Undergraduate Catalog

NOTE: The following is a small "sample" catalog for demonstration purposes. In actual use, the link to Online Catalog would point to the college/university's actual on-line catalog.

AC-110 Accounting Principles and Practices (3): An introduction to accounting principles and practices; double entry system, balance sheets, income statements, financial statements; how accounting is used as a basis for business decisions. Offered: Fall, every year.

AC-120 Principles of Accounting I (3): Complete accounting cycle for services and merchandising enterprises; special journals and subsidiary ledgers; special problems with balance sheet accounts. Offered: Every Semester

AC-121 Principles of Accounting II (3): Managerial use of accounting; various types of ownership and the special problems connected with partnerships and corporations; long term obligations; departmental and branch accounting; cost accounting; and analysis of financial statements. Offered: Every Semester

AC-250 Business Law I for Accountants (3): Laws affecting business and individual contracts: legality, formality and interpretation, nature and transfer, discharge, breach and remedies, and negotiable instruments. Offered: Fall, every year.

AC-251 Business Law II for Accountants (3): Laws affecting business organizations: partnerships, corporations, personal property, franchise agreements, and real property. Offered: Spring, every year.

AR-100 Drawing (3): An introduction to the art of drawing, investigating the operations and procedures involved in the creation of expressive drawings, their design, their development, and their execution. Offered: Spring and Fall.

AR-110 Painting (3): A structured approach to the visual language of paintings through a study of composition, representation, and the interaction of color. Major techniques, procedures, and spatial devices will be presented. Offered: Spring and Fall.

AR-130 Design (3): This class creates awareness that an art form is a result of the organization of a visual language: line, shape, value, space, pattern, and texture in a significant arrangement including a structured exploration of both two- and three-dimensional forms. Offered: As needed.

PE-105 Street Defense for Women (2): This course combines common sense with techniques and tactics used in karate and judo and is designed to give a smaller person the most effective tactics against a taller, heavier attacker. The emphasis is on practical, workable self-defense techniques. Offered: As needed.

PE-120 Movement and Dance I (2): Basic movement, ballet and theatre dance are studied to aid in developing sufficient agility necessary for role preparation. Offered: Spring, every year.

PE-121 Movement and Dance II (2): A continuation of Movement and Dance I with emphasis on individual progress. Offered: Fall, every year.

PE-131 General Conditioning (2): An activity class which provides the students with the necessary guidelines to implement a lifetime exercise/healthy life-style program. Offered: Spring & Summer, every year.

BI-100 Introduction to Biology (3): This is a beginning course covering the basis for life in the physical universe. It deals with the chemistry and energy of life, the genetic code, molecular biology, energy pathways, the origin and evolution of life. It is designed for non-majors and is not an acceptable prerequisite for advanced courses in biology. Offered: Every semester.

BI-101 Anatomy and Physiology I (3): The basic principles of human anatomy and physiology are covered in lecture and lab. Emphasis is placed on the normal, non-diseased state of the human body as a basis for advanced courses. This course is designed for nursing majors and students in related health care areas. Prerequisites: High school Biology and Chemistry.

BI-110 General Biology I (4): A study of the organization of living things from the molecular level through the organismic levels. Emphasis is placed on the chemistry of life, cell structure and function, energy pathways in respiration and photosynthesis, structure and function of animal and plant organ systems and homeostasis in plants and animals. Prerequisite: High School Biology and Chemistry. Offered: Fall, every year.

BA-200 Principles of Management (3): Historical development of management; universal functions of management; strategic management; organizational theory; managerial communication; and control of operations. Offered: Every semester.

BA-250 Business Law I (3): Laws affecting business and individual contracts: legality, formality and interpretation, nature and transfer, discharge, breach and remedies, and negotiable instruments. Offered: Every semester.

BA-355 Service Management (3): Managing a service business; the unique qualities of service businesses; new venture creation; the business plan; customer service; quality management. Offered: Spring, alternate years.

CH-105 Introductory Organic and Biochemistry (3): A survey of principles of organic and biochemistry, particularly as they relate to the health sciences. Areas studied include aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons, alcohols and ethers, aldehydes and ketones, carboxylic acids and derivatives, carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, nucleic acids, and enzymes. Prerequisite: High School Chemistry. Offered: Fall and Spring.

