Catalog & Student Handbook 2021-2022

Apr 29, 2024

Catalog & Student Handbook 2021-2022 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions

Course Numbers:

Courses numbered 01-09 are freshman level courses for the Developmental program and for the occupational programs. They are not applicable toward an associate degree.

Courses numbered 10-99 are basic occupational courses for the diploma and certificate programs. They are not applicable toward an associate degree.

Courses numbered 100-199 are freshman level courses applicable toward an associate degree. They may also be used in certificate and diploma programs.

Courses numbered 200-299 are sophomore level courses applicable toward an associate degree.

Course Credits:

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

Course Hours:

The number of lecture hours in class each week (including lecture, seminar, and discussion hours) and/or the number of laboratory hours in class each week (including laboratory, shop, supervised practice, and cooperative work experiences) are indicated for each course in the course description. The number of lecture and laboratory hours in class each week are also called “contact” hours because it is time spent under the direct supervision of a faculty member. In addition to the lecture and laboratory hours in class each week as listed in the course description, each student also must spend some time on out-of-class assignments under his or her own direction. Usually each credit per course requires an average of three hours of in-class and out-of-class work each week for 15 weeks.

Prerequisites:

If any are required before enrolling in a course, these prerequisites will be identified in the course description. Courses in special sequences (usually identified by the numeral I-II-III) require that prior courses or their equivalent be completed before enrolling for a course; usually the corequisites must be taken at the same time. The prerequisites or their equivalent must be completed before enrolling in a course unless special permission is obtained from the Vice President of Instruction, academic dean, and the instructor of the course.

The college reserves the right to change, to delete, or to substitute courses or programs at any time.

