2020-2021 COLLEGE CATALOG [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
2020-2021 NRCC Catalog - Course Descriptions
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Courses numbered 01-09 are courses for developmental programs. The credits earned in these courses do not apply toward associate degree programs; but if the Vice President for Instruction and Student Services approves, some developmental courses may provide credit which may apply to basic occupational, diploma, or certificate programs.
Courses numbered 10-99 are freshman courses for diploma and certificate programs. The credits earned in these courses will apply toward diploma and certificate programs but will not apply toward an associate degree.
Courses numbered 100-199 are freshman courses which will apply toward an associate degree and/or certificate and diploma programs.
Courses numbered 200-299 are sophomore courses which will apply toward an associate degree and/or certificate and diploma programs.
Course Credits
The credit for each course is shown after the title in the course description. One credit is equal to one college semester hour.
Course Hours
The number of lecture hours in class each week (including lecture, seminar, and discussion hours) and/or the number of lab hours in class each week (including lab, shop, supervised practice, and cooperative work experience) are shown for each course in the course description. The number of lecture hours and lab hours in class each week are also called “contact” hours because the time is spent under the direct supervision of a faculty member. Besides the lecture and lab hours in class each week, students must also spend out-of-class time on assignments. Usually each credit per course requires an average of three hours of in-class and out-of-class study each week.
Course Co-requisites
Occasionally, courses numbered 195 or 199 are required as co-requisites for other courses.
Course Prerequisites
If any prerequisites are required before enrolling in a course, these prerequisites will be identified in the course description. Courses in special sequences (usually identified by the numerals I-II-III) require that prior courses or their equivalent be completed before enrolling in the advanced courses in the sequence. When co-requisites are required for a course, the co-requisites must be taken at the same time. The prerequisites or their equivalent must be completed satisfactorily before enrolling in a course unless special permission is obtained from the Dean and the instructional department.
Prerequisites for English 111
The student’s eligibility for ENG 111 may be determined by high school transcripts, SAT and/or ACT scores, and GED scores; all of which are valid for five years. Students who do not satisfy ENG 111 placement based upon these multiple measures must take the Virginia Placement Test (VPT) to determine ENG 111 eligibility. Students who do not have adequate proficiency will be placed in developmental English courses. Students should keep in mind that most textbooks are written on or above tenth grade reading levels; therefore, those who score low on the English placement test should take a developmental English course before taking courses which require intensive reading such as social science courses or higher level English courses. In addition to proficiency tests, the student must be able to demonstrate an understanding of writing and be able to adequately support the controlling idea in an essay. The student must use appropriate word choice and coherent sentence structure.
Mathematics Course Changes
As of fall semester 2018, all mathematics course offerings changed across the Virginia Community College System. To view previous courses and descriptions, go to the archived catalog 2017-2018 or before. http://catalog.nr.edu/
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WEL 130 Inert Gas Welding 4 credit(s)
Introduces practical operations in the uses of inert-gas-shield arc welding. Discusses equipment, safety operations, welding practice in the various and applications, manual and semi-automatic welding. Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 6 hours. Total 8 hours per week.
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WEL 141 Welder Qualification Tests I 4 credit(s)
Prerequisite(s): WEL 123 and WEL 160
WEL 142 may be taken as an additional option. This option is for students in pursuit of higher level welding qualifications such as pipe welding.
Studies techniques and practices of testing welded joints through destructive and non-destructive testing. Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 6 hours. Total 8 hours per week.
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WEL 142 Welder Qualification Tests II 3 credit(s)
Prerequisite(s): WEL 123 and WEL 160
Studies techniques and practices of testing welded joints through destructive and non-destructive testing. Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 6 hours. Total 8 hours per week.
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WEL 145 Welding Metallurgy 3 credit(s)
Students are strongly encouraged to complete WEL 123 prior to enrolling in this course.
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 fluorescent testing. Lecture 3 hours per week.
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WEL 150 Welding Drawing and Interpretation 3 credit(s)
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 2-3 hours per week.
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WEL 160 Gas Metal Arc Welding 4 credit(s)
Introduces semi-automatic welding processes with emphasis on practical application. Includes the study of filler wires, fluxes, and gases. Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 6 hours. Total 8 hours per week.
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WEL 199 Supervised Study in Welding 1-5 credit(s)
May be repeated for credit.
Assigns problems for independent study incorporating previous instruction and supervised by the instructor. Variable hours.
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WEL 299 Supervised Study in Welding 1-5 credit(s)
May be repeated for credit.
Assigns problems for independent study incorporating previous instruction and supervised by the instructor. Variable hours.
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Gen. Studies CS IT Elective(s) 3 credit(s)
Students may choose an IT elective and should determine transfer institution’s requirements prior to selection of IT electives.
For example:
- choose a network class for a networking concentration, (ITN)
- choose a web design class for a web development concentration (ITP)
- choose a database class for a database concentration (ITD)
- choose course ITP 251 Systems Analysis and Design for a software engineering concentration
Students make take any course listed in the Radford University VCCS Transfer Guide that is offered by New River and that begins with one of the following prefixes: CSC, ITD, ITE, ITP, or ITN.
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