2021-2022 College Catalog 
    
    May 03, 2024  
2021-2022 College Catalog [***ATTENTION: THIS IS AN ARCHIVED CATALOG***]

Course Descriptions


 

Accounting

  
  • ACC 105 - Individual Income Tax Preparation


    Credits: 3
    Lab/Lecture: Three Lecture.

    Internal Revenue Service Code and Regulations as they pertain to the individual. Tax principles are applied to problems and the preparation of the individual income tax return.

  
  • ACC 108 - Practical Accounting Procedures 1


    Credits: 3
    Lab/Lecture: Three lecture.

    Offers a step by step approach to the study of accounting for service, merchandising, and small business operations. This course includes analyzing business transactions, recording transactions in the general journal, posting to the general ledger, preparing adjusting and closing entries. Also, this course encompasses the preparation of the income statement, balance sheet, and the statement of owner’s equity through the use of the worksheet. The three business formations (sole proprietor, partnership, and corporation) are discussed along with the issues of accounting for all three forms of ownership.

  
  • ACC 110 - Payroll Accounting


    Credits: 3
    Lab/Lecture: Three lecture.

    A course that provides comprehensive and practical instruction in manual and computerized preparation and calculation of a business’s payroll records and tax returns.

    Prerequisite(s): ACC 108  or ACC 255 
  
  • ACC 111 - Practical Accounting Procedures 2


    Credits: 3
    Lab/Lecture: Three lecture.

    Continues the step by step approach to the study of accounting for service, merchandising, and small business operations where ACC 108  leaves off. This course includes all four of the financial statements, basic accounting cycle, special journals, special ledgers, procedures for controlling cash and payroll accounting.

    Prerequisite(s): ACC 108 
  
  • ACC 204 - National Payroll Certification Review


    Credits: 3
    Lab/Lecture: Three lecture.

    A comprehensive review of the laws and regulations pertaining to the payroll industry and standards of compliance with the Internal Revenue Service Code as they pertain to payroll.  Minimum standards of competency in all aspects of Payroll and Payroll management will be applied to problem solving and the preparation of payroll tax forms.  Can be used for continuing professional education.

  
  • ACC 206 - Computerized Accounting


    Credits: 3
    Lab/Lecture: Three lecture.

    Electronic data processing systems as they apply to accounting systems. Provides hands-on experience with microcomputer hardware and software packages. Includes accounting cycle transaction and management decision-making applications.

  
  • ACC 255 - Principles of Financial Accounting


    Credits: 3
    Lab/Lecture: Three lecture.

    Financial accounting theory as applied to corporate form of business involving service and merchandising activities. Includes analysis and recording of business transactions and preparation of financial statements.

    Prerequisite(s): ACC 108  and MAT 140  or placement beyond math prerequisite
  
  • ACC 256 - Principles of Managerial Accounting


    Credits: 3
    Lab/Lecture: Three lecture.

    Offers both theory and practice as it applies to the uses of accounting information and techniques in the realm of the management decision making process of an organization. Introduces manufacturing accounting concepts, which include cost concepts, cost behavior analysis, profit planning, budgeting, and capital budgeting decisions.

    Prerequisite(s): ACC 255 .
  
  • ACC 289 - Accounting Internship


    Credits: 1-6
    Designed for students who are looking for paid or voluntary, practical application of applied accounting principles. Agreed upon internship will have a direct link to responsibilities regarding the business aspects of transaction analysis, journalizing, adjusting, posting, creating financial statements, and doing fundamental evaluation of the statements. Credit hours will be negotiated based on the successful completion of a course contract. Each credit hour requires the completion of a minimum of 45 hours of related work as indicated by the course contract. Prior experience or course work in the area of interest is required. One to six variable credit hours.

    Grading Option: May be taken for S/U credit.

Administration of Justice

  
  • AJS 101 - Introduction to Administration of Justice


    Credits: 3
    Lab/Lecture: Three lecture.

    Organization and jurisdiction of local, state, and federal law enforcement, judicial and corrections systems, terminology, and constitutional limitations of the system.

    General Education: Social and Behavioral Sciences.
  
  • AJS 105 - Juvenile Detention Studies


    Credits: 3
    Lab/Lecture: Three lecture.

    Introduction to the field of juvenile detention, including responsibilities and job duties of the detention employee. The course will include both legal and procedural issues in the subject area.

  
  • AJS 110 - The Correction Function


    Credits: 3
    Lab/Lecture: Three lecture.

    History and development of correctional theories and institutions.

  
  • AJS 120 - Substantive Criminal Law


    Credits: 3
    Lab/Lecture: Three lecture.

    Philosophy and legal sanctions and historical development from the common law to modern American criminal law. Classifications of crimes, elements of and parties to crimes, general definitions of crime, common defenses utilized, and review of offenses and the essential elements of each defense.