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Building
	BLD 144 Plumbing Code and Certification Preparation 3 credits Lecture: 3 per week Teaches the use of the plumbing code standard book (BOCA), references standards, the reading and use of charts and tables, and preparation for the journeyman’s certification and the crossconnection control certification test.
	BLD 147 Principles of Block and Bricklaying 3 credits Lecture: 2 per week Laboratory: 2 per week Total: 4 per week Presents fundamentals of masonry practices. Includes foundations, block laying skills, mortar mixing, measuring, and introduction to bricklaying techniques. Emphasizes hands-on applications of block and brick techniques.
	BLD 190 Coordinated Internship 3 credits Laboratory: 3 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.
	BLD 195 Topics in Plumbing 3 credits Lecture: 3 Total: 3 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.
	BLD 198 Seminar and Project 3 credits Laboratory: 9 per week Requires completion of a project or research report related to the student’s objectives and a study of approaches to the selection and pursuit of career opportunities in the field. May be repeated for credit
	BLD 199 Supervised Study in Carpentry 1 credits Laboratory: 2 per week Assigns problems for independent study incorporating previous instruction and supervised by the instructor. May be repeated for credit.
	BLD 200 Sustainable Construction 2 credits Lecture: 2 per week Teaches students the specialized construction management best practices that must be utilized when managing a sustainable project. Includes industry standards for green construction as identified by popular building rating systems.
	BLD 215 OSHA 30 Construction Safety 2 credits Lecture: 2 per week Covers all topics included in the OSHA 30-course. Prerequisite(s): OSHA 10 Certification.
	BLD 290 Coordinated Internship 3 credits Laboratory: 3 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.
	BLD 298 Seminar and Project 3 credits Laboratory: 9 per week Requires completion of a project or research report related to the student’s occupational objectives and a study of approaches to the selection and pursuit of career opportunities in the field. May be repeated for credit.
Business Management and Leadership
	BUS 100 Introduction to Business 3 credits Lecture: 3 per week Presents a broad introduction to the functioning of business enterprise within the U.S. economic framework. Introduces economic systems, essential elements of business organization, production, human resource management, marketing, finance, and risk management. Develops business vocabulary.
	BUS 116 Entrepreneurship 3 credits Lecture: 3 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.
	BUS 117 Leadership Development 3 credits Lecture: 3 Total: 3 Covers interpersonal relations in hierarchical structures. Examines the dynamics of teamwork, motivation, handling change and conflict and how to achieve positive results through others. Lecture 3 hours per week.
	BUS 118 Concepts of Supervision 3 credits Lecture: 3 Total: 3 Teaches the five functions of management: planning, organizing, staffing, directing and controlling. Includes instruction in leadership skills, problem-solving and decision-making, effective communications, dealing with conflict and employee relations, time management, delegation, and motivation. Lecture 3 hours per week.
	BUS 165 Small Business Management 3 credits Lecture: 3 Total: 3 Identifies management concerns unique to small businesses. Introduces the requirements necessary to initiate a small business, and identifies the elements comprising a business plan. Presents information establishing financial and administrative controls, developing a marketing strategy, managing business operations, and the legal and government relationships specific to small businesses. Lecture 3 hours per week.
	BUS 200 Principles of Management 3 credits Lecture: 3 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 objectives.
	BUS 201 Organizational Behavior 3 credits Lecture: 3 per week Presents a behaviorally-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.
	BUS 205 Human Resource Management 3 credits Lecture: 3 per week Introduces employment, selection, and placement of personnel, forecasting, job analysis, job descriptions, training methods and programs, employee evaluation systems, compensation, benefits, and labor relations.
	BUS 216 Probability and Statistics for Business and Economics 3 credits Lecture: 3 per week Introduces methods of probability assessment and statistical inference. Includes data collection and presentation; descriptive statistics; basic probability concepts; discrete and continuous probability distributions; decision theory; sampling and estimation; and hypothesis testing. Emphasizes business and economic applications. Utilizes computer software as a tool for problem solving.
	BUS 236 Communication in Management 3 credits Lecture: 3 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.
	BUS 241 Business Law I 3 credits Lecture: 3 per week Develops a basic understanding of the U.S. business legal environment. Introduces property and contract law, agency and partnership liability, and government regulatory law. Students will be able to apply these legal principles to landlord/tenant disputes, consumer rights issues, employment relationships, and other business transactions.
	BUS 242 Business Law II 3 credits Lecture: 3 per week Focuses on business organization and dissolution, bankruptcy and Uniform Commercial Code. Introduces international law and emerging fields of e-commerce and Internet law.
