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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 102 - Basic Food Preparation and Safety
6 Credit Hours
This course is designed for beginning students. The student will receive lecture and hands-on training in weight and measures, job safety, basic sanitation, inventory, receiving goods and equipment usage in the food service industry.
Prerequisite(s): COM 021 or ESL 020 , MAT 020
Semesters Offered: Fall
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CUL 126 - Food Preparation Theory
6 Credit Hours
Instruction on the theory behind food preparation is stressed in this course. The how and why of preparation is addressed. Students enrolled in this course will receive the instruction necessary to prepare foods in a food service setting.
Prerequisite(s): CUL 102
Semesters Offered: Spring
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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.
Prerequisite(s): COM 021 or ESL 020
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
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Early Childhood Education |
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ECE 105 - The Early Childhood Professional
3 Credit Hours
a professional plan. In developing the professional plan students will have the opportunity to evaluate their goals and commitment to professional development and higher education. Skills and techniques to develop the student’s academic and professional development in the college environment will be highlighted. Students are required to participate 10 hours per semester in an approved early care and education setting.
Prerequisite(s): COM 021 or ESL 020 , MAT 020
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.
Prerequisite(s): COM 021 or ESL 020
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 040 or COM 041 or ESL 040 , and COM 021 or ESL 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 040 or COM 041 or ESL 040 , and COM 021 or ESL 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 021 or ESL 020
Semesters Offered: Fall
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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
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 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 050 or COM 051 or ESL 051 and COM 061 or ESL 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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EDU 290 - Cooperative Education I
Varies Credit Hours
Prerequisite(s): 27 credits earned in student’s program with a 2.0 GPA.
Semesters Offered: All
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EDU 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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EDU 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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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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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, abbreviations and their meaning, 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 050 or COM 051 or ESL 051 and COM 061 or ESL 060 or placement by appropriate score on placement test
Semesters Offered: Fall
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EHR 110 - Computerized Medical Office
3 Credit Hours
This course offers knowledge and skills that encompass the entire reimbursement process and applies it to using practice managment software. Topics include appointment scheduling, patient registration, procedure posting, medical billing, payment posting, secondary insurance billing, patient billing and patient collections. Medical office simulation software will be used to become oriented to the general functions of practice management.
Prerequisite(s): EHR 100 ,
Semesters Offered: Spring
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EHR 200 - Administrative Medical Assistant
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, interpersonal communications, records management, written communications, financial administration and office managment.
Prerequisite(s): COM 050 or COM 051 or ESL 051 and COM 061 or ESL 060 or placement by appropriate score on placement test
Semesters Offered: Fall
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EHR 210 - Legal and Ethical Issues in Healthcare
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 healthcare delivery systems, state and federal roles in the regulation of healthcare, the physician/patient relationship, Medicare and Medicaid, fraud and abuse, healthcare compliance programs, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), electronic health records and making ethical decisions.
Prerequisite(s): COM 121
Semesters Offered: Fall
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EHR 220 - Health Insurance Billing and Coding
3 Credit Hours
This course provides students with information about major insurance programs and federal healthcare legislation. Students will also gain a basic knowledge of national diagnosis and procedure coding systems. Topics include: aspects of medical insurance, plan options, payer requirements, state and federal regulations, abstracting of source documents, accurate completion of claims and coding of diagnoses and procedures/services.
Prerequisite(s): EHR 110 , EHR 210
Semesters Offered: Spring
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EHR 230 - Practice Management
3 Credit Hours
Description under development.
Prerequisite(s): EHR 100 , EHR 210 , EHR 200
Semesters Offered: Spring
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EHR 240 - Healthcare IT Technician
3 Credit Hours
This course provides students with the operational regulatory and security knowledge necessary to provide hardware and software support in medical environments where electronic health record systems are being deployed or maintained. Topics include: regulatory requirements, organization of the healthcare workplace, IT operations in healthcare, medical business operations, and security in healthcare IT. Students who successfully complete this course will be prepared to sit for the CompTIA Healthcare IT Technician Certificate exam. Course taught at the Schmidt Training and Technology Center.
