions and their graphs, identities, inverse trigonometry functions, solve trigonometric equations, solve right triangles, solve triangles using the Law of Sines, and Law of Cosines. --- # MATH25S — Trig with Support 4 credits · 4 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is a review of right triangle geometry, real numbers, functions and graphs, trigonometric functions and their graphs, identities, inverse trigonometry functions, solve trigonometric equations, solve right triangles, solve triangles using the Law of Sines, and Law of Cosines. Also included is a review of the core prerequisite skills, competencies, and concepts needed in trigonometry. Topics include concepts from elementary algebra, intermediate algebra, and geometry. --- # MATH26 — College Algebra for Lib Arts 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This is a college level course in algebra for majors in the Liberal Arts. The course will cover topics on functions, including polynomial, rational, radical, exponential, absolute value, and logarithmic functions. Solving various types of equations, linear systems, and their applications for problem solving will also be discussed. --- # MATH26S — College Algebra Lib Art Supp 4 credits · 4 hours Begins Fall 2025
This is a college level course in algebra for majors in the Liberal Arts. The course will cover topics on functions, including polynomial, rational, radical, exponential, absolute value, and logarithmic functions. Solving various types of equations, linear systems, and their applications for problem solving will also be discussed. Also included is a review of the core prerequisite skills, competencies, and concepts needed in college algebra. Topics include concepts from elementary and intermediate algebra. --- # MATH27 — Precalculus and Trigonometry 6 credits · 6 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is designed to prepare students for calculus. Topics of study include polynomial, rational, absolute value, radical, exponential, and logarithmic functions, systems of equations and inequalities, analytic geometry and polar coordinates. The topics of study also include trigonometric functions their inverses and their graphs, identities and proofs related to trigonometric expressions, inverse trigonometry functions, trigonometric equations, solving triangles, and an introduction to vectors. --- # MATH32 — Probability & Statistics Stem 4 credits · 4 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course covers concepts of probability and statistics using Calculus methods. Topics include conditional probability, independence, random variables, distribution functions, descriptive statistics, transformations, sampling errors, confidence intervals, least squares and maximum likelihood. Exploratory data analysis and interactive computing. --- # MATH61 — Algebra for STEM 6 credits · 6 hours This course covers topics in both beginning and intermediate algebra. The beginning algebra topics include order of operations, graphing linear equations, solving equations and inequalities that are linear in form, operations on polynomials, and a brief introduction to functions. The intermediate algebra topics include factoring, graphing linear and non-linear functions, including piecewise defined graphs, problem solving with nonlinear equations, working with complex numbers, and graphing conic sections. This course is designed to prepare students for mathematics course work in trigonometry… --- # MATH62 — Algebra for Liberal Arts 5 credits · 5 hours This course covers the four basic operations on real numbers and algebraic expressions. Topics include order of operations, graphing and solving linear and absolute value equations and inequalities, systems of linear equations, quadratic, variation, geometric, financial, polynomial, exponential, and logarithmic models. This course is designed for non-STEM majors. --- # MATH95A — Basic Structures I Support 1 credits · 1 hours Begins Fall 2025
A review of the core prerequisite skills, competencies, and concepts needed in Math 20A. Topics include concepts from beginning, elementary algebra, and geometry. Intended for students who are concurrently enrolled in Math 20A. --- # MATH95B — Basic Structures II Support 1 credits · 1 hours Begins Fall A review of the core prerequisite skills, competencies, and concepts needed in Math 20B. Topics include concepts from beginning, elementary algebra, and geometry. Intended for students who are concurrently enrolled in Math 20B. --- # MATH95C — College Algebra Support 1 credits · 1 hours Begins Fall 2025
A review of the core prerequisite skills, competencies, and concepts needed in College Algebra. Topics include concepts from elementary and intermediate algebra. Intended for students who are concurrently enrolled in College Algebra. --- # MATH95F — Finite Mathematics Support 1 credits · 1 hours Begins Fall 2025
A review of the core prerequisite skills, competencies, and concepts needed in Finite Mathematics. Topics include concepts from prealgebra, elementary algebra, and intermediate algebra and the development of critical thinking skills necessary for Finite Math.. Intended for students who are currently enrolled in Finite Math. --- # MATH95I — Support for Calculus II 1 credits · 1 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course offers a review of the core prerequisite skills, competencies, and concepts needed for second semester calculus. Topics include concepts from elementary algebra,intermediate algebra, and trigonometry. It is intended for students who are concurrently enrolled in calculus II. --- # MATH95M — Modern Math Support 1 credits · 1 hours Begins Fall 2025
A review of the core prerequisite skills, competencies, and concepts needed in Modern Mathematics. Topics include concepts from prealgebra, elementary algebra, and intermediate algebra and the development of critical thinking skills necessary for Modern Mathematics. Intended for students who are currently enrolled in Math 22. --- # MATH95P — PreCalculus Support 1 credits · 1 hours Begins Fall 2025
A review of the core prerequisite skills, competencies, and concepts needed in precalculus. Topics include concepts from elementary algebra, intermediate algebra, and trigonometry. Intended for students who are concurrently enrolled in precalculus. --- # MATH95S — Statistics Support 1 credits · 1 hours Begins Fall 2025
A review of the core prerequisite skills, competencies, and concepts needed in statistics. Topics include concepts from prealgebra, elementary and intermediate algebra and the development of critical thinking skills needed for statistical analysis. Intended for students who are concurrently enrolled in Elementary Statistics. --- # MATH95T — Trigonometry Support 1 credits · 1 hours Begins Fall 2025
A review of the core prerequisite skills, competencies, and concepts needed in trigonometry. Topics include concepts from elementary algebra, intermediate algebra, and geometry. Intended for students who are concurrently enrolled in trigonometry. --- # MATH95Z — Business Calculus Support 1 credits · 1 hours Begins Fall 2025
A review of the core prerequisite skills, competencies, and concepts needed in business calculus. Topics include concepts from elementary algebra, intermediate algebra, and geometry. Intended for students who are concurrently enrolled in business calculus. --- # MATHC — Intermediate Algebra 4 credits · 4 hours This course covers factoring, functions and graphs, solving linear, quadratic, piecewise defined, exponential, and logarithmic equations, rational expressions and equations, complex numbers, and conic sections. --- # MATHX — INT Orientation Time Blocks 0 credits · 0 hours --- # MCELI1001 — MCELI Prep 101 0 credits · 0 hours --- # MED717 — Medical Assisting 0 credits · 0 hours Begins Fall 2025
This entry level course designed for the adult students who desire vocational training in the field of medical assisting. Course instruction includes an overview of the career of medical assisting, knowledge of medical law and ethics, oral and written communication skills, medical terminology, anatomy and physiology, and administrative and clinical office procedures. This course is 768 to 960 hours in duration and is open entry format. --- # MENGL85 — MM Waiver to Placement 0 credits · 0 hours --- # MENGL95S — MM Waiver to Placement 0 credits · 0 hours --- # MGMT31 — Principles of Management 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This introductory management course gives an overview of the management function and its role in organizations. It is designed to provide the fundamentals of management theories. This course will focus on the management concepts of planning, ethics, motivation, communication and leading. --- # MGMT32 — Human Resource Management 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course involves the study of the principles and methods involved in effective human resource utilization in organizations. It provides an overview of responsibilities and practices involved in recruiting, selecting, promoting, terminating and retiring employees, performance appraisal, job development and analysis, wage and salary administration, and effective working relationships. --- # MGMT33 — Elem of Effective Leadership 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course deals primarily with the techniques of leadership in organizational settings. Topics discussed include leadership styles, the behavioral aspects of leadership, and effective leadership characteristics. --- # MGMT50A — Challenges of Leadership 0.5 credits · 0.5 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is designed to equip the participant with skills needed to deal with the various challenges of leading people. Special emphasis will be placed on practical and proven tools to deal with difficult people and have tough conversations. The topic of accountability will be explored in regard to individual performance and organizational success. Participants will learn about progressive discipline and how to resolve performance problems. Pass/No Pass only. --- # MGMT50B — Values & Ethics 0.5 credits · 0.5 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is designed to acquaint the participant with the importance of values and ethics in the workplace. Emphasis will be placed on how values influence actions, evaluating ones ethical behavior, and helping people do the right thing. Pass/No Pass only. --- # MGMT50C — Time Management 0.5 credits · 0.5 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is designed to introduce the student to time management principles and specific tools that assist in making maximum use of time. Emphasis will be placed on how to prioritize, identifying time wasters, and goal setting. Pass/No Pass only. --- # MGMT50D — Communication in the Workplace 0.5 credits · 0.5 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is designed to introduce the student to key elements in communication within business organizations. Topics will include verbal and nonverbal communication, listening skills and specific workplace communication skills. Pass/No Pass only. --- # MGMT50F — Team Building 0.5 credits · 0.5 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is designed to provide the student with an understanding of how teams work together, common problems teams encounter, and how to solve them. Students will learn to recognize various personalities and how their strengths and weaknesses impact a team. Students will be introduced to team building in the workplace. Pass/No Pass only. --- # MGMT50G — Decision Making & Prob Solving 0.5 credits · 0.5 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is designed to introduce the student to decision making and problem solving techniques including brainstorming, creativity in the workplace, how to find new perspectives, and seeking alternatives. Pass/No Pass only. --- # MGMT50H — Customer Service 0.5 credits · 0.5 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is designed to provide the student with certain key skills and attitudes in order to effectively meet the needs of customers. The participants will be introduced to the key elements of outstanding customer service. Topics will also include understanding and exceeding customer expectations, and how to deal with unrealistic expectations. The course addresses why customers leave, and the long-term value of customers. Pass/No Pass only. --- # MGMT50I — Attitude in the Workplace 0.5 credits · 0.5 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is designed to provide students with certain key skills in the area of attitude so that they may effectively maintain a positive attitude in the workplace and at home. Students will be introduced to the concepts of how attitudes are communicated, and how to adjust one's attitude. Pass/No Pass only. --- # MGMT50J — Thrive & Survive in the Wkplc 0.5 credits · 0.5 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course focuses on the qualities that employers desire in employees and what it takes to thrive and survive in the workplace. Attitude, communication, and work ethics will be stressed. This course is repeatable two times. Pass/No Pass only. --- # MGMT50K — Generational Diversity 0.5 credits · 0.5 hours Begins Fall 2025
