Academic Course Descriptons

CHE 1221 - General Chemistry Lab II

Academic Hours: 1
CHE 1221 - General Chemistry Laboratory II (Prerequisite: CHE 1211 & 1213. Pre/Co-requisite: CHE 1223). A laboratory course that contains experiments and exercises that reinforce the principles introduced in CHE 1223-General Chemistry II (Lecture). Must be taken with the lecture sequence or after finishing the lecture sequence. Three hours laboratory. One hour credit.

CHE 1223 - General Chemistry II Lecture

Academic Hours: 3
CHE 1223 - General Chemistry II (Prerequisite: CHE 1213). A lecture course that covers solutions, kinetics, equilibria, thermodynamics, acid-base chemistry, and electrochemistry. Three hours lecture. Three hours credit.

CHE 1224 - General Chemistry II

Academic Hours: 4
CHE 1224 – General Chemistry II (Prerequisite: CHE 1214 or CHE 1213 & CHE 1211). A combined lecture and laboratory course that covers solutions, kinetics, equilibria, thermodynamics, acid-base chemistry, and electrochemistry. Labs associated with this course contain experiments and exercises that reinforce the principles introduced in lecture classes. Three hours lecture. Three hours laboratory. Four hours credit.

CHE 2424 - Organic Chemistry I

Academic Hours: 4
CHE 2424 – Organic Chemistry I (Prerequisite: CHE 1224). A combined lecture and laboratory course that covers carbon chemistry, bonding structure and behavior, aliphatic compounds, stereochemistry, reaction mechanisms, and an introduction to spectroscopic methods. Labs associated with this course provide students with techniques to characterize, identify, purify, and synthesize organic compounds. Three hours lecture. Three hours laboratory. Four hours credit.

CHE 2434 - Organic Chemistry II

Academic Hours: 4
CHE 2434 – Organic Chemistry II (Prerequisite: CHE 2424). A combined lecture and laboratory course that covers spectroscopy, aromatic compounds, carbonyl compounds, and other complex compounds with emphasis on reactions and their mechanisms. Labs associated with this course use organic techniques to characterize, identify, purify, and/or synthesize organic compounds, including aromatics and complex compounds. Three hours lecture. Three hours laboratory. Four hours credit.

COE 1011 - Cooperative Education Work Experience I

Academic Hours: 1
COE 1011 - Cooperative Education Work Experience I. First supervised work experience performed in a job setting related to the student's major field of study. One hour credit. Cooperative Education offers supervised work experience in a job setting related to the student's field of study. Four semesters of Cooperative Education are offered with 1 semester hour credit available each Fall and Spring term. Credit will be awarded based on 15-19 hours worked per week = 1 hour credit. A maximum of 4 hours of COE credits may be applied toward graduation requirements.

COE 1021 - Cooperative Education Work Experience II

Academic Hours: 1
COE 1021 - Cooperative Education Work Experience II. Second supervised work experience performed in a job setting related to the student's major field of study. One hour credit. Cooperative Education offers supervised work experience in a job setting related to the student's field of study. Four semesters of Cooperative Education are offered with 1 semester hour credit available each Fall and Spring term. Credit will be awarded based on 15-19 hours worked per week = 1 hour credit. A maximum of 4 hours of COE credits may be applied toward graduation requirements.

COE 1031 - Cooperative Education Work Experience III

Academic Hours: 1
COE 1031 - Cooperative Education Work Experience III. Third supervised work experience performed in a job setting related to the student's major field of study. One hour credit. Cooperative Education offers supervised work experience in a job setting related to the student's field of study. Four semesters of Cooperative Education are offered with 1 semester hour credit available each Fall and Spring term. Credit will be awarded based on 15-19 hours worked per week = 1 hour credit. A maximum of 4 hours of COE credits may be applied toward graduation requirements.

COE 1041 - Cooperative Education Work Experience IV

Academic Hours: 1
COE 1041 - Cooperative Education Work Experience IV. Fourth supervised work experience performed in a job setting related to the student's major field of study. One hour credit. Cooperative Education offers supervised work experience in a job setting related to the student's field of study. Four semesters of Cooperative Education are offered with 1 semester hour credit available each Fall and Spring term. Credit will be awarded based on 15-19 hours worked per week = 1 hour credit. A maximum of 4 hours of COE credits may be applied toward graduation requirements.

