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AB 20 - Careers in Agriculture, Environmental Science and Natural Resources	Agriculture Business	1
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level III; Math Level II Transfer Status: CSU 17 hours Lecture This course is a study of the agriculture, environmental science and natural resources industries with a focus on career opportunities, self evaluation, and skills necessary for successful job procurement. Topics include job trends, resumes and cover letters, interviewing skills, and the types of careers available in agriculture, environmental science, and natural resources.
AB 22 - Agricultural Economics	Agriculture Business	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level III; Math Level III Transfer Status: CSU/UC 51 hours Lecture This course covers the place of agriculture and farming in the economic system. Topics include basic economic concepts, problems of agriculture, pricing and marketing problems, factors of production, and state and federal farm programs that affect the farmer's economic position. (C-ID AG-AB 124).
AB 25 - Computer Applications in Agriculture	Agriculture Business	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level III; English Level III; Math Level II Transfer Status: CSU 34 hours Lecture / 51 hours Lab This course covers computer use in the workplace with emphasis on agribusiness situations. Computer applications including word-processing, spreadsheets, databases, and presentation managers will be covered. Also included will be accessing information through the Internet and World Wide Web, telecommunications, an introduction to web page design and other software appropriate to agribusiness. Application of these concepts and methods through hands-on projects developing computer-based solutions for agriculture business. (C-ID AG-AB 108).
AB 26 - Introduction to Agriculture Business	Agriculture Business	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level III; Math Level II Transfer Status: CSU 51 hours Lecture This course provides students with a basic understanding of the business and economics of the agricultural industry; an introduction to the economic aspects of agriculture and their implications to the agricultural producer, consumer and the food system; management principles encountered in the day to day operation of an agricultural enterprise as they relate to the decision making process. (C-ID AG-AB 104).
AB 50 - Agricultural Accounting	Agriculture Business	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level III; Math Level II Transfer Status: CSU 51 hours Lecture This course is a study of the principles of agricultural accounting systems and types of records, their use and how to compute and use measures of earnings and cost of production to improve agribusiness efficiency. Farm income tax, Social Security, and employee payroll records also included. Application of these concepts and methods through hands-on projects developing computer-based solutions for agriculture business. (C-ID AG-AB 128).
AB 54 - Supervision and Management in Agriculture	Agriculture Business	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level III; English Level III; Math Level II Transfer Status: CSU 51 hours Lecture This course introduces students to the knowledge and skills relevant to the supervisor in agricultural business. Topics include the regulatory requirements relevant to labor management in agriculture and effective communication with native and non-native English speakers. The course will include case studies on labor management, human relations, public relations, production control techniques and job analysis.
ACCT 100 - QuickBooks Pro-Computerized Accounting	Accounting	2
Prerequisite(s): ACCT 2 or ACCT 20 Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level III; Math Level II Transfer Status: NT 34 hours Lecture / 17 hours Lab This course provides a transition from a manual accounting system to a typical computerized system. The objective is to collect, summarize and communicate information to decision makers and users via QuickBooks Pro accounting software. Typical documents produced consist of purchase orders, checks, invoices, deposit slips, job cost reports, financial statements, bank reconciliations, payroll tax returns and 1099 forms.
ACCT 105 - Income Tax Preparation	Accounting	4
Recommended Prep: ACCT 20 or Reading Level IV; English Level III; Math Level II Transfer Status: NT 68 hours Lecture This course is a study of the Federal and California income tax laws that apply to taxpayers, the application of the laws by computation of various practical problems and the completion of forms required by the Internal Revenue Service and the California State Franchise Tax Board. The requirements for becoming a licensed tax preparer and the rules and regulations governing licensed tax preparers are reviewed. This course is primarily designed for the vocational student. It will orient the student toward working with tax problems in an accounting office, a financial institution, an enrolled agent's office, the Internal Revenue Service, the California State Franchise Tax Board, a state licensed tax preparers' office or in their own office.
ACCT 110 - Accounting for Payroll	Accounting	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level III; Math Level II and , ACCT 2 or ACCT 128 or ACCT 20 Transfer Status: NT 51 hours Lecture This course introduces students to the payroll function and the necessary record keeping needed to comply with California and federal laws and regulations. Both manual and computer applications are included.
ACCT 128 - Bookkeeping	Accounting	2
Transfer Status: NT 25.5 hours Lecture / 25.5 hours Lab This course is an overview of basic bookkeeping methods from a practical business perspective. Topics discussed will include debits, credits, journal entries, petty cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable, trial balance, income statement, and the balance sheet for a service business. Students will also be introduced to the basic concepts of QuickBooks. Emphasis will be on providing answers to questions commonly asked by small business owners.
ACCT 2 - Financial Accounting	Accounting	4
Recommended Prep: ACCT 20 or BCIS 85 and Reading Level IV; English Level III; Math Level III or MATH 217 or concurrent enrollment Transfer Status: CSU/UC 68 hours Lecture This is the study of accounting as an information system, examining why it is important and how it is used by investors, creditors, and others to make decisions. The course covers the accounting information system, including recording and reporting of business transactions with a focus on the accounting cycle, the application of generally accepted accounting principles, the financial statements, and statement analysis. Includes issues relating to asset, liability, and equity valuation, revenue and expense recognition, cash flow, internal controls, and ethics. (C-ID ACCT 110).
ACCT 20 - Introduction to Accounting	Accounting	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level III; Math Level II or MATH 217 or concurrent enrollment Transfer Status: CSU 51 hours Lecture This course is an introductory accounting course designed for students with little or no prior accounting training. The course covers the entire accounting cycle including analysis of business transactions, journalizing, posting, and preparation of financial statements using a hands-on approach. Provides foundation for further study of accounting principles and recommended prior to enrollment in Financial Accounting (ACCT 2), especially for Accounting Majors.
ACCT 30 - Accounting Capstone	Accounting	4
Prerequisite(s): ACCT 4 (or concurrent enrollment) and ACCT 110 (or concurrent enrollment) Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level III; Math Level IV Transfer Status: CSU 68 hours Lecture The Capstone course is the culmination of the accounting knowledge learned in previous courses (ACCT 20, ACCT 2, ACCT 4, ACCT 100, and ACCT 110) preparing students to enter the accounting workforce. The course involves substantial accounting simulations where students apply the accounting cycle, prepare supporting work-papers, create budgets and variance analysis, and synthesize their accounting skills. This course will assist students in preparing for the American Institute of Professional Bookkeepers' certification exam.
ACCT 4 - Managerial Accounting	Accounting	4
Prerequisite(s): ACCT 2 Transfer Status: CSU/UC 68 hours Lecture This course provides students an in depth study of how managers use accounting information in decision-making, planning, directing operations and controlling. It focuses on cost terms and concepts, cost behavior, cost structure and cost-volume-profit analysis. Includes issues relating to cost systems, cost control, profit planning, and performance analysis in manufacturing and service environments. (C-ID ACCT 120).
ACCT 97 - Special Problems-ACCT	Accounting	1 - 3
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor Transfer Status: CSU 0 hours Lecture Supervised study and practice in solving special problems in the student's career major. Any student interested in registering for a Special Problems course should contact a full-time instructor or chair/coordinator in the appropriate area no later than the last day of the tenth week of instruction. 51-153 hours Independent Study.
ACCT 99 - Work Experience-ACCT	Accounting	1 - 8
Prerequisite(s): Permission of Cooperative Work Experience Education instructor and employment supervisor Transfer Status: CSU 0 hours Lecture Career Work Experience (CWE) is a course that gives students the opportunity to earn both a grade and units for what they learn on the job related to their vocational major while gaining practical work experience. Students may earn one semester unit of college credit in this course for every sixty hours of unpaid work experience (60-480 hours unpaid) or seventy-five hours of paid work experience (75-600 hours paid). Students may earn a maximum of sixteen units for all types of Work Experience.
AET 22 - Natural Resources and Agri-Construction	Ag Engineering Technology	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level III; English Level II; Math Level III Transfer Status: CSU 34 hours Lecture / 51 hours Lab This course introduces students to the selection and use of farm structural and mechanical equipment. It will cover farm wiring, carpentry, concrete, masonry, plumbing, painting and metal work with emphasis on the actual practices used in agricultural construction.
AET 26 - Basic Surveying	Ag Engineering Technology	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level III; Math Level II Transfer Status: CSU 34 hours Lecture / 51 hours Lab This is a basic surveying course. Topics will include selection, care and use of tapes and levels; field observations, note taking and office computations; use of surveying instruments and equipment for land measurement and mapping; practice in differential, profile, and contour leveling; building foundation layout; horizontal angles; cut and fill measurements and calculations for land grading. Laser and Global Positioning System (GPS) technology will be introduced at the basic level.
AET 30 - Tractors and Crawlers	Ag Engineering Technology	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level III; Math Level II Transfer Status: CSU 34 hours Lecture / 51 hours Lab This course covers design principles, selection, maintenance, adjustment, and safe operation of wheel and crawler type tractors used in agriculture and in the construction industry. (C-ID AG-MA 108L).
AET 34 - Farm Machinery	Ag Engineering Technology	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level III; Math Level II Transfer Status: CSU 42.5 hours Lecture / 25.5 hours Lab This course involves the design principles, uses, maintenance, adjustment, calibration, and repair of machinery used in California agriculture. Emphasis is placed on primary and secondary tillage, planting, chemical application, and harvesting equipment. Selection and operation of both machinery and tractors will be practiced. Safety will be stressed throughout.
AET 35 - Heavy Equipment Methods	Ag Engineering Technology	3
Recommended Prep: AET 30 and Math Level II Transfer Status: CSU 51 hours Lecture This course will examine construction regulations, erosion control, drainage, environmental mitigations, soils and aggregates, technical report writing, interpreting blueprints and site plans, applied mathematical calculations, management skills, fleet management practices, project organization, and entrepreneurship.
AET 36 - Heavy Equipment Operation	Ag Engineering Technology	6
Recommended Prep: AET 26 and AET 30 Transfer Status: CSU 34 hours Lecture / 204 hours Lab This course covers selection, operation, service, and adjustment of heavy equipment used in agriculture and construction industries. Also covered are measurement and techniques used in preparing roads, building sites, and other projects as may be required in the field using heavy equipment.
AET 38 - Diesel Engines and Machine Systems	Ag Engineering Technology	4
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level III; Math Level II Transfer Status: CSU 51 hours Lecture / 51 hours Lab This course presents the theory, operating principles, application, component parts, support systems, maintenance, adjustment, and repair of Diesel engines and related systems used on modern trucks and heavy equipment used in the construction and agricultural industries. The related systems include electrical, power train, hydraulic, and Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) systems.
AET 43 - Hydraulic and Pneumatic Systems	Ag Engineering Technology	2
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level III; Math Level II Transfer Status: CSU 17 hours Lecture / 51 hours Lab This course is an introduction to the theory, operating principles, application, graphical symbols, component parts, systems, maintenance, adjustment, and repair of hydraulic and pneumatic systems used on modern trucks and heavy equipment used in the construction and agricultural industries.
AET 44 - Grade Setting	Ag Engineering Technology	2
Recommended Prep: Reading Level III; English Level II; Math Level III Transfer Status: CSU 17 hours Lecture / 51 hours Lab This course will cover reading site plans, interpreting grade stakes, and setting grades to ensure that earth-moving work meets specifications, using both manual and Global Positioning Systems (GPS) methods.
AGS 10 - World Food and Hunger Issues	Agriculture Science	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level IV Transfer Status: CSU/UC 51 hours Lecture This course is a study of the world's food needs with emphasis on the problems and policies of developing nations. The course will examine the evolution from hunter-gatherer to domesticated agriculture and the role agriculture currently plays in the sustainability of economic and political progress of developing nations and the ethical and environmental implications.
AGS 104B - Organic Farming Techniques	Agriculture Science	1
Transfer Status: NT 17 hours Lecture This course covers plant nutrition, soils management and soil fertility from an organic perspective. Emphasis will be placed upon plant nutrition, management of soil organics, and soil testing.
AGS 20 - Plant Science	Agriculture Science	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level IV; Math Level III Transfer Status: CSU/UC 34 hours Lecture / 51 hours Lab This course is an introduction to plant science including structure, growth processes, propagation, physiology, growth medica, biological competitors, and post-harvest factors of food, fiber, and ornamental plants. (C-ID AG-PS 104).
AGS 30 - Ecology of Insect and Disease Management	Agriculture Science	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level IV; Math Level III Transfer Status: CSU 34 hours Lecture / 51 hours Lab This course is a study of the scientific principles and concepts of ecologically based pest management, with emphasis on economically important insects and pathogens in agriculture, environmental horticulture, natural resources, parks and recreation. Included is an introduction to insects and disease organisms, their biology, identification and management, with a focus on plants of the local geographic area.
AGS 40 - Introduction to Animal Science	Agriculture Science	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level III; English Level III; Math Level II Transfer Status: CSU/UC 34 hours Lecture / 51 hours Lab This course is a scientific approach to the livestock industry encompassing aspects of animal anatomy, physiology, nutrition, genetics and epidemiology. There will be special emphasis on the origin, characteristics, adaptation and contributions of farm animals to the global agriculture industry. Analysis of the economic trends and career opportunities in animal agriculture will be covered.
AGS 45 - Feeds and Feeding	Agriculture Science	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level III; Math Level II Transfer Status: CSU 51 hours Lecture This course is a study of the basic nutrients involved in animal nutrition: protein, energy, vitamins, minerals and feed additives and their utilization by the animal's body. An analysis of the feeding value of common feedstuffs in practical livestock rations will be completed. Students will be introduced to the formulation of balanced rations for species of livestock including least cost computer formulated rations.
AGS 50 - General Soils	Agriculture Science	4
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level III; Math Level II Transfer Status: CSU/UC 51 hours Lecture / 51 hours Lab The study of soil physical, chemical and biological properties. Soil use and management including erosion, moisture retention, structure, cultivation, organic matter and microbiology. Laboratory topics include soil type, classification, soil reaction, soil fertility and physical properties of soil. (C-ID AG-PS 128L).
AGS 51 - Fertilizers and Plant Nutrition	Agriculture Science	3
Recommended Prep: AGS 50 Transfer Status: CSU 51 hours Lecture This course is a study of the composition, value, selection, and use of fertilizer materials and soil amendments within the context of soil, plant, and fertilizer relationships. Application practices currently being used in California will be discussed.
AGS 97 - Special Problems-AGS	Agriculture Science	1 - 3
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor Transfer Status: CSU 0 hours Lecture Supervised study and practice in solving special problems in the student's career major. Any student interested in registering for a Special Problems course should contact a full-time instructor or chair/coordinator in the appropriate area no later than the last day of the tenth week of instruction. 51-153 hours Independent Study.
AGS 99 - Work Experience-AGS	Agriculture Science	1 - 8
Prerequisite(s): Permission of Cooperative Work Experience Education instructor and employment supervisor Transfer Status: CSU 0 hours Lecture Career Work Experience (CWE) is a course that gives students the opportunity to earn both a grade and units for what they learn on the job related to their vocational major while gaining practical work experience. Students may earn one semester unit of college credit in this course for every sixty hours of unpaid work experience (60-480 hours unpaid) or seventy-five hours of paid work experience (75-600 hours paid). Students may earn a maximum of sixteen units for all types of Work Experience.
AJ 1 - Criminology	Administration of Justice	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level III Transfer Status: CSU 51 hours Lecture This course is an introduction to the philosophy of law enforcement, professional responsibilities and urban problems, criminology, organization, jurisdiction and interrelationships of local, state and federal law enforcement agencies. Students are also introduced to professional career opportunities and qualifications required for employment within the field.
AJ 10 - Juvenile Procedures	Administration of Justice	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level III; English Level II Transfer Status: CSU 51 hours Lecture This course is an examination of the origin, development, and organization of the Juvenile Justice System as it evolved in the American Justice System. The course explores the theories that focuses on Juvenile Law, courts and processes, and the constitutional protections extended to juveniles administered in the American Justice System. (C-ID AJ 220).
AJ 11 - Criminal Procedure	Administration of Justice	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level IV Transfer Status: CSU 51 hours Lecture This course provides an examination and analysis of due process in criminal proceedings from pre-arrest through trial and appeal utilizing statutory law and state and constitutional law precedents. (C-ID AJ 122).
AJ 13 - Organized Crime/Gangs	Administration of Justice	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level III Transfer Status: CSU 51 hours Lecture This course is an introduction to the interrelations of organized crime, such as gangs and narcotics, to the community. Topics include the impact of covert criminal activities upon the social structure, symptoms of organized crime, political influences in the legal system, and management of crime control units.
AJ 14 - Community Oriented Policing	Administration of Justice	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level III Transfer Status: CSU 51 hours Lecture This course examines the complex, dynamic relationship between communities and the justice system in addressing crime and conflict. Emphasis is placed on the challenges and prospects of administering justice within a diverse multicultural population. Topics include the consensus and conflicting values in culture, religion, and law. (C-ID AJ 160)
AJ 2 - Administration of Justice	Administration of Justice	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level III Transfer Status: CSU/UC 51 hours Lecture This course introduces students to the characteristics of the criminal justice system in the United States. Focus is placed on examining crime measurement, theoretical explanations of crime, responses to crime, components of the system, and current challenges to the system. The course examines the evolution of the principles and approaches utilized by the justice system and the evolving forces which have shaped those principals and approaches. Although justice structure and process is examined in a cross cultural context, emphasis is placed on the US justice system, particularly the structure and function of US police, courts, and corrections. Students are introduced to the origins and development of criminal law, legal process, and sentencing and incarceration policies. (C-ID AJ 110).
AJ 3 - Legal Research	Administration of Justice	2
Recommended Prep: Reading Level III; English Level II Transfer Status: CSU 34 hours Lecture This course is an introduction to legal research. Students will become familiar with and learn how to use materials commonly found in law libraries via a web-based legal resource.
AJ 4 - Criminal Law	Administration of Justice	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level III Transfer Status: CSU/UC 51 hours Lecture This course offers an analysis of the doctrines of criminal liability in the United States and the classification of crimes against persons, property, morals, and public welfare. Special emphasis is placed on the classification of crime, the general elements of crime, the definitions of common and statutory law, and the nature of acceptable evidence. This course utilizes case law and case studies to introduce students to criminal law. The completion of this course offers a foundation upon which upper-division criminal justice course will build. The course will also include some limited discussion of prosecution and defense decision making, criminal culpability, and defenses to crimes. (C-ID AJ 120).
AJ 6 - Evidence	Administration of Justice	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level III Transfer Status: CSU 51 hours Lecture This course examines categories of evidence and legal rules governing its admission and exclusion in the criminal process. (C-ID AJ 124).
AJ 7 - Report Writing for Law Enforcement Officers	Administration of Justice	2
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level III Transfer Status: CSU 34 hours Lecture This course is designed to improve and enhance written communication skills of current or future law enforcement officers. Students will review basic English writing skills and apply them to written reports relative to standardized law enforcement crime report, crime report narrative, crime scene investigation, evidence submission and criminal citation. Emphasis will be placed on developing the writing skills needed for preparing the reports to be submitted for case prosecution.
AJ 8 - Criminal Investigation	Administration of Justice	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level III; English Level II Transfer Status: CSU 51 hours Lecture This course addresses the techniques, procedures, and ethical issues in the investigation of crime, including organization of the investigative process, crime scene searches, interviewing and interrogating, surveillance, source of information, utility of evidence, scientific analysis of evidence and the role of the investigator in the trial process. (C-ID AJ 140).
AJ 97 - Special Problems-AJ	Administration of Justice	1 - 3
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor Transfer Status: CSU 0 hours Lecture Supervised study and practice in solving special problems in the student's career major. Any student interested in registering for a Special Problems course should contact a full-time instructor or chair/coordinator in the appropriate area no later than the last day of the tenth week of instruction. 51-153 hours Independent Study.
AJ 99 - Work Experience-AJ	Administration of Justice	1 - 8
Prerequisite(s): Permission of Cooperative Work Experience Education instructor and employment supervisor Transfer Status: CSU 0 hours Lecture Career Work Experience (CWE) is a course that gives students the opportunity to earn both a grade and units for what they learn on the job related to their vocational major while gaining practical work experience. Students may earn one semester unit of college credit in this course for every sixty hours of unpaid work experience (60-480 hours unpaid) or seventy-five hours of paid work experience (75-600 hours paid). Students may earn a maximum of sixteen units for all types of Work Experience.
AJLE 1 - Crisis Intervention Training	Administration of Justice Law Enforcement	2
Transfer Status: CSU 36 hours Lecture / 4 hours Lab This course will provide public safety personnel with the skills and knowledge to recognize individuals with mental illness, identify potential disorders, minimize escalations in contacts with the mentally ill and thereby reducing death and injury to peace officers and mentally ill individuals. Training focuses on developing techniques on approaching mentally ill subjects, communication, de-escalation, gathering information and using listening skills.
AJLE 100 - Law Enforcement Academy Physical Training	Administration of Justice Law Enforcement	2
Transfer Status: NT 11 hours Lecture / 73 hours Lab This course conforms to the California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Basic Law Enforcement Academy requirements for Learning Domain #32, Lifetime Fitness. The course provides an overview of physical fitness for a healthy lifestyle for peace officers. Topics include proper nutrition, common health problems, causes of stress, stress management and physical conditioning.
AJLE 130 - Law Enforcement Academy; Basic/State Parks Emphasis	Administration of Justice Law Enforcement	43
Prerequisite(s): Must be approved, accepted and employed as a State Park Peace Officer Cadet (Ranger or Lifeguard) for the California Department of Parks and Recreation or as a peace officer trainee by a California law enforcement agency; OR must have a high school diploma from an accredited high school, or a GED certificate; AND must pass Peace Officer Standards and Training Entry Level Law Enforcement Test Battery (PELLET-B) exam with a score of 42 or higher; AND must pass Law Enforcement Academy Physical Training Test, a 1.5 mile run which must be completed in 15 minutes or less, and no more than 3 months prior to the first day of the academy; AND Must complete Butte College Law Enforcement Academy orientation; AND must possess a valid unrestricted driver's license with no current or recent suspensions; AND must provide a Department of Justice clearance within 90 days prior to the start of the academy which confirms the applicant has no felony or misdemeanor convictions which would prohibit possession of a firearm; AND must provide proof of completion of a medical suitability examination. Transfer Status: NT 561 hours Lecture / 512 hours Lab This course prepares the student for a career as a peace officer with an emphasis on the Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR), under the authority of the California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (P.O.S.T.). The curriculum covers learning domains (LDs) ranging from academic subjects in criminal law, investigation and patrol procedures to psychomotor skills in defensive tactics, firearms training, driving skills and officer-violator contacts. The successful completion of this course will allow the student to meet a prerequisite for employment as a peace officer in California (valid for three years after graduation) and lead to the issuance of a Basic Law Enforcement Certificate from P.O.S.T. after field training and one year of approved field service at a law enforcement agency.
AJLE 131 - Basic Interpretation Learning System (BILS); State Parks Emphasis	Administration of Justice Law Enforcement	4.5
Transfer Status: NT 64 hours Lecture / 56 hours Lab This course is intended to prepare the student for employment in positions with an emphasis on interpretation in parks, but a primary emphasis as California State Parks Peace Officers. Modules addressed include communication, purpose and value, planning, programs, talks, walks, evaluations, professionalism and more. Students will learn presentation skills, leadership development and administrative processes related to advancement into State Parks Peace Officer positions.
AJLE 132 - Emergency Medical Responder; State Parks Emphasis	Administration of Justice Law Enforcement	3.5
Transfer Status: NT 49.5 hours Lecture / 30.5 hours Lab This course is designed to prepare public safety professionals, State Parks Peace Officers in particular, to serve in roles which include collateral responsibility as Emergency Medical Responders. The course meets the requirements for learning needs, learning objectives and hourly requirements of the California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (P.O.S.T.) for Learning Domain 34, First Aid and CPR (Title 11, Division 2. Section 1005 of the California Code of Regulations); and the requirements of Title 22, Division 9, Chapter 1.5 of the California Code of Regulations regarding First Aid and CPR Standards and Training for Public Safety Personnel.
AJLE 133 - Patrol Rifle	Administration of Justice Law Enforcement	0.5
Prerequisite(s): Must be able to provide proof of eligibility to legally possess long and short barreled rifles and shotguns as described in California Penal Code 17090, 17170, 17180 and 17190 Transfer Status: NT 9 hours Lecture / 15 hours Lab Successful completion of this course will allow students to possess and use long or short barreled rifles or shotguns when acting pursuant to California Penal Code 33220(b). This course meets the requirements of POST training regulation 1005(i), and covers the current state of the law, use of force, safety issues, nomenclature, specifications, capabilities, firearm care, breakdown and cleaning, tactical considerations, skill development and qualification.
AJLE 140 - Law Enforcement Academy	Administration of Justice Law Enforcement	34.5
Prerequisite(s): (See Catalog for Program Admission Criteria) Transfer Status: NT 457 hours Lecture / 384 hours Lab This 23-week course prepares the student for a career as a peace officer under the authority of the California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (P.O.S.T.). The curriculum covers learning domains ranging from academic subjects on criminal law, investigation and patrol procedures to psychomotor skills on defensive tactics, firearms training, driving skills and officer-violator contacts. The successful completion of this course will allow the student to be employed as a peace officer in California (valid for three years after graduation) and lead to the issuance of a Basic Law Enforcement Certificate from P.O.S.T. after one year of approved field service at a law enforcement agency.
AJLE 141 - Law Enforcement Academy; Fish and Wildlife Emphasis	Administration of Justice Law Enforcement	48
Prerequisite(s): Must be approved, accepted and employed as a Warden Cadet for the California Department of Fish and Wildlife or as a peace officer trainee by a California law enforcement agency; OR Must have high school diploma from an accredited high school, or a GED certificate; Must pass Peace Officer Standards and Training Entry Level Law Enforcement Test Battery (PELLET-B) exam with a score of 42 or higher; Must pass Law Enforcement Academy Physical Training Test, a 1.5 mile run which must be completed in 15 minutes or less, and no more than 3 months prior to the first day of the academy; Must complete Butte College Law Enforcement Academy Orientation; Must possess a valid unrestricted driver's license with no current or recent suspensions and Provide Department of Justice clearance within 90 days of the start of the academy which confirms that applicant has no felony or misdemeanor convictions which would prohibit possession of a firearm; Must provide proof of completion of a medical suitability examination. Transfer Status: NT 657 hours Lecture / 489 hours Lab This 30-week course prepares the student for a career as a peace officer with an emphasis on the Department of Fish and Wildlife (DFW), under the authority of the California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (P.O.S.T.). The curriculum covers learning domains ranging from academic subjects on criminal law, investigation and patrol procedures to psychomotor skills on defensive tactics, firearms training, driving skills and officer-violator contacts. The successful completion of this course will allow the student to be employed as a peace officer in California (valid for three years after graduation) and lead to the issuance of a Basic Law Enforcement Certificate from P.O.S.T. after one year of approved field service at a law enforcement agency.
AJLE 151A - PC 832 Arrest Module	Administration of Justice Law Enforcement	2
Transfer Status: NT 28 hours Lecture / 12 hours Lab This course is the first of two modules that comprise the minimum training standard for California peace officers as specified by the California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (P.O.S.T.). Graduates of this course qualify for minimal peace officer powers as defined by the California Penal Code. This module contains instruction in 12 specific classroom subjects related to the authority and limitations of arrest. Additionally, students will participate in 10 hours of hands-on training in arrest, control, and searching techniques.
AJLE 151B - PC 832 Firearms Module	Administration of Justice Law Enforcement	0.75
Transfer Status: NT 8 hours Lecture / 16 hours Lab This course is the second of two modules that comprise the minimum training standards for California peace officers as specified by the California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (P.O.S.T.). Graduates of this course qualify for minimal peace officer powers as defined by the California Penal Code. This module contains 8 hours of classroom instruction in firearms safety, psychological and physiological responses, current firearms law, firearms cleaning techniques, and moral and ethical considerations. Additionally, students will participate in 16 hours of hands-on training in drawing and holstering, loading and unloading, and basic handgun shooting principles.
AJLE 164 - POST Dispatcher Course	Administration of Justice Law Enforcement	6.5
Transfer Status: NT 104 hours Lecture / 16 hours Lab Becoming a public safety dispatcher means choosing dispatching not only as a career, but as a ethnical commitment to maintain public trust. Public safety dispatchers must understand their role and responsibilities, understand the operation of the communications center, and act with a high degree of professionalism and ethics. This course will cover the communication process of dispatching, criminal justice system, laws and the California Penal Codes, communication technology operations, resource referral services, and wellness management. This course meets the minimum requirements for certification by the California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training.
ALH 104 - Medical Terminology	Allied Health	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level III; Math Level II Transfer Status: NT 51 hours Lecture This course explores the specialized language used within the medical profession. Emphasis is placed on the definition, pronunciation and spelling of medical terms with focus on building medical words using prefixes, word roots, suffixes and combining forms. To further advance a working knowledge of these terms, vocabulary is taught in relation to the basic anatomy, physiology and pathology of body systems.
ALH 2 - Basic Emergency Response & Health Careers	Allied Health	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level IV Transfer Status: CSU 42.5 hours Lecture / 25.5 hours Lab This entry level course will instruct students in the basics of emergency medical care, including Health Care Provider level Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), First Aid and Safety, that will help sustain life, reduce pain and minimize the consequences of injury or a sudden illness until more advanced medical help takes over. In addition, the course will explore a variety of health care career pathways.
ALH 3 - Introduction to Public Health	Allied Health	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level III; Math Level III Transfer Status: CSU 51 hours Lecture This course provides an introduction to the discipline of Public Health. Students will gain an understanding of the basic concepts and terminologies of public health, and the history and accomplishments of public health officials and agencies. An overview of the functions of various public health professions and institutions, and an in-depth examination of the core public health disciplines is covered. Topics of the discipline include the epidemiology of infectious and chronic disease; prevention and control of diseases in the community including the analysis of the social determinants of health and strategies for eliminating disease, illness and health disparities among various populations; community organizing and health promotion programming; environmental health and safety; global health; and healthcare policy and management. (C-ID PHS 101)
ALH 6 - The Critical Six Soft Skills in the Professional Healthcare Environment	Allied Health	3
Transfer Status: CSU 51 hours Lecture This course assists in the development of soft skills in the professional healthcare settings. Soft skills can be defined as a cluster of personality traits and behaviors that enhance the relationship between two individuals or an individual and an organization. Proficiency in the practice of soft skills has been identified as an essential characteristic to attain for any individual involved in the professional healthcare setting. Content will include six competency domains which include: Communication, Workplace Ethics and Professionalism, Team Building and Collaboration, Effective Problem Solving, Embracing Diversity and Demonstrating Compassion.
