Catalog & Student Handbook 2022-2023 
    
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Catalog & Student Handbook 2022-2023 [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.
 

Mathematics Direct Enrollment
  

  • MDE 60 Intermediate Algebra

    3 credits
    Lecture: 3

    Covers topics in algebra.

    Lecture 3 hours. Total 3 hours per week.

  

  • MDE 61 Learning Support for Pre-Calculus

    3 credits
    Lecture: 3

    Provides support to ensure success for students co-enrolled in Pre-Calculus (MTH 161). Course will review foundational topics through direct instruction, guided practice, and individualized support.

    Lecture 3 hours. Total 3 hours per week.

    Corequisite(s): MTH 161  

Mathematics
  

  • MTH 111 Basic Technical Math

    3 credits
    Lecture: 3

    Provides a foundation in mathematics with emphasis in arithmetic, unit conversion, basic algebra, geometry and trigonometry. This course is intended for CTE programs.

    Lecture 3 hours. Total 3 hours per week.
     

     

    Prerequisite(s): MTE 1  - MTE 3  

     
  

  • MTH 130 Fundamentals of Reasoning

    3 credits
    Lecture: 3 Total: 3

    Presents elementary concepts of algebra, linear graphing, financial literacy, descriptive statistics, and measurement & geometry. Based on college programs being supported by this course, colleges may opt to add additional topics such as logic or trigonometry. This course is intended for occupational/technical programs.

    Lecture 3 hours. Total 3 hours per week.
     

     

    Prerequisite(s): Competency in MTE 1-3 as demonstrated through placement or unit completion.
  

  • MTH 132 Business Mathematics

    3 credits
    Lecture: 3 Total: 3

    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.

    Lecture 3 hours. Total 3 hours per week.

    Prerequisite(s): Competency in MTE 1  - MTE 3  or as demonstrated through placement or unit completion
  

  • MTH 154 Quantitative Reasoning

    3 credits
    Lecture: 3 per week

    Presents topics in proportional reasoning, modeling, financial literacy and validity studies (logic and set theory). Major emphasis is 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 Transfer course effective 8/1/19.

    Prerequisite(s): Competency in MTE 1 -MTE 5  as demonstrated through placement or unit completion or equivalent
  

  • MTH 155 Statistical Reasoning

    3 credits
    Lecture: 3 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 Transfer course effective 8/1/19.

    Prerequisite(s): Competency in MTE 1 -MTE 5  as demonstrated through placement or unit completion or equivalent
  

  • MTH 157 Elementary Statistics

    3 credits
    Lecture: 3-4 per week

    Presents elementary statistics, estimation, hypothesis testing, linear regression, and categorical data analysis. (Credit will not be awarded for both MTH 157 and MTH 241 or MTH 157.)

    Prerequisite(s): Algebra I, Algebra II and Geometry, and a placement recommendation for MTH 157.
  

  • MTH 161 Precalculus I

    3 credits
    Lecture: 3 per week

    Presents topics in power, polynomial, rational, exponential, and logarithmic functions, and systems of equations. Credit will not be awarded for both MTH 161: Precalculus I and MTH 167 : Precalculus w/ Trig or equivalent.  This is a Passport Transfer course effective 8/1/19.

    Prerequisite(s): Competency in MTE 1 -MTE 9  as demonstrated through placement or unit completion or equivalent.
  

  • MTH 162 Precalculus II

    3 credits
    Lecture: 3 per week

    Presents trigonometry, trigonometric applications including 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 Transfer course effective 8/1/19.

    Prerequisite(s): Placement or completion of MTH 161 : Precalculus I or equivalent with a grade of C or better.
  

  • MTH 167 Precalculus with Trigonometry

    5 credits
    Lecture: 5 per week

    Presents topics in power, polynomial, rational, exponential, and logarithmic functions, systems of equations, trigonometry, trigonometric applications, including Law of Sines and Cosines, and an introduction to conics. Credit will not be awarded for both MTH 167: Precalculus w/ Trig and MTH 161 /MTH 162 : Precalculus I and II, or equivalent.  This is a Passport Transfer course effective 8/1/19.

