Catalog & Student Handbook 2022-2023

May 13, 2024

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.

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Real Estate
	REA 100 Principles of Real Estate 4 credits Lecture: 4 Total: 4 Examines practical applications of real estate principles. Includes a study of titles, estates, land descriptions, contracts, legal instruments and concepts, real estate mathematics, financing, agency, appraisal, fair housing, and management of real estate. Lecture 4 hours per week.
Religion
	REL 100 Introduction to the Study of Religion 3 credits Lecture: 3 Total: 3 Explores the idea of religion (as a general category), how to study religion in an academic context, and common elements across most religions such as beliefs, practices, values, community, spiritual experience, symbolism, and narrative. This is a Passport and UCGS transfer course. Lecture 3 hours. Total 3 hours per week.
	REL 200 Survey of the Old Testament 3 credits Lecture: 3 per week Surveys books of the Old Testament, with emphasis on prophetic historical books. Examines the historical and geographical setting and place of the Israelites in the ancient Middle East as background to the writings. Lecture 3 hours per week.
	REL 210 Survey of the New Testament 3 credits Lecture: 3 per week Surveys the books of the New Testament, with special attention upon placing the writings within their historical and geographical setting. Lecture 3 hours per week.
	REL 230 Religions of the World 3 credits Lecture: 3 per week Introduces the major religions of the world: Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism. Focuses on origins, history, basic beliefs, values, ethics, and practices. This is a Passport and UCGS transfer course. Lecture 3 hours. Total 3 hours per week.
Russian
	RUS 101 Beginning Russian I 4 credits Lecture: 4 Total: 4 Introduces cultural awareness, listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills and emphasizes basic sentence structure. Part I of II. This is a UCGS transfer course. Lecture 4 hours. Total 4 hours per week. Part I of II
	RUS 102 Beginning Russian II 4 credits Lecture: 4 Total: 4 Develops the understanding, speaking, reading, and writing of Russian, and emphasizes the structure of the language. May include oral drill and practice. Part II of II. This is a UCGS transfer course. Lecture 4 hours. Total 4 hours per week. Part II of II. Prerequisite(s): RUS 101 , or two years of successful completion of high school Russian, or demonstrated experiential learning, or by placement test, or equivalent.
Safety
	SAF 126 Principles of Industrial Safety 3 credits Lecture: 3 per week Teaches principles and practices of accident prevention, analysis of accident causes, mechanical safeguards, fire prevention, housekeeping, occupational diseases, first aid, safety organization, protection equipment and general safety principles and promotion. Lecture 3 hours per week.
	SAF 127 Industrial Safety 2 credits Lecture: 2 Total: 2 Provides basic understanding of safety and health in an industrial situation. Includes hazardous materials, substances, conditions, activities and habits as well as the prescribed methods and equipment needed for the apprentice to protect himself/herself and others. Lecture 2 hours per week.
	SAF 130 Industrial Safety OSHA 10 1 credits Lecture: 11 Total: 1 Presents an introduction to occupational health and safety and its application in the workplace. Emphasizes safety standards and the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA), its rules and regulations (OSHA 10). Lecture 1 hour per week.
Social Science
	SSC 115 Introduction to Global Affairs 3 credits Lecture: 3 per week Surveys wide range of global topics: previous periods of globalization, international organizations and law, transnational corporations and global economy, immigration and refugees, world environmental concerns, world culture, war and peace, paradoxical presence of nationalism and fundamentalism in global world, and antiglobalization movement. Lecture 3 hours per week.
Sociology
	SOC 200 Introduction to Sociology 3 credits Lecture: 3 per week Introduces the fundamental concepts and principles of sociology with attention to sociological theory, research methods, and the impact of social inequality. Examines a variety of topics such as culture, race, social class, gender, major social institutions and their role in contemporary society, and the processes of social change. This is a Passport and UCGS transfer course. Lecture 3 hours. Total 3 hours per week.
	SOC 211 Cultural Anthropology 3 credits Lecture: 3 Total: 3 Examines the origins, development, research, diversification and evolution of human cultures. Includes exposure to the variability of both Western and Non-Western aspects of culture. Provides an introduction to the nature of culture and its relationship to various social institutions and societies. This is a Passport and UCGS transfer course. Lecture 3 hours. Total 3 hours per week.
	SOC 215 Sociology of the Family 3 credits Lecture: 3 per week Introduces tools to study family life through the sociological lens. Explores a variety of topics including various familial forms, divorce, and domestic violence. Lecture 3 hours. Total 3 hours per week.
	SOC 250 Sociology of Sport 3 credits Lecture: 3 per week Provides the student with a better understanding of the social processes involved in sports. Looks at how the media, community, tradition, and privilege play an integral role in the participation of sporting events. Covers why sports exist, who plays sports, and what will become of sports in the future. Lecture 3 hours per weel.