America has multiple generations working side by side in the workplace. This course is designed to equip students with knowledge and skills to work with and lead cross-generational teams. Pass/No Pass only. --- # MGMT50L — Authentic Leadership 0.5 credits · 0.5 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is designed to help participants recognize the importance of authenticity in leadership. Participants will learn what followers look for in a leader. The importance of trust in a leader and on a team will be explored. The connection of authenticity and employee engagement will be defined. Pass/no pass only. --- # MGMT50N — Employee Engagement 0.5 credits · 0.5 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course will define what Employee Engagement is and what it looks like in the workplace. Participants will learn the difference between engaged, disengaged, and actively disengaged employees and how they impact the workplace. Participants will learn five key ways to engage employees. They will learn strategies to implement to help keep employees engaged. Participants will also learn how to re-engage disengaged employees. --- # MGMT50P — Emotional Intelligence 0.5 credits · 0.5 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is an introduction to the principles of Emotional Intelligence (EQ). EQ is the ability to identify and understand your emotions and those of others and use this understanding to guide your behavior and manage relationships. Topics covered include the five competencies of EQ: self-awareness, self-regulation, motivation, and effective relationships. Pass/No Pass only. --- # MGMT50S — Leading With Your Strengths 0.5 credits · 0.5 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course will help students understand their unique strengths and how applying their Strengths can give them their best opportunity for success. Through the CliftonStrengthsfinder assessment, students will learn strategies to apply their Strengths in the workplace and in everyday life. Students will also learn how to recognize the Strengths of others and how to apply this knowledge to help teams work effectively together. Pass/No Pass only. --- # MGMT50T — Strengths Based Leadership 1 credits · 1 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course will help students understand their unique Strengths and how applying their Strengths can give them their best opportunity for success in leadership. Through the Discover Your CliftonStrengths/Strengthsfinder 2.0 assessment, students will learn strategies to apply their strengths in the workplace, in everyday life, and in leadership. Students will also learn how to recognize the strengths of others and how to apply this knowledge to help teams work effectively together --- # MGMT50U — Unconscious Bias Reduction 0.5 credits · 0.5 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course investigates the attitudes and behaviors formed around unconscious bias. Unconscious bias affects human understanding and decisions in an implicit manner. Students will study various forms of bias including gender, racial, and occupational bias. They will look at the influence of diversity, culture and the significance of ingroup, out group, privilege and equity. Emphasis is place on creating connection in organizations and communities through research and diverse conversations. --- # MGMT51C — Leadership Essentials 0.5 credits · 0.5 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is designed to acquaint the student with the essential things new and emerging leaders need to know. The roles, functions and responsibilities of a leader will be examined, as well as professionalism, coaching and mentoring. Pass/No Pass only. --- # MGMT51F — Conflict Resolution 0.5 credits · 0.5 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is designed to introduce participants to the meaning of conflict, the causes of conflict, and strategies for resolving interpersonal conflict as well as dealing with difficult customers. Pass/No Pass only. --- # MGMT51G — Stress Management 0.5 credits · 0.5 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is designed to acquaint the participant with key elements of stress management. Topics will include the recognition of stress, causes of stress, and the benefits of stress management. Various stress management techniques will be covered. Pass/No Pass only. --- # MGMT52C — Successful Business Speaking 0.5 credits · 0.5 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is designed to assist the student in developing the skills necessary to successfully speak in a variety of business situations. Topics will include overcoming stage fright, how to gain credibility with the audience, how to make a presentation appealing and tips and techniques to be a better presenter. Pass/No Pass only. --- # MGMT52D — Managing Organizational Change 0.5 credits · 0.5 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is designed to provide the participant with an understanding of change and the influence it has on an organization and the individuals in that organization. Topics will include understanding organizational change, stages of change, and how to manage organizational change. Pass/No Pass only. --- # MGMT52H — The Science of Happiness 0.5 credits · 0.5 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course will explore why happiness matters and how to increase it within yourself, among colleagues, and across your organization. The course will look at actionable strategies for boosting happiness at work, leading to better performance, innovation, higher productivity and well-being. --- # MGMT52N — Fuel Your Body 0.5 credits · 0.5 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course focuses on how healthy eating and quality sleep can help your energy level, work performance, and overall health. Students will have an opportunity to evaluate their own eating and sleep habits and strategize on how to make improvements. The subjects of microbiome/gut health, meal planning and creating a healthy work environment will also be presented. This course is recommended for Nutrition and Foods majors and individuals wanting improve their health, productivity, and well-being. --- # MGMT52R — Building Resilience 0.5 credits · 0.5 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course offers strategies for building resilience to stress and strengthening our well-being in the face of challenges at work. The practice of Mindfulness will be covered as well as an exploration of how resilient mental habits are foundational to well-being and productivity in the workplace. --- # MGMT52W — Foundations of Well Being 0.5 credits · 0.5 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course will cover the foundations of Well-Being in the workplace and will explore the relationship between employee Well-Being and how it ties in with employee engagement, productivity, customer service and team work. The course will cover the essential elements of Well-Being including gratitude and career, social, financial, emotional, physical, and community Well-Being. Strategies will be introduced to increase Well-Being. --- # MILAJ — MIL-AJ 1 credits · 1 hours --- # MILAREA.E1 — Mil-Area E1 3 credits · 3 hours --- # MILAT — MIL_AT 1 credits · 1 hours --- # MILBUS — MIL-BUS 1 credits · 1 hours --- # MILELECT — MIL-ELECT 1 credits · 1 hours --- # MILHEALTH — MIL-HEALTH 2 credits · 2 hours --- # MILHUM — Mil-HUM 1 credits · 1 hours --- # MILIT — MIL-IT 1 credits · 1 hours --- # MILLANG — MIL-LANG 2 credits · 2 hours --- # MILMGMT — Mil-MGMT 1 credits · 1 hours --- # MILPHED — Mil-Phed 2 credits · 2 hours --- # MILRADT — MIL-RADT 1 credits · 1 hours --- # MKTG30 — Principles of Marketing 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course provides a broad understanding of the promoting, pricing, and distribution of products and services. Promotional mixes are studied including sales promotion, advertising, packaging, personal selling, public relations, and publicity. A study is made of understanding customer needs and behaviors; developing a product and/or service mix to satisfy customer needs, and profitability. Legal, political, cultural, social, economic, competitive, and ethical aspects of marketing are discussed. --- # MKTG33 — Advertising 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This is an introductory course in advertising principles and techniques. Areas of study will include advertising agencies, preparation of advertisements, including copyrighting, illustration and layouts, media selection, budgeting for advertising, psychology and persuasion of advertisements, and the use of advertising as a tool in sales promotion. --- # MMATH02 — MM Waiver to Placement 0 credits · 0 hours --- # MMATH25 — MM Waiver to Placement 0 credits · 0 hours --- # MMATH62 — MM Waiver to Placement 0 credits · 0 hours --- # MMATH80 — MM Waiver to Placement 0 credits · 0 hours --- # MMATH81 — MM Waiver to Placement 0 credits · 0 hours --- # MMATH88 — MM Waiver to Placement 0 credits · 0 hours --- # MMATH95P — MM Waiver to Placement 0 credits · 0 hours --- # MMATH95S — MM Waiver to Placement 0 credits · 0 hours --- # MMATHC — MM Waiver to Placement 0 credits · 0 hours --- # MUSA20 — Applied Music 0.5 credits · 0.5 hours Begins Fall 2025
Enrollment by audition and interview with the instructor. Instructor signature is required to enroll in the course. This course provides private individual instruction in voice, piano, wind, or string instruments at a level equivalent to that of a music major in the appropriate term of the their freshman or sophomore year of music studies. It requires one lesson per week with a private instructor approved by the music department faculty. A minimum of 14 weekly lessons must be verified. In addition, this course includes a weekly group wor… --- # MUSA21A — Voice I 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
Limitation on Enrollment: Must demonstrate the ability to match pitch; see instructor. This is a course in elementary voice training. It emphasizes posture, diaphragmatic-intercostals breathing, breath support, breath control, tonal placement, articulation, stage presence, and overcoming performance anxiety. Critical evaluation, demonstration, and written reviews will be required. A basic understanding of music fundamentals and reading sheet music is not required, but highly desirable. --- # MUSA21B — Voice II 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This is a course for those singers who desire to develop their abilities in song interpretation. Particular emphasis is placed on music theatre literature and presentation. Character development, motivation, blocking, facial and body gestures and emotional discovery are all incorporated into the song presentation. --- # MUSA25A — Guitar I 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is an introduction to the basic playing techniques, theory, and history of the guitar. Students will develop an essential foundation for playing the guitar while surveying its historical development and various stylistic uses in artistic, folk, and popular music. --- # MUSA25B — Guitar II 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is a continuation of skills and techniques learned in MUSA-25A Guitar I. Additional emphasis will be placed on classical and popular guitar styles. This course introduces Chordmelody, bar chords, and hybrid picking techniques. --- # MUSA27A — Class Piano I 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course designed for the beginning piano student with little or no background in piano develops sight-reading skills and keyboard techniques incorporated into solo and ensemble music. --- # MUSA27B — Class Piano II 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is a continuation of MUS-27A, the second semester of piano studies class. The student will perform musical pieces with greater accuracy and musical expression. --- # MUSA49 — Music Independent Study 0.5 credits · 0.5 hours Begins Fall 2025
Independent Study in music provides an opportunity for qualified students to pursue special interests in music not covered by the course catalog, or to expand knowledge on prior topics in greater detail. Course activities will focus on the development of skills and competencies needed for a career in music and may include research, writing, field experiences, and performances. --- # MUSE41 — Concert Band 1 credits · 1 hours Begins Fall 2025
Limitation on Enrollment: Audition by Instructor. This course provides experience in performing concert and symphonic band literature chosen from Classical, Romantic, Modern and contemporary eras. Literature may range from sacred to secular in the genres of classical, traditional, pop, and jazz band repertoire. Attention will be given to the composers of the literature and particular performance practices historically applicable. Public performance and exchange concerts are scheduled in addition to class rehearsals. This course may be re… --- # MUSE42 — Jazz Ensemble 1 credits · 1 hours Begins Fall 2025
Limitation on Enrollment: Audition by instructor. This course is a study of jazz music in the big band tradition and modern eras, as is standard first semester lower division college performance ensemble classes. Attention will be given to the composers of the literature and those particular performance practices which are historically applicable. The course emphasizes individual, sectional and ensemble instrumental performance. Tone, intonation, balance, precision, breath control, articulation, style, and improvisation are included. The… --- # MUSE43 — Guitar Ensemble 1 credits · 1 hours Begins Fall 2025
Limitation on Enrollment: Audition by Instructor. This course specializes in the study and performance of guitar literature chosen from a wide range of classical, modern and contemporary musical eras. The Merced College Guitar Ensemble is a continuation of the skills and techniques learned in Guitar II. Students taking this course perform together in small and large group formats. Music selected to perform will be in a variety of styles including classical, jazz, popular, and international folk genres. Emphasis on group playing and the d… --- # MUSE44 — Chorale 1 credits · 1 hours Begins Fall 2025
Limitation on Enrollment: Audition by Instructor. This course specializes in the study and performance of choral literature chosen from Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic, Modern and contemporary eras and may include both sacred and secular genres of classical, pop, and jazz choral literature. Attention will be given to the composers of the literature and particular performance practices historically applicable. An emphasis will be made on literature written or arranged for large vocal ensembles. Emphasis includes part-singing, in… --- # MUSE45 — Chamber Singers 1 credits · 1 hours Begins Fall 2025
Limitation on Enrollment: Audition by instructor. This course specializes in the study and performance of choral literature chosen from all historic eras and may include both sacred and secular genres of classical, pop, and jazz choral literature. Attention will be given to the composers of the literature and particular performance practices historically applicable. Focus will be placed on literature written or arranged for small vocal ensembles. Emphasis includes part-singing, intonation, breath control, vocal development, blend, tone c… --- # MUSE46 — Pep Band 1 credits · 1 hours This course provides experience in performing Pep Band repertoire in popular styles such as rock, pop, and blues. In addition to weekly rehearsals, the pep band will perform on campus throughout the semester to support school events. This course may be repeatable threetimes. --- # MUSE47 — Mariachi Ensemble 1 credits · 1 hours This course provides experience in performing Mariachi music while learning about andupholding traditions inherent in the Mexican culture. In addition to weekly rehearsals, the ensemble will perform at cultural events on and off campus. This course may be repeatablethree times. --- # MUSG10 — Music Fundamentals 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is a study of music fundamentals throughout history, including principles and procedures of rhythm, pitch notation, musical symbols, scales, key signatures, intervals, and diatonic chords. Students will study the historical and cultural development of various music notation styles and fundamentals. Students will apply knowledge learned in class to interpret and critique music with regard to its historical and cultural context. The course applies to musicians who have learned to play/sing without training in fundamentals and t… --- # MUSG12 — Classical Music History II 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is a study of the influential composers and their works in classical music from the classical era to the present day. Emphasis is on classical, romantic, impressionistic, nationalistic, and contemporary periods in classical music history. Students will develop an understanding and appreciation of various types of classical music from different eras as a medium of cultural development and as a background for further musical study. --- # MUSG13 — Jazz Music History 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course presents the history of jazz music from 1890 to the present, including an introduction and analysis of significant jazz artists and their contributions to this American art form. Particular emphasis is given to developing listening skills appropriate to the understanding and appreciation of jazz. In addition, the instructor will discuss international influences and the development of jazz as a world musical form. This course is a listener's guide to the appreciation of jazz and incorporates principles of structure, expression… --- # MUSG14 — American Popular Music History 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course presents an introduction to the history and literature of the popular music movement in the United States; it is a study of the relationships of popular music to the social history of America. Emphasis is on styles and personalities of folk, blues, jazz, musical theatre, country & western, and rock 'n' roll. This course is designed for the non-music major. --- # MUSG15 — Music Appreciation 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