    Prerequisite(s): Competency in MTE 1 -MTE 9  as demonstrated through placement or unit completion or equivalent.
  

  • MTH 245 Statistics I

    3 credits
    Lecture: 3 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; Statistical Reasoning and MTH 245:  Statistics I or equivalent.  This is a Passport Transfer course effective 8/1/19.

    Prerequisite(s): Placement or completion of MTH 154 Quantitative Reasoning  or MTH 161 Precalculus I  or equivalent with a grade of C or better. (Credit will not be awarded for both MTH 155 Statistical Reasoning  and MTH 245: Statistics I.)
  

  • MTH 246 Statistics II:

    3 credits
    Lecture: 3 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.

    Prerequisite(s): Completion of MTH 245 Statistics I  or equivalent with a grade of C or better.
  

  • MTH 261 Applied Calculus I

    3 credits
    Lecture: 3 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 effective 8/1/19.

    Prerequisite(s): Placement or completion of MTH 161 Precalculus I  or equivalent with a grade of C or better.
  

  • MTH 262 Applied Calculus II

    3 credits
    Lecture: 3 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.

    Prerequisite(s): Completion of MTH 261 Applied Calculus I  or equivalent with a grade of C or better.
  

  • MTH 263 Calculus I

    4 credits
    Lecture: 4 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 effective 8/1/19.

    Prerequisite(s): Placement or completion of MTH 167 : Precalculus with Trig or MTH 161 /MTH 162  Precalculus I/II or equivalent with a grade of C or better.
  

  • MTH 264 Calculus II

    4 credits
    Lecture: 4 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. Designed for mathematical, physical, and engineering science programs.  This is a Passport Transfer course effective 8/1/19.

    Prerequisite(s): Completion of MTH 263 Calculus I  or equivalent with a grade of C or better.
  

  • MTH 265 Calculus III

    4 credits
    Lecture: 4 per week

    Focuses on extending the concepts of function, limit, continuity, derivative, integral and vector from the plane to the three dimensional space. Topics include vector functions, multivariate functions, partial derivatives, multiple integrals and an introduction to vector calculus. Designed for mathematical, physical, and engineering science programs.

    Prerequisite(s): Completion of MTH 264 Calculus II  or equivalent with a grade of C or better.
  

  • MTH 266 Linear Algebra

    3 credits
    Lecture: 3 per week

    Covers matrices, vector spaces, determinants, solutions of systems of linear equations, basis and dimension, eigenvalues, and eigenvectors. Designed for mathematical, physical and engineering science programs.

    Prerequisite(s): Completion of MTH 263 Calculus I  or equivalent with a grade of B or better or MTH 264 Calculus II  or equivalent with a grade of C or better.
  

  • MTH 267 Differential Equations

    3 credits
    Lecture: 3 per week

    Introduces ordinary differential equations. Includes first order differential equations, second and higher order ordinary differential equations with applications, and numerical methods.

    Prerequisite(s): MTH 264 Calculus II  or equivalent with a grade of C or better.
  

  • MTH 288 Discrete Mathematics

    3 credits
    Lecture: 3 Total: 3

    Presents topics in sets, counting, graphs, logic, proofs, functions, relations, mathematical induction, Boolean Algebra, and recurrence relations.

    Lecture 3 credits. Total 3 credits per week.
     

    Prerequisite(s): Completion of MTH 263, Calculus I with a grade of C or better or equivalent.

Music
  

  • MUS 101 Fundamentals of Music

    3 credits
    Lecture: 3

    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.

    Lecture 3 hours. Total 3 hours per week.

  

  • MUS 121 Music in Society

    3 credits
    Lecture: 3 per week Total: 3

    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 sociery.  Develops techniques for listening analytically and critically.  Reviews historical development and significace of art music within the context of evolving societal structures.  This is a Passport and UCGS transfer course.