CH-107 Chemistry of Hazardous Materials (3): A course that introduces the student to some common chemical hazads and EPA, OSHA, NFPA, and other Federal and State regulations regarding these hazards. Offered: As needed.

CH-110 General Chemistry I (4): A general course based on physical principles with an emphasis on kinetic theory and elementary thermodynamics as applied to gas behavior, heats of reaction, and bond energy. Concepts covered include elementary quantum mechanics as applied to spectral phenomena, periodicity, and bonding theory. Prerequisite: High school chemistry. Offered: Fall, every year.

CS-150 BASIC Programming (3): An introduction to computer programming using BASIC. Offered: Every semester.

CS-180 C Programming (3): An introduction to computer programming, using C. Offered: Every semester.

CS-190 Microcomputer Software (3): An overview of microcomputers and useful software, Windows 95, word processing, spreadsheets, and database. Offered: Every semester.

EC-200 Basic Macroeconomics (3): Basic principles of peoples behavior in producing, consuming, and exchanging goods and services; supply and demand; business and consumer economics behavior; governments role in economic behavior; and gross national product. Offered: Every semester.

EC-202 Basic Microeconomics (3): Theory of consumer demand; business costs; market structures; elasticity; labor structure; government regulation; international economics; and poverty economics. Offered: Every semester.

EC-320 Labor Economics (3): Labor concepts, markets, and related problems; labor unions; collective bargaining; the impact of unions on productivity, price, wage, income distribution, and social security programs; theories of wages and employment; government in labor programs; and labor legislation. Offered: Spring, every year.

ED-240 Methods of Teaching and Clinical Experience in Elementary Schools, Including Science (3): This course examines the components of the elementary classroom (teachers, student, environment, ad curriculum) and the interaction between those components. It introduces lesson planning and various methods and techniques of teaching. These skills are specifically applied to the teaching of science. Offered: Every semester.

ED-241 Methods of Teaching in Secondary Schools and Clinical Experience (3): This course is for students interested in teaching in grades 6-12; it requires the student to prepare lesson plans using appropriate teaching/learning styles. Students will do micro-teaching, critiqued by student, professor, and peer evaluation. Offered: Every semester.

ED-243 Pre-Student Teaching Clinical Experiences, Secondary (3): This course provides clinical experiences in a middle school or high school setting prior to student teaching. Topics focusing on the relationship between society and middle schools and high schools, instructional planning, teaching strategies, discipline in the classroom, the middle school philosophy and secondary school trends will be discussed. Through practice in presenting content area lessons, students will demonstrate knowledge of the major educational theories and models of teaching. Offered: Every semester.

EN-100 Fundamentals of Writing (4): Instruction and practice in the basic skills of writing both in rhetorical principles and in grammar and mechanics. Prerequisite: Writing Assessment for Placement Offered: Every semester.

EN-105 Fundamentals of Writing II (2-3): Follow-up course for some developmental students enrolled in Fundamentals of Writing the previous semester. Prerequisite: Writing Assessment for Placement. Offered: Every spring.

EN-110 College Writing (4): This class focuses on analytical reading and includes practice in writing summaries, expository and persuasive essays, and multi-source papers. Prerequisite: Writing Assessment for Placement. Offered: Every semester, .

HI-101 Culture and Civilization: The West in the World I (3): The first course of a two-semester interdisciplinary study of culture and civilization from prehistoric times to 1CS0, exploring the main influences in the development of Western Civilization. Offered: Fall, every year.

HI-102 Culture and Civilization: The West in the World II (3): The second course of a two-semester interdisciplinary study of culture and civilization from 1CS0 to the present, exploring the main influences in the development of Western Civilization. Offered: Spring, every year.

HI-111 Survey of United States History to 1876 (3): An account that begins with the early contact of three cultures: Native American, European and African, and concludes with Civil War era. Offered: Every Fall.

MK-200 Principles of Marketing (3): Role of marketing in the business firm and in society; purchasing behavior in the consumer and industrial markets; analysis of the marketing mix; product, price, distribution, promotion, and the planning and evaluation of the overall marketing effort. Offered: Every semester.

MK-300 Consumer Behavior (3): A consideration of inter-and intra-personal variables and their impact on buying behavior and the influence of communication, diffusion or innovation, and environmental factors. Offered: Fall, every year.