A survey of art & popular music in western civilization. Topics studied include but are not limited to elements of music, basic musical forms, music periods, styles, and the role of music and musicians in the western world. --- # MUSG17 — Intro to Digital Music 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is an introduction to the principles, uses, and applications of professional music software and MIDI hardware. Students work with MIDI software and equipment to explore the fundamental possibilities of digital music technology, including composition, sequencing, arranging, digital recording, and printing music. --- # MUST01 — Music Theory I 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course provides a thorough study of diatonic harmony found in music of the common practice era. This class inctroduces harmonic and voice-leading principles, triads & seventh chords, and harmonic progression. This course is open to all students. While previous training in music is not required, the expectation is that the student understands fundamental music principles (e.g., reading standard music notation). This class is a core requirement for the student who is pursuing an AA or AA-T in music. --- # MUST02 — Music Theory II 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
A continuation of MUST-01, this course is the second semester of the music theory sequence. It completes an examination of diatonic harmony while introducing basic concepts found in chromatic harmony. This course is open to all students who meet the prerequisites but designed for the music major. This course is a core requirement for a student who is pursuing an AA in music. --- # MUST03 — Music Theory III 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course examines chromatic music theory related to classical and popular music using skills acquired in MUS-04A and MUS-04B. This course covers concepts that help the student develop as a musician. These skills are essential to both performance and songwriting. It is open to all students interested in music who have met the prerequisites of the course. This course is a core requirement for the student who is pursuing an AA in music. --- # MUST04 — Music Theory IV 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course incorporates the concepts from Music Theory III. In addition, through writing and analysis, the course will include: post-Romantic techniques such as borrowed chords and modal mixture, chromatic mediants, Neapolitan and augmented-sixth chords, 9th, 11th, and 13th chords, altered chords, and dominants; and 20th/21st-century techniques such as Impressionism, tone rows, set theory, pandiatonicism, and polytonalism, meter and rhythm. --- # MUST05 — Aural Skills I 1 credits · 1 hours Begins Fall 2025
Basic drill in the singing and recognition of intervals, scales, and diatonic melodies, in treble, bass, alto, and tenor clefs. Dictation of diatonic melodies and counterpoint in first and second species. --- # MUST06 — Aural Skills II 1 credits · 1 hours Begins Fall 2025
Basic drill in the singing and recognition of intervals, scales, and diatonic melodies, in the treble, bass, alto, and tenor clefs, dictation of diatonic melodies and counterpoint in the first and second species. This course includes the use of computer music programs. Students must have completed MUST-05 (Aural Skills I) to enroll in this course. --- # MUST07 — Aural Skills III 1 credits · 1 hours Begins Fall This course applies and develops the rhythmic, melodic, and harmonic materials of Music Theory III through ear training, sight singing, analysis, and dictation. --- # MUST08 — Aural Skills IV 1 credits · 1 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course applies and develops the rhythmic, melodic, and harmonic materials of Music Theory IV through ear training, sight singing, analysis, and dictation. --- # NUTR10 — Nutrition 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course presents an in-depth study of the essential nutrients and their functions, and the chemical composition of foods and their utilization in the body. It includes discussion on the nutritional values of foods, current topics in nutrition and nutritional needs throughout the life cycle. The relationship between diet and diseases will also be covered. Advisory: MATH-80 --- # NUTR12 — Culture and Cuisine of World 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course will explore both traditional and contemporary food customs and cultures of people around the world. Comparisons of food patterns related to social, religious, economic, and geographic significance will be studied. The availability, distribution and preparation of food throughout the world is considered as well as nutritional status of various cultures as it relates to agricultural, food safety and health factors. Opportunities to explore cultural food identity and experiences will be offered. --- # NUTR20 — Principles of Foods 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course will study the application of food science principles with emphasis on ingredient function and interaction, food preparation techniques, sensory evaluation standards, food safety and sanitation, and nutritional values. --- # NUTR24 — Work Experience in Nutrition 1 credits · 1 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course enables students to earn college credit for learning or improving skills or knowledge on-the-job within the field of nutrition. Fifty-four (54) hours, either paid or volunteer, are required per unit of credit attempted. Students must have an established work site in nutrition before to enrolling in the course. --- # NUTR25 — Intro to Nutr and Hospitality 1 credits · 1 hours Begins Fall 2025
This introductory course will orient students to careers in the culinary, dietetics, food service management and food science field. An overview of both educational and experiential requirements for professionals as well as ethics will be presented. Students will prepare portfolios, research professional organizations, and nutrition and food information literacy. In addition, students planning on taking field experience and/or volunteer work in the field will be prepared to gather or obtain vaccination records, determine process for obta… --- # NUTR37 — Nutr & Hosp Field Exp. 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
1) physical within past 6 months 2)negative TB screening test within past 6 months or negative chest x-ray within past year 3)proof of current immunizations 4)criminal background clearance 5)drug screening This course is designed to help students learn problem solving and communication skills in a professional working environment. The student is engaged in on-the-job learning activities under the supervision of a Certified Dietary Manager, Registered Dietitian, Production Supervisor or Executive Chef and Nutrition Professor. Learning obj… --- # NUTR40 — Food Service Management 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course covers the principles of food service management for a variety of food service operations including childcare, schools, hospitals, eldercare, and restaurants. Emphasis is on food service personnel, communications and business operations. --- # NUTR41 — Infant and Toddler Feeding 1 credits · 1 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course focuses on feeding typical and atypical developing infants beginning at birth with breast milk, formulas, first foods and progresses to textures and foods appropriate for the toddler. Course focuses on how to feed a baby, prevent baby bottle tooth decay and choking prevention. Students will learn about appropriate snacks, food safety aspects and food preparation for children with varying needs. Finally students will have the opportunity to design an age appropriate menu meeting the Child Care Food Program Guidelines. This cou… --- # NUTR42 — Food Production Mgmt. 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course addresses the planning and preparation for quantity food service operations. The focus is on food production,menu development, recipe standardization, equipment and layout , and supervisory functions.Principles and procedures for the management of institutional, restaurant and catering food service settings are reviewed. --- # NUTR43 — Children and Weight Concerns 1 credits · 1 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is designed to provide an overview of the problem of childhood obesity. Students will explore reasons for the epidemic in our country and review the trends. Factors including pressure by the media and the connection to eating disorders will be studied. Students will look at the role of the family, school and community in addressing childhood obesity. This course is recommended for Foods,Nutrition and Child Development. --- # NUTR44 — Food Safety and Sanitation 2 credits · 2 hours Begins Fall 2025
This beginning course is designed to teach basic food safety principles of personal and institutional sanitation. This includes the proper storage, preparation, and service as well as HACCP,food allergies, regulatons and pest management. An emphasis is placed on the Supervisor's role in maintaining high standards for these principles. This course meets the California Retail Food Code requirement section numbers 113947.1 through 113947.6. This course is required by the Dietary Service Supervisory and Certified Dietary Manager Programs. St… --- # NUTR45 — Intro to Med Nutrition Therapy 2 credits · 2 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is designed to acquaint students with therapeutic and modified diets used in health care facilities. Topics include nutrition for disease states as well as normal nutrition needs. Students will become familiar with principles of nutrition intervention and client care. Students will be able to evaluate menus to meet the nutritional needs of patients. Cultural considerations and the management of long term care residents will be emphasized. This course is required for the student planning a career in food service supervision an… --- # NUTR46 — Sports and Exercise Nut 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course focuses on examining the effect of diet on physical performance. Students will have the opportunity to evaluate an athlete's dietary intake and physical activity. The subjects of nutritional supplements, sports drinks, and carbohydrate loading will also be Presented. This course is required for Kinesiology Personal Training Certificate Program, and is an elective course for Nutrition and Foods majors. --- # NUTR50 — Baking Basics & Business 1.5 credits · 1.5 hours Begins Fall 2025
This is a course designed to introduce basic bakery production. With the growing interest and demand in the food industry it is imperative that students are introduced to basics of food safety practices, quantifying recipes and understand the business sense to provide a quality product. This lecture and laboratory class will plan baked items to prepare, consider costs involved making that product and in the foods laboratory will produce the product. Sensory evaluation techniques and quality control will be taught and practiced. --- # NUTR52N — Fuel Your Body for Success 0.5 credits · 0.5 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course focuses on how healthy eating and quality sleep can help your energy level, work performance, and overall health. Students will have an opportunity to evaluate their own eating and sleep habits and strategize on how to make improvements. The subjects of microbiome/gut health, meal planning and creating a healthy work environment will also be presented. This course is recommended for Nutrition and Foods majors and individuals wanting improve their health, productivity, and well-being. --- # PHIL01 — Introduction to Philosophy 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course introduces philosophical ideas and methods concerning self-identity, knowledge, reality and values. These topics will be discussed through reading primary philosophical texts taken from the traditional and modern Western philosophical canon, as well as from non-canonical sources. --- # PHIL01H — Honors Intro to Philosophy 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course introduces philosophical ideas and methods concerning self-identity, knowledge, reality and values. These topics will be discussed through reading primary philosophical texts taken from the traditional and modern Western philosophical canon, as well as from non-canonical sources. There will be an emphasis on philosophical research and writing. Students taking this class must be enrolled in the Honors Program. See the college catalog for a description of enrollment requirements. --- # PHIL02 — Social & Political Philosophy 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course examines philosophical issues concerning the nature of society and justifications for the authority of government. Concepts to be discussed include liberty, equality, justice, the common good, and the legitimate use of state power. --- # PHIL03 — Ancient Philosophy 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course presents an introduction to the history of philosophy from the Pre-Socratics to the Renaissance, with emphasis on the Pre-Socratics through Aristotle. --- # PHIL04 — Modern Philosophy 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course presents an introduction to the history of philosophy from the Renaissance to the present, with emphasis on Descartes through Kant. --- # PHIL05 — Contemp Ethical Issues 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course examines the concept of morality and values, representative ethical theories, and their application to contemporary ethical issues such as capital punishment, abortion, war, animal rights and economic justice. --- # PHIL10 — Critical Thinking 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This is a practical course in sound and logical reasoning. The focus of this course is to develop the abilities to analyze, to criticize, and to reach reasoned conclusions. This includes the ability to recognize and avoid common fallacies in reasoning, and on constructing cogent arguments and essays. --- # PHIL12 — Introduction to Logic 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course explores symbolic logic, focusing on translating natural language arguments into formal symbolic form and evaluating their validity. Topics include deductive reasoning, truth tables, formal proofs, quantifiers, and rules of inference. Alongside formal exercises, students will write essays analyzing arguments, explaining logical methods, and reflecting on broader applications, with an emphasis on clarity, structure, and revision. --- # PHIL15 — Comparative Religions 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course surveys the historical background and fundamental philosophical concepts of the major religions of the world, including Hinduism, Buddhism, Shinto, Confucianism, Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and some typical basic religions. --- # PHOT10A — Introduction to Photography 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