ALH 99 - Work Experience-ALH	Allied Health	1 - 8
Prerequisite(s): Permission of Cooperative Work Experience Education instructor and employment supervisor Transfer Status: CSU 0 hours Lecture Career Work Experience (CWE) is a course that gives students the opportunity to earn both a grade and units for what they learn on the job related to their vocational major while gaining practical work experience. Students may earn one semester unit of college credit in this course for every sixty hours of unpaid work experience (60-480 hours unpaid) or seventy-five hours of paid work experience (75-600 hours paid). Students may earn a maximum of sixteen units for all types of Work Experience.
ANTH 13 - Magic, Witchcraft and Religion	Anthropology	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level V; English Level IV Transfer Status: CSU/UC 51 hours Lecture This course is a cross-cultural study of the forms and functions of supernatural beliefs and rituals in contemporary and historical societies. The course focuses on non-western societies and their religious systems. Descriptive anthropological methods (ethnography and ethnology) are discussed as important aspects of the study of belief systems cross-culturally. Moreover, various theoretical models are employed to inform the study of beliefs and practices associated with both nonwestern and western societies. An integrated view of religion is taken to demonstrate how belief in supernatural forces reflects other cultural patterns of behavior and thinking. For example, religion is integrated with such areas of basic human concern as subsistence practices, social organization, and culture changes that arise in contact situations.
ANTH 14 - Language and Culture	Anthropology	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level IV Transfer Status: CSU/UC 51 hours Lecture This course is a survey of the foundations of linguistic anthropology. Basic concepts, methods, and forms of analysis associated with linguistic anthropology are covered. Emphases will be placed on such areas of inquiry as the origins of human language and communication, language acquisition, how linguists describe and compare different language systems, how historical relationships among the world's languages are determined, understanding the use of language across social and situational contexts (sociolinguistics), and cross-cultural communication.
ANTH 16 - Archaeology and Ancient Societies	Anthropology	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level IV Transfer Status: CSU/UC 51 hours Lecture This course is an introduction to the study of concepts, theories, data and models of anthropological archaeology that contribute to our knowledge of the human past. The course includes a discussion of the nature of scientific inquiry; the history and interdisciplinary nature of archaeological research; dating techniques; methods of survey, excavation, analysis, and interpretation; cultural resource management; professional ethics; and selected cultural sequences. (C-ID ANTH 150).
ANTH 17 - Introduction to Linguistics	Anthropology	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level V; English Level V Transfer Status: CSU/UC 51 hours Lecture This course is a survey of linguistics. The focus is on the description, analysis, and theoretical modeling of various world language systems. Topics will include an introduction to the field of linguistics, the historical development of linguistic inquiry, language acquisition, historical/comparative linguistics and world language systems, phonology, language morphology, syntax, semantics, language in social context(s), discourse analysis, theoretical orientations, literacy process, and applied linguistics. Content for this course will be derived from the work of scholars around the world, including the distinctive contributions of women linguists with a focus on gender and language.
ANTH 18 - World Cultures	Anthropology	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level IV Transfer Status: CSU/UC 51 hours Lecture This course is a survey of the world's culture areas as described and conceptualized by cultural anthropologists. While the course has a significant geographical component, emphasis is placed on an anthropological perspective on cultural dynamics in terms of general subsistence patterns, sociopolitical organization, and the increased globalization over time of the world's cultural systems. Societal types such as hunter gatherers, horticulturalists, pastoralists, intensive agriculturalists, and industrialists are described and compared from an anthropological perspective. Culture contact and change models are also included as a substantive part of the course content.
ANTH 2 - Physical Anthropology	Anthropology	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level IV; Math Level III Transfer Status: CSU/UC 51 hours Lecture This course introduces the concepts, methods of inquiry, and scientific explanations for biological evolution and their application to the human species. Issues and topics will include, but are not limited to, genetics, evolutionary theory, human variation and biocultural adaptations, comparative primate anatomy and behavior, and the fossil evidence for human evolution. The scientific method serves as foundation of the course. (C-ID ANTH 110).
ANTH 2H - Honors Physical Anthropology	Anthropology	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level IV; Math Level III Transfer Status: CSU/UC 51 hours Lecture This honors level course introduces the concepts, methods of inquiry, and scientific explanations for biological evolution and their application to the human species. Issues and topics will include, but are not limited to, genetics, evolutionary theory, human variation and biocultural adaptations, comparative primate anatomy and behavior, and the fossil evidence for human evolution. The scientific method serves as foundation of the course. The course may include a lab component. (C-ID ANTH 110)
ANTH 32 - Native Americans	Anthropology	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level IV Transfer Status: CSU/UC 51 hours Lecture This course is designed to provide students with a detailed knowledge of prehistoric and early historic cultures of the Native Americans of North America. This will include the study of their origins, language families, traditional and transitional cultural patterns, the impact of Euroamerican populations, and a survey of the various natural and cultural regions of North America.
ANTH 33 - Ancient Mesoamerica	Anthropology	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level IV Transfer Status: CSU/UC 51 hours Lecture This course is a comparative survey of the precontact cultural traditions of Mesoamerica. Mesoamerica includes all of the central, southern Mexico, the Yucatan Peninsula, the northern regions of Central America. Emphasis is placed on cultural evolution as exemplified through the cultural development and subsequent decline of such traditions as the Olmec, Maya, Zapotec, and Aztec (among others). Comparisons to precontact South American traditions are included.
ANTH 34 - Native Americans Today	Anthropology	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level IV Transfer Status: CSU/UC 51 hours Lecture This course is a survey of contemporary issues associated with Native American culture process. The course will focus on economic, political, health, and identify issues as these reflect changes in sociocultural dynamics for Native American populations, from roughly the 1890s through to the present. In addition, the course will focus on legal strategies and actual responses taken by various activist Native American groups as a function of cultural adaptation to Euroamerican westward expansion and subsequent domination of North America.
ANTH 4 - Cultural Anthropology	Anthropology	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level IV Transfer Status: CSU/UC 51 hours Lecture This course explores how anthropologists study and compare human culture. Cultural anthropologists seek to understand the broad arc of human experience focusing on a set of central issues: how people around the world make their living (subsistence patterns); how they organize themselves socially, politically and economically; how they communicate; how they relate to each other through family and kinship ties; what they believe about the world (belief systems); how they express themselves creatively (expressive culture); how they make distinctions among themselves such as through applying gender, racial and ethnic identity labels; how they have shaped and been shaped by social inequalities such as colonialism; and how they navigate culture change and processes of globalization that affect us all. Ethnographic case studies highlight these similarities and differences, and introduce students to how anthropologists do their work, employ professional anthropological research ethics and apply their perspectives and skills to understand humans around the globe. (C-ID ANTH 120).
ANTH 4H - Honors Cultural Anthropology	Anthropology	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level IV Transfer Status: CSU/UC 51 hours Lecture This honors level course explores how anthropologists study and compare human culture. Cultural anthropologists seek to understand the broad arc of human experience focusing on a set of central issues: how people around the world make their living (subsistence patterns); how they organize themselves socially, politically and economically; how they communicate; how they relate to each other through family and kinship ties; what they believe about the world (belief systems); how they express themselves creatively (expressive culture); how they make distinctions among themselves such as through applying gender, racial and ethnic identity labels; how they have shaped and been shaped by social inequalities such as colonialism; and how they navigate culture change and processes of globalization that affect us all. Ethnographic case studies highlight these similarities and differences, and introduce students to how anthropologists do their work, employ professional anthropological research ethics and apply their perspectives and skills to understand humans around the globe. (C-ID ANTH 120)
ANTH 95 - Special Studies-ANTH	Anthropology	1 - 3
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor Transfer Status: CSU 0 hours Lecture Supervised study in researching an area in the student's academic major. Any student interested in registering for a Special Studies course should contact a full-time instructor or chair/coordinator in the appropriate area no later than the last day of the tenth week of instruction. 51-153 hours Independent Study.
ART 1 - Art Appreciation	Art	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level IV Transfer Status: CSU/UC 51 hours Lecture This course provides a general introduction to art that offers a look at works of art through the study of theory, terminology, themes, design principles, media, techniques, with an introduction to the visual arts across time and diverse cultures. (C-ID ARTH 100).
ART 11 - Intermediate Drawing	Art	3
Prerequisite(s): ART 8 Transfer Status: CSU/UC 25.5 hours Lecture / 76.5 hours Lab This course is an exploration of artistic concepts, styles, and creative expression related to intermediate-level drawing, focusing on complex subject matter and concepts using a variety of drawing mediums, techniques, and methodologies. Students in this course will build on fundamental drawing skills to develop personalized approaches to content and materials in exercises covering multiple historical and contemporary approaches to drawing. (C-ID ARTS 205).
ART 14 - Basic Figure Drawing	Art	3
Recommended Prep: ART 8 Transfer Status: CSU/UC 25.5 hours Lecture / 76.5 hours Lab This course is an introduction to drawing the human figure from observation using a wide variety of drawing media and techniques. Topics include an introduction to human anatomy and the historical and contemporary roles of figure drawing in the visual arts. Students in this course will learn both descriptive and interpretive approaches to drawing the figure. (C-ID ARTS 200).
ART 15 - Intermediate Figure Drawing	Art	3
Prerequisite(s): ART 14 Transfer Status: CSU/UC 25.5 hours Lecture / 76.5 hours Lab This course is a continuation of Beginning Figure Drawing (ART 14). It will enhance students' techniques, approaches and practices in drawing the human figure. students will further develop skills and knowledge emphasis on composition and media development. Drawings will be done from live nude models.
ART 16 - Advanced Figure Drawing	Art	3
Prerequisite(s): ART 15 Transfer Status: CSU/UC 25.5 hours Lecture / 76.5 hours Lab This course is a continuation of skills and drawing principals introduced in ART 14 and ART 15. Traditional and contemporary methods and techniques of composition will be introduced. Emphasis will be placed on the development of a personal style and the various uses of the human figure in contemporary art.
ART 17 - Beginning Painting	Art	3
Transfer Status: CSU/UC 25.5 hours Lecture / 76.5 hours Lab This course is an introduction to principles, elements, and practices of painting. Focus is on exploration of painting materials, perceptual skills and color theory, paint mixing and technique, as well as creative responses to materials and subject matter. (C-ID ARTS 210).
ART 18 - Intermediate Painting	Art	3
Prerequisite(s): ART 17 Transfer Status: CSU/UC 25.5 hours Lecture / 76.5 hours Lab This course is a continuation of ART 17. Students continue practicing the techniques of painting, focusing on exploring painting materials, perceptual skills and color theory, paint mixing and painting techniques, as well as creative responses to materials and subject matter.
ART 19 - Advanced Painting	Art	3
Prerequisite(s): ART 18 Transfer Status: CSU/UC 25.5 hours Lecture / 76.5 hours Lab This is an advanced painting course. Students continue practicing the techniques of painting, focusing on the development of advanced technical skills and advanced applications of materials and processes using paint and mixed media.
ART 2 - Art History Survey I	Art	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level IV Transfer Status: CSU/UC 51 hours Lecture This course provides an overview of western art and architecture from prehistory through the medieval period within their historical and cultural contexts. (C-ID ARTH 110).
ART 22 - Screen Printing	Art	3
Transfer Status: CSU/UC 34 hours Lecture / 51 hours Lab This course explores the materials and methods of water-based fine art screen-printing on paper. An emphasis will be placed on the creative interpretation of various subject matter, concept and technical skill. This course is designed for art majors and minors who wish to develop a personalized statement in the graphic medium.
ART 23 - Introduction to Printmaking	Art	3
Recommended Prep: ART 8 Transfer Status: CSU/UC 34 hours Lecture / 51 hours Lab This course is an introduction to the basic materials, equipment, and processes of printmaking, including relief (linocut and woodcut), intaglio (drypoint, etching, and collagraph), planography (lithography and monotype), and stencil (screenprint).
ART 2H - Honors Art History Survey I	Art	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level IV Transfer Status: CSU/UC 51 hours Lecture This is an Honors level Survey of the major visual arts of the Ancient World through the Middle Ages. Through a process of thorough analysis, critical thinking, extended discussions, and original oral and written responses, students will examine the arts of painting, sculpture, and architecture within their historical and cultural contexts. (C-ID ARTH 110).
ART 3 - Asian Art History Survey	Art	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level IV Transfer Status: CSU/UC 51 hours Lecture This course provides a select overview of art and architecture from India, Southeast Asia, China, Korea, and Japan from pre-history to modern times. (C-ID ARTH 130).
ART 31 - Graphic Design I	Art	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level III Transfer Status: CSU 34 hours Lecture / 51 hours Lab This course is an introduction to the general field of graphic design. Students will explore and apply professional skills in design, layout, and production. Areas of study will include advertising design and layouts, corporate identity, publication design, packaging and producing print-ready artwork.
ART 32 - Creative Typography	Art	3
Transfer Status: CSU 34 hours Lecture / 51 hours Lab This course is an introduction to the technical and aesthetic fundamentals of typography and their relationship to the design of effective visual communications. It also includes the study of the letterform, typefaces, copy fitting, software and specification emphasis on creative application.
ART 34 - Graphic Design II	Art	3
Prerequisite(s): ART 31 Transfer Status: CSU 34 hours Lecture / 51 hours Lab This is an intermediate course in graphic design. Students will apply design principles and tools of graphic design learned in ART 31 and ART 32. Concentration is on increasing skill levels for developing advanced design techniques for print and online.
ART 35 - Illustration Art I	Art	3
Recommended Prep: ART 31 Transfer Status: CSU 34 hours Lecture / 51 hours Lab This course is an introduction to the study and practice of illustration art. Students will investigate both contemporary and historical illustration art. Various media and techniques used in illustration art will be explored. Students will gain an understanding of how illustration is used in client projects, and how to market their skills to clients in the print and online design industries.
ART 36 - Illustration Art II	Art	3
Prerequisite(s): ART 35 Transfer Status: CSU 34 hours Lecture / 51 hours Lab This is an intermediate course in illustration that focuses on the application of traditional and digital techniques. Students design and produce real-world client projects. Students are also introduced to the business of illustration and career paths for illustrators.
ART 39 - Business of Graphic Design	Art	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level III; Math Level II Transfer Status: CSU 51 hours Lecture This course is an introduction to the business of graphic design and related fields, concentrating on professional issues and relationships with clients, art directors, advertising agencies, printers, representatives, and brokers.
ART 4 - Art History Survey II	Art	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level IV Transfer Status: CSU/UC 51 hours Lecture This course provides an overview of art and architecture from the Renaissance to the Contemporary period within their historical and cultural contexts. (C-ID ARTH 120).
ART 4H - Honors Art History Survey II	Art	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level IV Transfer Status: CSU/UC 51 hours Lecture This is an Honors level survey of the major visual arts of the Renaissance and the Modern World. Through a process of thorough analysis, critical thinking, extended discussions, and original oral and written responses, students will examine the arts of painting, sculpture, and architecture within their historical and cultural contexts. (C-ID ARTH 120).
ART 5 - Survey of Modern Art	Art	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level V; English Level IV Transfer Status: CSU/UC 51 hours Lecture This course provides an overview of art and architecture from the Western modern period of the 19th and 20th centuries. (C-ID ARTH 150).
ART 50 - Beginning Ceramics	Art	3
Transfer Status: CSU/UC 25.5 hours Lecture / 76.5 hours Lab This course is an introduction to ceramics materials, concepts, and processes, including basic design principles, creative development, hand-building, throwing (potter's wheel), glaze techniques, firing and ceramic terminology. Students will experiment with a variety of forms, glazes, and other surface treatments, and will be introduced to historical as well as contemporary ceramic artworks.
ART 52 - Intermediate Ceramics	Art	3
Prerequisite(s): ART 50 Transfer Status: CSU/UC 25.5 hours Lecture / 76.5 hours Lab This course is an exploration of clay as a medium of expression, using the potter's wheel and/or hand-building techniques to create sculptural and functional forms. Students will continue to develop techniques in basic wheel-throwing and/or hand-building, clay body formulation, surface enrichment techniques, and kiln firing. Students will also become familiar with historical as well as contemporary ceramic artworks.
ART 54 - Ceramics-Low Fire	Art	3
Prerequisite(s): ART 50 Transfer Status: CSU/UC 25.5 hours Lecture / 76.5 hours Lab This course expands on the hand-building and wheel-throwing skills learned in the introductory class, with an emphasis on a variety of low-fire glaze and surface techniques, setting up additional possibilities for creative expression.
ART 56 - Advanced Ceramics	Art	3
Prerequisite(s): ART 52 Transfer Status: CSU/UC 25.5 hours Lecture / 76.5 hours Lab This course is an in-depth exploration of clay as a medium of expression, with emphasis on individual ideas and directions. Students will concentrate on creating a personal vocabulary of imagery, construction methods, and surface treatments, and will develop and draw upon a broad awareness of historical as well as contemporary ceramic artworks.
ART 6 - African, Oceanic, and Native American Art History Survey	Art	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level IV Transfer Status: CSU/UC 51 hours Lecture This course is a survey of visual culture within select regions in Africa, Oceania, and indigenous North America. (C-ID ARTH 140).
ART 60 - Beginning Sculpture	Art	3
Transfer Status: CSU/UC 25.5 hours Lecture / 76.5 hours Lab This course is an introduction to three-dimensional sculptural principles, techniques, and concepts utilizing a wide range of materials and practices. Various sculpture methods are practiced with attention to creative self-expression and historical context.
ART 63 - Intermediate Sculpture, Clay	Art	3
Prerequisite(s): ART 60 Transfer Status: CSU 25.5 hours Lecture / 76.5 hours Lab This course focuses on the production of sculpture through the combination of clay with wood, metal, "found" objects, and other materials. The aesthetic and technical aspects of construction and combination of materials will be emphasized, as well as hand-building, clay making and firing techniques, welding, and kiln building. Contemporary artists will be discussed and emphasis placed on art created in a Postmodern world, and especially how clay, combined with other media fit into that world.
ART 7 - 2-D Foundations	Art	3
Transfer Status: CSU/UC 34 hours Lecture / 51 hours Lab This course is an introduction to the concepts, applications, and historical references related to two-dimensional art and composition, including the study of the basic principles and elements of line, shape, texture, value, color and spatial illusion. Students develop visual vocabulary for creative expression through lecture presentations, studio projects, problem solving, and written assignments. (C-ID ARTS 100).
ART 70 - Gallery Production/Business of Art	Art	2
Transfer Status: CSU 25.5 hours Lecture / 25.5 hours Lab This course will deal with the various aspects of operating an educationally directed art gallery including scheduling, lighting, publicity, security, budget, receptions, show themes and reviews. The Butte College Coyote Gallery will function as the class laboratory, and approximately two to three shows will be organized and installed each semester. (Annual student show in Spring semester). In addition, students will learn the business of art in order to be able to successfully compete in the professional market place.
ART 8 - Basic Drawing	Art	3
Transfer Status: CSU/UC 25.5 hours Lecture / 76.5 hours Lab This course is an introduction to principles, elements, and practices of drawing, employing a wide range of subject matter and drawing media. Focus on perceptually based drawing, observational skills, technical abilities, and creative responses is placed on materials and subject matter. (C-ID ARTS 110)
ART 81 - Introduction to Fiber Arts	Art	3
Transfer Status: CSU 25.5 hours Lecture / 76.5 hours Lab This course is an introduction to basic materials, methods and vocabulary used in fiber and textile media as well as the hands-on development of expressive visual ideas. Contemporary and historical development and cultural relevance of the fiber media is also explored. (C-ID ARTS 282).
ART 9 - 3-D Foundation	Art	3
Transfer Status: CSU/UC 25.5 hours Lecture / 76.5 hours Lab This course is an introduction to the concepts, applications, and historical references related to three-dimensional design and spatial composition, including the study of the elements and organizing principles of design as they apply to three-dimensional space and form. Development of a visual vocabulary for creative expression through lecture presentations and use of appropriate materials for non-representational three-dimensional studio projects. (C-ID ARTS 101).
ART 95 - Special Studies-ART	Art	1 - 3
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor Transfer Status: CSU 0 hours Lecture Supervised study in researching an area in the student's academic major. Any student interested in registering for a Special Studies course should contact a full-time instructor or chair/coordinator in the appropriate area no later than the last day of the tenth week of instruction. 51-153 hours Independent Study.
ART 99 - Work Experience-ART	Art	1 - 8
Prerequisite(s): Permission of Cooperative Work Experience Education instructor and employment supervisor Transfer Status: CSU 0 hours Lecture Career Work Experience (CWE) is a course that gives students the opportunity to earn both a grade and units for what they learn on the job related to their vocational major while gaining practical work experience. Students may earn one semester unit of college credit in this course for every sixty hours of unpaid work experience (60-480 hours unpaid) or seventy-five hours of paid work experience (75-600 hours paid). Students may earn a maximum of sixteen units for all types of Work Experience.
ASL 1 - American Sign Language I	American Sign Language	4
Transfer Status: CSU/UC 68 hours Lecture This course is the first of a two part introductory course in American Sign Language (ASL) as it is used within Deaf culture. Topics include basic linguistic structures, facial grammar and fingerspelling as it is used at the novice level. Emphasis is placed on the development of ASL and receptive skills. Students who have completed at least one year of high school ASL with a letter grade of "A" or "B" within one year of the present date, may upon approval of instructor, register for ASL II.
ASL 10 - Introduction to American Deaf Culture	American Sign Language	3
Transfer Status: CSU/UC 51 hours Lecture This course is an introduction to the American Deaf Culture and Deafhood. Emphasis will be placed on the history, community, and the language used within the American Deaf culture: American Sign Language. The values, traditions and diversity in American Deaf Culture will be explored as a linguistic and cultural minority through the dynamics between oppressed/oppressor peoples, past and current trends in deaf education, services for the deaf, legislation, and technology. Group identity and group liberation will be discussed. Taught in American Sign Language with an ASL/English interpreter.
ASL 2 - American Sign Language II	American Sign Language	4
Prerequisite(s): ASL 1 Transfer Status: CSU/UC 68 hours Lecture This course is the second half of a two part introductory course in American Sign Language (ASL) as it is used within the Deaf culture. ASL 2 continues to develop the student's use of appropriate linguistics and cultural principles of ASL. Instruction will further student’s language development by emphasizing receptive and expressive skills. Intermediate vocabulary, grammar, non-manual behaviors and fingerspelling will be taught.
ASL 3 - American Sign Language III	American Sign Language	4
Prerequisite(s): ASL 2 Transfer Status: CSU/UC 68 hours Lecture This course is an intermediate American Sign Language (ASL) which further develops receptive and expressive skills, teaches appropriate linguistic features and gives further exposure to Deaf Culture. This course utilizes a practice oriented approach to language acquisition with demonstration of more advanced grammatical features of ASL including conditional and contrastive structure sentence types, recurring and continuous time signs, temporal aspect and narrative structure. Students' fluency and accuracy in fingerspelling and numbers will increase.
AUT 1 - Introduction to Automotive Technology	Automotive Technology	4
Recommended Prep: Reading Level III; English Level II; Math Level II Transfer Status: CSU 68 hours Lecture This course introduces students to the automotive field and the electrical/mechanical systems found in today's automobile. This course will cover safety related practices, the principles of operation and system service procedures for all systems found on today's cars.
AUT 114 - Auto Body Repair	Automotive Technology	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level III; English Level II; Math Level II Transfer Status: NT 25.5 hours Lecture / 76.5 hours Lab In this course students learn the tools and procedures used in the repair of minor automotive collision damage. Topics include welding and hydraulic tools, jointing and shrinking techniques, aligning systems, and fillers. Proper tool usage, care and safety are emphasized.
AUT 115 - Automotive Painting	Automotive Technology	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level III; English Level II; Math Level II Transfer Status: NT 25.5 hours Lecture / 76.5 hours Lab In this course students learn the materials, tools and procedures used in the refinishing of automobiles. Topics include, surface preparations, subcoats, primers and sealers, topcoats, and spot painting. Shop safety is emphasized.
AUT 2 - Honda Express Service	Automotive Technology	2
Recommended Prep: Reading Level III; English Level II; Math Level I Transfer Status: CSU 17 hours Lecture / 51 hours Lab This course teaches students the maintenance procedures used in Honda Express Service. Students will learn basic automotive shop safety, tool and equipment use, and the steps to research vehicle service information.
AUT 20 - Automotive Brakes/Suspension and Steering Systems Lecture	Automotive Technology	3
Prerequisite(s): AUT 41 (or concurrent enrollment) Recommended Prep: AUT 1 Transfer Status: CSU 50 hours Lecture This course introduces the theory, operation, and repair in the areas of base brake systems, anti-lock brake systems, and steering and suspension systems. Topics include: the application of Pascal's Law, disk brake systems and their related components, drum brake systems, anti-lock brake system operation and repair, suspension system operation and repair including electronic suspension and steering systems.
AUT 200 - Chassis, Engines, Electrical, Auto Skills Practice	Automotive Technology	0.5 - 1
Recommended Prep: AUT 1 Transfer Status: NT 0 hours Lecture / 25.5 hours Lab This class is a supervised lab experience designed to update and enhance technical skills in the following areas: Engines, Brakes/Chassis, Electrical, and Heating/Air Conditioning (AC) Systems. Instruction will be a combination of laboratory demonstrations and skills practice.
AUT 201 - Emissions and Transmissions Auto Skills Practice	Automotive Technology	0.5 - 1
Recommended Prep: AUT 1 Transfer Status: NT 0 hours Lecture / 25.5 hours Lab This course is a supervised lab experience designed to update and enhance technical skills in one or more of the following areas: Electrical, Computer/Emission Controls, Drivability and Transmissions/Drive Trains. Instruction will be a combination of laboratory demonstrations and skills practice.
AUT 21 - Automotive Brakes/Suspension and Steering Systems Lab	Automotive Technology	3
Prerequisite(s): AUT 41 (or concurrent enrollment) Recommended Prep: AUT 1 Transfer Status: CSU 0 hours Lecture / 150 hours Lab In this course students will develop and demonstrate the hands-on skills needed to verify, diagnose and repair vehicle systems, sub systems, and components. Topics include: brake systems including both drum and disc brake systems, Anti-lock Brake Systems (ABS), steering and suspension systems, and electronic steering and suspension systems.
AUT 22 - Automotive Heating and Air Conditioning Lecture	Automotive Technology	2
Prerequisite(s): AUT 41 (or concurrent enrollment) Recommended Prep: AUT 1 Transfer Status: CSU 40 hours Lecture In this course students study the theory and principles of operation of automotive Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) systems as well as engine cooling system operation and repair. Basic laws of heat transfer, refrigeration and compression/expansion of liquid/vapor are introduced.
AUT 23 - Automotive Heating and Air Conditioning Lab	Automotive Technology	2
Prerequisite(s): AUT 41 (or concurrent enrollment) Recommended Prep: AUT 1 Transfer Status: CSU 0 hours Lecture / 120 hours Lab In this course students will develop and demonstrate the hands-on skills required to diagnose, adjust, repair and maintain modern automotive Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) and engine cooling systems. Students will use modern test equipment for diagnosis. Specific skills are developed by the use of special tools used in servicing and repair of automotive HVAC and engine cooling systems.
AUT 3 - Honda PACT Specialized Automotive Electronics	Automotive Technology	6
Recommended Prep: AUT 1 Transfer Status: CSU 68 hours Lecture / 102 hours Lab This course teaches students the fundamentals of electricity and electronics used currently in the Automotive industry, including semi-conductors and microcomputers,with a focus on Honda and Acura automobiles. Electrical measuring devices, wire repair, circuits, schematics and practical diagnostic procedures are emphasized. Microcomputer inputs, processing, outputs, testing, and operation will be explained. Students will acquire the fundamental knowledge and skills to diagnose and service modern automotive manufacture specific electrical and electronic systems. The manufacturer-specific scan tools will be emphasized along with the advanced diagnostic routines needed to correct circuit anomalies such as shorts, opens, and parasitic draws.
AUT 30 - Engine Performance and Emission Controls Lecture	Automotive Technology	5
Prerequisite(s): AUT 41 (or concurrent enrollment) Recommended Prep: AUT 1 Transfer Status: CSU 85 hours Lecture This course introduces the theory, operation, and repair of the ignition, fuel, engine management, and emission control systems. This course is designed to help prepare the student to take the California State Smog Check Inspector and Repair Technician Licensing exams.
AUT 31 - Engine Performance and Emission Controls Lab	Automotive Technology	5
Prerequisite(s): AUT 41 (or concurrent enrollment) Recommended Prep: AUT 1 Transfer Status: CSU 0 hours Lecture / 255 hours Lab In this course, students will develop and demonstrate the hands-on skills needed to diagnose and repair the ignition, fuel, engine management, and emission control systems used in today's vehicles. The student will also perform various emission control inspections (Smog Check) and perform diagnosis and repair of Smog Check failures, as per California Bureau of Automotive Repair (BAR) standards. This instruction will help prepare the student to take the California State Smog Check Inspector and Repair Technician Licensing Exams.
AUT 41 - Specialized Automotive Electronics and Microcomputers	Automotive Technology	5.5
Recommended Prep: AUT 1 Transfer Status: CSU 68 hours Lecture / 76.5 hours Lab This course teaches students the fundamentals of electricity and electronics, including semi-conductors and microcomputers, as they are used in the automotive industry. Electrical measuring devices, wire repair, circuits, schematics and practical diagnostic procedures are emphasized. Microcomputer inputs, processing, outputs, testing, and operation will be explained. Students will acquire the fundamental knowledge and skills to diagnose and service modern automotive electrical and electronic systems.
AUT 42 - Advanced Specialized Automotive Electronics and Microcomputers	Automotive Technology	5.5
Prerequisite(s): AUT 41 Recommended Prep: AUT 1 Transfer Status: CSU 68 hours Lecture / 76.5 hours Lab This course is a continuation of AUT 41 and in this course the student will build upon fundamentals of electricity gained in AUT 41 to develop logical, strategy-based diagnostic routines. These routines will be used to diagnose electrical faults found in Hybrid, PZEV (Partial Zero Emissions Vehicle), gasoline, diesel and alternative fuel vehicles. The manufacturer-specific scan tools will be emphasized along with the advanced diagnostic routines needed to correct circuit anomalies such as shorts, opens, and parasitic draws. Multiplex systems will be discussed including their analog and digital inputs and outputs. This course will provide the student with the knowledge and understanding of manufacture specific electrical systems found in modern vehicles.
AUT 52 - Automatic Transmissions/Transaxles Lecture	Automotive Technology	3
Prerequisite(s): AUT 41 (or concurrent enrollment) Recommended Prep: AUT 1 Transfer Status: CSU 50 hours Lecture This course provides theory and principles of operation in automatic transmissions/transaxles, to include diagnostic, testing and repair of each system.
AUT 53 - Automatic Transmissions/Transaxles Lab	Automotive Technology	3
Prerequisite(s): AUT 41 (or concurrent enrollment) Recommended Prep: AUT 1 Transfer Status: CSU 0 hours Lecture / 150 hours Lab This course enhances skills in diagnosing, testing, and repair procedures of automotive transmissions/transaxles, drive lines and axles. Shop practice includes diagnostics, testing, and repairing of each system.