  

  • MUS 122 Music Appreciation II

    3 credits
    Lecture: 3

    Increases the variety and depth of the student’s interest, knowledge, and involvement in music and related cultural activities. Acquaints the student with traditional and twentieth century music literature, emphasizing the relationship music has as an art form with man and society. Increases the student’s awareness of the composers and performers of all eras through listening and concert experiences. Part II of II.

    Lecture 3 hours per week.

  

  • MUS 225 The History of Jazz

    3 credits
    Lecture: 3 Total: 3

    Studies the underlying elements of jazz, concentrating on the socio-cultural and historical development from earliest stages to the present. Explores key figures and significant works instrumental in the development and evolution of jazz.

  

  • MUS 249 Band Ensemble

    1 credits
    Laboratory: 3 per week

    Ensemble consist of performance from the standard repertoires, including study of ensemble techniques and interpretation. Divisional approval required. May be repeated for credit. Continues MUS 149. May be repeated for credit

Natural Science
  

  • NAS 131 Astronomy: Solar System

    4 credits
    Lecture: 3 per week Laboratory: Recitation and 3 per week Total: 6 per week

    Introduces astronomy of the solar system, including the Sun, planets, their satellites, and other solar system objects. Includes discussions of the development of astronomy through the ages, recent discoveries, and experience with the types of mathematical exercises and observational skills essential for an understanding of the fundamental principles of solar system astronomy. Assignments require fluency in arithmetic, unit conversion, basic algebra, geometry, and trigonometry. This course is cross-listed with PHY 141. Credit will not be awarded for both.

    Lecture 3 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 6 hours per week. I of II.

  

  • NAS 132 Astronomy: Stars and Galaxies

    4 credits
    Lecture: 3 per week Laboratory: Recitation and Laboratory 3 per week Total: 6 per week

    Introduces astronomy of the stars, including the Sun, celestial objects, stellar formation and death and cosmology, and the study of the universe as a whole. Includes discussions of the development of astronomy through the ages, recent discoveries and experience with the types of mathematical principles employed and the astronomical observational skills essential for an understanding of the fundamental principles of astronomy and cosmology. Assignments require fluency in arithmetic, unit conversion, basic algebra, geometry, and trigonometry. This course is cross-listed with PHY 142. Credit will not be awarded for both.

    Lecture 3 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 6 hours per week.

  

  • NAS 150 Human Biology

    3 credits
    Lecture: 3 per week

    Surveys the structure and function of the human body. Applies principally to students who are not majoring in the health or science fields.


Nursing
  

  • NSG 100 Introduction to Nursing Concepts

    4 credits
    Lecture: 3 Laboratory: 3 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.

     

    Lecture 3 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 6 hours per week.
     

    Prerequisite(s): BIO 141  
  

  • NSG 106 Competencies for Nursing Practice

    2 credits
    Lecture: 1 Laboratory: 3 Total: 4 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/or simulated environments.

    Lecture 1 hour.  Laboratory 3 hours.  Total 4 hours per week.

    Prerequisite(s): BIO 141  
  

  • NSG 115 Healthcare Concepts for Transition

    5 credits
    Lecture: 3 Laboratory: 6 Total: 9 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 judgement in skill acquisition.

    Lecture 3 hours. Laboratory 6 hours. Total 9 hours per week.

    Prerequisite(s):
    BIO 141   & BIO 142  : Anatomy and Physiology I & II, ENG 111 , PSY 230 , SDV 100  ; Acceptance to the Transition Program;
    Corequisite(s): NSG 200   Health Promotion and Assessment
  

  • NSG 130 Professional Nursing Concepts

    1 credits
    Lecture: 1 Total: 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.

     

    Prerequisite(s): BIO 141  
  

  • NSG 152 Health Care Participant

    3 credits
    Lecture: 2 Laboratory: 3 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.  Lecture 2 hours.  Laboratory 3 hours.  Total 5 hours

    Prerequisite(s): BIO 142 , NSG 100 , NSG 106 , NSG 130 , and NSG 200  
  

  • NSG 170 Health/Illness Concepts

    6 credits
    Lecture: 4 Laboratory: 6 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.