COM 1113 - Public Speaking I

Academic Hours: 3
COM/SPT 1113 - Public Speaking I (Co-requisite: ENG 1113 or appropriate placement score for ENG 1113). Study and practice in making speeches for a variety of public forums. Major emphasis is placed on effective speech preparation and delivery. Three hours lecture. Three hours credit.

COM 1123 - Public Speaking II

Academic Hours: 3
COM/SPT 1123 - Public Speaking II (Prerequisite: COM/SPT 1113). A continuation in the study of public speaking with an emphasis on research, organization and delivery techniques. Three hours lecture. Three hours credit.

COM 2173 - Interpersonal Communication

Academic Hours: 3
COM/SPT 2173 – Interpersonal Communication (Prerequisite: COM/SPT 1113). Theory and analysis of one-on-one interactions in various settings. The course explores topics such as perception, listening, conflict management, relationship building and maintenance, and relational power. Three hours lecture. Three hours credit.

CRJ 1313 - Introduction to Criminal Justice

Academic Hours: 3
CRJ 1313 - Introduction to Criminal Justice. History, development, and philosophy of law enforcement in a democratic society, introduction to agencies involved in the administration of criminal justice; career orientation. Three hours lecture. Three hours credit.

CRJ 1323 - Police Administration & Organization

Academic Hours: 3
CRJ 1323 - Police Administration and Organization. Principles of organization and administration in law enforcement as applied to law enforcement agencies; introduction to concepts of organizational behavior. Three hours lecture. Three hours credit.

CRJ 1343 - Police & Community Relations

Academic Hours: 3
CRJ 1343 - Police and Community Relations. An overview of current issues between police and community. Role and influence of officer in community relations, crime prevention and conflict resolution. Three hours lecture. Three hours credit.

CRJ 1353 - Practicum in Criminal Justice

Academic Hours: 3
CRJ 1353 - Practicum in Criminal Justice (Prerequisite: CRJ 1313). Practicum in an approved criminal justice agency under supervision of the agency concerned and college instructor. Written evaluation required of agency. Three hours credit.

CRJ 1363 - Introduction to Corrections

Academic Hours: 3
CRJ 1363 - Introduction to Corrections. An overview of the correctional field; its origins, historical and philosophical background, development, current status, relationship with other facets of the criminal justice system. Three hours lecture. Three hours credit.

CRJ 1373 - Introduction to Homeland Security

Academic Hours: 3
CRJ 1373 - Introduction to Homeland Security. The issues pertaining to the role and mission of the Department of Homeland Security and related agencies, both domestic and international. Three hours lecture. Three hours credit.

CRJ 1383 - Criminology

Academic Hours: 3
CRJ 1383 - Criminology. The study of criminal behavior to include theories, statistics, and trends of criminal behavior. Three hours lecture. Three hours credit.

CRJ 2213 - Traffic Law

Academic Hours: 3
CRJ 2213 - Traffic Law. An examination of the role of law enforcement in coping with traffic problems. Emphasis is placed on the history, development, and enforcement of statutes pertaining to motor vehicles. Three hours lecture. Three hours credit.

CRJ 2313 - Police Operations

Academic Hours: 3
CRJ 2313 - Police Operations. A study of the operation of law enforcement agencies. Particular emphasis is placed on the functions of the patrol division. Three hours lecture. Three hours credit.

CRJ 2323 - Criminal Law

Academic Hours: 3
CRJ 2323 - Criminal Law. A study of the basic elements of substantive criminal law including defenses to criminal liability. Three hours lecture. Three hours credit.

CRJ 2333 - Criminal Investigation

Academic Hours: 3
CRJ 2333 - Criminal Investigation. A study of principles of investigation; proper collection, documentation, and preservation of evidence. Three hours lecture. Three hours credit.

CRJ 2393 - Survey of Forensic Evidence

Academic Hours: 3
CRJ 2393 - Survey of Criminalistics. The study and application of scientific evidence collection through various methods. Three hours lecture. Three hours credit.