AUT 56 - Manual Transmissions/Drivetrains Lecture	Automotive Technology	2
Prerequisite(s): AUT 41 (or concurrent enrollment) Recommended Prep: AUT 1 Transfer Status: CSU 35 hours Lecture This course provides theory and principles of operation in automotive manual transmissions/transaxles, drive lines and axles. Shop practice includes diagnostics, testing, and repairing of each system.
AUT 57 - Manual Transmissions/Drivetrains Lab	Automotive Technology	2
Prerequisite(s): AUT 41 (or concurrent enrollment) Recommended Prep: AUT 1 Transfer Status: CSU 0 hours Lecture / 105 hours Lab This course provides theory and principles of operation in manual transmissions and transaxles, front and rear axles, drive lines and transfer cases. Shop practice includes diagnostics, testing, and repairing of each system.
AUT 6 - Automotive Electrical Systems Lecture	Automotive Technology	2
Prerequisite(s): AUT 41 (or concurrent enrollment) Recommended Prep: AUT 1 Transfer Status: CSU 35 hours Lecture This course introduces the theory, operation, and repair in the areas of electrical/electronics systems. Battery function and diagnosis including hybrid vehicle battery function and charging are covered. Topics also include vehicle lighting systems, starting and charging systems, and the electrical accessories that function in a modern vehicle.
AUT 60 - Hybrid and Alternative Fuel Technologies	Automotive Technology	4
Recommended Prep: AUT 41 Transfer Status: CSU 34 hours Lecture / 102 hours Lab This course covers the theory of operation and service of alternative fuel and hybrid powered cars and light trucks. Topics include fuel tank and battery inspection service, regenerative braking systems, motor/generator and transmission, and fuel cell technologies. Emphasis is placed on safety precautions necessary when servicing hybrid and alternative fueled vehicles. Students will be working on and around the high voltage electrical system on hybrid vehicles. Due to the potential for electrical shock, students must demonstrate an understanding of electrical theory and safety by successfully passing the AUT 60 entrance exam with a score of 70% or more on the first day of class. Students who do not pass the AUT 60 entrance exam will be disenrolled from the course.
AUT 7 - Automotive Electrical Systems Lab	Automotive Technology	2
Prerequisite(s): AUT 41 (or concurrent enrollment) Recommended Prep: AUT 1 Transfer Status: CSU 0 hours Lecture / 105 hours Lab In this course students will develop and demonstrate the hands-on skills needed to repair automotive electrical/electronics systems. Topics include verification, diagnosis and repair of vehicle charging and starting systems, lighting systems, and electrical accessories, including hybrid vehicles.
AUT 71 - Introduction to Clean Diesel Technology	Automotive Technology	6
Transfer Status: CSU 51 hours Lecture / 153 hours Lab This course introduces the field of clean diesel technology and of preventative maintenance. It covers proper safety and hazardous waste training, use of basic hand and power tools, and the fundamental workings of the diesel engine.
AUT 72 - Diesel Engine Performance	Automotive Technology	6
Prerequisite(s): AUT 41 or concurrent enrollment in AUT 41 Transfer Status: CSU 51 hours Lecture / 153 hours Lab This course develops the skills needed to diagnose and repair the computer controlled oil, fuel, and emission systems found on current over-the-road diesel powered vehicles. Assignments will prepare students for employment in the medium and heavy diesel vehicle industry. Upon successful completion of this course the student will be prepared to take both the California State Smog Exam and the Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) tests related to diesel engine performance.
AUT 73 - Fundamentals Of Over The Road Diesel Vehicles Lecture	Automotive Technology	5
Prerequisite(s): AUT 41, AUT 72 or concurrent enrollment in AUT 41 or AUT 72 Transfer Status: CSU 85 hours Lecture This course develops the skills needed to safely diagnose and repair the systems and sub-systems specific to over-the-road diesel powered vehicles. Topics will include: Diagnosing problems in mechanical, electrical, and electronic systems with industry standard test equipment; Troubleshooting the sophisticated electronic controls that govern engine performance and horsepower as well as transmission and braking systems; Troubleshooting steering, hydraulic, pneumatic systems, brakes, axles, differentials, electric motors, and compressors.
AUT 74 - Fundamentals Of Over The Road Diesel Vehicles Lab	Automotive Technology	5
Prerequisite(s): AUT 41, AUT 72 or concurrent enrollment in AUT 41 or AUT 72 Transfer Status: CSU 0 hours Lecture / 255 hours Lab In this course, students will develop and demonstrate safe work habits along with the hands-on skills needed to diagnose and repair refrigeration units, mobile hydraulic components, heavy duty powertrain units, and truck wheel alignments. Emphasis will be placed on the ability to accurately perform maintenance and safety inspections in a timely manner.
AUT 8 - Auto Engines Lecture	Automotive Technology	2.5
Prerequisite(s): AUT 41 (or concurrent enrollment) Recommended Prep: AUT 1 Transfer Status: CSU 45 hours Lecture This course covers the operation, design, construction, fault diagnosis, service and repair procedures of the internal combustion engine.
AUT 9 - Automotive Engines Lab	Automotive Technology	2.5
Prerequisite(s): AUT 41 (or concurrent enrollment) Recommended Prep: AUT 1 Transfer Status: CSU 0 hours Lecture / 135 hours Lab In this course students will develop and demonstrate the hands-on skills needed to repair the internal combustion engine and related components. Students will learn the proper use of hand and power tools and test equipment used in the automotive industry.
AUT 97 - Special Problems-AUT	Automotive Technology	1 - 3
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor Transfer Status: CSU 0 hours Lecture Supervised study and practice in solving special problems in the student's career major. Any student interested in registering for a Special Problems course should contact a full-time instructor or chair/coordinator in the appropriate area no later than the last day of the tenth week of instruction. 51-153 hours Independent Study.
AUT 99 - Work Experience-AUT	Automotive Technology	1 - 8
Prerequisite(s): Permission of Cooperative Work Experience Education instructor and employment supervisor Transfer Status: CSU 0 hours Lecture Career Work Experience (CWE) is a course that gives students the opportunity to earn both a grade and units for what they learn on the job related to their vocational major while gaining practical work experience. Students may earn one semester unit of college credit in this course for every sixty hours of unpaid work experience (60-480 hours unpaid) or seventy-five hours of paid work experience (75-600 hours paid). Students may earn a maximum of sixteen units for all types of Work Experience.
BCIS 12 - Business Writing Skills	Business Computer Information Systems	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level III Transfer Status: CSU 51 hours Lecture This course covers the basic knowledge and skills necessary for effective written communication for the workplace. The focus of this course is on the mechanics of business writing by applying rules of standard business document formatting, proper sentence structure, coherent paragraph development, correct grammar and punctuation, proofreading, and professional writing style as required for professional work environments.
BCIS 13 - Business Communication	Business Computer Information Systems	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level IV Transfer Status: CSU 51 hours Lecture This course applies the principles of creating ethical and effective business communication to letters, memos, emails, and written and oral reports. The course emphasizes planning, organizing, composing, and revising business documents utilizing appropriate software to prepare and deliver written documents and professional-level oral reports.
BCIS 15 - Web-based Tools for Business	Business Computer Information Systems	3
Recommended Prep: BCIS 18 and ability to type 35 WPM. Transfer Status: CSU 42.5 hours Lecture / 25.5 hours Lab This course examines the role that the end-user plays in monitoring, maintaining, and managing the web-based technology tools being used by businesses to improve and support collaboration, communication, and processes. Web-based tools and services used in business, including those used for communication, collaboration, social media, storage, and live support will be examined and applied. Tools such as OneDrive, Skype and Twitter will be used.
BCIS 18 - Introduction to Business Technology	Business Computer Information Systems	3
Recommended Prep: BCIS 84, ability to key 25 wpm, Reading Level IV; English Level III; Math Level II Transfer Status: CSU 42.5 hours Lecture / 25.5 hours Lab This course is an examination of information and communication technologies used in today's businesses and the impact these technologies are having on today's workplaces. The course will include examination and application of a wide range of information and communication technology tools used to support and enhance business functions and processes. Focus will be placed on solving a variety of business problems, improving organizational productivity, and achieving the goals of business.
BCIS 20 - Beginning Keyboarding	Business Computer Information Systems	1.5
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level III Transfer Status: CSU 10.5 hours Lecture / 40.5 hours Lab This course is designed for the student who has had little or no previous training in the operation of a keyboard. Students learn to type by touch, to use appropriate keyboarding techniques, and to develop speed and accuracy.
BCIS 24 - Advanced Keyboarding	Business Computer Information Systems	1.5
Prerequisite(s): BCIS 20 Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level III Transfer Status: CSU 10.5 hours Lecture / 40.5 hours Lab This course builds on basic keyboarding skills by reinforcing both proper keyboarding and effective speed building techniques in order for the student to reach an employable typing speed. Emphasis is placed on developing straight copy and production skills with minimum errors at increased speeds. Keyboarding strengths and weaknesses will be diagnosed, followed by prescriptive drills to address the issues. Topics include review of alphabet keystroke, word level, capital letter, alternate-hand, punctuation, number, symbol, and horizontal/vertical reaches.
BCIS 28 - Microsoft Word for Windows	Business Computer Information Systems	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level III Transfer Status: CSU 34 hours Lecture / 51 hours Lab This course covers a recent version of Microsoft Word for Windows for students who have an understanding of computers and desire comprehensive knowledge of word processing. Course content includes creating and formatting documents; creating and modifying headers and footers; inserting objects such as clipart and images; creating and modifying tables; merging documents to create letters, envelopes and labels; creating charts; proofing documents; and automating formatting.
BCIS 31 - Business Presentation Software	Business Computer Information Systems	1
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level III, and ability to key 25 wpm Transfer Status: CSU 12.75 hours Lecture / 12.75 hours Lab In this course, students will examine the strategies applied when planning, preparing, and creating business presentations and use features of business presentation software to design and deliver high-quality presentations. PowerPoint is the primary presentation software to be used in this course; however, students will be introduced to other presentation software being used in the workplace.
BCIS 33 - Skills for the Working Professional	Business Computer Information Systems	1
Transfer Status: CSU 17 hours Lecture This course introduces students to identifying essential external and internal communication skills, managing conflict, developing a positive attitude, and creating the professional image for the workplace.
BCIS 46 - Business Math Calculations	Business Computer Information Systems	2
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level III; Math Level II Transfer Status: CSU 34 hours Lecture / 17 hours Lab In this course, students use the features of an electronic calculator to solve business math problems including retail calculations, payroll, and installment buying. Students will develop Ten-Key speed and accuracy using the touch method.
BCIS 47 - Desktop Publishing	Business Computer Information Systems	2
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level III Transfer Status: CSU 25.5 hours Lecture / 25.5 hours Lab In this course, students will examine the design principles and elements applied when creating printed documents and use desktop publishing software to create high-quality printed business publications such as newsletters, brochures, and flyers.
BCIS 50 - Office Administration	Business Computer Information Systems	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level III Transfer Status: CSU 51 hours Lecture This course introduces students to the skills, traits, and attitudes of the successful administrative professional. Discussion topics include time and stress management, personal appearance, communication, records handling, mail, and financial management. In addition, students will complete projects in the areas of travel, minute taking, meeting planning, and effective job search techniques.
BCIS 51 - Records Management	Business Computer Information Systems	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level III Transfer Status: CSU 51 hours Lecture This course introduces students to the increasingly complex field of records management. The class emphasizes the importance of effective records management for all types of documents from their creation or receipt, through their processing, distribution, organization, storage, and retrieval, to their ultimate disposition. Students will investigate the management functions necessary to operate a records management program effectively.
BCIS 59 - Beginning Legal Office Procedures	Business Computer Information Systems	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level III and Keyboarding Skill of 35 wpm Transfer Status: CSU 51 hours Lecture This course introduces legal terminology, preparation of legal documents and correspondence, and court scheduling. Emphasis is placed on developing legal vocabulary, enhancing legal communication skills, building strong problem-solving techniques, and utilizing technical abilities in a legal office setting.
BCIS 60 - Advanced Legal Office Procedures	Business Computer Information Systems	3
Recommended Prep: BCIS 59 or Knowledge of legal terminology and legal forms Transfer Status: CSU 51 hours Lecture This course prepares the student for employment as an administrative assistant in a law office. Students are given specialized training to assist lawyers in litigation involving family, civil, personal injury, property damage, probate, and corporate law.
BCIS 70K - Adobe Acrobat Professional	Business Computer Information Systems	1
Recommended Prep: BCIS 28 Transfer Status: CSU 12.75 hours Lecture / 12.75 hours Lab This course introduces students to Adobe Acrobat software. The course includes an overview of all Adobe Acrobat products and their functionality. It offers instruction and application of Portable Document Format (PDF) creation from multiple sources, modifying existing PDF documents, and creating forms. Students will need access to Adobe Acrobat to successfully complete this course.
BCIS 70L - Introduction to Microsoft Outlook	Business Computer Information Systems	1
Recommended Prep: BCIS 20 or ability to key 25 wpm Transfer Status: CSU 12.75 hours Lecture / 12.75 hours Lab In this course, students will be introduced to Microsoft Office Outlook and its use as a Personal Information Management (PIM) business tool to organize and manage e-mail messages, appointments, meetings, contacts, and tasks.
BCIS 81 - Microsoft Excel for Business	Business Computer Information Systems	1
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level III; Math Level I Transfer Status: CSU 12.75 hours Lecture / 12.75 hours Lab This course is designed for those who want to learn Microsoft Excel for Windows from the perspective of owning or running a business. Course content includes designing and analyzing worksheets and using formulas and functions with an emphasis on accounting principles.
BCIS 84 - Basics of Computers	Business Computer Information Systems	1
Recommended Prep: Ability to key 20 wpm Transfer Status: CSU 12.5 hours Lecture / 12.5 hours Lab This course provides students who have limited personal computer experience with the basic technology skills needed to customize the Windows operating system user interface; manage files, folders, disks, and drives; operate basic Windows programs; and use basic search features of the Internet Explorer browser to locate information. The focus of this course is on preparing those students who are pursuing careers in business environments.
BCIS 85 - Microsoft Excel for Windows	Business Computer Information Systems	3
Prerequisite(s): BCIS 18 Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level III; Math Level II Transfer Status: CSU 34 hours Lecture / 51 hours Lab This course covers a recent version of Microsoft Excel for Windows for students who have an understanding of computers and desire comprehensive knowledge of spreadsheets. Course content includes creating, formatting, and maintaining worksheets; using financial formulas and functions; creating and modifying charts; using visual enhancements; working with templates; working with tables and data tools; and creating pivot charts.
BCIS 86 - Microsoft Access for Windows	Business Computer Information Systems	2
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level III; Math Level II Transfer Status: CSU 17 hours Lecture / 51 hours Lab This course covers a recent version of Microsoft Access for Windows for students who have an understanding of computers and desire comprehensive knowledge of relational databases. Course content includes designing, creating and maintaining databases; importing and exporting data; modifying and filtering data; creating and using custom forms and reports; and running queries.
BCIS 97 - Special Problems-BCIS	Business Computer Information Systems	1 - 3
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor Transfer Status: CSU 0 hours Lecture Supervised study and practice in solving special problems in the student's career major. Any student interested in registering for a Special Problems course should contact a full-time instructor or chair/coordinator in the appropriate area no later than the last day of the tenth week of instruction. 51-153 hours Independent Study.
BCIS 99 - Work Experience-BCIS	Business Computer Information Systems	1 - 8
Prerequisite(s): Permission of Cooperative Work Experience Education instructor and employment supervisor Transfer Status: CSU 0 hours Lecture Career Work Experience (CWE) is a course that gives students the opportunity to earn both a grade and units for what they learn on the job related to their vocational major while gaining practical work experience. Students may earn one semester unit of college credit in this course for every sixty hours of unpaid work experience (60-480 hours unpaid) or seventy-five hours of paid work experience (75-600 hours paid). Students may earn a maximum of sixteen units for all types of Work Experience.
BIOL 1 - Introduction to Biology	Biological Sciences	4
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level IV; Math Level IV Transfer Status: CSU/UC 51 hours Lecture / 51 hours Lab This course is a survey of the basic principles and concepts used by biologists to explain how organisms live and survive. Topics include ecology, a survey of the worlds organisms, genetics, evolution, cell structure and function, and energy conversions.
BIOL 10 - Survey of Human Systems	Biological Sciences	4
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level IV; Math Level IV Transfer Status: CSU/UC 51 hours Lecture / 51 hours Lab This course is intended for students in programs such as Emergency Medical Services and Health Information Management. Topics include fundamentals of the structure and function of the human body from an organ system perspective: Key concepts and basic principles of the chemistry of life, cells and tissues, cell physiology, structural organization and physiological principles in organ systems, system integration, and homeostasis in health and disease. (Not intended for Nursing students).
BIOL 11 - Zoology	Biological Sciences	5
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level IV Transfer Status: CSU/UC 51 hours Lecture / 102 hours Lab This course is intended for majors, and includes a survey of animal phyla and non-photosynthetic, single-celled, eukaryotic taxa. It covers the comparative structure, function, and life cycles of animals, as well as principles of evolution, taxonomy, and systematics. Topics include development, morphology and physiology, phylogeny, and behavior of animals, as well as principles of evolution, mechanisms of evolutionary change, and speciation. (C-ID BIOL 150).
BIOL 12 - Botany	Biological Sciences	5
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level IV Transfer Status: CSU/UC 51 hours Lecture / 102 hours Lab This course is intended for majors and covers comparative diversity, structure, and function of plant, fungal, and protistan phyla. Topics include development, morphology and physiology, taxonomy and systematics. Principles of population and community ecology and ecosystem interactions are emphasized. (C-ID BIOL 155).
BIOL 15 - Introduction to Microbiology	Biological Sciences	5
Prerequisite(s): CHEM 110 or, CHEM 1 or, CHEM 51 and one year high school biology, or, BIOL 1 or, BIOL 2 or, BIOL 20 or, BIOL 21 Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level IV; Math Level IV Transfer Status: CSU/UC 51 hours Lecture / 102 hours Lab This course includes the study of the structure and function of viruses, bacteria, fungi and protozoa, with emphasis on the predominant pathogenic members of those groups. Study of basic organic chemistry, genetics, metabolism, microbe-host interactions, the immune response and etiological factors involved in disease are also included. Methods of detection, identification, isolation, culture, enumeration, and control of microbes are provided. Consideration is also given to applied and environmental microbiology, as well as biotechnology techniques.
BIOL 2 - Introduction to Human Biology	Biological Sciences	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level IV; Math Level IV Transfer Status: CSU/UC 51 hours Lecture This course is an introduction to the basic principles of biology focusing on humans as biological organisms. Topics include chemistry; cell and tissue structure; human body structure and function; human reproduction and development; human genetics, heredity and evolution; and human ecology. An emphasis is placed on the application of principles to current issues, including common human diseases, genetic engineering, and the impact of humans on the world's ecosystems.
BIOL 20 - Human Anatomy	Biological Sciences	4
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level IV; Math Level IV Transfer Status: CSU/UC 51 hours Lecture / 51 hours Lab Structural organization of the human body: gross and microscopic structure of the integumentary, skeletal, muscular, nervous, sensory, endocrine, cardiovascular, lymphatic, respiratory, digestive, excretory, and reproductive systems, from cellular to organ system levels of organization. This course is primarily intended for nursing, allied health, kinesiology, and other health related majors. (C-ID BIOL 110B).
BIOL 21 - Human Physiology	Biological Sciences	4
Prerequisite(s): BIOL 20 and CHEM 110 or, CHEM 1 or, CHEM 51 Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level IV; Math Level IV Transfer Status: CSU/UC 51 hours Lecture / 51 hours Lab Study of the physiological principles, function, integration and homeostasis of the human body at the cellular, tissue, organ, organ system and organism level: integumentary system, bone, skeletal, smooth and cardiac muscles, nervous system, sensory organs, cardiovascular system, lymphatic and immune systems, respiratory system, urinary system, digestive system, endocrine system, and reproductive system. This course is primarily intended for Nursing, Allied Health, Kinesiology, and other health related majors. (C-ID BIOL 120B).
BIOL 30 - Anatomical Preparations	Biological Sciences	1.5
Prerequisite(s): BIOL 20 Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level IV; Math Level IV Transfer Status: CSU 17 hours Lecture / 25.5 hours Lab In this course students dissect a human cadaver and prepare anatomical specimens for use in Butte College Human Anatomy classes. Students will learn proper dissection techniques and pertinent details of the human form needed to complete quality dissection work.
BIOL 41 - Cell and Molecular Biology	Biological Sciences	5
Prerequisite(s): CHEM 1 and MATH 124 or Equivalent Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level IV Transfer Status: CSU/UC 51 hours Lecture / 102 hours Lab This course is an introductory study of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cell structure and function as well as basic viral structure and reproduction. Attention is given to life processes within cells and to interactions between cells. Coverage includes experimental design and statistical analysis; basic biotechnology concepts and techniques; DNA structure, function, and gene expression; enzyme function; energetics; nutrient cycles in ecosystems; transport mechanisms; cytoskeletal components; cell communication (including nerve impulse conduction and signal transduction); cell reproduction; Mendelian and population genetics; cell evolution; and modern concepts of molecular biology. This course is designed for biology majors. (C-ID BIOL 190)
BIOL 42 - Organismal Biology	Biological Sciences	5
Prerequisite(s): MATH 124 or Equivalent Recommended Prep: BIOL 41, Reading Level IV; English Level IV Transfer Status: CSU/UC 51 hours Lecture / 102 hours Lab This course is intended for majors and includes a survey of the biology and diversity of organisms and emphasizes classification, structure and function of organisms. (C-ID BIOL 130S)
BIOL 43 - Ecology and Evolution	Biological Sciences	5
Prerequisite(s): MATH 124 or Equivalent Recommended Prep: BIOL 41, Reading Level IV; English Level IV Transfer Status: CSU/UC 51 hours Lecture / 102 hours Lab This course, intended for majors, examines the basic principles governing evolution of organisms and interactions between organisms and the environment, and emphasizes ecological principles and mechanisms of evolution. (C-ID BIOL 130S)
BIOL 5 - Ecology and Field Biology	Biological Sciences	4
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level IV; Math Level IV Transfer Status: CSU/UC 51 hours Lecture / 51 hours Lab This course will examine animal and plant species and populations as well as their relationships within communities and ecosystems. Topics include population and community structure, relationships between species, biogeography, and biodiversity. Included is the study of the native plants and animals with an emphasis on Butte County from the valley floor into the adjoining landforms of Northern California. The course includes one field trip per week.
BIOL 7 - Sustaining Life on Earth	Biological Sciences	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level IV; Math Level II Transfer Status: CSU/UC 51 hours Lecture This course will introduce students to the structure of earth's ecosystems and to environmental issues, past and present from a biological science perspective. Students will be able to perceive and interpret the relative health of environmental systems, and to connect this to the role of humans in sustaining life on earth. To reach this understanding, students will read classic environmental literature as well as current environmental literature. The course will include discussions, field trips and guest speakers as well as student involvement in a campus or local environmental effort. During this course students will be encouraged to recognize that their lives are dependent upon the environment, and that their personal decisions affect the entire natural world.
BIOL 9 - Current Issues in Biology	Biological Sciences	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level IV; Math Level IV Transfer Status: CSU/UC 51 hours Lecture This course is an introduction to the understanding of basic biological principles and how each of these principles affects daily human life. Biological principles include the scientific method, biological macromolecules, cell structure and function, cell division, genetics, DNA structure and function, metabolism, evolution, and ecology. Issues covered include nutrition, stem cell research, cancer, genetic diseases, cloning, genetic engineering, gene therapy, ecological diversity, invasive species, sustainability, and the impact of humans on the environment.
BIOL 95 - Special Studies-BIOL	Biological Sciences	1 - 3
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor Transfer Status: CSU 0 hours Lecture Supervised study in researching an area in the student's academic major. Any student interested in registering for a Special Studies course should contact a full-time instructor or chair/coordinator in the appropriate area no later than the last day of the tenth week of instruction. 51-153 hours Independent Study.
BIOL 99 - Work Experience-BIOL	Biological Sciences	1 - 8
Prerequisite(s): Permission of Cooperative Work Experience Education instructor and employment supervisor Transfer Status: CSU 0 hours Lecture Career Work Experience (CWE) is a course that gives students the opportunity to earn both a grade and units for what they learn on the job related to their vocational major while gaining practical work experience. Students may earn one semester unit of college credit in this course for every sixty hours of unpaid work experience (60-480 hours unpaid) or seventy-five hours of paid work experience (75-600 hours paid). Students may earn a maximum of sixteen units for all types of Work Experience.
BIOL 9H - Honors Current Issues in Biology	Biological Sciences	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level IV; Math Level IV Transfer Status: CSU/UC 51 hours Lecture This is an Honors level Current Issues in Biology course. This course utilizes a process of thorough analysis, critical thinking, extended discussions, and original oral and written responses, to introduce basic biological principles and how each of these principles affects daily human life. Biological principles include the scientific method, biological macromolecules, cell structure and function, cell division, genetics, DNA structure and function, metabolism, evolution, and ecology. Issues covered include nutrition, stem cell research, cancer, genetic diseases, cloning, genetic engineering, gene therapy, ecological diversity, invasive species, sustainability, and the impact of humans on the environment.
BUS 18 - Database Design	Business	4
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level IV; Math Level III Transfer Status: CSU 51 hours Lecture / 51 hours Lab This course is a study of fundamental database design principles and techniques, including data modeling with Entity-Relationship Diagrams (ERD) and the normalization process. Topics include the relational data model, managing data using Structured Query Language (SQL), database management system (DBMS) architecture and operation, and database security mechanisms. Students will apply core concepts and techniques to practical business scenarios.
BUS 20 - Introduction to Business	Business	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level III; Math Level II Transfer Status: CSU/UC 51 hours Lecture This course is survey of business, providing a multidisciplinary examination of how culture, society, economic systems, legal, international, political, financial institutions, and human behavior interact to affect a business organization's policy and practices within the U.S. and a global society. Students will learn about how this business context (including issues such as ethics and sustainability) influences the primary areas of business including: organizational structure and design; leadership, human resource management, organized labor practices; marketing; organizational communication; technology; entrepreneurship; legal, accounting, financial practices; the stock and securities market; and therefore affect a business' ability to achieve its organizational goals. (C-ID BUS 110).
BUS 25 - Small Business Management	Business	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level III; Math Level II Transfer Status: CSU 51 hours Lecture This course covers the practical considerations, challenges and rewards associated with starting and operating a small business. The course explores how to identify small business opportunities; the factors influencing entrepreneurial success; and financing, marketing, managing, record-keeping and computer applications to support small business operations. Each student will identify a business opportunity, then create a detailed business plan.
BUS 29 - Supervising Employees	Business	1
Transfer Status: CSU 17 hours Lecture This course helps students (both supervisors and prospective supervisors) develop insights about how to enhance performance in today's changing workplace. Topics pertain to decision-making, communication, motivation, organizational change and innovation. The focus is on self-assessment, analyzing and understanding work situations, and developing personal supervisory skills and strategies.
BUS 35 - Management and Human Relations	Business	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level III; Math Level II Transfer Status: CSU 51 hours Lecture This course examines the role effective human relations plays in enhancing today's diverse, multi-cultural work environment and facilitating individual and organizational success. This course emphasizes concepts and assessment relating to individual factors (such as personality, attitudes, values, learning style) and to how employees throughout organizations interact with one another (such as communication, leadership styles, conflict resolution approaches). The course enables both managers/supervisors and those not currently in leadership roles to better understand work dynamics and devise appropriate strategies to enhance human relations and organizational and career success.
BUS 40 - Organization Management	Business	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level III; Math Level II Transfer Status: CSU 51 hours Lecture This course examines managerial concepts, approaches and tools relevant for organizations operating in today's changing, diverse, technology-infused and globally-competitive business environment. Within an ethics and contingency management framework, it focuses on three of the fundamental management functions: planning, organizing and controlling. It provides perspectives and guidelines and develops competencies to assist managers in understanding and addressing organizational problems.
BUS 44 - Human Resource Management	Business	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level IV; Math Level II Transfer Status: CSU 51 hours Lecture This course highlights complex and important issues in current human resources practice, and demonstrates how managers can effectively manage human resources. The course explores Human Resource Management (HRM) issues for today's companies: changing government and legal requirements; new information systems; downsizing; demands for a more skilled workforce; increasing attention to and appreciation for diversity; the global workforce and intensifying global competition; and changing cultural and economic factors.
BUS 50 - Sales in Today's World	Business	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level III; Math Level II Transfer Status: CSU 51 hours Lecture This course introduces personal selling concepts, processes and tools. It emphasizes the importance of ethical, professional conduct; an understanding of consumer behavior; needs-satisfaction selling; and effective two-way communication. Students learn how to find and qualify prospects; establish rapport; ask questions to determine customers' needs; present pertinent product/service features, advantages and benefits; overcome buyers' objections; and close the sale. Students will participate (as buyers, sellers and critical observers) in interactive sales presentations.
BUS 60 - Advertising and Copywriting	Business	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level III; Math Level II Transfer Status: CSU 51 hours Lecture This course introduces students to the function of advertising in relation to business and society. It looks at advertising as a social and economic institution. Emphasis is placed on identifying the best strategy and advertising medium to achieve the business objective. Students will plan an advertising campaign including defining a target audience, research markets, select the most effective advertising mediums, select media outlets, estimate the campaign budget and draft advertising copy. The advertising campaign project builds an understanding of traditional and digital advertising, writing radio or podcast copy, and storyboarding for television or digital advertising.
BUS 62 - Money & Happiness: Cultural, Psychological and Economic Factors	Business	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level IV; Math Level II Transfer Status: CSU 51 hours Lecture This course integrates practical financial decision making with the social, psychological, and physiological contexts in which decisions are made. Students will examine the role of money in their lives, set personal goals, and develop plans to meet those goals. Topics include cultural attitudes and beliefs about money, money and relationships, money personalities, consumerism, debt, healthcare, investing, retirement, long-term care, disability, death, and taxes.
BUS 64 - Principles of Marketing	Business	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level III; Math Level II Transfer Status: CSU 51 hours Lecture This course explores the nature, function and importance of marketing. It focuses on conducting opportunity analysis, assessing consumer behavior, engaging in marketing research, and target marketing as the basis for devising marketing objectives and plans. Students will develop and assess marketing strategies to meet the needs of target markets (both consumer and business-to-business (B2B)), using the "4 Ps": product, promotion, price and place (distribution). The emphasis is on ethical, needs-satisfaction, relationship marketing in today's global, technology-infused, competitive environment.
BUS 66 - Retail Management	Business	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level III; Math Level II Transfer Status: CSU 51 hours Lecture This course presents essential concepts in the retailing field, from store location and organization to the purchase, handling, display, pricing and advertising of merchandise. Emphasis is placed on the practical concepts of retail management.
BUS 68 - Business on the Internet	Business	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level III Transfer Status: CSU 51 hours Lecture This course introduces students to web marketing tools, strategies, application and measurement. It examines benefits and challenges associated with web marketing technologies including web site development, search engine optimization, online advertising, social media, email campaigns, blog marketing, digital public relations, multimedia and mobile marketing. Students will learn how to create a web marketing strategy and then apply web marketing technologies in a measurable way to achieve business objectives.
