# Rappahannock Community College — full catalog > Generated 2026-06-20T21:00:00.131Z from a crawl of rappahannock.edu. 482 records (0 programs · 482 courses · 0 resource pages). # ACC105 — Office Accounting 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Presents practical accounting. Covers the accounting cycle-journals, ledgers, working papers, closing of books-payrolls, financial statements, accounting forms and practical procedures. --- # ACC111 — Accounting I 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Presents fundamental accounting concepts and principles governing the accounting cycle, journals, ledgers, working papers, and preparation of financial statements for sole proprietorships. --- # ACC112 — Accounting II 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Covers fundamental accounting concepts and principles governing the accounting cycle, journals, ledgers, working papers, and preparation of financial statements for sole proprietorships. --- # ACC124 — Payroll Accounting 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Presents accounting systems and methods used in computing and recording payroll to include payroll taxes and compliance with federal and state legislation. --- # ACC134 — Small Business Taxes 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Introduces taxes most frequently encountered in business. Includes payroll, sales, property, and income tax. --- # ACC211 — Principles of Accounting I 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Introduces accounting principles with respect to financial reporting. Demonstrates how decision makers use accounting information for reporting purposes. Focuses on the preparation of accounting information and its use in the operation of organizations, as well as methods of analysis and interpretation of accounting information. --- # ACC212 — Principles of Accounting II 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Introduces accounting principles with respect to cost and managerial accounting. Focuses on the application of accounting information with respect to product costing, as well as its use within the organization to provide direction and to judge performance. Prerequisites: ACC211 --- # ACC215 — Computerized Accounting 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Introduces the computer in solving accounting problems. Focuses on operation of computers. Presents the accounting cycle and financial statement preparation in a computerized system and other applications for financial and managerial accounting. --- # ACC231 — Cost Accounting I 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Studies cost accounting methods and reporting as applied to job order, process, and standard cost accounting systems. Includes cost control and other topics. Prerequisites: ACC212 --- # ADJ100 — Survey of Criminal Justice 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Presents an overview of the United States criminal justice system; introduces the major system components-law enforcement, judiciary, and corrections. --- # ADJ105 — The Juvenile Justice System 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Presents the evolution, philosophy, structures and processes of the American juvenile delinquency system; surveys the rights of juveniles, dispositional alternatives, rehabilitation methods and current trends. --- # ADJ116 — Special Enforcement Topics 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Considers contemporary issues, problems, and controversies in modern law enforcement. --- # ADJ140 — Introduction to Corrections 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Focuses on societal responses to the offender. Traces the evolution of practices based on philosophies of retribution, deterrence, and rehabilitation. Reviews contemporary correctional activities and their relationships to other aspects of the criminal justice system. --- # ADJ201 — Criminology 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Studies current and historical data pertaining to criminal and other deviant behavior. Examines theories that explain crime and criminal behavior in human society. --- # ADJ211 — Criminal Law, Evidence & Procedures I 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Teaches the elements of proof for major and common crimes and the legal classification of offenses. Studies the kinds, degrees and admissibility of evidence and its presentation in criminal proceedings with emphasis on legal guidelines for methods and techniques of evidence acquisition. Surveys the procedural requirements from arrest to final disposition in the various American court systems with focus on the Virginia jurisdiction. Part I of II. --- # ADJ225 — Courts and the Administration of Justice 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Studies court systems with emphasis on the technical procedures required, from incident occurrence to final disposition of the case, noting the applicable principles of civil and criminal law; focuses on Virginia courts, laws, and procedures. --- # ADJ227 — Constitutional Law for Justice Personnel 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Surveys the basic guarantees of liberty described in the U.S. Constitution and the historical development of these restrictions on government power, primarily through U. S. Supreme Court decisions. Reviews rights of free speech, press, assembly, as well as criminal procedure guarantees (to counsel, jury trial, habeas corpus, etc.) as they apply to the activities of those in the criminal justice system. --- # ADJ228 — Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Surveys the historical and current usage of narcotics and dangerous drugs. Teaches the identification and classification of such drugs and emphasizes the symptoms and effects on their users. Examines investigative methods and procedures utilized in law enforcement efforts against illicit drug usage. --- # ADJ229 — Community Policing in Modern Society (3 credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Examines the process through which community problems are identified and addressed by police departments in cooperation with the community. Considers current efforts by law enforcement officers to achieve an effective working relationship with the community. --- # ADJ233 — Multiculturalism in Policing (3 credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Examines the impacts of historical events and social changes on law enforcement. Evaluates the complexity of providing police services to multicultural communities. Develops sensitivity and understanding of diverse populations and communities of color. --- # ADJ236 — Principles of Criminal Investigation 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Surveys the fundamentals of criminal investigation procedures and techniques. Examines crime scene search, collecting, handling and preserving evidence. --- # AST141 — Word Processing I (Specify Software) 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Teaches creating and editing documents, including line and page layouts, columns, fonts, search/replace, cut/ paste, spell/thesaurus, and advanced editing and formatting features of word processing software. Prerequisites: AST101 --- # AST243 — Office Administration I 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Develops an understanding of the administrative support role and the skills necessary to provide organizational and technical support in a contemporary office setting. Emphasizes the development of critical-thinking, problem-solving, and job performance skills in a business office environment. Prerequisites: AST101 --- # AST244 — Office Administration II 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Enhances skills necessary to provide organizational and technical support in a contemporary office setting. Emphasizes administrative and supervisory role of the office professional. Includes travel and meeting planning, office budgeting and financial procedures, international issues, and career development. Prerequisites: AST243 --- # AST260 — Presentation Software 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Teaches creation of slides including use of text, clip art, and graphs. Includes techniques for enhancing presentations with on-screen slide show as well as printing to transparencies and handouts. Incorporates use of sound and video clips. --- # AIR111 — Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Controls I 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 2 hours Laboratory: 3 hours. Total: 5 hours per week Presents electron theory, magnetism, Ohm’s Law, resistance, current flow, instruments for electrical measurement, A.C. motors, power distribution controls and their application. An additional career and technical education course-specific fee of $25.00 per credit hour applies to this course. The price is discounted 50% to $12.50 per credit hour for the 2026-27 academic year only. (Course fees do not apply to dual enrollment CTE courses taught at local high schools.) Part I of II. --- # AIR121 — Air Conditioning and Refrigeration I 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 2 hours Laboratory: 3 hours. Total: 5 hours per week Studies refrigeration theory, characteristics of refrigerants, temperature, and pressure, tools and equipment, soldering, brazing, refrigeration systems, system components, compressors, evaporators, metering devices. Presents charging and evaluation of systems and leak detection. Explores servicing the basic system. Explains use and care of oils and additives and troubleshooting of small commercial systems. An additional career and technical education course-specific fee of $25.00 per credit hour applies to this course.… --- # AIR134 — Circuits and Controls I 4 credits · 4 hours (4 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours Laboratory: 3 hours. Total: 6 hours per week Presents circuit diagrams for air conditioning units, reading and drawing of circuit diagrams, types of electrical controls. Includes analysis of air conditioning circuits, components, analysis and characteristics of circuits and controls, testing and servicing. Introduces electricity for air conditioning which includes circuit elements, direct current circuits and motors, single and three-phase circuits and motors, power distribution systems, and protective devices. Studies the electron and its behavior in passive and… --- # AIR135 — Circuits and Controls II 4 credits · 4 hours (4 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours Laboratory: 3 hours. Total: 6 hours per week Presents circuit diagrams for air conditioning units, reading and drawing of circuit diagrams, types of electrical controls. Includes analysis of air conditioning circuits, components, analysis and characteristics of circuits and controls, testing and servicing. Introduces electricity for air conditioning which includes circuit elements, direct current circuits and motors, single and three-phase circuits and motors, power distribution systems, and protective devices. Studies the electron and its behavior in passive and… --- # AIR154 — Heating Systems I 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 2 hours Laboratory: 3 hours. Total: 5 hours per week Introduces types of fuels and their characteristics of combustion, types, components and characteristics of burners, and burner efficiency analyzers. Studies forced air heating systems including troubleshooting, preventive maintenance and servicing. Part I of II. An additional career and technical education course-specific fee of $25.00 per credit hour applies to this course. The price is discounted 50% to $12.50 per credit hour for the 2026-27 academic year only. (Course fees do not apply to dual enrollment CTE courses… --- # AIR155 — Heating Systems II 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 2 hours Laboratory: 3 hours. Total: 5 hours per week Introduces types of fuels and their characteristics of combustion, types, components and characteristics of burners, and burner efficiency analyzers. Studies forced air heating systems including troubleshooting, preventive maintenance and servicing. Part II of II. An additional career and technical education course-specific fee of $25.00 per credit hour applies to this course. The price is discounted 50% to $12.50 per credit hour for the 2026-27 academic year only. (Course fees do not apply to dual enrollment CTE course… --- # AIR158 — Mechanical Codes 2 credits · 2 hours (2 Credits) Lecture: 2 hours per week Presents mechanical code requirements for installation, service, and inspection procedures . Uses the BOCA code in preparation for the master’s card. An additional career and technical education course-specific fee of $25.00 per credit hour applies to this course. The price is discounted 50% to $12.50 per credit hour for the 2026-27 academic year only. (Course fees do not apply to dual enrollment CTE courses taught at local high schools.) --- # AIR165 — Air Conditioning Systems I 4 credits · 4 hours (4 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours Laboratory: 3 hours. Total: 6 hours per week Introduces comfort survey, house construction, load calculations, types of distribution systems, and equipment selection. Introduces designing, layout, installing and adjusting of duct systems, job costs, and bidding of job. Part I of II. An additional career and technical education course-specific fee of $25.00 per credit hour applies to this course. The price is discounted 50% to $12.50 per credit hour for the 2026-27 academic year only. (Course fees do not apply to dual enrollment CTE courses taught at local high sch… --- # AIR205 — Hydronics and Zoning 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 2 hours Laboratory: 3 hours. Total: 5 hours per week Presents installation, servicing, troubleshooting, and repair of hydronic systems for heating and cooling. Includes hot water and chilled water systems using forced circulation as the transfer medium. An additional career and technical education course-specific fee of $25.00 per credit hour applies to this course. The price is discounted 50% to $12.50 per credit hour for the 2026-27 academic year only. (Course fees do not apply to dual enrollment CTE courses taught at local high schools.) --- # AIR235 — Heat Pumps 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 2 hours Laboratory: 3 hours. Total: 5 hours per week Studies theory and operation of reverse cycle refrigeration including supplementary heat as applied to heat pump systems, including service, installation and maintenance. An additional career and technical education course-specific fee of $25.00 per credit hour applies to this course. The price is discounted 50% to $12.50 per credit hour for the 2026-27 academic year only. (Course fees do not apply to dual enrollment CTE courses taught at local high schools.) --- # ASL101 — Beginning American Sign Language I 4 credits · 4 hours (4 Credits) Lecture: 4 per week Introduces cultural awareness, comprehension, and production skills and emphasizes basic sentence structure in American Sign Language with a focus on interactive communicative competence. Part I of II. This is a UCGS transfer course. --- # ASL102 — Beginning American Sign Language II 4 credits · 4 hours (4 Credits) Lecture: 4 per week Introduces cultural awareness, comprehension, and production skills and emphasizes basic sentence structure in American Sign Language with a focus on interactive communicative competence. Part II of II. This is a UCGS transfer course. Prerequisites: ASL101 --- # ASL201 — Intermediate American Sign Language I 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Total: 3 hours Continues to develop cultural awareness, comprehension, and production skills and emphasizes a variety of sentence structures in American Sign Language with a continued focus on interactive communicative competence. Part I of II. This is a UCGS transfer course. Prerequisites: ASL102 --- # ASL202 — Intermediate American Sign Language II 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Total: 3 hours Continues to develop cultural awareness, comprehension, and production skills and emphasizes a variety of sentence structures in American Sign Language with a continued focus on interactive communicative competence. Part II of II. This is a UCGS transfer course. Part II of II. Prerequisite(s): Prerequisite: ASL 201 or by placement test Prerequisites: ASL201 --- # ARA101 — Beginning Arabic I 4 credits · 4 hours (4 Credits) Lecture: 4 hours per week Introduces cultural awareness, listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills and emphasizes basic sentence structure. Part I of II. This is a UCGS transfer course. Part I of II. --- # ARA102 — Beginning Arabic II 4 credits · 4 hours (4 Credits) Lecture: 4 hours per week Introduces cultural awareness, listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills and emphasizes basic sentence structure. Part II of II. This is a UCGS transfer course. Part II of II. Prerequisites: ARA101 --- # ARA201 — Intermediate Arabic I 4 credits · 4 hours (4 Credits) Lecture: 4 hours per week Continues to develop cultural awareness, listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills, and introduces complex sentence structures. Classes may be conducted in target language. Part I of II. This is a UCGS transfer course. Prerequisites: ARA102 --- # ARA202 — Intermediate Arabic II 4 credits · 4 hours (4 Credits) Lecture: 4 hours per week Continues to develop cultural awareness, listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills, and emphasizes complex sentence structures. Classes may be conducted in the target language. Part II of II. This is a UCGS transfer course. Prerequisites: ARA201 --- # ART100 — Art Appreciation 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Introduces art from prehistoric times to the present day. Describes architectural styles, sculpture, photography, printmaking, and painting techniques. Highlights major artists and key contributions from global and Western culture. Covers content chronologically and/or thematically.This is a Passport and UCGS transfer course. --- # ART101 — History of Art: Prehistoric to Gothic 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Surveys the history and interpretation of architecture, painting and sculpture from the prehistoric era through the Gothic. This is a Passport Transfer course and UCGS transfer course. --- # ART102 — History of Art: Renaissance to Modern 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Surveys the history and interpretation of architecture, painting, and sculpture from the Renaissance through the modern era. This is a Passport and UCGS Transfer course. --- # ART121 — Foundations of Drawing 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 1 hour Laboratory: 4 studio hours Total: 5 hours per week Develops basic drawing skills and understanding of visual language through studio instruction/lecture. Introduces concepts such as line, proportion, space, perspective, value and composition as applied to still life, landscape and figure. Uses drawing media such as pencil, charcoal, and ink wash. Includes field trips and gallery assignments as appropriate. This is a UCGS transfer course. --- # ART125 — Introduction to Painting 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 2 hours Laboratory: 3 studio hours Total: 5 hours per week Introduces study of color, composition and painting techniques. Places emphasis on experimentation and enjoyment of oil and/or acrylic paints and the fundamentals of tools and materials. Studio instruction 3 hours. --- # ART153 — Ceramics I 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Presents problems in the design and production of functional and non-functional ceramic works. Includes hand-building the potter’s wheel and clays and glazes. Part I of II. Lecture 0-2 hours. Studio instruction 4-6 hours. Total 5-8 hours per week. 3-4 credits --- # ART221 — Drawing III 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 1 hour Laboratory: 4 studio hours Total: 5 hours per week Introduces advanced concepts and techniques of drawing as applied to the figure, still life and landscape. Gives additional instruction in composition, modeling, space and perspective. Encourages individual approaches to drawing. Part I of II. Studio instruction 4 hours. --- # ART243 — Watercolor I 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 1 hour Laboratory: 4 studio hours Total: 5 hours per week Presents abstract and representational painting in watercolor with emphasis on design, color, composition, technique and value. Part I of II. --- # ART244 — Watercolor II 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 1 hour Laboratory: 4 studio hours Total: 5 hours per week Presents abstract and representational painting in watercolor with emphasis on design, color, composition, technique and value. Part II of II. --- # BIO101 — General Biology I 4 credits · 4 hours (4 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours Laboratory: Recitation and laboratory 3 hours Total: 6 hours per week Focuses on biological processes with a chemical foundation, including macromolecules, cellular structure, metabolism, and genetics in an evolutionary context. Explores the core concepts of evolution; structure and function; information flow, storage and exchange; pathways and transformations of energy and matter; and systems biology. Emphasizes the process of science, interdisciplinary approach, and relevance of biology to society. Part I of a two-course sequence. Assignments require college-lev… --- # BIO102 — General Biology II 4 credits · 4 hours (4 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours Laboratory: Recitation and laboratory 3 hours Total: 6 hours per week Focuses on biological processes with a chemical foundation, including macromolecules, cellular structure, metabolism, and genetics in an evolutionary context. Explores the core concepts of evolution; structure and function; information flow, storage and exchange; pathways and transformations of energy and matter; and systems biology. Emphasizes the process of science, interdisciplinary approach, and relevance of biology to society. Part II of a two-course sequence. This is a UCGS and Passport Co… Prerequisites: BIO101 --- # BIO106 — Life Science 4 credits · 4 hours (4 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Laboratory: 3 hours per week Total: Total 6 hours per week Surveys the basic concepts of life science. Engages in the scientific process by developing hypotheses, gathering data, and analyzing results. Explores topics within the context of the societal implications of science. Intended for students not majoring in science. Assignments require college-level reading fluency, coherent written communication, and basic mathematical skills. This is a Passport and UCGS transfer course. Credit toward graduation cannot be awarded for both BIO 101 and BIO 106 .. --- # BIO141 — Human Anatomy and Physiology I 4 credits · 4 hours (4 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours Laboratory: 3 hours Total: 6 hours per week Presents the study of anatomy & physiology, including anatomical terminology, homeostasis, histology, integumentary system, skeletal system, muscular system, and nervous system. Part I of II. Assignments require college-level reading fluency, coherent written communication, and basic mathematical skills. Part I of II. Prerequisites: BIO101 --- # BIO142 — Human Anatomy and Physiology II 4 credits · 4 hours (4 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours Laboratory: 3 hours Total: 6 hours per week Continues study of anatomy and physiology, including endocrine system, blood and cardiovascular system, lymphatic system and immunity, respiratory system, urinary system, fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base balance, digestive system, and nutrient metabolism, reproductive system, and prenatal development. Part II of II. Part II of II. Prerequisites: BIO141 --- # BIO145 — Basic Human Anatomy and Physiology 4 credits · 4 hours (4 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Laboratory: 3 hours Total: 6 hours per week Surveys human anatomy and physiology. Covers basic chemical concepts, cellular physiology, anatomy, and physiology of human organ systems. Assignments require college-level reading fluency, coherent written communication, and basic mathematical skills. --- # BIO150 — Microbiology for Health Science 4 credits · 4 hours (4 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours Laboratory: Recitation and Laboratory 3 hours Total: 6 hours per week Focuses on the general characteristics, cellular structure, and metabolism of microorganisms. Emphasizes microbial relationships with individual and community health. Includes the impact of microbes on human health and disease, microbial pathogenicity, identifying and managing infectious diseases and controlling microbial growth, healthcare-associated infections, and epidemiology. Studies aseptic culturing techniques with hands-on experience in safe microbiology practices. Prerequisite(s): BIO 1… Prerequisites: BIO101, BIO141 --- # BIO231 — Human Anatomy and Physiology I 4 credits · 4 hours (4 Credits) Lecture: 3 credit hours Laboratory: Recitation and laboratory 3 hours Total: 6 hours per week Integrates the study of gross and microscopic anatomy with physiology, emphasizing the analysis and interpretation of physiological data. Part I of II. --- # BIO232 — Human Anatomy and Physiology II 4 credits · 4 hours (4 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours Laboratory: Recitation and laboratory 3 hours Total: 6 hours per week Integrates the study of gross and microscopic anatomy with physiology, emphasizing the analysis and interpretation of physiological data. Part II of II. --- # BIO256 — General Genetics 4 credits · 4 hours (4 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours Laboratory: Recitation and laboratory 3 hours Total: 6 hours per week Explores the principles of genetics ranging from classical Mendelian inheritance to the most recent advances in the biochemical nature and function of the gene. Includes experimental design and statistical analysis. Prerequisites: BIO101, BIO102 --- # BIO270 — General Ecology 4 credits · 4 hours (4 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours Laboratory: Recitation and laboratory 3 hours Total: 6 hours per week Studies