  
  • AJS 130 - The Police Function


    Credits: 3
    Lab/Lecture: Three lecture.

    Theories of procedures and methods of operations with emphasis on the discretionary powers available to the working police officer. Career opportunities and current trends in law enforcement will be presented.

  
  • AJS 150 - Rules of Criminal Procedure


    Credits: 3
    Lab/Lecture: Three lecture.

    Procedural criminal law including the judiciary role in the criminal justice system, the right to council, pretrial release, grand juries, adjudication process, types and rules of evidence, and sentencing.

  
  • AJS 160 - Justice Systems Management


    Credits: 3
    Lab/Lecture: Three lecture.

    Principles of administration and organization of management functions and services within criminal justice systems.

  
  • AJS 170 - Security Issues in Private Industry


    Credits: 3
    Lab/Lecture: Three lecture.

    A historical overview of the development and evolution of law enforcement and its developing relationship and dependence on the need for private asset protection. Students will assess current prevention technology, its development and history, and future direction and application. The class will further examine the roles of law enforcement and private security officers as well as the inherent differences. Legal limitations and provisions, public/private security agency, and liability issues in the industry will be analyzed.

  
  • AJS 200 - Community Relations


    Credits: 3
    Lab/Lecture: Three lecture.

    Examination, recognition, and understanding of community problems; community action programs; methods of coping with human behavior; conflict and communications; ethnic and minority cultures and environments; the community and the relationships with the criminal justice system.

  
  • AJS 216 - Basic Detention Academy


    Credits: 13
    Lab/Lecture: Thirteen lecture.

    Designed to provide entry level training to detention officer staff, meeting Arizona Detention Association standards.

    Prerequisite(s): Hired and/or recommended by approved law enforcement or correctional agency.
  
  • AJS 220 - Rules of Evidence


    Credits: 3
    Lab/Lecture: Three lecture.

    Understanding of the rules of evidence which most often affect personnel concerned with the administration of the criminal law.

  
  • AJS 230 - Deviant Behavior


    Credits: 3
    Lab/Lecture: Three lecture.

    Examines the basic concepts of deviant behavior; evaluates current literature and studies the application of current criminological theories related to patterns of deviance.

    General Education: Social and Behavioral Sciences.
  
  • AJS 240 - Juvenile Justice Procedures


    Credits: 3
    Lab/Lecture: Three lecture.

    History and development of juvenile procedures and institutions.

  
  • AJS 250 - Criminal Investigations


    Credits: 3
    Lab/Lecture: Three lecture.

    Fundamentals of criminal investigation. Examines theory of criminal investigation, crime scene procedures, case preparation, basic and advanced interviewing techniques, and basic investigative techniques.

  
  • AJS 260 - Constitutional Law


    Credits: 3
    Lab/Lecture: Three lecture.

    Constitutional law as it relates to the operation of the criminal justice system.

  
  • AJS 280 - Criminology


    Credits: 3
    Lab/Lecture: Three lecture.

    Deviance and society’s role in defining behavior; theories of criminality and the economic, social, and psychological impact of crime and victimization; relationships between statistics and crime trends.

    General Education: Social and Behavioral Sciences.
  
  • AJS 289 - Internship I


    Credits: 1-6
    Designed for students who are looking for paid or voluntary practical learning experiences that apply academic and occupational education to real-life, on-the-job situations. Credit hours will be negotiated based on fulfillment of a contract. Each credit hour requires the completion of a minimum of 45 hours of on-the-job participation. Prior experience or course work in the field of interest is required. One to six variable credit hours.

    Grading Option: May be taken for S/U credit.
  
  • AJS 298 - Special Topics


    Credits: 1-6
    Designed to meet the needs of an individual(s) with an interest in pursuing an original topic in an instructional area under faculty supervision. One to six variable credit hours.


Aerospace Studies

  
  • AES 101 - Foundations of U.S. Air Force I


    Credits: 1
    Lab/Lecture: One lecture.

    U.S. military defense structure, its mission and role in contemporary American society; organization and mission of the Air Force; examines the concepts of professionalism and officership as they apply to the military; basic communication skills.

    Corequisite(s): Students interested in a future career in the Air Force have co-requisites: AES 111  and AES 250  or Consent of Instructor.
  
  • AES 102 - Foundations of U.S. Air Force II


    Credits: 1
    Lab/Lecture: One lecture.

    Role and mission of U.S. strategic offensive and defensive forces, aerospace support forces, and general purpose forces; examines selected geopolitical determinants and constraints relating to the use of national power; basic theory and principles of flight; basic communication skills.

    Corequisite(s): Students interested in a future career in the Air Force have co-requisites: AES 112  and AES 250  or Consent of Instructor.
  