BUS 8 - Legal Environment of Business	Business	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level III; Math Level II Transfer Status: CSU/UC 51 hours Lecture This course covers fundamental legal principles pertaining to business transactions and affecting managerial decisions. It introduces the law as an instrument of social and political control in society. Topics include sources of law and ethics, contracts, torts, agency, judicial and administrative processes, employment law, forms of business organizations, and domestic and international governmental regulations. (C-ID BUS 120).
BUS 97 - Special Problems-BUS	Business	1 - 3
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor Transfer Status: CSU 0 hours Lecture Supervised study and practice in solving special problems in the student's career major. Any student interested in registering for a Special Problems course should contact a full-time instructor or chair/coordinator in the appropriate area no later than the last day of the tenth week of instruction. 51-153 hours Independent Study.
BUS 99 - Work Experience-BUS	Business	1 - 8
Prerequisite(s): Permission of Cooperative Work Experience Education instructor and employment supervisor Transfer Status: CSU 0 hours Lecture Career Work Experience (CWE) is a course that gives students the opportunity to earn both a grade and units for what they learn on the job related to their vocational major while gaining practical work experience. Students may earn one semester unit of college credit in this course for every sixty hours of unpaid work experience (60-480 hours unpaid) or seventy-five hours of paid work experience (75-600 hours paid). Students may earn a maximum of sixteen units for all types of Work Experience.
CDF 12 - Child, Family, and Community	Child Development/Family Relations	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level V; English Level IV Transfer Status: CSU/UC 51 hours Lecture This is an examination of the process of socialization on the interrelationship of family, school, and community and emphasizing historical and socio-cultural factors. (C-ID CDEV 110).
CDF 131 - ECE Mentor Teacher Seminar	Child Development/Family Relations	0.5
Recommended Prep: Reading Level V; English Level IV Transfer Status: NT 8.5 hours Lecture This course provides an opportunity for Early Childhood Mentor Teachers to discuss current issues related to their role as supervisors of early childhood student teachers, plan in-service activities and provide professional support for one another.
CDF 133 - Director Mentor Seminar	Child Development/Family Relations	0.5
Recommended Prep: Reading Level V; English Level IV Transfer Status: NT 8.5 hours Lecture This course will examine the role of a Early Childhood directors, site supervisors, and other administrators of early childhood programs. Topics include the professional ethics, current events, quality improvement efforts, advocacy, supervision of staff, and the mentoring of colleagues. Seminar content will be individualized to meet the needs of participants. This course enables directors to meet their required professional development hours.
CDF 14 - Child Growth and Development	Child Development/Family Relations	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level V; English Level IV Transfer Status: CSU/UC 51 hours Lecture This course examines the major physical, cognitive, social and emotional developmental milestones for children, both typical and atypical, from conception through adolescence. There will be an emphasis on interactions between developmental processes and environmental factors including abuse and neglect. While studying developmental theory and investigative research methodologies, students will observe children, evaluate individual differences and analyze characteristics of development at various stages. (C-ID CDEV 100).
CDF 18 - Children with Special Needs	Child Development/Family Relations	3
Recommended Prep: CDF 12 and CDF 14 Transfer Status: CSU 51 hours Lecture This course covers issues related to children with varying abilities ages birth through eight. Exploring first the history of related legislation and referral process, teaching practices, philosophies of inclusion intervention methods, and then working respectfully with families. Observations in public or private child development centers or schools are required.
CDF 20 - Curriculum for Children with Special Needs	Child Development/Family Relations	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level V; English Level IV Transfer Status: CSU 51 hours Lecture This course covers curriculum and intervention strategies for working with children with special needs in partnership with their families. The use of observation and assessment in meeting the individualized needs of children in inclusive and natural environments is specifically addressed. Topics include the role of the teacher as a professional working with families, collaborating with interdisciplinary teams, increasing cultural competence, and strategies to promote and support success in children within relationship-based childcare and educational settings.
CDF 30 - Adult Supervision and Mentoring in Early Care and Education	Child Development/Family Relations	2
Recommended Prep: CDF 84 and CDF 85 and Reading Level V; English Level IV; Math Level I Transfer Status: CSU 34 hours Lecture This course examines methods and principles of supervising student teachers, staff, and other adults in early care and education settings. Emphasis is on the roles and development of early childhood professionals as mentors and leaders.
CDF 40 - Observation and Assessment	Child Development/Family Relations	3
Prerequisite(s): CDF 14 Recommended Prep: Reading Level V; English Level IV Transfer Status: CSU 42.5 hours Lecture / 25.5 hours Lab This course focuses on the appropriate use of assessment and observation tools and strategies to document young children's development and learning. Students will use observation data to inform and plan supportive and developmentally appropriate learning environments and experiences. Recording strategies, rating systems, portfolios, and multiple assessment tools will be explored, along with strategies for collaborating with families and professionals. This course includes 25.5 hours of participation with young children in the Butte College Child Development Center or an approved early childhood Mentor classroom. (C-ID ECE 200).
CDF 44 - Positive Child Guidance	Child Development/Family Relations	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level V; English Level IV Transfer Status: CSU 51 hours Lecture This course teaches students guidance methods and techniques that are effective in the home, classroom and other group settings. Students will learn positive guidance techniques to promote socially responsible behavior and healthy emotional development in children from birth to eight years of age.
CDF 48 - Principles and Practices of Teaching Young Children	Child Development/Family Relations	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level V; English Level IV Transfer Status: CSU 51 hours Lecture This course is an examination of the underlying theoretical principles of developmentally appropriate practices applied to programs and environments, emphasizing the key role of relationships, constructive adult-child interactions, and teaching strategies in supporting physical, social, creative and intellectual development for all children. Early Childhood Education career opportunities and preparation will be examined. This course includes a review of the historical roots of early childhood programs and the evolution of the professional practices promoting advocacy, ethics and professional identity. (C-ID ECE 120).
CDF 56 - Prenatal, Infant, and Toddler Development	Child Development/Family Relations	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level V; English Level IV Transfer Status: CSU 51 hours Lecture This course explores prenatal, infant and toddler development, including physical, cognitive, language, social and emotional growth and development. Students will apply theory and practice to interpret behaviors and interactions between heredity and environmental factors while emphasizing the role of family and relationships in early childhood development.
CDF 57 - Teaching in a Diverse Society	Child Development/Family Relations	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level V; English Level IV Transfer Status: CSU 51 hours Lecture This course examines the development of social identities in diverse societies including theoretical and practical implications of oppression and privilege as they apply to young children, families, programs, classrooms and teaching. Various classroom strategies will be explored emphasizing culturally and linguistically appropriate anti-bias approaches supporting all children in becoming competent members of a diverse society. Course includes self-examination and reflection on issues related to social identity, stereotypes and bias, social and educational access, media and schooling. (C-ID ECE 230).
CDF 59 - Anti-Bias Curriculum in Early Childhood Programs	Child Development/Family Relations	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level V; English Level IV Transfer Status: CSU 51 hours Lecture This course provides the opportunity for students to explore issues of cultural diversity, examine curricular approaches to anti-bias education, and integrate these elements into the development of comprehensive children's programs. This course also provides the opportunity to explore factors leading to culturally responsive child care and education.
CDF 62 - Creative Art Activities for Children	Child Development/Family Relations	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level V; English Level IV Transfer Status: CSU 51 hours Lecture This course teaches students to plan, prepare and implement the materials and techniques of a creative art curriculum for young children. The course includes specific techniques for working with children, parents, and staff, research of the philosophical bases and developmental stages of children's art, and preparation and utilization of specific art media appropriate for use in early childhood education programs.
CDF 63 - Introduction to Early Childhood Education Curriculum	Child Development/Family Relations	3
Prerequisite(s): CDF 14 Recommended Prep: Reading Level V; English Level IV Transfer Status: CSU 42.5 hours Lecture / 25.5 hours Lab This course presents an overview of knowledge and skills related to providing appropriate curriculum and environments for young children from birth to age eight years. Students will examine a teacher's role in supporting development and fostering the joy of learning for all young children using observation and assessment. An overview of learning domains includes: language, social, emotional, physical, cognitive and creative. The course will provide the student the opportunity to develop, prepare, implement and evaluate developmentally appropriate play-based curriculum for young children. This course includes 25.5 hours of lab in an approved (Butte College or Mentor) program. (C-ID ECE 130).
CDF 65 - Infant/Toddler Curriculum	Child Development/Family Relations	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level V; English Level IV Transfer Status: CSU 51 hours Lecture This course applies current theory and research to the care and education of infants and toddlers in group settings. The essential policies, principles, and effective practices that lead to quality care and developmentally appropriate curriculum for children birth to 36 months are also examined.
CDF 78 - Early Childhood Education Practicum	Child Development/Family Relations	3
Prerequisite(s): CDF 40, CDF 63 Recommended Prep: CDF 12 and CDF 44 and CDF 57 Transfer Status: CSU 34 hours Lecture / 51 hours Lab This capstone course is a demonstration of developmentally appropriate early childhood teaching competencies under guided supervision. Students will utilize practical classroom experiences to make connections between theory and practice, develop professional behaviors and build a comprehensive understanding of children and families. Child centered, play-oriented approaches to teaching, learning and assessment and knowledge of curriculum content areas will be emphasized as student teachers design, implement and evaluate experiences that promote positive development and learning for all young children. This course includes fifty-one hours of participation with young children in the Butte College Child Development Center or an approved early childhood Mentor classroom. (C-ID ECE 210).
CDF 80 - Health, Safety and Nutrition	Child Development/Family Relations	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level V; English Level IV; Math Level I Transfer Status: CSU 51 hours Lecture This course is an introduction to the laws, regulations, standards, policies, and procedures and early childhood curriculum related to child health, safety and nutrition. The key components that ensure physical health, mental health and safety for both children and staff will be identified along with the importance of collaboration with families and health professionals. This course will focus on integrating the concepts into everyday planning and program development for all children. (C-ID ECE 220).
CDF 84 - Administration I: Programs in Early Childhood Education	Child Development/Family Relations	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level V; English Level IV; Math Level III CDF 48 & 80 Transfer Status: CSU 51 hours Lecture This course is an introduction to the administration of early childhood programs, including program types, budget, management, regulations, laws, development and implementation of policies and procedures. The course will examine administrative tools, philosophies, and techniques needed to organize, open, and operate an early care and education program. This course partially meets the administrative units required by the State of California to meet licensing requirements and administrative units for the Child Development Permit.
CDF 85 - Admin II: Personnel & Leadership in Early Childhood Education	Child Development/Family Relations	3
Recommended Prep: CDF 84 &, Reading Level V; English Level IV; Math Level II Transfer Status: CSU 51 hours Lecture This course provides effective strategies for personnel management and leadership in early care and education settings. Topics include legal and ethical responsibilities, supervision techniques, professional development, and reflective practices for a diverse and inclusive early care and education program. This course partially meets the administrative units required by the State of California to meet licensing requirements and administrative units for the Child Development Permit.
CDF 88 - Environmental Rating Scales	Child Development/Family Relations	1.5
Transfer Status: CSU 25.5 hours Lecture This course will increase the knowledge and skills for providers and teachers using Environmental Rating Scales. These rating scales are used by early childhood education programs to complete a self-study and assessment for quality environments. An emphasis will be placed on learning the criterion and applying fundamental course concepts.
CDF 91 - Parenting in Today's Society	Child Development/Family Relations	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level V; English Level IV Transfer Status: CSU 51 hours Lecture This course applies child development research to inform best parenting practices. Students will learn about social and cultural trends of parental practices including the usage of community resources. Topics covered include parenting styles, education, physical/social-emotional and sexual abuse, substance abuse, youth culture, media impact and parenting a special needs child.
CDF 93 - Strengthening Families	Child Development/Family Relations	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level V; English Level IV Transfer Status: CSU 51 hours Lecture This course examines the roles and responsibilities of professionals collaborating with families. An emphasis is placed on current trends and issues with families parenting children between the ages of 0 to 13 years of age. Topics include family growth and development, family structures, challenges confronting the contemporary family, and strategies to strengthen families.
CDF 97 - Special Problems-CDF	Child Development/Family Relations	1 - 3
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor Transfer Status: CSU 0 hours Lecture Supervised study and practice in solving special problems in the student's career major. Any student interested in registering for a Special Problems course should contact a full-time instructor or chair/coordinator in the appropriate area no later than the last day of the tenth week of instruction. 51-153 hours Independent Study.
CDF 99 - Work Experience-CDF	Child Development/Family Relations	1 - 8
Prerequisite(s): Permission of Cooperative Work Experience Education instructor and employment supervisor Transfer Status: CSU 0 hours Lecture Career Work Experience (CWE) is a course that gives students the opportunity to earn both a grade and units for what they learn on the job related to their vocational major while gaining practical work experience. Students may earn one semester unit of college credit in this course for every sixty hours of unpaid work experience (60-480 hours unpaid) or seventy-five hours of paid work experience (75-600 hours paid). Students may earn a maximum of sixteen units for all types of Work Experience.
CHEM 1 - General Chemistry I	Chemistry	5
Prerequisite(s): CHEM 110 or one year of high school chemistry and MATH 124 or Equivalent Transfer Status: CSU/UC 51 hours Lecture / 102 hours Lab This course introduces students to the basic principles of chemistry with a quantitative emphasis. Topics include atomic theory, chemical bonding, molecular geometry, chemical reactions, stoichiometry, gases, thermochemistry, intermolecular forces and solutions. This is the first semester of a one-year course in chemistry intended for majors in the natural sciences (chemistry, biochemistry, biology, physics, pre-medicine), mathematics, and engineering. The two-semester sequence of CHEM 1 and CHEM 2 provides the basic chemical background needed for further investigations into our physical environment. (C-ID CHEM 110/120S).
CHEM 110 - Introductory Chemistry	Chemistry	4
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level IV; Math Level IV Transfer Status: NT 51 hours Lecture / 51 hours Lab This course is for the student who lacks the necessary background to enroll directly in CHEM 51 or CHEM 1. The assumption is made that this is the student's first exposure to chemistry. With that in mind, both the philosophy and practice of laboratory chemistry are pursued. The approach to many topics is quantitative and the topics chosen are those that are bothersome to students in more advanced courses. The goal is to prepare students for CHEM 51 or CHEM 1 and further study in chemistry.
CHEM 2 - General Chemistry II	Chemistry	5
Prerequisite(s): CHEM 1 Transfer Status: CSU/UC 51 hours Lecture / 102 hours Lab This course is a continuation of CHEM 1, General Chemistry I. Topics include chemical kinetics and equilibrium, acid-base and solubility equilibria, thermodynamics, oxidation-reduction, electrochemistry, coordination compounds, nuclear chemistry, introduction to organic chemistry and qualitative analysis. This is the second semester of a one-year course in chemistry intended for majors in the natural sciences (chemistry, biochemistry, biology, physics, pre-medicine), mathematics, and engineering. The two-semester sequence of CHEM 1 and CHEM 2 provides the basic chemical background needed for further investigations into our physical environment. (C-ID CHEM 120S) (C-ID CHEM 120S = CHEM 1 and CHEM 2).
CHEM 21 - Organic Chemistry I	Chemistry	5
Prerequisite(s): CHEM 2 Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level IV Transfer Status: CSU/UC 51 hours Lecture / 102 hours Lab This is the first course in a year-long study of organic chemistry designed for students majoring in chemistry and related science disciplines. It covers fundamental principles of organic chemistry including structure, nomenclature, conformational analysis and stereochemistry. The physical properties, reactions and reaction mechanisms of alkanes, alkyl halides, alcohols, ethers, alkenes, alkynes, and allylic systems are studied. Infrared spectroscopy and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy are discussed in detail. (C-ID CHEM 150 & 160S).
CHEM 22 - Organic Chemistry II	Chemistry	5
Prerequisite(s): CHEM 21 Transfer Status: CSU/UC 51 hours Lecture / 102 hours Lab This is the second course in a year-long study of organic chemistry designed for students majoring in chemistry and related science disciplines. The physical properties, reactions and reaction mechanisms of conjugated systems, aromatic compounds, carbonyl compounds (aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids and their derivatives), amines and biomolecules are studied. Laboratory work includes advanced techniques in reaction conditions, product separation, purification and spectroscopy. (C-ID CHEM 160S) (C-ID CHEM 160S = CHEM 21 and CHEM 22).
CHEM 51 - Elementary Inorganic Chemistry	Chemistry	5
Prerequisite(s): MATH 108 or MATH 116 or Equivalent Transfer Status: CSU/UC 51 hours Lecture / 102 hours Lab This is a survey course in the principles of inorganic chemistry, including atomic theory and periodic properties, nuclear chemistry, electronic structure, chemical bonding, stoichiometry, gas behavior, solution chemistry, kinetics and equilibrium, acids and bases, oxidation and reduction, and elementary thermodynamics. It is recommended for allied health or applied science majors. (C-ID CHEM 101).
CHEM 52 - Elementary Organic and Biochemistry	Chemistry	4
Prerequisite(s): CHEM 51 Transfer Status: CSU/UC 51 hours Lecture / 51 hours Lab This course provides an introduction to the chemistry of organic compounds and biochemical compounds and processes. Topics comprise a survey of common organic functional groups and their associated properties including nomenclature, isomerism, reactivity, spectroscopy, and chirality. Biochemistry topics include proteins and amino acids, carbohydrates, lipids, nucleic acids, and metabolism. Recommended for allied health and applied science majors. (C-ID CHEM 102).
CHEM 95 - Special Studies-CHEM	Chemistry	1 - 3
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor Transfer Status: CSU 0 hours Lecture Supervised study in researching an area in the student's academic major. Any student interested in registering for a Special Studies course should contact a full-time instructor or chair/coordinator in the appropriate area no later than the last day of the tenth week of instruction. 51-153 hours Independent Study.
CHIN 1 - First Semester Chinese	Chinese	4
Recommended Prep: Reading Level III; English Level III Transfer Status: CSU/UC 68 hours Lecture This course is a study of beginning Mandarin Chinese emphasizing grammar, reading, writing, listening and speaking. It also introduces the student to various aspects of the Chinese culture. Chinese history, traditions and culture will be woven throughout the content of the course. Students who have completed at least one, but fewer than two years of high school Chinese (or equivalent) with a letter grade of "A" or "B" within one year of the present date, should register for Second Semester Chinese.
CHIN 2 - Second Semester Chinese	Chinese	4
Prerequisite(s): CHIN 1 Recommended Prep: Reading Level III; English Level III Transfer Status: CSU/UC 68 hours Lecture This course is the second half of beginning Chinese, which further develops the skills of understanding, speaking, reading, and writing Chinese. It continues to introduce students to various aspects of Chinese culture. Students who have completed at least two, but fewer than three years of high school Chinese (or equivalent) with a letter grade of "A" or "B" within one year of the present date, should consult the appropriate language instructor before enrolling.
CLP 101 - Career, Education and Life Choices	Career Life Planning	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level II; English Level II Transfer Status: NT 51 hours Lecture This is an introductory personal development course where students learn the skills for goal setting, budget projection, career and educational research, decision-making, and personal management. The course culminates in a 10-year action plan to fulfill educational and career goals.
CLP 30 - Career Life Planning	Career Life Planning	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level III Transfer Status: CSU 51 hours Lecture This course is a comprehensive career life planning course with a focus on self-exploration, career exploration, decision making and goal setting, job search strategies, and understanding the world of work in our global economy. Through self assessment students will learn about their interests, personality styles, values, transferrable skills, natural talents and strengths, lifestyle, learning styles, communication styles, and career fitness.
CLP 300 - Career Development	Career Life Planning	0
Transfer Status: NT 30 hours Lecture This course facilitates individual career growth. Topics include career planning theories, work motivation, self-assessment, career-success skills, career research, workforce preparation and readiness, and employment opportunities.
CLP 334 - Workforce Readiness Strategies	Career Life Planning	0
Transfer Status: NT 48 hours Lecture This course will help students develop attitudes, behaviors, and professional skills that contribute to personal success in work and life. Topics may include strategies that positively impact self-management and self-motivation, including self-assessments, workforce readiness skills, analyzing workplace skills, and personal wellness. Topics may include analyzing workplace skills and skill sets; identifying and seeking job opportunities that match current skills sets; writing an introductory cover letter; constructing a resume and master application; interviewing and keeping a job.
CMST 10 - Interpersonal Communication	Communication Studies	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level IV Transfer Status: CSU/UC 51 hours Lecture This course is the study of theory and research findings and their application to communication in interpersonal relationships in personal and professional contexts. It examines effective and appropriate uses of verbal and non-verbal messages in the initiation, development, maintenance, and termination of interpersonal relationships. Emphasis is placed on the psychological, social, cultural and linguistic factors that affect person-to-person communication. (C-ID COMM 130).
CMST 12 - Forensics (Speech and Debate)	Communication Studies	3
Transfer Status: CSU 25.5 hours Lecture / 76.5 hours Lab This course prepares students for intercollegiate speech and debate tournaments and/or community events. Preparation includes practice, research, writing and participation in a variety of public presentations. Community events, as well as forensics events, such as debate, platform, limited preparation, oral interpretation, and readers' theatre are emphasized. (C-ID COMM 160B).
CMST 13 - Gender and Communication	Communication Studies	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level IV Transfer Status: CSU/UC 51 hours Lecture This course introduces students to gender-related communication, integrating theory and practice in order to heighten awareness of the importance of gender as a communication variable. Emphasis on perception, verbal, nonverbal similarities and differences are examined in interpersonal, small group, and public settings.
CMST 14 - Argumentation and Debate	Communication Studies	3
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 2 or ENGL 3 Transfer Status: CSU/UC 51 hours Lecture This course presents basic argumentation theory including research, methods of analysis, use and tests of evidence, refutation, and the logical and ethical responsibilities of advocacy. Emphasis is placed on the preparation and presentation of cases for and against propositions or points of view through debate and public address. (C-ID COMM 120).
CMST 2 - Public Speaking	Communication Studies	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level IV Transfer Status: CSU/UC 51 hours Lecture This course is the study of the fundamentals of public speaking with an emphasis on extemporaneous style delivery. Focus is placed on critical thinking including: the organization of ideas, the use of research, the development of critical analysis in the construction and consumption of messages and the practice of ethical and mindful communication. (C-ID COMM 110).
CMST 2H - Honors Public Speaking	Communication Studies	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level IV Transfer Status: CSU/UC 51 hours Lecture This is an Honors level introductory Public Speaking course. Through a process of thorough analysis, critical thinking, extended discussions, and original oral and written responses, students will study the fundamentals of extemporaneous public speaking. Emphasis is placed on the organization of ideas, the use of research techniques, and the development of critical analysis for problem solving. (C-ID COMM 110).
CMST 4 - Small Group Communication	Communication Studies	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level IV Transfer Status: CSU/UC 51 hours Lecture This course is the study of theory and research findings and their application to communication in small group contexts. It emphasizes group discussion for problem solving, leadership, listening, information gathering, analysis and public speaking. This class is designed to be experiential and exposes students to small group communication theory and public speaking fundamentals within the context of their own small group interactions, activities and presentations in classroom settings and real-world environments. (C-ID COMM 140).
CMST 6 - Oral Interpretation	Communication Studies	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level IV Transfer Status: CSU/UC 51 hours Lecture This course covers the study and practice of oral skills essential for effective communication of the intellectual and emotional meaning of a literary selection or manuscript to an audience. (C-ID COMM 170).
CMST 9 - Intercultural Communication	Communication Studies	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level IV Transfer Status: CSU/UC 51 hours Lecture This course provides an understanding of the dynamics of intercultural communication. Students will develop knowledge, attitudes, and skills to become more effective intercultural communicators. (C-ID COMM 150).
CMST 95 - Special Studies-CMST	Communication Studies	1 - 3
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor Transfer Status: CSU 0 hours Lecture Supervised study in researching an area in the student's academic major. Any student interested in registering for a Special Studies course should contact a full-time instructor or chair/coordinator in the appropriate area no later than the last day of the tenth week of instruction. 51-153 hours Independent Study.
CNST 1 - Introduction to Construction	Construction	2
Prerequisite(s): ITEC 55 Transfer Status: CSU 34 hours Lecture This course is designed to teach students a broad overview of the construction industry and the opportunities available in this field. Emphasis will be on developing an understanding of the trades, processes, terminology, practices, and documents in the construction field. The student will be introduced to time, equipment, and materials and their relationship to estimating, cost, and performance.
CNST 10 - Properties and Applications of Concrete	Construction	4
Prerequisite(s): ITEC 55 Transfer Status: CSU 51 hours Lecture / 51 hours Lab This course is a study of various types of concrete materials and applications. The students will learn about concrete production, transportation, forming, reinforcing, placing, consolidating, jointing, finishing, and curing. The students will be introduced to foundations, pavements, slabs on grade, structural concrete, and tilt-up/pre-cast concrete. Quality control, quantity take-off, and estimating will be included throughout as they relate to each topic.
CNST 15 - Materials and Methods of Construction	Construction	3
Prerequisite(s): ITEC 55 Transfer Status: CSU 51 hours Lecture A comprehensive study of the principle building materials and systems that are found in the construction industry. An in-depth review of how these materials and systems interact together to produce a complete design and project. The class highlights upon materials testing, quality control, green building products, and various project delivery methods.
CNST 20 - Foundations and Concrete Structures	Construction	3
Prerequisite(s): ITEC 55 Transfer Status: CSU 34 hours Lecture / 51 hours Lab This course is a comprehensive study of foundations and structures. Students will learn to analyze the practical applications of foundations/structures and the corresponding layout, excavation, form system, and material placement. Modern methods of material delivery and placement for foundations/structures and their forming system are studied and practiced.
CNST 21 - Analysis of Construction Drawings and Specifications	Construction	3
Prerequisite(s): CNST 1, CNST 5, CNST 15 Transfer Status: CSU 51 hours Lecture This course is an advanced study of reading construction documents and specifications used in civil, residential, commercial, industrial, and specialty construction. The correlation of plans and specifications to the contract documents will be reinforced, as well as the use of the plans for material takeoff. The student will be introduced to the use of plans and specifications for materials quantity takeoff and the correlation to the project estimate.
CNST 25 - Construction Framing	Construction	4
Prerequisite(s): CNST 1, CNST 5, CNST 10, CNST 15, CNST 20 Transfer Status: CSU 51 hours Lecture / 51 hours Lab This course is a study of the theory and practical applications of framing in modern construction of residential and commercial buildings. The students will learn safety as it relates to framing construction and the tools and processes used. The sequence and technique of layout, material selection, and construction will be studied and applied.
CNST 30 - Interior and Exterior Finishes	Construction	4
Prerequisite(s): CNST 1, CNST 5, CNST 10, CNST 15, CNST 20 Transfer Status: CSU 51 hours Lecture / 51 hours Lab This course is a study of the application of interior and exterior finishes common to residential, commercial, and industrial construction. Finish materials will be analyzed for purpose, cost, and ease of installation technique.
CNST 35 - Electrical and Mechanical Systems	Construction	3
Prerequisite(s): CNST 1, CNST 5, CNST 10, CNST 15, CNST 20 Transfer Status: CSU 34 hours Lecture / 51 hours Lab This course is an introduction to Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing Systems and the integration of these systems into the building design and construction process.
CNST 40 - Construction Cost Estimating I	Construction	3
Prerequisite(s): CNST 1, CNST 5, CNST 10, CNST 15, CNST 20 Transfer Status: CSU 51 hours Lecture This course is an introduction to cost estimation in construction. The techniques, organization, and forms utilized in the various construction trades will be analyzed and practiced. The student will learn the procedures for quantity take-off, productivity calculation, bid tabulation, and the formulation of basic overhead and profit calculations through practical applications.
CNST 45 - Construction Graphics	Construction	3
Prerequisite(s): CNST 5 Transfer Status: CSU 34 hours Lecture / 51 hours Lab The ability to communicate 3 dimensional (3D) forms and ideas with 2 dimensional (2D) representations is a central skill in the construction industry. This course will train students to create and interpret the representation of our built environment through the practice of construction graphics. Students will establishing a working vocabulary of symbols, details, and views used in construction drawing through both lecture and practical application. Specific techniques will include basic sketching and visualization and an introduction to computer-aided drafting and modeling using Sketch-up, Revit, and Navisworks (3D modeling and viewing tools).
CNST 5 - Plans, Specifications, & Surveying	Construction	3
Prerequisite(s): ITEC 55 Transfer Status: CSU 34 hours Lecture / 51 hours Lab This course will introduce students to reading construction documents and specifications used in civil, residential, commercial, industrial, and specialty construction. The correlation of plans and specifications to the contract documents will be introduced, as well as the use of the plans for material takeoff. The introduction to surveying will cover fundamental surveying methods, field practices in measuring, note taking/mapping, and staking.
CNST 50 - Construction Cost Estimating II	Construction	3
Transfer Status: CSU 51 hours Lecture This course is a study of the details of construction cost estimating as they effect profit, practicality, contract law, and contractor moral obligations. The students will be introduced to the nuances that will make an estimate viable for project success and profitability using industry standard procedures and software.
CNST 97 - Special Problems-CNST	Construction	1 - 3
Transfer Status: CSU 0 hours Lecture Supervised study and practice in solving special problems in the student's career major. Any student interested in registering for a Special Problems course should contact a full-time instructor or chair/coordinator in the appropriate area no later than the last day of the tenth week of instruction. 51-153 hours Independent Study.
CNST 99 - Work Experience-CNST	Construction	1 - 8
Prerequisite(s): Permission of Cooperative Work Experience Education instructor and employment supervisor Transfer Status: CSU 0 hours Lecture Career Work Experience (CWE) is a course that gives students the opportunity to earn both a grade and units for what they learn on the job related to their vocational major while gaining practical work experience. Students may earn one semester unit of college credit in this course for every sixty hours of unpaid work experience (60-480 hours unpaid) or seventy-five hours of paid work experience (75-600 hours paid). Students may earn a maximum of sixteen units for all types of Work Experience.
COS 100 - Introduction to Cosmetology	Cosmetology	5
Prerequisite(s): High School Diploma or G.E.D. Transfer Status: NT 30 hours Lecture / 210 hours Lab This course is the first in a seven-course sequence. It introduces students to the history of Cosmetology, career opportunities in Cosmetology, and the skills required to have a successful career in the beauty industry. Students will learn the basic skills and techniques required for all aspects of hair care, hair cutting, hair treatments, makeup application, skin care and nail care and the safe, hygienic practice of Cosmetology procedures. Additionally, students will learn and develop basic skills in human relations, customer satisfaction and the professional attitudes that are vital to success in the beauty industry.
