| FIRST YEAR | |||
| First Semester | Hours | ||
| ENG-119 | Composition I Pathway ORENG-119 Students will study the writing process by reading essays illustrating a variety of rhetorical strategies, analyzing texts and writing, revising and editing short essays. Course is for students who have assessed into developmental English, receiving supplemental instruction for course completion.
Composition I Pathway Course Outline | ||
| ENG-120 | Composition I ENG-120 Students develop a writing process by reading and analyzing texts that illustrate various rhetorical strategies as well as writing, revising and editing short essays. Minimally, students must compose four formal, revised writing assignments, having one reach at least 1,250 words.
Composition I Course Outline | 3.0 | |
| MAT-116 | General Education Math ORMAT-116 Survey of mathematical topics with emphasis on solutions to real life problems. Topics will include set theory, consumer/financial math, measurement, and statistics. Problem solving projects involving detailed written solutions will be required. Calculators and computers will be used.
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| MAT-115 | General Education Pathway ORMAT-115 Survey of mathematical topics including set theory, consumer/financial math, measurement and statistics. Problem solving projects involving detailed written solutions required. Calculators and computers will be used. Intended for students that don't assess directly into MAT-116. Includes supplemental instruction lab.
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| MAT-124 | Statistics Pathway ORMAT-124 Application of elementary principles of descriptive statistics including frequency distribution, graphical presentation, measures of center, location and variation. Elements of probability, sampling techniques, binomial and normal distribution, correlation/regression and hypothesis testing. Graphing calculator and Excel required. Intended for students that don't assess directly into MAT-125 Statistics. Includes supplemental instruction lab.
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| MAT-125 | Statistics MAT-125 Application of elementary principles of descriptive statistics including frequency distribution, graphical presentation, measures of center, location and variation. Elements of probability, sampling techniques, binomial and normal distribution, correlation/regression and hypothesis testing. Graphing calculator and Excel required.
Statistics Course Outline | 3.0 | |
| HUM-150 | Humanities Through the Arts HUM-150 Students will survey the human condition as revealed through the arts, including an examination of painting, sculpture, architecture, literature, drama, film, photography and music.
Humanities Through the Arts Course Outline | 3.0 | |
| SOC-280 | Introduction to Sociology SOC-280 Study of human interaction focusing on social influences shaping personality, structure and dynamics of human society. Topics include: sociological perspective, culture, society, social interaction; social change in global perspective; socialization; families; social class; and social stratification; race and ethnicity; and deviance.
Introduction to Sociology Course Outline | 3.0 | |
| PHI-270 | Introduction to Philosophy PHI-270 An introduction to philosophical questioning and reasoning. This course will include a survey of western philosophy focusing on the development of specific branches within the field, including epistemology, metaphysics, ethics, philosophy of science, and social/political philosophy.
Introduction to Philosophy Course Outline | 3.0 | |
Semester Totals |
15.0 | ||
| Second Semester | |||
| ENG-121 | Composition II ENG-121 Students will learn how to find, use, assess and document research sources, producing an extended writing project based primarily on library research.
Composition II Course Outline | 3.0 | |
| BIO-130 | Environmental Science BIO-130 This course examines the principles that govern natural environments and human interconnections to them. Some topics include resource use, pollution, sustainability, energy, water, food, ecology, evolution, climate change and population. Laboratory exercises include outdoor field studies and indoor hands-on exercises
Environmental Science Course Outline | 4.0 | |
| HUM-181 | Intro to Film Appreciation HUM-181 Students will enrich their knowledge of film art and their abilities to critically analyze and evaluate films. By viewing and discussing a variety of films, students will understand film techniques, directorial styles, genres, structure, critical approaches and cultural influences.
Intro to Film Appreciation Course Outline | 3.0 | |
| LIT-130 | Intro to Literature LIT-130 Students will read, examine and discuss a variety of literary works from different genres as a way to analyze and understand the value, purpose and components of literature.
Intro to Literature Course Outline | 3.0 | |
| COM-111 | Intro to Speech Communication COM-111 Focuses on the fundamental principles and methods of selecting, analyzing, organizing, developing and communicating information, evidence and points of view to audiences.