    Lecture 4 hours, Laboratory 6 hours. Total 10 hours per week.

    Prerequisite(s): BIO 142 , NSG 100 , NSG 106 , NSG 130  and NSG 200  
  

  • NSG 200 Health Promotion and Assessment

    3 credits
    Lecture: 2 Laboratory: 3 Total: 5 hours per week

    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 environments.

    Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 5 hours per week.

    Prerequisite(s): BIO 141  
  

  • NSG 210 Health Care Concepts I

    5 credits
    Lecture: 3 Laboratory: 6 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. Part I of II.

    Lecture 3 hours, Laboratory 6 hours. Total 9 hours per week.
     

    Prerequisite(s): BIO 150   and NSG 170  
  

  • NSG 211 Health Care Concepts II

    5 credits
    Lecture: 3 Laboratory: 6 Total: 9 hours 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. Part II of II.

    Lecture 3 hours. Laboratory 6 hours. Total 9 hours per week.

    Prerequisite(s): BIO 150 , NSG 152   and NSG 170  
  

  • NSG 230 Advanced Professional Nursing Concepts

    2 credits
    Lecture: 2 Total: 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.

    Lecture 2 hours. Total 2 hours per week.

    Prerequisite(s): NSG 210   and NSG 211  
  

  • NSG 252 Complex Health Care Concepts

    4 credits
    Lecture: 4 Total: 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.

    Lecture 4 hours. Total 4 hours per week.

    Prerequisite(s): NSG 210   and NSG 211  
  

  • NSG 270 Nursing Capstone

    4 credits
    Laboratory: 12 Total: 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 outcomes of care. Provides supervised learning experiences in faculty and/or preceptor-guided college nursing laboratories, clinical/community settings, and/or simulated environments.

    Credits 4 hours. Laboratory 12 hours. Total 12 hours per week.

    Prerequisite(s): NSG 210   and NSG 211  
  

  • NUR 27 Nursing Assistant

    3 credits
    Lecture: 2 per week Laboratory: 4 per week Total: 6 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.

    Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 4 hours. Total 6 hours per week.

  

  • NUR 31 Nursing Assistant Advanced

    3 credits
    Lecture: 2 per week Laboratory: 3 per week Total: 5 per week

    Teaches advanced level skills for Certified Nurse Aides.

    Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 5 hours per week.


Public Health
  

  • PBH 100 Introduction to Public Health

    3 credits
    Lecture: 3 per week

    Provides an introduction to public health topics such as biostatistics, epidemiology, environmental and occupational health, behavioral health and violence, health program planning, health policy and administration, and ethics. Examines the organization and basic administration of health systems, as well as legal issues involved in the practice of public health.

  

  • PBH 110 Introduction to Health and Disease

    3 credits
    Lecture: 3 per week

    Provides an introduction to the fundamentals of general pathophysiology of disease processes. Presents causes, signs and symptoms, incidence, treatment, program planning and patient teaching of disease processes. Explores from the public health perspective chronic diseases such as obesity, cardiovascular disease, hypertension, cancer and osteoporosis.

  

  • PBH 120 Principles of Epidemiology

    3 credits
    Lecture: 3 per week

    Provides an introduction to the principles and methods for determining disease transmission, distribution, occurrence, and detection of communicable and non-communicable diseases and injury within a population. Examines a public health perspective of the nature, transmission and control/prevention of diseases.

  

  • PBH 130 Nutrition for Public Health

    3 credits
    Lecture: 3 per week

    Provides an introduction to the basic concepts of nutrition and nutritional principles across the lifespan. Features the fundamentals of normal nutrition, carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins, minerals and their roles in human metabolism and weight management. Discusses public health initiatives to provide nutrition education.

  

  • PBH 140 Environmental and Occupational Health

    3 credits
    Lecture: 3 per week

    Provides an introduction to environmental health risk assessment/risk management and occupational health and safety. Examines organizations that research, manage, and regulate occupational health and safety. Reviews the appropriate measures needed to lower the risk of exposure to various chemical and biological threats to human health.