COS 101 - Cosmetology I	Cosmetology	5
Prerequisite(s): COS 100 or Permission of Instructor Transfer Status: NT 30 hours Lecture / 210 hours Lab This course is the second in a seven-course sequence. Students are introduced to the principles and practices of infection control, anatomy and physiology, and chemistry. Emphasis will be placed upon skin, nail, and hair structure and growth and disorders of hair, scalp, and nails. Students will continue developing the skills and techniques required for all aspects of hair care, hair cutting, hair treatments, makeup application, skin care and nail care and the safe, hygienic practice of Cosmetology procedures. Additionally, students will continue developing skills in human relations, customer satisfaction and the professional attitudes that are vital to success in the beauty industry.
COS 102 - Cosmetology II	Cosmetology	5
Prerequisite(s): COS 101 or Permission of Instructor Transfer Status: NT 30 hours Lecture / 210 hours Lab This course is the third in a seven-course sequence. Students are introduced to the basics of electricity, electrical equipment, principles of hair design, haircutting and hair styling. Emphasis will be placed on electrotherapy, light therapy, hair types, facial structure, hair treatments, hair cutting and wet and thermal styling basics. Students will continue developing the skills and techniques for all aspects of hair care, hair cutting, hair treatments, makeup, skin and nail are and the safe, hygienic practice of Cosmetology procedures. Additionally, students will continue developing skills in human relations, customer satisfaction and the professional attitudes that are vital to success in the beauty industry.
COS 103 - Cosmetology III	Cosmetology	5
Prerequisite(s): COS 102 or Permission of Instructor Transfer Status: NT 30 hours Lecture / 210 hours Lab This course is the fourth in a seven-course sequence. Students are introduced to hair braiding, wigs, hair enhancements, chemical services, hair chemistry and structure, principles of hair coloring, and skin diseases and disorders. Emphasis will be placed on chemical hair services including coloring, relaxing and perming, proper application and care of wigs, hair extensions and braids, color theory and skin disorders. Students will continue developing the required skills and techniques for all aspects of hair care, hair cutting, hair treatments, makeup application, skin care and nail care and the safe, hygienic practice of Cosmetology procedures. Additionally, students will continue developing skills in human relations, customer satisfaction and the professional attitudes that are vital to success in the beauty industry.
COS 104 - Cosmetology IV	Cosmetology	5
Prerequisite(s): COS 103 or Permission of Instructor Transfer Status: NT 30 hours Lecture / 210 hours Lab This course is the fifth in a seven-course sequence. Students are introduced to hair removal, skin analysis and care, facial massage and makeup application. Emphasis will be placed on temporary and permanent hair removal, skin typing and treatments, facial massage, proper use of electrotherapy and light therapy, color theory and principles of makeup application. Students will continue developing the required skills and techniques for all aspects of hair care, hair cutting, hair treatments, makeup application, skin care and nail care and the safe, hygienic practice of Cosmetology procedures. Additionally, students will continue developing skills in human relations, customer satisfaction and the professional attitudes that are vital to success in the beauty industry.
COS 105 - Cosmetology V	Cosmetology	5
Prerequisite(s): COS 104 or Permission of Instructor Transfer Status: NT 30 hours Lecture / 210 hours Lab This course is the sixth in a seven-course sequence. Students are introduced to nail diseases and disorders, manicuring and pedicuring basics and nail tips, wraps and enhancements. Emphasis will be placed on proper use and disinfection of manicuring tools, manicuring and pedicuring techniques, foot massage, cleaning and disinfection of foot baths and spas and application, maintenance and removal of nail tips, wraps and enhancements. Students will continue developing the required skills and techniques for all aspects of hair care, hair cutting, hair treatments, makeup application, skin care and nail care and the safe, hygienic practice of Cosmetology procedures. Additionally, students will continue developing skills in human relations, customer satisfaction and the professional attitudes that are vital to success in the beauty industry.
COS 106 - Cosmetology VI	Cosmetology	5
Prerequisite(s): COS 105 or Permission of Instructor Transfer Status: NT 30 hours Lecture / 210 hours Lab This course is a capstone course for the cosmetology sequence. Students are introduced to the principles of successful salon business management, and demonstration of proper technique and practice in all aspects of hair, skin and nail care, treatments and procedures. Emphasis will be placed on mastery of the necessary Cosmetology concepts, principles and skills required to pass the California State Licensing exam for Cosmetology. Students will be required to demonstrate mastery of the required skills and techniques for all aspects of hair care, hair cutting, hair treatments, makeup application, skin care and nail care and the safe, hygienic practice of Cosmetology procedures. Additionally, students will continue developing skills in human relations, customer satisfaction and the professional attitudes that are vital to success in the beauty industry. Students will spend 30 hours in a classroom setting and 210 hours in laboratory activities. Upon completing this course, students are expected to have a minimum of 1,600 hours of applied skill practice required by the State of California Board of Barbering and Cosmetology.
COS 107 - Cosmetology to Barbering Crossover	Cosmetology	5
Prerequisite(s): Students must supply a 1,600 hour completion of Cosmetology Proof of Training Certificate or have a current valid Cosmetology License Transfer Status: NT 30 hours Lecture / 210 hours Lab This course provides training in barbering for students proficient in cosmetology training and prepares the student for the California State Board Barber examination. Students are introduced to the theory and advanced techniques of preparing the client's hair for shaving, assessing the condition of the client's skin, performing shaving techniques, applying after-shave antiseptic following facial services, massaging the client's face and rolling cream massages. Upon completing this course, students are required to have a minimum of 1,800 hours of applied skill practice required by the State of California Board of Barbering and Cosmetology.
COS 108 - Manicuring	Cosmetology	10
Prerequisite(s): High School Diploma or G.E.D. Transfer Status: NT 55 hours Lecture / 345 hours Lab The manicure course is an intensive course for the student seeking an entry level position in the industry, or for an individual re-entering the job market to develop new skills. Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be eligible to take the state board exam and become a California state licensed Manicurist.
COS 109 - Esthetician (Skin Care)	Cosmetology	16
Prerequisite(s): High School Diploma or G.E.D. Transfer Status: NT 110 hours Lecture / 490 hours Lab Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be eligible to take the state board exam and become a California state licensed Esthetician. The skin care course is an intensive course for the student seeking an entry level position in the industry, or for a person reentering the job market with new skills.
COS 110 - Instructor Training	Cosmetology	15
Prerequisite(s): High School Diploma or G.E.D.; Must hold a valid Cosmetology License Transfer Status: NT 90 hours Lecture / 630 hours Lab This course shall consist of technical instruction and practical operations in teaching the art and science of Cosmetology. Technical instruction shall mean instruction by demonstration, lecture, classroom participation, or examination; practical operation shall mean the actual performance by the instructor trainee of teaching techniques and principles. Hours and required technical skills/proficiencies are mandated by the California State Board of Barbering and Cosmetology.
COS 111 - Cosmetology Refresher	Cosmetology	5
Prerequisite(s): COS 106 and expired state license or failure to pass state exam Transfer Status: NT 30 hours Lecture / 210 hours Lab This refresher course is designed for students who have completed COS 100-106 or the equivalent, and have an expired cosmetology license or failed to pass the state licensing examination. Students will brush up on skills and techniques in all phases of hair, make-up, skin and nail care, customer service and professionalism. In addition, students will refresh their skills in human relations, customer satisfaction and professional attitudes that are vital to success in the beauty industry. Upon successful completion of this course and verification of completion of Cosmetology 100-106 or the equivalent, the student will be eligible to take the state board examination and become a California state licensed Cosmetologist.
COS 300 - Cosmetology Practicum	Cosmetology	0
Prerequisite(s): Current Enrollment in a Cosmetology Program or Permission of Instructor Transfer Status: NT 0 hours Lecture / 102 hours Lab This course is designed to meet the needs of students preparing to take the state examination for cosmetology licensure, or for those needing to complete additional hours of training required to qualify for the cosmetology state examination. This course reviews skills and protocols required by the State Board of Barbering and Cosmetology. The reinforcement of entry level industry skills are emphasized.
CPE 308 - Functional Academics for Persons with Substantial Disabilities	Community Partners in Education	0
Transfer Status: NT 0 hours Lecture / 200 hours Lab This course provides instruction and support for persons with substantial disabilities attending a facility in the community generally known as a day activity center. Functional Academics focuses on learning basic academic skills such as reading comprehension, writing and mathematical skills as well as basic money handling skills and increased awareness and independence in independent living skills. Topics include reading comprehension, writing skills, mathematical skills, money management, daily living skills and self-advocacy. An individual assessment of needs as well as an ongoing Individual Service Plan (ISP) is a component of this course. The ISP will dictate the number of hours each student will spend in this course.
CPE 310 - Integration into the Community for Persons with Substantial Disabilities	Community Partners in Education	0
Transfer Status: NT 0 hours Lecture / 200 hours Lab This course is designed for persons with substantial disabilities attending a facility in the community generally known as a day activity center. Integration into the Community will focus on learning how to become a part of the community and will include social skills, communication skills, problem solving skills, personal safety skills and increasing stamina and endurance for walking or wheeling self safely while navigating uneven terrain in the community. An individual assessment of needs as well as an ongoing Individual Service Plan (ISP) is a component of this program. The ISP will dictate the number of hours each student will spend in this course.
CPE 311 - Horticultural Arts for Persons with Substantial Disabilities	Community Partners in Education	0
Transfer Status: NT 0 hours Lecture / 200 hours Lab This course is designed for persons with substantial disabilities attending a facility in the community generally known as a day activity center. Horticultural Arts will focus on learning how esthetics can enhance the creative experience of growing and tending a garden. Topics will include planning a garden, how fine and gross motor skills can be enhanced by tending a garden, identifying the components of the garden, and how to utilize the vegetables and flowers to enhance daily living activities. An individual assessment of needs as well as an ongoing Individual Service Plan (ISP) is a component of this course. The ISP will dictate the number of hours each student will spend in this course.
CPE 312 - Applied Arts for Persons with Substantial Disabilities	Community Partners in Education	0
Transfer Status: NT 0 hours Lecture / 200 hours Lab This course is designed for persons with substantial disabilities attending a facility in the community generally known as a day activity center. Applied Arts focuses on learning to utilize a variety of art and craft media to enhance the creative expression of adults with limited ability to communicate in traditional ways. Topics will include stained glass, ceramics, beading and jewelry making, woodworking, and fabric art. An individual assessment of needs as well as an ongoing Individual Service Plan (ISP) is a component of this course. The ISP will dictate the number of hours each student will spend in this course.
CPE 313 - Fine Arts for Persons with Substantial Disabilities	Community Partners in Education	0
Transfer Status: NT 0 hours Lecture / 200 hours Lab This course is designed for persons with substantial disabilities attending a facility in the community generally known as a day activity center. Fine Arts focuses on learning to utilize a variety of art media to enhance the creative expression of adults with limited ability to communicate in traditional ways. Topics will include drawing (pencil, charcoal, pastels, pen and ink, etc.), painting (watercolor, acrylic, oil, etc.) and creating individual works of art which can be shown in local venues. An individual assessment of needs as well as an ongoing Individual Service Plan (ISP) is a component of this course. The ISP will dictate the number of hours each student will spend in this course.
CPE 314 - Performing Arts for Persons with Substantial Disabilities	Community Partners in Education	0
Transfer Status: NT 0 hours Lecture / 200 hours Lab This course is designed for persons with substantial disabilities attending a facility in the community generally known as a day activity center. Performing Arts will focus on developing creative expression and improving communication skills and social interaction through a wide range of performance arts. Topics will include performing skits, plays, stand up comedy, poetry slams, dance and movement, musical instruments and singing. An individual assessment of needs as well as an ongoing individual service plan (ISP) is a component of this course. The ISP will dictate the number of hours each student will spend in this course.
CPE 315 - Culinary Arts and Nutrition Skills for Persons with Substantial Disabilities	Community Partners in Education	0
Transfer Status: NT 0 hours Lecture / 200 hours Lab This course provides instructional support for persons with substantial disabilities attending a facility in the community generally known as a day activity center. Culinary Arts and Nutrition Skills will focus on improving independent living skills. Topics include health and wellness, healthy food choices and the use of gross motor skills for safe cooking. An individual assessment of needs as well as an ongoing Individual Service Plan (ISP) is a component of this program. The ISP will dictate the number of hours each student will spend in this course.
CPE 316 - Health and Wellness for Persons with Substantial Disabilities	Community Partners in Education	0
Transfer Status: NT 0 hours Lecture / 200 hours Lab This course is designed for persons with substantial disabilities attending a facility in the community generally known as a day activity center. Health and Wellness focuses on interpersonal skills development through physical and behavioral techniques. Topics include problem solving, breathing and relaxation techniques, attention and focus, sensory awareness, utilization of all five senses, social and personal adjustment, self-advocacy for fostering independence, fine and gross motor skills, and personal care and hygiene. An individual assessment of motor communication and self-help learning needs as well as an ongoing Individual Service Plan (ISP) is a component of this course. The ISP will dictate the number of hours each student will spend in this course.
CPE 318 - Communication Skills for Persons with Substantial Disabilities	Community Partners in Education	0
Transfer Status: NT 0 hours Lecture / 200 hours Lab This course is designed for persons with substantial disabilities attending a facility in the community generally known as a day activity center. Communication Skills focuses on learning basic techniques for communicating. Topics include ASL, functional gesture practice, articulation practice, making choices, problem solving and social communication skills. An individual assessment of needs as well as an ongoing individual service plan (ISP) is a component of this course. The ISP will dictate the number of hours each student will spend in this course.
CPE 320 - Independent Living Skills for Persons with Substantial Disabilities	Community Partners in Education	0
Recommended Prep: Special Education K-12 Transfer Status: NT 0 hours Lecture / 200 hours Lab This course provides independent living training for persons with substantial disabilities. Independent Living Skills focuses on establishing and maintaining a positive lifestyle, progressing to the highest level of independent functioning, and training in each student’s living environment. Topics include health and safety, personal hygiene, cooking/nutrition, exercise, money and time management, medical awareness, problem solving, communication skills, and emergency preparedness. An individual assessment of needs as well as an ongoing Individual Service Plan (ISP) is a component of this course. The ISP will dictate the number of hours each student will spend in this course.
CPE 322 - Group Social Growth for Persons with Substantial Disabilities	Community Partners in Education	0
Recommended Prep: Special Education K-12 Transfer Status: NT 0 hours Lecture / 200 hours Lab This course provides group socialization training for persons with substantial disabilities through group interaction and activities. Group Social Growth focuses on team building skills, interacting in group settings, and promoting companionship. Topics include group socialization, group timelines, financial obligations, self-advocacy in groups, safety, and community resource assistance. An individual assessment of needs as well as an ongoing Individual Service Plan (ISP) is a component of this course. The ISP will dictate the number of hours each student will spend in this course.
CSCI 10 - Computer Architecture and Organization	Computer Science	3
Prerequisite(s): CSCI 20 Transfer Status: CSU/UC 34 hours Lecture / 51 hours Lab This course is an introduction to the organization and behavior of modern computer systems at the assembly language level. Topics include numerical computation, the internal representation of simple data types and structures, data representation errors, and procedural errors. Students will learn how to map statements and constructs of high-level languages onto sequences of machine instructions. (C-ID COMP 142).
CSCI 11 - Introduction to Game Design and Development	Computer Science	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level IV; Math Level III Transfer Status: CSU/UC 34 hours Lecture / 51 hours Lab This course is an introduction to the concepts, technologies, and techniques of game design and development. The course covers the history of games, basic game theory, the phases of game development, the use of computers and other media in the development of games, and game testing and analysis. Students will explore the ethical and social issues associated with the design, production, and marketing of games. The course emphasizes the importance of teamwork in, and the interdisciplinary nature of, the games industry.
CSCI 17 - Computer and Network Security/Security+	Computer Science	3
Prerequisite(s): CSCI 49 Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level IV; Math Level III Transfer Status: CSU 34 hours Lecture / 51 hours Lab This is an advanced course in computer and network security. This course will prepare students to evaluate, secure and manage network information assurance, and take the CompTIA Security+ certification exam. Course topics include threat management, security standards and protocols (including public key infrastructure and cryptography), intrusion detection and prevention, forensics, system recovery, and disaster planning. The principles of data integrity, user accountability, and policy management will be explored in detail. Students will develop and demonstrate intrusion detection skills utilizing a virtual network to configure and test security procedures.
CSCI 19 - Computer Networking Fundamentals	Computer Science	3
Recommended Prep: CSCI 49 and A+ Certification and Reading Level IV; English Level IV; Math Level III Transfer Status: CSU 34 hours Lecture / 51 hours Lab This course introduces the structure, architecture, functions, components and models of the Internet and other computer networks. The course will prepare students to create and maintain data communications networks, and prepare to take the CompTIA's Network+ certification exam. Course topics include: designing, implementing, and maintaining functional communication systems using the OSI (Open Systems Interconnection) and TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) layered models to examine the roles of protocols and services at the application, network, data link and physical layers. A virtualized lab component using NDG NETLabs+ will be included.
CSCI 2 - Business and Computer Information Systems	Computer Science	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level IV; Math Level III and 25 wpm keyboarding Transfer Status: CSU/UC 34 hours Lecture / 51 hours Lab This course is an examination of information systems and their role in business. Focus on information systems, database management systems, networking, e-commerce, ethics and security, computer systems hardware and software components. Application of these concepts and methods through hands-on projects developing computer-based solutions to business problems. (C-ID ITIS 120).
CSCI 20 - Programming and Algorithms I	Computer Science	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level IV; Math Level IV and CSCI 4 Transfer Status: CSU/UC 34 hours Lecture / 51 hours Lab This course is an introduction to the discipline of computer science, with a focus on the design and implementation of algorithms to solve simple problems using a high-level programming language. Topics include fundamental programming constructs, problem-solving strategies, debugging techniques, declaration models, and an overview of procedural and object-oriented programming languages. Students will learn to design, implement, test, and debug algorithms using pseudocode and a high-level programming language. (C-ID COMP 122).
CSCI 21 - Programming and Algorithms II	Computer Science	3
Prerequisite(s): CSCI 20 Transfer Status: CSU/UC 34 hours Lecture / 51 hours Lab This is a software engineering course, focused on the application of software engineering techniques for the design and development of large programs. Topics include data abstraction, data structures and associated algorithms, recursion, declaration models, and garbage collection. Students will learn to design, implement, test, and debug programs using an object-oriented language. (C-ID COMP 132).
CSCI 22 - Discrete Structures	Computer Science	3
Prerequisite(s): CSCI 20 Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level IV; Math Level IV Transfer Status: CSU 42.5 hours Lecture / 25.5 hours Lab This course is an introduction to the discrete structures used in Computer Science, with an emphasis on their applications. Topics covered include functions, relations and sets, basic logic, proof techniques, basics of counting, graphs and trees, and discrete probability. (C-ID COMP 152).
CSCI 23 - Systems Analysis and Design	Computer Science	3
Prerequisite(s): CSCI 2 Transfer Status: CSU 51 hours Lecture The course presents a systematic methodology for analyzing a business problem or opportunity, determining what role, if any, computer-based technologies can play in addressing the business need, articulating business requirements for the technology solution, specifying alternative approaches to acquiring the technology capabilities needed to address the business requirements, and specifying the requirements for the information systems solution in particular, in-house development, development from third-party providers, or purchased commercial-off-the-shelf packages.
CSCI 25 - Linux 1, Essentials	Computer Science	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level IV; Math Level III Transfer Status: CSU 34 hours Lecture / 51 hours Lab In this course students learn the fundamental concepts of the Linux operating system and the basic skills needed to work productively on a Linux system. Topics covered include installation and basic configuration, fundamental command-line tools, text editing with the vi (visual editor), the File Hierarchy Standard (FHS), processes, and permissions. Students will configure, script, and work exclusively in a shell (text-based, command-line) environment.
CSCI 31 - Web Development I	Computer Science	3
Prerequisite(s): CSCI 4 (or concurrent enrollment) or CSCI 20 (or concurrent enrollment) Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level IV; Math Level III Transfer Status: CSU 34 hours Lecture / 51 hours Lab This course is an introduction to web development using HyperText Markup Language Version 5 (HTML5), Cascading Style Sheets Level 3 (CSS3), JavaScript, and jQuery. Students will learn to design and build standards-compliant front-end/client-side web applications using HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, and jQuery.
CSCI 32 - Web Development II	Computer Science	3
Prerequisite(s): CSCI 31 Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level IV; Math Level III Transfer Status: CSU 34 hours Lecture / 51 hours Lab In this course students learn to develop applications for the World Wide Web. Topics include the fundamentals of web server platforms, programming languages for web development, using databases to persist information for a web application, and web application frameworks. Students will design, implement, and deploy a complete web application using a current programming language, database technology, and web server.
CSCI 36 - Programming Project	Computer Science	2
Prerequisite(s): CSCI 21 Transfer Status: CSU 17 hours Lecture / 51 hours Lab This is a capstone programming project course integrating software engineering processes, project management, and computer programming skills. Topics include problem formulation, requirements elicitation, design, tools and frameworks, implementation and testing, version control, integration, and documentation. Emphasis will be placed on teamwork to design, develop, and deliver software projects that solve specific problems.
CSCI 4 - Introduction to Programming Concepts and Methodologies	Computer Science	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level IV; Math Level III Transfer Status: CSU/UC 42.5 hours Lecture / 25.5 hours Lab This course introduces students to the fundamental concepts of programming. Students will learn about the software development life-cycle, algorithms, and the design, implementation, and testing of programs using an object-oriented programming language. (C-ID COMP 112).
CSCI 48 - Cisco Networks Level 1 and 2	Computer Science	4
Recommended Prep: CSCI 49 and/or Reading Level IV; English Level IV; Math Level III Transfer Status: CSU 42.5 hours Lecture / 76.5 hours Lab This is an introductory course in computer networking and data communication infrastructure. The focus of this course is to develop the skills required to manage and maintain a Cisco routing and switching infrastructure. It is designed to prepare students to take the Cisco Certified Entry-level Network Technician (CCENT) exam. It is the first of two courses designed to prepare students to take the Composite Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) Routing and Switching certification exam. This course introduces physical and logical network topologies, routing and switching implementation using Cisco networking components. Course topics will include: Local Area Networks (LANs), Virtual Local Area Networks (VLANs), Wide Area Networks (WANs), converged and packet switched networks and protocols, routing and switching components and configurations, network design, installation, management, addressing and security.
CSCI 49 - PCs and Peripherals/A+	Computer Science	4
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level IV; Math Level III Transfer Status: CSU 42.5 hours Lecture / 76.5 hours Lab This is an introductory course in computer hardware, operating systems and connectivity. The course prepares students to take the CompTIA A+ exams. The focus of this course is to develop an understanding of personal computing devices, including terminology, safety, assembly, operating system installation, configuration, optimization, security, and industry best practices.
CSCI 53 - Cisco Networks Level 2, Routing & Switching	Computer Science	3
Prerequisite(s): CSCI 48 Transfer Status: CSU 34 hours Lecture / 51 hours Lab This is an intermediate level computer networks course covering fundamental elements, terminology and software. It is the second of three courses (CSCI 48, 53, and 56) designed to prepare students to take the Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) exam. Course topics include; router elements, binary math, TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol), addressing, subnetting, address protocols, media standards, and the design of a Local Area Network (LAN).
CSCI 56 - Cisco Networks Level 3 & 4, Scaling and Connecting	Computer Science	3
Prerequisite(s): CSCI 48 or CCENT Certification Transfer Status: CSU 34 hours Lecture / 51 hours Lab This is an intermediate level course in computer networks that enables students to understand the selection criteria of network devices and WAN technologies to meet network requirements. The focus of this course is scaling and connecting networks through WAN technologies. It describes the architecture, components and advanced operations of routers and switches, and the network services required by converged applications in a large and complex network. It is the second of two courses designed to prepare students to take the Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) exam. This course will provide students with the skills and knowledge required to analyze, design, build, and maintain small to medium-sized networks; troubleshoot data link and routing protocols and network services. Topics include: Local Area Network (LAN) switching and design, Virtual Local Area Networks (VLANs), trunking protocols, WAN fundamentals and routing protocols, network security, Access Control Lists (ACLs), and network monitoring and troubleshooting.
CSCI 65 - Microsoft SQL Database Administration	Computer Science	3
Prerequisite(s): CSCI 49 Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level IV; Math Level III Transfer Status: CSU 34 hours Lecture / 51 hours Lab This course prepares students to take the Microsoft Technology Associate (MTA) certification exam for Microsoft Structured Query Language (SQL) Server. Students learn to install and configure a database, create fields, tables, and objects, manipulate data, and administer and troubleshoot a Microsoft SQL Server database. Topics include server instances, server components, security, backup and recovery, performance and availability.
CSCI 70 - Installing and Configuring Windows Server 2012	Computer Science	3
Prerequisite(s): CSCI 49 or CompTIA A+ certification Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level IV; Math Level III Transfer Status: CSU 34 hours Lecture / 51 hours Lab This course is the first in a three course series in which students learn the skills and knowledge necessary to implement a Windows Server 2012R2 infrastructure. The focus of the course is on the initial implementation and configuration of core services including Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS), networking services, and Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2012R2 configuration. The course prepares students for Microsoft certification exam 70-410, Installing and Configuring Windows Server 2012R2.
CSCI 71 - Administering Windows Server 2012	Computer Science	3
Prerequisite(s): CSCI 70 or MCSA 70-410 Certification Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level IV; Math Level III Transfer Status: CSU 34 hours Lecture / 51 hours Lab This course is the second in a three course series in which students learn the skills and knowledge necessary to implement a Windows Server 2012R2 infrastructure. The focus of the course is on the mastery and fine-tuning of core services such as user and group management, network access, and data security. Students will learn to implement, manage, maintain, and provision services and Active Directory infrastructure in a Windows Server 2012R2 enterprise environment. The course prepares students for Microsoft certification exam 70-411, Administering Windows Server 2012R2 exam.
CSCI 72 - Configuring Advanced Windows 2012 Server Services	Computer Science	3
Prerequisite(s): CSCI 71 or MCSA 70-411 certification Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level IV; Math Level III Transfer Status: CSU 34 hours Lecture / 51 hours Lab This course is the third in a three course series in which students learn the skills and knowledge necessary to implement a Windows Server 2012 infrastructure. The focus of the course is on the mastery of Advanced Windows Server 2012 Services including advanced management and maintenance a Windows Server 2012 infrastructure. The course also covers fault tolerance, certificate services, and identity federation services. The course prepares students for Microsoft certification exam 70-412, Configuring Advanced Windows Server 2012 Services exam.
CSCI 73 - Server 2016 Installation, Storage, and Compute	Computer Science	3
Recommended Prep: CSCI 49 and Reading Level IV; English Level IV; Math Level III Ability to install configure and upgrade desktop computer operating systems and hardware following established basic procedures. A+ Certification or Skills. Transfer Status: CSU 34 hours Lecture / 51 hours Lab This course is the first in a three course series in which students learn the skills and knowledge necessary to implement a Windows Server 2016 infrastructure. The focus of the course is on the initial installation storage and compute functionalities and configuration of core services for all versions of Server 2016. It includes Hyper-V virtualization configuration and management, deploying Windows containers, clustering, and High Availability options. It is designed to prepare the student for the 70-740 Microsoft Certification Exam.
CSCI 74 - Networking with Windows Server 2016	Computer Science	3
Prerequisite(s): CSCI 73 or MCSA 70-740 Certification Transfer Status: CSU 34 hours Lecture / 51 hours Lab This course is the second in a three course series in which students learn the skills and knowledge necessary to implement a Windows Server 2016 infrastructure. The focus of the course is on networking features and functionality available in Windows Server 2016. It covers Domain Names Services (DNS), Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), Internet Protocol Address Management (IPAM), file sharing with Distributed File Systems, remote access solutions and implementation of Software Defined Networking (SDN). Students will learn about new network technology changes and functionality in a Windows Server 2016 enterprise environment. The course prepares students for the Microsoft certification exam 70- 741, Networking with Windows Server 2016 exam.
CSCI 75 - Identity with Windows Server 2016	Computer Science	3
Prerequisite(s): CSCI 74 or MCSA 70-741 Certification Transfer Status: CSU 34 hours Lecture / 51 hours Lab This course is the third in a three course series in which students learn the skills and knowledge necessary to implement a Windows Server 2016 infrastructure. The focus of the course is on the mastery of advanced Windows Server 2016 services including Active Directory Domain Services, Group Policy, Certificate, Federation Identity and access Services, advanced management and maintenance of a Windows Server 2016 infrastructure. The course prepares students for Microsoft certification exam 70-742 Identity with Windows Server 2016.
CSCI 97 - Special Problems-CSCI	Computer Science	1 - 3
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor Transfer Status: CSU 0 hours Lecture Supervised study and practice in solving special problems in the student's career major. Any student interested in registering for a Special Problems course should contact a full-time instructor or chair/coordinator in the appropriate area no later than the last day of the tenth week of instruction. 51-153 hours Independent Study.
CSCI 99 - Work Experience-CSCI	Computer Science	1 - 8
Prerequisite(s): Permission of Cooperative Work Experience Education instructor and employment supervisor Transfer Status: CSU 0 hours Lecture Career Work Experience (CWE) is a course that gives students the opportunity to earn both a grade and units for what they learn on the job related to their vocational major while gaining practical work experience. Students may earn one semester unit of college credit in this course for every sixty hours of unpaid work experience (60-480 hours unpaid) or seventy-five hours of paid work experience (75-600 hours paid). Students may earn a maximum of sixteen units for all types of Work Experience.
CSL 20 - College & Life Success	Counseling	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level IV Transfer Status: CSU 51 hours Lecture This course focuses on developing self-knowledge, resources, and skills that result in lifelong success: from college to the future. Students will address the challenges and transitions associated with life and the college years. Students will also explore issues related to diversity and gender and how each influences the individual and group physically, socially, personally and educationally. Students will be exposed to educational theories that affect first year college students. Community and campus resources will be utilized to support students in their learning and development as a whole person. Emphasis will be placed on the importance of understanding and balancing all aspects of self that lead to success in college and life.
CSL 34 - Group Experience - Strategies for Academic, Personal, Career Success	Counseling	0.5
Recommended Prep: Reading Level III; English Level II Transfer Status: CSU 8 hours Lecture This course will provide students with information and activities that lead to academic, personal, and career success. A variety of topics will be covered including: educational planning, study skills and strategies, time management and organization, college policies and procedures, and accessing resources on and off campus.
CSL 70 - Healthy Transitions	Counseling	1
Transfer Status: CSU 17 hours Lecture This course is designed for students who have been placed in foster care. It is comprised of reflective and experiential activities designed to empower students in recognizing and utilizing their abilities and strengths throughout transitions in life. Overarching emphasis will be placed on the topics of wellness, self-care, and mental health. A variety of topics will be covered including: daily habits, stress management, self-care techniques, relationships, emotional health, self-monitoring, and empowering ourselves.
CSL 95 - Special Studies-CSL	Counseling	1 - 3
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor Transfer Status: CSU 0 hours Lecture Supervised study in researching an area in the student's academic major. Any student interested in registering for a Special Studies course should contact a full-time instructor or chair/coordinator in the appropriate area no later than the last day of the tenth week of instruction. 51-153 hours Independent Study.