CRJ 2394 - Survey of Forensic Evidence

Academic Hours: 4
CRJ 2394 - Survey of Criminalistics. The study and application of scientific evidence collection through various methods. Four hours lecture. Four hours credit.

CRJ 2413 - Administration of Criminal Procedure

Academic Hours: 3
CRJ 2413 - Administration of Criminal Procedure. A study of the legal concepts of criminal procedure. Three hours lecture. Three hours credit.

CRJ 2513 - Juvenile Justice

Academic Hours: 3
CRJ 2513 - Juvenile Justice. Organization, functions, and jurisdiction of juvenile agencies. Processing, detention, and disposition of cases. Statutes and court procedures applied to juveniles. Three hours lecture. Three hours credit.

CRJ 2713 - Foundations of Terrorism

Academic Hours: 3
CRJ 2713 - Foundations of Terrorism. The study of terrorism in the modern world. Three hours lecture. Three hours credit.

CRJ 2723 - Intelligence Analysis & Security Management

Academic Hours: 3
CRJ 2723 - Intelligence Analysis and Security Management. This course is designed to develop an understanding of how intelligence assists in maintaining national security, the laws, guidelines, executive directives and oversight relating to intelligence as well as the methodologies used in the intelligence community. Three hours lecture. Three hours credit.

CRJ 2733 - Transportation & Border Security

Academic Hours: 3
CRJ 2733 - Transportation and Border Security. This course provides a student with an analysis of issues that concern the protection of the borders of the United States and U. S. policies regarding the safety of the U.S. Transportation System. Three hours lecture. Three hours credit.

CSC 1113 - Computer Concepts

Academic Hours: 3
CSC 1113 - Computer Concepts. This is an introductory digital competency course which includes concepts, terminology, operating systems, electronic communications, security risks, digital ethics, and applications. Concepts are demonstrated and supplemented by hands-on computer use. Three hours lecture. One hour laboratory. Three hours credit.

CSC 1123 - Computer Applications I

Academic Hours: 3
CSC 1123 - Computer Applications I. (Prerequisite: Keyboarding Skills & MAT 0124 or higher or placement score for MAT 1233 or higher). This course is designed to teach computer applications to include: word processing, electronic spreadsheet, database management, presentation design, and electronic communications. Two hours lecture. Two hours laboratory. Three hours credit.

CSC 1613 - Computer Programming I

Academic Hours: 3
CSC 1613 - Computer Programming I (Prerequisite: MAT 1313 or higher or placement score for MAT 1323 or higher). Introduction to problem-solving methods and algorithm development; designing, debugging, branching, looping, scope rules, functions, input/output manipulation (to include text files), simple arrays, and a variety of applications in an object-oriented programming language. Course has lecture with integrated lab components. Three hours credit.

CSC 2623 - Computer Programming II

Academic Hours: 3
CSC 2623 - Computer Programming II (Prerequisite: CSC 1613). This course is a continuation of the object-oriented language from CSC 1613. This includes advanced program development, algorithm analysis, string processing, recursion, internal search/sort methods, simple data structures, debugging, and testing of large programs. Course has lecture with integrated lab components. Three hours credit.

ECO 2113 - Principles of Macroeconomics

Academic Hours: 3
ECO 2113 - Principles of Macroeconomics. (Prerequisite: MAT 0124 or placement test score of MAT 1233 or higher). The study of a nation's economy to include the following topics: supply and demand, production possibilities, monetary and fiscal policies, factors of production, GDP/business cycles and economic growth, and circular flow of market economies. Three hours lecture. Three hours credit.

ECO 2123 - Principles of Microeconomics

Academic Hours: 3
ECO 2123 - Principles of Microeconomics. (Prerequisite: MAT 0124 or placement test score of MAT 1233 or higher). The study of firms, industries and consumers to include the following topics: supply and demand, elasticity of demand and supply, consumer choice theory, production and cost theory and market structure. Three hours lecture. Three hours credit.

EDU 111 - Praxis Core Academic Skills for Educators

Academic Hours: 1
EDU 0111 - Praxis Core Academic Skills for Educators. Review of basic skills in reading, writing, and mathematics required on the PRAXIS Core Academic Skills for Educators examination. Includes completion of practice examinations. One hour lecture. One hour institutional credit. (Not designed to transfer.)