interrelationships between organisms and their natural and cultural environments with emphasis on populations, communities, and ecosystems. Prerequisites: BIO101, BIO102, BIO110, BIO120 --- # BIO278 — Coastal Ecology 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 2 hours Laboratory: 3 hours Total: 5 hours per week Investigates beach, saltmarsh, and estuarine ecosystems including the effects of chemical, geological, and physical factors upon the distribution of organisms. Discusses the effects of pollution and human manipulation of the coastline. Includes observation and identification of coastal plants and animals, and analysis of the dynamics of coastal community structure and function in a field-based setting. --- # BUS100 — Introduction to Business 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Exposes students to the functions and topics of modern business, including economics, management, finance, accounting, marketing, production, international business, small business, and other areas of general business interest. Guides students in establishing a viable business vocabulary, fostering critical and analytical thinking, and refining business decision-making skills. --- # BUS111 — Principles of Supervision I 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Teaches the fundamentals of supervision, including the primary responsibilities of the supervisor. Introduces factors relating to the work of supervisor and subordinates. Covers aspects of leadership, job management, work improvement, training and orientation, performance evaluation, and effective employee/supervisor relationships. --- # BUS116 — Entrepreneurship 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Presents the various steps considered necessary when going into business. Includes areas such as product-service analysis, market research evaluation, setting up books, ways to finance startup, operations of the business, development of business plans, buyouts versus starting from scratch, and franchising. Uses problems and cases to demonstrate implementation of these techniques. This course applies to career/technical education (CTE) programs. --- # BUS117 — Leadership Development 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Covers interpersonal relations in hierarchical structures. Examines the dynamics of teamwork, motivation, handling change and conflict and how to achieve positive results through others. --- # BUS200 — Principles of Management 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Teaches management and the management functions of planning, organizing, leading, and controlling. Focuses on application of management principles to realistic situations managers encounter as they attempt to achieve organizational --- # BUS201 — Organizational Behavior 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Presents a behavioral oriented course combining the functions of management with the psychology of leading and managing people. Focuses on the effective use of human resources through understanding human motivation and behavior patterns, conflict management and resolution, group functioning and process, the psychology of decision-making, and the importance of recognizing and managing change. --- # BUS224 — Business Statistics 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 credit hours per week Introduces methods of probability assessment and statistical inference. Includes data presentation; descriptive statistics; basic probability concepts; discrete and continuous probability distributions; decision theory; estimation and sampling distributions; Central Limit Theorem; simple linear regression and hypothesis testing for a single sample or population. Emphasizes business and economic applications. Utilizes spreadsheet software as a tool for problem-solving. Prerequisite(s): Prerequisite: MTH 161 Prerequisites: MTH161 --- # BUS236 — Communication in Management 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Introduces the functions of communication in management with emphasis on gathering, organizing, and transmitting facts and ideas. Teaches the basic techniques of effective oral and written communication. --- # BUS240 — Introduction to Business Law 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Provides an introduction to the American legal system and the use of law to achieve economic and social goals. Highlights ethical principles and legal reasoning underlying the rights and obligations of business relationships and their effect on business decision-making. Emphasizes fundamental principles of government regulation and the court system, constitutional law, torts, criminal law, contracts, agency, employment, and property law. --- # BUS270 — Interpersonal Dynamics 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Focuses on intra- and interpersonal communication effectiveness in the business organization. Includes topics such as planning and running effective meetings, networking and politicking, coaching, and mentoring, making effectual and ethical decisions, developing team-building strategies, and practicing proficient skills in verbal, non-verbal, and written communications. --- # CHM101 — Introductory Chemistry I 4 credits · 4 hours (4 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours Laboratory: 3 hours Total: 6 hours per week Explores the experimental and theoretical concepts of general chemistry while emphasizing scientific reasoning, critical and analytical thinking. Designed for the non-science major. This is a Passport and UCGS transfer course. Prerequisite(s): Readiness to enroll in MTH 154 without corequisite or MDE 60 or higher Prerequisites: MTH154 --- # CHM111 — General Chemistry I 4 credits · 4 hours (4 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours Laboratory: 3 hours Total: 6 hours per week Explores the fundamental laws, theories, and mathematical concepts of chemistry. Designed primarily for science and engineering majors. Requires a strong background in mathematics. Students must earn a grade of C or higher in the lecture portion of the course to earn an overall grade of C or higher. Part I of II. This is a Passport and UCGS transfer course. Prerequisite(s): Readiness to enroll in MTH 161 without corequisite or higher and readiness to enroll in ENG 111 Prerequisites: MTH161 --- # CHM112 — General Chemistry II 4 credits · 4 hours (4 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours Laboratory: 3 hours Total: 6 hours per week Explores the fundamental laws, theories, and mathematical concepts of chemistry. Designed primarily for science and engineering majors. Requires a strong background in mathematics. Students must earn a grade of C or higher in the lecture portion of the course to earn an overall grade of C or higher. Part II of II.This is a Passport and UCGS transfer course. Prerequisites: CHM111 --- # CHM241 — Organic Chemistry I 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Introduces fundamental chemistry of carbon compounds, including structures, physical properties, syntheses, and typical reactions. Emphasizes reaction mechanisms. Part I of II Prerequisites: CHM112 --- # CHM242 — Organic Chemistry II 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Introduces fundamental chemistry of carbon compounds, including structures, physical properties, syntheses, and typical reactions. Emphasizes reaction mechanisms. Part II of II. Corequisite(s): CHM 246 Prerequisites: CHM241 --- # CHM245 — Organic Chemistry I Laboratory 2 credits · 2 hours (2 Credits) Lecture: 1 Laboratory: 3 Introduces various methods and procedures used in present day organic laboratories. Covers the general techniques, organic synthesis, and the use of common spectroscopic instrumentation; synthesizing a variety of compounds; and analyzing the products through physical properties and spectroscopy. Prerequisites: CHM112 --- # CHM246 — Organic Chemistry II Laboratory 2 credits · 2 hours (2 Credits) Lecture: 1 Laboratory: 3 Introduces various methods and procedures used in present day organic laboratories. Covers the general techniques, organic synthesis, and the use of common spectroscopic instrumentation; synthesizing a variety of compounds; and analyzing the products through physical properties and spectroscopy. Part I of II. Prerequisite(s): CHM 245 Corequisite(s): CHM 242 Prerequisites: CHM245 --- # CHM260 — Introductory Biochemistry 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Explores fundamentals of biological chemistry. Includes study of macromolecules, metabolic pathways, and biochemical genetics. Prerequisites: CHM112 --- # CAD151 — Engineering Drawing Fundamentals I 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 1 hours per week Laboratory: 4 Total: 5 Introduces technical drafting from the fundamentals through advanced drafting practices. Includes lettering, geometric construction, technical sketching, orthographic projection, sections, intersections, development, fasteners. Teaches theory and application of dimensioning and tolerances, pictorial drawing, and preparation of drawings. Part I of II. (Credit will not be awarded for both CAD 151 and DRF 151 .) An additional career and technical education course-specific fee of $25.00 per credit hour applies to this course. The price… --- # CAD201 — Computer Aided Drafting and Design I 4 credits · 4 hours (4 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours Laboratory: 3 hours Total: 6 hours per week Teaches computer-aided drafting concepts and equipment designed to develop a general under-standing of components of a typical CAD system and its operation. (Credit will not be awarded for both CAD 201 and DRF 201.) An additional career and technical education course-specific fee of $25.00 per credit hour applies to this course. The price is discounted 50% to $12.50 per credit hour for the 2026-27 academic year only. (Course fees do not apply to dual enrollment CTE courses taught at local high schools.) --- # CAD202 — Computer Aided Drafting and Design II 4 credits · 4 hours (4 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours Laboratory: 3 hours Total: 6 hours per week Teaches production drawings and advanced operations in computer aided drafting. (Credit will not be awarded for both CAD 202 and DRF 202.) An additional career and technical education course-specific fee of $25.00 per credit hour applies to this course. The price is discounted 50% to $12.50 per credit hour for the 2026-27 academic year only. (Course fees do not apply to dual enrollment CTE courses taught at local high schools.) --- # CAD238 — Computer Aided Modeling and Rendering I 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 2 hours Laboratory: 2 hours Total: 4 hours per week Focuses on training students in the contemporary techniques of 3D modeling, rendering, and animation on the personal computer. Introduces the principles of visualization, sometimes known as photo-realism, which enables the student to create presentation drawings for both architectural and industrial product design. Uses computer animation to produce walk-throughs that will bring the third dimension to architectural designs. Part I of II. (Credit will not be awarded for both CAD 238 and DRF 238.) An additional career and… --- # CAD239 — Computer Aided Modeling and Rendering II 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 2 hours Laboratory: 2 hours Total: 4 hours per week Focuses on training students in the contemporary techniques of 3D modeling, rendering, and animation on the personal computer. Introduces the principles of visualization, sometimes known as photo-realism, which enables the student to create presentation drawings for both architectural and industrial product design. Uses computer animation to produce walk-throughs that will bring the third dimension to architectural designs. Part II of II. (Credit will not be awarded for both CAD 239 and DRF 239.) An additional career and… --- # CHD118 — Language Arts for Young Children 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 2 hours per week Emphasizes the early development of children’s language and literacy skills. Presents techniques and methods for supporting all aspects of early literacy. Surveys children’s literature, and examines elements of promoting oral literacy, print awareness, phonological awareness, alphabetic principle, quality storytelling and story reading. Addresses strategies for intervention and support for exceptional children and English Language Learners. --- # CHD120 — Introduction to Early Childhood Education 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Introduces early childhood development through activities and experiences in nursery, pre-kindergarten, kindergarten, and primary programs. Investigates classroom organization and procedures, and use of classroom time and materials, approaches to education for young children, professionalism, and curricular procedures. Functional literacy in the English language; reading at the 12th grade level. --- # CHD121 — Childhood Educational Development I 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Focuses attention on the observable characteristics of children from birth through adolescence. Concentrates on cognitive, physical, social, and emotional changes that occur. Emphasizes the relationship between development and child’s interactions with parents, siblings, peers, and teachers. --- # CHD125 — Creative Activities for Children 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 2 hours per week Prepares individuals to work with young children in the arts and other creative age-appropriate activities. Investigates effective classroom experiences and open-ended activities. --- # CHD165 — Observation and Participation in Early Childhood / Primary Settings 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 4 hours per week Focuses on observation as the primary method for gathering information about children in early childhood settings. Emphasizes development of skills in the implementation of a range of observation techniques. May be taken again for credit. 4 hours field placement. One hour seminar. --- # CHD166 — Infant and Toddler Programs 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Examines child growth and development from birth to 36 months. Focuses on development in the physical, cognitive, social, emotional, and language domains. Emphasizes the importance of the environment and relationships for healthy brain development during the child’s first three years of life. Investigates regulatory standards for infant/toddler care giving. --- # CHD210 — Introduction to Exceptional Children 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Reviews the history of and legal requirements for providing intervention and educational services for young children with special needs. Studies the characteristics of children with a diverse array of needs and developmental abilities. Explores concepts of early intervention, inclusion, guiding behavior and adapting environments to meet children’s needs. --- # CHI101 — Beginning Chinese I 4 credits · 4 hours (4 Credits) Lecture: 4 hours per week Total: 4 Introduces cultural awareness, listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills and emphasizes basic sentence structure. Part I of II. This is a UCGS transfer course. --- # CHI102 — Beginning Chinese II 4 credits · 4 hours (4 Credits) Lecture: 4 hours per week Total: 4 Introduces cultural awareness, listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills and emphasizes basic sentence structure. Part II of II. This is a UCGS transfer course. Prerequisites: CHI101 --- # CHI201 — Conversational Chinese (Mandarin) I 4 credits · 4 hours (4 Credits) Lecture: 4 hours per week Offers intensive practice in comprehending and speaking Chinese, with emphasis on developing structure and fluency. Part I of II. Prerequisites: CHI102 --- # CHI202 — Conversational Chinese (Mandarin) II 4 credits · 4 hours (4 Credits) Lecture: 4 hours per week Offers intensive practice in comprehending and speaking Chinese, with emphasis on developing structure and fluency. Part II of II. Prerequisites: CHI102 --- # CST100 — Principles of Public Speaking 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Applies theory and principles of public address with an emphasis on preparation and on the extemporaneous method of delivery. The assignments in the course require college-level reading and analysis of scholarly studies and coherent communication through written reports, including the production of at least one APA/MLA-formatted individual writing assignment. This is a UCGS transfer course. --- # CST110 — Introduction to Human Communication 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Examines the elements affecting human communication in individual (e.g., intrapersonal, interpersonal), small group, and public communication contexts with an emphasis on the practice of communication skills in each context. The assignments in the course require college-level reading and analysis of scholarly studies and coherent communication through written reports, including the production of at least one APA/MLA-formatted individual writing assignment. This is a UCGS transfer course. --- # CST151 — Film Appreciation I 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Provides students with a critical understanding of film through the discussion and viewing of motion pictures with emphasis upon the study of film history and the forms and functions of film. Students will develop skills to analyze the shared social, cultural and historical influences of films and their contexts. --- # DMS150 — Echocardiography I 4 credits · 4 hours (4 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Laboratory: 3 hours per week Presents the fundamentals of adult echocardiography including basic ultrasound scanning techniques of the heart. Focuses on anatomy, pathophysiology, and echocardiography pattern recognition with real-time 2-D, 3D & 4-D imaging, Doppler, and M-mode echocardiography. An additional career and technical education course specific fee of $50.00 per credit hour applies to this course. The price is discounted 50% to $25.00 per credit hour for the 2026-27 academic year only. (Course fees do not apply to dual enrollment CTE courses tau… --- # DMS190 — Coordinated Internship 2 credits · 2 hours (2 Credits) Laboratory: 10 hours per week Supervises on-the-job training in selected business, industrial or service firms coordinated by the college. Credit/practice ratio not to exceed 1:5 hours. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours. --- # DMS196 — On-Site Training 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Laboratory: 15 hours per week Specializes in career orientation and training program without pay in selected businesses and industry, supervised and coordinated by the college. --- # DMS206 — Introduction to Sonography 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Introduces the diagnostic foundations of diagnostic medical sonography, including terminology, scan plane orientations, anatomical relationships, departmental administrative operations, hospital organization, and basic patient care principles. --- # DMS207 — Sectional Anatomy 2 credits · 2 hours (2 Credits) Lecture: 2 hours per week Teaches normal sectional anatomy in the transverse, longitudinal and coronal planes, with correlated sonographic images. Emphasis will be placed on abdominopelvic organs and vasculature. --- # DMS208 — Ultrasound Physics and Instrumentation I (2 credits) Lecture: 2 hours per week Discusses and solves mathematical problems associated with human tissue, basic instrumentation and scanning technology. Focuses on the use of pulse-echo principles as applied to diagnostic sonography. Presents the physics of sound-tissue interactions and explores ultrasound instrumentation controls and functions. --- # DMS209 — Ultrasound Physics and Instrumentation II 2 credits · 2 hours (2 Credits) Lecture: 2 hours per week Focuses on the areas of ultrasound instrumentation, image artifacts, biologic effects, quality control. Explores Doppler principles and applications and basic types of equipment. --- # DMS217 — Sectional Anatomy Laboratory 1 credits · 1 hours (1 Credit) Lecture: 2 hours per week Provides experience with sectional anatomy. An additional career and technical education course specific fee of $50.00 per credit hour applies to this course. The price is discounted 50% to $25.00 per credit hour for the 2026-27 academic year only. (Course fees do not apply to dual enrollment CTE courses taught at local high schools). --- # DMS218 — Ultrasound Physics & Instrumentation Laboratory I 1 credits · 1 hours (1 Credit) Lecture: 2 hours per week Presents practice with basic instrumentation, mathematical calculations, basic properties of acoustical physics. An additional career and technical education course specific fee of $50.00 per credit hour applies to this course. The price is discounted 50% to $25.00 per credit hour for the 2026-27 academic year only. (Course fees do not apply to dual enrollment CTE courses taught at local high schools). --- # DMS219 — Ultrasound Physics & Instrumentation Laboratory II 1 credits · 1 hours (1 Credit) Laboratory: 2 hours per week Presents advanced practice with instrumentation, hemodynamics, Doppler instrumentation and pulse echo technology. An additional career and technical education course specific fee of $50.00 per credit hour applies to this course. The price is discounted 50% to $25.00 per credit hour for the 2026-27 academic year only. (Course fees do not apply to dual enrollment CTE courses taught at local high schools). --- # DMS223 — Introduction to Vascular Ultrasound 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 2 hours per week Laboratory: 2 hours per week Discusses the principles of vascular ultrasound, the related anatomy and more common pathologies detected as well as the physiology and hemodynamics detected and evaluated with ultrasound. Provides hands-on practice through vascular scanning in a laboratory setting. An additional career and technical education course specific fee of $50.00 per credit hour applies to this course. The price is discounted 50% to $25.00 per credit hour for the 2026-27 academic year only. (Course fees do not apply to dual enrollment CTE courses tau… --- # DMS231 — Clinical Education I 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Laboratory: 15 hours per week Develops the students’ ultrasonic skills in a diagnostic environment; may include on campus labs, private office settings, as well as hospital rotations. May include experiences in abdominal, pelvic, obstetrical, and small parts scanning, as well as echocardiography and vascular sonography. An additional career and technical education course specific fee of $50.00 per credit hour applies to this course. The price is discounted 50% to $25.00 per credit hour for the 2026-27 academic year only. (Course fees do not apply to dual enrollment CTE courses tau… --- # DMS232 — Clinical Education II 4 credits · 4 hours (4 Credits) Laboratory: 20 hours per week Develops the students’ ultrasonic skills in a diagnostic environment; may include on campus labs, private office settings, as well as hospital rotations. May include experiences in abdominal, pelvic, obstetrical, and small parts scanning, as well as echocardiography and vascular sonography. An additional career and technical education course specific fee of $50.00 per credit hour applies to this course. The price is discounted 50% to $25.00 per credit hour for the 2026-27 academic year only. (Course fees do not apply to dual enrollment CTE courses tau… --- # DMS250 — Echocardiography II 4 credits · 4 hours (4 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Laboratory: 3 hours per week Presents advanced study of echocardiography with concentration on case study reviews of normal anatomy, physiology, and pathologic conditions of the adult heart. An additional career and technical education course specific fee of $50.00 per credit hour applies to this course. The price is discounted 50% to $25.00 per credit hour for the 2026-27 academic year only. (Course fees do not apply to dual enrollment CTE courses taught at local high schools). --- # DMS255 — Echocardiography Registry Review 2 credits · 2 hours (2 Credits) Lecture: 2 hours per week Presents students with registry examination preparation, test-taking strategies and skills that will facilitate the graduates’ entry into the career of sonography. --- # DMS256 — Echocardiography Case Study Review 1 credits · 1 hours (1 Credit) Lecture: 1 hours per week Presents weekly echocardiography case studies by faculty and students for interpretation and pattern recognition. An additional career and technical education course specific fee of $50.00 per credit hour applies to this course. The price is discounted 50% to $25.00 per credit hour for the 2026-27 academic year only. (Course fees do not apply to dual enrollment CTE courses taught at local high schools). --- # DSL126 — Diesel Engine Reconditioning 6 credits · 6 hours (6 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours Laboratory: 6 hours Total: 9 hours per week Provides basic knowledge of the construction, design, and application of selected modern diesel engines and their components. Covers induction and exhaust systems, cooling and lubricating systems, and fuel injection and governing systems. Provides opportunity to disassemble, inspect, recondition, reassemble, and test selected engines. An additional career and technical education course-specific fee of $25.00 per credit hour applies to this course. The price is discounted 50% to $12.50 per credit hour for the 2026-27 acad… --- # DSL131 — Diesel Fuel Systems and Tune-Up 4 credits · 4 hours (4 Credits) Lecture: 2 hours Laboratory: 4 hours Total: 6 hours per week Teaches maintenance, adjustment, testing, and general repair of the typical fuel injection components used on non- automotive diesel engines. Includes engine and fuel system tune-up procedures and troubleshooting using current diagnostic equipment. An additional career and technical education course-specific fee of $25.00 per credit hour applies to this course. The price is discounted 50% to $12.50 per credit hour for the 2026-27 academic year only. (Course fees do not apply to dual enrollment CTE courses taught at local… --- # DSL143 — Diesel Truck Electrical Systems 4 credits · 4 hours (4 Credits) Lecture: 