DFT 12 - Beginning AutoCAD Drafting	Drafting	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level III; Math Level III Transfer Status: CSU/UC 34 hours Lecture / 51 hours Lab This course introduces students to basic drafting concepts using both freehand sketching and AutoCAD, an industry-standard computer-aided drafting (CAD) application. It is intended for drafting majors, engineering majors, interior design majors and pre-architectural students. Topics include line and geometric shape development, freehand sketching, basic AutoCAD commands, text commands, file management, orthographic and pictorial projection, dimensioning, sectioning, auxiliaries, and architectural drawings using sketching and a two-dimensional (2D) drafting application. Document reproduction, printing and plotting will be introduced and practiced.
DFT 16 - Print Reading For Industry and Manufacturing	Drafting	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level III; Math Level III Transfer Status: CSU 51 hours Lecture This course introduces students to drawings, symbols and standards used in manufacturing and industrial applications. Topics include line types, views, dimensions, symbols, sketching, geometric dimensioning and tolerancing, version and revision systems and specialty drawings by manufacturing process. Manufacturing prints, drawings and specifications from both manufacturing and industrial applications will be used in the course.
DFT 2 - Engineering Graphics I	Drafting	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level III; Math Level III Transfer Status: CSU/UC 34 hours Lecture / 51 hours Lab This is a computer-based engineering graphics course that introduces students to graphical design and problem solving using freehand sketching and a solid modeling application. Topics include sketching and modeling using extrudes, sweeps, and lofts. Additional topics include assemblies development and detail drawing output. Graphics standards including American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Y14.5 and international standards application will be introduced and practiced.
DFT 24 - Architectural Drafting Applications	Drafting	3
Transfer Status: CSU 34 hours Lecture / 51 hours Lab This is a computer-based drafting course that introduces the student to architectural drafting applications. Building on basic drafting concepts learned previously, this course will introduce residential design concepts including floor plans, foundation plans and details, elevations, framing and section plans, mechanical, electrical and plumbing plans and engineering site plans. Students will also be introduced to three-dimensional (3D) architectural modeling. Students will prepare a plan set including coversheet, site plan, floor plan, electrical plan, elevations, building section and construction details using AutoCAD.
DFT 4 - Print Reading for Construction and Architecture	Drafting	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level III; Math Level III Transfer Status: CSU 51 hours Lecture In this course, students will learn to read and understand drawings and specifications used in construction and architectural applications. Topics include line types, views, dimensions, symbols, sketching, materials, specifications, and estimating. Construction prints, drawings and specifications including residential and non-residential applications are used by students in this course.
DFT 45 - Building Information Modeling I	Drafting	3
Transfer Status: CSU 34 hours Lecture / 51 hours Lab In this computer-based course students will be introduced to the latest in three-dimensional (3D) modeling for architecture and Building Information Modeling (BIM). Topics will cover architectural modeling and design with BIM tools for parametric design and documentation. The focus of the course is on residential architecture and covers the initiation of a design, the development of a design and production of a presentation and sheet set for a design.
DFT 46 - Building Information Modeling II - Advanced Applications	Drafting	3
Prerequisite(s): DFT 45 Transfer Status: CSU 34 hours Lecture / 51 hours Lab In this computer-based Building Information Modeling (BIM) course, students who have already completed the learning objectives of DFT-45 Building Information Modeling I will be introduced to advanced techniques and concepts of BIM for architectural design applications. Topics will include design options, phasing of design, work sets, site, area analysis, creating in-place and advanced families, massing, and rendering. Students will complete a large scale project with activities spanning the entire course including project phases, project management, material costing and extensive modeling in 3D.
DFT 8 - Engineering Graphics II	Drafting	3
Prerequisite(s): DFT 2 Transfer Status: CSU 34 hours Lecture / 51 hours Lab In this computer-based engineering graphics course students who have already completed the learning objectives of DFT-2: Engineering Graphics I will be introduced to the use of a solid modeling application for simulation of parts and assemblies using Finite Element Analysis (FEA) methodology. Students will model parts and assemblies and will test them using simulation and engineering analysis. Topics include static, frequency, thermal, vibration and drop test analysis methods. The use of simulation to generate engineering reports will be introduced and reports will be generated.
DFT 97 - Special Problems-DFT	Drafting	1 - 3
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor Transfer Status: CSU 0 hours Lecture Supervised study and practice in solving special problems in the student's career major. Any student interested in registering for a Special Problems course should contact a full-time instructor or chair/coordinator in the appropriate area no later than the last day of the tenth week of instruction. 51-153 hours Independent Study.
DFT 99 - Work Experience-DFT	Drafting	1 - 8
Prerequisite(s): Permission of Cooperative Work Experience Education instructor and employment supervisor Transfer Status: CSU 0 hours Lecture Career Work Experience (CWE) is a course that gives students the opportunity to earn both a grade and units for what they learn on the job related to their vocational major while gaining practical work experience. Students may earn one semester unit of college credit in this course for every sixty hours of unpaid work experience (60-480 hours unpaid) or seventy-five hours of paid work experience (75-600 hours paid). Students may earn a maximum of sixteen units for all types of Work Experience.
DRAM 10 - Rehearsal and Performance for Musical Theatre	Drama	3
Transfer Status: CSU 0 hours Lecture / 153 hours Lab This course provides instruction and supervised participation in musical theatre rehearsal and performance. Students enrolled in this course will be formed into a company to present a musical production. Each student will participate in a theatrical production in the style of theatre generally termed American Musical Comedy.
DRAM 100 - Introduction to Professional Theatre	Drama	1
Transfer Status: NT 8.5 hours Lecture / 25.5 hours Lab This course introduces students to the major aspects of professional theatre production. Emphasis is placed on developing an awareness of the artistry, the scope, and the impact of live theatre presentations. Students are responsible for the entire cost of the field trip, including but not limited to transportation, lodging, meals, and admissions to performances. The instructor will select a genre and a specific production, and will lead the students on a guided field trip to attend the production.
DRAM 11 - Youth Outreach Theatre	Drama	3
Transfer Status: CSU/UC 0 hours Lecture / 153 hours Lab This course provides instruction and supervised participation in theatre rehearsal and performance that will be performed to K-12 level students. (C-ID THTR 191).
DRAM 12 - Rehearsal & Performance	Drama	3
Transfer Status: CSU/UC 0 hours Lecture / 153 hours Lab This course provides instruction and supervised participation in theatre rehearsal and performance. (C-ID THTR 191).
DRAM 14 - Theatre Production Workshop	Drama	3
Transfer Status: CSU/UC 0 hours Lecture / 153 hours Lab Students will gain practical experience in the application of production responsibilities in any of the following: stage management, house management, construction, scenery, properties, costume, lighting, sound, and running crews. (C-ID THTR 192).
DRAM 15 - Costume Construction I	Drama	3
Recommended Prep: FASH 9 and FASH 74 Transfer Status: CSU 34 hours Lecture / 51 hours Lab This course is a study of costume history, design, and basic construction techniques as an introduction to basic theatrical costuming. Fabrics and their various uses will be investigated. (C-ID THTR 174).
DRAM 18 - Musical Comedy Workshop	Drama	3
Prerequisite(s): MUS 30 Transfer Status: CSU/UC 34 hours Lecture / 68 hours Lab In this course students will apply their vocal and acting skills in a live performance. Students will also develop the ability to interrelate with other performers utilizing skills intrinsic to musical productions.
DRAM 19 - Choreography for Performance	Drama	2
Transfer Status: CSU/UC 17 hours Lecture / 51 hours Lab This course introduces students to dance styles and choreography used in theatrical performance. Students will learn appropriate warm-up, technique for dance, and strengthening exercises. Topics will include the rules of etiquette and basic terminology used in theatre and dance production.
DRAM 2 - Theatre Arts Appreciation	Drama	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level IV Transfer Status: CSU/UC 51 hours Lecture This course focuses on the relationship of theatre to various cultures throughout history, and on the contributions of significant individual artists. This course discusses elements of the production process including playwriting, acting, directing, design, and criticism. Students will also survey different periods, styles and genres of theatre through play reading, discussion, films and viewing and critiquing live theatre, including required attendance of theatre productions. (Acting is not required). (C-ID THTR 111).
DRAM 21 - Introduction to Theatre Design	Drama	3
Transfer Status: CSU 34 hours Lecture / 51 hours Lab This course is a survey of scenery, lighting, sound, costumes, makeup, properties, theatrical equipment, and construction techniques applicable to all formal theatrical applications. Information is applicable to all formal theatrical applications. Students will work on a series of projects which will culminate in participation as a member on one of the design teams, or as a crew member for a live theatre production. Crew relationships and job responsibilities will be learned and the working relationship between director, designers, artists, and crew members will be established and practiced. (C-ID THTR 172).
DRAM 22 - Introduction to Stage Lighting	Drama	3
Transfer Status: CSU 34 hours Lecture / 51 hours Lab This course involves the study and execution of stage lighting with emphasis on equipment, control, color and their relationship to design. Students will engage in theoretical discussions and review artistic pursuit in lighting design, as well as participate in "hands-on" activities in a practical setting. (C-ID THTR 173).
DRAM 4 - Creative Drama and Theatre for Children	Drama	3
Recommended Prep: DRAM 12 and Reading Level IV; English Level III Transfer Status: CSU 51 hours Lecture This course will introduce students to the principles of play selection and/or creative drama as applied to the specialized area of child development majors, elementary, middle, and high school environments. Focus will be given to the practical use of drama as an artistic expression, as a statement of values, and as an instructional strategy. The creative dramatics aspect of the course covers methods of developing creativity and dramatic instincts in children. This course is recommended for future pre-k, elementary, middle, and high school teachers, and recreation specialists.
DRAM 8 - Principles of Acting I	Drama	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level III; English Level II Transfer Status: CSU/UC 51 hours Lecture This course prepares a student to apply basic acting theory to performance and develops the skills of interpretation of drama through acting. Special attention is paid to skills for performance: memorization, stage movement, vocal production, and interpretation of text. (C-ID THTR 151).
DRAM 9 - Principles of Acting II	Drama	3
Prerequisite(s): DRAM 8 Transfer Status: CSU/UC 51 hours Lecture This course follows DRAM 8 and continues the exploration of theories and techniques used in preparation for the interpretation of drama through acting. The emphasis will be placed on deepening the understanding of the acting process through character analysis, monologues, and scenes. (C-ID THTR 152).
DRAM 95 - Special Studies-DRAM	Drama	1 - 3
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor Transfer Status: CSU 0 hours Lecture Supervised study in researching an area in the student's academic major. Any student interested in registering for a Special Studies course should contact a full-time instructor or chair/coordinator in the appropriate area no later than the last day of the tenth week of instruction. 51-153 hours Independent Study.
DSPS 204 - Fundamentals of Reading	Disabled Students Programs/Services	3
Transfer Status: NT 51 hours Lecture This reading course is designed for students with intellectual disabilities. Each student will be assessed at the beginning of the course and will be provided reading instruction that is closely supervised and individualized based on the results of the assessment.
DSPS 206 - Fundamentals of Math	Disabled Students Programs/Services	3
Transfer Status: NT 51 hours Lecture This math course is designed for students with intellectual disabilities. Each student will be assessed at the beginning of the course and will be provided math instruction that is closely supervised and individualized based on the results of the assessment.
DSPS 207 - Fundamentals of College	Disabled Students Programs/Services	3
Transfer Status: NT 51 hours Lecture This course is designed for students with disabilities to help identify and compensate for educational limitations and/or acquire the skills necessary to complete their education objectives. Topics covered includes fundamentals of college, college exploration along with community and college resources. The class will also address motivation for college, self-discipline, and how to address stress factors associated with college.
DSPS 210 - Adaptive Computer Lab	Disabled Students Programs/Services	0.5
Recommended Prep: Basic computer skills Transfer Status: NT 0 hours Lecture / 25.5 hours Lab This is a course involving the use of adaptive computer software and hardware. This course will offer disabled students the opportunity to enhance their skills on a computer via the adaptive hardware and software prescribed for them. The course will be project oriented and will provide students with an opportunity to increase their skills with the prescribed adaptive computer and application software.
ECON 2 - Principles of Macroeconomics	Economics	3
Prerequisite(s): MATH 108 or MATH 116 or Equivalent Transfer Status: CSU/UC 51 hours Lecture An introductory course focusing on aggregate economic analysis. Topics include: market systems, aggregate measures of economic activity, macroeconomic equilibrium, money and financial institutions, monetary and fiscal policy, international economics, and economic growth. (C-ID ECON 202).
ECON 20 - Economic History of the U.S.	Economics	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level IV; Math Level II Transfer Status: CSU/UC 51 hours Lecture This course studies the origin and development of the American Economy from colonial times to the present. It is a study of changes in and the development of land, labor, capital and entrepreneurship over time. It includes the basis for industrial growth, land and resource use, the transportation revolution, the development of money and banking machinery, changing trade patterns, the rise of organized labor, and the economic growth of government.
ECON 20H - Honors Economic History of the U.S.	Economics	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level IV; Math Level II Transfer Status: CSU/UC 51 hours Lecture This is an Honors level introductory course examining American economic history. The focus of the course is to examine traditional economic development theory in the context of the growth of the American economy. As an honors course, stress is placed upon the understanding of the basic economic models that seek to describe individual and collective economic behavior. Through a process of critical thinking, primary document analysis, and discussions, students will study the origin and development of the American economy from colonial times to the present.
ECON 25 - Introduction to Economics	Economics	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level IV; Math Level IV Transfer Status: CSU 51 hours Lecture This course is a survey of basic economic concepts. Topics covered include supply and demand, firms' price and output decision making, government regulation, monetary and fiscal policy, current economic issues and factors related to international trade and economic growth. This course is intended for students not majoring in Business Administration.
ECON 35 - Introduction to Environmental Economics	Economics	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level IV; Math Level IV, Algebra I strongly recommended Transfer Status: CSU 51 hours Lecture This course introduces students to contemporary environmental issues and policies meant to reduce environmental degradation. The course examines market failures, tools of policy analysis, government pollution reduction policies and their effectiveness.
ECON 4 - Principles of Microeconomics	Economics	3
Prerequisite(s): MATH 108 or MATH 116 or Equivalent Transfer Status: CSU/UC 51 hours Lecture This is an introductory course focusing on choices of individual economic decision-makers. Topics include scarcity, specialization and trade, market equilibrium, elasticity, production and cost theory, market structures, factor markets, and market failure. (C-ID ECON 201).
ECON 95 - Special Studies-ECON	Economics	1 - 3
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor Transfer Status: CSU 0 hours Lecture Supervised study in researching an area in the student's academic major. Any student interested in registering for a Special Studies course should contact a full-time instructor or chair/coordinator in the appropriate area no later than the last day of the tenth week of instruction. 51-153 hours Independent Study.
EDUC 10 - Critical Skills for College Success	Education	0.5
Prerequisite(s): Meeting with an instructor in the Center for Academic Success is required to begin this course Transfer Status: CSU 9.5 hours Lecture This course is designed to teach specific learning skills in general areas such as reading, writing, math, computer literacy, and study strategies. Requirements for the course include the student's participation in three conferences with Center for Academic Success (CAS) instructors; attendance at eight separate Critical Skills Workshops, each covering a different topic; and completion of homework for each workshop attended. Workshop topics are chosen specific to the individual needs of the student in support of a transfer-level content class selected by the student.
EDUC 100 - On Course for Student Success	Education	1
Recommended Prep: ENGL 215 and READ 223 or Reading Level II; English Level I Transfer Status: NT 17 hours Lecture This first year experience student success course gives students insight into and experience with tools and skills critical for college-level academic success.
EDUC 110 - Critical Skills for College Success	Education	0.5
Prerequisite(s): Meeting with an instructor in the Center for Academic Success is required to begin this course Transfer Status: NT 9.5 hours Lecture This course is designed to teach specific learning skills in general areas such as reading, writing, math, computer literacy, and study strategies. Requirements for the course include the student's participation in three conferences with Center for Academic Success (CAS) instructors; attendance at eight separate Critical Skills Workshops, each covering a different topic; and completion of homework for each workshop attended. Workshop topics are chosen specific to the individual needs of the student in support of a 100-level content class selected by the student.
EDUC 2 - Introduction to Education	Education	3
Recommended Prep: ENGL 2 or English Level IV Transfer Status: CSU 34 hours Lecture / 51 hours Lab This course introduces students to the concepts and issues related to teaching diverse learners in today's contemporary schools, Transitional Kindergarten (TK) and Kindergarten through grade 12 (K-12). Topics include teaching as a profession and career, historical and philosophical foundations of the American education system, contemporary educational issues, California's Standards for the Teaching Profession (CSTP), and Teacher Performance Standards (TPS). In addition to class time, the course requires 51 hours of structured fieldwork in public school elementary classrooms that represent California's diverse student population, and includes cooperation with at least one carefully selected and campus-approved certificated classroom teacher. (C-ID EDUC 200).
EDUC 20 - Tutoring Methods	Education	2
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level IV Transfer Status: CSU 34 hours Lecture This class offers instruction in tutoring methods for students interested in communication skills, effective tutoring practices and learning strategies. Students will practice individual and small group tutoring strategies using simulated case studies.
EDUC 210 - Critical Skills for College Success	Education	0.5
Prerequisite(s): Meeting with an instructor in the Center for Academic Success is required to begin this course Transfer Status: NT 9.5 hours Lecture This course is designed to teach specific learning skills in general areas such as reading, writing, math, computer literacy, and study strategies. Requirements for the course include the student's participation in three conferences with Center for Academic Success (CAS) instructors; attendance at eight separate Critical Skills Workshops, each covering a different topic; and completion of homework for each workshop attended. Workshop topics are chosen specific to the individual needs of the student in support of a 200-level content class selected by the student.
EDUC 302 - High School Equivalency Exam Preparation	Education	0
Transfer Status: NT 85 hours Lecture This course is designed to focus on the development of basic skills needed in preparing for the General Educational Development Tests (GED) and High School Equivalency Test (HiSET) for high school equivalency standards. The course includes background on both High School Equivalency (HSE) Testing Programs, describes the four tests and the broad areas covered by the GED and the five tests covered by the HiSET, evaluates student readiness and prepares students for taking the tests. Emphasis will be placed on development of reading in the areas of literary, informational, social studies and science content; writing clarity; math problem-solving, reasoning skills, and calculator skills.
EDUC 310 - Supervised Tutoring	Education	0
Transfer Status: NT 0 hours Lecture / 136 hours Lab This course provides students tutorial support with instructional aides and student tutors to develop learning skills that enhance classroom achievement. Critical Skills Workshops are offered in many instructional areas. Tutor-supported computer labs are provided for academic use.
EDUC 4 - Introduction to Para Education	Education	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level III Transfer Status: CSU 34 hours Lecture / 51 hours Lab This course will prepare students to instruct and support diverse individuals as a para-educator. Topics include the history, legislation and documentation of special education and instructional strategies for various disabilities and students from diverse backgrounds. Students will be required to complete fifty-one hours of field experience working with Exceptional Populations in the TK-12 classroom environment.
EDUC 5 - Working With School-Age Children	Education	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level V; English Level IV Transfer Status: CSU 51 hours Lecture This course examines the ways adults influence the development of the school-age child. Building from a foundation of established theory, students will analyze the role schools and communities play in the development of the school-age child and their families including current curriculum and classroom strategies. Career options and requirements as well as the role of the para-educator will be examined.
EDUC 95 - Special Studies-EDUC	Education	1 - 3
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor Transfer Status: CSU 0 hours Lecture Supervised study in researching an area in the student's academic major. Any student interested in registering for a Special Studies course should contact a full-time instructor or chair/coordinator in the appropriate area no later than the last day of the tenth week of instruction. 51-153 hours Independent Study.
EDUC 99 - Work Experience-EDUC	Education	1 - 8
Prerequisite(s): Permission of Cooperative Work Experience Education instructor and employment supervisor Transfer Status: CSU 0 hours Lecture Career Work Experience (CWE) is a course that gives students the opportunity to earn both a grade and units for what they learn on the job related to their vocational major while gaining practical work experience. Students may earn one semester unit of college credit in this course for every sixty hours of unpaid work experience (60-480 hours unpaid) or seventy-five hours of paid work experience (75-600 hours paid). Students may earn a maximum of sixteen units for all types of Work Experience.
EH 130 - Introduction to Irrigation Materials	Environmental Horticulture	1
Transfer Status: NT 8.5 hours Lecture / 25.5 hours Lab This course is an introduction to the materials specified and used in the construction and maintenance of residential and light commercial irrigation systems.
EH 131 - Irrigation Practices I	Environmental Horticulture	1
Transfer Status: NT 8.5 hours Lecture / 25.5 hours Lab This course is an introduction to the practices used in the specification, selection and use of irrigation equipment for construction of residential and light commercial irrigation systems.
EH 132 - Irrigation Practices II	Environmental Horticulture	1
Transfer Status: NT 8.5 hours Lecture / 25.5 hours Lab This course is an introduction to the practices of finish installation, troubleshooting and maintenance of residential and light commercial irrigation systems, as well as reading and interpreting basic irrigation system designs.
EH 20 - Introduction to Environmental Horticulture	Environmental Horticulture	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level III; English Level II; Math Level II Transfer Status: CSU 34 hours Lecture / 51 hours Lab This course is an introduction to environmental horticulture including nursery operations, landscaping, turf management and arboriculture. Topics include basic botany, cultural practices, propagation, structures and layout, pest management, planting, transplanting, container gardening, houseplants, plant identification, turfgrass installation and care, and a broad survey of the 'Green Industry' and other career opportunities.
EH 22 - Landscape Construction	Environmental Horticulture	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level III; English Level II; Math Level II Transfer Status: CSU 17 hours Lecture / 102 hours Lab This course covers the fundamentals of landscape construction including: soil preparation, irrigation system construction, paving and construction materials, hand and power tool use, landscape equipment operation, turf and plant installation, water feature construction and maintenance, plan reading and materials estimating. The course includes the role of building codes as they apply to landscape construction.
EH 23 - Fall Plant Identification	Environmental Horticulture	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level III; Math Level II Transfer Status: CSU/UC 34 hours Lecture / 51 hours Lab This course is a study of identification, growth habits, culture and ornamental use of fall landscape and indoor plants adapted to climates of California. Plants emphasized will come from the current California Association of Nurseries and Garden Centers (CANGC) and California Landscape Contractors Association (CLCA) Certification Test Plant Lists. This course covers those plants best observed and studied in the fall of the year. (C-ID AG-EH 108L).
EH 24 - Spring Plant Identification	Environmental Horticulture	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level III; Math Level II Transfer Status: CSU/UC 34 hours Lecture / 51 hours Lab This course is a study of identification, growth habits, culture and ornamental use of spring landscape and indoor plants adapted to climates of California. Plants emphasized will come from the current California Association of Nurseries and Garden Centers (CANGC) and California Landscape Contractors Association (CLCA) Certification Test Plant Lists. This course covers those plants best observed and studied in the spring of the year. (C-ID AG-EH 112L).
EH 26 - Landscape Planning and Design	Environmental Horticulture	3
Transfer Status: CSU/UC 34 hours Lecture / 51 hours Lab This course is a study of the principles utilized in planning and designing residential, commercial, and public landscaped areas. Topics include the fundamentals of design, the design process, and client relations. Emphasis will be placed upon the selection and utilization of plants and non-plant materials included in landscape areas.
EH 28 - Turfgrass Management and Equipment	Environmental Horticulture	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level III; Math Level II Transfer Status: CSU 34 hours Lecture / 51 hours Lab This course is an introduction to establishing, maintaining and managing turfgrasses for sports athletic fields, golf courses, parks, cemeteries, and commercial and residential lawns. Emphasis is placed on identification of various turfgrass species, installation of proper irrigation, environmental requirements, and maintenance practices.
EH 30 - Irrigation Practices and Materials	Environmental Horticulture	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level III; Math Level II Transfer Status: CSU 34 hours Lecture / 51 hours Lab This course is an introduction to the materials, equipment, installation procedures, operation and maintenance of landscape irrigation systems and their components.
EH 38 - Greenhouse Production	Environmental Horticulture	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level III; Math Level III Transfer Status: CSU 34 hours Lecture / 51 hours Lab This course is a survey of the greenhouse industry. Emphasis will be placed on analysis, description, and operation of greenhouses and other forcing structures. The relationship of light, temperature, moisture, aeration, and humidity to plant growth will be described. Emphasis will be placed on potted plants grown for foliage or flowers, cut flowers and bedding plant production.
EH 40 - Wine Grape Cultivation	Environmental Horticulture	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level III; Math Level II Transfer Status: CSU 51 hours Lecture This course is an introduction to the science and industry of viticulture including grape growing, history, distribution, biology, anatomy, propagation, cultivated varieties, rootstocks, climate, vineyard practices, common diseases and pests.
EH 41 - Wine Growing Practices - Fall	Environmental Horticulture	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level III; Math Level II Transfer Status: CSU 34 hours Lecture / 51 hours Lab This course will cover viticulture practices related to wine grapes for the fall and winter season including sugar and acid testing, harvesting, pruning, varietal selection and vineyard development. Emphasis will be placed on practical applications of viticulture.
EH 42 - Wine Growing Practices - Spring	Environmental Horticulture	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level III; Math Level II Transfer Status: CSU 34 hours Lecture / 51 hours Lab This course will teach viticulture practices related to wine grapes for the spring and summer season including planning and planting a new vineyard, pest control, soils, frost control, irrigation practices, quality control measures and vineyard equipment use. Emphasis will be placed on practical applications of viticulture.
EH 43 - Wine Styles and World Viticulture	Environmental Horticulture	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level III; English Level III Transfer Status: CSU 51 hours Lecture This course is a survey of the world viticulture and wine industries. It covers the following: history of viticulture, wine effects on culture and trade, worldwide grape growing, worldwide wine production and consumption, world wine regions and sensory evaluations.
EH 44 - Wine Vineyard Management	Environmental Horticulture	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level III; English Level III; Math Level III Transfer Status: CSU 51 hours Lecture This course is designed for students to learn the responsibilities of vineyard management including diagnosis and correction of problems, vineyard development, financial projections and budgeting, labor contracting, labor supervision, and crop sale contracts as they relate to wine grapes.
EH 47 - Fall Winery Operations	Environmental Horticulture	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level III; English Level III; Math Level II Transfer Status: CSU 34 hours Lecture / 51 hours Lab This course covers winery operations for the fall season, including grape maturity monitoring; grape harvesting; fermentation, handling and storage of new wines; maintenance of wines from previous vintages; general cellar practices. Students will participate in the operations of the working winery. Students must be at least 21 years of age in order to participate in wine tasting.
EH 48 - Spring Winery Operations	Environmental Horticulture	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level III; English Level III; Math Level II Transfer Status: CSU 34 hours Lecture / 51 hours Lab The course covers winery operations for the spring season, including handling and storage of new wines; maintenance of wines from previous vintages; general cellar practices. Students will participate in the operations of a working winery. Students must be at least 21 years of age in order to participate in wine tasting.
EH 60 - Principles of Integrated Pest Management	Environmental Horticulture	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level IV; Math Level III Transfer Status: CSU 51 hours Lecture This course covers the origin, history, and management of insect, plant pathogen, weed, and other pests of field and horticulture crops. Pest biology and life cycles are studied to demonstrate the use of various Integrated Pest Management (IPM) technologies for economic crop production. Pesticide regulations, application, formulations, and materials for specific uses are covered.
EH 61 - Plant Protection Materials	Environmental Horticulture	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level IV; Math Level III Transfer Status: CSU 51 hours Lecture This course will introduce the history, laws and regulations, safe and responsible use, toxicology, risks, benefits, and sustainability in the use of horticultural and agricultural chemicals including pesticides, fertilizers, plant growth regulators, defoliants, and antimicrobials. Throughout the course applied examples will be used to generate discussion and aid in the students' ability to formulate integrated agrichemical management programs.
EH 62 - Weed Science and Invasive Plants	Environmental Horticulture	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level IV; Math Level III Transfer Status: CSU 34 hours Lecture / 51 hours Lab This course is an introduction to the classification, identification, and life cycles of common poisonous and invasive weeds. Topics include the biological, chemical, cultural, and physical control of weeds. Characteristics of weeds and their identification, and herbicide application will be examined.
EH 66 - Orchard Production and Management	Environmental Horticulture	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level IV; Math Level III Transfer Status: CSU 34 hours Lecture / 51 hours Lab This course is an introduction to the management of fruit and nut trees. Topics include climate zones, soil selection, financing, farm organization, irrigation systems, field layout, varietal selection, nutritional needs, harvesting, labor management, marketing, and budgeting.
EH 70 - Plant Propagation and Nursery Practices	Environmental Horticulture	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level IV; Math Level III Transfer Status: CSU 34 hours Lecture / 51 hours Lab This course is an introduction to plant propagation and production practices with emphasis on nursery operations including sexual and asexual reproduction, planting, transplanting, fertilizing, plant pest and disease control; structures and site layout; preparation and use of propagating and planting mediums; use and maintenance of common tools and equipment; regulations pertaining to plant production. (C-ID AG-EH 116L).
EH 72 - Landscape Business Management	Environmental Horticulture	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level III; English Level II; Math Level III Transfer Status: CSU 51 hours Lecture This course covers the skills and knowledge necessary to be successful in a management position for a landscape company, public/private park system, golf course and other 'Green Industry' operations. Emphasis will be placed on operational procedures of the business such as determining annual overhead, planning for recovery of that overhead, hiring and managing procedures of employees and determining 'true' profit. This course is also designed to encourage development of 'take-off' and bidding skills for the construction industry.
EH 74 - Irrigation System Design	Environmental Horticulture	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level III; English Level III; Math Level III Transfer Status: CSU 51 hours Lecture This course is a study of the design of irrigation and drainage systems. Emphasis will be placed on pipe sizing, friction loss calculations, pressure requirements, pumping stations, points of connection and backflow prevention devices. The students will learn mathematic equations/calculations used for proper design and installation.
EH 99 - Work Experience-EH	Environmental Horticulture	1 - 8
Prerequisite(s): Permission of Cooperative Work Experience Education instructor and employment supervisor Transfer Status: CSU 0 hours Lecture Career Work Experience (CWE) is a course that gives students the opportunity to earn both a grade and units for what they learn on the job related to their vocational major while gaining practical work experience. Students may earn one semester unit of college credit in this course for every sixty hours of unpaid work experience (60-480 hours unpaid) or seventy-five hours of paid work experience (75-600 hours paid). Students may earn a maximum of sixteen units for all types of Work Experience.
EMS 110 - Emergency Medical Responder	Emergency Medical Services	4
Prerequisite(s): American Heart Association Professional Health Care Provider CPR or equivalent and must be 18 years of age as of first day of class Recommended Prep: ALH 2 and BIOL 2 and Reading Level IV; English Level IV; Math Level III Transfer Status: NT 51 hours Lecture / 51 hours Lab This course will instruct students to the level of Emergency Medical Responder (EMR). The primary focus of the EMR is to initiate immediate lifesaving care to critical patients who access the emergency medical system. The course covers the basic knowledge and skills necessary to provide lifesaving interventions while awaiting additional Emergency Medical Service (EMS) response and to assist higher level personnel at the scene and during transport. Upon successful completion of the course, students will be eligible to take the exam required for certification as an EMR in the state of California.