	BUS 290 Coordinated Internship 3 credits Laboratory: 9 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.
	BUS 297 Cooperative Education 3 credits Laboratory: 9 per week 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.Credit/work ratio not to exceed 1:5 hours. Lecture 3 hours per week. May be repeated for credit.
Chemistry
	CHM 01 Chemistry I 4 credits Lecture: 4 per week Presents basic inorganic and organic principles to students with little or no chemistry background. Can be taken in subsequent semesters as necessary until course objectives are completed. Corequisite(s): Algebra I or equivalent.
	CHM 111 College Chemistry I 4 credits Lecture: 3 per week Laboratory: 3 per week Total: 6 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 Transfer course effective 8/1/19. Prerequisite(s): Beginning Summer 2020, MTE 1 MTE 2 MTE 3 MTE 4 MTE 5 MTE 6 MTE 7 MTE 8 MTE 9 and ENG 111 Eligible
	CHM 112 College Chemistry II 4 credits Lecture: 3 per week Laboratory: 3 per week Total: 6 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. Prerequisite(s): Beginning Summer 2020, CHM 111 with a grade of C or higher.
	CHM 241 Organic Chemistry I 3 credits Lecture: 3 per week Introduces fundamental chemistry of carbon compounds, including structures, physical properties, syntheses and typical reactions. Emphasizes reaction mechanisms. Part I of II. Prerequisite(s): Beginning Summer 2020, CHM 112 with a grade of C or higher.
	CHM 242 Organic Chemistry II 3 credits Lecture: 3 per week Introduces fundamental chemistry of carbon compounds, including structures, physical properties, syntheses and typical reactions. Emphasizes reaction mechanisms. Part II of II. Prerequisite(s): Beginning Summer 2020, CHM 241 with grade of C or higher.
	CHM 243 Organic Chemistry Laboratory I 1 credits Laboratory: 3 per week Is taken concurrently with CHM 241 and CHM 242 . Part II of II. Prerequisite(s): CHM 111 Corequisite(s): CHM 112
	CHM 244 Organic Chemistry Laboratory II 1 credits Laboratory: 3 per week Is taken concurrently with CHM 241 and CHM 242 . Part II of II. Prerequisite(s): CHM 111 and CHM 112
	CHM 245 Organic Chemistry I Laboratory 2 credits Lecture: 1 Laboratory: 3 Total: 2 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. Transfer Virginia. Prerequisite(s): CHM 112 with a grade of C or better. Corequisite(s): CHM 241
	CHM 246 Organic Chemistry II Laboratory 2 credits Lecture: 1 Laboratory: 3 Total: 2 Introduces various methods and procedures used in present day organic laboratories. Covers the general techniques, organic synthesis and the use of common spectroscopic instruentation; synthesizing a variety of compounds; and analyzing the products through physical properties and spectroscopy. Part I of II. Transfer Virginia. Prerequisite(s): CHM 245 Corequisite(s): CHM 242
	CHM 260 Introductory Biochemistry 3 credits Lecture: 3 per week Explores fundamentals of biological chemistry. Includes study of macromolecules, metabolic pathways, and biochemical genetics. Prerequisite(s): CHM 112 or divisional approval.
Computer Science
	CSC 155 Computer Concepts and Applications 3 credits Lecture: 3 per week Introduces basic hardware and software concepts of computer usage and the computer’s impact on society. Includes applications of various types of software to illustrate how computers are used in sciences, social sciences, humanities, and education. Covers the use of an operating system, word processing, spreadsheets, e-mail, library access, database access and retrieval, and the Internet.
	CSC 200 Introduction to Computer Science 4 credits Lecture: 4 per week Provides broad introduction to computer science. Discusses architecture and function of computer hardware, including networks and operating systems, data and instruction representation and data organization. Covers software, algorithms, programming languages and software engineering. Discusses artificial intelligence and theory of computation. Includes a hand-on component.
	CSC 201 Computer Science 4 credits Lecture: 4 per week Introduces algorithm and problem solving methods. Emphasizes structured programming concepts, elementary data structures and the study and use of a high level programming language. Corequisite(s): CSC 100 or equivalent and MTH 173 or equivalent or divisional approval.
	CSC 202 Computer Science II 4 credits Lecture: 4 per week Examines data structures and algorithm analysis. Covers data structures (including sets, strings, stacks, queues, arrays, records, files, linked lists, and trees), abstract data types, algorithm analysis (including searching and sorting methods), and file structures. Prerequisite(s): CSC 201 . Corequisite(s): MTH 174 or equivalent or divisional approval.
Communication Studies/Theatre
	CST 100 Principles of Public Speaking 3 credits Lecture: 3 per week Applies theory and principles of public address with emphasis on preparation and delivery.
	CST 110 Introduction to Communication 3 credits Lecture: 3 per week Examines the elements affecting speech communication at the individual, small group, and public communication levels with emphasis on practice of communication at each level.
	CST 115 Small Group Communication 3 credits Lecture: 3 Total: 3 Emphasizes the development of presentational ability in a group, decision-making, group maintenance, and leadership and participant skills. Incorporates a preliminary study of group dynamics.
	CST 126 Interpersonal Communication 3 credits Lecture: 3 per week Teaches interpersonal communication skills for both daily living and the world of work. Includes perception, self- concept, self-disclosure, listening and feedback, nonverbal communication, attitudes, assertiveness and other interpersonal skills.