2 hours Laboratory: 4 hours Total: 6 hours per week Studies the theory and operation of various truck and tractor electrical systems. Covers preheating, starting, generating, and lighting systems. Uses modern test equipment for measurement, adjustment, and troubleshooting. An additional career and technical education course-specific fee of $25.00 per credit hour applies to this course. The price is discounted 50% to $12.50 per credit hour for the 2026-27 academic year only. (Course fees do not apply to dual enrollment CTE courses taught at local high schools.) --- # DSL150 — Mobile Hydraulics and Pneumatics 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 2 hours Laboratory: 2 hours Total: 4 hours per week Introduces the theory, operation and maintenance of hydraulic/pneumatic systems and devices used in mobile applications. Emphasizes the properties of fluid, fluid flow, fluid states and application of Bernoulli’s equation. An additional career and technical education course-specific fee of $25.00 per credit hour applies to this course. The price is discounted 50% to $12.50 per credit hour for the 2026-27 academic year only. (Course fees do not apply to dual enrollment CTE courses taught at local high schools.) --- # DSL153 — Power Trains I 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 2 hours per week Laboratory: 2 hours per week Total: (3 Credits) Focuses on manual, hydrostatic, and heavy-duty automatic transmissions. Examines various types of power trains and their components, such as multidisc clutch, multi-speed transmissions, torques, drive lines, and differentials. Includes disassembly and assembly of various components. Part I of II. An additional career and technical education course-specific fee of $25.00 per credit hour applies to this course. The price is discounted 50% to $12.50 per credit hour for the 2026-27 academic year only. (Course fe… --- # DSL155 — Heavy Duty Suspension and Service 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 2 hours per week Laboratory: 2 hours per week Total: (3 Credits) Examines suspensions used on heavy-duty trucks and teaches preventative maintenance and service procedures. Includes nomenclature, theory of operation and services, and repair of heavy-duty truck suspension systems including tires and wheels and steering gear and connecting linkage. Provides opportunity for preventative maintenance inspections and service procedures on heavy-duty vehicles. An additional career and technical education course-specific fee of $25.00 per credit hour applies to this course. The p… --- # DSL160 — Air Brake Systems 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 2 hours Laboratory: 2 hours Total: 4 hours per week Studies the basic operational theory of pneumatic and air brake systems as used in heavy-duty and public transportation vehicles. Covers various air control valves, test system components, and advanced air system schematics. Teaches proper service and preventative maintenance of systems. An additional career and technical education course-specific fee of $25.00 per credit hour applies to this course. The price is discounted 50% to $12.50 per credit hour for the 2026-27 academic year only. (Course fees do not apply to dua… --- # DSL176 — Transportation Air Conditioning 2 credits · 2 hours (2 Credits) Lecture: 1 hours Laboratory: 2 hours Total: 3 hours per week Studies fundamentals of transportation air conditioning. Includes repair, service, and troubleshooting of the refrigeration systems used in road vehicles and heavy equipment. An additional career and technical education course-specific fee of $25.00 per credit hour applies to this course. The price is discounted 50% to $12.50 per credit hour for the 2026-27 academic year only. (Course fees do not apply to dual enrollment CTE courses taught at local high schools.) --- # DSL190 — Coordinated Internship 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Supervises on-the-job training in selected business, industrial or service firms coordinated by the college. Credit/practice ratio not to exceed 1:5 hours. May be repeated for credit. --- # DSL197 — Cooperative Education 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Laboratory: 15 hours Supervises in on-the-job training for pay in approved business, industrial and service firms, coordinated by the college’s cooperative education office. Is applicable to all occupational- technical curricula at the discretion of the college. --- # DSL198 — Seminar and Project Requires completion of a project or research report related to the student’s occupational --- # ECO100 — Elementary Economics 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Introduces students to the most basic elements of economics without detailed study of theory. Presents and interprets current issues and concerns publicized in the media. Allows students to understand and grasp the importance of local, state, and national issues with economic themes and overtones. --- # ECO110 — Consumer Economics 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Fosters understanding of American economic system and the individual’s role as a consumer. Emphasizes application of economic principles to practical problems encountered. Alerts students to opportunities, dangers, and alternatives of consumers. --- # ECO120 — Survey of Economics 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Presents a broad overview of economic theory, history, development, and application. Introduces terms, definitions, policies, and philosophies of market economies. Provides some comparison with other economic systems. Includes some degree of exposure to microeconomic and macroeconomic concepts. This course applies to career/technical education (CTE) programs. ECO 150 serves both transfer and CTE programs. --- # ECO201 — Principles of Macroeconomics 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Presents the fundamental macroeconomic concepts, theories, and issues, including the study of scarcity and opportunity cost, supply and demand, national economic growth, inflation, recession, unemployment, fiscal and monetary policies, and international trade. Develops an appreciation of how these economic concepts apply to consumer, business, and government decisions and their effect on the overall economy. This is a Passport and UCGS transfer course. --- # ECO202 — Principles of Microeconomics 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Presents the fundamental microeconomic concepts, theories, and issues including the study of scarcity and opportunity cost, supply and demand, elasticities, marginal revenues and costs, profits, production, and distribution. Develops an appreciation of how these economic concepts apply to consumer and business decisions, and their effect on the individual. This is a Passport and UCGS transfer course. --- # EDU195 — Topics In 5 credits · 5 hours (1-5 Credits) Provides an opportunity to explore topical areas of interest to or needed by students. May be used also for special honors courses. May be repeated for credit. --- # EDU198 — Seminar and Project 5 credits · 5 hours (1-5 Credits) Requires completion of a project or research report related to the student’s occupational --- # EDU200 — Introduction to Teaching as a Profession 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 2 hours Laboratory: 2 hours Total: 4 hour per week Provides an orientation to the teaching profession in Virginia, including historical perspectives, current issues, and future trends in education on the national and state levels. Emphasizes information about teacher licensure examinations, steps to certification, teacher preparation and induction programs, and attention to critical shortage areas in Virginia. Includes supervised field placement (recommended: 40 clock hours) in a K-12 school. ) of transfer courses. --- # EDU204 — Teaching in a Diverse Society 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Examines how personal and professional identities, positioning, and intersectional positionalities, values, attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors impact teaching and learning. Develops an understanding of similar and unique characteristics of PreK-12 students and their families, including culture, race, ethnicity, religion, language and learning abilities, gender socialization, and sexual orientation. This course requires a practicum with a minimum of 20 hours of observation in a K-12 setting. Prerequisite(s): EDU 200 Prerequisites: EDU200 --- # EDU206 — Classroom and Behavioral Management 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Total: (3 Credits) Provides an overview of developing a positive and inclusive learning environment. Emphasizes methods for managing the diverse needs of students in order to promote a positive learning environment. Addresses how to establish and communicate expectations for effective instruction. Prerequisite(s): Prerequisite: EDU 200 Prerequisites: EDU200 --- # EDU235 — Health, Safety, and Nutrition Education 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Focuses on the health and developmental needs of children and the methods by which these needs are met. Emphasizes positive health, hygiene, nutrition and feeding routines, childhood diseases, and safety issues. Emphasizes supporting the mental and physical well-being of children, as well as procedures for reporting child abuse. --- # EDU250 — Foundations of Exceptional Education 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Explores the historical, ethical, social, cultural, and legal practices for providing educational services for individuals with exceptionalities, including early intervention, inclusion, adapting environments, and supporting positive behavior. Includes the study of characteristics of individuals with exceptionalities and the influence of culture and environment on development. Focuses on models, theories, and trends in special education. Prerequisite(s): EDU 200 Prerequisites: EDU200 --- # EDU254 — Teaching Basic Academic Skills to Exceptional Children 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Develops competencies required to teach readiness and basic skills to children with special needs in private or public-school settings. Includes the preparation of lesson plans, instructional units, and Individualized Education Programs (IEP’s). Includes child abuse recognition and intervention training. Emphasizes exceptionalities for students ages 2-21 under Public Law 94-142. Familiarizes students with the indicators of effective teaching. --- # EDU270 — Introduction to Autism Spectrum Disorders 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Explores the nature of autism and related developmental disorders. Details and discusses current evaluation and assessment measures in ASD. Discusses current intervention strategies and their implementation in the school setting. --- # EDU271 — Methodologies and Curriculum Development for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Details current methodologies used when treating and teaching students with ASD. Emphasizes evidence-based intervention strategies such as Assessment of Basic Learning and Language Skills (ABLLS), Verbal Behavior, Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS), and the use of visual schedules. Prerequisites: EDU270 --- # EDU285 — Teaching Online Program (TOP) 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Instructs educators in the method and practice for delivery of online course content. Includes instructional technology and instructional design theory and practice, with skills and strategies that educators will use to engage students and create a collaborative online environment. --- # EDU287 — Instructional Design for Online Learning 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Prepares educators to design online courses that encourage active learning and student participation. Focuses on instructional design practices including the development of content tied to learning --- # EDU295 — Topics In 5 credits · 5 hours (1-5 Credits) Provides an opportunity to explore topical areas of interest to or needed by students. May be used also for special honors courses. May be repeated for credit. --- # ELE138 — National Electrical Code Review I 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Covers purpose and interpretation of the National Electrical Code as well as various charts, code rulings and wiring methods. Prepares the student to take the journeyman-level exam. --- # ELE143 — Programmable Controllers I 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 2 hours Laboratory: 3 hours Total: 5 hours per week Studies operating characteristics, programming techniques, interfacing, and networking capabilities of programmable logic controllers. Studies controllers with analog and/or digital interfacing, hand-held and/or software programming. An additional career and technical education course-specific fee of $25.00 per credit hour applies to this course. The price is discounted 50% to $12.50 per credit hour for the 2026-27 academic year only. (Course fees do not apply to dual enrollment CTE courses taught at local high schools.) --- # ELE149 — Wiring Methods in Industry 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 2 hours Laboratory: 3 hours Total: 5 hours per week Studies the fundamentals of industrial power distribution, circuits, switches, enclosures, panels, fuses, circuit breakers, transformers, and wiring methods, using various charts and tables of the National Electrical Code. An additional career and technical education course-specific fee of $25.00 per credit hour applies to this course. The price is discounted 50% to $12.50 per credit hour for the 2026-27 academic year only. (Course fees do not apply to dual enrollment CTE courses taught at local high schools.) --- # ETR113 — DC & AC Fundamentals I 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 2 hours Laboratory: 3 hours Total: 5 hours per week Studies DC and AC circuits, basic electrical components, instruments, network theorems, and techniques used to predict, analyze, and measure electrical quantities. An additional career and technical education course-specific fee of $25.00 per credit hour applies to this course. The price is discounted 50% to $12.50 per credit hour for the 2026-27 academic year only. (Course fees do not apply to dual enrollment CTE courses taught at local high schools.) --- # ETR114 — DC & AC Fundamentals II 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 2 hours Laboratory: 3 hours Total: 5 hours per week Studies DC and AC circuits, basic electrical components, instruments, network theorems, and techniques used to predict, analyze, and measure electrical quantities. An additional career and technical education course-specific fee of $25.00 per credit hour applies to this course. The price is discounted 50% to $12.50 per credit hour for the 2026-27 academic year only. (Course fees do not apply to dual enrollment CTE courses taught at local high schools.) --- # ETR198 — Seminar and Project 5 credits · 5 hours (1-5 Credits) Requires completion of a project or research report related to the student’s occupational --- # ETR203 — Electronic Devices I 4 credits · 4 hours (4 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours Laboratory: 3 hours Total: 6 hours per week Studies active devices and circuits such as diodes, power supplies, transistors, amplifiers and others. An additional career and technical education course-specific fee of $25.00 per credit hour applies to this course. The price is discounted 50% to $12.50 per credit hour for the 2026-27 academic year only. (Course fees do not apply to dual enrollment CTE courses taught at local high schools.) C./A.C. theory. Part I of II. --- # ETR271 — Microcomputer Electronics I 4 credits · 4 hours (4 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Laboratory: 3 hours Total: 6 hours per week Deals with digital circuit devices and systems including number systems, Boolean algebra, logic circuits, arithmetic and logic operations, integrated circuits and digital IC families, D/A and A/D. Includes memory devices, microprocessor architecture, programming and applications in microcomputer-based systems. --- # EMS100 — CPR for Healthcare Providers 1 credits · 1 hours (1 Credit) Lecture: 1 hour per week Provides instruction in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation that meets current Emergency Cardiac Care (ECC) guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation education for Healthcare Providers. Equivalent to HLT 105 . An additional career and technical education course specific fee of $50.00 per credit hour applies to this course. The price is discounted 50% to $25.00 per credit hour for the 2026-27 academic year only. (Course fees do not apply to dual enrollment CTE courses taught at local high schools). --- # EMS101 — EMS First Responder 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Provides education in the provision of emergency medical care for persons such as Police, non-EMS Fire personnel, industrial personnel and the general public who are likely to be the first medically trained personnel on the scene of an injury or illness. Meets current Virginia Office of Emergency Medical Services curriculum for First Responder. Equivalent to HLT 119 . --- # EMS110 — Emergency Vehicle Operator’s Course (EVOC) 1 credits · 1 hours (1 Credit) Lecture: 1 hour per week Prepares the student for certification in the operation of various emergency vehicles. Teaches proper operating procedures in both emergency and non-emergency situations. An additional career and technical education course specific fee of $50.00 per credit hour applies to this course. The price is discounted 50% to $25.00 per credit hour for the 2026-27 academic year only. (Course fees do not apply to dual enrollment CTE courses taught at local high schools). --- # EMS111 — Emergency Medical Technician 7 credits · 7 hours (7 Credits) Lecture: 5 hours Laboratory: 4 hours Total: 9 hours per week Prepares student for certification as a Virginia and National Registry EMT. Focuses on all aspects of pre-hospital basic life support as defined by the Virginia Office of Emergency Medical Services curriculum for Emergency Medicine Technician. An additional career and technical education course specific fee of $50.00 per credit hour applies to this course. The price is discounted 50% to $25.00 per credit hour for the 2026-27 academic year only. (Course fees do not apply to dual enrollment CTE courses taught at local high… Prerequisites: EMS100 --- # EMS112 — Emergency Medical Technician-Basic I 4 credits · 4 hours (4 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours Laboratory: 2 hours Total: 5 hours per week Prepares student for certification as a Virginia and/or National Registry EMT-Basic. Focuses on all aspects of pre-hospital basic life support as defined by the Virginia office of Emergency Medical Services curriculum for Emergency Medicine Technician Basic. An additional career and technical education course specific fee of $50.00 per credit hour applies to this course. The price is discounted 50% to $25.00 per credit hour for the 2026-27 academic year only. (Course fees do not apply to dual enrollment CTE courses taugh… --- # EMS113 — Emergency Medical Technician-Basic II 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 2 hours Laboratory: 2 hours Total: 4 hours per week Continues preparation of student for certification as a Virginia and/or National Registry EMT-Ba-sic. Includes all aspects of pre-hospital basic life support as defined by the Virginia Office of Emergency Medical Services curriculum for Emergency Medicine Technician Basic. An additional career and technical education course specific fee of $50.00 per credit hour applies to this course. The price is discounted 50% to $25.00 per credit hour for the 2026-27 academic year only. (Course fees do not apply to dual enrollment CT… --- # EMS120 — Emergency Medical Technician-Basic Clinical 1 credits · 1 hours (1 Credit) Laboratory: 2 hours per week Observes in a program approved clinical/field setting. Includes topics for both EMS 111 and EMS 113 , dependent upon the program in which the student is participating and is a An additional career and technical education course specific fee of $50.00 per credit hour applies to this course. The price is discounted 50% to $25.00 per credit hour for the 2026-27 academic year only. (Course fees do not apply to dual enrollment CTE courses taught at local high schools). --- # EMS121 — Preparatory Foundations 2 credits · 2 hours (2 Credits) Lecture: 2 hours per week Introduces fundamental concepts established by the National Emergency Medical Service Education Standards (NEMSES) for Advanced EMT and Paramedic curricula. Includes EMS systems, introduction to research, workforce safety and wellness, EMS system communications, introduction to public health, legal and ethical issues. An additional career and technical education course specific fee of $50.00 per credit hour applies to this course. The price is discounted 50% to $25.00 per credit hour for the 2026-27 academic year only. (Course fees do not apply to dual en… --- # EMS123 — EMS Clinical Preparation 1 credits · 1 hours (1 Credit) Laboratory: 2 hours per week Introduces the student to local clinical agencies and prepares the student for clinical activities above the level of EMT. Includes An additional career and technical education course specific fee of $50.00 per credit hour applies to this course. The price is discounted 50% to $25.00 per credit hour for the 2026-27 academic year only. (Course fees do not apply to dual enrollment CTE courses taught at local high schools). Prerequisite(s): Current Virginia EMT and CPR certification as approved by the Virginia Office of EMS --- # EMS125 — Basic Pharmacology 1 credits · 1 hours (1 Credit) Laboratory: 2 hours per week Introduces the student to local clinical agencies and prepares the student for clinical activities above the level of EMT. Includes An additional career and technical education course specific fee of $50.00 per credit hour applies to this course. The price is discounted 50% to $25.00 per credit hour for the 2026-27 academic year only. (Course fees do not apply to dual enrollment CTE courses taught at local high schools). Prerequisite(s): Current Virginia EMT and CPR certification as approved by the Virginia Office of EMS --- # EMS126 — Basic Pharmacology Lab 1 credits · 1 hours (1 Credit) Laboratory: 2 hours per week Focuses on the safe administration of medications in the emergency setting. Includes drug dose calculation and covers multiple routes of administration including oral, intramuscular, subcutaneous, intravenous, and intraosseous and other methods within the scope of practice for the emergency care provider. An additional career and technical education course specific fee of $50.00 per credit hour applies to this course. The price is discounted 50% to $25.00 per credit hour for the 2026-27 academic year only. (Course fees do not apply to dual enrollment CT… --- # EMS127 — Airway, Shock and Resuscitation 1 credits · 1 hours (1 Credit) Lecture: 1 hour per week Introduces concepts associated with pre-hospital emergency care of the individual experiencing airway difficulty or in need of resuscitation or shock management. --- # EMS128 — Airway, Shock and Resuscitation Lab 1 credits · 1 hours (1 Credit) Laboratory: 2 hours per week Focuses on specific skills related to airway, resuscitation and shock management. An additional career and technical education course specific fee of $50.00 per credit hour applies to this course. The price is discounted 50% to $25.00 per credit hour for the 2026-27 academic year only. (Course fees do not apply to dual enrollment CTE courses taught at local high schools). --- # EMS135 — Emergency Medical Care 2 credits · 2 hours (2 Credits) Lecture: 2 hours per week Prepares the student to assess and manage patients with common medical emergencies. Corequisite(s): EMS 136 Emergency Medical Care Lab Prerequisites: EMS121, EMS123, EMS125, EMS126, EMS127, EMS128 --- # EMS136 — Emergency Medical Care Lab 1 credits · 1 hours (1 Credit) Laboratory: 2 hours per week Focuses on specific skills related to the assessment and management of common medical emergencies. An additional career and technical education course specific fee of $50.00 per credit hour applies to this course. The price is discounted 50% to $25.00 per credit hour for the 2026-27 academic year only. (Course fees do not apply to dual enrollment CTE courses taught at local high schools). Prerequisites: EMS121, EMS123, EMS125, EMS126, EMS127, EMS128 --- # EMS137 — EMS Trauma Care 1 credits · 1 hours (1 Credit) Lecture: 1 hour per week Prepares the student to assess and manage injured patients, developing his/her problem-solving ability in the treatment of trauma involving various body systems. Corequisite(s): EMS 138 Prerequisites: EMS121, EMS123, EMS125, EMS126, EMS127, EMS128 --- # EMS138 — EMS Trauma Care Lab 1 credits · 1 hours (1 Credit) Laboratory: 2 hours per week Focuses on the skills required for the assessment and management of patients with traumatic injury. An additional career and technical education course specific fee of $50.00 per credit hour applies to this course. The price is discounted 50% to $25.00 per credit hour for the 2026-27 academic year only. (Course fees do not apply to dual enrollment CTE courses taught at local high schools). Corequisite(s): EMS 137 Prerequisites: EMS121, EMS123, EMS125, EMS126, EMS127, EMS128 --- # EMS139 — Special Populations 1 credits · 1 hours (1 Credit) Lecture: 1 hour per week Focuses on the pre-hospital assessment and management of patients in a specific population including pediatrics, geriatrics, obstetrics/gynecology (OB/GYN), bariatric, abuse, sexual assault and special needs. Corequisite(s): EMS 140 Prerequisites: EMS121, EMS123, EMS125, EMS126, EMS127, EMS128 --- # EMS140 — Special Populations Lab 1 credits · 1 hours (1 Credit) Laboratory: 2 hours per week Develops skills related to the assessment and management of patients in a specific population including pediatrics, geriatrics, obstetrics/gynecology (OB/GYN), bariatric, abuse, sexual assault and special needs. An additional career and technical education course specific fee of $50.00 per credit hour applies to this course. The price is discounted 50% to $25.00 per credit hour for