Spanish
	SPA 101 Beginning Spanish I 4 credits Lecture: 4 per week Introduces cultural awareness, listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills, and emphasizes basic sentence structure. Part I of II. This is a UCGS transfer course. Lecture 4 hours. Total 4 hours per week.
	SPA 102 Beginning Spanish II 4 credits Lecture: 4 per week Introduces cultural awareness, listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills and emphasizes basic sentence structure. Part II of II. This is a UCGS transfer course. Lecture 4 hours. Total 4 hours per week. Prerequisite(s): SPA 101 or two years of successful completion of high school Spanish, or demonstrated experiential learning, or by placement test, or equivalent.
	SPA 201 Intermediate Spanish 3 credits Lecture: 3 per week Continues to develop cultural awareness, listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills, and introduces complex sentence structures. Classes may be conducted in target language. Part I of II. This is a UCGS transfer course. Lecture 3 hours. Total 3 hours per week. I of II. Prerequisite(s): SPA 102 or three years of successful completion of high school Spanish, or demonstrated experiential learning, or by placement test, or equivalent.
	SPA 202 Intermediate Spanish 3 credits Lecture: 3 per week Continues to develop cultural awareness, listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills, and emphasizes complex sentence structures. Classes may be conducted in the target language. Part II of II. This is a UCGS transfer course. Lecture 3 hours. Total 3 hours per week. II of II. Prerequisite(s): SPA 102 or four years of successful completion of high school Spanish, or demonstrated experiential learning, or by placement test, or equivalent.
Student Development
	SDV 100 College Success Skills 1 credits Lecture: 1 per week Assists students in transition to colleges. Provides overviews of college policies, procedures, curricular offerings. Encourages contacts with other students and staff. Assists students toward college success through information regarding effective study habits, career and academic planning, and other college resources available to students. May include English and Math placement testing. Strongly recommended for beginning students. Required for graduation. Lecture 1 hours per week.
	SDV 101 Orientation to a Discipline 1 credits Lecture: 1 per week Introduces students to the skills which are necessary to achieve their academic goals, to services offered at the college and to the discipline in which they are enrolled. Covers topics such as services at the college including the learning resources center; counseling, and advising; listening, test taking, and study skills; and topical areas which are applicable to their particular discipline. Lecture 1 hours per week.
	SDV 104 Study Skills 2 credits Lecture: 2 per week Assists students in planning strategies to overcome nonproductive study habits and in implementing positive study behaviors. Includes management, memory improvement, note taking, and test taking. Lecture 2 hours per week.
	SDV 108 College Survival Skills 2 credits Lecture: 2 per week Provides an orientation to the college. Introduces study skills, career and life planning. Offers an opportunity to engage in activities aimed at self-discovery. Emphasizes development of “coping skills” such as listening, interpersonal relations, competence, and improved self-concept. Recommended for students enrolled in developmental courses. Lecture 2 hours per week.
	SDV 110 Orientation to Teaching as a Profession 3 credits Lecture: 3 per week Introduces students to a career in teaching and education by allowing students to experience the components of the learner, the school environment and the classroom teaching environment. Utilizes the Virginia Teachers for Tomorrow/Teacher Cadet curriculum. Students participate in a 15-hour student teaching internship in a classroom at one of the levels between Kindergarten and grade 9. Lecture 3 hours per week.
Travel and Tourism
	TRV 100 Introduction to the Travel Industry 3 credits Lecture: 3 Total: 3 Presents an overview of the structure and scope of the travel industry with emphasis on job categories and functions, basic vocabulary, and the interrelationships of the various components. Includes the study of information displays of airline computer reservation system. Lecture 3 hours per week. 3 credits
Welding
	WEL 100 Fundamentals of Welding 3 credits Lecture: 2 per week Laboratory: 3 per week Total: 5 per week ntroduces arc and oxyfuel welding and cutting. Provides fundamental principles of joining ferrous and non-ferrous metals, welding and cutting processes, equipment operation, and safety procedures with emphasis upon welding and cutting procedures. Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 5 hours per week.
	WEL 117 Oxyfuel Welding and Cutting 4 credits Lecture: 2 per week Laboratory: 6 per week Total: 8 per week Introduces history of oxyacetylene welding, principles of welding and cutting, nomenclature of the equipment, development of the puddle, running flat beads, and butt welding in different positions. Explains silver brazing, silver and soft soldering, and safety procedures in the use of tools and equipment. Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 6 hours. Total 8 hours per week.
