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2020-21 RACC Student Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Course Descriptions
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Communications |
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COM 132 - Composition & Literature: Texts and Contexts (Honors)
3 Credit Hours
Composition and Literature: Texts and Contexts (Honors) involves students in a guided exploration of literature through the understanding and application of various critical theories. Invited to read, discuss, analyze, interpret, research, and write about fiction, poetry, and drama from the perspectives of a number of theoretical approaches, students will develop the ability to recognize assumptions underlying certain literary theories, understand their aims and implications, and apply their methods of analysis to literature. Students will also practice a variety of researching and writing strategies that evolve from the various theoretical perspectives.
Prerequisite(s): COM 121 or COM 122 with a grade of “C” or better; eligibility for the Honors Program
Semesters Offered: Spring
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COM 141 - Technical Writing
3 Credit Hours
Students learn research techniques in their specialized fields and standard formats used in business and industry, such as technical correspondence, formal reports, and oral presentations. Emphasis is on accommodating the needs of technical audiences, from lay to expert, specifically through document design, logical presentation, and concise, readable prose.
Prerequisite(s): COM 121 or COM 122 with a grade of “C” or better
Semesters Offered: Fall/Spring/Online
This course satisfies the core competency for
Oral Communication.
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COM 151 - Fundamentals of Speech
3 Credit Hours
This course emphasizes the strategies necessary for planning, developing, and delivering oral presentations, which include individual informative and persuasive speeches along with group presentations. Class discussions focus on adapting information, organization, and delivery styles to meet the needs of listeners. Classroom activities are performance-based, with students delivering speeches, responding to classmates, and leading class discussions. Videos made of student performance provide opportunities for self-evaluation.
Prerequisite(s): COM 098 or EAP 050 and EAP 060 or placement by appropriate score on placement test
Semesters Offered: Fall/Spring
This course satisfies the core competency for
Oral communication.
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COM 152 - Fundamentals of Speech (Honors)
3 Credit Hours
The Honors section of Fundamentals of Speech moves beyond emphasizing strategies for and practice in delivering basic informative and persuasive speeches of the non-Honors section. In this course students also examine styles of oral argumentation and gain experience in supporting an issue through research and logic as well as in answering and counter-arguing opposing evidence to a position. Students practice their skills in individual and team presentations. Students also lead class discussions as well as give feedback to classmates. Videos of students’ performances provide opportunities for self-evaluation.
Prerequisite(s): COM 098 or EAP 050 and EAP 060 or placement by appropriate score on placement test; eligibility for the Honors Program
Semesters Offered: Spring
This course satisfies the core competency for
Oral Communication.
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COM 161 - Mass Media
3 Credit Hours
This course surveys the major forms of the mass media - newspapers, radio, magazines, television, and electronic media - and their impact politically, socially, and economically. The student will explore the origins, development, and potentiality of print, broadcast, and electronic media as well as analyze the evolution of standards, policies, methods, and controls. The course is designed to be equally useful for students planning to enter a communications field or other professions and businesses. As consumers, we all must use the media, either to inform ourselves or to help inform and persuade others.
Prerequisite(s): COM 121 or COM 122
Semesters Offered: Spring/Online
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COM 163 - Writing for the Media
3 Credit Hours
This course will introduce students to the wide variety of writing and publishing opportunities in the media. Students will learn to identify and practice writing for traditional media such as newspapers as well as engage in the study of and writing for other kinds of publishing genres such as magazines, public relations material, and on-line communication. Students will develop skills in writing copy for a variety of purposes including news reporting, feature writing, and creating press releases. Additionally, students will be introduced to the roles of the editor including writing editorials, editing copy, and writing headlines. In short, this course will help students to understand the qualifications needed to write for the media.
Prerequisite(s): COM 121 or COM 122
Semesters Offered: Fall
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COM 201 - Introduction to Editing
3 Credit Hours
This course, designed for proficient writers of English, helps students develop editing strategies for making prose writing more effective. Using personal, peer, and professional texts, students will focus on issues of correctness and style. Specifically, they will learn to create prose that is correct in syntax, usage, and punctuation and to adapt prose style to fit a variety of audiences and situations. Editing will be viewed within the context of the composing process as a whole and concepts will be examined within a social, historical, and political perspective.
Prerequisite(s): COM 121 or COM 122 with a grade of “C” or better.
Semesters Offered: Fall
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COM 215 - Creative Nonfiction
3 Credit Hours
Creative nonfiction, popularly referred to as “the fourth genre,” is narrative rooted in truth - in “real” life. While poetry, fiction and drama are forms that allow their writers to control plot and create characters, creative nonfiction writers must invent only form and style, not circumstance. This course is an introduction to reading and writing creative nonfiction. Students will examine the elements of effective nonfiction prose by reading contemporary models: personal essays, biographical sketches, short pieces of literary journalism and memoir. Students will develop their own nonfiction prose by consistently writing and revising, receiving ongoing written feedback from the instructor, and participating in class discussions, weekly writing workshops, and conferences. Students will enhance research skills by creatively integrating primary and secondary sources into their narratives.
Prerequisite(s): COM 121 or COM 122
Semesters Offered: Fall/Spring/Online
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COM 216 - Creative Nonfiction II
3 Credit Hours
In Creative Nonfiction II, a course intended to follow RACC’s first level of Creative Nonfiction, students will examine the elements of effective nonfiction prose by reading contemporary models that are complex in construction and theme. Students will develop and refine one large body of prose by writing and revising several smaller scenes, receiving ongoing written feedback from the instructor, and participating in class discussions, weekly writing workshops and conferences. Students will also be introduced to the world of publishing.
Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of COM 215 .
Semesters Offered: Fall/Spring/Online
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COM 218 - Fiction Writing
3 Credit Hours
This course is designed to teach the beginning writer the foundations of fictional writing through a concentration on the short story genre. Critical analysis of contemporary and classic fiction will foster students’ ability to read like writers and, in turn, critically fashion their own prose. Students will begin to develop their art by writing creative scenes focusing on a limited number of literary devices and, then, will write complete and original short stories. Guided by continual oral and written critiques from both the instructor and peers, students will learn to refine their work through the revision process.
Prerequisite(s): COM 121 or COM 122
Semesters Offered: Fall/Spring/Online
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COM 219 - Fiction Writing II
3 Credit Hours
Fiction Writing II continues the development of the art and craft of fiction writing, concentrating on the language and form of contemporary short fiction. Students will read and critique established short story writers, and imitate various contemporary forms in both creative exercises and original short stories. Guided by continual oral and written critiques from both the instructor and peers, students will put their works through various stages of the rewriting process. The course will culminate with the opportunity for the student to submit his/her most polished work for publication.
Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of COM 218 .
Semesters Offered: Fall/Spring/Online
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COM 221 - English Composition II
3 Credit Hours
The course offers students practice in and preparation for writing in upper-level classes with a focus on the rhetoric of scholarly inquiry. Students will read and discuss nonfiction texts about topics of interest to academic readers, particularly for the way they appeal to audiences and use evidence from research. Students will then apply their understanding of rhetorical strategies to create an extended inquiry-based project
Prerequisite(s): COM 121 or COM 122 with a grade of “C” or better
Semesters Offered: All
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COM 222 - English Composition II (Honors
3 Credit Hours
The course offers students practice in and preparation for writing in upper-level classes with a focus on the rhetoric of scholarly inquiry. Students will read and discuss nonfiction texts about topics of interest to academic readers, particularly for the way they appeal to audiences and use evidence from research. Students will then apply their understanding of rhetorical strategies to create an extended inquiry-based project.
*The Honors section of English Composition II, in addition, provides an introduction to classic rhetoric in order to understand its connection to current academic writing. The class will select a focus theme for the semester to allow an in-depth investigation. The Honors section will require students to work collaboratively, in groups or as a whole class, to design and develop a culminating project.
Prerequisite(s): COM 121 or COM 122 with a grade of “C” or better
Semesters Offered: All
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COM 271 - Rhetorical Theory
3 Credit Hours
This course introduces the student to the discipline of rhetoric as the theory of human persuasive action. Students study the origins of rhetoric as a discipline in the West, approaches to the design of arguments, and modern theories of human communication that frame persuasion as the foundation of human social action. Coursework will include readings in the philosophy of language and examination of written and spoken texts as specimens of persuasion. In this course, students acquire the theoretical understanding and vocabulary that (i) facilitate their analysis of human communication (ii) heighten awareness of their own subjection to persuasion and (iii) improve their ability to communicate persuasively.
Prerequisite(s): COM 121 or COM 122 with a grade of “C” or better.
Semesters Offered: Spring
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COM 299 - Special Studies and Special Topics
Varies Credit Hours
This course allows faculty to provide students with additional, timely learning experiences in their area of study. Each course of one to four credits is scheduled when needed with a unique topic, a specific syllabus, appropriate enrollment requirements and prerequisite courses. Up to 12 credits of special studies courses may be applied to a student’s program, insofar as they fit into the program requirements. (A special studies course may be repeated if a different specific topic is offered.) Special studies courses that are later approved as on-going courses in substantially the same form will not be counted toward the 12- credit limit.
Semesters Offered: See advisor
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Culinary Arts |
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CUL 201 - Food Preparation Practicum
3 Credit Hours
Students will be introduced to preparation of basic foods. They will learn skills in vegetable production as well as preparation of fruits for service. This course relies on competency based evaluation.
Prerequisite(s): CUL 126
Semesters Offered: Fall
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CUL 215 - Breakfast Cookery
3 Credit Hours
This course includes training in preparation and presentation of items for use in breakfast and brunch. Emphasis is placed on egg production, breakfast quick breads and meats, which are applicable to high profit breakfast operations.
Prerequisite(s): CUL 102
Semesters Offered: Summer
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CUL 220 - Food Service Sanitation
2 Credit Hours
Food Sanitation and Safety is an industry-driven course. Students will learn about sanitation and HACCP (hazardous analysis critical control point), as well as safety in the workplace. This course will prepare the student for the sanitation certification which will be administered at the end of the course.
Semesters Offered: Spring
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CUL 235 - Professional Baking
3 Credit Hours
Students will learn, using a hands-on approach, the fundamental principles and procedures for preparing baked goods, pastries, and desserts. A study of ingredients and mixing methods for various baked goods.
Prerequisite(s): CUL 102
Semesters Offered: Summer
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CUL 240 - Gardé Manager
3 Credit Hours
Perfection of techniques in the production of cold food presentations. Preparation of aspics, forcemeats, pates, mousse, marinades, and gelatines. Platter and mirror designs to highlight buffet work.
Prerequisite(s): CUL 126
Semesters Offered: Fall
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CUL 255 - Advanced Food Preparation Practicum
3 Credit Hours
This course is a hands-on preparation course. Students will work in a food-service setting preparing foods under a chef’s direction.
Prerequisite(s): CUL 102
Semesters Offered: Spring
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CUL 260 - Nutrition for the Food Service Professional
3 Credit Hours
Culinary Nutrition is a course designed for the new culinary professional. The outcomes in the course are built around the skill set recommended by the American Culinary Federation. After completion of this course the student should have a better understanding of nutrition and an ability to cook with substitutions for a variety of different health reasons. Students will be able to design a menu that is both balanced and has nutritive value to the consumer. Nutrition is moving into the forefront of menu design and customer satisfaction.
Prerequisite(s): COM 121 or COM 122 , MAT 020
Semesters Offered: Spring
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Cyber Defense |
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CYB 105 - Information Security Fundamentals
3 Credit Hours
This course offers in-depth coverage of the current risks and threats to an organization’s data, combined with a structured way of addressing the safeguarding of these critical electronic assets. The course provides a foundation for those new to Information Security as well as those responsible for protecting network services, devices, traffic, and data. Additionally, the course provides the broad-based knowledge necessary to prepare students for further study in other specialized security fields.
This course is also intended to serve the needs of individuals seeking to pass the Computing Technology Industry Association’s (CompTIA) Security + certification exam.
Corequisite(s): CYB 100
Semesters Offered: Fall
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CYB 115 - Linux Server I: Linus Fundamentals
3 Credit Hours
This course will provide students with the fundamental concepts of Linux/UNIX operating systems. The course covers such topics as the Linux/UNIX file system, commands, utilities, text editing, shell programming, and text processing utilities. Students will learn command line syntax and features of the popular Linux/UNIX shells, including filename generation, redirection, pipes, and quoting mechanisms.
The course is designed to help students prepare for professional careers in the information and communication technology (ICT) field.
This course also helps prepare individuals seeking to pass the CompTIA Linux+ (powered by the Linux Professional Institute (LPI)) certification exam.
