Apr 29, 2024  
2019-2020 Catalog/Student Handbook 
    
2019-2020 Catalog/Student Handbook [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Description of Courses


 

Psychology

  
  • PSY 230 - Developmental Psychology


    3 credit(s)
    Prerequisite(s): demonstrated proficiency on the placement examination or successful completion of ENF 1  or ENF 2 .
    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.
  
  • PSY 255 - Psychological Aspects of Criminal Behavior


    3 credit(s)
    Prerequisite(s): PSY 200  or divisional approval.
    Studies psychology of criminal behavior. Includes topics such as violent and non-violent crime, sexual offenses, insanity, addiction, white collar crime, and other deviant behaviors. Provides a background for law enforcement occupations. Lecture 3 hours per week.
  
  • PSY 270 - Psychology of Human Sexuality


    3 credit(s)
    Prerequisite(s): PSY 200 .
    Focuses on scientific investigation of human sexuality and psychological and social implications of such research. Considers socio-cultural influences, the physiology and psychology of sexual response patterns, sexual dysfunctions, and development of relationships.

Real Estate

  
  • REA 100 - Principles of Real Estate


    4 credit(s)
    Prerequisite(s): demonstrated proficiency on the placement examination or successful completion of ENF 1  or ENF 2 .
    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.
  
  • REA 110 - Real Estate Sales


    3 credit(s)
    Prerequisite(s): demonstrated proficiency on the placement examination or successful completion of ENF 1  or ENF 2 .
    Focuses on the fundamentals of sales principles as they apply to real estate. Includes prospect, motives, needs, and abilities to buy real estate. Lecture 3 hours per week.
  
  • REA 215 - Real Estate Brokerage


    3 credit(s)
    Considers administrative principles and practices of real estate brokerage, financial control and marketing of real property. Lecture 3 hours per week.
  
  • REA 216 - Real Estate Appraisal


    3 credit(s)
    Prerequisite(s): demonstrated proficiency on the placement examination or successful completion of ENF 1  or ENF 2 .
    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 hours per week.
  
  • REA 217 - Real Estate Finance


    3 credit(s)
    Presents principles and practices of financing real estate. Analyzes various types of note contracts and mortgage and deed of trust instruments. Covers underwriting of conventional and government insured and guaranteed loans. Lecture 3 hours per week.
  
  • REA 245 - Real Estate Law


    3 credit(s)
    Focuses on real estate law, including rights pertaining to property ownership and management, agency, contracts, transfers of real property ownership, fair housing, and tax implications. Lecture 3 hours per week.

Religion

  
  • REL 100 - Introduction to the Study of Religion


    3 credit(s)
    Prerequisite(s): demonstrated proficiency on the placement examination or successful completion of ENF 1  or ENF 2 .
    Explores various religious perspectives and ways of thinking about religious themes and religious experience. Lecture 3 hours per week.
  
  • REL 200 - Survey of the Old Testament


    3 credit(s)
    Prerequisite(s): demonstrated proficiency on the placement examination or successful completion of ENF 1  or ENF 2 .
    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 216 - Life and Teachings of Jesus


    3 credit(s)
    Prerequisite(s): demonstrated proficiency on the placement examination or successful completion of ENF 1  or ENF 2 .
    Studies the major themes in the teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Gospels, and examines the events of his life in light of modern biblical and historical scholarship. Lecture 3 hours per week.
  
  • REL 230 - Religions of the World


    3 credit(s)
    Prerequisite(s): demonstrated proficiency on the placement examination or successful completion of ENF 1  or ENF 2 .
    Introduces the religions of the world with attention to origin, history, and doctrine. Lecture 3 hours per week.

Recreational Vehicle

  
  • 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.

Industrial Safety

  
  • SAF 126 - Principles Industrial Safety


    3 credit(s)
    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 130 - Industrial Safety OSHA 10


    1 credit(s)
    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 10). Lecture 1 hour per week.

Social Science

  
  • SSC 101 - Contemporary Social Problems I


    3 credit(s)
    Surveys contemporary American social problems from the perspective of the social sciences. Provides an interdisciplinary approach as a basis for forming individual judgments on major domestic issues. Part I of II. Lecture 3 hours per week.

Sociology

  
  • SOC 200 - Principles of Sociology


    3 credit(s)
    Prerequisite(s): demonstrated proficiency on the placement examination or successful completion of ENF 1  or ENF 2 .
    Introduces fundamentals of social life. Presents significant research and theory in areas such as culture, social structure, socialization, deviance, social stratification, and social institutions. Lecture 3 hours per week.
  
  • SOC 215 - Sociology of the Family


    3 credit(s)
    Prerequisite(s): demonstrated proficiency on the placement examination or successful completion of ENF 1  or ENF 2 .
    Studies topics such as marriage and family in social and cultural context. Addresses the single scene, dating and marriage styles, child-rearing, husband and wife interaction, single parent families, alternative lifestyles. Lecture 3 hours per week.
  
  • SOC 218 - Family Violence


    3 credit(s)
    Prerequisite(s): demonstrated proficiency on the placement examination or successful completion of ENF 1  or ENF 2 .
    Examines occasions and reasons family relationships do not work. Includes types of family violence, and its prevention. Lecture 3 hours per week.
  