Introduction to Photography covers camera and darkroom principles of black and white photography. Topics include current aesthetic trends and compositional elements, image capture techniques, exposure control, film developing, contact prints, enlargements, lighting, filters, print finishing and photo mounting. --- # PHOT10B — Intermediate Photography 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This is a course dealing with the practical application of the basic principles of photography, emphasizing technical and artistic control and the perfection of processing, and composition. The course also provides a broad introduction to studio lighting. --- # PHOT11A — Intro to the Digital Camera 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course introduces students to the creative use of digital cameras through lectures, hands-on experience and computer use. Instruction includes digital camera functions, technical and creative control, computer processing of images, and digital output options. Students gain essential knowledge of digital photographic strategies through image capture and creative Photoshop and Lightroom manipulation. --- # PHOT33 — The History of Photography 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This historical survey course covers image capture techniques from the camera obscura through current digital technologies. The artistic significance and broad social implications of photography provide an underlying basis for critical analysis. The course includes lecture and discussion Components coupled with visual presentations. --- # PHOT35 — Studio Careers in Photography 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course covers advanced studio lighting through black and white and color assignments. Students become acquainted with commercial equipment and image processing related to portraiture, weddings, fashion, product, and fine art photography. Assignments emphasize concept development, lighting, location work, and small and large products. Design and layout may be incorporated into specialized portfolio pieces. --- # PHOT36 — Photo Portfolio Expressions 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course explores the possibilities of visual language in-relation to photographic self-promotion. Advanced camera techniques, film handling, digital methodology, professional portfolio construction and printing formats suggest the emphasis on personal expression and a marketable skill set. --- # PHOT49 — Independent Study 1 credits · 1 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course covers a variety of topics and/or activities of current interest in the field of photography. The student chooses the topic(s) of study for the semester. --- # PHSC01 — Intro to Physical & Earth Sci 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This is an introductory course presenting the nature of physical, earth, and space sciences and their relationship to other areas of scientific knowledge. The course will develop the major concepts and give an understanding of the general principles of physical, earth, and space science. As an introductory class, the course of study will focus on major principles and applications to modern observations and phenomena. This course is designed to meet the content requirement for physical science and for earth and space science for the Liber… --- # PHSC01L — Physical & Earth Science Lab 1 credits · 1 hours Begins Fall 2025
This introductory laboratory is designed to provide hands-on exploration in parallel with topics covered in the lecture course, PHSC-01. Emphasis will be placed on 1) classical science experimentation, 2) laboratory activities in the real world, and 3) support of the laboratory activities through use of modern technologies. Students planning on becoming K-12 teachers will find materials applicable to their future profession. --- # PHSC02 — Survey of Chem and Physics 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
An investigation of basic principles of physics and chemistry including matter, physical and chemical properties, energy, motion, light, atomic structure, bonding, solutions and chemical reactions. The inter-dependence of chemistry and physics will be emphasized. This course is intended for non-science majors. --- # PHSC02L — Survey of Chem and Physics Lab 1 credits · 1 hours Begins Fall 2025
This introductory laboratory is designed to provide a hands-on exploration in parallel with the topics covered in the introduction to Survey of Chemistry and Physics lecture course - Physical Science 2. Emphasis will be placed on (1) classical science experimentation, (2) laboratory activities in the real world, and (3) support of the laboratory activities through use of modern technologies. This course is intended for non-science majors. --- # PHYS02A — General Physics I 4 credits · 4 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is intended for students other than physics and engineering majors. PHYS-02A is the first semester of a one-year physics course designed to develop major concepts and give an understanding of general principles of physics. This course will also try to relate physics to other areas of knowledge and discuss science in general, and physics specifically, as part of the concept of culture and time. The development of ideas will begin with those of Aristotle and terminate with present-day concepts of the atom and nucleus. PHYS-02A… --- # PHYS02B — General Physics II 4 credits · 4 hours Begins Fall 2025
PHYS-02B is a continuation of PHYS-02A with emphasis on electricity, magnetism, radiation, relativity, atomic and nuclear processes, astrophysics, cosmology, and a look toward the future. --- # PHYS04A — Physics I 4 credits · 4 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is a calculus-based physics course intended for physics and engineering majors as well as some chemistry and math majors. PHYS-04A is the first semester of a three-semester sequence intended to give a technical introduction to physics with emphasis on concepts and principles of physics and problem-solving. PHYS-04A includes the areas of mechanics, wave motion, fluids, and thermal phenomena. --- # PHYS04B — Physics II 4 credits · 4 hours Begins Fall 2025
PHYS-04B is a continuation of PHYS-04A with emphasis on the areas of electricity, magnetism, and light. --- # PHYS04C — Physics III 4 credits · 4 hours Begins Fall 2025
PHYS-04C is a continuation of PHYS-04B. It emphasizes the laws of thermodynamics, relativity, and topics of modern physics. --- # PHYS10 — Concepts in Physics 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is a survey of major concepts covered in physics. The concepts, as well as the understanding of general principles, will be developed through lecture, demonstrations, and discussion of everyday phenomena. Both classical and modern topics will be covered, to include mechanics, properties of matter, heat, sound, electricity, magnetism, light, atomic and nuclear physics, relativity, and astrophysics. This course provides an opportunity to work with the concepts of physics in a qualitative manner. --- # PHYS95A — Support for Algebra-Based Phys 1 credits · 1 hours A review of the core prerequisite skills, compentencies, and concepts needed in algebra-based physics. Topics include prealgebra, elementary and intermediate algebra, and trigonometry. Intended for students who are currently enrolled in algebra-based physics. --- # PHYS95C — Support for Calculus-Based Phy 1 credits · 1 hours A review of the core prerequisite skills, compentencies, and concepts needed in calculus-based physics. Topics include prealgebra, elementary and intermediate algebra,trigonometry, and calculus. Intended for students who are currently enrolled in calculus-based physics. --- # POLSC1000 — American Government & Politics 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025. Effective Fall 2025, POLS-C1000 replaces POSC-01
This course is an introduction to government and politics in the United States and California. Students examine the constitutions, structure, and operation of governing institutions, civil liberties and civil rights, political behaviors, political issues, and public policy using political science theory and methodology. Emphasis is placed upon various roles of the national and state government, constitutional rights and obligations of citizens, and the evolution and development of Califor… --- # POLSC1000H — American Gov & Politics-Honors 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025. Effective Fall 2025, POLS-C1000H replaces POSC-01H
This course is an introduction to government and politics in the United States and California. Students examine the constitutions, structure, and operation of governing institutions, civil liberties and civil rights, political behaviors, political issues, and public policy using political science theory and methodology. This is an honors course. Emphasis is placed upon various roles of the national and state government, constitutional rights and obligations of citizens, and the evolutio… --- # POSC01 — Essentials of Amer Politic Sys 3 credits · 3 hours Effective Fall 2025, POLS-C1000 replaces POSC-01
This course will introduce students to institutions of American national government, the American political system, and California state and local government. The course includes a study of the United States Constitution and its application to federal, state, and local government. Emphasis is placed upon various roles of national and state government, constitutional rights and obligations of citizens, and the evolution and development of California state political institutions. This course meets the United… --- # POSC02 — Intro to Comparative Gov 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is a comparative study of the theory, structure, and application of the government systems of major European nations, as well as developing areas. Emphasis will be placed upon the governments of England, France, Germany, Russia, and Japan. --- # POSC03 — Intro to Intl Relations 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
An introduction to international relations theory with an examination of national, international, transnational, and sub-national actors and their institutions, interactions and processes as they relate to global issues. --- # POSC04 — Intro to Political Theory 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
Examination of various theoretical approaches to politics and of basic political problems and proposed solutions. Analysis of selected political theories and of the relevance of theory to contemporary problems. --- # POSC05 — Intro Pol Sci Research Mthds 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course surveys the research methods employed in political science. Research design, experimental procedures, descriptive methods, instrumentation, the collection, interpretation, and reporting of research data, and research ethics are introduced. --- # POSC07 — Politics of Race and Ethnicity 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
The racial foundations of American democracy have long been contested by communities of color in the United States. Democracy's literal meaning is "rule by the people," yet oppressed groups have questioned who is and is not included in the political community this meaning implies. This course will critically explore historical sources, competing theories, and contemporary examples of American politics and frameworks for democracy. In doing so, students will examine how Black and Indigenous perspectives have contributed to the formation o… --- # PSYC01B — Intro to Psychological Methods 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course reviews psychological methods of research. Attention will be focused on foundations of experimental design, procedures and methodology for collecting research data, and techniques used to analyze, report, and present findings in APA format. Research design will also be examined through a review of past psychological research and various branches of modern Psychology. --- # PSYC05 — Intro to Statistics in Psyc 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
The theory of parametric and nonparametric statistical methods and their application to psychological data. Topics include: descriptive statistics, probability and sampling distributions; statistical inference and power, linear correlation and regression, chi-square; t-tests; and one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA). Application of both hand-computation and statistical software printouts to data in a psychology context, including the interpretation of the relevance of the statistical findings. --- # PSYC09 — Human Development 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is an introduction to the scientific study of human development from conception through death. It examines the interplay of biological, psychological, social, and cultural forces on the developing human being. --- # PSYC15 — Biological Psychology 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
An introduction to the scientific study of the biological bases for human thought and behavior. Topics include basic neuroanatomy and neurophysiology, research methods in biological psychology, the autonomic and peripheral nervous system; and the physiological mechanisms underlying sensation, perception, consciousness, motivation, emotion, learning, memory, and psychological disorders. --- # PSYC22 — Human Sexuality 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course explores the psychology of human sexuality. Human sexuality is examined from psychological, biological, sociocultural, and historical perspectives. Scientific research is presented concerning all aspects of human sexuality in contemporary society. Specific topics include sexual anatomy and physiology, gender, sexual orientations, contraception, sexually transmitted infections, sexual dysfunction, and sex for sale. --- # PSYC23 — Personal & Social Adjustment 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course examines personality factors as they relate to the problems of growth and adjustment. Concepts covered in the course are personality development, the psychological bases of behavior, mental health, and interpersonal relations. Stress is placed on the importance of applying therapeutic principles and techniques in everyday life. --- # PSYC25 — Intro to Abnormal Psychology 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is designed to provide the student with an understanding of abnormal behavior as delineated in the "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders." Topics include classifications, clinical pictures, casual factors, treatment, and outcomes of maladaptive behavior. Special emphasis will be placed on assessment, therapy, and prevention of maladaptive behavior. --- # PSYC36 — Developmental Psychology: Adol 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is a study of human development during adolescence. The focus is on major theories and psychological research relating to the physical, cognitive, and psychological research relating to the physical, cognitive, and psychosocial aspects of development during adolescence, with an emphasis on the influence of culture. --- # PSYC37 — Sport Psychology 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course will examine the Psychological Dimensions of Sport and Exercise Performance. Topics will include motivation, personality, emotions and mood as they relate to individual and group sports. Social psychology of sport and cognitive and behavioral interventions will also be discussed. Relevant and current literature in the field will be used to support concepts. --- # PSYC40 — Drugs and Behavior 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course will examine psychoactive drugs and their mode of action on the central nervous system and on behavior. Motivational aspects of drug use and abuse and the psychological treatment of substance-use disorders will be evaluated. --- # PSYC95S — Statistics Support 1 credits · 1 hours Begins Fall 2025