Semesters Offered: Spring
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CYB 120 - Scripting Fundamentals
3 Credit Hours
This course offers an in-depth introduction to scripting languages including basic data types, control structures, regular expressions, input/output, and textual analysis.
Corequisite(s): CYB 115
Semesters Offered: Spring
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CYB 125 - Network Security I: Network Security Fundamentals
4 Credit Hours
This course prepares students for entry-level security specialist careers by developing an in-depth understanding of network security principles and the tools and configurations needed to secure a network.
Corequisite(s): CYB 220
Semesters Offered: Summer
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CYB 215 - Linux Server II: System Administration
3 Credit Hours
This course introduces the student to the fundamentals of system administration using Linux operating systems. Additionally, the course provides the broad-based knowledge necessary to prepare students for further study in other specialized security fields.
This course is also intended to serve the needs of individuals seeking to pass the Computing Technology Industry Association’s (CompTIA) Linux + certification exam.
Prerequisite(s): CYB 115
Semesters Offered: Spring
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CYB 220 - Intrusion Detection/Prevention Systems Fundamentals
4 Credit Hours
Intrusion Detection/Prevention Systems are critical components of well-designed network architectures. These systems act as a line of defense, helping protect company assets from attacks.
In this course, students gain a thorough grounding in the design, implementation, and administration of IDSes/IPSes, as well as practical, hands-on experience working with these systems. In addition, students analyze various attack signatures and the network traffic these systems collect.
Prerequisite(s): CYB 105, CYB 200
Semesters Offered: Summer
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CYB 230 - Ethical Hacking & Systems Defense
4 Credit Hours
This course combines an ethical hacking methodology with the hands-on application of security tools to better help students secure their systems. Students are introduced to common countermeasures that effectively reduce and/or mitigate attacks.
Prerequisite(s): CYB 125, CYB 200, CYB 210, CYB 215, CYB 220
Semesters Offered: Fall
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CYB 290 - Co-Operative Education
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite(s): By Petition
Semesters Offered: Fall/Spring/Summer
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Early Childhood Education |
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ECE 105 - The Early Childhood Professional
3 Credit Hours
This course explores the overall Early Childhood Education (ECE) field. Each aspect of the ECE field will be introduced at a beginning level to prepare students for future courses. This course will assist the student in developing the resource file for the Child Development Associate (CDA) credential.
Semesters Offered: Fall
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ECE 115 - Integrated Arts in the Early Childhood Curriculum
3 Credit Hours
This course focuses on the process of development as it is related to instruction in the arts. Emphasis will be placed on use of integrated, developmentally appropriate creative arts program for the early childhood period of development defined as birth to age eight. This course highlights the use of play, literature, creative movement, music, creative dramatics, and visual arts. Students will actively engage in creative activities and present arts based experiences to children. Participation both in class and 10 hours per semester in an approved early care and education setting is required.
Semesters Offered: Fall/Spring
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ECE 120 - Observation and Assessment of Young Children
3 Credit Hours
This course examines the basic principles of observation and assessment of children from birth to grade four. Students will use systematic observation tools to observe, record and interpret child’s behavior and develop plans to enhance the child’s development or improve behavior. The use of traditional and alternative assessment practices will be explored including commercial assessment programs, performance based assessments, teacher developed checklists, rubrics, and portfolios. Emphasis will be placed on documenting developmental progress and linking assessment to program and standards. Students will actively engage in the use of systematic observation tools both in class and in an early childhood classroom setting. Thirty hours of observation a semester in an approved early care and education setting is required.
Prerequisite(s): COM 097 or EAP 040 and EAP 020
Semesters Offered: Spring
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ECE 125 - Introduction to Early Childhood Education
3 Credit Hours
This course explores historical, as well as current and future perspectives for all types of programs designed for children in the early childhood period of development defined as birth to grade 4. Emphasis will be placed on current trends in the field as well as the theoretical frame work to support best practices. Topics include major theorists, types of programs, environments, child guidance, inclusive classroom practices, and cultural diversity. Ten hours of systematic participation in an approved early care and education setting is required.
Prerequisite(s): COM 097 or EAP 040 and EAP 020
Semesters Offered: All
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ECE 127 - Infant/Toddler Care and Education
3 Credit Hours
This course emphasizes all components of a developmentally appropriate infant/toddler program. Students will select and construct age appropriate instructional materials that will enhance cognitive, social, emotional, and motor development of infants and toddlers. This course requires 10 hours per semester in an approved early care and education setting.
Prerequisite(s): Any 100-level ECE course
Semesters Offered: Spring
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ECE 140 - Health, Safety and Physical Education
3 Credit Hours
This course focuses upon health, safety, nutrition and physical development issues of young children birth through grade 4. Planning, implementation and assessment of developmentally appropriate experiences for young children in the areas of health, and physical education are highlighted in this course. The health and safety needs of the physical environment will also be examined. Students will be provided opportunities to analyze and interpret regulatory requirements for all programs serving young children. Participation of 10 hours per semester in an approved early care and education setting is required.
Prerequisite(s): COM 097 or EAP 020 and EAP 040
Semesters Offered: Fall
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ECE 180 - Math Foundations for Toddler through Grade 1
3 Credit Hours
This course explores teaching mathematics to all children from toddlers to grade one. Instructional strategies apppropriate for various stages of intellectual development will be examined. Students will select and construct materials to enhance the development of the whole child, particularly the use of manipulatives and technology in the teaching of mathematics. PA Early Learning Standards will be utilized in the planning process as well as the specific NCTM standards for early childhood. The use of developmentally appropriate methods in curriculum planning as well as staying current with the research on best practices for content instruction for students, toddlers through grade 1 will be emphasized. Student will conduct 10 hours in systematic participation in a Field Placement Site.
Prerequisite(s): Any 100-level ECE course not required by the program.
Semesters Offered: Sp/Su
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ECE 220 - Curriculum Development & Instructional Materials
3 Credit Hours
This course focuses on the use of developmentally appropriate methods in program planning. Students will select and construct materials to enhance the development of the whole child. Early childhood program models and PA Early Learning Standards will be utilized in the planning process. Emphasis will be placed on planning in the content areas of math, science and social studies. Students will participate 10 hours per semester in an approved early care and education setting.