  • SOC 235 - Juvenile Delinquency


    3 credit(s)
    Prerequisite(s): demonstrated proficiency on the placement examination or successful completion of ENF 1  or ENF 2 .
    Studies demographic trends, causal theories, and control of juvenile delinquency. Presents juveniles’ interaction with family, schools, police, courts, treatment programs, and facilities. Also approved for ADJ Juvenile curriculum. Lecture 3 hours per week.
  
  • SOC 236 - Criminology


    3 credit(s)
    Prerequisite(s): demonstrated proficiency on the placement examination or successful completion of ENF 1  or ENF 2 .
    Studies research and causal theories of criminal behavior. Examines crime statistics, crime victims, and types of criminal offenses. Introduces role of police, judicial and correctional system in treatment and punishment of offenders. Also approved for ADJ Criminology. Lecture 3 hours per week.
  
  • SOC 268 - Social Problems


    3 credit(s)
    Prerequisite(s): demonstrated proficiency on the placement examination or successful completion of ENF 1  or ENF 2 .
    Applies sociological concepts and methods to analysis of current social problems. Includes delinquency and crime, mental illness, drug addiction, alcoholism, sexual behavior, population crisis, race relations, family and community disorganization, poverty, automation, wars, and disarmament. Lecture 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. Part I of II. Lecture 4 hours per week.
  
  • SPA 102 - Beginning Spanish II


    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. Part II of II. Lecture 4 hours per week.
  
  • SPA 201 - Intermediate Spanish I


    3-4 credit(s)
    Prerequisite(s): SPA 102  or equivalent.
    Continues to develop understanding, speaking, reading, and writing skills. May include oral drill and practice. Lecture 3-4 hours per week.
  
  • SPA 202 - Intermediate Spanish II


    3-4 credit(s)
    Prerequisite(s): SPA 102  or equivalent.
    Continues to develop understanding, speaking, reading, and writing skills. May include oral drill and practice. Lecture 3-4 hours per week.

Student Development

  
  • SDV 1 - Student Development (Insert Appropriate Disciplines)


    1-5 credit(s)
    Reviews the basic concepts and skills necessary for students to progress satisfactorily in regular college courses. Lecture 1-5 hours per week.
  
  • SDV 100 - College Success Skills


    1 credit(s)
    Assists students in transition to colleges. Provides overviews of college policies, procedures, curricula 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 hour per week.
  
  • SDV 101 - Introduction to Health Sciences


    1 credit(s)
    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 1-3 hours per week.
  
  • SDV 106 - Preparation for Employment


    1 credit(s)
    Provides experience in resume writing, preparation of applications, letters of application, and successfully preparing for and completing the job interview. Assists students in identifying their marketable skills and aptitudes. Develops strategies for successful employment search. Assists students in understanding effective human relations techniques and communication skills in job search. Lecture 1-2 hours per week.
  
  • SDV 107 - Career Education


    1-3 credit(s)
    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 1-3 hours per week.
  
  • SDV 109 - Student Leadership Development


    1 credit(s)
    Provides opportunities for students to learn leadership theory and skills for application in campus organizations, committees and groups. Lecture 1 hour per week.

Welding

  
  • WEL 116 - Welding I (Oxyacetylene)


    2 credit(s)
    Teaches oxygen/acetylene welding and cutting including safety of equipment, welding, brazing and soldering procedures and cutting procedures. Lecture 1 hour. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 4.
  
  • WEL 120 - Introduction to Welding


    2-3 credit(s)
    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. Emphasizes procedures in the use of tools and equipment. Lecture 1-2 hours. Laboratory 2-3 hours. Total 3-5 hours per week.
  
  • WEL 123 - Shielded Metal Arc Welding (Basic)


    3-4 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 3-6 hours. Total 5-8 hours per week.
  
  • WEL 124 - Shielded Metal Arc Welding (Advanced)


    3 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 3-6 hours. Total 5-8 hours per week.
  
  • WEL 126 - Pipe Welding I


    3-4 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 2-3 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 5-6 hours per week.
  
  • WEL 130 - Inert Gas Welding


    3/4/2018 credit(s)
    Introduces practical operations in the uses of inert-gasshield arc welding. Discusses equipment, safety operations, welding practice in the various positions, process applications, and manual and semi-automatic welding. Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 3-6 hours. Total 5-8 hours per week.
  
  • WEL 136 - Welding III (Inert Gas)


    2 credit(s)
    Studies Tungsten and metallic inert gas procedures and practices including principles of operation, shielding gasses, filler rods, process variations and applications, manual and automatic welding, equipment and safety. Lecture 1 hour. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 4 hours per week.
  
  • WEL 138 - Pipe and Tube Welding


    2 credit(s)
    Prerequisite(s): WEL 136 .
    Develops entry level skills for the inert gas tungsten welding process (TIG) with emphasis upon thin and thick wall carbon and stainless piping and tubing. Lecture 1 hour. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 4 hours per week.
  
  • WEL 150 - Welding Drawing and Interpretation


    2-3 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.
  
  • WEL 160 - Gas Metal Arc Welding


    3 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 3-6 hours. Total 5-8
  
  • WEL 195 - Topics In


    1-5 credit(s)
    Provides an opportunity to explore topical areas of interest to or needed by students. May be used also for special honors courses. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
 

Page: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7