Prerequisite(s): NET 206 , A+ Certification or Cisco Certified Network Administrator (CCNA)
Semesters Offered: TBA
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EHR 290 - Cooperative Education
3 Credit Hours
Semesters Offered: All
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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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ESL 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): ESL 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 ESL instruction through a combination of computerized testing and writing-sample assessment. ESL credit courses include the following:
The ESL 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 ESL credit courses and placement, please contact:
- Dr. Elena Lawrick, ESL Program Coordinator 610.372.4721, extension 5094 elawrick@racc.edu
- Dr. Karen Jacobson, Humanities Assistant Dean 610.372.4721, extension 5092 kjacobson@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:
- Elaine Moyer, Director of Community Literacy Programs at 610.607.6227, or emoyer@racc.edu.
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ESL 018 - Intensive Academic English (pilot course)
5 Credit Hours
This course is for bilingual Spanish/English and ESL students with limited academic literacy in English. The course provides intensive learning of reading, writing, speaking, and listening in English skills necessary for college-readiness. The course also helps students develop digital literacy skills.
Please note this course is a pilot for the 2014-15 academic year.
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 ESL instruction through a combination of computerized testing and writing-sample assessment. ESL credit courses include the following:
The ESL 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 ESL credit courses and placement, please contact:
- Dr. Elena Lawrick, ESL Program Coordinator 610.372.4721, extension 5094 elawrick@racc.edu
- Dr. Karen Jacobson, Humanities Assistant Dean 610.372.4721, extension 5092 kjacobson@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:
- Elaine Moyer, Director of Community Literacy Programs at 610.607.6227, or emoyer@racc.edu.
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ESL 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): ESL 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 ESL instruction through a combination of computerized testing and writing-sample assessment. ESL credit courses include the following:
The ESL 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 ESL credit courses and placement, please contact:
- Dr. Elena Lawrick, ESL Program Coordinator 610.372.4721, extension 5094 elawrick@racc.edu
- Dr. Karen Jacobson, Humanities Assistant Dean 610.372.4721, extension 5092 kjacobson@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:
- Elaine Moyer, Director of Community Literacy Programs at 610.607.6227, or emoyer@racc.edu.
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ESL 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): ESL 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 ESL instruction through a combination of computerized testing and writing-sample assessment. ESL credit courses include the following:
The ESL 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 ESL credit courses and placement, please contact:
- Dr. Elena Lawrick, ESL Program Coordinator 610.372.4721, extension 5094 elawrick@racc.edu
- Dr. Karen Jacobson, Humanities Assistant Dean 610.372.4721, extension 5092 kjacobson@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:
- Elaine Moyer, Director of Community Literacy Programs at 610.607.6227, or emoyer@racc.edu.
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ESL 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 ESL instruction through a combination of computerized testing and writing-sample assessment. ESL credit courses include the following:
The ESL 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 ESL credit courses and placement, please contact:
- Dr. Elena Lawrick, ESL Program Coordinator 610.372.4721, extension 5094 elawrick@racc.edu
- Dr. Karen Jacobson, Humanities Assistant Dean 610.372.4721, extension 5092 kjacobson@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:
- Elaine Moyer, Director of Community Literacy Programs at 610.607.6227, or emoyer@racc.edu.
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ESL 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): ESL 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 ESL instruction through a combination of computerized testing and writing-sample assessment. ESL credit courses include the following:
The ESL 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 ESL credit courses and placement, please contact:
- Dr. Elena Lawrick, ESL Program Coordinator 610.372.4721, extension 5094 elawrick@racc.edu
- Dr. Karen Jacobson, Humanities Assistant Dean 610.372.4721, extension 5092 kjacobson@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:
- Elaine Moyer, Director of Community Literacy Programs at 610.607.6227, or emoyer@racc.edu.