  

  • PBH 150 Global Health

    3 credits
    Lecture: 3 per week

    Provides an introduction to current and emergent issues that affect the health of the general population, measures taken to address the disease burden, and indicators and/or tools used to assess population health.Examines agencies and organizations involved in international health, the impact of the environment and politics on health, and the relationship between health and human rights.


Physical Education and Recreation
  

  • PED 107 Exercise and Nutrition I

    2 credits
    Lecture: 1 per week Laboratory: 3 per week Total: 4 per week

    Provides for the study and application of fitness and wellness and their relationship to a healthy lifestyle. Defines fitness and wellness, evaluates the student’s level of fitness and wellness. Students will incorporate physical fitness and wellness into the course and daily living. A personal fitness/wellness plan is required for the 2-credit course. I of II.

  

  • PED 108 Exercise and Nutrition II

    1-2 credits
    Lecture: 0-1 per week Laboratory: 2-4 per week Total: 2-4 per week

    Provides for the study and application of fitness and wellness and their relationship to a healty lifestyle. Defines fitness and wellness, evaluates the student’s level of fitness and wellness. Students will incorporate physical fitness and wellness into the course and daily living. A personal fitness/wellness plan is required for the 2 credit course. I of II.

  

  • PED 109 Yoga

    1 credits
    Lecture: 0 per week Laboratory: 3 per week Total: 3 per week

    Focuses on the forms of yoga training emphasizing flexibility.

  

  • PED 111 Weight Training I

    1 credits
    Lecture: 0 per week Laboratory: 3 per week Total: 3 per week

    Focuses on muscular strength and endurance training through individualized workout programs. Teaches appropriate use of weight training equipment. I of II.

  

  • PED 117 Fitness Walking

    1 credits
    Laboratory: 2 per week

    Teaches content and skills needed to design, implement, and evaluate an individualized program of walking, based upon fitness level.

  

  • PED 129 Self-Defense

    1 credits
    Lecture: 1

    Examines history, techniques, and movements associated with self-defense. Introduces the skills and methods of self-defense emphasizing mental and physical discipline.

  

  • PED 147 Hiking

    1 credits
    Lecture: 0 per week Laboratory: 3 per week Total: 3 per week

    Introduces physical and mental benefits of walking or hiking as a form of physical exercise. Skills developed include how to plan for a hike, what to take, and how to select a trial relative to individual abilities. Provides hiking opportunities to explore local regions. Develops awareness of safety, weather, and ecological considerations.

  

  • PED 183 Outdoor Adventure I

    1 credits
    Lecture: 0 per week Laboratory: 3 per week Total: 3 per week

    Introduces outdoor adventure activities with emphasis on basic skills, preparation, personal and group safety, equipment selection and use, ecology, and field experience. I of II.


Philosophy
  

  • PHI 100 Introduction to Philosophy

    3 credits
    Lecture: 3 Total: 3

    Presents an introduction to philosophical problems and perspectives with emphasis on the systematic questioning of basic assumptions about meaning, knowledge, reality, and values.  This is a Passport and UCGS transfer course.

    Lecture 3 hours per week.

     

  

  • PHI 101 Introduction to Philosophy I

    3 credits
    Lecture: 3 per week

    Introduces a broad spectrum of philosophical problems and perspectives with an emphasis on the systematic questioning of basic assumptions about meaning, knowledge, reality, and values.  Part I of II.

  

  • PHI 220 Ethics

    3 credits
    Lecture: 3 per week

    Provides a systematic study of representative ethical systems.  This is a Passport and UCGS transfer course.


Physics
  

  • PHY 121 Principles of Physics I

    4 credits
    Lecture: 3 per week Laboratory: 3 per week Total: 6 per week

    Covers fundamental principles of physics. Includes mechanics, thermodynamics, wave phenomena, electricity and magnetism, and selected topics from modern physics. I of II.

    Prerequisite(s): 2 units of high school algebra and one unit of high school geometry or equivalent.
  

