Mar 28, 2024  
2021-2022 COLLEGE CATALOG 
    
2021-2022 COLLEGE CATALOG [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

2021-2022 NRCC Catalog - Course Descriptions


Course Number

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 may 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 do not satisfy ENG 111   placement 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/

 

Mechanical Engineering Technology

  
  • MEC 155 Mechanisms

    2 credit(s)
    Studies the purpose and actions of cams, gear trains, levers, and other mechanical devices used to transmit control. Focuses on motions, linkages, velocities, and acceleration of points within a link mechanism; layout method for designing cams and gear grain. Requires preparation of weekly laboratory reports. Lecture 1 hour. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 3 hours per week.
  
  • MEC 298 Seminar and Project in Mechanical Engineering Technology

    3 credit(s)
    May be repeated for credit.

    Requires completion of a project or research report related to the student’s occupational objective and a study of approaches to the selection and pursuit of career opportunities in the field. This course follows the completion of the 1st semester of the Advanced Manufacturing Curriculum and is taken in conjunction with the 2nd semester of Advanced Manufacturing. Students should contact the program head prior to registration. Variable hours per week.

Music

  
  • MUS 101 Fundamentals of Music

    3 credit(s)
    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. Lecture 3 hours per week.
  
  • MUS 121 Music in Society

    3 credit(s)


    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 society. Develops techniques for listening analytically and critically. Reviews historical development and significance of art music within the context of evolving societal structures.

    This is a Passport Transfer course. Lecture 3 hours per week.

  
  • MUS 122 Music Appreciation II

    3 credit(s)
    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 221 History of Western Music Prior to 1750

    3 credit(s)


    Presents the chronology of musical styles and significant composers from Antiquity through the Pre-Classical era. Relates the development of music from a socio-historical perspective including parallel movements within the arts. Develops techniques for listening analytically and critically to music. MUS 221 and 222   may transfer as the same course.

    This is a Passport Transfer course. Lecture 3 hours per week.

  
  • MUS 222 History of Western Music 1750 to Present

    3 credit(s)


    Presents the chronology of musical styles and significant composers from the Classical Period through the Modern era. Relates the development of music from a socio-historical perspective including parallel movements within the arts. Develops techniques for listening analytically and critically to music. MUS 221   and 222 may transfer as the same course.

    This is a Passport Transfer course. Lecture 3 hours per week.

  
  • MUS 225 The History of Jazz

    3 credit(s)
    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. Lecture 3 hours per week.
  
  • MUS 226 World Music

    3 credit(s)


    Explores music emanating from cultural traditions around the world within their respective socio-cultural contexts. Introduces basic elements of music. Increases global awareness and enhances knowledge of the origins, evolution, aesthetics and purposes of music from an ethnomusicological perspective.

    This is a Passport Transfer course. Lecture 3 hours per week.


Natural Science

  
  • NAS 125 Meteorology

    4 credit(s)
    Presents a non-technical survey of fundamentals meteorology. Focuses on the effects of weather and climate on humans and their activities. Serves for endorsement or recertification of earth science teachers. Lecture 3 hours per week. Recitation and laboratory 2 hours per week. Total 5 hours per week.

Nursing

  
  • NSG 100 Introduction to Nursing Concepts

    4 credit(s)
    Prerequisite(s): BIO 141    Co-requisite(s): BIO 142 NSG 106   
    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.
  
  • NSG 106 Competencies for Nursing Practice

    2 credit(s)
    Prerequisite(s): MTE UNIT 1 MTE UNIT 2 MTE UNIT 3 MTE UNIT 4 MTE UNIT 5 BIO 141   Co-requisite(s): BIO 142 NSG 100   
    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.
  
  • NSG 115 Healthcare Concepts for Transition

    5 credit(s)
    Prerequisite(s): BIO 141 BIO 142 ENG 111 PSY 230 SDV 100       Co-requisite(s): NSG 200  
    Student must have acceptance into the LPN-to-ADN Transition Program before taking this course.

    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. Lab 6 hours. Total 9 hours per week.
  
  • NSG 130 Professional Nursing Concepts

    1 credit(s)
    Prerequisite(s): BIO 141  
    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.  Lecture 1 hour. Total 1 hour per week.
  
  • NSG 152 Health Care Participant

    3 credit(s)
    Prerequisite(s): BIO 142  ,NSG 100 NSG 106 NSG 130 NSG 200  
    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 per week.
  