Prerequisite(s): COM 121 or COM 122 , and any 100-level ECE course
Semesters Offered: Fall
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ECE 222 - Emerging Literacy and Language Arts
3 Credit Hours
Students are introduced to theories and developmental milestones in the acquisition of literacy in children from birth to grade four. Pedagogy to interrelate and integrate the language arts; reading, writing, listening, and speaking will be a primary focus of this course. Emphasis will be placed on using current standards to design instruction to support the reading process and classroom environment to meet the emerging literacy needs of children in inclusive classroom settings. Students will participate in 10 hours of systematic participation in an approved early care and education setting.
Prerequisite(s): COM 121 or COM 122 , and any 100-level ECE course
Semesters Offered: Fall
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ECE 235 - Early Childhood Program Leadership
3 Credit Hours
This course will provide students opportunities to examine the administrative and leadership roles of the childcare program director. Strategies to promote planning for fiscal operations, day-to-day program management, staff training, and supervision will be explored. Additionally, various components of leadership philosophy and style will be examined.
Prerequisite(s): COM 121 or COM 122 , ECE 105 , ECE 115
Semesters Offered: Spring
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ECE 240 - School-Age Child Care
3 Credit Hours
The focus of this course is on the unique needs of school-age children in the child care setting. Students will examine the developmental characteristics of school-age children in relationship to peer interaction, creative development, cognitive development, and physical development. Students will plan and implement activities appropriate for school-age children in a child care setting. Students are required to complete 10 hours of participation in an approved school-age child care setting.
Prerequisite(s): COM 121 or COM 122 , ECE 105 or ECE 125
Semesters Offered: TBA
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ECE 260 - Early Childhood Education Practicum
3 Credit Hours
As culmination to the Early Childhood Education programs, students are assigned 150 hours of field related experience with a cooperating teacher in an approved early childhood setting. Students will demonstrate competencies in planning, implementing, and managing a developmentally appropriate program linked to the PA standards. Experiences in this course are designed to provide overall assessment of the student’s ability to integrate program competencies. A comprehensive portfolio designed to document how students meet program competencies will be developed in this course. This class is linked with ECE 261 as a corequisite. Petition approval of advisor required.
Prerequisite(s): ECE 115 , ECE 120 , ECE 105 or ECE 125 , ECE 220 , PSY 210 (a grade of “C” or better in each course is necessary)
Semesters Offered: Spring
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ECE 261 - Family and School Relations
3 Credit Hours
This course focuses on the development of relationships between teachers and parents and/or family members. Theoretical frameworks for early childhood professionals, parents, and community to support and promote positive development of children will be evaluated. Topics such as successful home-school community relationships and communications, child development, parenting education, conferencing, parent involvement, family crisis, and referrals will be addressed. This course must be paired with ECE 260 - Early Childhood Education Practicum . Petition approval of advisor required.
Semesters Offered: Spring
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ECE 290 - Cooperative Education I
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite(s): 27 credits earned in student’s program with a 2.0 GPA.
Semesters Offered: All
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ECE 291 - Cooperative Education II
Varies Credit Hours
Prerequisite(s): 27 credits earned in student’s program with a 2.0 GPA.
Semesters Offered: All
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ECE 299 - Special Studies and Special Topics
Varies Credit Hours
This course allows faculty to provide students with additional, timely learning experiences in their area of study. Each course of one to four credits is scheduled when needed with a unique topic, a specific syllabus, appropriate enrollment requirements and prerequisite courses. Up to 12 credits of special studies courses may be applied to a student’s program, insofar as they fit into the program requirements. (A special studies course may be repeated if a different specific topic is offered.) Special studies courses that are later approved as on-going courses in substantially the same form will not be counted toward the 12- credit limit.
Semesters Offered: See advisor
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Education |
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EDU 130 - Foundations of Education
3 Credit Hours
This course is an introduction to the teaching profession. Students in this course will look at perspectives in American education. Historical aspects of education will be compared to current practices in education. Students will be given opportunities to explore career opportunities in the field of education. Issues in professionalism will also be addressed.
Prerequisite(s): COM 098 or EAP 050 , and EAP 060
Semesters Offered: Fall
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EDU 210 - Planning and Instruction
3 Credit Hours
This course is designed to provide the skills and knowledge to aspiring teachers of all age levels to engage in the instructional process. It will focus on research-based general teaching methods. Content includes strategies to promote student learning, differentiated instruction, delivery of lesson, application of motivation techniques, and plans for assessment of student learning. Emphasis will be placed on the process of preparing lesson plans and units of instruction with linkages to appropriate standards. The foundation for effective decision making process to create positive learning environments will be introduced. Students will observe 10 hours in approved classroom settings.
Prerequisite(s): ECE 125 or EDU 130
Semesters Offered: Spring
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Economics |
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ECO 250 - Comparative Economic Systems
3 Credit Hours
This course is designed to assist students to understand the myriad of ways that human societies have devised to control production and distribution of goods and services by familiarizing them with the global diversity of and evolutionary trends in human economic activities and systems from prehistoric to modern times. The strengths and weaknesses of the American economic system are compared and contrasted with those of other peoples and nations both past and present.
Prerequisite(s): COM 121 or COM 122
Semesters Offered: TBA
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EUT 101 - Electric Utility Technology I - Substation Worker *
6 Credit Hours
This course provides the knowledge and skills to perform general utility work necessary to support electrical distribution construction and maintenance. This course is the first in a series of four which provides the student with the basic knowledge and skills necessary to assist with the performance of maintenance and testing in substations and switchyards.
Semesters Offered: Fall
* Indicates course is held off campus through FirstEnergy’s Power Systems Institute. Students must be accepted into this program and meet the additional requirements below in order to be considered for the program. The number of students who can be accepted into the FirstEnergy’s Power Systems Institute is limited due to operational staffing needs. The student must complete one track of four courses (Line Worker or Substation Worker) as approved by FirstEnergy’s Power Systems Institute.
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EUT 110 - Electrical Systems & Control Wiring
4 Credit Hours (Lab)
This course covers principles and applications of electrical systems and control wiring. Topics include electrical circuits, electrical measurement, circuit analysis, inductance and capacitance, transformers and electrical control wiring. Emphasis is placed on applications for the electric utility industry.
Prerequisite(s): MAT 110 , EUT 100
Semesters Offered: Spring
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EUT 121 - Electric Utility Technology II - Substation Worker *
6 Credit Hours
This course is the second in a four part series providing the student with a broader skill set as well as enhanced knowledge and skill level necessary to safely assist in the performance of routine repairs on distribution and power transformers, bushings, circuit breakers, disconnect switches, control equipment and other de-energized electrical equipment used in the distribution of electrical energy.