the 2026-27 academic year only. (Course fees do not apply to dual enrollment CTE courses taught at local high schools). Corequisite(s): EMS 139 Prerequisites: EMS121, EMS123, EMS125, EMS126, EMS127, EMS128 --- # EMS141 — Cardiovascular Care 2 credits · 2 hours (2 Credits) Lecture: 2 hours per week Focuses on assessment and management of cardiac-related emergencies. Covers basic dysrhythmia recognition and relates it to overall cardiac patient care. Corequisite(s): EMS 142 Prerequisites: EMS121, EMS123, EMS125, EMS126, EMS127, EMS128 --- # EMS142 — Cardiovascular Care Lab 1 credits · 1 hours (1 Credit) Laboratory: 2 hours per week Focuses on skills involved in the assessment and management of cardiac-related emergencies. Develops competency in basic dysrhythmia recognition and overall cardiac patient care. An additional career and technical education course specific fee of $50.00 per credit hour applies to this course. The price is discounted 50% to $25.00 per credit hour for the 2026-27 academic year only. (Course fees do not apply to dual enrollment CTE courses taught at local high schools). Prerequisites: EMS121, EMS123, EMS125, EMS126, EMS127, EMS128 --- # EMS150 — Advanced Emergency Medical Technician (AEMT) 7 credits · 7 hours (7 Credits) Lecture: 5 hours Laboratory: 4 hours Total: 9 hours per week Prepares students to build upon content in the Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) curriculum and demonstrate competency in specific advanced skills and knowledge. An additional career and technical education course specific fee of $50.00 per credit hour applies to this course. The price is discounted 50% to $25.00 per credit hour for the 2026-27 academic year only. (Course fees do not apply to dual enrollment CTE courses taught at local high schools). Corequisite(s): EMS 170 --- # EMS151 — Introduction to Advanced Life Support 4 credits · 4 hours (4 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours Laboratory: 2 hours Total: 5 hours per week Prepares the student for Virginia Enhanced certification eligibility and begins the sequence for National Registry Intermediate and/or Paramedic certification. Includes the theory and application of the following: foundations, human systems, pharmacology, overview of shock, venous access, airway management, patient assessment, respiratory emergencies, allergic reaction, and assessment based management. Conforms at a minimum to the Virginia Office of Emergency Medical Services curriculum. Corequisite(s): EMS 170 --- # EMS153 — Basic ECG Recognition 2 credits · 2 hours (2 Credits) Lecture: 2 hours per week Focuses on the interpretation of basic electrocardiograms (ECG) and their significance. Includes an overview of anatomy and physiology of the cardiovascular system including structure, function and electrical conduction in the heart. Covers advanced concepts that build on the knowledge and skills of basic dysrhythmia determination and introduction to 12 lead ECG. --- # EMS154 — ALS Cardiac Care 2 credits · 2 hours (2 Credits) Lecture: 1 hour per week Continues the Virginia Office of Emergency Medical Services Intermediate and/or Paramedic curricula. Includes Advanced Life Support (ALS) airway management, electrical therapy, pharmacology, drug and fluid administration with emphasis on patient assessment, differential diagnosis and management of cardiovascular emergencies. It will incorporate the current American Heart Association (AHA) - ACLS guidelines and curriculum including stroke management. Prerequisites: EMS153 --- # EMS155 — ALS - Medical Care 4 credits · 4 hours (4 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours Laboratory: 2 hours Total: 5 hours per week Continues the Virginia Office of Emergency Medical Services Intermediate and/or Paramedic curricula. Includes ALS pharmacology, drug and fluid administration with emphasis on patient assessment, differential diagnosis and management of multiple medical complaints. Includes, but are not limited to conditions relating to cardiac, diabetic, neurological, non-traumatic abdominal pain, environmental, behavioral, gynecology, and toxicological disease conditions. Prerequisite(s): Current EMT-B certification, EMS 151 and EMS 153 Prerequisites: EMS151, EMS153 --- # EMS159 — ALS Special Populations 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 2 hours Laboratory: 2 hours Total: 4 hours per week Continues the Virginia office of Emergency Medical Services Intermediate and/or Paramedic curricula. Focuses on the assessment and management of specialty patients including obstetrical, pediatric, and neonates. EMS 151 and EMS 153 . Prerequisite or Corequisite: EMS 155 Prerequisites: EMS151, EMS153 --- # EMS163 — Prehospital Trauma Life Support 1 credits · 1 hours (1 Credit) Prepares for certification as a Prehospital Trauma Life Support provider as defined by the American College of Surgeons. An additional career and technical education course specific fee of $50.00 per credit hour applies to this course. The price is discounted 50% to $25.00 per credit hour for the 2026-27 academic year only. (Course fees do not apply to dual enrollment CTE courses taught at local high schools). Prerequisites: EMS111 --- # EMS164 — Advanced Medical Life Support (AMLS) 1 credits · 1 hours (1 Credit) Lecture: 1 hour per week Covers current topics of care for adult patients suffering extensive medical conditions and emergencies, and offers certification as an Advanced Medical Life Support (AMLS) as defined by the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians (NAEMT). An additional career and technical education course specific fee of $50.00 per credit hour applies to this course. The price is discounted 50% to $25.00 per credit hour for the 2026-27 academic year only. (Course fees do not apply to dual enrollment CTE courses taught at local high schools). --- # EMS165 — Advanced Cardiac Life Support 1 credits · 1 hours (1 Credit) EMS 165 Prepares for certification as an Advanced Cardiac Life provider. Follows course as defined by the American Heart Association. 1 credit An additional career and technical education course specific fee of $50.00 per credit hour applies to this course. The price is discounted 50% to $25.00 per credit hour for the 2026-27 academic year only. (Course fees do not apply to dual enrollment CTE courses taught at local high schools). --- # EMS167 — Emergency Pediatrics Course (EPC) 1 credits · 1 hours (1 Credit) Lecture: 1 hour per week Provides a unique approach to pediatric medical care, offering assessment techniques that can EMS practitioners rapidly and accurately assess pediatric patients to determine which situations may be life threatening and require immediate intervention. Offers certification as defined by the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians (NAEMT). An additional career and technical education course specific fee of $50.00 per credit hour applies to this course. The price is discounted 50% to $25.00 per credit hour for the 2026-27 academic year only. (Cour… --- # EMS169 — Pediatric Advanced Life Support 1 credits · 1 hours (1 Credit) Lecture: 1 hours per week Prepares the student for certification as a pediatric advanced life support provider as defined by the American Heart Association. Covers primary assessment and emergency care of infants and children. An additional career and technical education course specific fee of $50.00 per credit hour applies to this course. The price is discounted 50% to $25.00 per credit hour for the 2026-27 academic year only. (Course fees do not apply to dual enrollment CTE courses taught at local high schools). --- # EMS170 — ALS Internship I 2 credits · 2 hours (2 Credits) Laboratory: 6 hours per week. Begins the first in a series of clinical experiences providing supervised direct patient contact in appropriate patient care facilities in and out of hospitals. Includes but not limited to patient care units such as the Emergency Department, Critical Care units, Pediatric, Labor and Delivery, Operating Room, Trauma Centers and various advanced life support units. An additional career and technical education course specific fee of $50.00 per credit hour applies to this course. The price is discounted 50% to $25.00 per credit hour for the 2026-27 academ… --- # EMS172 — ALS Clinical Internship II 2 credits · 2 hours (1-2 Credits) Laboratory: 3 hours per week. Continues with the second in a series of clinical experiences providing supervised direct patient contact in appropriate patient care facilities in and out of hospitals. Includes but not limited to patient care units such as the Emergency Department, Critical Care units, Pediatric, Labor and Delivery, Operating Room and Trauma Centers. Corequisite(s): EMS 151 --- # EMS173 — ALS Field Internship II 1 credits · 1 hours (1 Credit) Laboratory: 3 hours per week. Continues with the second in a series of field experiences providing supervised direct patient care in out-of-hospital advanced life support units. --- # EMS175 — Paramedic Clinical Experience l 1 credits · 1 hours (1 Credits) Laboratory: 6 hours per week Introduces students to live patient assessment and management in the clinical setting. Begins a continuum of learning involving live patients that leads to entry-level competence at the paramedic level. An additional career and technical education course specific fee of $50.00 per credit hour applies to this course. The price is discounted 50% to $25.00 per credit hour for the 2026-27 academic year only. (Course fees do not apply to dual enrollment CTE courses taught at local high schools). Prerequisites: EMS121, EMS123, EMS125, EMS126, EMS127, EMS128 --- # EMS180 — Advanced EMS Foundations 1 credits · 1 hours (1 Credit) Lecture: 1 hour per week Introduces fundamental concepts established by the National Emergency Medical Service Education Standards (NEMSES) for the Advanced EMT curriculum. Includes EMS systems, introduction to research, workforce safety and wellness, EMS system communications, therapeutic communication, and legal and ethical issues. An additional career and technical education course specific fee of $50.00 per credit hour applies to this course. The price is discounted 50% to $25.00 per credit hour for the 2026-27 academic year only. (Course fees do not apply to dual enrollment CT… --- # EMS181 — Advanced Airway and Shock Management 1 credits · 1 hours (1 Credit) Lecture: 1 hour per week Introduces core principles of airway, shock, and resuscitation as outlined by the National Emergency Medical Service Education Standards (NEMSES) within the Advanced EMT curriculum. Provides students with a fundamental knowledge of the Cardiopulmonary system, including its assessment and management of shock. Covers cardiac arrest and post-arrest management. An additional career and technical education course specific fee of $50.00 per credit hour applies to this course. The price is discounted 50% to $25.00 per credit hour for the 2026-27 academic year only… --- # EMS182 — Advanced Airway and Shock Management Lab 1 credits · 1 hours (1 Credit) Laboratory: 2 hours per week Examines assessment and management of trauma emergencies as outlined by the National Emergency Medical Service Education Standards (NEMSES) within the Advanced EMT curriculum. Provides students with specific skills related to airway, resuscitation and shock management. An additional career and technical education course specific fee of $50.00 per credit hour applies to this course. The price is discounted 50% to $25.00 per credit hour for the 2026-27 academic year only. (Course fees do not apply to dual enrollment CTE courses taught at local high school… --- # EMS183 — Advanced Medical Care 2 credits · 2 hours (2 Credits) Lecture: 2 hours a week Examines the assessment and management of medical emergencies as outlined by the National Emergency Medical Service Education Standards (NEMSES) within the Advanced EMT curriculum. An additional career and technical education course specific fee of $50.00 per credit hour applies to this course. The price is discounted 50% to $25.00 per credit hour for the 2026-27 academic year only. (Course fees do not apply to dual enrollment CTE courses taught at local high schools). --- # EMS184 — Advanced Medical Care Laboratory 1 credits · 1 hours (1 Credit) Laboratory: 2 hours per week Focuses on specific skills related to the assessment and management of common medical emergencies as outlined by the National Emergency Medical Service Education Standards (NEMSES) within the Advanced EMT curriculum. An additional career and technical education course specific fee of $50.00 per credit hour applies to this course. The price is discounted 50% to $25.00 per credit hour for the 2026-27 academic year only. (Course fees do not apply to dual enrollment CTE courses taught at local high schools). --- # EMS185 — Advanced Trauma Care 2 credits · 2 hours (2 Credits) Lecture: 2 hours a week Examines the assessment and management of trauma emergencies as outlined by the National Emergency Medical Service Education Standards (NEMSES) within the Advanced EMT curriculum. An additional career and technical education course specific fee of $50.00 per credit hour applies to this course. The price is discounted 50% to $25.00 per credit hour for the 2026-27 academic year only. (Course fees do not apply to dual enrollment CTE courses taught at local high schools). --- # EMS186 — Advanced Trauma Care Laboratory 1 credits · 1 hours (1 Credit) Laboratory: 3 hours per week Focuses on specific skills related to the assessment and management of trauma emergencies as outlined by the National Emergency Medical Service Education Standards (NEMSES) within the Advanced EMT curriculum. An additional career and technical education course specific fee of $50.00 per credit hour applies to this course. The price is discounted 50% to $25.00 per credit hour for the 2026-27 academic year only. (Course fees do not apply to dual enrollment CTE courses taught at local high schools). --- # EMS202 — Paramedic Pharmacology 2 credits · 2 hours (2 Credits) Lecture: 2 hours per week Focuses on advanced pharmacological interventions, medications and their effects. An additional career and technical education course specific fee of $50.00 per credit hour applies to this course. The price is discounted 50% to $25.00 per credit hour for the 2026-27 academic year only. (Course fees do not apply to dual enrollment CTE courses taught at local high schools). Prerequisites: EMS125, EMS126, EMS135, EMS136, EMS137, EMS138, EMS139, EMS140, EMS141, EMS142 --- # EMS203 — Advanced Patient Care 2 credits · 2 hours (2 Credits) Lecture: 2 hours per week Focuses on the comprehensive assessment and management of patients in out-of-hospital and inter-facility scenarios. Content is centered on problem-solving through integration of didactic, psychomotor and affective curricula. Prerequisites: EMS135, EMS136, EMS137, EMS138, EMS139, EMS140, EMS141, EMS142 --- # EMS204 — Advanced Medical Care Lab 2 credits · 2 hours (2 Credits) Laboratory: 4 hours per week Focuses on the comprehensive assessment and management of out-of-hospital and interfacility patients using scenario-based learning. An additional career and technical education course specific fee of $50.00 per credit hour applies to this course. The price is discounted 50% to $25.00 per credit hour for the 2026-27 academic year only. (Course fees do not apply to dual enrollment CTE courses taught at local high schools). Prerequisites: EMS135, EMS136, EMS137, EMS138, EMS139, EMS140, EMS141, EMS142 --- # EMS206 — Pathophysiology for the Health Professions 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Focuses on the pathological processes of disease with emphasis on the anatomical and physiological alterations of the human body systems. Includes diagnosis and management appropriate to the advanced health care provider in and out of the hospital environment. Prerequisites: BIO145, BIO141, BIO142 --- # EMS210 — EMS Operations 1 credits · 1 hours (1 Credit) Laboratory: 2 hours per week Focuses on matters related to Emergency Medical Services (EMS) operations, incident and scene safety and awareness, triage, multiple and mass casualty incident operations and medical incident management (command and control of EMS incidents). An additional career and technical education course specific fee of $50.00 per credit hour applies to this course. The price is discounted 50% to $25.00 per credit hour for the 2026-27 academic year only. (Course fees do not apply to dual enrollment CTE courses taught at local high schools). Prerequisites: EMS135, EMS136, EMS137, EMS138, EMS139, EMS140, EMS141, EMS142 --- # EMS212 — Leadership and Professional Development 1 credits · 1 hours (1 Credit) Focuses on the development of leadership within the field of Emergency Medical Services (EMS), topics include civic engagement, personal wellness, resource management, ethical considerations in leadership and research. 1 hour. 1 hour per week. Prerequisites: EMS135, EMS136, EMS137, EMS138, EMS139, EMS140, EMS141, EMS142 --- # EMS216 — Paramedic Review 1 credits · 1 hours --- # EMS221 — Paramedic Cardiovascular Care 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Covers in-depth assessment and management of cardiovascular conditions, as outlined by the National Emergency Medical Service Education Standards (NEMSES) for Paramedics. Lecture 3 hours. Total 3 hours per week. An additional career and technical education course specific fee of $50.00 per credit hour applies to this course. The price is discounted 50% to $25.00 per credit hour for the 2026-27 academic year only. (Course fees do not apply to dual enrollment CTE courses taught at local high schools). Corequisite(s): EMS 222 : Paramedic Cardiovascular Care Laboratory --- # EMS222 — Paramedic Cardiovascular Care Laboratory 1 credits · 1 hours (1 Credit) Laboratory: 1 hours per week Focuses on skills involved in the assessment and management of cardiac-related emergencies as outlined by the National Emergency Medical Service Education Standards (NEMSES) for Paramedics. Develops competency in basic dysrhythmia recognition and overall cardiac patient care. An additional career and technical education course specific fee of $50.00 per credit hour applies to this course. The price is discounted 50% to $25.00 per credit hour for the 2026-27 academic year only. (Course fees do not apply to dual enrollment CTE courses taught at local high… --- # EMS223 — Paramedic Patient Care I 3 (Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Covers the breadth of medical and trauma conditions as outlined by the National Emergency Medical Service Education Standards (NEMSES) for Paramedics. Part I of II. An additional career and technical education course specific fee of $50.00 per credit hour applies to this course. The price is discounted 50% to $25.00 per credit hour for the 2026-27 academic year only. (Course fees do not apply to dual enrollment CTE courses taught at local high schools). Corequisite(s): EMS 224 : Paramedic Patient Care I Laboratory --- # EMS224 — Paramedic Patient Care I Laboratory 1 (Credit) Laboratory: 2 hours per week Covers the skills related to the breadth of medical and trauma conditions as outlined by the NationalEmergency Medical Service Education Standards (NEMSES) for Paramedics. Part I of II. An additional career and technical education course specific fee of $50.00 per credit hour applies to this course. The price is discounted 50% to $25.00 per credit hour for the 2026-27 academic year only. (Course fees do not apply to dual enrollment CTE courses taught at local high schools). Corequisite(s): EMS 223 : Paramedic Patient Care I 1 credits --- # EMS240 — ALS Internship II 1 credits · 1 hours (1 Credit) Laboratory: 3 hours per week. Continues clinical and/or field experiences providing supervised direct patient contact in appropriate patient care facilities in and out of hospitals. Includes, but not limited to patient care units such as the Emergency Department, Critical Care units, Pediatric, Labor and Delivery, Operating Room, Trauma Centers and various advanced life support units. --- # EMS241 — Paramedic Internship I 2 credits · 2 hours (2 Credits) Laboratory: 6 hours per week Introduces students to live patient assessment and management in the clinical and field setting. Begins a continuum of learning involving live patients that leads to entry-level competence at the paramedic level. Part I of II. An additional career and technical education course specific fee of $50.00 per credit hour applies to this course. The price is discounted 50% to $25.00 per credit hour for the 2026-27 academic year only. (Course fees do not apply to dual enrollment CTE courses taught at local high schools). --- # EMS247 — Paramedic Clinical Experience II 1 credits · 1 hours (1 Credit) Laboratory: 3 hours per week. Continues the student experience with live patient assessment and management in the clinical setting. It is the second step in a continuum of learning involving live patients that leads to entry-level competence at the paramedic level. An additional career and technical education course specific fee of $50.00 per credit hour applies to this course. The price is discounted 50% to $25.00 per credit hour for the 2026-27 academic year only. (Course fees do not apply to dual enrollment CTE courses taught at local high schools). Prerequisites: EMS135, EMS136, EMS137, EMS138, EMS139, EMS140, EMS141, EMS142, EMS175 --- # EMS248 — Paramedic Comprehensive Field Experience 2 credits · 2 hours (2 Credits) Laboratory: 6 hours per week Expands the student experience with live patient assessment and management into the field setting. It is the third step in a continuum of learning involving live patients that leads to entry-level competence at the paramedic level. An additional career and technical education course specific fee of $50.00 per credit hour applies to this course. The price is discounted 50% to $25.00 per credit hour for the 2026-27 academic year only. (Course fees do not apply to dual enrollment CTE courses taught at local high schools). Prerequisites: EMS135, EMS136, EMS137, EMS138, EMS139, EMS140, EMS141, EMS142, EMS175 --- # EMS249 — Paramedic Capstone Internship 2 credits · 2 hours (2 Credits) Laboratory: 6 hours per week Provides summative evaluation of the Paramedic student in the cognitive, psychomotor, and affective domains. An additional career and technical education course specific fee of $50.00 per credit hour applies to this course. The price is discounted 50% to $25.00 per credit hour for the 2026-27 academic year only. (Course fees do not apply to dual enrollment CTE courses taught at local high schools). Prerequisites: EMS202, EMS203, EMS204, EMS206, EMS247, EMS248 --- # EGR120 — Introduction to Engineering 2 credits · 2 hours (2 Credits) Lecture: 2 hours per week Introduces the engineering profession, professional concepts, ethics, and responsibility. Reviews hand calculators, number systems, and unit conversions. Introduces the personal computer and operating systems. Includes engineering problem solving techniques using computer software. --- # EGR121 — Foundations of Engineering (2 credits) Introduces the engineering profession and its impact on society and the environment, including engineering problem solving, the engineering design process, and professional practices. Covers fundamental engineering calculations, descriptive statistics, basic spreadsheet and mathematical scripting language applications, professional ethics, teamwork, and communication. An additional career and technical education course-specific fee of $25.00 per credit hour applies to this course. The price is discounted 50% to $12.50 per credit hour for the 2026-27 academic year only. (Course fee… Prerequisites: MTH162, MTH167, ENG111 --- # EGR135 — Statics for Engineering Technology 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Introduces Newton’s Laws, resultants and equilibrium of force systems, analysis of trusses and frames. Teaches determination of centroids, distributed loads and moments of inertia. Covers dry friction and force systems in space. An additional career and technical education course-specific fee of $25.00 per credit hour applies to this course. The price is discounted 50% to $12.50 per credit hour for the 2026-27 academic year only. (Course fees do not apply to dual enrollment CTE courses taught at local high schools.) --- # EGR140 — Engineering Mechanics - Statics 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Introduces mechanics of vector forces and space, scalar mass and time, including S.I. and U.S. customary units. Teaches equilibrium, free-body diagrams, moments, couples, distributed forces, centroids, moments of inertia analysis of two- force and multi-force members and friction and internal forces. An additional career and technical education course-specific fee of $25.00 per credit hour applies to this course. The price is discounted 50% to $12.50 per credit hour for the 2026-27 academic year only. (Course fees do not apply to dual enrollment CTE cours… --- # EDE10 — English Composition Preparation (3 credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Provides academic skills and support for introductory composition. Students will identify and apply academic skills including critical reading, writing, thinking, and research. Upon successful completion of EDE 10 , instructors recommend enrollment in EDE 11 /ENG 111 or ENG 111 or ENG 115 / ENG 131 . --- # EDE11 — English Composition Readiness 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Provides academic support for successful completion of ENG 111. Students will identify and apply academic skills including critical reading, writing, thinking, and introductory research. Corequisite(s): ENG 111 --- # ENG111 — College Composition I 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Introduces and prepares students to the critical processes and fundamentals of writing in academic and professional contexts. Teaches the use of print and digital technologies to promote inquiry. Requires the production of a variety of academic texts, totaling at least 4500 words (15 pages typed) of polished writing. This course requires proficiency in using word processing and learning management software. This is a Passport and UCGS transferTransfer course. --- # ENG112 — College Composition II 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Further develops students’ ability to write for