	WEL 120 Introduction to Welding 2 credits Lecture: 1 Laboratory: 3 per week Total: 4 per week Introduces history of welding processes. Covers types of equipment, and assembly of units. Stresses welding procedures such as fusion, non-fusion, and cutting oxyacetylene. Introduces arc welding and plasma arc cutting. Emphasizes procedures in the use of tools and equipment. Lecture 1 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 4 hours per week.
	WEL 123 Shielded Metal Arc Welding (Basic) 3 credits Lecture: 2 per week Laboratory: 3 per week Total: 3 per week Teaches operation of AC and DC power sources, welding polarities, heats and electrodes for use in joining various metal alloys by the arc welding process. Deals with running beads, butt, and fillet welds in all positions. Emphasizes safety procedures. Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 5 hours per week.
	WEL 124 Shielded Metal Arc Welding (Advanced) 3 credits Lecture: 2 per week Laboratory: 3 per week Total: 5 per week Continues instruction on operation of AC and DC power sources, welding polarities, heats and electrodes for use in joining various metal alloys by the arc welding process. Deals with running beads, butt, and fillet welds in all positions. Emphasizes safety procedures. Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 5 hours per week.
	WEL 126 Pipe Welding 3 credits Lecture: 2 per week Laboratory: 3 per week Total: 5 per week Teaches metal arc welding processes including the welding of pressure piping in the horizontal, vertical, and horizontal-fixed positions in accordance with section IX of the ASME code. Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 5 hours per week.
	WEL 130 Inert Gas Welding 4 credits Lecture: 2 per week Laboratory: 6 per week Total: 8 per week Introduces practical operations in the uses of inert-gas- shield arc welding. Discusses equipment, safety operations, welding practice in the various positions, process applications, and manual and semi-automatic welding. Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 6 hours. Total 8 hours per week.
	WEL 141 Welding Qualification Tests 3 credits Lecture: 2 Laboratory: 3 Total: 3 Studies techniques and practices of testing welded joints through destructive and non-destructive testing. Part I of II. Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 5 hours per week.
	WEL 142 Welder Qualification Tests II 3 credits Lecture: 2 Laboratory: 3 Total: 3 Studies techniques and practices of testing welded joints through destructive and non-destructive testing. Part II of II. Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 5 hours per week.
	WEL 145 Welding Metallurgy 3 credits Lecture: 2 per week Laboratory: 3 per week Total: 5 per week Studies steel classifications, heat treatment procedures, properties of ferrous and non-ferrous metals. Discusses techniques and practices of testing welded joints and destructive/nondestructive, visual magnetic and flourescent testing. Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 5 hours per week.
	WEL 150 Welding Drawing and Interpretation 3 credits Lecture: 3 Laboratory: 0 Total: 3 Teaches fundamentals required for successful drafting as applied to the welding industry. Includes blueprint reading, geometric principles of drafting and freehand sketching, basic principles of orthographic projection, preparation of drawings and interpretation of symbols. Lecture 3 hours per week.
	WEL 160 Gas Metal Arc Welding 3 credits Lecture: 1 Laboratory: 4 Total: 3 Introduces semi-automatic welding processes with emphasis on practical application. Includes the study of filler wires, fluxes, and gases. Lecture 1 hours. Laboratory 4 hours. Total 5 hours per week.
	WEL 161 Flux Cored Arc Welding (FCAW) 3 credits Lecture: 2 Laboratory: 3 Total: 3 Introduces flux cored semi-automatic welding processes with emphasis on practical application. Includes the study of filler wires, fluxes, and gases. Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 5 hours per week.
	WEL 164 Tungsten Inert Gas (TIG) 3 credits Lecture: 2 Laboratory: 3 Total: 3 Introduces practical operations in the use of tungsten arc welding and equipment. Studies equipment operation setup, safety, and practice of Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW), Tungsten Inert Gas (TIG). Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 5 hours per week.
	WEL 166 Advanced Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW), Tungsten Inert Gas (TIG) 3 credits Lecture: 2 Laboratory: 3 Total: 3 Continues practical operations in the use of tungsten arc welding and equipment. Studies equipment operation setup, safety, and practice of Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW), Tungsten Inert Gas (TIG). Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 5 hours per week. Prerequisite(s): WEL 164
	WEL 235 Advanced Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW) 3 credits Lecture: 1 Laboratory: 6 Total: 3 Continues the study of Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW), wire feed welding, Metal Inert Gas (MIG) using spray transfer, pulsed GMAW, short circuit transfer, and flux cored wire on various metals and joint designs. Focuses on developing GMAW skills with practice and instruction in these advanced processes. Lecture 1 hour, Laboratory 6 hours, Total 7 hours per week.
	WEL 298 Seminar and Project 3 credits Lecture: 3 Total: 3 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. 3 credits