  • PHY 122 Principles of Physics II

    4 credits
    Lecture: 3 per week Laboratory: 3 per week Total: 6 per week

    Covers fundamental principles of physics. Includes mechanics, thermodynamics, wave phenomena, electricity and magnetism, and selected topics from modern physics. II of II.

    Prerequisite(s): 2 units of high school algebra and one unit of high school geometry or equivalent.
  

  • PHY 201 General College Physics I

    4 credits
    Lecture: 3 per week Laboratory: 3 per week Total: 6 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 transfer course.

    Lecture 3 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 6 hours per week. I of II.

    Prerequisite(s): MTH 161  or MTH 167  with a grade of C or better.
  

  • PHY 202 General College Physics II

    4 credits
    Lecture: 3 per week Laboratory: 3 per week Total: 6 per week

    Covers 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 transfer course.

    Lecture 3 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 6 hours per week. II of II.

    Prerequisite(s): PHY 201   with a grade of C or better and MTH 162  or MTH 167  with a grade of C or better.
  

  • PHY 241 University Physics I

    4 credits
    Lecture: 3 per week Laboratory: 3 per week Total: 6 per week

    Teaches principles of classical physics. Includes mechanics, wave phenomena, heat, electricity, magnetism, and optics, with extended coverage of selected topics. Includes recitation as part of the lecture. Part II of II.

    Lecture 4 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 6 hours per week. I of II.

    Prerequisite(s): MTH 264 
  

  • PHY 242 University Physics II

    4 credits
    Lecture: 3 per week Laboratory: 3 per week Total: 6 per week

    Teaches principles of classical and modern physics. Includes mechanics, wave phenomena, heat, electricity, magnetism, relativity, and nuclear physics. II of II.

    Prerequisite(s): MTH 174 or MTH 274 or divisional approval.

Political Science
  

  • PLS 135 American National Politics

    3 credits
    Lecture: 3 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 and UCGS transfer course.

    Lecture 3 hours. Total 3 hours per week.

  

  • PLS 136 State and Local Government and Politics

    3 credits
    Lecture: 3 Total: 3

    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.

    Lecture 3 hours. Total 3 hours per week.

  

  • PLS 250 Introduction to Conflict Resolution

    3 credits
    Lecture: 3 Total: 3

    Teaches basic concepts and methods of conflict resolution, which includes the factors that lead to conflict, and how conflicts can be prevented or brought to an end through peaceful means. Focuses on national and international conflict resolution.

    Lecture 3 hours per week.

    3 credits


Practical Nursing
  

  • PNE 130 Maternity Nursing

    4 credits
    Lecture: 3 per week Laboratory: 3 per week Total: 6 per week

    Teaches knowledge, understanding, and nursing skills related to the needs of women and other family members during all phases of childbearing. Presents abnormal conditions of pregnancy.

  

  • PNE 141 Nursing Skills I

    3 credits
    Lecture: 2 per week Laboratory: 3 per week Total: 5 per week

    Studies principles as well as the performance of the procedures that are essential to the basic nursing care of patients.  Part I or II.

  

  • PNE 142 Nursing Skills II

    3 credits
    Lecture: 2 per week Laboratory: 3 per week Total: 5 per week

    Studies principles as well as the performance of the procedures that are essential to the basic nursing care of patients.  Part II of II.

  

  • PNE 155 Body Structure and Function

    3 credits
    Lecture: 3 per week

    Studies the structure and function of the body.

  

  • PNE 157 Pediatrics

    5 credits
    Lecture: 4 per week Laboratory: 3 per week Total: 7 per week

    Teaches skills related to the needs and care of the newborn, well and sick children, and other family members. Discusses abnormal conditions of infants and children of all ages.

  

  • PNE 158 Mental Health and Psychiatric Nursing

    2 credits
    Lecture: 2 per week

    Recognizes emotional needs of patients. Provides knowledge of the role that emotions play. Enables students to understand their own behavior as well as patient behavior.

    Lecture 2 hours per week.

  

  • PNE 161 Nursing in Health Changes I

    6 credits
    Lecture: 2 per week Laboratory: 12 per week Total: 14 per week

    Focuses on nursing situations and procedures necessary to assist individuals in meeting special needs related to human functions.