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ESL 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 ESL 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): ESL 040 - Writing I with a grade of “C” or better, or COM 040 or COM 041 , 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 ESL instruction through a combination of computerized testing and writing-sample assessment. ESL credit courses include the following:
The ESL 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 ESL credit courses and placement, please contact:
- Dr. Elena Lawrick, ESL Program Coordinator 610.372.4721, extension 5094 elawrick@racc.edu
- Dr. Karen Jacobson, Humanities Assistant Dean 610.372.4721, extension 5092 kjacobson@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:
- Elaine Moyer, Director of Community Literacy Programs at 610.607.6227, or emoyer@racc.edu.
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ESL 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): ESL 020 or COM 021 with a grade of “C” or better 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 ESL instruction through a combination of computerized testing and writing-sample assessment. ESL credit courses include the following:
The ESL 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 ESL credit courses and placement, please contact:
- Dr. Elena Lawrick, ESL Program Coordinator 610.372.4721, extension 5094 elawrick@racc.edu
- Dr. Karen Jacobson, Humanities Assistant Dean 610.372.4721, extension 5092 kjacobson@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:
- Elaine Moyer, Director of Community Literacy Programs at 610.607.6227, or emoyer@racc.edu.
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ENV 130 - The Environment
3 Credit Hours
Application of ecological principles to the study of environment and environmental problems, including resource utilization, water, air and land pollution; specific consideration will be given to the human alteration of the biosphere.
Prerequisite(s): COM 061 or ESL 060 or appropriate score on placement tests
Semesters Offered: All
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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
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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.
Prerequisite(s): COM 061 or ESL 060
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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ENV 290 - Cooperative Education I
Varies Credit Hours
Semesters Offered: See advisor
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ENV 291 - Cooperative Education II
Varies Credit Hours
Semesters Offered: See advisor
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ENV 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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GEO 101 - Introduction to World Geography
3 Credit Hours
A broad introduction to concepts and methods in the discipline of Geography. The course surveys world regions, examining physical, cultural, political, historical and economic aspects as well as the interconnections between regions.
Prerequisite(s): COM 050 or COM 051 or ESL 051 and COM 061 or ESL 060
Semesters Offered: Fall/Spring
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HEA 110 - Health
3 Credit Hours
This course presents issues relevant to today’s health conscious society and contemporary approaches to maintaining good health. Discussions focus on such topics as stress, hypertension, nutrition, smoking, cancer, sexually transmitted diseases, depression, and AIDS.
Prerequisite(s): COM 061 or ESL 060 , COM 050 or COM 051 or ESL 051
Semesters Offered: All
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HEA 119 - Personal Nutrition
1 Credit Hours
This one-credit course enables students to learn basic nutrition principles and apply them to their own eating practices. Topics include energy and weight control, exercise, supplements, food safety, food labels, and dining out. Learn the latest about fat, sugar, complex carbohydrates, sodium, and fiber. Discover how to get more or less of each. Students will do a limited evaluation of their own eating habits based on the new Food Guide Pyramid and some basic nutrient analysis. Evaluation is followed by problem-solving methods for improving your eating behavior. Finally, students will become familiar with current reliable sources of nutrition information.
Prerequisite(s): COM 061 or ESL 060 , COM 050 or COM 051 or ESL 051
Semesters Offered: All
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HEA 130 - Health Care Professionalism
1 Credit Hours
This course will introduce the health care student to professional behavior in the patient care setting. Course topics include a discussion on professionalism in health care, the relationship between the patient and the health professional, and respectful interaction between the patient and the health professional.
Semesters Offered: Spring
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HEA 140 - Internet for Health Care Professionals
1 Credit Hours
This course will enable the health care professional to access information on the Internet relevant to their defined interest areas. Each student will develop skills through application of demonstrated techniques of internet research.
Semesters Offered: TBA
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HEA 161 - Principles of Nutrition
3 Credit Hours
This course introduces the student to the fundamental principles of human nutrition, including the biochemistry of nutrients in the body. The practical skills of selecting an adequate and safe eating plan as part of a healthy lifestyle are taught. Related concepts and activities include: food records, the RDAs, food labels, the Food Guide Pyramid, weight control, exercise, and cultural food practices. Students also examine reliable nutrition resources and learn ways to discern myths of food faddism.