  • AES 111 - Aerospace Studies Leadership Lab


    Credits: 1
    Lab/Lecture: Two lab.

    Development of personal leadership and managerial abilities. Examination and demonstration of Air Force customs and courtesies, drill and ceremonies, and standards of discipline and conduct. Per 10 U.S.C.2109(c)(1), Practical Military Training, “A person who is not qualified for, and will not be able to become qualified for, advanced training (POC),…shall not be permitted to participate in…practical military training,” including LAB. Students wanting to take AES 111 must be Air Force ROTC candidates at NAU.

    Corequisite(s): AES 101  and AES 250  or Consent of Instructor.
    Grading Option: May be taken for S/U credit.
  
  • AES 112 - Aerospace Studies Leadership Lab


    Credits: 1
    Lab/Lecture: Two lab.

    Continuation of AES 111 . Development of personal leadership and managerial abilities. Examination and demonstration of Air Force customs and courtesies, drill and ceremonies, and standards of discipline and conduct. Per 10 U.S.C.2109(c)(1), Practical Military Training, “A person who is not qualified for, and…will not be able to become qualified for, advanced training (POC),…shall not be permitted to participate in…practical military training,” including LLAB. Students wanting to take AES 112 must be Air Force ROTC candidates at NAU.

    Corequisite(s): AES 102  and AES 250  or Consent of Instructor.
    Grading Option: May be taken for S/U credit.
  
  • AES 201 - Air Power History I


    Credits: 1
    Lab/Lecture: One lecture.

    Historical survey of events, trends, and policies leading to the emergence of air power through World War II. Nature of war, advent of the air age, and development of various concepts of employment and technological improvements in air power; effective communication skills.

    Prerequisite(s): AES 101 
    Corequisite(s): Students interested in a future career in the Air Force have co-requisites: AES 211  and AES 250  or Consent of Instructor.
  
  • AES 202 - Air Power History II


    Credits: 1
    Lab/Lecture: One lecture.

    Establishment of Air Force as a separate service, the Cold War, development of various concepts of employment and technological improvements of air power from Korean conflict to present; effective communication skills.

    Prerequisite(s): AES 102 
    Corequisite(s): Students interested in a future career in the Air Force have co-requisites: AES 212  and AES 250  or Consent of Instructor.
  
  • AES 211 - Aerospace Studies Leadership Lab


    Credits: 1
    Lab/Lecture: Two lab.

    Application of elements of personal leadership. Demonstration of command, effective communications, individual leadership instruction, physical fitness training, and knowledge of Air Force requirements. Per 10 U.S.C.2109(c)(1), Practical Military Training, “A person who is not qualified for, and will not be able to become qualified for, advanced training (POC), shall not be permitted to participate in practical military training,” including LLAB. Students wanting to take AES 211 must be Air Force ROTC candidates at NAU.

    Corequisite(s): AES 201  and AES 250  or Consent of Instructor.
    Grading Option: May be taken for S/U credit.
  
  • AES 212 - Aerospace Studies Leadership Lab


    Credits: 1
    Lab/Lecture: Two lab.

    Application of elements of personal leadership. Demonstration of command, effective communications, individual leadership instruction, physical fitness training, and knowledge of Air Force requirements. Per 10 U.S.C.2109(c)(1), Practical Military Training, “A person who is not qualified for, and will not be able to become qualified for, advanced training (POC),shall not be permitted to participate in…practical military training,” including LLAB. Students wanting to take AES 211  must be Air Force ROTC candidates at NAU.

    Corequisite(s): AES 202  and AES 250  or Consent of Instructor.
    Grading Option: May be taken for S/U credit.
  
  • AES 250 - Air Force Physical Training Course


    Credits: 1
    Lab/Lecture: Three lab.

    Opportunity for CCC students who meet the following requirements: Per 10 U.S.C.2109(c)(1), Practical Military Training, “A person who is not qualified for, and… will not be able to become qualified for, advanced training (POC),…shall not be permitted to participate in… practical military training,” including Physical Fitness Training. All students must have a recent physical examination medically clearing individual to participate in class and proof of liability insurance. The syllabus will cover both cardiovascular and anaerobic activity, aimed at helping every participant to get in better shape regardless of fitness level. This class is only available to Air Force ROTC cadets. May be repeated for a maximum of 4 times.

    Grading Option: May be taken for S/U credit.
  
  • AES 298 - Special Topics


    Credits: 1-6
    Individualized approach to selected topics by guided reading and critical evaluation. Department consent required. 1-6 variable credit hours.

    Grading Option: May be taken for S/U credit.

Allied Health Sciences

  
  • AHS 100 - Introduction to the U.S. Health Care System


    Credits: 3
    Lab/Lecture: Three lecture.