	CST 151 Film Appreciation I 3 credits Lecture: 3 per week Aims to increase the student’s knowledge and enjoyment of film and film criticism through discussion and viewing of movies.
	CST 152 Film Appreciation II 3 credits Lecture: 3 per week Aims to increase the student’s knowledge and enjoyment of film and film criticism through discussion and viewing of movies.
Dental Assisting
	DNA 95 Topics In 1 credits Lecture: 1 Total: 1 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.
	DNA 100 Introduction to Oral Health Professions 1 credits Lecture: 1 per week Provides an introduction to the oral health profession and covers basic terminology, historical perspective, the credentialing process, accreditation, professional organizations, and legal and ethical considerations.
	DNA 103 Introduction to Oral Health 1 credits Lecture: 1 per week Teaches anatomy of the head and neck, the oral cavity, hard and soft tissues, as well as tooth morphology. Includes dental terminology, deciduous and permanent dentition as well as pathology.
	DNA 109 Practical Infection Control 2 credits Lecture: 1 per week Laboratory: 2 per week Total: 3 per week Studies principles of management of disease-producting micro-organisms and associated diseases. Emphasis is placed on sterilization, asepsis, and disinfection techniques applicable in the detal office.
	DNA 110 Dental Materials 3 credits Lecture: 2 per week Laboratory: 3 per week Total: 5 per week Studies the materials utilized in the laboratory aspect of dentistry as support in treatment. Emphasis is placed on the characteristics, manipulation, economical control, storage, and delivery of materials.
	DNA 113 Chairside Assisting I 3 credits Lecture: 2 per week Laboratory: 3 per week Total: 5 per week Provides instruction on the principles of clinical chairside dental assisting, dental equipment used and maintenance, safety, instrument identification, tray set-ups by procedures, and patient data collection. An emphasis is placed on patient management during restorative procedures.
	DNA 135 Dental Radiation Safety 2 credits Lecture: 1 per week Laboratory: 3 per week Total: 4 per week Studies techniques and devices used for protection from ionizing radiation. Teaches biological effects, cell sensitivity and genetic effects of ionizing radiation. Includes practice of bisection and parallel techniques on manikins. Prepares employed dental staff to meet the Virginia Board of Dentistry’s regulations for certification in dental radiation safety hygiene.
	DNA 190 Externship 3 credits Lecture: 1 per week Laboratory: 4 per week Total: 5 per week Exposes students to the fast pace of a dental practice while they perform support services with an established team.
Dental Hygiene
	DNH 111 Oral Anatomy 2 credits Lecture: 2 per week Studies the morphology and function of the oral structures with emphasis on the primary and permanent dentition, eruption sequence, occlusion, and intra-arch relationships.
	DNH 115 Histology/Head and Neck Anatomy 3 credits Lecture: 3 per week Presents a study of the microscopic and macroscopic anatomy and physiology of the head, neck and oral tissues. Includes embryologic development and histologic components of the head, neck, teeth, and periodontium.
	DNH 120 Management of Emergencies 2 credits Lecture: 1 per week Studies the various medical emergencies and techniques for managing emergencies in the dental setting. Additional practical applications and simulations of emergencies may be conducted to enhance basic knowledge from the one-hour lecture component.
	DNH 130 Oral Radiography for the Dental Hygienist 3 credits Lecture: 2 per week Laboratory: 3 per week Total: 5 per week Studies radiation physics, biology, safety, and exposure techniques for intra- and extra-oral radiographic surveys. Laboratory provides practice in exposure, processing methods, mounting, and interpretation of normal findings.
	DNH 141 Dental Hygiene I 5 credits Lecture: 3 per week Total: 9 per week Introduces clinical knowledge and skills for the performance of dental hygiene services; basic skill components, lab mannequins, and client practice. Clinic 6 hours.
	DNH 142 Dental Hygiene II 5 credits Lecture: 2 per week Total: 11 per week Exposes students to instrument sharpening, time management, and client education techniques and methods. Provides supervised clinical practice in the dental hygiene clinic with emphasis on developing client treatment and instrument skills. Clinic 9 hours. Prerequisite(s): DNH 141 .
	DNH 143 Dental Hygiene III 4 credits Lecture: 2 per week Total: 8 per week Introduces dental health care for clients with special needs. Includes introduction to computer concepts and applications. Provides supervised clinical practice in the dental hygiene clinic with emphasis on refining patient treatment and instrument skills, including oral radiographs. Clinic 6 hours. Prerequisite(s): DNH 142 .
	DNH 145 General and Oral Pathology 2 credits Lecture: 2 per week Introduces general pathology with consideration of the common diseases affecting the human body. Particular emphasis is given to the study of pathological conditions of the mouth, teeth and their supporting structures. Prerequisite(s): DNH 115 .
	DNH 146 Periodontics for the Dental Hygienist 2 credits Lecture: 2 per week Introduces the theoretical and practical study of various concepts and methods used in describing, preventing, and controlling periodontal disease. Presents etiology, microbiology, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of diseases. Corequisite(s): BIO 141 .
	DNH 150 Nutrition 2 credits Lecture: 2 per week Studies nutrition as it relates to dentistry and general health. Emphasizes the principles of nutrition as applied to the clinical practice of dental hygiene.