academic and professional contexts with increased emphasis on argumentation and research. Requires students to evaluate, integrate, and document print and digital sources to produce a range of academic and multimodal texts, culminating in a fully documented research paper. This course requires proficiency in using word processing and learning management software. This is a Passport and UCGS transfer course. Prerequisite(s): ENG 111 Prerequisites: ENG111 --- # ENG113 — Technical-Professional Writing (3 credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Develops ability in technical writing through extensive practice in composing technical reports and technical documents. Guides students in achieving voice, tone, style, and content in formatting, editing, and graphics. Introduces students to technical discourse through selected readings. Provides instruction and practice in basic principles of oral communication/presentation. This is a Passport and UCGS transfer course. Prerequisite(s): ENG 111 Prerequisites: ENG111 --- # ENG210 — Advanced Composition 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week s students refine skills in writing non-fiction prose. Guides development of individual voice and style. Introduces procedures for publication. Prerequisites: ENG112 --- # ENG211 — Creative Writing I 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Introduces the student to the fundamentals of writing imaginatively. Students write in forms to be selected from poetry, fiction, drama, and essays. Part I of II. --- # ENG217 — Creative Writing Poetry I 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Introduces the fundamentals and techniques of writing poetry. Part I of II. --- # ENG225 — Reading Literature: Culture and Ideas 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 Hours Examines a set of literary texts linked by a particular theme, with inquiry into the historical, cultural, and/or social contexts of the texts and the theme. Emphasizes interpretive and critical analysis skills developed through close reading and intertextual study, as well as highlights an exploration of cultural ideas. Engages works of diverse genres, authors, and time periods. Specific themes will vary by section. This is a UCGS and Passport Course. Prerequisites: ENG112, ENG113 --- # ENG225 — Reading Literature: Culture and Ideas Examines a set of literary texts linked by a particular theme, with inquiry into the historical, cultural, and/or social contexts of the texts and the theme. Emphasizes interpretive and critical analysis skills developed through close reading and intertextual study, as well as highlights an exploration of cultural ideas. Engages works of diverse genres, authors, and time periods. Specific themes will vary by section. This is a UCGS and Passport Course. --- # ENG236 — Introduction to the Short Story 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Examines selected short stories emphasizing the history of the genre. Involves critical reading and writing. Prerequisites: ENG112 --- # ENG245 — British Literature 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Examines British literary traditions and texts from diverse time periods, genres, and authors. Develops critical thinking and interpretive skills through close reading, discussion, and analysis of literary texts in their historical, cultural, social, and/or literary contexts. This is a UCGS and Passport Course. Prerequisite(s): ENG 112 , ENG 113 , or departmental approval, Prerequisites: ENG112, ENG113 --- # ENG246 — American Literature 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Examines American literary traditions and texts from diverse time periods, genres, and authors. Analyzes literary works within their historical, cultural, social, and/or literary contexts. Emphasizes skills of close reading. Develops critical thinking and interpretive skills through discussion, interpretation, and analysis of these texts. This is a UCGS and Passport Course. Prerequisites: ENG112, ENG113 --- # ENG250 — Children’s Literature 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Examines the history and development of children’s literature of diverse genres, time periods, and authors. Focuses on analysis of texts for literary qualities and audience. Develops critical thinking and interpretive skills through close reading, discussion, and analysis of literary texts. This is a UCGS and Passport Course. Prerequisites: ENG112, ENG113 --- # ENG255 — World Literature 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Examines literary texts across a variety of cultures, genres, and time periods. Develops critical thinking and interpretive skills through close reading, discussion, and analysis of literary texts from around the world in their historical, cultural, social, and/or literary contexts. This is a UCGS and Passport Course. Prerequisites: ENG112, ENG113 --- # ENG258 — African American Literature 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Explores the stories African American authors tell about themselves, their communities, and the world. Examines common and diverging themes within African American literary traditions through the study of diverse authors, genres, and literary movements from a variety of time periods. Emphasizes interpretive and critical analysis skills developed through close reading and consideration of historical and cultural contexts. This is a UCGS and Passport Course. Prerequisites: ENG112, ENG113 --- # ENG275 — Women in Literature (3 credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Examines literary texts by women writers from diverse time periods, genres, and authors. Develops skills of close reading and literary analysis through analysis of texts within their historical, cultural, social, and/or literary contexts. Explores how women’s experiences have shaped their literary contributions, the cultural forces affecting their lives, and how they have used writing to shape their cultures. This is a UCGS and Passport Course. Prerequisite(s): ENG 112 , ENG 113 , or departmental approval Prerequisites: ENG112, ENG113 --- # ENG279 — Film and Literature 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Examines the translation of literature into film viewing and writing. Prerequisites: ENG112 --- # ENV100 — Basic Environmental Science 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Presents and discusses basic scientific, health-related, ethical, economic, social and political aspects of environmental activities, policies/decisions. Emphasizes the multidisciplinary nature of environmental problems and their potential solutions. --- # ENV121 — General Environmental Science I 4 credits · 4 hours (4 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours Laboratory: Recitation and Laboratory 3 hours Total: 6 hours per week Explores fundamental components and interactions that make up the natural systems of the earth. Introduces the basic science concepts in the discipline of biological, chemical, and earth sciences that are necessary to understand and address environmental issues. Part I of II. --- # FIN107 — Personal Finance 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Presents a framework of personal money management concepts, including establishing values and goals, determining sources of income, managing income, preparing a budget, developing consumer buying ability, using credit, understanding savings and insurance, providing for adequate retirement, and estate planning. --- # FOR100 — Introduction to Forestry 4 credits · 4 hours (3-4 Credits) Lecture: 2-3 hours Develops the general concepts of forestry and forest resource use in the United States. sessions introduce the student to the protection, management, and use of forest resource. --- # FRE101 — Beginning French I 4 credits · 4 hours (4 Credits) Lecture: 4 hours per week Introduces cultural awareness, listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills and emphasizes basic sentence structure. Part I of II. This is a UCGS transfer course. May include one additional hour of oral practice per week. --- # FRE102 — Beginning French II 4 credits · 4 hours (4 Credits) Lecture: 5 hours per week Introduces understanding, speaking, reading, and writing skills and emphasizes basic French sentence structure. May include one additional hour of oral practice per week. Prerequisites: FRE101 --- # FRE201 — Intermediate French I 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Continues to develop cultural awareness, listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills, and introduces complex sentence structures. Classes may be conducted in target language. Part I of II. This is a UCGS transfer course. May include one additional hour of oral practice per week. Prerequisites: FRE102 --- # FRE202 — Intermediate French II 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Continues to develop cultural awareness, listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills, and emphasizes complex sentence structures. Classes may be conducted in the target language. Part II of II. This is a UCGS transfer course. May include one additional hour of oral practice per week. Prerequisites: FRE201 --- # GEO200 — Introduction to Physical Geography 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Examines the global patterns and processes of the atmosphere, biosphere, lithosphere, and hydrosphere. Explores Earth’s physical systems and the interrelationships among them through studying Earth-Sun geometry, climate and weather phenomena, landforms, biomes, and environmental change. --- # GEO210 — People and the Land: Intro to Cultural Geography 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Provides an introduction to themes in human geography and the ways in which human geographers study spatial relationships in the world. Emphasizes geospatial tools and concepts to examine global patterns of human demographics, culture, geopolitics, and economic and environmental interdependence through introduction to a broad range of subject matter. This is a Passport and UCGS transfer course. --- # GEO220 — World Regional Geography 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Examines similarities and differences among the world’s major regions. Evaluates ways in which people and places interact across space and time to produce particular spatial and environmental patterns. Introduces the student to geographic tools such as maps. This is a Passport and UCGS transfer course. --- # GOL105 — Physical Geology 4 credits · 4 hours (4 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours Laboratory: 3 hours Total: 6 hours per week Introduces the science of physical geology through a comprehensive systems-based examination of Earth’s structure, composition, rocks and minerals, landforms, geomorphology, and agents responsible for shaping and modifying its environments. Explores the origin and evolution of Earth’s topographic and bathymetric features, geologic phenomena, and geologic hazards, resulting from plate tectonics. This is a Passport and UCGS transfer course. --- # GOL106 — Historical Geology 4 credits · 4 hours (4 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours Laboratory: 3 hours Total: 6 hours per week Traces the evolution of the earth and life through time. Presents scientific theories of the origin of the earth and life and interprets rock and fossil record. This is a Passport and UCGS transfer course. --- # GOL110 — Earth Systems: An Environmental Geology Perspective 4 credits · 4 hours (4 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours Laboratory: 3 hours Total: 6 hours per week Introduces concepts in earth systems including earth materials, plate tectonics, weathering, surface and groundwater, wasting, volcanoes, earthquakes and coastal, as well as pollution and climate change. Explores major topics relating human interaction with the physical environment through case studies. Reinforces applications through laboratory experiments, demonstrations, and field studies. This is a Passport and UCGS transfer course. --- # GOL111 — Oceanography I 4 credits · 4 hours (4 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours Laboratory: 3 hours Total: 6 hours per week Examines the dynamics of the oceans and ocean basins. Applies the principles of physical, chemical, biological, and geological oceanography. Part I of II. --- # GOL112 — Oceanography II 4 credits · 4 hours (4 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours Laboratory: 3 hours Total: 6 hours per week Examines the dynamics of the oceans and ocean basins. Applies the principles of physical, chemical, biological, and geological oceanography. Part II of II. --- # GER101 — Beginning German I 4 credits · 4 hours (4 Credits) Lecture: 4 hours per week Introduces cultural awareness, listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills and emphasizes basic sentence structure. Part I of II. This is a UCGS transfer course. Part I of II. --- # GER102 — Beginning German II 4 credits · 4 hours (4 Credits) Lecture: 5 hours per week Introduces understanding, speaking, reading, and writing skills and emphasizes basic German sentence structures. Part I of II. Prerequisites: GER101 --- # GER201 — Intermediate German I 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Continues to develop cultural awareness, listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills, and introduces complex sentence structures. Classes may be conducted in target language. Part I of II. This is a UCGS transfer course. Prerequisites: GER102 --- # GER202 — Intermediate German II 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Continues to develop cultural awareness, listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills, and emphasizes complex sentence structures. Classes may be conducted in the target language. Part II of II. This is UCGS transfer course. Prerequisites: GER201 --- # HLT105 — Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation 1 credits · 1 hours (1 Credit) Lecture: 1 hour per week Provides training in coordinated mouth-to-mouth artificial ventilation and chest compression, choking, life-threatening emergencies, and sudden illness. Equivalent to EMS 100. Lecture 1 hour per week. 1 credits --- # HLT116 — Introduction to Personal Wellness Concepts 2 credits · 2 hours (2 Credits) Lecture: 2 hours per week Introduces students to the dimensions of wellness including the physical, emotional, environmental, spiritual, occupational, and social components. --- # HLT121 — Substance Abuse: Prevention and Treatment 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Explores the use and abuse of drugs in contemporary society with emphasis upon sociological, physiological, and psychological effects of drugs. --- # HLT143 — Medical Terminology I 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Provides an understanding of medical abbreviations and terms. Includes the study of prefixes, suffixes, word stems, and technical terms with emphasis on proper spelling, pronunciation, and usage. Emphasizes more complex skills and techniques in understanding medical terminology. *Does not meet HLT/PED requirement for degree and certificate programs. --- # HLT206 — Exercise Science 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Surveys scientific principles, methodologies, and research as applied to exercise and physical fitness. Emphasizes physiological responses and adaptions to exercise. Addresses basic elements of kinesiology, biomechanics, and motor learning. Presents an introduction to the physical fitness industry. --- # HLT215 — Personal Stress and Stress Management 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Provides a basic understanding of stress and its physical, psychological, and social effects. Includes the relationships between stress and change, self-evaluation, sources of stress, and current coping skills for handling stress. --- # HLT230 — Principles of Nutrition 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Introduces students to the basic concepts of nutrition and its impact on personal wellness. Emphasizes an evidence-based approach to various topics, such as the nutrient components of food, the components of a healthy eating pattern, and the relationship between diet and health. Provides a behavioral approach to nutrient guidelines for the development and maintenance of optimum wellness. The assignments in the course require college-level reading fluency and coherent communication through documented written reports. Lecture 3 hours. Total 3 hours per week… --- # HLT250 — General Pharmacology 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Emphasizes general pharmacology for the health-related professions covering general principles of drug actions/reactions, major drug classes, specific agent within each class, and routine mathematical calculations needed to determine desired dosages. *Does not meet HLT/PE requirement for degree and certificate programs. --- # HLT261 — Basic Pharmacy I 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Explores the basics of general pharmacy, reading prescriptions, symbols, packages, pharmacy calculations. Teaches measuring compounds of drugs, dosage forms, drug laws, and drug classifications. Part I of II. --- # HLT262 — Basic Pharmacy II 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Explores the basics of general pharmacy, reading prescriptions, symbols, packages, pharmacy calculations. Teaches measuring compounds of drugs, dosage forms, drug laws, and drug classifications. Part II of II. --- # HLT263 — Basic Pharmacy I Lab 1 credits · 1 hours (1 Credit) Laboratory: 3 hours per week Provides practical experience to supplement instruction in HLT 261-262. Should be taken concurrently with HLT 261-262, in appropriate curricula, as identified by the college. Part I of II. --- # HLT264 — Basic Pharmacy II Lab 1 credits · 1 hours (1 Credit) Laboratory: 3 hours per week Provides practical experience to supplement instruction in HLT 261-262. Should be taken concurrently with HLT 261-262, in appropriate curricula, as identified by the college. Part II of II. --- # HLT290 — Coordinated Internship 1 credits · 1 hours (1 Credit) Laboratory: 3 hours per week Supervises on-the-job training in selected business, industrial or service firms coordinated by the college. Credit/practice ratio not to exceed 1:5 hours. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours. --- # HIS101 — Western Civilizations Pre-1600 CE 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Examines the development of western civilization from ancient times to 1600 CE.This is a Passport and UCGS transfer course. --- # HIS102 — Western Civilizations Post-1600 CE 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Examines the development of western civilization from 1600 CE to the present.This is a Passport and UCGS transfer course. --- # HIS111 — World Civilizations Pre-1500 CE 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Surveys the history of Asia, Africa, the Americas, and Europe from antiquity to approximately 1500. This is a Passport Transfer course. --- # HIS112 — World Civilizations Post-1500 CE 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Surveys the history of Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Americas from approximately 1500 CE through the present. This is a Passport Transfer course. --- # HIS121 — United States History to 1877 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Introduces the history of the United States from its origins to 1877. Includes the European exploration, development of the American colonies and their institutions, the Revolution, major political, social, and economic developments, geographical expansion, the Civil War, and Reconstruction. This is a Passport and UCGS transfer course. --- # HIS122 — United States History Since 1865 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Introduces the history of the United States from 1865 to present. Includes major political, social, and economic developments since 1865, overseas expansion, the two world wars, the Cold War, and the post-Cold War era. This is a Passport and UCGS transfer course. --- # HIS127 — Women in American History 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Studies the role of women and attitudes toward women in American society from colonial times to the present. --- # HIS141 — African-American History I 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Surveys the history of black Americans from their African origins to the present. --- # HIS142 — African-American History II 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Surveys the history of black Americans from their African origins to the present. --- # HIS155 — Life in Colonial Virginia 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Studies life in Virginia before the American Revolution, including politics, economics, customs, culture, and the slave plantation system. --- # HIS205 — Local History 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Studies the history of the local community and/or region. --- # HIS225 — Topics in European History I 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Examines selected topics in the history of Europe from ancient times to the present. --- # HIS226 — Topics in European History II 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Examines selected topics in the history of Europe from ancient times to the present. --- # HIS253 — History of Asian Civilizations I 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Surveys the civilizations of Asia from their origins to the present. Part I of II. --- # HIS267 — The Second World War 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Examines causes and consequences of the Second World War. Includes the rise of totalitarianism, American neutrality, military developments, the home fronts, diplomacy, and the decision to use the atomic bomb. --- # HIS268 — The American Constitution 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Analyzes the origin and development of the United States Constitution. Includes the evolution of civil liberties, property rights, contracts, due process, judicial review, federal-state relationships, and corporate-government relations. --- # HIS281 — History of Virginia I 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Examines the cultural, political, and economic history of the Commonwealth from its beginning to the present. Part I and II. --- # HRI106 — Principles of Culinary Arts I 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 2 hours Laboratory: 3 hours. Total: 5 hours per week Introduces the fundamental principles of food preparation and basic culinary procedures. Stresses the use of proper culinary procedures combined with food science, proper sanitation, standards of quality for food items that are made, and proper use and care of kitchen equipment. --- # HRI115 — Food Service Managers Sanitation Certification 1 credits · 1 hours (1 Credit) Lecture: 1 hour per week Presents an accelerated survey of principles and applications of sanitary food service, designed to promote the skills of managers in food service establishments licensed by the Commonwealth of Virginia. (Upon successful completion of the course, a certificate of achievement is awarded by the Educational Foundation of the National Restaurant Association and the student’s name is entered in the Foundation Registry.) --- # HRI119 — Applied Nutrition for Food Service 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Studies food composition, nutrition science, and application of nutrition principles by the food service professional. Provides the student with a basic understanding of human nutrition and application of nutrition in the service of commercially prepared meals. --- # HRI128 — Principles of Baking 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 2 hours Laboratory: 3 hours Total: 5 hours per week Instructs the student in the preparation of breads, pastries, baked desserts, candies, frozen confections, and sugar work. Applies scientific principles and techniques of baking. Promotes the knowledge/skills required to prepare baked items, pastries and confections. --- # HRI134 — Food and Beverage Service Management 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 2 hours Laboratory: 3 hours. Total: 5 hours per week Provides a conceptual and technical framework for managing the service of meals in a variety of commercial settings. Studies the integration of production and service delivery, guest contact dynamics, reservations management and point-of-sale systems. --- # HRI145 — Garde Manger 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 2 hours Laboratory: 3 hours Total: 5 hours per week Studies garde manger, the art of decorative cold food preparation and presentation. Provides a detailed practical study of cold food preparation and artistic combination and display of cold foods. --- # HRI207 — American Regional Cuisine 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 2 hours Laboratory: 3 hours Total: 5 hours per week Studies the distinct regional cooking styles of America and its neighbors. Emphasizes the indigenous ingredients as well as the cultural aspect of each region’s cooking style. Includes the preparation of the various regional foods. --- # HRI218 — Fruit, Vegetable, and Starch Preparation 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 2 hours Laboratory: 3 hours Total: 5 hours per week Instructs the student in the preparation of fruits, vegetables, grains, cereals, legumes and farinaceous products. Promotes the knowledge/skills necessary to prepare menu items from fruits, vegetables, and their byproducts, and to select appropriate uses as meal components. --- # HRI219 — Stock, Soup, and Sauce Preparation 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 2 hours Laboratory: 3 hours Total: 5 hours per week Instructs the student in the preparation of stocks, soups, and sauces. Promotes the knowledge/skills to prepare stocks, soups, and sauces, and to select appropriate uses as meal components. --- # HRI281 — Artisan Breads 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 2 hours Laboratory: 3 hours Total: 5 hours per week Provides an integrated study of both classical and modern baking methods. Focuses on craft baking using simple ingredients to create superior products. --- # HRI282 — European Tortes and Cakes 