  • NSG 170 Health/Illness Concepts

    6 credit(s)
    Prerequisite(s): BIO 142 NSG 100 NSG 106 NSG 130 NSG 200     
    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.
  
  • NSG 200 Health Promotion and Assessment

    3 credit(s)
    Prerequisite(s): BIO 141  
    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.
  
  • NSG 210 Health Care Concepts I

    5 credit(s)
    Prerequisite(s): BIO 150 NSG 152 NSG 170    
    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.
  
  • NSG 211 Health Care Concepts II

    5 credit(s)
    Prerequisite(s): BIO 150 , NSG 152 NSG 170    
    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.
  
  • NSG 230 Advanced Professional Nursing Concepts

    2 credit(s)
    Prerequisite(s): NSG 210 NSG 211   
    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.
  
  • NSG 252 Complex Health Care Concepts

    4 credit(s)
    Prerequisite(s): NSG 210 NSG 211   
    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.
  
  • NSG 270 Nursing Capstone

    4 credit(s)
    Prerequisite(s): NSG 210 NSG 211   
    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. Laboratory 12 hours. Total 12 hours per week.
  
  • NUR 27 Nurse Aide I

    5 credit(s)
    Upon successful completion of this course, students are eligible to sit for the competency evaluation required by the Virginia Board of Nursing in order to be placed on the nurse aide registry.

    Teaches care of older patients with emphasis on the social, emotional, and spiritual needs of geriatric patients; 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 3 hours. Laboratory 6 hours. Total 9 hours per week.

Philosophy

  
  • PHI 100 Introduction to Philosophy

    3 credit(s)


    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 Transfer course. Lecture 3 hours per week.

  
  • PHI 220 Ethics

    3 credit(s)


    Nursing AAS: Students may choose from a college approved Humanities/ Fine Arts  elective as an alternative to PHI 220.

    Provides a systematic study of representative ethical systems.

    This is a Passport Transfer course. Lecture 3 hours per week.


Photography

  
  • PHT 164 Introduction to Digital Photography

    3 credit(s)
    Teaches the fundamentals of photography including camera function, composition, and image production as they apply to digital imagery. Lecture 1 hour. Laboratory 4 hours. Total 5 hours per week.
  
  • PHT 264 Digital Photography II

    3 credit(s)
    Teaches theory and practice of digital photography. Emphasizes use of digital cameras in studio and on location. Teaches advanced techniques of image editing. Provides training in digital image transmission from remote locations.
    Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 5 hours per week.

Physical Education and Recreation

  
  • PED 109 Yoga

    1 credit(s)
    Focuses on the forms of yoga training emphasizing flexibility. Lecture 0 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 2 hours per week.
  
  • PED 111 Weight Training I

    1 credit(s)
    Focuses on muscular strength and endurance training through individualized workout programs. Teaches appropriate use of weight training equipment. Part I of II. Lecture 0 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 2 hours per week.
  
  • PED 112 Weight Training II

    1 credit(s)
    Focuses on muscular strength and endurance training through individualized workout programs. Teaches appropriate use of weight training equipment. Part II of II. Lecture 0 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 2 hours per week.
  
  • PED 118 Baseball Fundamentals I

    1 credit(s)
    Enhances the mental and physical ability of students for playing the sport of baseball. Introduces skills of weight training, flexibility, fielding, throwing, hitting, pitching, and position play. Explains the history of the sport and provides students an understanding of and respect for the game and its role in society. Lecture 1 hour. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 3 hours per week.
  
  • PED 119 Baseball Fundamentals II

    1 credit(s)
    Continues to enhance the mental and physical ability of students for playing the sport of baseball. Continues to teach the skills necessary to play the sport. Provides students with the opportunity to evaluate, train, and coach players in order to enhance others’ playing abilities. Provides an understanding of the multiple processes involved in forming a baseball team. Lecture 1 hour. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 3 hours per week.
  
  • PED 152 Basketball

    1 credit(s)
    Introduces basketball skills, techniques, rules, and strategies. Lecture 0 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 2 hours per week.
  
  • PED 154 Volleyball

    2 credit(s)
    Introduces skills, techniques, strategies, rules, and scoring. Lecture 1 hour. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 3 hours per week.
  