Prerequisite(s): COM 061 or ESL 060 (or appropriate reading level score on placement tests), high school Biology and Chemistry (provided it has been no longer than 5 years since graduation) or BIO 120 and CHE 120 COM 050
Semesters Offered: TBA
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HEA 200 - Introduction to Pharmacology
2 Credit Hours
Basic pharmacologic principles will be introduced. Pharmacologic principles related to the use of selected major classifications of drugs and implications for health care providers relative to the administration of those drugs will be addressed. Pharmacology-related issues will be integrated in course content.
Prerequisite(s): BIO 250 or PNP 110 , COM 050 or COM 051 or ESL 051, and COM 061 or ESL 060
Semesters Offered: Summer
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HEA 220 - Clinical Implications of Laboratory Tests
1 Credit Hours
This course is designed for allied health students who wish to increase their understanding of clinical laboratory tests. The course will cover the reasons tests are ordered and the interpretation of lab results in order to provide better patient care. The course will include medical terminology, clinical laboratory personnel, specimen collection, safety, infection control, and frequently ordered lab tests. Case studies will be used to correlate laboratory data with disease states.
Prerequisite(s): COM 061 or ESL 060 , COM 050 or COM 051 or ESL 051
Semesters Offered: Spring
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HPE 101 - Tennis
1 Credit Hours
The focus of this course is on the development and acquisition of skills, techniques, and knowledge to enable students to successfully participate in tennis on a limited basis. Emphasis will be placed on the enrichment, enhancement, and improvement of the student’s physical, social, and mental wellness.
Semesters Offered: Fall/Summer
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HPE 102 - Basketball
1 Credit Hours
This course will focus on the skills, techniques, drills, strategies and rules which are essential for effective play in the game of basketball. The students will engage in drill sessions, small game sessions (three-on-three), and full-court games. Skill testing and game play will form the basis for the evaluation of proper basketball techniques.
Prerequisite(s): COM 021 or ESL 020
Semesters Offered: TBA
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HPE 104 - Racquetball
1 Credit Hours
This course will focus on the rules, skills, techniques, drills, and strategies which are essential for effective play in the game of racquetball. The students will engage in drill sessions along with singles and doubles game play. Skill testing, along with game play, will form the basis for the evaluation of proper racquetball techniques.
Prerequisite(s): COM 021 or ESL 020
Semesters Offered: TBA
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HPE 105 - Aerobic Walking/Fitness
1 Credit Hours
This course focuses on the health-related benefits of moderate to vigorous exercise through walking and resistance and flexibility training. Conditioning exercises to develop muscular strength and muscular endurance and joint flexibility are included, as well as an emphasis on cardiorespiratory health through a variety of walking activities.
Prerequisite(s): COM 021 or ESL 020
Semesters Offered: All
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HPE 106 - Volleyball
1 Credit Hours
This course will focus on the rules, skills, techniques, drills, and strategies which are essential for effective play in the game of volleyball. The students will engage in drill sessions and game play. Skill testing, along with game play, will form the basis for the evaluation of proper volleyball techniques.
Prerequisite(s): COM 021 or ESL 020
Semesters Offered: TBA
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HPE 110 - Ballroom Dancing
1 Credit Hours
The focus of this course is on the development of skills, techniques and knowledge to enable students to successfully participate in ballroom dancing on a lifetime basis. Emphasis will be placed on the enrichment, enhancement, and improvement of the student’s rhythmic movement that will be applied to different dance rhythms.
Prerequisite(s): COM 021 or ESL 020
Semesters Offered: Spring
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HPE 116 - Personal Fitness
1 Credit Hours
A study of the application of physical fitness techniques (exercise) for both males and females related to the development and improvement of strength, flexibility, and cardiovascular endurance. Areas of emphasis include effects of exercise on the physiological systems of the body, development of individualized fitness programs, and development of appreciation of the values derived from such train-ing programs and other lifetime sports activities.