    Overview of the inner workings of the health care industry and the political, cultural, and socio-economic forces that shape the delivery of health services. Predominant health care systems in the U.S., including Medicare and Medicaid will be examined along with the availability and utilization of various resources, health ethics and law, and quality of care.

    Prerequisite(s): RDG 099  or placement
  
  • AHS 101 - Careers in Health Care


    Credits: 3
    Lab/Lecture: Three lecture.

    Presents an introduction to the breadth and health care providers and supportive roles in today’s rapidly diversifying health care industry.

    Prerequisite(s): RDG 099  or placement
  
  • AHS 105 - Professionalism in Health Care Settings


    Credits: 3
    Lab/Lecture: Three lecture.

    Introduces the health occupations student to essential workplace communication and behavioral skills that foster the provision of quality patient care, team work, and employee job satisfaction.

    Prerequisite(s): RDG 099  or placement
  
  • AHS 110 - Health Care Ethics and Law


    Credits: 3
    Lab/Lecture: Three lecture.

    Study of the central legal and ethical issues facing health care providers in today’s complex health care delivery system; examines managed care, bioethics, telemedicine, death and dying, workplace and practice employment issues, and liability and malpractice through the use of case studies and scenarios.

    Prerequisite(s): RDG 099  or placement
  
  • AHS 120 - Caregiving I


    Credits: 4
    Lab/Lecture: Three lecture. Three lab.

    The Certified Caregiver’s role will focus on the geriatric population in assisted living facilities. Topics to be taught include overview of the assisted living facility; legal and ethical issues; communication; infection control; nutrition; safety and emergency procedures; health and social service needs; caring for cognitively impaired residents, medication management; and basic caregiver skills. Basic caregiving skills based upon the concepts above will be reinforced through lab and clinical rotations. Students completing this course will be prepared to take the knowledge examination for certification by the Arizona Board of Nursing’s Care Institution Administrators and Assisted Living Facility Managers (NCIA/ALFM).

    Prerequisite(s): AZ DPS fingerprint clearance card, 18 years or older at the time of course completion, placement into ENG 098 or above.
    Pre/Corequisite(s): CPR/First Aid, Food Handler’s Card. 
  
  • AHS 131 - Medical Terminology I


    Credits: 3
    Lab/Lecture: Three lecture.

    Medical vocabulary for beginning students in allied health and science fields. Includes word roots, prefixes, suffixes, and abbreviations. Emphasizes spelling, pronunciation, and definition.

    Prerequisite(s): RDG 099  or placement
  
  • AHS 145 - Medical Assistant Essentials


    Credits: 4
    Lab/Lecture: Four lecture.

    The Medical Assistant Essentials course prepares students for the varied and expanded responsibilities involved in working within medical offices today. Students will receive training in numerous areas, giving them an understanding of the workings within today’s medical businesses. Students who complete AHS 145, AHS 146 , AHS 147 , AHS 148 , AHS 149 , and AHS 289  will have the skills necessary to obtain employment as a medical assistant and are eligible to take the American Medical Technologist (AMT) certification exam to become a Registered Medical Assistant (RMA).

    Prerequisite(s): Consent of Instructor
    Corequisite(s): AHS 146  and AHS 147  (spring semester) or AHS 148  and AHS 149  (fall semester.)
  
  • AHS 146 - Medical Assistant A


    Credits: 10
    Lab/Lecture: Ten lecture.

    Prepares students for the varied and expanded responsibilities involved in working within medical offices today. Students will receive training in numerous areas, giving them an understanding of the workings within today’s medical businesses. Students who complete AHS 145 , AHS 146, AHS 147 , AHS 148 , AHS 149 , and AHS 289  will have the skills necessary to obtain employment as a medical assistant and are eligible to take the American Medical Technologist (AMT) certification exam to become a Registered Medical Assistant (RMA).

    Prerequisite(s): RDG 099 , ENG 099  and MAT 091  or placement test scores beyond prerequisite courses.
    Corequisite(s): AHS 147   and either AHS 145 (1st Semester Students) or AHS 289  (2nd Semester Students.)
  
  • AHS 147 - Medical Assistant A Skills


    Credits: 2
    Lab/Lecture: Six lab.

    A skills practice and competency development class to be taken in conjunction with AHS 146 - Medical Assistant A .

    Corequisite(s): AHS 146 .
  
  • AHS 148 - Medical Assistant B


    Credits: 10
    Lab/Lecture: Ten lecture.

    Prepares students for the varied and expanded responsibilities involved in working within medical offices today. Students will receive training in numerous areas, giving them an understanding of the workings within today’s medical businesses. Students who complete AHS 145 , AHS 146 , AHS 147 , AHS 148, AHS 149 , and AHS 289  will have the skills necessary to obtain employment as a medical assistant and are eligible to take the American Medical Technologist (AMT) certification exam to become a Registered Medical Assistant (RMA).