EMS 111 - Emergency Medical Technician	Emergency Medical Services	7
Prerequisite(s): American Heart Association Professional Health Care Provider CPR or equivalent and must be 18 years of age as of first day of class Recommended Prep: EMS 110 Transfer Status: NT 102 hours Lecture / 72 hours Lab This course will instruct students to the level of Emergency Medical Technician (EMT). This course complies with the required course content for the state of California and the curriculum consists of the required U.S. Department of Transportation EMT-Basic National Standard Curriculum. The course includes all skills necessary for the individual to provide emergency medical care at a basic life support level with an ambulance service or other specialized service. Upon successful completion the student will be eligible to take the National Registry Exam required for certification as an EMT in the state of California.
EMS 170 - Paramedic-Theory	Emergency Medical Services	21
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Paramedic Program Recommended Prep: BIOL 20 and BIOL 21 or BIOL 10 Transfer Status: NT 306 hours Lecture / 153 hours Lab This course is the first of a two-semester long program that provides the Paramedic student the didactic information and skills required to meet the state of California requirements for paramedic training. The course meets accreditation requirements of the Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the EMS Professions (CoAEMSP). The course follows U.S. Department of Transportation Paramedic National Standard Curriculum. Upon successful completion of EMS 170 and EMS 171 the student will be eligible to take the National Registry Exam required for licensure as a Paramedic in the state of California. Anatomy and Physiology will be covered extensively throughout the course.
EMS 171 - Paramedic Clinical and Field Internship	Emergency Medical Services	15.5
Prerequisite(s): EMS 170 Transfer Status: NT 0 hours Lecture / 796 hours Lab This course provides the Paramedic student simulation skills lab, hospital clinical and field internship experience required to meet the state of California requirements for paramedic training. The course meets accreditation requirements of the Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the EMS Professions (CoAEMSP). The course follows U.S. Department of Transportation Paramedic National Standard Curriculum. Upon successful completion, in combination with successful completion of EMS 170, the student will be eligible to take the National Registry Exam required for licensure as a Paramedic in the state of California.
EMS 172 - Community Paramedic - Mobile Integrated Health Care	Emergency Medical Services	6
Prerequisite(s): Licensed paramedic Transfer Status: NT 51 hours Lecture / 170 hours Lab This course provides training for the licensed paramedic to provide Mobile Integrated Healthcare as a Community Paramedic (CP) within a local Emergency Medical Service Agency provision. Emphasis is placed upon defining the boundaries of the CP role, identifying the social determinants of health, identifying community health needs and available services, and performing community education and outreach to ensure the public is aware of available health services. Students will also be trained in a variety of clinical interventions that are relevant to the role of the CP.
EMS 203 - Emergency Medical Technician Refresher	Emergency Medical Services	1
Prerequisite(s): EMS 111 and must possess a valid EMT Certificate in the State of California which is current or has been expired for no more than 24 months and a Healthcare Provider level CPR equivalent to the American Heart Association Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level III; Math Level I Transfer Status: NT 8.5 hours Lecture / 25.5 hours Lab This course meets the requirements for an individual to re-certify as a California State Emergency Medical Technician (EMT).
EMS 97 - Special Problems-EMS	Emergency Medical Services	1 - 3
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor Transfer Status: CSU 0 hours Lecture Supervised study and practice in solving special problems in the student's career major. Any student interested in registering for a Special Problems course should contact a full-time instructor or chair/coordinator in the appropriate area no later than the last day of the tenth week of instruction. 51-153 hours Independent Study.
EMS 99 - Work Experience-EMS	Emergency Medical Services	1 - 8
Prerequisite(s): Permission of Cooperative Work Experience Education advisor/instructor and employment supervisor Transfer Status: CSU 0 hours Lecture Career Work Experience (CWE) is a course that gives students the opportunity to earn both a grade and units for what they learn on the job related to their vocational major while gaining practical work experience. Students may earn one semester unit of college credit in this course for every sixty hours of unpaid work experience (60-480 hours unpaid) or seventy-five hours of paid work experience (75-600 hours paid). Students may earn a maximum of sixteen units for all types of Work Experience.
ENGL 10 - British Literature II	English	3
Transfer Status: CSU/UC 51 hours Lecture This course is an introductory survey of British literature's seminal works, genres, and movements, from the late 18th century to contemporary British and post-colonial texts. It pays special attention to major authors from the Romantic, Victorian, and modern periods, and promotes understanding of the major works of these periods within their cultural and historical contexts. Designed for students seeking an introduction to British literature and its key figures, this course should supplement the literary knowledge of humanities students as well as prospective English majors. Authors include Blake, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Austen, Dickens, and others. (C-ID ENGL 165).
ENGL 11 - Communication and Critical Thinking	English	3
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 2 or ENGL 3 Transfer Status: CSU/UC 51 hours Lecture This course offers instruction in argumentation and critical writing, critical thinking, analytical evaluation of texts, research strategies, information literacy, and proper documentation. (C-ID ENGL 105).
ENGL 118 - Accelerated Composition Workshop, I and II	English	4
Transfer Status: NT 68 hours Lecture This course combines the content of English 219 and English 119 and prepares students for college-level writing. Students will develop composition, critical reading, and critical thinking skills and an understanding of the choices writers make in different writing situations. Reading and writing processes will be integrated as students implement strategies for comprehending, analyzing, critiquing, and responding to readings in organized and logically developed essays. Additionally, students will conduct basic research and evaluation of sources.
ENGL 119 - Composition Workshop II	English	3
Transfer Status: NT 51 hours Lecture This course prepares students for college-level writing. Students will implement strategies for comprehending, analyzing, critiquing, and responding to readings in organized and logically developed essays. Additionally, students will conduct basic research and evaluation of sources.
ENGL 14 - U.S. Literature I	English	3
Transfer Status: CSU/UC 51 hours Lecture This course is a study of influential works of U. S. Literature from the colonial beginnings through the second half of the nineteenth century. It will include the influence of European and other traditions and cultural backgrounds, as well as various political, social, economic, ecological, and geographical influences and implications that have sustained, shaped, and inspired Americans. Materials will come from a variety of genres. (C-ID ENGL 130).
ENGL 15 - Film as Literature	English	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV Transfer Status: CSU/UC 51 hours Lecture This course will examine the nature and meaning of the narrative structure of film, placing particular emphasis on literary themes and elements. Through the use of fictional, historical and technical readings, and an examination of a multi-genre range of classic and contemporary films' textual contexts, students will improve their analytical skills, as well as gain a deeper understanding of the dynamics of the written word as the literary foundation of the cinema.
ENGL 16 - U.S. Literature II	English	3
Transfer Status: CSU/UC 51 hours Lecture This course is a study of influential works of U. S. Literature from the second half of the nineteenth century to present. It will include the influence of European and other traditions and cultural backgrounds, as well as various political, social, economic, ecological, and geographical influences and implications that have sustained, shaped, and inspired Americans. Materials will come from a variety of genres. (C-ID ENGL 135).
ENGL 2 - Reading and Composition	English	3
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 118, ENGL 119 or Equivalent Transfer Status: CSU/UC 51 hours Lecture This course develops college-level critical reading and writing practices. Students will critically read expository, argumentative, and fictional texts and develop expository, persuasive, and argumentative academic writing. Essays will demonstrate reading comprehension, analysis, critique, academic research, and synthesis. (C-ID ENGL 100).
ENGL 20 - Introduction to Poetry	English	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV Transfer Status: CSU/UC 51 hours Lecture In this course students will study the contemporary poetry of various cultures, styles and literary movements. Emphasis is placed upon deepening the student's understanding of poetry in a historical and social context.
ENGL 21 - Mythology	English	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV Transfer Status: CSU/UC 51 hours Lecture This course is an introductory survey of selected mythologies, including Greek, Hindu, Chinese, Biblical, Native American/Traditional, Mayan/Toltec/Aztec, European, African, and others. Emphasis is on the cultural importance of the stories and the religious importance of the rituals surrounding the myths. The course will include readings from mythology and scholarly works on mythology. The goal of this course is to produce an understanding of the function and force of mythology.
ENGL 215 - Foundations of Writing	English	4
Transfer Status: NT 68 hours Lecture This course prepares students for reading, writing and critical thinking at an introductory level. The focus will be on using computer systems and library resources to produce a variety of vocational and academic written texts. Texts produced might include inquiry projects, short papers, reading responses, letters, summaries, and journals. Students will also develop an understanding of the choices writers make in different writing situations.
ENGL 217 - Basic Writing Skills	English	4
Transfer Status: NT 68 hours Lecture In this course students will develop reading, writing and critical thinking skills at a basic level. The focus will be on using computers, the Internet and library resources to produce a variety of vocational and academic written texts. Students writing might include inquiry projects, essays, reports, reviews, summaries, quick writes and journals. Students will also develop an understanding of the choices writers make in different writing situations.
ENGL 218 - Accelerated Reading and Writing	English	4
Transfer Status: NT 68 hours Lecture In this course students will develop reading, writing, critical thinking, and research skills for success in college classes. Emphasis will be on the choices writers make in different writing situations and developing digital literacy to support college writing. Students will use digital and library resources to produce a variety of formal and informal written texts. In the process students will discover campus resources and use metacognitive strategies to improve their learning.
ENGL 219 - Composition Workshop I	English	4
Prerequisite(s): See "AB 705 Placement Guidance" in the Butte College Catalog Transfer Status: NT 68 hours Lecture In this course students will further develop basic composition, research, critical reading, and critical thinking skills. The focus will be on producing a variety of vocational and academic written texts (including essays, reports, reviews, summaries, quick writes, and journals). Students will also develop an understanding of the choices writers make in different writing situations.
ENGL 25 - Introduction to Shakespeare	English	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV Transfer Status: CSU/UC 51 hours Lecture This course introduces students to Shakespeare, his works, and his world through lecture, reading, projects, and discussion. This course analyzes representative tragedies, comedies, histories, and sonnets.
ENGL 26 - Queer Film and Literature	English	3
Transfer Status: CSU/UC 51 hours Lecture This course examines representations of "queer" sexuality and identity in films and literary texts ranging from turn-of-the-century works that encode homosexuality in an assortment of ways to contemporary works that explore a variety of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, intersex, asexual, ally and pansexual (LGBTQ+) identities. This course emphasizes the diversity of perspectives on homosexuality and gender that may be found in twentieth-century film and literature, and highlights how texts by self-identified LGBTQ+ authors have responded and contributed to U.S. culture and history.
ENGL 3 - Reading and Composition Intensive	English	4
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 219 or, ENGL 119 or Equivalent Transfer Status: CSU/UC 51 hours Lecture This course builds on literacy practices by developing expository and argumentative writing, awareness of audience, purpose and appropriate and effective use of language, close reading, cogent thinking, research strategies, information literacy, and documentation. Students will critically read and write primarily expository and argumentative texts that respond to a variety of rhetorical situations and contexts and incorporate college-level research. (C-ID ENGL 100)
ENGL 31 - Existential Literature: A Literary Approach to Self Integration	English	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV Transfer Status: CSU/UC 51 hours Lecture Through a variety of short stories, novels and poems dealing with existential themes, this course will help the student explore the literary, psychological, philosophical and theological implications of defining and taking responsibility for oneself in the quest for self-actualization.
ENGL 319 - Grammar and Punctuation for College Writing	English	0
Transfer Status: NT 34 hours Lecture This course will support students in producing effective college-level writing. Students will learn how grammar, punctuation, sentence structure, and word choice impact their writing. The focus will be on utilizing critical thinking in regards to how these decisions can be used for various audiences and purposes. Students will read, analyze, and produce a variety of written texts. Coursework is designed to improve the quality of student writing and increase their confidence in college, work, and life.
ENGL 35 - Cross-Cultural Film and Literature	English	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level IV Transfer Status: CSU/UC 51 hours Lecture This course presents a comparative examination of films and literature that reflect the richness and diversity of global cultures. Images, voices, and ideas from a wide selection of countries will be the basis for aesthetic inquiry and understanding. Global cultures, as portrayed through film and literature, will be examined in terms of uniqueness and universality.
ENGL 4 - Introduction to Literature	English	3
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 2 or ENGL 3 Transfer Status: CSU/UC 51 hours Lecture This course concentrates on introducing students to a wealth of representative literary works from the major genres. Additionally, the course develops the basic skills necessary in literary analysis, namely critical reading, analytical writing, and research methods. Emphasis is placed on investigating and appreciating the cultural, historical, and aesthetic aspects of literary works chosen from at least four of the five literary genres. (C-ID ENGL 120).
ENGL 45 - Latino Literature and its Latin American Roots	English	3
Transfer Status: CSU/UC 51 hours Lecture This course is a survey of Latino and Latina authors in the United States. The course will trace the origin of Latino works to the literature and culture of various Latin American countries, and then it will demonstrate how Latino literature emerged as a unique artistic form in the United States. All works will be studied within their historical, political, social, gender, economic, and geographical contexts.
ENGL 47 - Native American Literature	English	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV Transfer Status: CSU/UC 51 hours Lecture This course will examine a diverse selection of Native American literary texts from the eighteenth century to the present. Emphasis is placed on historical and cultural context as well as on how texts authored by Native Americans have contributed to U.S. culture and history.
ENGL 52H - Honors Great Works of Literature	English	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV Transfer Status: CSU/UC 51 hours Lecture This course is an Honors level introduction to some of the world's great novels, poetry, drama, and essays, including some of the oldest texts of our past. The primary focus will be on analyzing complete works from a variety of genres, eras, and countries. We will place the texts into context, ascertain what they say to the reader, and identify the tools the authors use to convey their message. Brief works of literary criticism will provide the basis for a wide range of critical approaches such as social, historical, mythological, gender, psychological, cultural, etc.
ENGL 53H - Honors World Literature	English	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV Transfer Status: CSU/UC 51 hours Lecture This course is an honors level survey of important 20th- and 21st-century works of literature by a diverse selection of authors representing different cultures. Short works of theory will provide the foundations for a postcolonial approach to contemporary world literature, but our primary focus will be on reading and analyzing complete novels from as many different contemporary cultures as possible to expose some of the ways that identity, power, law, ethics, economics, and familial structures have been constructed and reconstructed through conflicts within and between these cultures.
ENGL 6 - Creative Writing	English	3
Transfer Status: CSU/UC 51 hours Lecture This course is an introduction to the craft of creative writing through the study and analysis of the works of established and peer writers. Students will practice writing in various genres and will be introduced to the workshop method. (C-ID ENGL 200).
ENGL 60 - Creative Writing: Fiction	English	3
Transfer Status: CSU 51 hours Lecture This course develops an awareness of literary fiction as an art form both through the reading of short works of fiction and writing of exercises and complete stories. Emphasis is placed on the development of essential elements necessary for the writing of fiction and on the workshop format as a method for developing understanding and analysis of fiction. The assignments are interconnected in order to help students incorporate the skills they are practicing into increasingly difficult pieces.
ENGL 8 - British Literature I	English	3
Transfer Status: CSU/UC 51 hours Lecture This course is an introductory survey to the seminal works, genres and eras of the development of literature in English in the British Isles, from the early Medieval to the Renaissance and 17th century, to conclude with the Augustan literature of the 18th century. It is designed for students seeking an introductory survey of British literature, its figures, and movements. Authors include Chaucer, Spenser, Milton, Shakespeare, Swift, and others. (C-ID ENGL 160).
ENGL 95 - Special Studies-ENGL	English	1 - 3
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor Transfer Status: CSU 0 hours Lecture Supervised study in researching an area in the student's academic major. Any student interested in registering for a Special Studies course should contact a full-time instructor or chair/coordinator in the appropriate area no later than the last day of the tenth week of instruction. 51-153 hours Independent Study.
ENGR 1 - Introduction to Engineering	Engineering	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level III Transfer Status: CSU/UC 34 hours Lecture / 51 hours Lab The course explores the career branches of engineering including the functions of an engineer in various settings and the industries in which engineers work. Topics will span the life cycle of the engineering professions from education to career including guided exploration of educational pathways, time-management, study-skill development through engineering-skill building activities focused on design and creation of products and ethical practices. The engineering process will be used to develop essential project management skills in the context of being introduced to ubiquitous systems used by engineers such as sensors, pneumatics, hydraulics, AC and DC motor control, simple electrical circuits, machine controllers, programming, and computational tools for testing and analysis. A spreadsheet program (Microsoft Excel) and high-level computer language programs (MATLAB) are integral parts of the course. (C-ID ENGR 110)
ENGR 17 - Electrical Circuits and Devices	Engineering	4
Prerequisite(s): PHYS 42, MATH 40 (or concurrent enrollment) Transfer Status: CSU/UC 51 hours Lecture / 51 hours Lab An introduction to the analysis, construction and measurement of electrical circuits. Use of analytical techniques based on the application of circuit laws and network theorems. Basic use of electrical test and measurement instruments including multimeters, oscilloscopes, power supplies, and function generators. Use of circuit simulation software. Interpretation of measured and simulated data based on principles of circuit analysis for Direct Current (DC), analysis, transient, and sinusoidal steady-state Alternating Current (AC) conditions containing resistors, capacitors, inductors, dependent sources, operational amplifiers and/or switches. Elementary circuit design. Practical considerations such as component value tolerance and non-ideal aspects of laboratory instruments. Construction and measurement of basic operational amplifier circuits. Natural and forced responses of first and second order RLC circuits; the use of phasors; AC power calculations; power transfer; and energy concepts. (C-ID ENGR 260/260L).
ENGR 3 - Plane Surveying I	Engineering	3
Prerequisite(s): MATH 20 or high school trigonometry Transfer Status: CSU/UC 34 hours Lecture / 51 hours Lab The course applies theory and principles of plane surveying: office computations and design; operation of surveying field equipment; and production of engineering plans/maps. Topics include distances, angles, and directions; differential leveling; traversing; property/boundary surveys; topographic surveys/mapping; volume/earthwork; horizontal and vertical curves; land description techniques; and Global Positioning Systems (GPS). Extensive field work using tapes, levels, transits, theodolites, total stations, and GPS. (C-ID ENGR 180).
ENGR 4 - Plane Surveying II	Engineering	3
Prerequisite(s): ENGR 3 Transfer Status: CSU/UC 34 hours Lecture / 51 hours Lab This course introduces students to civil engineering design standards, concepts and procedures related to transportation engineering and construction management. Topics include the standards and design of horizontal curves, vertical curves and earthwork related to transportation projects in addition to survey staking, state plane coordinates, geographic information systems and Global Positioning Systems (GPS) related to project surveying. The laboratory portion of the course includes the application of 3-dimensional graphic modeling software requiring creativity in design, development of construction plans, and operation of modern surveying equipment, such as total stations and GPS.
ENGR 45 - Materials Science	Engineering	4
Prerequisite(s): PHYS 41, CHEM 1 Transfer Status: CSU/UC 51 hours Lecture / 51 hours Lab This course presents the internal structures and resulting behaviors of materials used in engineering applications, including metals, ceramics, polymers, composites, and semiconductors. The emphasis is upon developing the ability both to select appropriate materials to meet engineering design criteria and to understand the effects of heat, stress, imperfections, and chemical environments upon material properties and performance. Laboratories provide opportunities to directly observe the structures and behaviors discussed in the course, to operate testing equipment, to analyze experimental data, and to prepare reports. (C-ID ENGR 140B).
ENGR 8 - Statics	Engineering	3
Prerequisite(s): MATH 31, PHYS 41 Transfer Status: CSU/UC 34 hours Lecture / 51 hours Lab A first course in engineering mechanics: properties of forces, moments, couples and resultants; two- and three-dimensional force systems acting on engineering structures in equilibrium; analysis of trusses, and beams; distributed forces, shear and bending moment diagrams, center of gravity, centroids, friction, and area and mass moments of inertia. Optional additional topics include fluid statics, cables, Mohr's circle and virtual work. (C-ID ENGR 130).
ENGR 97 - Special Problems-ENGR	Engineering	1 - 3
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor Transfer Status: CSU 0 hours Lecture Supervised study and practice in solving special problems in the student's career major. Any student interested in registering for a Special Problems course should contact a full-time instructor or chair/coordinator in the appropriate area no later than the last day of the tenth week of instruction. 51-153 hours Independent Study.
ENGR 99 - Work Experience-ENGR	Engineering	1 - 8
Prerequisite(s): Permission of Cooperative Work Experience Education instructor and employment supervisor Transfer Status: CSU 0 hours Lecture Career Work Experience (CWE) is a course that gives students the opportunity to earn both a grade and units for what they learn on the job related to their vocational major while gaining practical work experience. Students may earn one semester unit of college credit in this course for every sixty hours of unpaid work experience (60-480 hours unpaid) or seventy-five hours of paid work experience (75-600 hours paid). Students may earn a maximum of sixteen units for all types of Work Experience.
ESL 300 - American Citizenship	English as a Second Language	0
Transfer Status: NT 85 hours Lecture This course prepares adult immigrants to complete the naturalization process in order to become U.S. Citizens. Students will develop English language skills (reading, writing, listening, speaking, vocabulary, and grammar) and civics knowledge (history and government) necessary to complete the Application for Naturalization (N-400), Civics Test, Writing Test, Reading Test, and final U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Interview.
ESL 310 - Survival/Life Skills for ESL Students	English as a Second Language	0
Transfer Status: NT 85 hours Lecture This course provides a conversational approach to the learning of elementary English. It offers the non-native English speaker practice in verbal communication with special emphasis on literacy and life skills. The introduction to basic literacy skills reinforces spoken and written English.
ESL 311 - ESL Level 1	English as a Second Language	0
Recommended Prep: ESL 310 Transfer Status: NT 85 hours Lecture This course moves the non-native English speaking student from basic literacy skills to more in-depth practice with foundational grammatical structures and expressions in English. Speaking and listening skills are practiced, with introduction to writing and reading utilizing appropriate level texts.
ESL 312 - ESL Level 2	English as a Second Language	0
Recommended Prep: ESL 311 Transfer Status: NT 85 hours Lecture This course reinforces and expands a non-native English speaking student’s literacy and communication skills for life, college, and career. It engages students in collaborative activities that integrate reading, writing, speaking, and listening. Intermediate grammar and vocabulary are introduced in context.
ESL 313 - ESL Level 3	English as a Second Language	0
Recommended Prep: ESL 312 Transfer Status: NT 85 hours Lecture This course assists a non-native English-speaking student in developing communication for life, career, and college. Through the integration of reading, writing, speaking and listening activities in English, this course prepares the student to communicate academically and introduces intermediate-to-advanced level grammar structures in context.
ESL 340 - Technology Skills for ESL Students	English as a Second Language	0
Recommended Prep: ESL 311 Transfer Status: NT 85 hours Lecture This course will support multilingual students as they acquire English-language and digital literacy practices to become users and creators of digital content. Students will use technology to engage in authentic English communication in a variety of personal, professional, and academic contexts. Students will engage in reading, writing, speaking, and listening strategies by exploring a variety of digital texts, genres, cultural artifacts, platforms, applications, and programs.
ESL 352A - ESL Workforce Training Adult Education	English as a Second Language	0
Transfer Status: NT 200 hours Lecture This course is an intensive language acquisition course that prepares non-native speakers of English to enter the work force. The focus is on building communication skills necessary to succeed at entry level positions in a variety of jobs. This course is designed to meet state and county requirements for the CalWORKs program.
ESL 352B - ESL Workforce Training Lab	English as a Second Language	0
Transfer Status: NT 0 hours Lecture / 64 hours Lab This course is an intensive work experience for non-native speakers of English which provides students with direct experience in various work environments, including but not limited to the following: food service, shipping and receiving, child care, grounds, and waste management. This on-the-job experience is integrated with language instruction. This course is designed to meet state and county requirements for the CalWORKs program.
ESL 354 - Training-Specific Vocational ESL	English as a Second Language	0
Transfer Status: NT 64 hours Lecture These workshops provide non-native English speaking students the opportunity to learn job-specific language needed to obtain gainful employment. Each workshop will have concurrent enrollment with a specific job-training course such as early childhood education, horticulture, construction, etc.
ESL 95 - Special Studies-ESL	English as a Second Language	1 - 3
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor Transfer Status: CSU 0 hours Lecture Supervised study in researching an area in the student's academic major. Any student interested in registering for a Special Studies course should contact a full-time instructor or chair/coordinator in the appropriate area no later than the last day of the tenth week of instruction. 51-153 hours Independent Study.
FASH 10 - Clothing Construction II	Fashion	3
Prerequisite(s): FASH 9 Transfer Status: CSU 34 hours Lecture / 51 hours Lab This is an intermediate course in clothing construction. This course emphasizes construction of a capsule wardrobe focusing on a variety of novelty fashion fabrics. The course emphasizes personal fitting and custom dressmaking utilizing intermediate sewing techniques.
FASH 13 - Fashion Drawing and Illustration	Fashion	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level III Transfer Status: CSU 34 hours Lecture / 51 hours Lab This course will introduce students to the techniques and applications of fashion drawing and illustration: developing the fashion figure with proportion and balance, drawing a variety of garment silhouettes and rendering fabrics and textures. Techniques using a variety of color and black/white media will also be explored.
FASH 18 - Visual Merchandising	Fashion	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level III Transfer Status: CSU 34 hours Lecture / 51 hours Lab This course introduces students to the basic concepts of visual merchandising. Utilizing basic techniques, students create miniature displays, interior displays, and full-scale window productions. Students study current trends and analyze local retail displays.
FASH 40 - Flat Pattern/Draping Design	Fashion	3
Prerequisite(s): FASH 10 Recommended Prep: Reading Level III; English Level II; Math Level II Transfer Status: CSU/UC 34 hours Lecture / 51 hours Lab This is a beginning course in flat pattern and draping design. The focus is on design, pattern drafting and draping for the theater, film and fashion industries.
FASH 6 - Understanding Fibers, Fabric, and Textiles	Fashion	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level III Transfer Status: CSU/UC 51 hours Lecture This course introduces students to fibers and their origin, yarns, basic weaves and fabric finishes, with reference to fabric selection for use in fashion and interior design. Emphasis is placed on the selection, use and care of new fibers and fabrics. The course also examines the impacts of textile laws, regulations and trade agreements.
FASH 64 - Introduction To Fashion/Retail Careers	Fashion	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level III Transfer Status: CSU 51 hours Lecture This course is an introduction to the world of fashion and retailing through an in-depth study of the history of fashion, terminology, designers, apparel production and distribution, merchandising techniques, and career opportunities. Career development strategies including resumes, cover letters and interviewing will be addressed.
FASH 74 - Historic Costume	Fashion	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level III Transfer Status: CSU 51 hours Lecture This course introduces students to the history of clothing and costume including the influence of historic attire on current fashion apparel. The course examines the impacts of social class, religion and political conditions on expression through dress.
FASH 80 - Retail Fashion Buying	Fashion	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level III; Math Level II Transfer Status: CSU 51 hours Lecture This course introduces students to the process of buying fashion merchandise for ultimate purchase by consumers. Topics include the principles and practical application of fashion buying, the role of the fashion buyer and the techniques of handling the complete buying-selling cycle.
FASH 9 - Clothing Construction I	Fashion	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level III; Math Level II Transfer Status: CSU 34 hours Lecture / 51 hours Lab This is a beginning course in clothing construction. Topics include pattern selection and layout, selection of fashion fabrics and interfacings, seam finishes and design features. Students will develop their sewing skills though the construction of garments and samples utilizing professional sewing techniques.
FASH 90 - Fashion Promotions	Fashion	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level III Transfer Status: CSU 34 hours Lecture / 51 hours Lab This course introduces students to contemporary fashion productions including fashion shows, fashion videos, and retail promotions. Students will learn how to plan and produce various aspects of the promotion including the staging, lighting, music, models, modeling, writing commentary, and rehearsals.
FASH 97 - Special Problems-FASH	Fashion	1 - 3
Prerequisite(s): Permision of instructor Transfer Status: CSU 0 hours Lecture Supervised study and practice in solving special problems in the student's career major. Any student interested in registering for a Special Problems course should contact a full-time instructor or chair/coordinator in the appropriate area no later than the last day of the tenth week of instruction. 51-153 hours Independent Study.
FASH 99 - Work Experience-FASH	Fashion	1 - 8
Prerequisite(s): Permission of Cooperative Work Experience Education instructor and employment supervisor Transfer Status: CSU 0 hours Lecture Career Work Experience (CWE) is a course that gives students the opportunity to earn both a grade and units for what they learn on the job related to their vocational major while gaining practical work experience. Students may earn one semester unit of college credit in this course for every sixty hours of unpaid work experience (60-480 hours unpaid) or seventy-five hours of paid work experience (75-600 hours paid). Students may earn a maximum of sixteen units for all types of Work Experience.
FN 10 - Food Safety and Sanitation	Food & Nutrition	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level IV; Math Level II Transfer Status: CSU 51 hours Lecture This course introduces students to principles of food safety and Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) as it applies to the food industry. As part of the course the student will receive a ServSafe® Certification from the National Restaurant Association Education Foundation and an approved HACCP certification if they receive a minimum of 75 percent on the respective examinations.
FN 15 - Introduction to Nutrition, Dietetics and Food Science	Food & Nutrition	1
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level IV Transfer Status: CSU 17 hours Lecture This course is an exploration of the professional scope of practice, career opportunities and educational requirements in the field of nutrition, dietetics, food science and other related professions. Students will be introduced to the professional roles, ethics, skills, responsibilities, opportunities, and professional associations in the degree of Nutrition, Dietetics and Food Science. Students will identify campus resources that support academic success.
FN 2 - Nutrition	Food & Nutrition	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level IV; Math Level II Transfer Status: CSU/UC 51 hours Lecture This course examines the scientific concepts of nutrition related to the function of nutrients in basic life processes and current health issues with emphasis on individual needs. (C-ID NUTR 110).
FN 50 - Nutrition and Diet Therapy	Food & Nutrition	4
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level IV; Math Level II Transfer Status: CSU 68 hours Lecture This course introduces the basic principles of nutrition related to health and disease. The course focuses on the diseases that affect nutritional status and the medical nutrition therapy that is used to manage and treat these conditions.
FN 8 - Maternal and Child Nutrition	Food & Nutrition	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level IV; Math Level I Transfer Status: CSU 51 hours Lecture This course examines the nutrition required for optimal physical and mental development of children from conception through adolescence. Topics include the nutritional requirements of pregnant and lactating women, infants, children, and adolescents, social and cultural influences on optimal nutrition, and the ability to recognize and manage developmental feeding disorders.
FN 97 - Special Problems-FN	Food & Nutrition	1 - 3
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor Transfer Status: CSU 0 hours Lecture Supervised study and practice in solving special problems in the student's career major. Any student interested in registering for a Special Problems course should contact a full-time instructor or chair/coordinator in the appropriate area no later than the last day of the tenth week of instruction. 51-153 hours Independent Study.