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 2 hours Laboratory: 3 hours Total: 5 hours per week Provides an integrated study of European tortes and cakes. --- # HRI283 — Custards and Cremes 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 2 hours Laboratory: 3 hours Total: 5 hours per week Provides an integrated study of classical and contemporary custards and cremes as menu items and recipe ingredients. --- # HRI288 — Health-Conscious Baking 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 2 hours Laboratory: 3 hours Total: 5 hours per week Provides students with an understanding of the ingredients and methods used in creating healthy and special needs breads, pastries, cookies, and other desserts. --- # HRT106 — Practical Horticulture 1 credits · 1 hours (1 Credit) Laboratory: 2 hours per week Provides practical experience in landscape construction equipment operations and maintenance. --- # HRT110 — Principles of Horticulture 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Introduces concepts of plant growth and development. Covers horticultural practices, crops and environmental factors affecting plant growth. --- # HRT115 — Plant Propagation 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 2 hours Laboratory: 2 hours Total: 4 hours per week Teaches principles and practices of plant propagation. Examines commercial and home practices. Provides experience in techniques using seed-spores, cuttings, grafting, budding, layering and division. --- # HRT121 — Greenhouse Crop Production I 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Covers commercial practices related to production of floriculture crops. Considers production requirements, environmental control and management, and cultural techniques. --- # HRT122 — Greenhouse Crop Production II 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Continues commercial practices related to production of floriculture crops. Considers production requirements, environmental control and management, and cultural techniques. --- # HRT125 — Chemicals in Horticulture 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 2 hours Laboratory: 2 hours Total: 4 hours per week Emphasizes basic chemical principles and their application to horticulture. Introduces principles of inorganic and organic chemicals. Studies chemical activities of insecticides, fungicides, herbicides, fertilizers, and growth regulators. --- # HRT126 — Home Landscaping 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Studies current approaches to improving home landscapes. Emphasizes planning, proper implementation, and landscape maintenance. --- # HUM100 — Survey of the Humanities 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Introduces the humanities through the art, literature, music, and philosophy of various cultures and historical periods. --- # HUM201 — Early Humanities 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Examines the values and expression of ideas of selected western and non-western cultures from prehistory up to the 1300s, integrating the arts, literature, religion, and philosophy within the context of history. The assignments in this course require college-level reading, analysis of scholarly studies, and coherent communication through properly cited and formatted written reports. This is a Passport and UCGS transfer course. --- # HUM202 — Modern Humanities (3 credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Examines the values and expression of ideas of selected western and non-western cultures from the 1300s until 1900s, integrating the visual arts, literature, religion, music and philosophy within the context of history. The assignments in this course require college-level reading, analysis of scholarly studies, and coherent communication through properly cited and formatted written reports. This is a Passport and UCGS transfer course. --- # HUM220 — Introduction to African American Studies 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Presents an interdisciplinary approach to the study of African-American life, history, and culture. Examines specific events, ideologies, and individuals that have shaped the contours of African-American life. Studies the history, sociology, economics, religion, politics, psychology, creative productions, and culture of African Americans. The assignments in this course require college-level reading, analysis of scholarly studies, and coherent communication through properly cited and formatted written reports. This is a Passport and UCGS transfer course. --- # HUM256 — Comparative Mythology 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Studies the cultural expressions of mythology. Considers selected mythologies representing diverse global culture, with emphasis on parallels and divergences in structure, purpose, and representation in literature and the arts. The assignments in this course require college-level reading, analysis of scholarly studies, and coherent communication through properly cited and formatted written reports. This is a Passport and UCGS transfer course. --- # ITA101 — Beginning Italian I 4 credits · 4 hours (4 Credits) Lecture: 5 hours per week Introduces cultural awareness, listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills, and emphasizes basic sentence structure. Part I of II. This is a UCGS transfer course. --- # ITA102 — Beginning Italian II 4 credits · 4 hours (4 Credits) Lecture: 5 hours per week Introduces cultural awareness, listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills and emphasizes basic sentence structure. Part II of II. This is a UCGS transfer course. Prerequisites: ITA101 --- # ITA201 — Intermediate Italian I 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Continues to develop cultural awareness, listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills, and introduces complex sentence structures. Classes may be conducted in target language. Part I of II. This is a UCGS transfer course. Prerequisites: ITA102 --- # ITA202 — Intermediate Italian II 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Continues to develop cultural awareness, listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills, and emphasizes complex sentence structures. Classes may be conducted in the target language. Part II of II. This is a UCGS transfer course. Prerequisites: ITA201 --- # ITD110 — Web Page Design 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Stresses a working knowledge of web site designs, construction, and management using HTML or XHTML. Includes headings, lists, links, images, image maps, tables, forms, and frames. Prerequisites: ITE115 --- # ITD112 — Designing Web Page Graphics 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Explores the creation of digital graphics for web design. Includes basic design elements such as color and layout will be explored utilizing a computer graphics program(s). Prerequisite(s): ITE 100 Prerequisites: ITE100 --- # ITD120 — Design Concepts for Mobile Applications 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Provides skills for designing both Web-based and stand-alone applications for wireless devices. Details discussions of the needs for applications including mobile phones and a range of rich hand-held devices such as PDA’s. Emphasizes the importance of usability, accessibility, optimization, and performance to create fast-loading business enterprise applications and games. --- # ITD130 — Database Fundamentals 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Introduces the student to Relational Database and Relational Database theory. Includes planning, defining, and using a database; table design, linking, and normalization; types of databases, database description and definition. --- # ITD210 — Web Page Design II 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Incorporates advanced techniques in web site planning, design, usability, accessibility, advanced site management, and maintenance utilizing web editor software(s). Prerequisites: ITD110 --- # ITD212 — Interactive Web Design 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Provides techniques in interactive design concepts to create cross-platform, low-bandwidth animations utilizing a vector-based application. Emphasizes the importance of usability, accessibility, optimization and performance. Prerequisites: ITD110 --- # ITE100 — Introduction to Information Systems 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Covers the fundamentals of computers and computing and topics which include impact of computers on society, ethical issues, and terminology. Provides discussion about available hardware and software as well as their application. --- # ITE120 — Principles of Information Systems 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Provides an overview of the fundamentals of computer information systems. Focuses on the role of computers in business today including hardware, software, analysis, design and implementation of information systems. Includes an introduction to computer ethics, and business and personal security. Exposes students to techniques used in programming and system development. Utilizes a hands-on component for spreadsheets, databases, and web design applications. --- # ITE130 — Introduction to Internet Services 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Provides students with a working knowledge of Internet terminology and services including e-mail, WWW browsing, search engines, ftp, file compression, and other services using a variety of software packages. Provides instruction for basic web page construction. --- # ITE140 — Spreadsheeting for Business 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Provides a working knowledge of a commercial spreadsheet package to include design and development of a variety of worksheets, preparing graphs, working with database queries, macro writing, menu techniques, and decision analysis tools. --- # ITE152 — Introduction to Digital and Information Literacy & Computer Applications 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Develops understanding of digital and information literacy. Introduces basic computer concepts in hardware, software, cyber, cloud, database, and operating systems. Includes hands-on experience developing word processing, spreadsheet and presentation documents. Evaluates the reliability of sources. Covers creating a simple web page. Examines topics such as social, legal, and ethical issues. This is a UCGS transfer course. --- # ITE215 — Advanced Computer Applications and Integration 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Incorporates advanced computer concepts including the integration of a software suite. --- # ITN101 — Introduction to Network Concepts 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Provides instruction in networking media, physical and logical topologies, common networking standards and popular networking protocols. Emphasizes the TCP/IP protocol suite and related IP addressing schemes, including CIDR. Includes selected topics in network implementation, support and LAN/WAN connectivity. --- # ITN150 — Networking Fundamentals and Introductory Routing - Cisco 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Contains an introduction to the functions of layer of the OSI reference model, data link and network addresses, data encapsulation, different classes of IP addresses and subletting, and the functions of the TCP/IP network-layer protocols. Includes features of the Cisco IOS software, including login, content-sensitive , command history and editing, loading software, configuring and verifying IP addresses, preparing the initial configuration of a router, and adding routing protocols to the router configuration. --- # ITN198 — Seminar and Project (1 credit) Requires completion of a project or research report related to the student’s occupational --- # ITN260 — Network Security Basics 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Provides instruction in the basics of network security in depth. Includes security --- # ITN261 — Network Attacks, Computer Crime and Hacking 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Encompasses in-depth exploration of various methods for attacking and defending a network. Explores network security concepts from the viewpoint hackers and their attack methodologies. Includes topics about hackers, attacks, Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS) malicious code, computer crime and industrial espionage. --- # ITN262 — Network Communication, Security and Authentication 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Covers an in-depth exploration of various communication protocols with a concentration on TCP/IP. Explores communication protocols from the point of view of the hacker in order to highlight protocol weaknesses. Includes Internet architecture, routing, addressing, topology, fragmentation and protocol analysis, and the use of various utilities to explore TCP/IP. --- # ITN263 — Internet/Intranet Firewalls and E-Commerce Security 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Gives an in-depth exploration of firewall, Web security, and e-commerce security. Explores firewall concepts, types, topology and the firewall’s relationship to the TCP/IP protocol. Includes client/server architecture, the Web server, HTML and HTTP in relation to Web Security, and digital certification, D.509, and public key infrastructure (PKI). --- # ITN266 — Network Security Layers 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Provides an in-depth exploration of various security layers needed to protect the network. Explores Network Security from the viewpoint of the environment in which the network operates and the necessity to secure that environment to lower the security risk to the network. Includes physical security, personnel security, operating system security, software security and database security. --- # ITN267 — Legal Topics in Network Security 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Conveys an in-depth exploration of the civil and common law issues that apply to network security. Explores statutes, jurisdictional, and constitutional issues related to computer crimes and privacy. Includes rules of evidence, seizure and evidence handling, court presentation and computer privacy in the digital age. --- # ITP120 — Java Programming I 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Entails instruction in fundamentals of object-oriented programming using Java. Emphasizes program construction, algorithm development, coding, debugging, and documentation of console and graphical user interface applications. Prerequisite(s): Recommended ITP 100 Prerequisites: ITP100 --- # ITP136 — C# Programming I 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Presents instruction in fundamentals of object-oriented programming and design using C#. Emphasizes program construction, algorithm development, coding, debugging, and documentation of applications within the .NET framework. Prerequisite(s): Recommended ITP 100 Prerequisites: ITP100 --- # ITP150 — Python Programming 4 credits · 4 hours (4 Credits) Entails instruction in fundamentals of object-oriented programming using Python. Emphasizes program construction, algorithm development, coding, debugging, and documentation of Python applications. --- # ITP160 — Introduction to Game Design & Development 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Introduces object-oriented game design and development. Provides overview of the electronic game design and development process and underlines the historical contest, content creation strategies, game careers, and future trends in the industry. Utilizes a game language environment to introduce game design, object-oriented paradigms, software design, software development and product testing. Teaches skills of writing a game design document and creating a game with several levels and objects. Integrate 2D animations, 3D models, sound effects, and background… --- # ITP165 — Gaming and Simulation 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Introduces students to the concepts and applications of gaming and simulation through the use of gaming and simulation tools, as well as through basic programming skills. --- # ITP175 — Concepts of Programming Languages 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Presents instruction in the fundamental concepts of computer programming languages. Emphasis on architectural reasons behind programming language constructs. Provides a better understanding of how and why programming languages work the way they do. --- # ITP198 — Seminar and Projects 1 credits · 1 hours (1 Credit) Requires completion of a project or research report related to the student’s occupational --- # IND101 — Quality Assurance Technology I 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Studies principles and techniques of quality engineering for the management, design engineering economics, production, and assurance of quality. Emphasizes fundamentals of total quality assurance for product and process control. May include design review, fundamentals of statistics procurement control, sampling and control chart systems, quality reporting, process capability analysis, tool and gauge control, document control, or troubleshooting quality control. Part I of II. An additional career and technical education course-specific fee of $25.00 per cr… --- # IND150 — Industrial Management 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Studies planning, organizing, directing, and influencing industrial activities. May include research, product design, methods and time management, quality assurance and current manufacturing methodologies. An additional career and technical education course-specific fee of $25.00 per credit hour applies to this course. The price is discounted 50% to $12.50 per credit hour for the 2026-27 academic year only. (Course fees do not apply to dual enrollment CTE courses taught at local high schools.) --- # INS220 — Introduction to Fluid Power 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 2 hours Laboratory: 3 hours. Total: 5 hours per week Introduces analysis and design of hydraulic and pneumatic control systems. Presents interpretation and application of fluid power systems, schematic diagrams, and symbols. An additional career and technical education course-specific fee of $25.00 per credit hour applies to this course. The price is discounted 50% to $12.50 per credit hour for the 2026-27 academic year only. (Course fees do not apply to dual enrollment CTE courses taught at local high schools.) --- # INS230 — Instrumentation I 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 2 hours Laboratory: 3 hours. Total: 5 hours per week Presents the fundamental scientific principles of process control including temperature, pressure, level, and flow measurements. Topics include transducers, thermometers, and gauges are introduced along with calibration. An additional career and technical education course-specific fee of $25.00 per credit hour applies to this course. The price is discounted 50% to $12.50 per credit hour for the 2026-27 academic year only. (Course fees do not apply to dual enrollment CTE courses taught at local high schools.) Prerequisites: ETR113, ETR203 --- # INS231 — Instrumentation II 4 credits · 4 hours (4 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours Laboratory: 3 hours. Total: 6 hours per week Continues INS 230 . Covers common techniques for measuring the dynamic response of processes. Topics include transmitters and telemetering along with process control systems. An additional career and technical education course-specific fee of $25.00 per credit hour applies to this course. The price is discounted 50% to $12.50 per credit hour for the 2026-27 academic year only. (Course fees do not apply to dual enrollment CTE courses taught at local high schools.) --- # INS290 — Coordinated Internship 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 2 hours Laboratory: 3 hours. Total: 5 hours per week Supervises on-the-job training in selected business, industrial or service firms coordinated by the college. Credit/practice ratio not to exceed 1:5 hours. May be repeated for credit. --- # JPN101 — Beginning Japanese I 4 credits · 4 hours (4 Credits) Lecture: 5 hours per week Introduces cultural awareness, listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills and emphasizes basic sentence structure. Part II of II. This is a UCGS transfer course. Part I of II. --- # JPN102 — Beginning Japanese II 4 credits · 4 hours (4 Credits) Lecture: 5 hours per week Introduces cultural awareness, listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills and emphasizes basic sentence structure. Part II of II. This is a UCGS transfer course. Part II of II. . Prerequisites: JPN101 --- # JPN201 — Intermediate Japanese I 4 credits · 4 hours (4 Credits) Lecture: 4 hours per week Continues to develop cultural awareness, listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills, and introduces complex sentence structures. Classes may be conducted in target language. Part I of II. This is a UCGS transfer course. Prerequisites: JPN102 --- # JPN202 — Intermediate Japanese II 4 credits · 4 hours (4 Credits) Lecture: 4 hours per week Continues to develop cultural awareness, listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills, and emphasizes complex sentence structures. Classes may be conducted in the target language. Part II of II. This is a UCGS transfer course. Prerequisites: JPN201 --- # LAT201 — Intermediate Latin I 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Continues to develop cultural awareness, listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills, and introduces complex sentence structures. Classes may be conducted in target language. Part I of II. This is a UCGS transfer course. --- # LAT202 — Intermediate Latin II 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Continues to develop cultural awareness, listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills, and emphasizes complex sentence structures. Classes may be conducted in the target language. Part II of II. This is a UCGS transfer course. Prerequisites: LAT201 --- # MAR101 — General Oceanography I 4 credits · 4 hours (4 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours Laboratory: 3 hours Total: 6 hours per week Surveys physical and biological oceanography including an introduction to geological and chemical oceanography. Part I of II. --- # MAR102 — General Oceanography II 4 credits · 4 hours (4 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours Laboratory: 3 hours Total: 6 hours per week Surveys physical and biological oceanography including an introduction to geological and chemical oceanography. Part II of II. --- # MAR201 — Marine Ecology I 4 credits · 4 hours (4 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours Laboratory: 3 hours Total: 6 hours per week Applies ecological concepts to marine habitats, with emphasis on marine systems within the Chesapeake Bay area. and field work may include the investigation of reachable habitats and the collection, observation and identification of local marine fauna and flora. Part I of II. Prerequisites: BIO102 --- # MAR202 — Marine Ecology II 4 credits · 4 hours (4 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours Laboratory: 3 hours Total: 6 hours per week Applies ecological concepts to marine habitats, with emphasis on marine systems within the Chesapeake Bay area. and field work may include the investigation of reachable habitats and the collection, observation and identification of local marine fauna and flora. Part II of II. Prerequisites: BIO102 --- # MKT100 — Principles of Marketing 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Presents principles, methods, and problems involved in marketing to consumers and organizational buyers. Discusses problems and policies connected with distribution and sale of products, pricing, promotion, and buyer motivation. Examines variations of marketing research, legal, social, ethical, e-commerce, and international considerations in marketing. --- # MKT201 — Introduction to Marketing 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Introduces students to the discipline of marketing and the need to create customer value and relationships in the marketplace. Presents an overview of the marketing principles and management strategies, along with the analytical tools used by organizations in the creation of a marketing plan. --- # MKT270 — Marketing Management 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Expands knowledge of marketing through case studies. Focuses on how marketing strategies are planned and utilized in the market place to accomplish the goals of the organization. --- # MDE10 — Introduction to Algebra (3 credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Covers topics in arithmetic through introduction to variables and equations. --- # MDE54 — Learning Support for Quantitative Reasoning (3 credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Provides support to ensure success for students co-enrolled in Quantitative Reasoning ( MTH 154 ). Course will review foundational topics through direct instruction, guided practice, and individualized support. Corequisite(s): MTH 154 --- # MDE55 — Learning Support for Statistical Reasoning (3 credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Provides support to ensure success for students co-enrolled in Statistical Reasoning ( MTH 155 ). The course will review foundational topics through direct instruction, guided practice, and individualized support. Prerequisite(s): MTH 155 Prerequisites: MTH155 --- # MDE60 — Intermediate Algebra (3 credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Covers topics in algebra. --- # MDE61 — Learning Support for Pre-Calculus (3 credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Provides support to ensure success for students co-enrolled in Pre-Calculus ( MTH 161 ). The course will review foundational topics through direct instruction, guided practice, and individualized support. Corequisite(s): MTH 161 --- # MTH132 — Business Mathematics 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Provides instruction, review, and drill in percentage, cash and trade discounts, mark-up, payroll, sales, property and other taxes, simple and compound interest, bank discounts, loans, investments, and annuities. This course is intended