Semesters Offered: All
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HPE 120 - Personal Defense
1 Credit Hours
Basic self-defense techniques will be taught with a focus on balance, reaction, confidence, safety and awareness. The issue of violence and possible alternative will be explored. Discussion and lecture time will be utilized throughout the course as well as hands-on participation. Both cognitive and psychomotor skills are necessary components of this course.
Semesters Offered: All
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HPE 122 - Tai Chi
1 Credit Hours
This course will focus on health, wellness, balance, coordination, physical awareness, mental awareness, and relaxation benefits of InnerChi Tai Chi. Additionally, students will be expected to learn the history of Tai Chi. Discussion, lectures, reading assignments, and written essays will be utilized throughout the course as well as hands-on participation. Both cognitive and psychomotor skills are necessary components of this course.
Prerequisite(s): COM 051 or COM 050 or ESL 051, and COM 061 or ESL 060
Semesters Offered: All
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HPE 125 - Strength Training & Conditioning
1 Credit Hours
This course emphasizes the safe and effective techniques involved with progressive resistance weight training. Free weights, resistance machines, and specific strength exercises are incorporated in the development of individual training programs. Emphasis will be placed upon individual needs for developing strength, endurance, and flexibility. Equipment consideration, maintenance, safety, organization, and injury prevention are covered.
Semesters Offered: Spring
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HPE 130 - Introduction to Rock Climbing
1 Credit Hours
Students will learn the fundamentals of safe rock climbing and the terminology inherent to both indoor and outdoor climbing as well as practice various body positions, handholds, and footwork. Discussion and lecture time as well as hands-on participation will be utilized throughout the course. The course emphasizes cooperation and communication while practicing climbing as a member of a group and on an individual basis.
Semesters Offered: Fall/Spring
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HPE 140 - Beginning Swimming
1 Credit Hours
The focus of this course is on the development and acquisition of skills and knowledge needed to achieve the fundamentals of swimming.
Prerequisite(s): COM 021 or ESL 020
Semesters Offered: Fall
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HPE 142 - Intermediate Swimming
1 Credit Hours
The focus of this course is on the continued development and acquisition of skills and knowledge needed to achieve a higher level of swimming. Students should know how to swim freestyle and backstroke.
Prerequisite(s): HPE 140
Semesters Offered: Spring
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HPE 144 - Aquatic Exercise
1 Credit Hours
The focus of this course is on the development and acquisition of skills and knowledge needed to understand and execute the fundamentals of water exercise.
Prerequisite(s): COM 021 or ESL 020
Semesters Offered: Summer
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HPE 178 - Yoga for Beginners
1 Credit Hours
This course introduces yoga activities and knowledge to new learners. The history, language, philosophy, and health benefits of yoga will be presented using written materials and instruction. Physical activities will include how to prepare for exercise, use correct yoga alignment and poses, and control breathing and meditation to improve ones health when practiced daily.
Prerequisite(s): COM 021 or ESL 020
Semesters Offered: All
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HIS 110 - History of the United States to 1877
3 Credit Hours
The course is a survey of the major elements in the development of the United States from the European settlements through 1877. The colonial experience, the Revolutionary War period, the Early Republic, the Jacksonian Era, the expansion and sectionalism of this country, the Civil War, and the Reconstruction Period will be covered.
Prerequisite(s): COM 050 or COM 051 or ESL 051 and COM 061 or ESL 060
Semesters Offered: Fall/Summer
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HIS 115 - History of the United States Since 1865
3 Credit Hours
This course covers the period from the Hayes administration to the present: industry, labor and the farmer during the nineteenth century; the Progressive movement; the emergence of the United States as a world power through two world wars; the Great Depression and the New Deal; the problems of the United States in the contemporary world.