    Prerequisite(s): RDG 099 , ENG 099 , and MAT 091  or placement test scores beyond prerequisite courses.
    Corequisite(s): AHS 149  and either AHS 145  (1st Semester Students) or AHS 289  (2nd Semester Students).
  
  • AHS 149 - Medical Assistant B Skills


    Credits: 2
    Lab/Lecture: Six lab.

    A skills practice and competency development class to be taken in conjunction with AHS 148 - Medical Assistant B .

    Corequisite(s): AHS 148 .
  
  • AHS 289 - Internship I


    Credits: 1-6
    Practical learning experiences that apply academic to on-the-job situations. Credit hours will be negotiated based on the certificate or degree requirements. Each credit hour requires the completion of a minimum of 45 hours of on-the-job participation.

    Prerequisite(s): Consent of Instructor or Dean 
    Grading Option: May be taken for S/U credit.
  
  • AHS 290 - Medical Assisting Externship


    Credits: 4
    Lab/Lecture: Twelve Lab.

    Practical learning experience that apply academic education to on-the-job situations. This course replaces previously arranged individual externships. This course requires completion of 180 hours of off-site training in a healthcare facility. The instructor will assign students to the facility.

    Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor required. 

American Sign Language

  
  • ASL 101 - American Sign Language I


    Credits: 4
    Lab/Lecture: Four lecture.

    Principles, methods, and techniques for acquiring basic skills using American Sign Language, with emphasis on developing visual/receptive skills and basic communication.

    General Education: Options.
    Grading Option: May be taken for S/U credit.
  
  • ASL 102 - American Sign Language II


    Credits: 4
    Lab/Lecture: Four lecture.

    Further emphasis on American Sign Language vocabulary, grammar, receptive, and expressive technique development.

    Prerequisite(s): ASL 101 
    General Education: Options.
    Grading Option: May be taken for S/U credit.
  
  • ASL 200 - Introduction to the Deaf Community


    Credits: 3
    Lab/Lecture: Three lecture.

    Macroscopic view of culture and microscopic view of the Deaf life experience through culture and language. Includes cross-cultural interactions between deaf and hearing people. Also includes the history of the Deaf community, Deaf education, Deaf technologies, Deaf employment, historical trends and Deaf services.

    General Education: Social and Behavioral Sciences.
    Special Requirement(s): Contemporary Global/International Awareness or Historical Awareness.

    Grading Option: May be taken for S/U credit.
  
  • ASL 201 - American Sign Language III


    Credits: 4
    Lab/Lecture: Four lecture.

    Enhanced focus on expressive and receptive American Sign Language sign skills. Application of syntactical and grammatical structure, idioms, body language, and cultural aspects of deafness.

    Prerequisite(s): ASL 102 
    General Education: Options.
    Grading Option: May be taken for S/U credit.
  
  • ASL 202 - American Sign Language IV


    Credits: 4
    Lab/Lecture: Four lecture.

    Further development of American Sign Language communication skills with emphasis on spontaneous conversation, discussions, narratives, and register.

    Prerequisite(s): ASL 201 
    General Education: Options.
    Grading Option: May be taken for S/U credit.
  
  • ASL 203 - Comparative Analysis of American Sign Language to English


    Credits: 3
    Lab/Lecture: Three lecture.

    Enhanced study of the fundamental principles and cognitive processing of American Sign Language. Includes a further study of the Deaf community and Deaf culture.

    Prerequisite(s): ASL 202  with a grade of B or better and ENG 102 
    Grading Option: May be taken for S/U credit.
  
  • ASL 211 - Fingerspelling and Numbers


    Credits: 3
    Lab/Lecture: Three lecture.

    Overview of basic fingerspelling techniques. Concentration on receptive and expressive skills including manual alphabet production and numbers. Focus and continue methods, theory, and skill development including speed, dexterity, clarity, and loan signs. Also includes advanced use of numbers, prefixes, suffixes, and polysyllabic words.

    Prerequisite(s): ASL 101 
    Grading Option: May be taken for S/U credit.
  
  • ASL 215 - American Sign Language Literature: Narratives


    Credits: 3
    Lab/Lecture: Three lecture.

    This course is a continuation of the major grammatical features of American Sign Language (ASL) to develop communicative and interactive competencies in the culture and language of the Deaf. Includes a focus on ASL literature by introducing students to ASL storytelling techniques, film analysis, story analysis, and its techniques. Also includes ASL narratives, classifiers and perspectives.

    Prerequisite(s): ASL 200  and ASL 202  with a grade of B or better

Anthropology

  
  • ANT 101 - Introduction to Physical Anthropology


    Credits: 4
    Lab/Lecture: Three lecture. Three lab.