for occupational/technical programs. --- # MTH154 — Quantitative Reasoning 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Presents topics in proportional reasoning, modeling, financial literacy, and validity studies (logic and set theory). Focuses on the process of taking a real-world situation, identifying the mathematical foundation needed to address the problem, solving the problem, and applying what is learned to the original situation. This is a Passport and UCGS transfer course. --- # MTH155 — Statistical Reasoning 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Presents elementary statistical methods and concepts including visual data presentation, descriptive statistics, probability, estimation, hypothesis testing, correlation, and linear regression. Emphasis is placed on the development of statistical thinking, simulation, and the use of statistical software. This is a Passport and UCGS transfer course. ) Readiness to enroll in MTH 154 . --- # MTH161 — Precalculus I 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Presents topics in power, polynomial, rational, exponential, and logarithmic functions, and systems of equations and inequalities. Credit will not be awarded for both MTH 161: Precalculus I and MTH 167 : Precalculus w/ Trig or equivalent. This is a Passport and UCGS transfer course. --- # MTH162 — Precalculus II 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Presents trigonometry, trigonometric applications, including the Law of Sines and Cosines, and an introduction to conics. Credit will not be awarded for both MTH 162: Precalculus II and MTH 167 : Precalculus w/ Trig or equivalent. This is a Passport and UCGS transfer course. Prerequisites: MTH161 --- # MTH167 — Precalculus with Trigonometry 5 credits · 5 hours (5 Credits) Lecture: 5 hours per week Presents topics in power, polynomial, rational, exponential, and logarithmic functions, systems of equations, trigonometry, and trigonometric applications, including Law of Sines and Cosines, and an introduction to comics. This is a Passport and UCGS transfer course. Credit will not be awarded for both MTH 167: Precalculus w/ Trig and MTH 161 / MTH 162 : Precalculus I and II or equivalent. --- # MTH195 — Topics In 5 credits · 5 hours (1-5 Credits) Provides an opportunity to explore topical areas of interest to or needed by students. May be used also for special honors courses. May be repeated for credit. --- # MTH245 — Statistics I 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Presents an overview of statistics, including descriptive statistics, elementary probability, probability distributions, estimation, hypothesis testing, correlation, and linear regression. Credit will not be awarded for both MTH 155 and MTH 245 or equivalent in the same academic plan. This is a Passport and UCGS transfer course. Prerequisites: MTH154, MTH161 --- # MTH246 — Statistics II 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Continues the study of estimation and hypothesis testing with emphasis on advanced regression topics, experimental design, analysis of variance, chi-square tests, and non-parametric methods. Prerequisites: MTH245 --- # MTH261 — Applied Calculus I 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Introduces limits, continuity, differentiation, and integration of algebraic, exponential, and logarithmic functions, and techniques of integration with an emphasis on applications in business, social sciences, and life sciences. This is a Passport Transfer course. Prerequisites: MTH161 --- # MTH262 — Applied Calculus II 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Covers techniques of integration, an introduction to differential equations and multivariable calculus, with an emphasis throughout on applications in business, social sciences, and life sciences. Prerequisites: MTH261 --- # MTH263 — Calculus I 4 credits · 4 hours (4 Credits) Lecture: 4 hours per week Presents concepts of limits, derivatives, differentiation of various types of functions and use of differentiation rules, application of differentiation, antiderivatives, integrals, and applications of integration. This is a Passport Transfer course. Prerequisites: MTH167, MTH161, MTH162 --- # MTH264 — Calculus II 4 credits · 4 hours (4 Credits) Lecture: 4 hours per week Continues the study of calculus of algebraic and transcendental functions including rectangular, polar, and parametric graphing, indefinite and definite integrals, methods of integration, and power series along with applications. Features instruction for mathematical, physical, and engineering science programs. This is a Passport Transfer course. Prerequisites: MTH263 --- # MTH265 — Calculus III 4 credits · 4 hours (4 Credits) Lecture: 4 hours per week Focuses on extending the concepts of function, limit, continuity, derivative, integral and vector from the plane to the three-dimensional space. Covers topics including vector functions, multivariate functions, partial derivatives, multiple integrals and an introduction to vector calculus. Features instruction for mathematical, physical, and engineering science programs. Prerequisites: MTH264 --- # MTH266 — Linear Algebra 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Covers matrices, vector spaces, determinants, solutions of systems of linear equations, basis and dimension, eigenvalues, and eigenvectors. Features instruction for mathematical, physical and engineering science programs. Prerequisites: MTH263, MTH264 --- # MTH267 — Differential Equations 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Introduces ordinary differential equations. Includes first order differential equations, second and higher order ordinary differential equations with applications, and numerical methods. Prerequisites: MTH264 --- # MDL105 — Phlebotomy 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 2 hours Laboratory: 3 - 6 hours Total: 5 - 8 hours per week Introduces basic medical terminology, anatomy, physiology, components of health care delivery and clinical laboratory structure. Teaches techniques of specimen collection, specimen handling, and patient interactions. An additional career and technical education course specific fee of $50.00 per credit hour applies to this course. The price is discounted 50% to $25.00 per credit hour for the 2026-27 academic year only. (Course fees do not apply to dual enrollment CTE courses taught at local high schools). --- # MDL106 — Clinical Phlebotomy 4 credits · 4 hours (4 Credits) Lecture: 2 hours Laboratory: 6 hours Total: 8 hours per week Focuses on obtaining blood specimens, processing specimens, managing assignments, assisting with and/or performing specified tests, performing clerical duties and maintaining professional communication. Provides supervised learning in college laboratory/and or cooperating agencies. An additional career and technical education course specific fee of $50.00 per credit hour applies to this course. The price is discounted 50% to $25.00 per credit hour for the 2026-27 academic year only. (Course fees do not apply to dual enro… Prerequisites: MDL105 --- # MUS101 — Fundamentals of Music 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Provides the ability to read and identify basic fundamentals of music notation. Teaches major and minor scales, chords, and basic harmonic progressions. Covers basic ear training and keyboard exercises. This is a UCGS transfer course. --- # MUS111 — Music Theory I 4 credits · 4 hours (4 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours Laboratory: 2 hours Total: 5 hours per week Discusses elements of musical construction of scales, intervals, triads, and chord progressions. Develops the ability to sing at sight and write from dictation. Introduces the analysis of the Bach chorale style. Expands facility with harmonic dictation and enables the student to use these techniques at the keyboard. Part I of II. --- # MUS121 — Music in Society 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Explores the language of music through an introduction to basic elements, forms, and styles across time. Acquaints students with composers’ lives and influential creative individualities, discovering representative works and milestones in Western society. Develops techniques for listening analytically and critically. Reviews historical development and significance of art music within the context of evolving societal structures. This is a Passport and UCGS transfer course. --- # MUS221 — History of Western Music Prior to 1750 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Presents the chronology of musical styles and significant composers from Antiquity through the Pre-Classical era. Relates the development of music from a socio-historical perspective, including parallel movements within the arts. Develops techniques for listening analytically and critically to music. MUS 221 and MUS 222 may transfer as the same course. This is a Passport and UCGS transfer course. --- # MUS222 — History of Western Music 1750 to Present 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Presents the chronology of musical styles and significant composers from the Classical Period through the Modern era. Relates the development of music from a socio-historical perspective, including parallel movements within the arts. Develops techniques for listening analytically and critically to music. MUS 221 and 222 may transfer as the same course. This is a Passport and UCGS transfer course. --- # MUS226 — World Music 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Explores music emanating from cultural traditions around the world within their respective socio-cultural contexts. Introduces basic elements of music. Increases global awareness and enhances knowledge of the origins, evolution, aesthetics, and purposes of music from an ethnomusicological perspective. This is a Passport and UCGS transfer course. --- # NSG100 — Introduction to Nursing Concepts 4 credits · 4 hours (4 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours Laboratory: 3 hours Total: 6 hours per week Introduces concepts of nursing practice and conceptual learning. Focuses on basic nursing concepts with an emphasis on safe nursing practice and the development of the nursing process. Provides supervised learning experiences in college nursing laboratories, clinical/community settings, and/or simulated environments. An additional career and technical education course specific fee of $50.00 per credit hour applies to this course. The price is discounted 50% to $25.00 per credit hour for the 2026-27 academic year only. (C… Prerequisites: BIO141, BIO231, NAS161 --- # NSG106 — Competencies for Nursing Practice 2 credits · 2 hours (2 Credits) Lecture: 0-1 hour Laboratory: 3 - 6 hours Total: 4 - 6 hours per week Focuses on the application of concepts through clinical skill development. Emphasizes the use of clinical judgment in skill acquisition. Includes principles of safety, evidence-based practice, informatics and math computational skills. Prepares students to demonstrate competency in specific skills and drug dosage calculation including the integration of skills in the care of clients in simulated settings. Provides supervised learning experiences in college nursing laboratories, clinical/community settings, and/o… Prerequisites: BIO141, BIO231, NAS161 --- # NSG115 — Healthcare Concepts for Transition 5 credits · 5 hours (5 Credit) Lecture: 3 hours per week Focuses on role transition from Licensed Practical Nurse to Registered professional nurse. Incorporates concepts of nursing practice and conceptual learning to promote health and wellness across the lifespan. Uses the nursing process to explore care delivery for selected diverse populations with common and predictable illness. Emphasizes the use of clinical judgment in skill acquisition. An additional career and technical education course specific fee of $50.00 per credit hour applies to this course. The price is discounted 50% to $25.00 per credit hour fo… Prerequisites: BIO141, BIO142, ENG111, PSY230, SDV100 --- # NSG130 — Professional Nursing Concepts 1 credits · 1 hours (1 Credit) Lecture: 1 hour per week Introduces the role of the professional nurse and fundamental concepts in professional development. Focuses on professional identity, legal/ethical issues and contemporary trends in professional nursing. An additional career and technical education course specific fee of $50.00 per credit hour applies to this course. The price is discounted 50% to $25.00 per credit hour for the 2026-27 academic year only. (Course fees do not apply to dual enrollment CTE courses taught at local high schools). Prerequisites: BIO141, BIO231, NAS161 --- # NSG152 — Health Care Participant 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 2 hours Laboratory: 3 hours Total: 5 hours per week Focuses on the health and wellness of diverse individuals, families, and the community throughout the lifespan. Covers concepts that focus on client attributes and preferences regarding healthcare. Emphasizes population-focused care. Provides supervised learning experiences in college nursing laboratories, clinical/community settings, and/or cooperating agencies, and/or simulated environments. An additional career and technical education course specific fee of $50.00 per credit hour applies to this course. The price is d… Prerequisites: BIO142, BIO232, NAS162, NSG100, NSG106, NSG130, NSG200 --- # NSG170 — Health/Illness Concepts 6 credits · 6 hours (6 Credits) Lecture: 4 hours Laboratory: 6 hours Total: 10 hours per week Focuses on the nursing care of individuals and/or families throughout the lifespan with an emphasis on health and illness concepts. Includes concepts of nursing care for the antepartum client and clients with common and predictable illnesses. Provides supervised learning experiences in college nursing laboratories, clinical/community settings, and/or simulated environments. An additional career and technical education course specific fee of $50.00 per credit hour applies to this course. The price is discounted 50% to $2… Prerequisites: BIO142, BIO232, NAS162, NSG100, NSG106, NSG130, NSG200 --- # NSG200 — Health Promotion and Assessment 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 2 hours Laboratory: 3 hours Total: 5 hours Introduces assessment and health promotion for the individual and family. Includes assessment of infants, children, adults, geriatric clients and pregnant females. Emphasizes health history and the acquisition of physical assessment skills with underlying concepts of development, communication, and health promotion. Prepares students to demonstrate competency in the assessment of clients across the lifespan. Provides supervised learning experiences in college nursing laboratories, clinical/community settings, and/or simulated env… Prerequisites: BIO141, BIO231, NAS161 --- # NSG210 — Health Care Concepts I 5 credits · 5 hours (5 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours Laboratory: 6 hours Total: 9 hours per week Focuses on care of clients across the lifespan in multiple settings including concepts related to physiological health alterations and reproduction. Emphasizes the nursing process in the development of clinical judgment for clients with multiple needs. Provides supervised learning experiences in college nursing laboratories, clinical/community settings, and/or simulated environments. An additional career and technical education course specific fee of $50.00 per credit hour applies to this course. The price is discounted… Prerequisites: BIO150, BIO205, NSG152, NSG170 --- # NSG211 — Health Care Concepts II 5 credits · 5 hours (5 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours Laboratory: 6 hours Total: 9 hour per week Focuses on care of clients across the lifespan in multiple settings including concepts related to psychological and physiological health alterations. Emphasizes the nursing process in the development of clinical judgment for clients with multiple needs. Provides supervised learning experiences in college nursing laboratories, clinical/community settings, and/or simulated environments. An additional career and technical education course specific fee of $50.00 per credit hour applies to this course. The price is discounted… Prerequisites: BIO150, BIO205, NSG152, NSG170 --- # NSG230 — Advanced Professional Nursing Concepts 2 credits · 2 hours (2 Credits) Lecture: 2 hours per week Develops the role of the professional nurse in the healthcare environment in preparation for practice as a registered nurse. Introduces leadership and management concepts and focuses on the integration of professional behaviors in a variety of healthcare settings. An additional career and technical education course specific fee of $50.00 per credit hour applies to this course. The price is discounted 50% to $25.00 per credit hour for the 2026-27 academic year only. (Course fees do not apply to dual enrollment CTE courses taught at local high schools). Prerequisites: NSG210, NSG211 --- # NSG252 — Complex Health Care Concepts 4 credits · 4 hours (4 Credits) Lecture: 4 hours per week Focuses on nursing care of diverse individuals and families integrating complex health concepts. Emphasizes clinical judgment, patient-centered care and collaboration. An additional career and technical education course specific fee of $50.00 per credit hour applies to this course. The price is discounted 50% to $25.00 per credit hour for the 2026-27 academic year only. (Course fees do not apply to dual enrollment CTE courses taught at local high schools). Prerequisites: NSG210, NSG211 --- # NSG270 — Nursing Capstone 4 credits · 4 hours (4 Credits) Laboratory: 12 hours per week Provides students with the opportunity to comprehensively apply and integrate learned concepts from previous nursing courses into a capstone experience. Emphasizes the mastery of patient- centered care, safety, nursing judgment, professional behaviors, informatics, quality improvement, and collaboration in the achievement of optimal Prerequisites: NSG210, NSG211 --- # NUR27 — Nurse Aide I 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 2 hours Laboratory: 3 hours Total: 5 hours per week Teaches care of older patients with emphasis on the social, emotional, and spiritual needs. Covers procedures; communication and interpersonal relations; observation, charting and reporting; safety and infection control; anatomy and physiology; personal care, nutrition and patient feeding; death and dying. May include laboratory or clinical hours. An additional career and technical education course specific fee of $50.00 per credit hour applies to this course. The price is discounted 50% to $25.00 per credit hour for the… --- # NUR29 — Home Health Aide 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 1 hours Laboratory: 6 hours Total: 7 hours per week Emphasizes caring for older patients; includes social, emotional, and spiritual needs; procedures; communication; charting; reporting; infection control; safety; anatomy and physiology, nutrition; personal care; death and dying. Provides clinicals in nursing home/patient’s residence. An additional career and technical education course specific fee of $50.00 per credit hour applies to this course. The price is discounted 50% to $25.00 per credit hour for the 2026-27 academic year only. (Course fees do not apply to dual en… --- # NUR31 — Advanced Skills for Nurse Aides 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 2 hours Laboratory: 1 hour Total: 3 hours per week Teaches advanced level skills for Certified Nurse Aides. An additional career and technical education course specific fee of $50.00 per credit hour applies to this course. The price is discounted 50% to $25.00 per credit hour for the 2026-27 academic year only. (Course fees do not apply to dual enrollment CTE courses taught at local high schools). --- # NUR120 — Nursing Terminology and Charting 2 credits · 2 hours (2 Credits) Lecture: 2 hours per week Focuses on basic terminology used in nursing. Emphasizes combining word forms and applications to nursing situations and the patient’s record. An additional career and technical education course specific fee of $50.00 per credit hour applies to this course. The price is discounted 50% to $25.00 per credit hour for the 2026-27 academic year only. (Course fees do not apply to dual enrollment CTE courses taught at local high schools). --- # NUR135 — Drug Dosage Calculations 1 credits · 1 hours (1 Credit) Lecture: 1 hour per week Focuses on apothecary, metric, household conversion in medication dosage calculation for adult and pediatric clients. Provides a practical approach to learning to calculate and prepare medications and solutions. Includes calculating intravenous flow rates. An additional career and technical education course specific fee of $50.00 per credit hour applies to this course. The price is discounted 50% to $25.00 per credit hour for the 2026-27 academic year only. (Course fees do not apply to dual enrollment CTE courses taught at local high schools). --- # NUR266 — Introduction to Basic Dysrhythmia Interpretation 2 credits · 2 hours (2 Credits) Lecture: 2 hours per week Teaches the systematic interpretation of dysrhythmias. --- # PHI100 — Introduction to Philosophy 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Presents an introduction to philosophical problems and perspectives with emphasis on the systematic questioning of basic assumptions about meaning, knowledge, reality, and values. The assignments in the course require college-level reading fluency and coherent communication through written reports. This is a Passport and UCGS transfer course. --- # PHI220 — Ethics and Society 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Provides a systematic study of representative ethical concepts and theories and discusses their application to concrete moral dilemmas and social issues and problems. This is a Passport and UCGS transfer course. --- # PHI227 — Bio-Medical Ethics 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Examines the ethical implications of specific biomedical issues in the context of major ethical systems. --- # PED101 — Fundamentals of Physical Activity 2 credits · 2 hours (1-2 Credits) Lecture: 1-2 hours Total: 1-3 hours per week Presents principles underlying the components of physical fitness. Utilizes conditioning activities involving cardiovascular strength and endurance, respiratory efficiency, muscular strength, and flexibility. May include fitness assessment, nutrition and weight control information, and concepts of wellness. --- # PED102 — Fundamentals of Physical Activity 2 credits · 2 hours (1-2 Credits) Lecture: 1-2 hours Total: 1-3 hours per week Presents principles underlying the components of physical fitness. Utilizes conditioning activities involving cardiovascular strength and endurance, respiratory efficiency, muscular strength, and flexibility. May include fitness assessment, nutrition and weight control information, and concepts of wellness. --- # PED109 — Yoga 1 credits · 1 hours (1 Credit) Laboratory: 1 hour per week Focuses on the forms of yoga training emphasizing flexibility. 