Intro to Speech Communication Course Outline | 3.0 | |
Semester Totals |
16.0 | ||
| SECOND YEAR | |||
| First Semester | Hours | ||
| PHI-232 | World Religions PHI-232 This course is designed to promote cultural diversity associated with religious practices. It includes a survey of religious systems and examines concepts and theories related to the nature of deities, good and evil, reason and faith, ethics, and afterlife.
World Religions Course Outline | 3.0 | |
| --- --- | IAI Physical Science --- ---
IAI Physical Science | 3.0 | |
| PSY-271 | Intr/Psychology PSY-271 Focuses on psychology as a science, presenting concepts, research methods and research in a variety of subfields, including neuroscience, sensation and perception, consciousness, learning and memory, cognition, motivation and emotion, development, personality, disorders and therapy and social psychology.
Intr/Psychology Course Outline | 3.0 | |
| LIT-147 | Introduction to Fiction LIT-147 Students will read, discuss and analyze short stories and novels written by different authors from a variety of time periods as a way of appreciating and understanding the purposes, forms, terms and critical approaches associated with these two literacy modes.
Introduction to Fiction Course Outline | 3.0 | |
| FLG-140 | Elem Spanish I ORFLG-140 Fundamentals of Spanish grammar, oral communication, reading and writing, and introduction to cultures of various Spanish speaking countries.
Elem Spanish I Course Outline | ||
| HUM-120 | Myths and Legends ORHUM-120 An introduction to major myths and legends spanning from Ancient Greece to Modern America with an emphasis on how the motifs, archetypes and themes are consistently revived in popular culture.
Myths and Legends Course Outline | ||
| --- --- | Transfer Elective --- ---
Transfer Elective | 3.0 | |
Semester Totals |
15.0 | ||
| Second Semester | |||
| PHI-280 | Ethics PHI-280 Introduction to issues and theories of ethics. Includes survey of major value systems and contemporary issues.
Ethics Course Outline | 3.0 | |
| POS-264 | Intro/Interntnl Relations POS-264 An examination of the nation-state system and the sources of conflict in the international community. Comparative political economic systems are studied, as well as the rise of multi-national corporation and international organizations.
Intro/Interntnl Relations Course Outline | 3.0 | |
| FLG-141 | Elem Spanish II ORFLG-141 Continued study of basic grammar, oral communication, reading and writing. Includes cultural aspects of various Spanish speaking countries.
Elem Spanish II Course Outline | ||
| --- --- | Transfer Elective --- ---
Transfer Elective | 3.0 | |
| SLN-200 | Community Service ORSLN-200 A course based on a multi-disciplinary project coordinating community service efforts through an established organization. Individual students self-assess their learning outcomes and make applications to personal educational goals, establishing a sense of community commitment.
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| STA-200 | Short Term Study Abroad ORSTA-200 This course serves as an introduction to short-term study abroad opportunities. It will focus on the various challenges of traveling and learning in another country, cultural awareness, cross-cultural sensitivity, intercultural communication, and adaptability to a new culture. (Repeatable 3 Times)
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| --- --- | Transfer Elective --- ---
Transfer Elective | 3.0 | |
| ART-260 | Art History I ORART-260 Students will learn the historical developments of visual arts from Pre-historic through the Pre-Renaissance periods. Art will be examined as expressions of the ideas and beliefs of artist influenced by the political, religious and philosophical ideals of their different cultures.
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| ART-261 | Art History II ORART-261 The study of the historical development of art from Pre-Renaissance through the 21st century. Beliefs and practices of cultures and societies will be examined. Style and symbolism combined with political, religious and philosophical traits will be explored through art.
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| --- --- | IAI Humanities/Fine Arts --- ---
IAI Humanities/Fine Arts | 3.0 | |
| --- --- | IAI Humanities/Fine Arts --- ---
IAI Humanities/Fine Arts | 3.0 | |
Semester Totals |
18.0 | ||
Total Program Hours | 64.0 | ||