    An introductory survey of the basic principles, concepts, assumptions, theories, and vocabulary of human evolution and world archaeology.

    General Education: Physical and Biological Sciences.
  
  • ANT 102 - Introduction to Cultural Anthropology


    Credits: 3
    Lab/Lecture: Three lecture.

    Principles of cultural and social anthropology with illustrative materials from a variety of cultures with a focus on globalization. The nature of culture; social, political, and economic systems; religion, aesthetics, and language.

    General Education: Arts/Humanities; Social/Behavioral Sciences.
    Special Requirement(s): Ethnic/Race/Gender Awareness; Contemporary Global/International Awareness or Historical Awareness.

  
  • ANT 103 - Culture and Language


    Credits: 3
    Lab/Lecture: Three lecture.

    An introductory survey of the basic history, concepts, assumptions, theories, and vocabulary of linguistic anthropology and their application within the discipline.

    General Education: Social/Behavioral Sciences.
    Special Requirement(s): Ethnic/Race/Gender Awareness; Contemporary Global/International Awareness or Historical Awareness.

  
  • ANT 110 - Exploring Archeology


    Credits: 3
    Lab/Lecture: Three lecture.

    History, methods, and theory of archeology with an emphasis on modern techniques of studying prehistoric and historical populations and their cultural remains.

    General Education: Social/Behavioral Sciences.
  
  • ANT 230 - Peoples of the Southwest


    Credits: 3
    Lab/Lecture: Three lecture.

    Ethno historical survey of the American Southwest culture area, focusing on selected Pueblo and non-Pueblo peoples. This course is designed to expose the student to the richness of traditional Southwestern cultures in order to stimulate an appreciation for the Native history and ethnic diversity of the region.

    General Education: Social/Behavioral Sciences.
    Special Requirement(s): Ethnic/Race/Gender Awareness; Contemporary Global/International Awareness or Historical Awareness.

  
  • ANT 241 - Witchcraft and Religion


    Credits: 3
    Lab/Lecture: Three lecture.

    Anthropology of religious practices employed by both western and non-western people in dealing with adversity, misfortune, illness, life cycle rituals, and similar phenomena beyond human control.

  
  • ANT 250 - Peoples of the World


    Credits: 4
    Lab/Lecture: Four lecture.

    This capstone course in anthropology provides the opportunity for students to apply anthropological theoretical perspectives and methodologies to topics of interest, including both historic and contemporary subject matter.

    Prerequisite(s): Prerequisites: ANT 102  and ENG 101 .
    Corequisite(s): Co-requisite: English 102 .
    General Education: Social/Behavioral Sciences.
    Special Requirement(s): Intensive Writing/Critical Thinking; Ethnic/Race/Gender Awareness; Global and International Awareness; Historical Awareness.

    Recommended: ANT 101 .
  
  • ANT 289 - Internship I


    Credits: 1-6
    Designed for students who are looking for paid or voluntary practical learning experiences that apply academic and occupational education to real-life on-the-job situations. Credit hours will be negotiated based on fulfillment of a contract. Each credit hour requires the completion of a minimum of 45 hours of on the job participation. Prior experience or course work in the field of interest is required. One to six variable credit hours.

    Grading Option: May be taken for S/U credit.
  
  • ANT 298 - Special Topics


    Credits: 1-6
    Designed to meet the needs of an individual(s) who has an interest in pursuing an original topic in an instructional area under faculty supervision. One to six variable credit hours.


Art

  
  • ART 100 - Art Appreciation


    Credits: 3
    Lab/Lecture: Three lecture.

    Historical overview and appreciation of painting, sculpture, architecture, film, and crafts. Examines individual works of art with regard to both their formal qualities and the way they reflect the shifting patterns of culture. Field trips.

    General Education: Arts/Humanities.
  
  • ART 105 - Beginning Art


    Credits: 3
    Lab/Lecture: One lecture. Five lab.

    Introductory course in drawing and painting techniques and materials for students who would like to explore their creativity.

    Grading Option: May be taken for S/U credit.
  
  • ART 110 - Drawing I


    Credits: 3
    Lab/Lecture: One lecture. Five lab.

    Introduction to drawing. Includes drawing techniques and the use of various materials traditionally used in drawing, perceptual skills, critique practices and critical thinking, analysis of professional art events or artwork in galleries or museums.

    Grading Option: May be taken for S/U credit.
  
  • ART 111 - Drawing II


    Credits: 3
    Lab/Lecture: One lecture. Five lab.

    Further development of technical and perceptual drawing skills and critical thinking skills. Greater emphasis on composition. Intermediate drawing and design problems; intermediate use of materials and techniques.