MK-315 Advertising (3): Analysis of advertising in the U.S.; relationship of an agency to a client; various media and their best use; creating and execting an advertising campaign; budgeting; and advertisings role in modern marketing. A campaign project is a major requirement of this class. Offered: Spring, every year.

MA-110 Introductory Algebra (3): A study of the essentials of high school algebra. This course will prepare the student for further study in mathematics. Offered: Every semester.

MA-115 College Mathematics (3): A study of certain topics fundamental to mathematics. These may include sets, matrices, numeration systems, formulas, graphs, geometry, probability, and statistical methods. Offered: Every semester.

MA-119 Intermediate Algebra (3): A course that covers the essentials of intermediate algebra and prepares the student to study higher level mathematics. Offered: Every semester.

MA-120 Mathematical Analysis (4): An analysis of the real number system, functions, graphing, exponential and logarithmic functions, trigonometric functions, and topics in analytic geometry. Prerequisites: Two years of high school algebra. Offered: Every semester.

MU-101 University Choir (1): This ensemble performs a variety of choral music ranging from vocal literature of the Renaissance through the twentieth century. The focus changes each semester and is announced. Offered: Every semester.

MU104 Black Student Union Gospel Choir (1): This group rehearses and performs Black choral literature from the folk and gospel traditions. Offered: Every semester.

MU-105 Jazz Band (1): The jazz band performs various styles of jazz literature. Offered: Every semester.

PH-110 Introduction to Philosophy (3): A study of the nature of philosophy, its methods, various branches, and general historical development. Introductions to logic and to the fundamental issues and theories concerning reality, knowledge, and value also are presented. Offered: Every semester.

PH-200 Ancient and Medieval Philosophy (3): An exploration of the roots of Western Civilization through a study of some of the great philosophers of the past. Among the philosophers studied are: Pre-Socratic philosophers, the Sophists, Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Augustine, and Aquinas. Offered: As needed.

PH-210 Philosophy of Human Nature (3): A philosophical examination of the nature of human consciousness, theories of the relation between mind and body, the possibility of life after death, the issue of free will vs. determinism, and other aspects of human existence. Offered: Fall, every year.

PS-100 Elementary Laboratory Physics (3): An introduction to mechanics, heat, sound, electricity, magnetism and light. Offered: Fall, every year.

PS-106 Topics in Physical Science (3): Physical science for students in the humanities, social sciences, or communication arts. The course attempts to communicate some of the findings of classical and modern physical science to people who have remained isolated from these developments. Offered: As needed.

PS-200 College Physics 1 (4): A study of the fundamental laws of mechanics, heat, and sound. Prerequisite: Three years of high school mathematics or equivalent. Offered: Fall, every year.

PS-204 College Physics I Lab (1): One laboratory period per week taken concurrently with College Physics 1. Offered: Fall, every year.

PY-100 General Psychology (3): An introduction to the study of human behavior and mental processes with an emphasis on the biosocial determinants of behavior. Topics include perception, learning and memory, motivation, development, personality, psychopathology, and social behavior. Offered: Every semester.

PY-101 Psychology Lab (1): Laboratory experiences designed to demonstrate the basic content areas of General Psychology. Learning through active participation and psychological methods will be stressed. Students will conduct and analyze individual and group lab projects. Offered: Every semester.

PY-102 Career Search in the Major (2): This is a structured experience in which students who have decided upon their major explore specific career options relating to their area of study. It is recommended for freshmen, sophomore or junior students in any major and is not applicable to a psychology major or minor. Offered: As needed.

SO-100 Principles of Sociology (3): An explanation of the general principles of sociology including social organization, culture, socialization processes, primary and secondary groups, social stratification, collective behavior, and social deviance. Basic principles are applied to family, intergroup relations, business, and politics. Offered: Every semester.

SO-220 Marriage and the Family (3): Marriage and the family are studied from a sociological point of view. Topics include the biological bases of the family, dating, mate selection, divorce, and the change in marriage and the family. Offered: Fall, every year.

SO-250 Sociology of Criminal Behavior (3): Criminal patterns of behavior are studied as well as theories of crime causation. Differences in approaches toward criminals, preventive programs as possible solutions to crime and social problems leading to unrest and disruption are also evaluated. Offered: Fall, every year.