Prerequisite(s): EUT 101
Semesters Offered: Spring
* Indicates course is held off campus through FirstEnergy’s Power Systems Institute. Students must be accepted into this program and meet the additional requirements below in order to be considered for the program. The number of students who can be accepted into the FirstEnergy’s Power Systems Institute is limited due to operational staffing needs. The student must complete one track of four courses (Line Worker or Substation Worker) as approved by FirstEnergy’s Power Systems Institute.
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EUT 130 - Wiring Systems, Transformers, Power Generation and Distribution
4 Credit Hours (Lab)
This course covers principles and applications of wiring systems, control transformers, and power generation and distribution. Topics include introduction to raceways, basic conduit bending, advanced conduit bending, connectors, disconnects and overload protection, conduit sizing and wire pulling techniques, control circuits and transformers, AC power generation, and distribution banks.
Prerequisite(s): EUT 110
Semesters Offered: Fall
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EUT 201 - Electric Utility Technology III - Substation Worker *
6 Credit Hours
This course is the third in a four part series of providing the student with the advanced knowledge and skills necessary to safely work in a supervised capacity on energized equipment and in an unsupervised capacity on de-energized equipment employed in the production and distribution of electrical energy. This course also introduces the student to power transformer testing, troubleshooting, alarm systems, circuit breaker troubleshooting, reclosers and sectionalizers, OCB maintenance and voltage regulators.
Prerequisite(s): EUT 121
Semesters Offered: Fall
* Indicates course is held off campus through FirstEnergy’s Power Systems Institute. Students must be accepted into this program and meet the additional requirements below in order to be considered for the program. The number of students who can be accepted into the FirstEnergy’s Power Systems Institute is limited due to operational staffing needs. The student must complete one track of four courses (Line Worker or Substation Worker) as approved by FirstEnergy’s Power Systems Institute.
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EUT 210 - Local and National Electric Codes
3 Credit Hours
This course provides a working knowledge of the National Electric Code (NEC) as it applies to the electric utility industry. Topics include fundamentals, general wiring, outside clearance requirements, services, footer calculations, over-current protection, transformers, and hazardous location wiring.
Prerequisite(s): EUT 130
Semesters Offered: Spring
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EUT 221 - Electric Utility Technology IV - Substation Worker *
6 Credit Hours
This course is the fourth and final semester in a four part series providing the student with the knowledge and skills to work safely and competently in a supervised or unsupervised capacity. The fourth semester is the culmination of prior courses with the introduction of advanced knowledge and skills related to Motor Operates Air Brake Switch, electronic recloser controls, SF6 gas breakers, ACB maintenance, OCB timing and travel tests, calibration of various substation equipment, PT testing, phasing, switching procedures and the performance of energized primary work. The work activities in this final semester will be performed in a crew setting and will require continuous team work with fellow students.
Prerequisite(s): EUT 201
Semesters Offered: Spring
* Indicates course is held off campus through FirstEnergy’s Power Systems Institute. Students must be accepted into this program and meet the additional requirements below in order to be considered for the program. The number of students who can be accepted into the FirstEnergy’s Power Systems Institute is limited due to operational staffing needs. The student must complete one track of four courses (Line Worker or Substation Worker) as approved by FirstEnergy’s Power Systems Institute.
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Electronic Health Records |
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EHR 100 - Medical Terminology for the Healthcare Profession
3 Credit Hours
This course is designed for students to become familiar with medical terminology emphasizing word parts, body systems, diagnostic, and laboratory procedures. Topics include prefixes, combining forms, suffixes, and abbreviations and their meanings, skeletal system, muscular system, cardiovascular system, lymphatic system, immune system, respiratory system, digestive system, urinary system, nervous system, special senses (eyes and ears), integumentary system, endocrine system, reproductive system, diagnostic procedures, nuclear medicine, diseases, and pharmacology.
Prerequisite(s): COM 097 , or EAP 040 and EAP 020
Semesters Offered: Fall/Spring/Summer/Online
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EHR 102 - Introduction to Health Records Management
3 Credit Hours
This course introduces the students to the structure and form of health records. Emphasis is placed on patient record content, storage and retrieval, release of information, forms control, indexes and registries, and health services organization and delivery.
Prerequisite(s): COM 098 , EHR 100
Semesters Offered: Spring
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EHR 105 - Anatomy for the Medical Office Specialist
3 Credit Hours
This course is designed to introduce medical coding and billing students to the study of body structures and how these structures function. Understanding the sturctures and functions of the body systems provides a foundation that is applied to the medical coding courses in the medical coding and billing program.
Prerequisite(s): EHR 100 or concurrent enrollment
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EHR 110 - Computerized Medical Office
3 Credit Hours
This course offers knowledge and skills that encompass the process of working with electronic health records and applies it to using practice management software. Topics include appointment scheduling, charting, performing administrative duties, learning clinical tools and creating templates. Medical office simulation software will be used to become oriented to the general functions of practice management.
Prerequisite(s): EHR 100 or concurrent enrollment
Semesters Offered: Fall
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EHR 120 - Introductory Pharmacology for the Health Professions
3 Credit Hours
This course is an introduction to the principles of pharmacology with a study of drug action; routes of administration; and indications for use of generic drugs, trade name drugs and drug classifications. Drugs are studied from a body systems and disease approach. Topics include medications and the body, prescriptions and medication orders, pharmacy measurements and calculations, and pharmacology for the systems of the body.
Prerequisite(s): EHR 100 , EHR 105 or concurrent enrollment
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EHR 130 - Foundations of Medical Coding
3 Credit Hours
This course is the first course of medical coding designed for students to learn foundations of medical coding and the environment of health care. Topics include coding classification systems for ICD-10-CM (International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification) and ICD-10-PCS (International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Procedure Coding System) to classify inpatient procedures and services.
Prerequisite(s): EHR 100 , EHR 105 or concurrent enrollment
Semesters Offered: Fall
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EHR 200 - Medical Office Procedures
3 Credit Hours
This course is designed for students who will assist front office medical personnel in the use of electronic health records. Topics include professional and career responsibilities, administrative responsibilities, records management, financial administration and office management.
Prerequisite(s): COM 097 or EAP 040 and EAP 020
Semesters Offered: Fall
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EHR 205 - Document Editing for the Healthcare Specialist
3 Credit Hours
This course is a medical editing course intended to provide students with a working knowledge and hands-on practice in several important elements related to the process of editing medical records. The students will be given opportunities to build editing skills and understand front-end and back-end speech recognition.