	DNH 199 Supervised Study 1-5 credits Assigns problems for independent study incorporating previous instruction and supervised by the instructor. Variable hours. May be repeated for credit
	DNH 214 Dental Materials 2 credits Lecture: 1 per week Laboratory: 2 per week Total: 3 per week Studies the physical and chemical properties of the materials used in dentistry. Laboratory experiences emphasize proper manipulation of materials.
	DNH 216 Pharmacology 2 credits Lecture: 2 per week Studies the chemical and therapeutic agents used in dentistry, including their preparation, effectiveness, and specific application.
	DNH 226 Public Health Dental Hygiene I 2 credits Lecture: 2 per week Studies and compares concepts of delivery of health care, applying the public health delivery model. Utilizes epidemiologic methods, research and biostatistics as applied oral health program planning, implementation, and evaluation. Incorporates and applies current health issues and trends.
	DNH 227 Public Health Dental Hygiene II 1 credits Laboratory: 3 per week Applies concepts of public health program planning through student directed community projects with an emphasis on preventative oral health education. Includes development of table clinics, bulletin boards, and volunteer service in the community. Prerequisite(s): DNH 226 .
	DNH 230 Office Practice and Ethics 1 credits Lecture: 1 per week Studies the principles of dental ethics and economics as they relate to the dental hygienist. The course also includes a study of jurisprudence and office procedures.
	DNH 235 Management of Dental Pain and Anxiety in the Dental Office 2 credits Lecture: 1 per week Laboratory: 2 per week Total: 3 per week Provides a study of anxiety and pain management techniques used in dental care. Students will understand the necessary theory to appropriately treat, plan and successfully administer topical anesthesia, local anesthesia, and nitrous oxide/ oxygen analgesia. Includes the components of pain, pain control mechanisms, topical anesthesia, local anesthesia and nitrous oxide/ oxygen analgesia. Prerequisite(s): DNH 115 , DNH 120 and DNH 216 .
	DNH 244 Dental Hygiene IV 5 credits Lecture: 1 per week Total: 13 per week Introduces advanced skills and the dental hygienists role in dental specialties. Includes supervised clinical practice in the dental clinic and/or off-campus clinical rotations at various community facilities. Emphasizes treatment of clients demonstrating periodontal involvement, stressing application and correlation of knowledge and skills from previous semesters. Clinic 12 hours. Prerequisite(s): DNH 143 .
	DNH 245 Dental Hygiene V 5 credits Lecture: 1 per week Total: 13 per week Includes supervised clinical practice in the dental hygiene clinic and/or off-campus clinical rotations at various community facilities. Emphasis is placed on synthesis of knowledge from previous semesters, treatment of clients with moderate to advanced periodontal involvement and improving clinical speed while maintaining quality in preparation for practice. Clinic 12 hours. Prerequisite(s): DNH 244 .
Drafting
	DRF 111 Technical Drafting I 2 credits Lecture: 1 per week Laboratory: 3 per week Total: 4 per week Introduces technical drafting from the fundamentals through advanced drafting practices. Teaches lettering, geometric construction, technical sketching, orthographic projection, sections, intersections, development, fasteners, theory and applicants of dimensioning and tolerances. Includes pictorial drawing, and preparation of working and detailed drawings.
	DRF 162 Blueprint Reading II 2 credits Lecture: 1 per week Laboratory: 3 per week Total: 4 per week Emphasizes industrial prints, auxiliary views, pictorial drawings, simplified drafting procedures, production drawing, operation sheets, tool drawing, assembly drawings, and detailed prints. Prerequisite(s): DRF 111 or DRF 161.
	DRF 201 Computer Aided Drafting and Design I 3 credits Lecture: 2 Laboratory: 3 Total: 3 Teaches computer-aided drafting concepts and equipment designed to develop a general understanding of components of a typical CAD system and its operation. Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 5 hours per week. 3 credits
	DRF 202 Computer Aided Drafting and Design II 3 credits Lecture: 2 Laboratory: 3 Total: 3 Teaches production drawings and advanced operations in computer aided drafting. Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 5 hours per week. 3 credits
	DRF 231 Computer-Aided Drafting I 3 credits Lecture: 2 per week Laboratory: 2 per week Total: 4 per week Teaches computer-aided drafting concepts and equipment designed to develop a general understanding of components and operate a typical CAD system. Prerequisite(s): DRF 111 or divisional approval.
	DRF 232 Computer-Aided Drafting II 3 credits Lecture: 2 per week Laboratory: 2 per week Total: 4 per week Teaches advanced operation in computer-aided drafting. Prerequisite(s): DRF 231 .
	DRF 238 Computer Aided Modeling and Rendering I 3 credits Lecture: 1-2 per week Laboratory: 0-2 per week Total: 2-4 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. I of II.
Economics
	ECO 120 Survey of Economics 3 credits Lecture: 3 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.
	ECO 201 Principles of Macroeconomics 3 credits Lecture: 3 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. Transfer Virginia