A review of the core prerequisite skills, competencies, and concepts needed in statistics. Topics include concepts from prealgebra, elementary and intermediate algebra and the development of critical thinking skills needed for statistical analysis. Intended for students who are concurrently enrolled in Introduction to Statistics in Psychology. --- # PSYCC1000 — Intro to Psychology 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025. Effective Fall 2025, PSYC-C1000 replaces PYSC-01A
This course is an introduction to psychology, which is the study of the mind and behavior. Students focus on theories and concepts of biological, cognitive, developmental, environmental, social, and cultural influences; their applications; and their research foundations. --- # PSYCC1000H — Intro to Psyc-Honors 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025. Effective Fall 2025, PSYC-C1000H replaces PYSC-01AH
This course is an introduction to psychology, which is the study of the mind and behavior. Students focus on theories and concepts of biological, cognitive, developmental,environmental, social, and cultural influences; their applications; and their researchfoundations. This is an honors course. --- # RADT10 — Intro to Radiologic Sciences 4 credits · 4 hours Begins Fall 2025
Limitation on Enrollment: Enrollment in the Diagnostic Radiologic Technology Program; Student supplied criminal background and drug screening clearances; physical evaluation within the last 6 months; negative TB screening or chest x-ray report with the last 6 months; current inoculations; annual flu vaccination; current CPR. This course provides an overview of the foundations of radiography and the practitioner's role in the health care delivery system. Students will be oriented to the administrative structure of program, health science… --- # RADT11 — Radiologic Procedures I 4 credits · 4 hours Begins Fall 2025
Limitation on Enrollment: Enrollment in the Diagnostic Radiologic Technology Program; Minimum grade 2.75 GPA in prerequisite courses. This course is designed to provide the knowledge base necessary to perform standard imaging as it relates to radiographic anatomy and positioning of the thoracic viscera, abdomen, upper extremities, shoulder girdle, lower extremities, hip & pelvis and upper gastrointestinal tract. The laboratory portion of this course will include positioning exercises and image evaluation of these areas to achieve both ac… --- # RADT12A — Radiologic Procedures II 4 credits · 4 hours Begins Fall 2025
Limitation on Enrollment: Enrollment in the Diagnostic Radiologic Technology Program. This course covers basic radiographic anatomy and positioning of the lower gastrointestinal tract, biliary system, genitourinary system, vertebral column, bony thorax, mobile and trauma radiography. The laboratory portion of this course will include positioning exercises and image evaluation of these areas to achieve both accuracy and speed. --- # RADT12B — Clinical Education I 5 credits · 5 hours Begins Fall 2025
Limitation on Enrollment: Enrollment in the Diagnostic Radiologic Technology Program. This course provides clinical experience for application of theoretical principles and concepts covered in previous and current didactic coursework. Clinical experience in patient care and handling, positioning skills, equipment utilization, radiation protection application, patient information management, work efficiency and image evaluation is provided. --- # RADT13 — Radiologic Sciences I 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
Limitation on Enrollment: Enrollment in the Diagnostic Radiologic Technology Program. This course covers the nature and characteristics of radiation, x-ray production, and photon interactions with matter. It also establishes a knowledge base in radiographic and mobile equipment requirements and design. The laboratory portion of this course will focus on solving radiographic technical problems and verification of the basic laws of the radiation sciences. --- # RADT14A — Radiologic Sciences II 2 credits · 2 hours Begins Fall 2025
Limitation on Enrollment: Enrollment in the Diagnostic Radiologic Technology Program. This course covers the theory and application of factors that govern and influence the production of quality radiographic images. Image analysis, procedural and exposure factors will be reviewed to assure consistency in the production of quality radiographic images. Quality management, quality control, quality assurance, and informatics will be covered. A review of radiographic procedures, anatomy and image critique will also be presented. --- # RADT14B — Clinical Education II 3.5 credits · 3.5 hours Begins Fall 2025
Limitation on Enrollment: Enrollment in the Diagnostic Radiologic Technology Program. This course provides continued clinical experience for application of theoretical principles and concepts covered in previous and current didactic coursework. Clinical experience in patient care and handling, positioning skills, equipment utilization, radiation protection application, patient information management, work efficiency and image evaluation is provided. --- # RADT15A — Radiologic Procedures III 1 credits · 1 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is designed to provide a knowledge base necessary to perform standard radiographic procedures of the cranium, facial bones and paranasal sinuses. The laboratory portion of this course will include positioning exercises and image evaluation of these areas to achieve both accuracy and speed. --- # RADT15B — Clinical Education III 5.5 credits · 5.5 hours Begins Fall 2025
Limitation on Enrollment: Enrollment in the Diagnostic Radiologic Technology Program. This course provides continued clinical experience for application of theoretical principles and concepts covered in previous and current didactic coursework. Clinical experience in patient care and handling, positioning skills, equipment utilization, radiation protection application, patient information management, work efficiency and image evaluation is provided. --- # RADT15C — Adv Radiologic Procedures I 2 credits · 2 hours Begins Fall 2025
Limitation on Enrollment: Enrollment in the Diagnostic Radiologic Technology Program. This course covers advanced radiographic procedures of vascular and non-vascular procedures and interventional radiology. --- # RADT15D — Radiographic Pathology 1.5 credits · 1.5 hours Begins Fall 2025
Limitation on Enrollment: Enrollment in the Diagnostic Radiologic Technology Program. This course presents an introductory study of basic disease processes, nature and causes of disease and injury and their related radiographic significance. This course is part of the third semester of a twenty-nine month program in Radiography and is only offered during fall semester. --- # RADT16A — Adv Radiologic Procedures II 2.5 credits · 2.5 hours Begins Fall 2025
Limitation on Enrollment: Enrollment in the Diagnostic Radiologic Technology Program. This course is designed to provide entry-level radiography students with an introduction to and basic understanding of the operation of CT and MRI devices. In addition, the basic concepts of venipuncture and administration of diagnostic contrast agents will be introduced. The appropriate delivery of patient care during these procedures is emphasized. --- # RADT16B — Adv Clinical Education I 9 credits · 9 hours Begins Fall 2025
Limitation on Enrollment: Enrollment in the Diagnostic Radiologic Technology Program. This course provides continued clinical experience for application of theoretical principles and concepts covered in previous and current didactic coursework. Clinical experience in patient care and handling, positioning skills, equipment utilization, radiation protection application, patient information management, work efficiency and image evaluation is provided. --- # RADT16C — Fluoroscopy 2.25 credits · 2.25 hours Begins Fall 2025
Limitation on Enrollment: Enrollment in the Diagnostic Radiologic Technology Program. This course is designed to prepare the senior radiography student to sit for the California Radiologic Technologist Fluoroscopy Permit examination. --- # RADT17A — Radiologic Sciences III 2 credits · 2 hours Begins Fall 2025
Limitation on Enrollment: Enrollment in the Diagnostic Radiologic Technology Program. This course presents an overview of the principles of the interaction of radiation with living systems, the principles behind radiation protection, including the responsibilities of the radiographer for patients, personnel and the public. Radiation health and safety requirements of federal and state regulatory agencies, accreditation agencies and health care organizations are incorporated. --- # RADT17B — Adv Clinical Education II 7 credits · 7 hours Begins Fall 2025
Limitation on Enrollment: Enrollment in the Diagnostic Radiologic Technology Program. This course provides clinical experience for reapplication of theoretical principles and concepts covered in previous and current didactic coursework to ensure continued competency. Clinical experience in patient care and handling, positioning skills, equipment utilization, radiation protection application, work efficiency and image evaluation is provided. --- # RADT18A — Integrative Study in Radiograp 2 credits · 2 hours Begins Fall 2025
Limitation on Enrollment: Enrollment in the Diagnostic Radiologic Technology Program. This course covers a comprehensive analysis and assessment of all previous radiography instructional coursework in preparation for writing the national registry examination (ARRT). Job market readiness skills will also be presented. --- # RADT18B — Adv Clinical Education III 9 credits · 9 hours Begins Fall 2025
Limitation on Enrollment: Enrollment in the Diagnostic Radiologic Technology Program. This course provides clinical experience for reapplication of theoretical principles and concepts covered in previous and current didactic coursework. Clinical experience in patient care and handling, positioning skills, equipment utilization, radiation protection application, patient information management, work efficiency and image management and evaluation is provided. --- # RADT18C — Sectional Anatomy 1 credits · 1 hours Begins Fall 2025
Limitation on Enrollment: Enrollment in the Diagnostic Radiologic Technology Program. This course covers an introduction to sectional anatomy. Emphasis will be placed on the major anatomic structures normally seen in axial sections with some coronal and sagittal sections included. --- # RADT24 — Work Experience in Radiology 1 credits · 1 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course enables students to earn college credit for learning or improving skills or knowledge on-the-job in diagnostic radiologic technology. Fifty-four (54) hours, either paid or volunteer, are required per unit of credit attempted. Students must be enrolled in the Diagnostic Radiologic Program and have an established work site in diagnostic radiologic technology before enrolling inthe course. --- # RADT50 — Career Explor in Med Imaging 1 credits · 1 hours Begins Fall 2025
Limitation on Enrollment: Negative TB screening test or chest x-ray (within last 6 months); some facilities may require criminal background and drug screening clearances; some facilities may require current immunizations. This course allows students to sample an experience in a medical imaging setting in order to enhance their understanding of the challenges and opportunities in considering a career in diagnostic medical imaging. The instructor of record will be responsible for arranging the student's clinical placement during the course… --- # REAL42 — Real Estate Principles 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is an analysis of principles of real estate in California, history of California real estate, property, contracts, agency, listings, real estate financing, deeds, liens and encumbrances, escrows and title insurance, land descriptions, real estate mathematics, and real estate licensing and state regulations. --- # REAL43 — Real Estate Practices 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is an analysis of problems related to establishing and conducting a real estate business, which includes but is not limited to preparing and evaluating listings, prospecting, advertising, the selling process, closing the sale, financing real estate, exchanges and specializing brokerage, income properties, management and leasing, taxes, land utilization, and professional and public relations. --- # REAL44 — Legal Aspects of Real Estate 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course focuses on California real estate laws. Topics include: principal legal aspects of ownership, acquisition and transfer of real property, legal descriptions, contracts, escrow procedures, forms for trusts and foreclosures, liens, legal instruments, property ownership and management, real estate security devices, property rights, landlord-tenant law, land-use controls, and title insurance. This course satisfies the education requirements for the California Real Estate Salesperson and Broker exam and license. Field trips may be… --- # REGN01 — Transition LVN to RN 2 credits · 2 hours Begins Fall 2025
Limitation on Enrollment: California VN licence. Registered Nursing 01 is a series of lectures and discussions that provides the concepts and principles necessary to facilitate the transition of the Licensed Vocational Nurse to the changing role of the Registered Nurse. Incorporates best practices, professional standards, and legal and ethical responsibilities of the professional nurse as applied in various health care settings. Emphasis will be placed upon the registered nurse as a decision-making member of the health care team and the… --- # REGN02 — Clinical Transition Lvn to Rn 1 credits · 1 hours Begins Fall 2025
Limitation on Enrollment: California VN license, CPR Certificate, and Acceptance into the REGN Program. Registered Nursing 02 consists of practice in the clinical setting with the skills and principles necessary to facilitate the transition of the Licensed Vocational Nurse to the changing role of the Registered Nurse. Emphasis is placed on nursing skills related to first year RN nursing concepts in clinical practice. --- # REGN03 — Work Exp in Reg Nursing 1 credits · 1 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course enables students to earn college credit for learning or improving skills or knowledge on-the-job in registered nursing. This course is designed for students in the Registered Nursing program who obtain positions as externs. Fifty-four (54) hours, either paid or volunteer, are required per unit of credit attempted. Students must have an established work site in registered nursing prior to enrolling in the course. --- # REGN15 — Foundations of Nursing 9 credits · 9 hours Begins Fall 2025