Prerequisite(s): EHR 100, BUS 105
Semesters Offered: Spring
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EHR 210 - Legal and Ethical Issues in Healthcare
3 Credit Hours
This course is designed for students who will work in the healthcare industry, both in medical offices, and in nursing and technical positions in hospitals, clinics, and nursing homes. The course also targets students in the Medical Coding and Billing as well as Medical Office/Health Records Specialist programs. Topics include professional and career responsibilities, healthcare laws awareness, and ethical decision-making and legal responsibilities of a healthcare worker.
Prerequisite(s): COM 098
Semesters Offered: Fall/Spring
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EHR 211 - Medical Coding: CPT and HCPCS Coding Systems
3 Credit Hours
This course is a sequential course in medical coding designed for students to build upon foundations of medical coding principles. Topics include Health Care Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) and Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) Coding Systems for Evaluation and Management, Surgery, Anesthesia, Radiology, Pathology and Laboratory, and Medicine.
Prerequisite(s): EHR 130
Semesters Offered: Spring
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EHR 220 - Medical Billing and Reimbursement
3 Credit Hours
This course provides students with information about major insurance programs, federal healthcare legislation, and medical claims. Students will also gain a knowledge of physician and hospital medical billing and government medical reimbursement methodology. Topics include: understanding insurance plans; physician medical billing, hospital medical billing, and government medical billing (Medicare, Medicaid, Tricare); benefits and payment adjudication, refunds, follow-ups, and appeals; and workers’ compensation.
Prerequisite(s): EHR 100 or concurrent enrollment, MAT 020
Semesters Offered: Spring
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EHR 250 - Capstone Course: Preparation for the Medical Coding Certification Exam
3 Credit Hours
This course is a capstone course designed to prepare the student to sit for the AAPC or AHIMA medical coding certification exams.
Prerequisite(s): EHR 130 ; strongly recommend concurrent enrollment with EHR 211 and EHR 220
Semesters Offered: Summer
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EHR 290 - Cooperative Education
3 Credit Hours
Semesters Offered: All
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ENG 125 - Introduction to Literature
3 Credit Hours
This course introduces students of all majors to the three genres of imaginative literature-fiction, poetry, and drama-emphasizing the elements and techniques of literary analysis and the relationship between form and content. The readings and assignments not only require formal analysis of texts but also encourage an appreciation of literature as a meaningful reflection of the human experience.
Prerequisite(s): COM 121
Semesters Offered: All
This course satisfies the core competency for Aesthetic Understanding.
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ENG 126 - Introduction to Literature (Honors)
3 Credit Hours
Introduction to Literature (Honors) involves students in a guided exploration of literature through the understanding and application of various critical theories. Invited to read, discuss, analyze, interpret, research, and write about fiction, poetry, and drama from the perspectives of a number of theoretical approaches, students will develop the ability to recognize assumptions of underlying certain literary theories, understand their aims and implications, and apply their methods of analysis to literature. Students will also practice a variety of researching and writing strategies that eveolve from the various theoretical perspectives.
Prerequisite(s): COM 121 or COM 122 with a grade of “C” or better; eligibility for the Honors Program.
Semesters Offered: Spring
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ENG 231 - World Literature I
3 Credit Hours
Selected works from ancient times to the seventeenth century are examined to show the development of humanity and the development and characteristics of the major literary genres.
Prerequisite(s): COM 121 or COM 122
Semesters Offered: Fall
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ENG 235 - World Literature II
3 Credit Hours
Selected works from the sixteenth century to the present are examined to show the changing forms of literature including revision of genre characteristics and the emergence of new themes, conflicts, and values.
Prerequisite(s): COM 121 or COM 122
Semesters Offered: Spring
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ENG 241 - American Literature I
3 Credit Hours
Representative works of selected major American writers from the Colonial, Revolutionary, and Romantic periods are examined from a literary perspective. Changing cultural, political, economic, and philosophical ideas in America from 1650 to 1865 which form the context for its Colonial, Revolutionary, and Romantic literatures are also presented and discussed. Finally, relationships between American literature and culture from these three earlier periods and American literature today are explored.
Prerequisite(s): COM 121 or COM 122
Semesters Offered: Fall
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ENG 245 - American Literature II
3 Credit Hours
The works of major American writers of the late nineteenth and the twentieth centuries are examined. The changing cultural and philosophic ideas represented in the literature are discussed.
Prerequisite(s): COM 121 or COM 122
Semesters Offered: Spring
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ENG 249 - Contemporary American Literature
3 Credit Hours
The works of the major contemporary writers from 1950 to the present are examined. The changing cultural and philosophic ideas represented in the literature are discussed.
Prerequisite(s): COM 121 or COM 122
Semesters Offered: Spring
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ENG 251 - Introduction to Drama
3 Credit Hours
The course explores the nature and development of dramatic literature. In addition to focusing on the literary techniques in representative works, students also examine theatrical effects used to interpret individual plays.
Prerequisite(s): COM 121 or COM 122
Semesters Offered: Fall
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ENG 255 - Shakespeare
3 Credit Hours
The course introduces students to a sampling of Shakespeare’s writings. Students will read and discuss a representative play from each genre – history, comedy, tragedy, and romance – as well as many of the sonnets and a longer poem. Learning enhancements such as video and audio as well as class presentations supplement the reading and class discussion to facilitate students’ ability to write critical papers incorporating literary criticism.
Prerequisite(s): COM 121 or COM 122
Semesters Offered: Spring
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ENG 261 - Film Studies
3 Credit Hours
The course emphasizes film styles and techniques from the 19th century through recent times. In addition to exploring the contributions of early directors and actors, students in the course assess the impact of early technology on film aesthetics, the markers of film genres, and the role of film as it both reflects and influences society.
Prerequisite(s): COM 121 or COM 122
Semesters Offered: Fall/Spring
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ENG 299 - Special Studies and Special Topics
Varies Credit Hours
This course allows faculty to provide students with additional, timely learning experiences in their area of study. Each course of one to four credits is scheduled when needed with a unique topic, a specific syllabus, appropriate enrollment requirements and prerequisite courses. Up to 12 credits of special studies courses may be applied to a student’s program, insofar as they fit into the program requirements. (A special studies course may be repeated if a different specific topic is offered.) Special studies courses that are later approved as on-going courses in substantially the same form will not be counted toward the 12- credit limit.