	ECO 202 Principles of Microeconomics 3 credits Lecture: 3 per week Introduces the basic concepts of microeconomics. Explores the free market concepts with coverage of economic models and graphs, scarcity and choices, supply and demand, elasticities, marginal revenues and costs, profits, and production and distribution. Develops an appreciation of how these economic concepts apply to consumer and business decisions, and their effect on the individual. Transfer Virginia
Education
	EDU 200 Introduction to Teaching as a Profession 3 credits Lecture: 2 per week Laboratory: 2 per week Total: 4 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. Fall only. Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of 24 credits of transfer courses.
Engineering
	EGR 125 Introduction to Engineering Methods 3 credits Lecture: 3 Total: 3 Applies problem-solving techniques to engineering problems utilizing computer programming and algorithms in a higher level computer language such as FORTRAN, PASCAL, or C++. Lecture 3 hours. Total 3 hours per week. 3 credits
	EGR 140 Engineering Mechanics—Statics 3 credits Lecture: 3 per week Introduces mechanics of vector forces and space, scalar mass and time, including S.I. and U.S. customary units. Teaches equilibrium, freebody diagrams, moments, couples, distributed forces, centroids, moments of inertia analysis of two- force and multi force members and friction and internal forces.
	EGR 245 Engineering Mechanics – Dynamics 3 credits Lecture: 3 per week Presents approach to kinematics of particles in linear and curvilinear motion. Includes kinematics of rigid bodies in plane motion. Teaches Newton’s second law, work-energy and power, impulse and momentum, and problem solving using computers.
	EGR 246 Mechanics of Materials 3 credits Lecture: 3 per week Teaches concepts of stress, strain, deformation, internal equilibrium, and basic properties of engineering materials. Analyses axial loads, torsion, bending, shear and combines loading. Studies stress transformation and principle stresses, column analysis and energy principles.
Electrical Technology
	ELE 99 Supervised Studies in Electricity 3 credits Assigns problems for independent study incorporating previous instruction and supervised by the instructor. Variable hours.
	ELE 100 Electrical-Electronic Skills & Concepts 4 credits Lecture: 3 per week Laboratory: 3 per week Total: 6 per week Teaches skills and concepts of safety, hand & power tools, EMF, assembly and disassembly methods, basic electrical devices and instruments. Provides opportunities for hands-on skills. Reviews theoretical concepts related to basic electricity.
	ELE 110 Home Electric Power 3 credits Lecture: 2 per week Laboratory: 2 per week Total: 4 per week Covers the fundamentals of residential power distribution, circuits, panels, fuse boxes, breakers, transformers. Includes study of the national electrical code, purpose and interpretation.
	ELE 114 Electricity II 3 credits Lecture: 3 Total: 3 Teaches principles of electricity covering fundamentals, devices and components in both DC and AC circuits. Part II of II. Lecture 3 hours per week. 3 credits Part II of II
	ELE 115 Basic Electricity 3 credits Lecture: 3 per week Covers basic circuits and theory of fundamental concepts of electricity. Presents a practical approach to discussion of components and devices. Prerequisite(s): MTH 02 or equivalent.
	ELE 127 Residential Wiring Methods 3 credits Lecture: 2 per week Laboratory: 3 per week Total: 5 per week Studies wiring methods and standards used for residential dwellings. Provides practical experience in design, layout, construction, and testing of residential wiring systems by use of scaled mock-ups.
	ELE 135 National Electrical Code – Residential 3 credits Lecture: 2 per week Laboratory: 3 per week Total: 5 hours per week Studies purposes and interpretations of the National Electrical Code that deals with single and multi-family dwellings, including state and local regulations.
	ELE 151 Electrical Troubleshooting 3 credits Lecture: 2 per week Laboratory: 3 per week Total: 5 per week Teaches troubleshooting as applied to residential wiring and/or electrical appliances.
	ELE 173 Commercial Wiring Methods 3 credits Lecture: 2 per week Laboratory: 2 per week Total: 4 per week Covers electrical wiring methods and standards used for commercial buildings and provides a comprehensive study of the National Electrical Code that deals with commercial wiring installations including state and local regulations. Includes building wiring as well as the wiring of electrical equipment and appliances in a commercial environment. Prerequisite(s): ENF 05
	ELE 199 Supervised Study 3 credits Lecture: 3 Total: 3 Assigns problems for independent study incorporating previous instruction and supervised by the instructor. May be repeated for credit. 3 credits
Emergency Medical Technician
	EMS 100 CPR for Healthcare Providers 1 credits Lecture: 1 Total: 1 Provides instruction in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation that meets current Emergency Cardiac Care (ECC) guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation education for Healthcare Providers. Equivalent to HLT 105. Lecture 1 hours per week. 1 credit
	EMS 101 EMS First Responder 3 credits Lecture: 3 per week Total: 3 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.
	EMS 102 EMS First Responder Refresher 1 credits Lecture: 1 per week Total: 1 per week Provides 18 clock hours of instruction to meet Virginia Office of EMS requirements for recertification at the First Responder Level.
	EMS 111 Emergency Medical Technician-Basic 7 credits Lecture: 5 per week Laboratory: 4 per week Total: 9 per week Prepares student for certification as a Virginia and National Registry EMT-Basic. 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. Prerequisite(s): EMS 100/Equivalen Corequisite(s): EMS 120