EDU 112 - Praxis Core Academic Skills for Educators

Academic Hours: 2
EDU 0112 - Praxis Core Academic Skills for Educators. Review of basic skills in reading, writing, and mathematics required on the PRAXIS Core Academic Skills for Educators examination. Includes completion of practice examinations. Two hours lecture. Two hours institutional credit. (Not designed to transfer.)

EDU 113 - Praxis Core Academic Skills for Educators

Academic Hours: 3
EDU 0113 - Praxis Core Academic Skills for Educators. Review of basic skills in reading, writing, and mathematics required on the PRAXIS Core Academic Skills for Educators examination. Includes completion of practice examinations. Three hours lecture. Three hours institutional credit. (Not designed to transfer.)

EDU 1613 - Foundations in Education and Learning

Academic Hours: 3
EDU 1613 – Foundations in Education and Learning (Prerequisite: ENG 0124). Survey of education, teaching, and learning, including research methodology, with special emphasis on current issues in American education and society. Includes a minimum of 15 hours field experience in a preschool through 12th grade environment. Three hours lecture. Three hours credit.

EGR 2413 - Engineering Mechanics I

Academic Hours: 3
EGR 2413 - Engineering Mechanics I: Statics (Pre/Co-requisite: PHY 2514). A lecture course covering the equilibrium of point objects and extended objects in two and three dimensions using vector algebra. Also discussed are distributed forces, structures, friction, and moments of inertia in two and three dimensions. Three hours lecture. Three hours credit.

EGR 2433 - Engineering Mechanics II

Academic Hours: 3
EGR 2433 - Engineering Mechanics II: Dynamics (Prerequisite: EGR 2413). A lecture course that covers kinematics of particles and rigid bodies, kinetics of particles and rigid bodies using force-mass acceleration, energy, and momentum methods. Three hours lecture. Three hours credit.

ENG 1033 - Technical English

Academic Hours: 3
ENG 1033 – Technical English. This course is designed specifically for Career Tech students. In this course, students will focus on writing for business and industry and will produce technical documents, which may include resumes, letters, emails, memos/reports, proposals, multimedia presentations, and other related documents. Three hours lecture. Three hours credit. (Not designed to transfer).

ENG 1113 - English Composition I

Academic Hours: 3
ENG 1113 - English Composition I (Prerequisite: ENG 0124 or ENG 1033 with C or appropriate placement score). This course prepares the student to think critically and compose texts for academic and professional rhetorical situations. Three hours lecture. Three hours credit.

ENG 1123 - English Composition II

Academic Hours: 3
ENG 1123 – English Composition II (Prerequisite: ENG 1113). This course is a continuation of English Composition I with emphasis on research, argumentation, and composition. Three hours lecture. Three hours credit.

ENG 124 - Intermediate English & Reading

Academic Hours: 4
ENG 0124 - Intermediate English and Reading. This integrated course is designed to advance students to college-level writing skills and reading strategies. Institutional credit only. Four hours lecture. Four hours credit. (Not designed to transfer).

ENG 2133 - Creative Writing I

Academic Hours: 3
ENG 2133 – Creative Writing I (Prerequisite: ENG 1113). This course involves reading and writing poetry, short fiction, and/or other genres. Three hours lecture. Three hours credit.

ENG 2143 - Creative Writing II

Academic Hours: 3
ENG 2143 – Creative Writing II (Prerequisite: ENG 2133). This course involves reading and writing poetry, short fiction, and/or other genres. Three hours lecture. Three hours credit.

ENG 2223 - American Literature I

Academic Hours: 3
ENG 2223 – American Literature I (Prerequisite: ENG 1113 or appropriate placement score). This course surveys representative prose and poetry of the United States from its beginnings to the Civil War. Three hours lecture. Three hours credit.

ENG 2233 - American Literature II

Academic Hours: 3
ENG 2233 – American Literature II (Prerequisite: ENG 1113 or appropriate placement score). This course surveys representative prose and poetry of the United States from the Civil War to the present. Three hours lecture. Three hours credit.