Limitation on Enrollment: 1) Enrollment in the REGN program; 2) CPR card Module AC; 3) Physical within past 6 months; 4) Negative TB screening test within past 6 months or negative chest xray within past year; 5) Proof of current immunizations; 6) Criminal background clearance; 7) Drug screening Registered Nursing 15 (Foundations of Nursing) focuses on foundational concepts necessary for safe, patient-centered nursing care to a diverse patient population while integrating legal and ethical responsibilities of the nurse. Introduces critic… --- # REGN18 — Pharmacology in Nursing Practi 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
Limitation on Enrollment: Enrollment in the REGN Program. Registered Nursing 18, Pharmacology in Nursing Practice, presents an overview of the basic principles of pharmacology including major drug classifications and prototypes. Principles of medication administration include all aspects of best practice for safe, quality, patient-centered care including developmentally and culturally appropriate interventions. Includes dosage calculations. --- # REGN24 — Acute Med/Surg & Nursing 10 credits · 10 hours Begins Fall 2025
Limitation on Enrollment: Enrollment in the REGN program 2nd Semester. Registered Nursing 24 provides for the acquisition and application of nursing theory, communication, collaboration, and critical thinking skills necessary for safe, patient-centered nursing care to a developmentally and culturally diverse patient populations experiencing various common medical/surgical interventions and to the childbearing family. Incorporates best practices, professional standards, and legal and ethical responsibilities of the professional nurse as a… --- # REGN34 — Adv Med/Surg Nursing & Peds 10 credits · 10 hours Begins Fall 2025
Limitation on Enrollment: Enrollment in the REGN program 3rd semester; CPR card Moduel AC; physical within past 6 months; negative TB screening test within past 6 months or negative chest x-ray within past year; proof of current immunizations; criminal background clearance; drug screening. This course enlarges upon the concepts presented in REGN-15 and REGN-24 by introducing principles of care to maintain and/or restore homeostatic mechanisms in acute health problems. Prototype disease processes associated with each concept are studied i… --- # REGN44 — Advan Med/Surg Nursing Mental 9 credits · 9 hours Begins Fall 2025
Limitation on Enrollment: Enrollment in the REGN program 4th semester. Registered Nursing 44 builds on REGN-34, focusing on complex medical/surgical conditions of the high acuity patient and the patient at various levels of mental health promotion and mental illness management. Builds on nursing theory, communication, collaboration, and critical thinking skills necessary for safe, patient-centered nursing care to developmentally and culturally diverse patient populations. Incorporates best practices, professional standards, and legal and… --- # SEW402 — Beginning Quilting 0 credits · 0 hours Begins Fall 2025
This 36-54 hour noncredit course will teach students the fundamentals of quilting. Students will learn ideas and techniques for creating quilted and patchwork bed covers, wall art, clothing and other quilted projects. Topics include piecing, appliqué, and other quilting skills. --- # SEW407 — Needlecrafts & Sewing 0 credits · 0 hours Begins Fall 2025
This 36-54 hour course provides instruction in knitting, crocheting, stitchery and sewing with an emphasis on: making needlecrafts easier, learning the basic techniques in each of the areas, and learning how to select the right equipment, and the correct pattern for each level of expertise. --- # SKLS210 — Daily Living Skills 0 credits · 0 hours Begins Fall 2025
This 435-455 hour course is designed primarily for mentally and or physically disabled students who are functioning at very low levels. The course teaches the basic living skills necessary for successful social interaction, self-care, and to help enhance self-esteem. --- # SOC01 — Introduction to Sociology 3 credits · 3 hours Ends Summer 2026. Effective Fall 2026, SOCI-C1000 replaces SOC-01
This course provides an introduction into what it means to be sociologically mindful and to think sociologically while understanding the difference from other ways of seeing the social world. The course begins with the understanding of the differences between personal troubles and public issues, and how sociologist apply various theoretical perspectives to a wide range of issues, such as: culture; socialization; social structure of society; deviance; issues of feminization; family; gender… --- # SOC02 — Contemporary Social Problems 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
SOC-02 introduces fundamental theories and methodologies employed in the study of contemporary social problems. An emphasis is placed on analysis of causes and possible solutions to such problems as poverty, discrimination, crime, delinquency, alcoholism, drug abuse, suicide, family, and politics. A global perspective focuses on the international influences and contributions to various contemporary social problems. --- # SOC03 — Marriage & the Family 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course provides an overview of sociological theories and concepts utilized to investigate marriage and family relationships. An empirical as well as experiential analysis of marriage and family functions, structures, and roles is emphasized. Special focus is paid to contemporary issues, concerns, and debates regarding marriage and family dynamics. --- # SOC04 — Intro to Gender 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
Sociological analysis of the social construction of gender, masculinity, and femininity historically and cross-culturally. This course examines the debates on sex and gender. It analyzes the impact of economic and political change on gender expectations and practices. It focuses on macro-analyses of how institutions shape gender and microanalysis of how individuals are socialized and how they "do" and practice gender. --- # SOC05 — Race, Ethnicity, Inequality 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course examines the cultural, political, and economic practices and institutions leading to racial and ethnic oppression in the United States, highlighting the agency and resistance of historically marginalized groups. It presents an overview of historical and contemporary patterns of interaction between various racial and ethnic groups through an intersectional and anti-racist perspective. --- # SOC06 — Intro to Crime 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
Sociological analysis of crime, criminal behavior, and the criminal justice system. Explores the history and social construction of crime and criminality and examines the definition of crime and its vilations as well as the laws and methods used to control criminal behavior. Discuss measurement of crime and basic theoretical explanations of criminal behavior. --- # SOCL760 — Career & Life Planning 0 credits · 0 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is designed for students who function at limited levels of cognitive development. It is designed to help students acquire positive workplace attitudes, skills, and habits. This course is 364- 455 hours in duration and may require a work experience component. --- # SOCL761 — Vocational Life Planning 0 credits · 0 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is designed primarily for students who are part of the Merced College Independent Living Program (ILP), but open to the public at large (over the age of 18). The course addresses issues and barriers that students will typically encounter while seeking and maintaining employment and success in becoming an independent adult. Course content includes instruction in the areas of education, employment, housing, money management and daily living skills. --- # SONO40 — Ultrasound Physics I 1.5 credits · 1.5 hours Begins Fall 2025
Limitation on Enrollment: Enrollment in the Diagnostic Medical Sonography program. This course covers the basic principles and terminology of diagnostic ultrasound physics and instrumentation to include: a review of mathematical skills, transducers, sound beam dynamics, and image displays. Hands-on instruction will introduce the student to elementary scanning skills as it pertains to the physical nature of ultrasound, and workpace sonographic ergonomics. --- # SONO40C — Sonography Patient Care Skill 1.5 credits · 1.5 hours Begins Fall 2025
Limitation on Enrollment: Enrollment in the Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program. The course prepares the sonography student to enter the clinical environment by focusing on foundational concepts necessary for safe, patient-centered care to a diverse patient population. Patient care techniques, clinical assessment, professionalism, integration of legal, ethical, and regulatory concepts and standards. The laboratory portion will include demonstration and assessment of essential patient-care competencies, including sonographic ergonomics. --- # SONO41 — Introduction to Sonography 1.5 credits · 1.5 hours Begins Fall 2025
Limitation on Enrollment: Enrollment in the Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program. This course is an overview of diagnostic medical sonography and its role in health care delivery. Students will be oriented to the academic and administrative structure of the program, clinical affiliates, and to the profession as a whole. An introduction to sonographic patient care, the principles of ultrasound instrumentation, and routine sonographic procedures will be emphasized. The laboratory portion of this course will include a hands-on orientation… --- # SONO42A — Abdominal Sonography 4 credits · 4 hours Begins Fall 2025
Limitation on Enrollment: Enrollment in the Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program. This course covers abdominal sonographic positioning and scanning protocol related anatomy and physiology to include the retroperitoneum; pathology and clinical symptomology and how they relate to the sonographic appearance of these structures, including introduction to pediatric abdominal applications. Interpretation and critique of normal and abnormal anatomy with correlation of clinical, didactic and image information will be presented. The laboratory c… --- # SONO42B — Clinical Experience I 9 credits · 9 hours Begins Fall 2025
Limitation on Enrollment: Enrollment in the Diagnostic Medical Sonogrpahy Program--Abdominal & OB/GYM Track. This course provides clinical experience for application of theoretical principles and concepts covered in previous and current didactic coursework. Clinical experience in patient care and handling, scanning techniques, nstrumentation, work efficiency and sonographic image evaluation is provided. --- # SONO43A — OB/GYN Sonography 4 credits · 4 hours Begins Fall 2025
Limitation on Enrollment: Enrollment in the Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program. This course presents a review of anatomy and physiology of the gravid and nongravid pelvis. Techniques of transabdominal and transvaginal preparation are introduced. Symptomology of the female patient with correlation to sonographic appearance of pathology are covered. Obstetrical sonographic assessment are covered in depth. --- # SONO43B — Clinical Experience III 9 credits · 9 hours Begins Fall 2025 and ends Summer 2026
Limitation on Enrollment: Enrollment in the Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program. This course provides clinical experience for application of theoretical principles and concepts covered in previous and current didactic coursework. Clinical experience in patient care and handling, diagnostic sonographic scanning techniques, instrumentation, work efficiency and image evaluation; emphasis on obstetric and gynecological imaging is provided. Clinical experience in all related sonographic applications is provided. --- # SONO44A — Ultrasound Physics II 1.5 credits · 1.5 hours Begins Fall 2025
Limitation on Enrollment: Enrollment in the Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program. A continuation of basic physics and instrumentation including continuous and pulsed wave Doppler. Basic principles of color flow imaging. Advanced principles in medical ultrasound instrumentation, hemodynamics, bioeffects, artifacts, and sonographic quality assurance/control procedures. --- # SONO44B — Clinical Experience II 4.5 credits · 4.5 hours Begins Fall 2025 and ends Summer 2026
Limitation on Enrollment: Enrollment in the Diagnostic Medical Sonography program. This course provides clinical experience for application of theoretical principles and concepts covered in previous and current didactic coursework. Clinical experience in patient care and handling, scanning techniques, instrumentation, work efficiency and image evaluation for superficial structures. Clinical experience in abdominal, obstetric and gynecological imaging is also provided. --- # SONO44C — Superficial Structures 1 credits · 1 hours Begins Fall 2025
Limitation on Enrollment: Enrollment in the Diagnostic Medical Sonography program. This course covers basic positioning and scanning protocol of the superficial structures; related anatomy and physiology to include the neck, breast, and male reproductive system; pathology and clinical symptomology and how they relate to the sonographic appearance of these structures. Interpretation and critique of normal and abnormal anatomy with correlation of clinical didactic and image information will be presented. The aboratory component will includ… --- # SONO45A — Integrative Study - Sonography 2 credits · 2 hours Begins Fall 2025
Limitation on Enrollment: Enrollment in the Diagnostic Medical Sonography program. This course covers a comprehensive analysis and assessment of all previous diagnostic medical sonography instructional coursework in preparation for writing national registry examinations. Modifications related to national registry updates are included. Job market readiness skills will also be presented. --- # SONO45B — Clinical Experience IV 9 credits · 9 hours Begins Fall 2025 and ends Summer 2026
Limitation on Enrollment: Enrollment in the Diagnostic Medical Sonography program. This course provides clinical experience for application of theoretical principles and concepts covered in previous and current didactic coursework. Clinical experience in patient care and handling, scanning techniques, instrumentation, work efficiency and image evaluation of basic vascular sonography is provided. Clinical experience in abdominal, obstetric and gynecological, and superficial structures imaging is also provided. --- # SONO45C — Basics of Vascular Sonography 2 credits · 2 hours Limitation on Enrollment: Enrollment in the Diagnostic Medical Sonography program. This course covers basic positioning and scanning protocol of the extracranial and lower extremity peripheral vascular system. Vascular terminology specific to the hemodynamics of these systems will be presented. Normal, abnormal, and pathologic states of the human vascular system with emphasis on the extracranial cerebrovascular system and the lower extremity peripheral arterial and venous systems. The laboratory component of this course will include demonstration and scanning exercises to provide a "live lab"… --- # SONO47A — Advanced Vascular Sonography 4 credits · 4 hours Begins Fall 2025