Prerequisite(s): COM 050 or COM 051 or ESL 051 and COM 061 or ESL 060
Semesters Offered: Spring
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HIS 120 - Western Civilization: To 1600
3 Credit Hours
This course studies the foundation of European culture and institutions from prehistory to the end of the sixteenth century with an emphasis upon analysis of the dynamics of change in history.
Prerequisite(s): COM 050 or COM 051 or ESL 051 and COM 061 or ESL 060
Semesters Offered: Fall
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HIS 125 - Western Civilization: 1600-1945
3 Credit Hours
The course studies European history from the seventeenth century to 1945, with special emphasis placed on the study of ideologies, cultural and institutional processes of change and the impact of the European world upon the non-European world.
Prerequisite(s): COM 050 or COM 051 or ESL 051, COM 061 or ESL 060
Semesters Offered: Spring/Summer
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HIS 130 - Introduction to Contemporary History
3 Credit Hours
This course will examine the origins of World War II and emphasize the decline of European hegemony from the end of World War II to the present day. It is intended to be of use to all who feel the need for detailed presentation of the major developments in Europe and the world during the last four decades.
Prerequisite(s): COM 050 or COM 051 or ESL 051 and COM 061 or ESL 060
Semesters Offered: Odd Years-Spring
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HIS 135 - America’s Civil Rights Movement
3 Credit Hours
America’s Civil Rights Movement is a comprehensive history of the people, the stories, the events, and the issues of the 20th Century struggle for justice in America. The course focuses on the period of American History from World War II to the present.
Prerequisite(s): COM 050 or COM 051 or ESL 051, COM 061 or ESL 060
Semesters Offered: TBA
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HIS 219 - The American Civil War
3 Credit Hours
This course is designed to facilitate student exploration of topics pertaining to the American Civil War. Essentially a survey, the course considers causation, development and a range of issues including slavery, execution of the Civil War, effects of the Civil War on society with respect to social, economic, and political development. Finally the course considers the “watershed” outcomes of the Civil War, particularly those related to race and racial relations. An analytical approach is applied to this course.
Prerequisite(s): COM 121 or COM 122
Semesters Offered: Even Years-Spring
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HIS 255 - Interpreting Lives: Rites of Passage, Personal History, & the Life Cycle (Honors)
3 Credit Hours
Same as ANT 255 & PSY 255 . See ANT 255 for course description.
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HIS 290 - Cooperative Education I
Varies Credit Hours
Prerequisite(s): 27 credits earned in student’s program with a 2.0 GPA
Semesters Offered: All
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HIS 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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HIS 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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HON 101 - Introduction to College Studies (Honors)
3 Credit Hours
The course explores how college education can be an opportunity for profound personal and intellectual growth. Through a combination of readings, class discussion, field trips, and cultural events, students are introduced to the purview of the academic disciplines of Science, Social Science, and Humanities and contributions of outstanding practitioners within and across these disciplines. Further, the course develops students’ critical thinking and research skills, and personal strategies for excelling in college and in life.
Prerequisite(s): Acceptance into the RACC Honors Program.
Semesters Offered: Fall
HON 101 can be used to fulfill the RACC orientation requirement usually fulfilled by ORI 102 . Students who have already taken ORI 102 can also benefit from the course and are eligible to take it.
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HMS 125 - Human Services and the Law
3 Credit Hours
Introduction to the laws and regulations governing the human service delivery systems. Topics covered include consumer rights, confidentiality, professional ethics, documentation, and fiscal management.
Prerequisite(s):
Semesters Offered: Spring
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HMS 215 - Human Service Practice I
3 Credit Hours
This is the first of two courses examining the concepts, practice principles, skills, and methods used to provide human services. This course focuses on service delivery to individuals and families. Emphasis is placed on case management as a model for service delivery. Topics covered include intake interviewing, assessment, service planning, and interventions. Various ethical and legal issues affecting human service delivery are explored. Case studies are used to illustrate the principles of case management. Laboratory work is used to develop effective intake interviewing skills with a strong focus on the attitude and characteristics of the interviewer.
Prerequisite(s): COM 121 or COM 122 , and PSY 120
Semesters Offered: Fall
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