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Course Descriptions

BLD 144 Plumbing Code and Certification Preparation

BLD 147 Principles of Block and Bricklaying

BLD 190 Coordinated Internship

BLD 195 Topics in Plumbing

BLD 198 Seminar and Project

BLD 199 Supervised Study in Carpentry

BLD 200 Sustainable Construction

BLD 215 OSHA 30 Construction Safety

BLD 290 Coordinated Internship

BLD 298 Seminar and Project

BUS 100 Introduction to Business

BUS 116 Entrepreneurship

BUS 117 Leadership Development

BUS 118 Concepts of Supervision

BUS 165 Small Business Management

BUS 200 Principles of Management

BUS 201 Organizational Behavior

BUS 205 Human Resource Management

BUS 216 Probability and Statistics for Business and Economics

BUS 236 Communication in Management

BUS 241 Business Law I

BUS 242 Business Law II

BUS 290 Coordinated Internship

BUS 297 Cooperative Education

CHM 01 Chemistry I

CHM 111 College Chemistry I

CHM 112 College Chemistry II

CHM 241 Organic Chemistry I

CHM 242 Organic Chemistry II

CHM 243 Organic Chemistry Laboratory I

CHM 244 Organic Chemistry Laboratory II

CHM 245 Organic Chemistry I Laboratory

CHM 246 Organic Chemistry II Laboratory

CHM 260 Introductory Biochemistry

CSC 155 Computer Concepts and Applications

CSC 200 Introduction to Computer Science

CSC 201 Computer Science

CSC 202 Computer Science II

CST 100 Principles of Public Speaking

CST 110 Introduction to Communication

CST 115 Small Group Communication

CST 126 Interpersonal Communication

CST 151 Film Appreciation I

CST 152 Film Appreciation II

DNA 95 Topics In

DNA 100 Introduction to Oral Health Professions

DNA 103 Introduction to Oral Health

DNA 109 Practical Infection Control

DNA 110 Dental Materials

DNA 113 Chairside Assisting I

DNA 135 Dental Radiation Safety

DNA 190 Externship

DNH 111 Oral Anatomy

DNH 115 Histology/Head and Neck Anatomy

DNH 120 Management of Emergencies

DNH 130 Oral Radiography for the Dental Hygienist

DNH 141 Dental Hygiene I

DNH 142 Dental Hygiene II

DNH 143 Dental Hygiene III

DNH 145 General and Oral Pathology

DNH 146 Periodontics for the Dental Hygienist

DNH 150 Nutrition

DNH 199 Supervised Study

DNH 214 Dental Materials

DNH 216 Pharmacology

DNH 226 Public Health Dental Hygiene I

DNH 227 Public Health Dental Hygiene II

DNH 230 Office Practice and Ethics

DNH 235 Management of Dental Pain and Anxiety in the Dental Office

DNH 244 Dental Hygiene IV

DNH 245 Dental Hygiene V

DRF 111 Technical Drafting I

DRF 162 Blueprint Reading II

DRF 201 Computer Aided Drafting and Design I

DRF 202 Computer Aided Drafting and Design II

DRF 231 Computer-Aided Drafting I

DRF 232 Computer-Aided Drafting II

DRF 238 Computer Aided Modeling and Rendering I

ECO 120 Survey of Economics