  • PED 173 Rock Climbing and Rappelling

    2 credit(s)
    Presents techniques and skills of climbing and rappelling with emphasis on safety, equipment, skills in knot tying, terminology and physical conditioning. Lecture 1 hour. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 3 hours per week.
  
  • PED 187 Backpacking

    2 credit(s)
    Focuses on the preparation for backpacking trip, equipment and clothing selection, personal and group safety, ecology, and physical conditioning. Includes field experience. Lecture 1 hour. Laboratory 4 hours. Total 5 hours per week.
  
  • PED 188 Freshwater Fishing

    2 credit(s)
    Teaches freshwater fishing techniques including spinning, bait casting and fly casting. Presents selection and care of equipment, fish habits, conservation, and safety. Lecture 1 hour. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 3 hours per week.

Physics

  
  • PHY 131 Applied Physics I

    3 credit(s)
    Prerequisite(s): High school algebra, geometry and trigonometry, or equivalent or divisional approval.
    Students are strongly encouraged to complete MTH 131 Technical Mathematics 3 credit(s)  prior to enrolling in this course.

    Emphasizes application of topics such as statics, dynamics, mechanical properties of matter, fluid mechanics, heat, sound, optics, and atomic physics. Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 4 hours per week.
  
  • PHY 201 General College Physics I

    4 credit(s)
    Prerequisite(s): MTH 161  or equivalent.
    Teaches fundamental principles of physics. Covers mechanics, thermodynamics, wave phenomena, electricity and magnetism, and selected topics in modern physics. Lecture 3 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 6 hours per week.
  
  • PHY 202 General College Physics II

    4 credit(s)
    Prerequisite(s): MTH 161  or equivalent.
    Teaches fundamental principles of physics. Covers mechanics, thermodynamics, wave phenomena, electricity and magnetism, and selected topics in modern physics. Lecture 3 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 6 hours per week.
  
  • PHY 231 General University Physics I

    5 credit(s)
    Prerequisite(s): MTH 263    or divisional approval.
    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 I of II. Lecture 4 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 6 hours per week.
  
  • PHY 232 General University Physics II

    5 credit(s)
    Prerequisite(s): MTH 264    and PHY 231    or divisional approval.
    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.
  
  • PHY 241 University Physics I

    4 credit(s)
    Prerequisite(s): MTH 263   or divisional approval.
    Teaches principles of classical and modern physics. Includes mechanics, wave phenomena, heat, electricity, magnetism, relativity, and nuclear physics. Part I of II. Lecture 3 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 6 hours per week.
  
  • PHY 242 University Physics II

    4 credit(s)
    Prerequisite(s): PHY 241  or divisional approval.
    Teaches principles of classical and modern physics. Includes mechanics, wave phenomena, heat, electricity, magnetism, relativity, and nuclear physics. Part II of II. Lecture 3 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 6 hours per week.

Political Science

  
  • PLS 135 U.S. Government and Politics

    3 credit(s)


    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 Transfer course. Lecture 3 hours per week. Lecture 3 hours per week.

  
  • PLS 136 State and Local Government and Politics

    3 credit(s)
    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 per week.

Practical Nursing

  
  • PNE 145 Trends in Practical Nursing

    1 credit(s)
    Prerequisite(s): PNE 162 
    Studies the role of the Licensed Practical Nurse. Covers legal aspects, organizations, and opportunities in practical nursing. Designed to assist the student in preparation for employment. Lecture 1 hour per week.
  
  • PNE 155 Body Structure and Function

    3 credit(s)
    Student must be admitted into the Practical Nursing program.
    Students may substitute BIO 141  and BIO 142  with a grade of C or better.

    Studies the structure and function of the body. Lecture 3 hours per week.
  
  • PNE 158 Mental Health and Psychiatric Nursing

    2 credit(s)
    Prerequisite(s): PNE 162 
    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 credit(s)
    Student must be admitted into the Practical Nursing program.

    Focuses on nursing situations and procedures necessary to assist individuals in meeting special needs related to human functions. Lecture 4 hours. Laboratory 6 hours. Total 10 hours per week.
  
  • PNE 162 Nursing in Health Changes II

    11 credit(s)
    Prerequisite(s): PNE 155 , PNE 161 , PNE 173  
    Continues the focus on nursing situations and procedures necessary to assist individuals in meeting special needs related to human functions. Lecture 5 hours. Laboratory 18 hours. Total 23 hours per week.
  