1 --- # PED116 — Lifetime Fitness and Wellness 2 credits · 2 hours (2 Credits) Laboratory: 2 hours per week Provides a study of fitness and wellness and their relationship to a healthy lifestyle. Defines fitness and wellness, evaluates the student’s level of fitness and wellness, and motivates the student to incorporate physical fitness and wellness into daily living. A personal fitness/wellness plan is required for the 2-credit course. --- # PED117 — Fitness Walking 1 credits · 1 hours (1 Credit) Laboratory: 1 hour per week Teaches content and skills needed to design, implement, and evaluate an individualized program of walking, based upon fitness level. --- # PED123 — Tennis I 2 credits · 2 hours (2 Credits) Lecture: 1-2 hours Laboratory: 0-2 hours Total: 1-3 hours per week Teaches tennis skills with emphasis on stroke development and strategies for individual and team play. Includes rules, scoring, terminology, and etiquette. --- # PED124 — Tennis II 2 credits · 2 hours (2 Credits) Lecture: 1-2 hours Laboratory: 0-2 hours Total: 1-3 hours per week Teaches tennis skills with emphasis on stroke development and strategies for individual and team play. Includes rules, scoring, terminology, and etiquette. --- # PED154 — Volleyball 2 credits · 2 hours (2 Credits) Lecture: 1-2 hours Laboratory: 0-2 hours Total: 1-3 hours per week Introduces skills, techniques, strategies, rules, and scoring. --- # PED183 — Outdoor Adventures I 2 credits · 2 hours (2 Credits) Lecture: 1-2 hours Laboratory: 0-2 hours Total: 1-3 hours per week Introduces outdoor adventure activities with emphasis on basic skills, preparation, personal and group safety, equipment selection and use, ecology, and field experience. --- # PHT164 — Introduction to Digital Photography 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 2 hours Laboratory: 3 hours Total: 5 hours per week Teaches the fundamentals of photography including camera function, composition, and image production as they apply to digital imagery. --- # PHY100 — Elements of Physics 4 credits · 4 hours (4 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours Laboratory: 3 hours Total: Total 6 hours per week Covers basic concepts of physics, including Newtonian mechanics, properties of matter, heat transfer, waves, fundamental behavior of gases, optics, ionizing radiation, and fundamentals of electricity and magnetism. The assignments in the course require college-level reading fluency, coherent written communication, application of arithmetic, exponents, and algebraic skills such as solving for an unknown variable in an equation, and finding the slope and intercept from the equation of a line. This is a Passport and U… --- # PHY150 — Elements of Astronomy 4 credits · 4 hours (4 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours Laboratory: 3 hours Total: 6 hours per week Covers history of astronomy and its recent developments. Stresses the use of astronomical instruments and measuring techniques and includes the study and observation of the solar system, stars, and galaxies. --- # PHY201 — General College Physics I 4 credits · 4 hours (4 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours Laboratory: 3 hours Total: 6 hours per week Covers classical mechanics and thermodynamics. Includes kinematics, Newton’s laws of motion, work, energy, momentum, rotational kinematics, dynamic and static equilibrium, elasticity, gravitation, fluids, simple harmonic motion, calorimetry, ideal gas law, and the laws of thermodynamics. Part I of II. This is a UCGS and Passport Course. Prerequisites: MTH161, MTH167 --- # PHY202 — General College Physics II 4 credits · 4 hours (4 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours Laboratory: 3 hours Total: 6 hours per week TCovers waves, electromagnetism, optics, and modern physics. Includes mechanical waves, sound, electrostatics, Ohm’s law and DC circuits, magnetic forces and magnetic fields, electromagnetic induction, ray optics, wave optics, and selected topics of modern physics. Part II of II. This is a UCGS and Passport Course. Prerequisites: PHY201, MTH162, MTH167 --- # PHY241 — University Physics I 4 credits · 4 hours (4 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours Laboratory: 3 hours Total: 6 hours per week Covers classical mechanics and thermodynamics. Includes kinematics, Newton’s laws of motion, work, energy, momentum, rotational kinematics, dynamics and static equilibrium, elasticity, gravitation, fluids, simple harmonic motion, calorimetry, ideal gas law, and the laws of thermodynamics. Part I of II. This is a UCGS transfer course. Prerequisites: MTH263 --- # PHY242 — University Physics II 4 credits · 4 hours (4 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours Laboratory: 3 hours Total: 6 hours per week Covers waves, electromagnetism, and optics. Includes mechanical waves and sound, electrostatics, Ohm’s law and DC circuits, magnetic forces and magnetic fields, electromagnetic induction, AC circuits, ray optics, and wave optics. Part II of II. This is a UCGS transfer course. Prerequisites: PHY241, MTH264 --- # PHY243 — Modern Physics 4 credits · 4 hours (4 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours Laboratory: 3 hours Total: 6 hours per week Covers principles of modern physics, including in-depth coverage of relativity, quantum physics, solid state, and nuclear physics. Prerequisites: PHY242 --- # PLS135 — U.S. Government and Politics 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Teaches the political structure, processes, institutions, and policymaking of the US national government. Focuses on the three branches of government, their interrelationships, and how they shape policy. Addresses federalism; civil liberties and civil rights; political socialization and participation; public opinion, the media; interest groups; political parties; elections; and policymaking. The assignments in the course require college-level reading fluency and coherent communication through written reports. This is a Passport Transfer course. --- # PLS136 — State and Local Government and Politics 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Teaches structure, powers, and functions of state and local government in the United States as related to federalism; constitutionalism; elections; powers of legislative, executive, and judicial powers of state and local government; state-local-federal relations; fiscal matters; metropolitan issues; and policy issues, like health, education, criminal justice, and welfare. The assignments in the course require college-level reading fluency and coherent communication through written reports. --- # PLS140 — Introduction to Comparative Politics 3 credits · 3 hours 3 Credits Lecture: 3 hours per week Teach concepts and methods of comparative politics. Includes empirical analyses of domestic governmental, political, and societal institutions and norms of countries around the world. The assignments in the course require college-level reading fluency and coherent communication through written reports. This is a Passport and UCGS transfer course. --- # PLS241 — Introduction to International Relations I 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Provides an introduction to the causes of international conflict and cooperation. Focuses on the modern state, diplomacy, war initiation, crisis bargaining, international terrorism, nuclear strategy, interstate economic relations, economic growth, international law, human rights, and environmental politics. This is a UCGS and Passport Course. Prerequisite(s): ENG 111 or Department Consent Prerequisites: ENG111 --- # PNE145 — Trends in Practical Nursing 1 credits · 1 hours (1 Credit) Lecture: 1 hour per week Studies the role of the Licensed Practical Nurse; Covers legal aspects, organizations, and opportunities in practical nursing. Designed to assist the student in preparation for employment. An additional career and technical education course specific fee of $50.00 per credit hour applies to this course. The price is discounted 50% to $25.00 per credit hour for the 2026-27 academic year only. (Course fees do not apply to dual enrollment CTE courses taught at local high schools). --- # PNE155 — Body Structure and Function 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3-4 hours per week Studies the structure and function of the body. An additional career and technical education course specific fee of $50.00 per credit hour applies to this course. The price is discounted 50% to $25.00 per credit hour for the 2026-27 academic year only. (Course fees do not apply to dual enrollment CTE courses taught at local high schools). --- # PNE161 — Nursing in Health Changes I 6 credits · 6 hours (6 Credits) Lecture: 2-4 hours Laboratory: 6-15 hours. Total: 8-19 hours per week Focuses on nursing situations and procedures necessary to assist individuals in meeting special needs related to human functions. An additional career and technical education course specific fee of $50.00 per credit hour applies to this course. The price is discounted 50% to $25.00 per credit hour for the 2026-27 academic year only. (Course fees do not apply to dual enrollment CTE courses taught at local high schools). --- # PNE162 — Nursing in Health Changes II 10 credits · 10 hours (10 Credits) Lecture: 4-6 hours Laboratory: 12-21 hours. Total: 16-27 hours per week Continues the focus on nursing situations and procedures necessary to assist individuals in meeting special needs related to human functions. An additional career and technical education course specific fee of $50.00 per credit hour applies to this course. The price is discounted 50% to $25.00 per credit hour for the 2026-27 academic year only. (Course fees do not apply to dual enrollment CTE courses taught at local high schools). --- # PNE163 — Nursing in Health Changes III 8 credits · 8 hours (8 Credits) Lecture: 4-5 hours Laboratory: 9-15 hours. Total: 13-20 hours per week Continues the focus on nursing situations and procedures necessary to assist individuals in meeting special needs related to human functions. An additional career and technical education course specific fee of $50.00 per credit hour applies to this course. The price is discounted 50% to $25.00 per credit hour for the 2026-27 academic year only. (Course fees do not apply to dual enrollment CTE courses taught at local high schools). --- # PSY200 — Principles of Psychology 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Surveys the basic concepts of psychology. Covers the scientific study of behavior and mental processes, research methods, biological bases of behavior, sensation and perception, developmental psychology, learning, memory, thinking, intelligence, personality, social psychology, and psychological disorders and treatment. The assignments in the course require college-level reading fluency and coherent communication through written reports. This is a Passport and UCGS transfer course. Prerequisite(s): Readiness to enroll in ENG 111 Prerequisites: ENG111 --- # PSY210 — Statistics for Behavioral Science 4 credits · 4 hours (4 Credits) Lecture: 4 hours per week Introduces the principles and processes of statistics for behavioral science research. Focuses on the selection and application of appropriate statistical tests and accurate interpretation of behavioral science data. Utilizes statistical software for conducting statistical analysis Prerequisites: PSY200 --- # PSY215 — Psychopathology 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Explores historical views and current perspectives of psychopathology. Emphasizes major diagnostic categories and criteria, individual and social factors of maladaptive behavior, and types of treatments. Includes methods of clinical assessment and research strategies. Prerequisites: PSY200 --- # PSY225 — Theories of Personality 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Studies the major personality theories and their applications. Includes psychodynamic, behavioral, cognitive, and humanistic perspectives. Prerequisite(s): PSY 200 or equivalent Prerequisites: PSY200 --- # PSY230 — Developmental Psychology 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Traces development in context from pre-conception to death, including the physical, cognitive, and psychosocial domains. Examines methods of scientific inquiry as they apply to lifespan development. Addresses the interrelatedness of developmental domains, as well as the interdependent influences of environment and biology. Students majoring in or considering a major in Psychology should complete PSY 200 prior to PSY 230 . --- # PSY235 — Child Psychology 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Studies development of the child from conception to adolescence. Investigates physical, intellectual, social and emotional factors involved in the child’s growth. --- # PSY270 — Psychology of Human Sexuality 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Focuses on scientific investigation of human sexuality and psychological and social implications of such research. Considers socio-cultural influences, the physiology and psychology of sexual response patterns, sexual dysfunctions, and development of relationships. Prerequisite(s): PSY 200 Prerequisites: PSY200 --- # REL200 — Survey of the Old Testament 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Surveys books of the Old Testament, with emphasis on prophetic historical books. Examines the historical and geographical setting and place of the Israelites in the ancient Middle East as back-ground to the writings. --- # REL210 — Survey of the New Testament 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Surveys books of the New Testament, with special attention upon placing the writings within their historical and geographical setting. --- # REL230 — Religions of the World 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Introduces the major religions of the world: Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism. Focuses on origins, history, basic beliefs, values, ethics, and practices. This is a Passport and UCGS transfer course. --- # REL240 — Religions in America 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Surveys various manifestations of religion in the American experience. Emphasizes concepts, problems, and issues of religious pluralism and character of American religious life.This is a Passport and UCGS transfer course. --- # SAF126 — Principles of Industrial Safety 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Teaches principles and practices of accident prevention, analysis of accident causes, mechanical safeguards, fire prevention, housekeeping, occupational diseases, first aid, safety organization, protection equipment and general safety principles and promotion. --- # SCT111 — Introduction to Environmental and Science Technology I 4 credits · 4 hours (4 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours Laboratory: 3 hours. Total: 6 hours per week Introduces the basic sciences which describe our physical environment. Includes the fundamentals of geology, meteorology, physics, chemistry, and biology. Describes basic scientific principles and relates them to natural phenomena and the activities of man. Emphasizes field experiences including techniques and data gathering. --- # SCT112 — Introduction to Environmental and Science Technology II 4 credits · 4 hours (4 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours Laboratory: 3 hours. Total: 6 hours per week Introduces the basic sciences which describe our physical environment. Includes the fundamentals of geology, meteorology, physics, chemistry, and biology. Describes basic scientific principles and relates them to natural phenomena and the activities of man. Emphasizes field experiences including techniques and data gathering. --- # SOC200 — Introduction to Sociology 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Introduces the fundamental concepts and principles of sociology with attention to sociological theory, research methods, and the impact of social inequality. Examines a variety of topics such as culture, race, social class, gender, major social institutions and their role in contemporary society, and the processes of social change. This is a Passport and UCGS transfer course. --- # SOC210 — Survey of Physical and Cultural Anthropology 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Examines physical characteristics and lifestyles of human ancestors and present populations. Explores cultures from around the world to study diverse adaptations made by humans. --- # SOC211 — Cultural Anthropology 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Examines the origins, development, research, diversification and evolution of human cultures. Includes exposure to the variability of both Western and Non-Western aspects of culture. Provides an introduction to the nature of culture and its relationship to various social institutions and societies. This is a Passport and UCGS transfer course. --- # SOC212 — Principles of Anthropology II 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Inquiries into the origins, development, and diversification of human biology and human cultures. Includes fossil records, physical origins of human development, human population genetics, linguistics, cultures’ origins and variation, and historical and contemporary analysis of human societies. Part II of II. --- # SOC215 — Sociology of the Family 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Introduces tools to study family life through the sociological lens. Explores a variety of topics including various familial forms, divorce, and domestic violence. --- # SOC225 — Sociology of Gender 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Analyzes influence of major social institutions and socialization in shaping and changing sex roles in contemporary society. Examines differential access to positions of public power and authority for men and women. --- # SOC245 — Sociology of Aging 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Introduces study of aging with special emphasis on later stages of the life cycle. Includes theories of aging, historical and comparative settings, social policy, and future trends of aging. --- # SOC247 — Death and Dying 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week. Divisional Approval. Studies theoretical, practical, and historical aspects of death. Focuses upon student’s own ideas, feeling, and attitudes toward death and dying and the significance and consequences of those attitudes. Divisional Approval. --- # SOC268 — Social Problems 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Introduces the fundamental concepts underlying social problems construction with attention to how these problems are defined, understood and arbitrated. Examines a variety of topics such as researching social problems and policymaking. This is a Passport and UCGS transfer course. --- # SPA101 — Beginning Spanish I 4 credits · 4 hours (4 Credits) Lecture: 5 hours per week Introduces cultural awareness, listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills, and emphasizes basic sentence structure. Part I of II. This is a UCGS transfer course. --- # SPA102 — Beginning Spanish II 4 credits · 4 hours (4 Credits) Lecture: 5 hours per week Introduces cultural awareness, listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills and emphasizes basic sentence structure. Part II of II. This is a UCGS transfer course. Prerequisites: SPA101 --- # SPA163 — Spanish for Health Professionals I 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Introduces Spanish to those in the health sciences. Emphasizes oral communication and practical medical vocabulary. May include oral drill and practice. Part I of II. --- # SPA164 — Spanish for Health Professionals II 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Introduces Spanish to those in the health sciences. Emphasizes oral communication and practical medical vocabulary. May include oral drill and practice. Part II of II. --- # SPA201 — Intermediate Spanish I 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Continues to develop cultural awareness, listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills, and introduces complex sentence structures. Classes may be conducted in the target language. Part I of II. This is a UCGS transfer course. Prerequisites: SPA102 --- # SPA202 — Intermediate Spanish II 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Continues to develop cultural awareness, listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills, and emphasizes complex sentence structures. Classes may be conducted in the target language. Part II of II. This is a UCGS transfer course. Prerequisites: SPA102 --- # SDV100 — College Success Skills 1 credits · 1 hours (1 Credit) Lecture: 1 hour per week Assists students in transition to colleges. Provides overviews of college policies, procedures, curricular offerings. Encourages contacts with other students and staff. Assists students toward college success through information regarding effective study habits, career and academic planning, and other college resources available to students. May include English and Math placement testing. Strongly recommended for beginning students. Required for graduation. --- # SDV101 — Orientation to Health Sciences 1 credits · 1 hours (1 Credit) Lecture: 1-3 hours per week Introduces students to the skills which are necessary to achieve their academic goals, to services at the college and to the discipline in which they are enrolled. Covers topics such as services at the college including the learning resources center; counseling, and academic advising; listening, test taking, and study skills; and topical areas which are applicable to their particular discipline. --- # SDV106 — Preparation for Employment 2 credits · 2 hours (1-2 Credits) Lecture: 1-2 hours per week Provides experience in resume writing, preparation of applications, letters of application, and successfully preparing for and completing the job interview. Assists students in identifying their marketable skills and aptitudes. Develops strategies for successful employment search. Assists students in understanding effective human relations techniques and communication skills in job search. --- # SDV107 — Career Education 3 credits · 3 hours (1-3 Credits) Lecture: 1-3 hours per week Surveys career options available to students. Stresses career development and assists in the understanding of self in the world of work. Assists students in applying decision making to career choice. --- # SDV108 — College Survival Skills 3 credits · 3 hours (1-3 Credits) Lecture: 1-3 hours per week Provides an orientation to the college. Introduces study skills, career and life planning. Offers an opportunity to engage in activities aimed at self-discovery. Emphasizes development of “coping skills” such as listening, interpersonal relations, competence, and improved self-concept. Recommended for students enrolled in developmental courses. --- # SDV110 — Orientation to Teaching As a Profession 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Introduces students to a career in teaching and education by allowing students to experience the components of the learner, the school environment and the classroom teaching environment. Utilizes the Virginia Teachers for Tomorrow/ Teacher Cadet Curriculum. Students participate in a 15-hour student teaching internship in a classroom at one of the levels between Kindergarten and grade 9. --- # WEL100 — Fundamentals of Welding 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 2 hours per week Laboratory: 3 hours per week Introduces arc and oxyfuel welding and cutting. Provides fundamental principles of joining ferrous and non-ferrous metals, welding and cutting processes, equipment operation, and safety procedures with emphasis upon welding and cutting procedures. An additional career and technical education course-specific fee of $25.00 per credit hour applies to this course. The price is discounted 50% to $12.50 per credit hour for the 2026-27 academic year only. (Course fees do not apply to dual enrollment CTE courses taught at local high s… --- # WEL120 — Introduction to Welding 2 credits · 2 hours (2 Credits) Lecture: 1 hour Laboratory: 2 hours Total: 3 hours per week Introduces history of welding processes. Covers types of equipment, and assembly of units. Stresses welding procedures such as fusion, non-fusion, and cutting oxyacetylene. Introduces arc welding. Emphasizes procedures in the use of tools and equipment. An additional career and technical education course-specific fee of $25.00 per credit hour applies to this course. The price is discounted 50% to $12.50 per credit hour for the 2026-27 academic year only. (Course fees do not apply to dual enrollment CTE courses taught at l… --- # WEL123 — Shielded Metal Arc Welding (Basic) 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 2 hours per week Laboratory: 3 hours per week Teaches operation of AC and DC power sources, welding polarities, heats and electrodes for use in joining various metal alloys by the arc welding process. Deals with running beads, butt, and fillet welds in all positions. Emphasizes safety procedures. An additional career and technical education course-specific fee of $25.00 per credit hour applies to this course. The price is discounted 50% to $12.50 per credit hour for the 2026-27 academic year only. (Course fees do not apply to dual enrollment CTE courses taught at local hi… --- # WEL124 — Shielded Metal Arc Welding (Advanced) 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 2 hours per week Laboratory: 3 hours per week Continues instruction on operation of AC and DC power sources, welding polarities, heats and electrodes for use in joining various metal alloys by the arc welding process. Deals with running beads, butt, and fillet welds in all positions. Emphasizes safety procedures. An additional career and technical education course-specific fee of $25.00 per credit hour applies to this course. The price is discounted 50% to $12.50 per credit hour for the 2026-27 academic year only. (Course fees do not apply to dual enrollment CTE courses t… --- # WEL126 — Pipe Welding I 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 2 hours per week Laboratory: 3 hours per week Teaches metal arc welding processes including the welding of pressure piping in the horizontal, vertical, and horizontal-fixed positions in accordance with section IX of the ASME code. An additional career and technical education course-specific fee of $25.00 per credit hour applies to this course. The price is discounted 50% to $12.50 per credit hour for the 2026-27 academic year only. (Course fees do not apply to dual enrollment CTE courses taught at local high schools.) --- # WEL160 — Gas Metal Arc Welding 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 2 hours per week Laboratory: 3 hours per week Introduces semi-automatic welding processes with emphasis on practical application. Includes the study of filler wires, fluxes, and gases. An additional career and technical education course-specific fee of $25.00 per credit hour applies to this course. The price is discounted 50% to $12.50 per credit hour for the 2026-27 academic year only. (Course fees do not apply to dual enrollment CTE courses taught at local high schools.) --- # WEL161 — Flux Cored Arc Welding (FCAW) 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 2 hours per week Laboratory: 3 hours per week Introduces flux cored semi-automatic welding processes with emphasis on practical application. Includes the study of filler wires, fluxes, and gases. An additional career and technical education course-specific fee of $25.00 per credit hour applies to this course. The price is discounted 50% to $12.50 per credit hour for the 2026-27 academic year only. (Course fees do not apply to dual enrollment CTE courses taught at local high schools.) --- # WEL164 — Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW) Tungsten Inert Gas (TIG) 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 2 hours per week Laboratory: 3 hours per week Introduces practical operations in the use of tungsten arc welding and equipment. Studies equipment operation setup, safety, and practice of Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW), Tungsten Inert Gas (TIG). An additional career and technical education course-specific fee of $25.00 per credit hour applies to this course. The price is discounted 50% to $12.50 per credit hour for the 2026-27 academic year only. (Course fees do not apply to dual enrollment CTE courses taught at local high schools.) --- # WEL166 — Advanced Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW) Tungsten Inert Gas (TIG) 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 2 hours per week Laboratory: 3 hours per week Continues practical operations in the use of tungsten arc welding and equipment. Studies equipment operation setup, safety, and practice of Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW), Tungsten Inert Gas (TIG). An additional career and technical education course-specific fee of $25.00 per credit hour applies to this course. The price is discounted 50% to $12.50 per credit hour for the 2026-27 academic year only. (Course fees do not apply to dual enrollment CTE courses taught at local high schools.) --- # HMS100 — Introduction to Human Services 3 credits · 3 hours (3 Credits) Lecture: 3 hours per week Introduces human service agencies, roles, and careers. Presents a historical perspective of the field as it relates to human services today. Additional topics include values clarification and the needs of target populations through properly cited and formatted written reports. This is a Passport and UCGS transfer course.