Semesters Offered: See advisor
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EAP 015 - Listening & Speaking I
3 Credit Hours
This elective course aims at helping multilingual students develop skills of active listening and oral communication in social and academic settings. The course is designed for students with intermediate English proficiency. It utilizes a combination of face-to- face instruction and an online interactive listening and speaking program, which significantly increases learning gain. To foster active listening skills, students will be exposed to news broadcasts, videos, and college lectures. Students will also receive intensive practice in developing academic skills such as inferencing, interpreting, synthesizing, categorizing, note taking, and critical thinking. To foster speaking skills, students will improve accuracy and fluency in pronunciation and develop strategies of effective communication. During the course, students will produce several presentations which will be audio and video recorded and provided with instructor’s feedback.
Prerequisite(s): EAP 018 or placement by recommendation
Semesters Offered: All
This program provides services to non-native English-speaking students as well as native English-speaking students with non-English language influences in their backgrounds. Typical enrollees are: international students, resident immigrants, undergraduate students wishing to pursue a RACC degree or transfer RACC credits to another institution, and college graduates and professionals wishing to improve skills using standard American English. Students are placed at the appropriate level of EAP instruction through a combination of computerized testing and writing-sample assessment. EAP credit courses include the following:
The EAP program has a fully-equipped multi-media computer lab designed to support students in all areas of program instruction. This facility is located in Room 119 of Humanities Center in The Yocum Library.
For further information about EAP credit courses and placement, please contact:
- Eleisha Moreno, EAP Program Coordinator 610.372.4721, extension 5094 emoreno@racc.edu.
The EAP Program office is located in Room 104 of The Yocum Library.
For classes in Workplace Literacy or English Survival Skills, please contact:
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EAP 018 - Intensive Academic English
6 Credit Hours
Intensive Academic English aims to help multilingual students become accustomed to academic English. The course utilizes an integrated skills approach which provides intensive practice in reading and writing. Students will develop foundational academic English skills required for their eventual transition to college-level general education classes.
Prerequisite(s): Appropriate score on placement assessment or recommendation of EAP Program Coordinator.
Semesters Offered: All
This program provides services to non-native English-speaking students as well as native English-speaking students with non-English language influences in their backgrounds. Typical enrollees are: international students, resident immigrants, undergraduate students wishing to pursue a RACC degree or transfer RACC credits to another institution, and college graduates and professionals wishing to improve skills using standard American English. Students are placed at the appropriate level of EAP instruction through a combination of computerized testing and writing-sample assessment. EAP credit courses include the following:
The EAP program has a fully-equipped multi-media computer lab designed to support students in all areas of program instruction. This facility is located in Room 119 of Humanities Center in The Yocum Library.
For further information about EAP credit courses and placement, please contact:
- Eleisha Moreno, EAP Program Coordinator 610.372.4721, extension 5094 emoreno@racc.edu.
The EAP Program office is located in Room 104 of The Yocum Library.
For classes in Workplace Literacy or English Survival Skills, please contact:
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EAP 020 - Reading I
3 Credit Hours
This beginning reading course aims at helping multilingual students foster skills of active reading necessary for their adequate progress in college-level courses. Students will develop strategies and techniques of skillful reading and vocabulary which will aid in learning, understanding, and retaining concepts from textbooks and other kinds of reading. The course is designed specifically to assist students speaking English as a second language.
Prerequisite(s): EAP 018 or placement by appropriate score on placement exam
Semesters Offered: All
This program provides services to non-native English-speaking students as well as native English-speaking students with non-English language influences in their backgrounds. Typical enrollees are: international students, resident immigrants, undergraduate students wishing to pursue a RACC degree or transfer RACC credits to another institution, and college graduates and professionals wishing to improve skills using standard American English. Students are placed at the appropriate level of EAP instruction through a combination of computerized testing and writing-sample assessment. EAP credit courses include the following:
The EAP program has a fully-equipped multi-media computer lab designed to support students in all areas of program instruction. This facility is located in Room 119 of Humanities Center in The Yocum Library.
For further information about EAP credit courses and placement, please contact:
- Eleisha Moreno, EAP Program Coordinator 610.372.4721, extension 5094 emoreno@racc.edu.
The EAP Program office is located in Room 104 of The Yocum Library.
For classes in Workplace Literacy or English Survival Skills, please contact:
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EAP 030 - Foundations of College Writing
4 Credit Hours
This is the first course in a three-level sequence of writing courses for multilingual students. This course will introduce students to the basics of composition and help them develop personalized writing strategies. Students will learn how to write and revise essays through collaborative activities and detailed feedback from the instructor. In addition, students will improve their use of English by working in a web-based English language learning program.
Prerequisite(s): EAP 018 or placement by appropriate score on placement exam or permission of the ESL coordinator
Semesters Offered: All
This program provides services to non-native English-speaking students as well as native English-speaking students with non-English language influences in their backgrounds. Typical enrollees are: international students, resident immigrants, undergraduate students wishing to pursue a RACC degree or transfer RACC credits to another institution, and college graduates and professionals wishing to improve skills using standard American English. Students are placed at the appropriate level of EAP instruction through a combination of computerized testing and writing-sample assessment. EAP credit courses include the following:
The EAP program has a fully-equipped multi-media computer lab designed to support students in all areas of program instruction. This facility is located in Room 119 of Humanities Center in The Yocum Library.
For further information about EAP credit courses and placement, please contact:
- Eleisha Moreno, EAP Program Coordinator 610.372.4721, extension 5094 emoreno@racc.edu.
The EAP Program office is located in Room 104 of The Yocum Library.
For classes in Workplace Literacy or English Survival Skills, please contact:
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EAP 035 - Listening & Speaking II
3 Credit Hours
This elective course assists advanced multilingual students in developing listening and speaking skills for active participation in social, academic, and professional settings. The course utilizes a combination of face-to-face instruction and an online interactive listening and speaking program, which significantly increases learning gain. To foster active listening skills, students will be exposed to various accents in the format of authentic news broadcasts, videos, and academic lectures. Students will also receive intensive practice in precise, strategic, and critical listening. To advance speaking skills, students will improve accuracy and fluency in pronunciation and develop strategies of effective communication. During the course, students will produce several presentations which will be audio and video recorded and provided with instructor’s feedback.