    Prerequisite(s): ART 110  
    Grading Option: May be taken for S/U credit.
  
  • ART 120 - Ceramics I


    Credits: 3
    Lab/Lecture: One lecture. Five lab.

    Introduction to hand building techniques, wheel throwing, glazing and other decorative techniques, kiln firing and ceramics history.

    Grading Option: May be taken for S/U credit.
  
  • ART 121 - Ceramics II


    Credits: 3
    Lab/Lecture: One lecture. Five lab.

    Emphasis on developing intermediate skill with the potter’s wheel and hand building methods, glazing and decoration techniques, and kiln operations.

    Prerequisite(s): ART 120 .
    Grading Option: Grading option
  
  • ART 130 - Computer Graphics I


    Credits: 3
    Lab/Lecture: Two lecture. Two lab.

    An introductory course in computer graphics. Introduction to design principles and visual problem solving with software suitable for two-dimensional design and illustration.

    Prerequisite(s): CIS 120 
    Grading Option: May be taken for S/U credit.
    Recommended: ART 110  and ART 160 .
  
  • ART 135 - Adobe Photoshop


    Credits: 3
    Lab/Lecture: Three lecture.

    Introduction to Adobe Photoshop software, its variety of tools and basic techniques for working with them. Includes practice with basic scanning and printing devices and techniques.

    Prerequisite(s): CIS 120 
    Grading Option: May be taken for S/U credit.
  
  • ART 136 - Digital Photography I


    Credits: 3
    Lab/Lecture: Three lecture.

    Introduction to digital photography, image editing, and printing techniques. Course requirement: Students must have their own digital camera and basic computer skills.

    Grading Option: May be taken for S/U credit.
  
  • ART 160 - Color and Design


    Credits: 3
    Lab/Lecture: One lecture. Five lab.

    Fundamentals of two-dimensional design emphasizing the study and utilization of the principles of design, color theory, and the development of a visual vocabulary.

    Prerequisite(s): ART 110 
    Grading Option: May be taken for S/U credit.
  
  • ART 165 - Three-dimensional Design


    Credits: 3
    Lab/Lecture: One lecture. Five lab.

    Introduction to the fundamental concepts and design principles involved in organizing three-dimensional space and materials used in three-dimensional art forms.

    Prerequisite(s): ART 110 
  
  • ART 180 - Sculpture I


    Credits: 3
    Lab/Lecture: One lecture. Five lab.

    Introduction to sculptural processes, techniques, and materials in clay, metal, wood, and stone. Includes sculptural history and criticism.

    Prerequisite(s): ART 165 
    Grading Option: May be taken for S/U credit.
  
  • ART 190 - Oil/Acrylic Painting I


    Credits: 3
    Lab/Lecture: One lecture. Five lab.

    An introductory course in the techniques and materials traditionally used in oil and/or acrylic painting.

    Prerequisite(s): ART 110 
    Grading Option: May be taken for S/U credit.
  
  • ART 191 - Oil/Acrylic Painting II


    Credits: 3
    Lab/Lecture: One lecture. Five lab.

    Intermediate course in developing expressive and descriptive skills using oil and/or acrylic paint.

    Prerequisite(s): ART 160  and ART 190 
    Grading Option: May be taken for S/U credit.
  
  • ART 194 - Watercolor I


    Credits: 3
    Lab/Lecture: One lecture. Five lab.

    Introduction to watercolor painting techniques and materials.

    Prerequisite(s): ART 110 
    Grading Option: May be taken for S/U credit.
  
  • ART 195 - Watercolor II


    Credits: 3
    Lab/Lecture: One lecture. Five lab.

    Advanced watercolor painting techniques.

    Prerequisite(s): ART 194 
    Grading Option: May be taken for S/U credit.
  
  • ART 201 - Art History: Prehistoric to 1400


    Credits: 3
    Lab/Lecture: Three lecture.

    Study of the historical development of significant periods and styles in painting, sculpture, and architecture from the prehistoric through the Gothic periods. Emphasis is placed upon the cultural context within which the works of art are created.

    Prerequisite(s): ENG 101 .
    General Education: Arts/Humanities.
    Special Requirement(s): Contemporary Global/International Awareness or Historical Awareness.

  
  • ART 202 - Art History: 1400 - 2000


    Credits: 3
    Historical development of significant periods and styles in painting, sculpture, and architecture from the Renaissance to the twentieth century with an emphasis on the cultural context within which the works of art were created.

    Prerequisite(s): ENG 101 .
    General Education: Arts/Humanities.
    Special Requirement(s): Contemporary Global/International/Awareness or Historical

  
  • ART 210 - Life Drawing I


    Credits: 3
    Lab/Lecture: One lecture. Five lab.