Limitation on Enrollment: Enrollment in the Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program. This course is a continuation of the Basics of Vascular course to include advanced sonographic imaging, positioning, scanning protocols, and vascular testing of the Cerebrovascular, Peripheral, Mesenteric Systems, ultrasound guided procedures, and vascular surgical interventions. Sonographic anatomy, pathophysiology, clinical symptomology, and hemodynamic effects related to clinical interpretation. Laboratory component: sonographic safety and ergonomics, d… --- # SPAN01 — Elementary Spanish I 5 credits · 5 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course will focus on the development of listening, speaking, reading, and writing in a cultural context, with primary emphasis on communicative competency. Students will learn how to express in Spanish the most basic functions of everyday life. This course is not recommended for native speakers - native speakers should enroll in SPAN-10. --- # SPAN02 — Elementary Spanish II 5 credits · 5 hours Begins Fall 2025 and ends Summer 2026
SPAN-02 is the continuation of SPAN-01. This course will focus on the further development of listening, speaking, reading, and writing in a cultural context, with primary emphasis on communicative competency. Students will learn how to express in Spanish the most basic functions of everyday life. This course is recommended for students who have completed two years of high school Spanish; it is not recommended for native speakers. Native speakers should enroll in SPAN-11. --- # SPAN03 — Intermediate Spanish I 5 credits · 5 hours Begins Fall 2025 and ends Summer 2026
Span-03 is the continuation of Span 02. This course focuses on further developing of Spanish proficiency through the study, and analysis of literature from Spanish Speaking World. --- # SPAN04 — Intermediate Spanish II 5 credits · 5 hours Begins Fall 2025 and ends Summer 2026
Span-04 is the continuation of Span 03. This course focuses on review and developing advance proficiency in Spanish through the study, and analysis of literature from Spanish Speaking World. --- # SPAN10 — Spanish for Spanish Speakers I 5 credits · 5 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is designed for native and heritage speakers, as well as other linguistically qualified students, whose formal training in the language is not complete. The course will focus on extensive reading of all types of texts and their reworking in written form with the intention of expanding the vocabulary, creating an incipient awareness of linguistic registers, discussing items beyond the familial routine, improving written expression, and developing an appreciation for Hispanic culture as manifested in Spanish speaking countries… --- # SPAN11 — Spanish for Spanish Speakers 5 credits · 5 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course represents the continuation of SPAN 10. It is designed for students who are fluent in Spanish and who are ready to develop literacy skills. This course continues to focus on extensive reading of all types of texts and their reworking in written form with the intention of expanding the vocabulary, increasing the awareness of linguistic registers, discussing items beyond the familial routine, improving written expression - particularly accentuation and spelling - and developing an appreciation for Latino culture as manifested i… --- # STATC1000 — Introduction to Statistics 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025. Effective Fall 2025, STAT-C1000 replaces MATH-10
This course is an introduction to statistical thinking and processes, including methods and concepts for discovery and decision-making using data. Topics include descriptive statistics; probability and sampling distributions; statistical inference; correlation and linear regression; analysis of variance, chi-squared, and t-tests; and application of technology for statistical analysis including the interpretation of the relevance of the statistical findings. Students apply methods and proc… --- # STATC1000E — Introduction to Statistics 4 credits · 4 hours Begins Fall 2025. Effective Fall 2025, STAT-C1000E replaces MATH-10S
This course is an introduction to statistical thinking and processes, including methods and concepts for discovery and decision-making using data. Topics include descriptive statistics; probability and sampling distributions; statistical inference; correlation and linear regression; analysis of variance, chi-squared, and t-tests; and application of technology for statistical analysis including the interpretation of the relevance of the statistical findings. Students apply methods and pr… --- # STGV33A — Student Government I 2 credits · 2 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course surveys the theory and practice of parliamentary law, committee techniques, and democratic organization. Students will study some of the factors of successful leadership and effective group membership. Participation in student organization events such as lectures, leadership workshops, and conferences, is required. Students may enroll without holding an office. --- # STGV33B — Student Government II 2 credits · 2 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is a continuation of STGV-33A. The course is designed to introduce students to the ethical dimensions of an organization and to train them to identify social dilemmas, analyze them systematically and resolve them based on core values and codes of conduct found in a college setting. Students may enroll without holding an office. --- # STGV33C — Student Government III 2 credits · 2 hours Begins Fall 2025
This is the third of four sequential STGV courses. This course focuses on the development of leadership skills, provides an understanding of leadership and group dynamics theory and will assist the student in developing a personal philosophy of leadership and management skills. Topics include decision making, goal setting, building trust, empowering others, conflict resolution, managing change, and team building. Students may enroll without holding an office. --- # STGV33D — Student Government IV 2 credits · 2 hours Begins Fall 2025
This is the fourth of four sequential STGV courses. This course examines the role of power and influence in organizations. Topics of study include recognizing the role of the dominant and non-dominant groups in the decision making process and understanding individual factors that influence governance. The course examines American political culture, intergovernmental relations, public opinion, interest groups, and the media. Students may enroll without holding an office. --- # THTR01 — Introduction to Theater 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is an introduction to the art of theatre that delves into the nature of theatrical presentation, elements of dramatic structure, and the contributions of the playwright, actors, director, designers, technicians, and the audience. --- # THTR04 — World Theatre I 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course examines theatre practices and theories from around the world. Emphasis will be placed on the study of theatre from Ancient Greece through the 17th century. --- # THTR10 — Acting I 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is designed to serve the needs of the beginning student in acting. Emphasis will be on stage techniques and character development for stage performance. The development of scene repertoire is also studied by choosing scenes to be memorized from various periods of dramatic literature. Critical evaluation, demonstration, and written reviews are required. --- # THTR11 — Acting II 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course follows Acting I and continues the exploration of theories and techniques used in preparation for the interpretation of drama through acting. The emphasis will be placed on deepening the understanding of the acting process through character analysis, monologues, and scenes. --- # THTR14 — Script Analysis: Plays 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
In this course, actors will develop textual interpretation skills that enable them to analyze the action, images, characterization, and other components of a play for performance. These components are crucial to understanding textual detail that goes beyond literal meaning, and indeed prepares students for an industry focused on page-to-stage success. --- # THTR20 — Rehearsal & Performance 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
Limitation on Enrollment: Enrollment by audition or interview. Instructor signature required. This course covers the audition, rehearsal, and performance period of a theatre production. Students will participate in a show as a performer, choreographer, or assistant director. The course focuses on concepts, processes, and techniques in performance and directing. Emotional development of dramatic characters and justification of physical actions will be stressed. Read-throughs will help students develop proficiency with script analysis on t… --- # THTR21 — Technical Theatre Production 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
Limitation on Enrollment: Limitation on enrollment: Enrollment by interview. Instructor signature required. This course covers the interview, rehearsal, and performance period of a production. Students will participate in a show as a stage manager, assistant stage manager, or part of the running crew. They will focus on learning and applying skills in one of the following areas: stage management, scenery, properties, costumes, lighting, sound, or makeup. Understanding the basic concepts, processes, and techniques of technical theatre wil… --- # THTR30 — Stagecraft 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is a study of the physical aspects of stagecraft, including makeup, set construction, scenic artistry, lighting, costuming, and sound production. Laboratory experience is gained in the application of principles of technical theatre in actual productions. --- # THTR31 — Intro to Theatre Design 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course introduces students to the fundamental scenic, lighting, costumes, sound, makeup and properties. Students will read scripts and develop their own design projects for productions. --- # THTR50 — Standardized Patient & Acting 2 credits · 2 hours Begins Fall 2025
Limitation on Enrollment: Registration requires audition/interview and signature of instructor. This course offers the advanced Acting student working within the college's Allied Health programs and prepares the actor for real world auditions and industrial Acting work. Actors gain experience as Standardized Patients working within established scenarios, while using improvisation and practiced techniques to aid in diagnosis and patient care for Allied Health students. Student also prepare audition reels for their commercial portfolios. --- # TRK769 — Class A CDL 0 credits · 0 hours Begins Fall 2025
In TRK 769, students will learn the material necessary to successfully pass the DMV Commercial Learners Permit test, which will include the option for multiple Class A endorsements. In addition, students will gain knowledge and develop additional skills necessary to become a professional truck driver. --- # TRK770 — Class A CDL Behind Wheel 0 credits · 0 hours Begins Fall 2025
In TRK 770, students will learn safe operational and driving skills, for a Class A commercial driver's license (CDL), through behind the wheel operations. In addition, students will gain knowledge and develop skills necessary to become a professional truck driver. Prerequisites: TRK-769 --- # TRK771 — Class A CDL Intern 0 credits · 0 hours Begins Fall 2025
Students will participate in an internship of at least 30 behind-the-wheel hours to enhance their driving skills, which provides the driving experience necessary to gain employment. Prerequisites: TRK-770 --- # TRNG768 — Bus Driver Training 0 credits · 0 hours Begins Fall 2025
This 36-63 hour course is designed to improve the bus driver's public relations ability and to provide basic and refresher course information on vehicle checkout procedures, first aid, and emergency procedures. This classroom instruction course also includes good driving fundamentals, assessing, and adjusting to road conditions, and techniques for safe downhill driving. Defensive driving skills and passenger discipline are addressed. A discussion of new state laws and requirements and analysis of bus accidents is provided. --- # TUT106 — Supervised Tutoring 0 credits · 0 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is designed to assist credit enrolled students who are experiencing difficulty in their college courses and need special supplemental instruction in the subject or skill. Proficiency can be attained with a minimum of 180 hours and a maximum of 360 hours. The study skills and study habits learned depend on the needs of the individual students. Supervised tutoring includes support in communication/literacy skills, quantitative reasoning skills, and critical thinking skills. The course provides tutoring from qualified tutors in… --- # TUTR35 — Tutorial Seminar 1 credits · 1 hours Begins Fall 2025
This is a course designed to provide tutors in the Merced College Tutorial program with the opportunity to explore more fully their experiences in the program. Tutors will receive instruction in the areas of tutorial technique, group organizations, relationships with faculty and peers, evaluation techniques and content tutoring. --- # VIRT50 — Virtual Office 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
Learn how to become an independent contractor/freelancer in the virtual world. --- # VIRT51 — Social Media 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
The student will learn how to use social media platforms effectively for a business setting. --- # VIRT55 — Social Media Marketing/Strateg 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course prepares the student for the role of a social Media Marketer/Strategist. --- # VOCN40 — Foundations of Nursing 11 credits · 11 hours Begins Fall 2025
Limitation on Enrollment: Enrollment in the Vocational Nursing Program; current CPR Card; physical; immunizations; a negative TB skin test or negative chest x-ray within the last 6 months; background check and urine drug screen. Proof of completion of an educational course of study through the 12'" grade or evidence of completion of equivalency thereof (C2530-VN Practice Act). This course covers theory, principles, and practice of fundamental nursing skills needed to care for adult patients. Health and its preservation is stressed. Inter… --- # VOCN42 — Princ & Pract of Nurs Care I 14 credits · 14 hours Begins Fall 2025
Limitation on Enrollment: Enrollment in the Vocational Nursing Program; current CPR Card; a negative TB skin test or negative chest x-ray. This course emphasizes theoretical principles and clinical experience in meeting Maslow's basic human needs of nutrition, oxygenation, elimination and affiliation. It involves clinical experiences in meeting BHN of individuals of all ages with commonly occurring health problems. This is the second semester of a 3 semester program. Clinical experience is integrated. --- # VOCN44 — Princ & Pract of Nurs Care II 14 credits · 14 hours Begins Fall 2025