Prerequisite(s): Placement by recommendation
Semesters Offered: All
This program provides services to non-native English-speaking students as well as native English-speaking students with non-English language influences in their backgrounds. Typical enrollees are: international students, resident immigrants, undergraduate students wishing to pursue a RACC degree or transfer RACC credits to another institution, and college graduates and professionals wishing to improve skills using standard American English. Students are placed at the appropriate level of EAP instruction through a combination of computerized testing and writing-sample assessment. EAP credit courses include the following:
The EAP program has a fully-equipped multi-media computer lab designed to support students in all areas of program instruction. This facility is located in Room 119 of Humanities Center in The Yocum Library.
For further information about EAP credit courses and placement, please contact:
- Eleisha Moreno, EAP Program Coordinator 610.372.4721, extension 5094 emoreno@racc.edu.
The EAP Program office is located in Room 104 of The Yocum Library.
For classes in Workplace Literacy or English Survival Skills, please contact:
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EAP 040 - Writing I
4 Credit Hours
This is the second course in a three-level sequence of writing courses for multilingual students. Students will develop skills and strategies of essay planning, composing, and revising through hands-on writing, collaborative activities, guided writing practice, and detailed feedback from the instructor. In addition, students will improve their use of English by working in a web-based English language learning program.
Prerequisite(s): EAP 030 - Foundations of College Writing with a grade of “C” or better, placement by appropriate score on placement exam, or permission of the ESL coordinator
Semesters Offered: All
This program provides services to non-native English-speaking students as well as native English-speaking students with non-English language influences in their backgrounds. Typical enrollees are: international students, resident immigrants, undergraduate students wishing to pursue a RACC degree or transfer RACC credits to another institution, and college graduates and professionals wishing to improve skills using standard American English. Students are placed at the appropriate level of EAP instruction through a combination of computerized testing and writing-sample assessment. EAP credit courses include the following:
The EAP program has a fully-equipped multi-media computer lab designed to support students in all areas of program instruction. This facility is located in Room 119 of Humanities Center in The Yocum Library.
For further information about EAP credit courses and placement, please contact:
- Eleisha Moreno, EAP Program Coordinator 610.372.4721, extension 5094 emoreno@racc.edu.
The EAP Program office is located in Room 104 of The Yocum Library.
For classes in Workplace Literacy or English Survival Skills, please contact:
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EAP 050 - Writing II
4 Credit Hours
This is the third course in a three-level sequence of writing courses for multilingual students. Students will advance skills and strategies of essay planning, composing, and revising. Students will master crafting an essay in a supportive learning environment sensitive to EAP student needs. In addition, students will improve their use of English by working in a web-based English language learning platform. The course will also introduce students to the basics of integrating research into writing.
Prerequisite(s): EAP 040 with a grade of “C” or better, or COM 097 or placement by appropriate score on placement exam, or permission of the ESL coordinator
Semesters Offered: Fall/Spring
This program provides services to non-native English-speaking students as well as native English-speaking students with non-English language influences in their backgrounds. Typical enrollees are: international students, resident immigrants, undergraduate students wishing to pursue a RACC degree or transfer RACC credits to another institution, and college graduates and professionals wishing to improve skills using standard American English. Students are placed at the appropriate level of EAP instruction through a combination of computerized testing and writing-sample assessment. EAP credit courses include the following:
The EAP program has a fully-equipped multi-media computer lab designed to support students in all areas of program instruction. This facility is located in Room 119 of Humanities Center in The Yocum Library.
For further information about EAP credit courses and placement, please contact:
- Eleisha Moreno, EAP Program Coordinator 610.372.4721, extension 5094 emoreno@racc.edu.
The EAP Program office is located in Room 104 of The Yocum Library.
For classes in Workplace Literacy or English Survival Skills, please contact:
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EAP 060 - Reading II
3 Credit Hours
This advanced reading course aims at helping multilingual students foster skills of active reading necessary for their adequate progress in college-level courses. Students will develop advanced strategies and techniques of skillful reading and academic vocabulary which will aid in learning, understanding, and retaining concepts from textbooks and technical reading. The development of active reading and critical thinking is emphasized. The course is designed specifically to assist students speaking English as a second language.
Prerequisite(s): Appropriate score on placement exam
Semesters Offered: All
This program provides services to non-native English-speaking students as well as native English-speaking students with non-English language influences in their backgrounds. Typical enrollees are: international students, resident immigrants, undergraduate students wishing to pursue a RACC degree or transfer RACC credits to another institution, and college graduates and professionals wishing to improve skills using standard American English. Students are placed at the appropriate level of EAP instruction through a combination of computerized testing and writing-sample assessment. EAP credit courses include the following:
The EAP program has a fully-equipped multi-media computer lab designed to support students in all areas of program instruction. This facility is located in Room 119 of Humanities Center in The Yocum Library.
For further information about EAP credit courses and placement, please contact:
- Eleisha Moreno, EAP Program Coordinator 610.372.4721, extension 5094 emoreno@racc.edu.
The ESL Program office is located in Room 104 of The Yocum Library.
For classes in Workplace Literacy or English Survival Skills, please contact:
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ENV 130 - The Environment
3 Credit Hours
This course is designed to introduce non-STEM students to basic environmental principles, problems and solutions. Topics include resource utilization, water, air and land pollution, climate change and biodiversity. Specific consideration will be given to the human alteration of the biosphere and development of scientific literacy.
Prerequisite(s): COM 098 or EAP 050 and EAP 060 or appropriate score on placement tests
Semesters Offered: All
This course satisfies the core competency for
Scientific Reasoning.
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ENV 131 - The Environment (Honors)
3 Credit Hours
This course is designed to introduce students to basic ecological principles and then apply them to a study of the environment and environmental problems related to human population growth. Topics will include: resource utilization; water, air, and land pollution. Specific consideration will be given to the human alteration of the biosphere.
Prerequisite(s): Eligibility for the Honors Program
Semesters Offered: Fall
This course satisfies the core competency for
Scientific Reasoning.
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ENV 150 - The Visible Universe
3 Credit Hours
A survey of the cosmic environment with special emphasis on the universality of motion; the structure of the solar system and the Milky Way galaxy are delineated and methods of data acquisition are studied. Extensive use is made of the Planetarium as a problem-solving computer system.
Semesters Offered: Spring
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ENV 155 - The Invisible Universe
3 Credit Hours
Development of coordinate systems to locate objects which are not visible to the unaided eye; major topics include astro-photography, radio telescopes, and research satellites; laboratory work involves analysis of photographic data and radio telescope information.
Semesters Offered: TBA
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