  • PNE 163 Nursing in Health Changes III

    9 credit(s)
    Prerequisite(s): PNE 162  
    Continues the focus on nursing situations and procedures necessary to assist individuals in meeting special needs related to human functions. Lecture 5 hours. Laboratory 12 hours. Total 17 hours per week.
  
  • PNE 173 Pharmacology for Nurses

    2 credit(s)
    Student must be admitted into the Practical Nursing program.

    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 290 Coordinated Internship in Practical Nursing

    1 credit(s)
    Prerequisite(s): PNE 155 , PNE 161 , PNE 162 , PNE 173  
    May be repeated for credit.

    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. Lab 3 hours per week.

Psychology

  
  • PSY 200 Principles of Psychology

    3 credit(s)


    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 Transfer course. Lecture 3 hours per week. Total 3 hours per week.

  
  • PSY 215 Abnormal Psychology

    3 credit(s)
    Prerequisite(s): PSY 200 
    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. Lecture 3 hours per week.
  
  • PSY 216 Social Psychology

    3 credit(s)
    Prerequisite(s): PSY 200  or departmental consent.
    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 per week. Total 3 hours per week.
  
  • PSY 230 Developmental Psychology

    3 credit(s)
    Students should determine requirement of 4-year transfer institution prior to selection.

    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. Lecture 3 hours per week.

Real Estate

  
  • REA 100 Principles of Real Estate

    4 credit(s)
    Examines practical applications of real estate principles. Includes the study of titles, estates, land descriptions, contracts, legal instruments, financing, and management of real estate. Lecture 4 hours per week.
  
  • REA 216 Real Estate Appraisal

    3 credit(s)
    Explores fundamentals of real estate valuation. Introduces the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice and the Uniform Residential Appraisal Report formulations, working problems and reviewing actual appraisals. Includes the opportunities available in the appraisal field. Lecture 3-4 hours per week.

Recreational Vehicle Motorcycle Maintenance

  
  • RVH 130 Motorcycle Rider Safety - Beginner

    1- 2 credit(s)
    Studies principles and basic skills of motorcycle riding with an emphasis on safety. Includes street strategies, protective gear, and selection and care/maintenance of motorcycles. Lecture 1-2 hours. Laboratory 0-2 hours. Total 2-3 hours per week.

Religion

  
  • REL 200 Survey of the Old Testament

    3 credit(s)
    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 credit(s)
    Surveys 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 credit(s)


    Introduces the religions of the world with attention to origin, history, and doctrine.

    This is a Passport Transfer course. Lecture 3 hours per week.

  
  • REL 233 Introduction to Islam

    3 credit(s)
    Studies Islam in its historical, religious, and political dimensions and assists in the understanding of its contemporary vitality and attraction as a faith, a culture and a way of life. Lecture 3 hours per week.
  
  • REL 246 Christianity

    3 credit(s)
    Examines the origins and historical development of Christianity, its basic metaphysical and theological assumptions, its essential doctrines, and the present state of the church in the modern world. Lecture 3 hours per week.

Russian

  
  • RUS 101 Beginning Russian I

    4 credit(s)
    Develops the understanding, speaking, reading, and writing of Russian, and emphasizes the structure of the language. May include oral drill and practice. Part I of II. Lecture 4 hours per week. May include one additional hour of oral practice per week.
  
  • RUS 102 Beginning Russian II

    4 credit(s)
    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. Lecture 4 hours per week. May include one additional hour of oral practice per week.

Safety

  
  • SAF 126 Principles of Industrial Safety

    3 credit(s)
    Industry Credential Opportunities:

    • OSHA Card


    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 credit(s)
    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 199 Supervised Study in Safety

    1-5 credit(s)
    May be repeated for credit.

    Assigns problems for independent study incorporating previous instruction and supervised by the instructor. Variable hours.

Science Technology

  
  • SCT 198 Seminar and Project in Science Technology

    1 credit(s)
    Dual Enrollment course only.
    May be repeated for credit.

    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. 1 credit.
  
  • SCT 298 Seminar and Project in Science Technology

    1 credit(s)
    Dual Enrollment course only.
    May be repeated for credit.

    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. 1 credit.

Sociology

  
  • SOC 200 Introduction to Sociology

    3 credit(s)


    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 Transfer course. Lecture 3 hours per week. Total 3 hours per week.