Limitation on Enrollment: Enrollment in the Vocational Nursing Program; curent CPR card; a negative TB skin test or negative chest x-ray. This course emphasizes theoretical principles of Maslow's basic human needs of safety, hygiene, rest, activity, comfort and self-actualization as it relates to common and complex health problems occurring in individuals of all age groups. Pathophysiologic and psychosocial assessment and management of medical-surgical disorders are stressed. General pharmacological and nutritional considerations are inc… --- # VOCN46A — Applied Math for Pharmacology 1 credits · 1 hours Begins Fall 2025
This is an introductory pharmacology course which includes an introduction to the professional context of drug administration, and study of the metric, apothecary, and household systems of measurement. Nursing responsibility to patient safety is included. Completion of this course requires accurate interpretation of doctors order, reading medication bottles, calculating drug dosages, and the reason for their application. --- # VOCN46B — Pharmacology for Nurses 2 credits · 2 hours Begins Fall 2025
This is an introductory pharmacology course which uses effects and safe administration of medications. Common local and systemic drugs are studied. Nursing responsibilities and client safety are emphasized. --- # VOCN47A — Nursing Guidance I 1 credits · 1 hours Begins Fall 2025
Limitation on Enrollment: Enrollment inn the Vocational Nursing program. This course examines socialization and interpersonal communications related to vocational nursing. Course topics include verbal and non-verbal communication; communication problems in the nurse-patient relationship; the hospital as a working and learning environment; self-actualization relating to the elderly; and death and dying. --- # VOCN47B — Nursing Guidance II 1 credits · 1 hours Begins Fall 2025
Limitation on Enrollment: Enrollment in the Vocational Nursing program. This course examines the nature of stress and its influences on coping and adapting. Related topics examine include crisis and crisis intervention, and psychophysioiogical and somatopsychic responses to stress and anxiety. --- # VOCN47C — Nursing Guidance III 1 credits · 1 hours Begins Fall 2025
Limitation on Enrollment: Enrollment in the Vocational Nursing program. This course examines current and evolving patterns of mental health care and the shifts from inpatient custodial care to community-based treatment for the mentally ill. This course also examines the health-illness continuum, psychopathology, neuroses and psychoses, clinical disorders and maladaptations of behavior, and psychopharmacological approaches to treatment. --- # VOCN48 — Intravenous Therapy 2 credits · 2 hours Begins Fall 2025
Limitation on Enrollment: Licensed as a Vocational Nurse (required by section 2860.5 of the Board of Vocational Nurses and Psychiatric Technicians) or Registered Nurse. This short-term course is designed to prepare nurses to start and superimpose intravenous fluid and perform blood withdrawal as ordered by the physician. The course will cover psychological preparation of the patient, selection of equipment, aseptic technique, relevant anatomy and physiology, pharmacology of intravenous solutions, and administering blood components. Stude… --- # WELD01 — Fund of Shield Metal Arc Weld 3 credits · 3 hours This course teaches the fundamentals of Shielded Metal Arc Welding as well as Carbon Arc Cutting as it relates to structural steel. --- # WELD02 — Fund of Gas Metal & Flux 3 credits · 3 hours This course provides introductory skills in Gas Metal and Flux Cored Arc Welding. Safety in all aspects of welding will also be covered. --- # WELD46 — Advanced Arc Welding Procedure 1 credits · 1 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is designed to emphasize the skills and techniques of Shielded Metal Arc Welding, Gas Metal Arc Welding, Gas Tungsten Arc Welding, Air Carbon Arc Cutting and Oxyacetylene flame cutting as related to pipe and structural members. Included will be welding assembly print interpretation, weld symbol interpretation, and weld joint preparation. Students will be prepared to take an AWS Welder Certification Test during this course. --- # WELD51 — Introductory Pipe Welding 2 credits · 2 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is an introduction to pipe and tube fitting and welding. Industry standards established by the American Welding Society (AWS) and the American Petroleum Institute (API) are used as the basis for instruction. This course meets the needs of the food processing and liquid/gas material handling industries. --- # WELD52 — Advan Pipe Welding and Fitting 2 credits · 2 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course covers advanced welding processes and welding positions as well as covering advanced skills in pipe and tube fitting. This course covers advanced food processing and liquid/gas material handling industry topics. --- # WELD54 — Print Reading & Sketching 2 credits · 2 hours This course is designed to prepare students to read and interpret industrial prints as well as give those students basic skills in sketching as it relates to the communication of reading prints. --- # WELD55 — Equipment Operation & Safety 3 credits · 3 hours This course is an introduction to the welding program. It gives students the opportunity to familiarize themselves with commonly used equipment found in industry. In addition to familiarizing themselves with industry standard equipment, they will be trained in lab procedures which will ensure students in advanced classes can use the equipment without reserve. --- # WELD56 — Welding Design & Fabrication 5 credits · 5 hours This course covers the application of basic metal and fabrication as it relates to the structural steel industry. --- # WELD57 — Welding Procedures & Qualif 2 credits · 2 hours This course is designed to teach students theory as it relates to welding procedures and how, why, and when they are used. In addition students will prepare and take a D1.1 welder qualification test. --- # WELD58 — Fund of Gas Tung Arc Welding 2 credits · 2 hours This course provides introductory skills in Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW) as it relates to welding aluminum, stainless, and carbon steels. --- # WELD60 — Smaw & Gtaw Welding 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course will provide introductory skills in Shielded Metal Arc Welding and Gas Tungsten Arc Welding as it relates to pipe and tube welding. --- # WELD61 — Gas Tungsten Arc Welding 4 credits · 4 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course will provide introductory skills in Gas Tungsten Arc Welding. As it relates to stainless steel and carbon pipe and tube; including standard fitting applications. --- # WELD62 — Welding Procedures 5 credits · 5 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course will prepare students with introductory skills in Shielded Metal Arc Welding, Gas Metal Arc Welding, and Flux Cored Arc Welding of carbon pipe in all positions and progressions. --- # WELD63 — Fitting & Layout for Pipe Indu 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course will provide students with the introductory skills in the fitting and layout of pipe and tube as well as fit up and tacking. --- # WORK40 — General Work Experience 1 credits · 1 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course will enable students to earn college credit for learning or improving skills or knowledge while working. Any type of work is suitable, either paid or volunteer. This course will allow students to sample an experience in a career field that is not related to the student's major. A student must work or volunteer 54 hours to earn each unit of credit. --- # WRK710 — Essential Skills for Employmen 0 credits · 0 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is designed to prepare students for the 21st Century Workforce. the course focuses on the importance of self-awareness and evaluating career opportunities. Course content includes: assessments, identifying skills and interests, career exploration, effective job searching, and personal finance. Course duration 8 to 48 hours. --- # WRK712 — Essential Skills Job Retention 0 credits · 0 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is designed to prepare students for 21st Century Workforce. The course focuses on the importance of essential skills and expectations that employers are seeking within job applicants. Course content includes: preparing a resume and cover letter, understanding the application process, interviewing competencies, and maintaining successful employment. --- # WWT60 — Water Treatment Plant Operatio 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is an introduction to water treatment plant operations and processes. It will include the study of sources of water supply, water quality, treatment systems, and introduction to water treatment operations arithmetic. This course prepares the student to test for state certification for water treatment plant operator grade I and II --- # WWT61 — Intro to Wastewater Treatment 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is an introduction to wastewater treatment plant operations and processes. It will include the study of wastewater terminology; current methods of wastewater treatment: primary, secondary, and advanced; wastewater quality; and basic wastewater mathematics. This course prepares the student to test for state certification for wastewater treatment plant operator, grade I and II (entry level). --- # WWT62 — Water/Wastewater Calculations 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course provides for the mastery of mathematical calculations, specifically involving water and wastewater treatment plant operations and processes. It incorporates the use of handheld calculator, scientific notation, and the use of dimensional analysis as tools of problem solving. This course prepares the student to test for state certification for waste water treatment plant operator, grade I and II (entry level). --- # WWT63 — Adv Water Treatment Plant Oper 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is a continuation of the study of water treatment plant operations and processes, with emphasis on the knowledge and skills needed by operators of conventional surface and ground treatment. Topics include control of metallic ions, trihalomethanes, disposal of wastes in the operation of water plants, instrumentation and advanced laboratory procedures, safety and drinking water regulations. Provides background to prepare students to take state certification exams. --- # WWT64 — Adv Wastewater Treatment 3 credits · 3 hours Begins Fall 2025
This course is a continuation of the study of wastewater treatment plant operations and processes. It will emphasize the details of the process that occur in a wastewater treatment plant, including aeration, maintenance of microbe populations, sludge digestions, and chemical removal. --- # XAREA1A — Area 1A English Composition 0.5 credits · 0.5 hours --- # XAREA1B — Area 1B Comm & Critital Thinki 0.5 credits · 0.5 hours --- # XAREA2 — Area 2 Math & Quant Reasoning 0.5 credits · 0.5 hours --- # XAREA3 — Area 3 Arts & Humanities 0.5 credits · 0.5 hours --- # XAREA4 — Area 4 Social & Behavioral Sc 0.5 credits · 0.5 hours --- # XAREA5 — Area 5 Natural Sciences 3 credits · 3 hours --- # XAREA6 — Area 6 Ethnic Studies 3 credits · 3 hours --- # XAREA7 — Area 7 Wellness & Self-Dev 0.5 credits · 0.5 hours --- # XAREAA1 — Area A1 English Composition 0.5 credits · 0.5 hours --- # XAREAA2 — Area A2 Comm & Analytical 0.5 credits · 0.5 hours --- # XAREAB — Natural Sciences 3 credits · 3 hours --- # XAREAB1 — Area B1 Physical Science 0.5 credits · 0.5 hours --- # XAREAB2 — Area B2 Life Science 0.5 credits · 0.5 hours --- # XAREAC — Area C Humanities 0.5 credits · 0.5 hours --- # XAREAD1 — Area D1 Social & Behavioral Sc 0.5 credits · 0.5 hours --- # XAREAD2 — Area D2 Social & Behavioral Sc 0.5 credits · 0.5 hours --- # XAREAE1 — Area E1 Integrated Organism 0.5 credits · 0.5 hours --- # XAREAE2 — Area E2 Activity 0.5 credits · 0.5 hours --- # XENGL80 — Waiver for Placement 0 credits · 0 hours --- # XENGL80L — Waiver for Placement 0 credits · 0 hours --- # XENGL81 — Waiver for Placement 0 credits · 0 hours --- # XENGL81L — Waiver for Placement 0 credits · 0 hours --- # XENGL83 — Waiver for Placement 0 credits · 0 hours --- # XENGL84 — Waiver for Placement 0 credits · 0 hours --- # XENGL85 — Waiver for Placement 0 credits · 0 hours --- # XENGL90 — Waiver for Placement 0 credits · 0 hours --- # XENGL91 — Waiver for Placement 0 credits · 0 hours --- # XENGLA — Waiver for Placement 0 credits · 0 hours --- # XMATH02 — Waiver for Placement 0 credits · 0 hours --- # XMATH25 — Waiver for Placement 0 credits · 0 hours --- # XMATH80 — Waiver for Placement 0 credits · 0 hours --- # XMATH81 — Waiver for Placement 0 credits · 0 hours --- # XMATH83 — Waiver for Placement 0 credits · 0 hours --- # XMATH85 — Waiver for Placement 0 credits · 0 hours --- # XMATH90 — Waiver for Placement 0 credits · 0 hours --- # XMATH91 — Waiver for Placement 0 credits · 0 hours --- # XMATHA — Waiver for Placement 0 credits · 0 hours --- # XMATHB — Waiver for Placement 0 credits · 0 hours --- # XMATHC — Waiver for Placement 0 credits · 0 hours --- # XMATHD — Waiver for Placement 0 credits · 0 hours --- # XREAD80 — Waiver for Placement 0 credits · 0 hours --- # XREAD81 — Waiver for Placement 0 credits · 0 hours --- # ZBIOL01 — Multi Measure Placement 0 credits · 0 hours --- # ZCHEM02A — Multi Measure Placement 0 credits · 0 hours --- # ZENGL01A — Multi Measure Placement 0 credits · 0 hours --- # ZENGL80 — Multi Measure Placement 0 credits · 0 hours --- # ZENGL80L — Multi Measure Placement 0 credits · 0 hours --- # ZENGL81 — Multi Measure Placement 0 credits · 0 hours --- # ZENGL81L — Multi Measure Placement 0 credits · 0 hours --- # ZENGL83 — Multi Measure Placement 0 credits · 0 hours --- # ZENGL84 — Multi Measure Placement 0 credits · 0 hours --- # ZENGL85 — Counselor Placement 0 credits · 0 hours --- # ZENGL90 — Multi Measure Placement 0 credits · 0 hours --- # ZENGL91 — Multi Measure Placement 0 credits · 0 hours --- # ZENGL95S — Counselor Placement 0 credits · 0 hours --- # ZMATH02 — Counselor Placement 0 credits · 0 hours --- # ZMATH04A — Placement Zmath-04a 0 credits · 0 hours --- # ZMATH25 — Counselor Placement 0 credits · 0 hours --- # ZMATH61 — Counselor Placement 0 credits · 0 hours --- # ZMATH62 — Counselor Placement 0 credits · 0 hours --- # ZMATH80 — Counselor Placement 0 credits · 0 hours --- # ZMATH81 — Counselor Placement 0 credits · 0 hours --- # ZMATH83 — Counselor Placement 0 credits · 0 hours --- # ZMATH88 — Counselor Placement 0 credits · 0 hours --- # ZMATH90 — Counselor Placement 0 credits · 0 hours --- # ZMATH91 — Counselor Placement 0 credits · 0 hours --- # ZMATH95P — Counselor Placement 0 credits · 0 hours --- # ZMATH95S — Counselor Placement 0 credits · 0 hours --- # ZMATHC — Counselor Placement 0 credits · 0 hours --- # ZREAD80 — Multi Measure Placement 0 credits · 0 hours --- # ZREAD81 — Multi Measure Placement 0 credits · 0 hours --- # ZSPAN01 — Counselor Placement 0 credits · 0 hours --- # ZSPAN02 — Counselor Placement 0 credits · 0 hours