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Course Descriptions

REA 100 Principles of Real Estate

REL 100 Introduction to the Study of Religion

REL 200 Survey of the Old Testament

REL 210 Survey of the New Testament

REL 230 Religions of the World

RUS 101 Beginning Russian I

RUS 102 Beginning Russian II

SAF 126 Principles of Industrial Safety

SAF 127 Industrial Safety

SAF 130 Industrial Safety OSHA 10

SSC 115 Introduction to Global Affairs

SOC 200 Introduction to Sociology

SOC 211 Cultural Anthropology

SOC 215 Sociology of the Family

SOC 250 Sociology of Sport

SPA 101 Beginning Spanish I

SPA 102 Beginning Spanish II

SPA 201 Intermediate Spanish

SPA 202 Intermediate Spanish

SDV 100 College Success Skills

SDV 101 Orientation to a Discipline

SDV 104 Study Skills

SDV 108 College Survival Skills

SDV 110 Orientation to Teaching as a Profession

TRV 100 Introduction to the Travel Industry

WEL 100 Fundamentals of Welding

WEL 117 Oxyfuel Welding and Cutting

WEL 120 Introduction to Welding

WEL 123 Shielded Metal Arc Welding (Basic)

WEL 124 Shielded Metal Arc Welding (Advanced)

WEL 126 Pipe Welding

WEL 130 Inert Gas Welding

WEL 141 Welding Qualification Tests

WEL 142 Welder Qualification Tests II

WEL 145 Welding Metallurgy

WEL 150 Welding Drawing and Interpretation

WEL 160 Gas Metal Arc Welding

WEL 161 Flux Cored Arc Welding (FCAW)

WEL 164 Tungsten Inert Gas (TIG)

WEL 166 Advanced Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW), Tungsten Inert Gas (TIG)

WEL 235 Advanced Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW)

WEL 298 Seminar and Project