    Applications of the elements of drawing in the description of the human figure, drawing from the model. Topics include: light and shade, composition, and anatomy.

    Prerequisite(s): ART 110 
    Grading Option: May be taken for S/U credit.
  
  • ART 211 - Portrait Drawing


    Credits: 3
    Lab/Lecture: One lecture. Five lab.

    Introduction to portrait drawing techniques and materials.

    Prerequisite(s): ART 110 
  
  • ART 212 - Life Drawing II


    Credits: 3
    Lab/Lecture: One lecture. Five lab.

    Continuation from ART 210 - Life Drawing I . Emphasis on use of the elements of line, value, and color to create art based upon the human form.

    Prerequisite(s): ART 210 
    Grading Option: May be taken for S/U credit.
  
  • ART 221 - Art of the Southwest


    Credits: 3
    Lab/Lecture: Three lecture.

    A historical survey of painting, sculpture, and architecture in the southwestern region of the United States from pre-historic time to the present.

    Prerequisite(s): ENG 101 .
    General Education: Art/Humanities.
    Special Requirement(s): Contemporary Global/International Awareness or Historical Awareness; Ethnic/Race/Gender Awareness.

  
  • ART 236 - Digital Photography II


    Credits: 3
    Lab/Lecture: Three lecture.

    Creative digital camera operation. Advanced equipment, lighting, color calibration, and workflow. Digital output processes for print and web.

    Grading Option: May be taken for S/U credit.
  
  • ART 279 - Painting Workshop


    Credits: 2
    Lab/Lecture: Two lecture.

    A course for students interested in further developing artistic expression and skills in order to pursue personal artistic goals.

    Prerequisite(s): ART 190  or ART 194 
    Grading Option: May be taken for S/U credit.
  
  • ART 280 - Advanced Studio Workshop


    Credits: 3
    Lab/Lecture: One lecture. Five lab.

    A course for students interested in further developing artistic expression and skills in order to pursue personal artistic goals.

    Prerequisite(s): ART 111  or ART 190  or ART 195  or ART 210 
  
  • ART 281 - Advanced Ceramics Workshop


    Credits: 3
    Lab/Lecture: One lecture. Five lab.

    A course for students interested in further developing artistic expression and skills in order to pursue personal artistic goals in ceramics.

    Prerequisite(s): ART 120  and ART 121 
  
  • ART 285 - Ceramic Sculpture


    Credits: 3
    Lab/Lecture: One lecture. Five lab.

    A course for students who want to further develop their hand building skills, glazing and firing techniques, and individual artistic expression.

    Prerequisite(s): ART 120 
  
  • ART 289 - Internship I


    Credits: 1-6
    Designed for students who are looking for paid or voluntary practical learning experiences that apply academic and occupational education to real-life, on-the-job situations. Credit hours will be negotiated based on fulfillment of a contract. Each credit hour requires the completion of a minimum of 45 hours of on-the-job participation. Prior experience or course work in the field of interest is required. One to six variable credit hours.

    Grading Option: May be taken for S/U credit.
  
  • ART 294 - Watercolor III


    Credits: 3
    Lab/Lecture: One lecture. Five lab.

    An advanced course in watercolor painting with increased opportunity for development of individual style through traditional and experimental techniques.

    Prerequisite(s): ART 195 
    Grading Option: May be taken for S/U credit.
  
  • ART 298 - Special Topics


    Credits: 1-6
    Designed to meet the needs of an individual(s) who has an interest in pursuing an original topic in an instructional area under faculty supervision. One to six variable credit hours.


Automotive

  
  • AUT 100 - Automotive Basics


    Credits: 3
    Lab/Lecture: Two lecture. Two lab.

    Basic automotive knowledge as it relates to owner/operator of an automobile or light truck. It will give the student an understanding of systems and maintenance.

    Grading Option: May be taken for S/U credit.
  
  • AUT 101 - General Maintenance and Service


    Credits: 3
    Lab/Lecture: Two lecture. Two lab.

    Introductory automotive maintenance techniques and vehicle inspection. The course includes customer service, vehicle identification, safety inspection, maintenance and inspection task for the an automotive dealership. This course will also include preparation for the ASE - G1 Auto Maintenance and Light Repair certification.  

    Prerequisite(s): AUT 100.
    Grading Option: May be taken for S/U credit.
  
  • AUT 106 - Engines


    Credits: 3
    Lab/Lecture: Two lecture. Two lab.

    Personal and environmental safety and an overview of the design, operation, diagnosis and service procedures of late-model and modern automotive engines.  Students participate in the disassembly, inspection and reassembly. Service and technical data are presented to prepare the students for practical experience in engine servicing.

    Pre/Corequisite(s): AUT 100 .
    Grading Option: May be taken for S/U credit.
 

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