  

  • PNE 162 Nursing in Health Changes II

    11 credits
    Lecture: 4 per week Laboratory: 21 per week Total: 25 per week

    Continues the focus on nursing situations and procedures necessary to assist individuals in meeting special needs related to human functions.

    Lecture 4 hours.  Laboratory 21 hours.  Total 25 hours per week.

  

  • PNE 173 Pharmacology

    2 credits
    Lecture: 2 per week

    Studies history, classification, sources, effects, uses and legalities of drugs. Teaches problem solving skills used in medication administrations. Emphasizes major drug classes and specific agents within each class.

    Lecture 2 hours per week.

  

  • PNE 181 Clinical Experience I

    5 credits
    Laboratory: 15 per week

    Provides guided nursing experiences in the hospital setting. Practices skills and applies principles of nursing in basic areas. Includes supervision in administration of medicines. Encourages students to develop basic skills in analyzing patient needs and making nursing decisions.  Part I of II.

    Laboratory 15 hours per week.


Psychology
  

  • PSY 120 Human Relations

    3 credits
    Lecture: 3 per week

    Introduces the theory and practice of effective human relations. Increases understanding of self and others and interpersonal skills needed to be a competent and cooperative communicator.

  

  • PSY 195 Topics in Psychology

    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.                         

    3 credits May be repeated for credit.
  

  • PSY 200 Principles of Psychology

    3 credits
    Lecture: 3 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.

    Lecture 3 hours. Total 3 hours per week.

     

     

  

  • PSY 215 Abnormal Psychology

    3 credits
    Lecture: 3 per week

    Explores historical views and current perspectives of abnormal behavior. Emphasizes major diagnostic categories and criteria, individual and social factors of maladaptive behavior, and types of therapy. Includes methods of clinical assessment and research strategies.

    Prerequisite(s): PSY 200  
  

  • PSY 216 Social Psychology

    3 credits
    Lecture: 3 per week

    Examines individuals in social contexts, their social roles, group processes and intergroup relations. Acquaints students with a scientific understanding of how the presence of other people, interactions with other people, and other situational factors influence human thoughts and behaviors. The assignments in the course require college-level reading, analysis of scholarly studies, and coherent communication through written reports (including the production of at least one APA-formatted individual writing assignment).

    Lecture 3 hours. Total 3 hours per week.

    Prerequisite(s): PSY 200  or departmental consent.
  

  • PSY 230 Developmental Psychology

    3 credits
    Lecture: 3 per week

    Studies the development of the individual from conception to death. Follows a life-span perspective on the development of the person’s physical, cognitive, and psychosocial growth.

  

  • PSY 235 Child Psychology

    3 credits
    Lecture: 3 per week

    Studies development of the child from conception to adolescence. Investigates physical, intellectual, social and emotional factors involved in the child’s growth.


Physical Therapist Assistant
  

  • PTH 105 Introduction to Physical Therapist Assisting

    3 credits
    Lecture: 1 per week Laboratory: 4 per week Total: 5 per week

    Introduces the physical therapist assistant student to the field of physical therapy practice and develops basic patient care skills for application in the initial physical therapy clinical experience.

    Lecture 1 hour. Laboratory 4 hours. Total 5 hours per week.

  

  • PTH 110 Medical Reporting

    2 credits
    Lecture: 2 per week

    Emphasizes the principles of medical reporting, including the ability to abstract pertinent information from actual medical records. Includes the writing of patient progress notes in standardized formats and medical terminology.

    Lecture 2 hours per week.

  

  • PTH 115 Kinesiology for the Physical Therapist Assistant

    4 credits
    Lecture: 2 per week Laboratory: 4 per week Total: 6 per week

    Focuses on the relationship of specific joint structure and function, the role of individual muscles and groups of muscles and neurologic principles in both normal and pathological movement. The course includes a review of basic physics and biomechanical principles applied to human movement. Includes specific posture and gait analysis.

    Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 4 hours. Total 6 hours per week.

  

  • PTH 121 Therapeutic Procedures I

    5 credits
    Lecture: 3 per week Laboratory: 4 per week Total: 7 per week

    Prepares the students to properly and safely administer basic physical therapy procedures utilized by physical therapist assistants. The procedures include therapeutic modalities. Procedures may include therapeutic exercise, electrotherapy and cardiopulmonary rehabilitation. Part I of II.

    Lecture 3 hours. Laboratory 4 hours. Total 7 hours per week. I of II.

  

  • PTH 122 Therapeutic Procedures II

    5 credits
    Lecture: 3 per week Laboratory: 4 per week Total: 7 per week

    Prepares the students to properly and safely administer basic physical therapy procedures utilized by physical therapist assistants. The procedures include therapeutic modalities. Procedures may include therapeutic exercise, electrotherapy and cardiopulmonary rehabilitation. Part II of II.

    Lecture 3 hours. Laboratory 4 hours. Total 7 hours per week. II of II.

  

  • PTH 131 Clinical Education

    2 credits
    Laboratory: 10 per week

    Provides supervised instruction in the delivery of physical therapy in one of various clinical settings. Emphasizes the practice of all therapeutic skills learned in the first year, including direct patient care skills and all forms of communication.

    Laboratory 10 hours. Total 10 hours per week.

  

  • PTH 151 Musculoskeletal Structure and Function

    5 credits
    Lecture: 3 per week Laboratory: 4 per week Total: 7 per week

    Studies the human musculoskeletal system. Covers terms of position and movement, location and identification of specific bony landmarks, joint structure and design, ligaments, muscle origin, action and innervation, and emphasizes types of contraction.

    Lecture 3 hours. Laboratory 4 hours. Total 7 hours per week.

  

  • PTH 210 Psychological Aspects of Therapy

    2 credits
    Lecture: 2 per week

    Focuses on the psychological reactions and sociological impact of illness and injury in clients and their families, and among health care givers who work with them. Examines individual self-identity and the nature of changing client/ therapist relationships across the life span.

    Lecture 2 hours per week.

  

  • PTH 225 Rehabilitation Procedures

    5 credits
    Lecture: 3 per week Laboratory: 4 per week Total: 7 per week

    Focuses on treatment techniques typical of long term rehabilitation, e.g., the rehabilitation of congenital, neurological and disfigurement associated with chronic injury and disease.

    Lecture 3 hours. Laboratory 4 hours. Total 7 hours per week.

  

  • PTH 226 Therapeutic Exercise

    4 credits
    Lecture: 3 per week Laboratory: 2 per week Total: 5 per week

    Emphasizes the basic principles underlying different approaches to exercise including rationale for treatment and may include neurological treatments such a simple facilitation and inhibitory techniques and the teaching of home programs.

    Lecture 3 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 5 hours per week.

  

  • PTH 227 Pathological Conditions

    3 credits
    Lecture: 3 per week

    Presents specific pathologic conditions commonly seen in physical therapy. Emphasizes musculoskeletal and neurological system conditions, and all major body systems are represented.

    Lecture 3 hours per week.

  

  • PTH 245 Professional Issues

    3 credits
    Lecture: 3 per week

    Examines the health care delivery system with regard to the current practice environment, federal and state influences, laws, and regulations, practice guidelines and ethical considerations which affect the practice of physical therapy.

    Lecture 3 hours per week.

  

  • PTH 251 Clinical Practicum I

    3 credits
    Laboratory: 15 per week

    Provides instruction in local health care facilities in the actual administration of physical therapy treatments under the supervision of licensed physical therapists. Provides experience in a variety of clinical settings. Part I of II.

    Laboratory 15 hours per week.

  

  • PTH 252 Clinical Practicum II

    4 credits
    Laboratory: 16 per week

    Provides instruction in local health care facilities in the actual administration of physical therapy treatments under the supervision of licensed physical therapists. Provides experience in a variety of clinical settings. Part II of II.

    Laboratory 16 hours per week.

 

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