  
  • SOC 211 Cultural Anthropology

    3 credit(s)


    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 Transfer course. Lecture 3 hours per week. Total 3 hours per week.

  
  • SOC 212 Principles of Anthropology II

    3 credit(s)
    Inquires into the origins, development, and diversification of human biology and human cultures. Includes fossil records, physical origins of human development, human population genetics, linguistics, cultures’ origins and variation, and historical and contemporary analysis of human societies. Part II of II. Lecture 3 hours per week.
  
  • SOC 215 Sociology of the Family

    3 credit(s)
    Students are strongly encouraged to complete SOC 200  prior to enrolling in this course.

    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 per week. Total 3 hours per week.
  
  • SOC 266 Race and Ethnicity

    3 credit(s)
    Considers race and ethnicity as social constructs that deeply affect personal experience and social institutions. Examines the relationships of racial and ethnic groups with each other and with larger society including ideas of racial inequality both individually and systemically. Introduces significant theoretical approaches to the study of race and ethnicity. Lecture 3 hours per week. Total 3 hours per week.
  
  • SOC 268 Social Problems

    3 credit(s)


    Introduces the fundamental concepts underlying social problems construction with attention to how these problems are defined, understood and arbitrated. Examines a variety of topics such as researching social problems and policymaking.

    This is a Passport Transfer course. Lecture 3 hours per week. Total 3 hours per week.


Spanish

  
  • SPA 101 Beginning Spanish I

    4 credit(s)
    Introduces understanding, speaking, reading, and writing skills and emphasizes basic Spanish sentence structure. May include an additional hour of oral drill and practice per week. Lecture 4 hours per week.
  
  • SPA 102 Beginning Spanish II

    4 credit(s)
    Prerequisite(s): SPA 101 
    Introduces understanding, speaking, reading, and writing skills and emphasizes basic Spanish sentence structure. May include an additional hour of oral drill and practice per week. Lecture 4 hours per week.

Student Development

  
  • SDV 100 College Success Skills

    1 credit(s)
    Strongly recommended for beginning students. Required for graduation.

    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. Lecture 1 hour per week.
  
  • SDV 101 Orientation to Health Sciences

    1 credit(s)
    If a student has successfully completed SDV 100 , SDV 101 is not required.

    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 (nursing). Lecture 1 hour per week.
  
  • SDV 104 Study Skills

    2 credit(s)
    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 1-3 hours per week.
  
  • SDV 107 Career Education

    1 credit(s)
    Dual Enrollment Only.
    Surveys career options available to students. Stresses career development and assists in the understanding of self in the world of work. Assists students in applying decision-making to career choice. Lecture 1 hour. Total 1 hour per week.

Unmanned Systems

  
  • UMS 107 Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS) Remote Pilot Ground School

    3 credit(s)
    Presents the aeronautical knowledge required for FAA approved commercial operations as a Remote Pilot with small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS) rating. Covers the regulations applicable to small UAS operations, loading and performance, emergency procedures, crew resource management, determining the performance of the small unmanned aircraft, and maintenance/inspection procedures. Prepares students for the FAA written examination required to obtain the Remote Pilot certificate. Lecture 3 hours. Total 3 hours per week.
  
  • UMS 177 Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS) Components and Maintenance

    3 credit(s)
    Provides an introduction to the basic equipment and techniques used in maintaining, repairing, and upgrading sUAS to assure airworthiness and proper operation of the other components. Emphasizes safe practices in repair and handling of components and develops fundamental skills in troubleshooting/repair of the circuits, subsystems and components typically found in the complete sUAS. Covers payload sensor mounting, power management and security threat management. Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total hours per week 5.

Welding

  
  • WEL 100 Fundamentals of Welding

    3 credit(s)
    Introduces 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 123 Shielded Metal Arc Welding (Basic)

    4 credit(s)
    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 6 hours. Total 8 hours per week.
  
  • WEL 124 Shielded Metal Arc Welding (Advanced)

    4 credit(s)
    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 6 hours. Total 8 hours per week.
  
  • WEL 126 Pipe Welding I

    4 credit(s)
    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 3 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 6 hours per week.
  
  • 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.
  
  • 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.
  
  • 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.
  
  • 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.
  
  • 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 3 hours per week.
  
  • 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.
  
  • WEL 190 Coordinated Internship

    1-5 credit(s)


    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. Variable hours.

  
  • 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.
  
  • 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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