FN 99 - Work Experience-FN	Food & Nutrition	1 - 8
Prerequisite(s): Permission of Cooperative Work Experience Education instructor and employment supervisor Transfer Status: CSU 0 hours Lecture Career Work Experience (CWE) is a course that gives students the opportunity to earn both a grade and units for what they learn on the job related to their vocational major while gaining practical work experience. Students may earn one semester unit of college credit in this course for every sixty hours of unpaid work experience (60-480 hours unpaid) or seventy-five hours of paid work experience (75-600 hours paid). Students may earn a maximum of sixteen units for all types of Work Experience.
FREN 1 - First Semester French	French	4
Recommended Prep: Reading Level III; English Level III Transfer Status: CSU/UC 68 hours Lecture This course is a study of beginning French emphasizing grammar, reading, writing and speaking. It also introduces the student to various aspects of the cultures of French-speaking regions. Students who have completed at least one, but fewer than two years of high school French (or equivalent) with a letter grade of "A" or "B" within one year of the present date, should register for Second Semester French.
FREN 2 - Second Semester French	French	4
Prerequisite(s): FREN 1 Recommended Prep: Reading Level III; English Level III Transfer Status: CSU/UC 68 hours Lecture This course is the second half of beginning French, which further develops the understanding, speaking, writing and reading skills. It continues to introduce students to various aspects of the cultures of French-speaking regions. Students who have completed at least two, but fewer than three years of high school French (or equivalent) with a letter grade of "A" or "B" within one year of the present date, should consult the appropriate language instructor before enrolling.
FREN 95 - Special Studies-FREN	French	1 - 3
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor Transfer Status: CSU 0 hours Lecture Supervised study in researching an area in the student's academic major. Any student interested in registering for a Special Studies course should contact a full-time instructor or chair/coordinator in the appropriate area no later than the last day of the tenth week of instruction. 51-153 hours Independent Study.
FSC 10 - Building Construction for Fire Protection	Fire Science/Academy	3
Transfer Status: CSU 51 hours Lecture This course provides the components of building construction related to firefighter and life safety. The elements of construction and design of structures are shown to be key factors when inspecting buildings, pre-planning fire operations and operating at emergencies. (C-ID 130-X)
FSC 100 - I-300 Intermediate Incident Command System	Fire Science/Academy	1
Prerequisite(s): I-200 Basic Incident Command System (open to the public: http://training.fema.gov/is/courseoverview.aspx?code=IS-200.b) Transfer Status: NT 24 hours Lecture The course expands on the Basic Incident Command System course (ICS 1-200) by providing additional description and detail of the organization and operation of the Incident Command System (ICS). Emphasis is placed on preparing students for supervisory roles in expanding incidents.
FSC 101 - I-400 Advanced Incident Command System	Fire Science/Academy	1
Prerequisite(s): I-300 Intermediate Incident Command System (open to the public: http://www.ehs.ucr.edu/training/online/ics/) Transfer Status: NT 17 hours Lecture This course expands on the Intermediate ICS course (I-300). Students in this course will be provided with the knowledge and skills associated with executive level authority, decision making and operational understanding in the Incident Command System (ICS) at large, single-agency and complex multi-agency/multi-jurisdictional incident responses. Topics covered include fundamentals review for command and general staff, major and/or complex incident/event management, area command and Multi-agency Coordination (MAC).
FSC 102 - Incident Management 2	Fire Science/Academy	1.5
Prerequisite(s): I-300 Intermediate Incident Command System (open to the public: http://www.ehs.ucr.edu/training/online/ics/) Transfer Status: NT 24 hours Lecture / 16 hours Lab This is an introductory all-risk control course which stresses the management and decision-making responsibilities of the initial attack Incident Commander in fire operations. The students will have the opportunity to plan, organize, direct and control their resources to meet a series of simulated emergency situations ranging from medical to hazardous material, to wildlife fire to structural fire control.
FSC 103 - Progressive Discipline	Fire Science/Academy	0.25
Transfer Status: NT 4.25 hours Lecture This course prepares students for work in increasingly responsible roles as supervisors and managers. Students will learn the role and responsibility of the supervisor in the progressive discipline process, and receive instruction on the differences between prevention, corrective action and adverse plan. Documentation of performance issues in employment will be emphasized.
FSC 104 - Supervision 2	Fire Science/Academy	2
Transfer Status: NT 40 hours Lecture This course is next in a series which prepare the student for increasingly responsible roles as a manager in the fire service. Students will be provided with the knowledge and skills necessary to develop an effective style of supervision and leadership. Emphasis will be placed on the topics of time management, progressive discipline and the development of team work.
FSC 105 - Fire Academy Physical Training	Fire Science/Academy	2.5
Transfer Status: NT 10 hours Lecture / 118 hours Lab This course prepares fire science students for the pre-employment physical ability test in the Firefighter I Academy. Emphasis is placed on lifetime fitness, principles of physical fitness, individual fitness programs, managing body composition, stress indicators and management, nutrition, development of muscular strength and cardiovascular efficiency. Students will undergo physical assessment at the onset and conclusion of the course. This course meets California State Fire Marshall certification requirements.
FSC 106 - Firefighter I Academy	Fire Science/Academy	25.5
Prerequisite(s): Must complete Butte College Fire Academy orientation; Must provide proof of completion of a medical suitability examination; Must provide evidence of a current personal immunization record; Provide current evidence of a negative TB test that is less than 2 years old; a current cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) card; must provide uniforms as per academy specifications Recommended Prep: EMS 110 and Reading Level IV; English Level III Transfer Status: NT 297.5 hours Lecture / 421.5 hours Lab This course conforms to standards for certification established by the California State Board of Fire Services. Instruction includes basic psychomotor firefighter skills, fire behavior, personnel rules and regulations, professional organizations, fire control techniques and strategies, fireground operations, equipment operations, Incident Command System (ICS), Hazardous Materials (HazMat) operations, terrorism concepts, and loss control. Meets the requirements for certification as an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT).
FSC 111 - CAL FIRE Basic 69 Hour Course	Fire Science/Academy	3
Transfer Status: NT 45 hours Lecture / 24 hours Lab This course provides students with the fundamental knowledge of the factors affecting wildland fire behavior and control, as well as firefighter safety. With successful completion of this course, students will receive the basic fire training certifications to qualify for entry-level employment with CAL FIRE or a federal wildland firefighting crew.
FSC 117 - C-362 Cost Unit Leader	Fire Science/Academy	1.5
Prerequisite(s): I-300 Intermediate Incident Command System (open to the public: http://www.ehs.ucr.edu/training/online/ics/) Transfer Status: NT 32 hours Lecture This course prepares the student to be able to function as a Cost Unit Leader in an Incident Command System (ICS) organization. Topics covered include setting up systems for collecting and documenting expenditures related to incidents, establishment of procedures for collecting cost data, coordination with various related personnel, and preparation of reports in accordance with standard policies and procedures.
FSC 118 - C-363 Compensation/Claims Unit Leader	Fire Science/Academy	2
Prerequisite(s): I-300 Intermediate Incident Command System (open to the public: http://www.ehs.ucr.edu/training/online/ics/) Transfer Status: NT 40 hours Lecture This course will prepare the student to be able to function as a Compensation/Claims Unit Leader in an Incident Command System (ICS) organization. Emphasis will be placed on development of systems for investigating, documenting and processing claims; initiating investigation of claims; and preparation of claim reports in accordance with standardized policies and procedures.
FSC 119 - C-365 Time Unit Leader	Fire Science/Academy	2
Prerequisite(s): I-300 Intermediate Incident Command System (open to the public: http://www.ehs.ucr.edu/training/online/ics/) Transfer Status: NT 40 hours Lecture This course is intended to prepare the student to serve in a position as an Incident Command System (ICS) Time Unit Leader. Students will learn the basic duties and responsibilities of the Time Unit, forms and methods for documenting personnel work time, and how to organize, establish then demobilize a Time Unit at an ICS incident.
FSC 12 - Fundamentals of Fire Prevention	Fire Science/Academy	3
Transfer Status: CSU 51 hours Lecture This course provides fundamental knowledge relating to the filed of fire prevention. Topics include: history and philosophy of fire prevention; organization of a fire prevention bureau; use and application of codes and standards; plans review; fire inspections; fire and life safety education; and fire investigation. (C-ID FIRE 110X)
FSC 120 - C-368 Procurement Unit Leader	Fire Science/Academy	2
Prerequisite(s): I-300 Intermediate Incident Command System (open to the public: http://www.ehs.ucr.edu/training/online/ics/) Transfer Status: NT 40 hours Lecture This course prepares the student to serve in a position as an Incident Command System (ICS) Procurement Unit Leader. Topics covered will include basic duties and responsibilities of the Procurement Unit, development and use of an incident procurement plan, contracts and agreements with vendors, orders and invoicing and Unit demobilization.
FSC 121 - Basic Purchasing	Fire Science/Academy	1
Transfer Status: NT 24 hours Lecture This course introduces the student to policy, procedures and methods of purchasing goods and services on behalf of the State of California and CAL Fire. Emphasis will be placed on preparation and submission of documentation and records related to purchasing.
FSC 122 - S-354 Facilities Unit Leader	Fire Science/Academy	2
Prerequisite(s): I-300 Intermediate Incident Command System (open to the public: http://www.ehs.ucr.edu/training/online/ics/) Transfer Status: NT 40 hours Lecture This course prepares students to perform the job of Facilities Unit Leader in an Incident Command System (ICS) organization. Topics covered in the course will include operational leadership, mobilization, arrival at incidents, risk management, safety and tactics, demobilization and post-incident responsibilities.
FSC 123 - S-355 Ground Support Unit Leader	Fire Science/Academy	2
Prerequisite(s): I-300 Intermediate Incident Command System (open to the public: http://www.ehs.ucr.edu/training/online/ics/) Transfer Status: NT 40 hours Lecture This course prepares the student to perform the job of Ground Support Unit Leader in an Incident Command System (ICS) organization. Topics covered will include the purpose of the Ground Support Unit, resources, equipment inspections, operation of the Ground Support Unit and demobilization.
FSC 124 - S-356 Supply Unit Leader	Fire Science/Academy	1.5
Prerequisite(s): I-300 Intermediate Incident Command System (open to the public: http://www.ehs.ucr.edu/training/online/ics/) Transfer Status: NT 32 hours Lecture This course will provide the student with the skills and knowledge necessary to perform the duties of the Supply Unit Leader within the Incident Command System (ICS). Subjects covered include organization of the supply function, relationships with other functions, operations of the supply function and demobilization.
FSC 127 - S-359 Medical Unit Leader	Fire Science/Academy	1
Prerequisite(s): I-300 Intermediate Incident Command System (open to the public: http://www.ehs.ucr.edu/training/online/ics/) Transfer Status: NT 24 hours Lecture This course is intended to prepare the student to serve in a position as an Incident Command System (ICS) Medical Unit Leader. Topics covered include information gathering, organization of the Medical Unit, supervision of the Unit, response to medical emergencies, documentation and demobilization.
FSC 128 - S-330 Task Force/Strike Team Leader	Fire Science/Academy	2
Prerequisite(s): I-300 Intermediate Incident Command System (open to the public: http://www.ehs.ucr.edu/training/online/ics/) Transfer Status: NT 40 hours Lecture This course prepares students to assume roles as an Incident Command System (ICS) Strike Team or Task Force Leader. It includes an overview of related tactics and strategy, and meets the S-330 training requirements of the National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG), and the California Incident Command Certification System (CICCS).
FSC 129 - S-339 Division/Group Supervisor	Fire Science/Academy	1
Prerequisite(s): I-300 Intermediate Incident Command System (open to the public; check schedule online http://www.ehs.ucr.edu/training/online/ics/) Transfer Status: NT 24 hours Lecture This course prepares students to perform the role of Incident Command System (ICS) Division/Group Supervisor (DIVS), and provides instruction in support of the specific tasks of the DIVS. Topics covered include Division/Group management, organizational interaction, division operations, all-hazard operations and tactical decision making.
FSC 132 - Incident Management 3	Fire Science/Academy	2
Prerequisite(s): I-300 Intermediate Incident Command System (open to the public: http://www.ehs.ucr.edu/training/online/ics/) Transfer Status: NT 40 hours Lecture This course is third in a series intended to prepare the student for roles from Initial Attack Incident Commander to Extended Attack Incident Commander. This course will expand on the concepts and principles introduced in Incident Management 2, and prepare the student for assuming higher levels of incident command responsibility.
FSC 133 - S-390 Introduction to Wildland Fire Behavior Calculations	Fire Science/Academy	2
Prerequisite(s): S-290 Intermediate Wildland Fire Behavior (open to the public: http://onlinetraining.nwcg.gov/node/171) Transfer Status: NT 40 hours Lecture This course is designed to introduce the student to conducting fire behavior calculations by manual and electronic methods. Students will gain an understanding of the determinants of fire behavior through studying environmental inputs, as well as how to determine fire behavior outputs. Instruction will also be provided on documentation processes and fire behavior briefing components. Students should expect several hours of homework related to fire behavior calculations each night.
FSC 134 - S-342 Documentation Unit Leader	Fire Science/Academy	1
Prerequisite(s): I-300 Intermediate Incident Command System (open to the public: http://www.ehs.ucr.edu/training/online/ics/) Transfer Status: NT 17 hours Lecture This course prepares the student to work as a Documentation Unit Leader in the Incident Command System (ICS). Emphasis will be placed upon the basic responsibilities of the position, establishing, organizing and maintaining incident files, production of a final documentation package and demobilization.
FSC 135 - S-244/245 Field Observer/Display Processor	Fire Science/Academy	2
Prerequisite(s): S-290 Intermediate Wildland Fire Behavior (open to the public: http://onlinetraining.nwcg.gov/node/171) Transfer Status: NT 36 hours Lecture / 4 hours Lab This course prepares the Planning Section Field Observer/Display Processor in developing basic skills in this highly technical and critical fire service position. Topics include identifying and interpreting maps, making map calculations, using observation aids, weather observations, fuels, and making field observations.
FSC 136 - S-346 Situation Unit Leader	Fire Science/Academy	1.5
Prerequisite(s): I-200 Basic Incident Command System (open to the public: http://training.fema.gov/is/courseoverview.aspx?code=IS-200.b) Transfer Status: NT 28 hours Lecture / 12 hours Lab This course prepares the student to serve in a position as an Incident Command System (ICS) Situation Unit Leader. Students will learn to activate, set-up, organize, manage and demobilize a situation unit. Students will also become familiar with typical Situation Unit work products such as maps, ICS-209 forms, basic reports, and the technology that is required to produce these products.
FSC 137 - S-347/349 Demobilization/Resource Unit Leader	Fire Science/Academy	2
Prerequisite(s): I-300 Intermediate Incident Command System (open to the public: http://www.ehs.ucr.edu/training/online/ics/) Transfer Status: NT 40 hours Lecture This course prepares the student to work as a Demobilization/Resource Unit Leader within the Incident Command System (ICS). The duties and responsibilities of the position are addressed, and materials required to function in the position are also discussed.
FSC 14 - Fire Protection Equipment and Systems	Fire Science/Academy	3
Transfer Status: CSU 51 hours Lecture This course provides information relating to the features of design and operation of fire alarm systems, water-based suppression systems, special hazard fire suppression systems, water supply for fire protection and portable fire extinguishers. (C-ID FIRE 120-X)
FSC 16 - Fire Company Organization and Management	Fire Science/Academy	3
Transfer Status: CSU 51 hours Lecture This course introduces students to fire department organizations. It includes an overview of organizational structure, and an in depth examination of the role of the company officer. Planning, organizing, supervising and managing to meet the needs of the fire department mission are emphasized.
FSC 18 - Basic Wildland Firefighting	Fire Science/Academy	3
Transfer Status: CSU 51 hours Lecture This course prepares students to meet the requirements to qualify and seek employment as a Type 2 Wildland Firefighter. It provides students with fundamental knowledge of wildland fire behavior, control, prevention and firefighter safety. Students will learn suppression and survival methods and techniques, and the use of hand and power tools and burning devices in the suppression of wildland fires. Upon successful completion of this course, students will be awarded certificates for the following National Wildland Fire Training courses: S-110 Basic Wildland Fire Orientation; S-130 Firefighter Training; S-190 Introduction to Wildland Fire Behavior; L-180 Human Factors in the Wildland Fire Service; I-100 Introduction to Incident Command System and NIMS 700 Introduction to National Incident Management System.
FSC 2 - Introduction to Fire Science	Fire Science/Academy	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level III; English Level III Transfer Status: CSU 51 hours Lecture This course provides an overview of fire protection and emergency services; career opportunities in fire protection and related fields; culture and history of emergency services; fire loss analysis; organization and function of public and private fire protection services; fire departments as part of local government; laws and regulations affecting the fire service; fire service nomenclature; specific fire protection functions; basic fire chemistry and physics; introduction to fire protection systems; introduction to fire strategy and tactics; life safety initiatives. (C-ID FIRE 100-X)
FSC 201E - Confined Space Rescue Operations	Fire Science/Academy	1.3
Transfer Status: NT 11 hours Lecture / 29 hours Lab A study of the role of rescue personnel responding to a Confined Space incident. This course provides instruction in identifying confined spaces and permit-required confined spaces, the hazards associated with entering such spaces, target industries that possess these spaces and laws regulating entries/ rescues performed in confined spaces. Participants will be taught the mandatory aspects of confined space entries and rescues including monitoring, ventilation, lock-out/tag-out, retrieval and communication systems, respiratory protection, etc. The course is designed for those personnel who are likely to make routine or rescue entries into confined spaces. Meets CSFM certification requirements.
FSC 203Z - Fire and Safety Training Orientation	Fire Science/Academy	1.1
Transfer Status: NT 8 hours Lecture / 32 hours Lab This course will cover Basic Fire Suppression tactics and Rescue skills. Its focus will be on creating a diverse and non-threatening learning environment for the education of youth in safety, rescue and emergency activities.
FSC 4 - Fundamentals of Fire Behavior and Combustion	Fire Science/Academy	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level III; English Level III Transfer Status: CSU 51 hours Lecture This course explores the theories and fundamentals of how and why fires start, spread and are controlled.
FSC 6 - Fire Tactics and Strategy	Fire Science/Academy	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level III; English Level III Transfer Status: CSU 51 hours Lecture This course introduces students to the principles of fire control in municipal and suburban environments. It includes an overview of the utilization of human resources, equipment and extinguishing agents on the fireground.
FSC 8 - Principles of Fire Safety	Fire Science/Academy	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level III Transfer Status: CSU 51 hours Lecture This course introduces the basic principles and history related to the national firefighter life safety initiatives, focusing on the need for cultural and behavioral change throughout the emergency services.
FSC 97 - Special Problems-FSC	Fire Science/Academy	1 - 3
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor Transfer Status: CSU 0 hours Lecture Supervised study and practice in solving special problems in the student's career major. Any student interested in registering for a Special Problems course should contact a full-time instructor or chair/coordinator in the appropriate area no later than the last day of the tenth week of instruction. 51-153 hours Independent Study.
FSC 99 - Work Experience-FSC	Fire Science/Academy	1 - 8
Prerequisite(s): Permission of Cooperative Work Experience Education instructor and employment supervisor Transfer Status: CSU 0 hours Lecture Career Work Experience (CWE) is a course that gives students the opportunity to earn both a grade and units for what they learn on the job related to their vocational major while gaining practical work experience. Students may earn one semester unit of college credit in this course for every sixty hours of unpaid work experience (60-480 hours unpaid) or seventy-five hours of paid work experience (75-600 hours paid). Students may earn a maximum of sixteen units for all types of Work Experience.
GEOG 10 - Geography of California	Geography	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level IV Transfer Status: CSU/UC 51 hours Lecture A thematic approach to the state's issues, processes and topics relevant to geography including climate, landforms, natural vegetation, water resources, cultural landscape, ethnic diversity, urban and agricultural regions, and the economy. This course explores the physical, and human landscapes that have evolved as a result of the human-environment interface. (C-ID GEOG 140).
GEOG 100 - Review for ESRI Certification	Geography	1
Recommended Prep: GEOG 20, GEOG 21, GEOG 22 or equivalent training Transfer Status: NT 0 hours Lecture / 51 hours Lab This course is a comprehensive review of the Geographical Information Skills (GIS) and knowledge measured in the ArcGIS Desktop Associate certification exam. Using ESRI's study guide will provide a thorough appraisal of the information needed to be a successful examination candidate. This will include overviews of essential ArcGIS for Desktop tools and workflows to strengthen your skills. The Certification Study Guide will provide step-by-step exercises to reinforce what you've learned, followed by actual exam questions to test your knowledge. Successful completion of this course does not guarantee that you will pass the ESRI ArcGIS Desktop Associate Certification exam. Students should have 2 years of experience using GIS prior to taking the exam.
GEOG 12 - The American West	Geography	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level IV Transfer Status: CSU/UC 51 hours Lecture This course is a topical survey of the American West from the Great Plains to the Pacific, emphasizing both historical and contemporary interpretations of settlement, resource management, economic development, and urbanization. Particular emphasis is placed on how various cultural groups with differing social, political, and religious values have each made a unique impact upon the western landscape.
GEOG 2 - Physical Geography	Geography	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level III Transfer Status: CSU/UC 51 hours Lecture This course is a spatial study of the Earth's dynamic physical systems and processes. Topics include: Earth-sun geometry, weather, climate, water, landforms, soil, and the biosphere. Emphasis is on the interrelationships among environmental and human systems and processes and their resulting patterns and distributions. Tools of geographic inquiry are also briefly covered; they may include: maps, remote sensing, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Global Positioning Systems (GPS). (C-ID GEOG 110).
GEOG 20 - Introduction to Geographic Information Systems	Geography	3
Transfer Status: CSU 34 hours Lecture / 51 hours Lab Study of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) science and its applications to spatial data management. Identification and acquisition of GIS data. Assessment of vector and raster systems, scale, resolution, map projection, coordinate systems, georeferencing and Global Positioning Systems (GPS). Spatial analysis and modeling with GIS. Explores how GIS solves spatial problems, such as those in natural resources, earth and life sciences, environmental planning, local government, business, transportation and other fields. (C-ID GEOG 155).
GEOG 21 - GIS Data Capture	Geography	3
Transfer Status: CSU 34 hours Lecture / 51 hours Lab This course covers design and implementation of geographic databases for Geographic Information Systems (GIS) data capture and management. Included are essential concepts and practices of relational database management systems, with specific application to GIS. Data is captured using Global Positioning Systems (GPS) and mobile GIS methods. GIS digitizing and editing are also covered.
GEOG 22 - Remote Sensing and Spatial Analysis	Geography	3
Transfer Status: CSU 34 hours Lecture / 51 hours Lab This course covers Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for investigating geographic patterns, relationships and connections. Spatial analysis methods are employed for both raster and vector data. Emphasis is on problem-solving and decision making using GIS. Models and scripts for automating GIS processes are also undertaken. In addition, remote sensing fundamentals as they apply to mapping the Earth's surface will be covered. Image enhancement, classification and quantitative techniques are explored with attention to integration with GIS datasets. Application of remote sensing for land cover change, vegetation classification, and environmental quality are explored.
GEOG 3 - Physical Geography Lab	Geography	1
Prerequisite(s): GEOG 2 (or concurrent enrollment) Recommended Prep: Reading Level V; English Level IV; Math Level III Transfer Status: CSU/UC 0 hours Lecture / 51 hours Lab This course is designed to provide supplemental exercises in topics covered in Physical Geography lecture. Lab experience will include map analysis and interpretation, weather prognostication, landform processes and evolution, tectonics, biogeography, and habitat analysis. (C-ID GEOG 111).
GEOG 4 - Cultural Geography	Geography	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level IV Transfer Status: CSU/UC 51 hours Lecture This course is a study of diverse human populations, their cultural origins, diffusion and contemporary spatial expressions. Topics include: demography, languages and religions, urbanization and landscape modification, political units and nationalism, and economic systems and development. (C-ID GEOG 120).
GEOG 8 - World Regional Geography	Geography	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level IV Transfer Status: CSU/UC 51 hours Lecture Survey of the world's culture regions and nations as interpreted by geographers, including physical, cultural, and economic features. Emphasis on spatial and historical influences on population growth, transportation networks, and natural environments. Identification and importance of the significant features of regions. (C-ID GEOG 125).
GEOG 95 - Special Studies-GEOG	Geography	1 - 3
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor Transfer Status: CSU 0 hours Lecture Supervised study in researching an area in the student's academic major. Any student interested in registering for a Special Studies course should contact a full-time instructor or chair/coordinator in the appropriate area no later than the last day of the tenth week of instruction. 51-153 hours Independent Study.
GEOL 32 - Physical Geology with Lab	Geology	4
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level IV; Math Level IV Transfer Status: CSU/UC 51 hours Lecture / 51 hours Lab Physical Geology with Lab will introduce students to the internal and external processes that are at work changing the earth today. Within the context of modern plate tectonics theory, students will explore the origins of rocks and minerals and dynamic earth processes such as volcanism, seismicity and mountain building that are driven by the release of Earth's internal heat. It also examines how wind, running water, and glaciers move in response to gravity and energy from the sun and the sculpting of Earth's surface by erosion. These concepts as well as the interpretation of topographic and geologic maps will be reinforced with an integrated laboratory program. (C-ID GEOL 101).
GEOL 34 - Historical Geology with Lab	Geology	4
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level IV; Math Level IV Transfer Status: CSU/UC 51 hours Lecture / 51 hours Lab Historical geology with lab introduces students to Earth's geologic history and the history of life on Earth. Drawing on concepts from plate tectonics theory, evolution, geologic dating methods and stratigraphy, students explore the planet's origin and the processes that have repeatedly re-shaped the global environment during the past 4.6 billion years. It also covers the history of life on this planet and investigates the complementary roles played by natural selection and environmental change in shaping both modern and ancient ecosystems. These concepts as well as fossil identification, study of sedimentary rocks, and interpretation of geologic maps will be reinforced with an integrated laboratory program. (C-ID GEOL 111).
GEOL 95 - Special Studies-GEOL	Geology	1 - 3
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor Transfer Status: CSU 0 hours Lecture Supervised study in researching an area in the student's academic major. Any student interested in registering for a Special Studies course should contact a full-time instructor or chair/coordinator in the appropriate area no later than the last day of the tenth week of instruction. 51-153 hours Independent Study.
GERM 1 - First Semester German	German	4
Recommended Prep: Reading Level III; English Level III Transfer Status: CSU/UC 68 hours Lecture This course is a study of beginning German emphasizing grammar, reading, writing, speaking, and listening comprehension. It also introduces the student to various aspects of German culture. Students who have completed at least one, but fewer than two years of high school German (or equivalent)with a letter grade of "A" or "B"" within one year of the present date, should register for Second Semester German.
GERM 2 - Second Semester German	German	4
Prerequisite(s): GERM 1 Recommended Prep: Reading Level III; English Level III Transfer Status: CSU/UC 68 hours Lecture This course is the second half of beginning German, which further develops language skills: reading, writing, listening comprehension and speaking. In addition, this course continues to introduce students to aspects of Germanic culture. Students who have completed at least two, but fewer than three years of high school German (or equivalent) with a letter grade of "A" or "B" within one year of the present date, should register for Third Semester German.
GERM 3 - Third Semester German	German	4
Prerequisite(s): GERM 2 Recommended Prep: Reading Level III; English Level III Transfer Status: CSU/UC 68 hours Lecture This course is the first half of intermediate German which further develops language skills: reading, writing, listening comprehension and speaking. Through written analysis and discussion of both modern and classical German texts, students further increase their fluency and grammatical accuracy in the four skill areas. Students who have completed at least three, but fewer than four years of high school German (or equivalent) with a letter grade of "A" or "B" within one year of the present date, should register for Fourth Semester German.
GERM 4 - Fourth Semester German	German	4
Prerequisite(s): GERM 3 Recommended Prep: Reading Level III; English Level III Transfer Status: CSU/UC 68 hours Lecture This course is the second half of intermediate German, which further develops language skills: reading, writing, listening comprehension and speaking. Through continued study of German language and culture students further increase their fluency and grammatical accuracy in the four skill areas in expanded written analysis and discussion of both modern and classical German texts.
HAL 300 - Cooking for Wellness	Healthy Aging & Living	0
Transfer Status: NT 0 hours Lecture / 85 hours Lab The purpose of this course is to teach older adults how to cook healthier meals. Students will try new recipes, new cooking styles, and share traditional family recipes. Topics will include healthy portions, special diets, and food substitutes. Preparation skills will be reinforced in the following areas: cutting, stirring, peeling, chopping, baking, and tasting.
HAL 301 - Finding Your Inner Artist	Healthy Aging & Living	0
Transfer Status: NT 0 hours Lecture / 85 hours Lab This course enriches the lives of older adults through creative expression, arts and crafts, and fine arts including painting, music, and drawing. Topics include musical self-expression, life and art, drawing in the abstract, renowned artist biographies, notable museums, and value of the arts.
HAL 302 - Fun and Fitness for Healthy Aging	Healthy Aging & Living	0
Transfer Status: NT 0 hours Lecture / 85 hours Lab Physical activity is the focus of this course and how it relates to healthy aging for older adults. Students will participate in stretching, chair aerobics, strengthening exercises, balancing and fall prevention activities. Application of yoga and Chi Quong principles will also be addressed to maintain health while aging.
HAL 303 - Vocal Aerobics: Music Exercises for Fitness	Healthy Aging & Living	0
Transfer Status: NT 0 hours Lecture / 85 hours Lab The focus of this course is to enrich the lives of older adults through vocalization and communication techniques, singing old familiar songs, deep-breathing exercises, and movement to music.
HAL 304 - Staying Mentally Sharp	Healthy Aging & Living	0
Transfer Status: NT 0 hours Lecture / 85 hours Lab The focus of this course is to use techniques to curtail memory loss and preserve mental fitness. Topics include: exercise and the brain, being a better listener, recognition memory, remembering through music, visual connections, memory aids, puzzles, games, and reminiscing to strengthen memory. The students will learn to recognize symptoms of health and age-related memory loss. Strategies will be presented for coping and compensating for memory loss. A personal plan will be developed for improving and preserving mental fitness.
HAL 305 - Telling Your Story	Healthy Aging & Living	0
Transfer Status: NT 0 hours Lecture / 85 hours Lab Older adults will have the opportunity to reflect on their past and consider how past experiences have influenced their lives. Thematic and chronological approaches will be utilized for reminiscing and recall. Opportunities to be creative, share life experiences, and learn from others in a supportive environment are provided. Focus is placed upon affirmation of each student's life.
HAL 306 - Technology Basics for Seniors	Healthy Aging & Living	0
Transfer Status: NT 0 hours Lecture / 85 hours Lab Older adults will learn basic skills of personal technology devices such as computers, laptops, Ipads, Notebooks, tablets, and smart phones. Students will learn how to use online services, applications, basic photography, and programs to help connect with family and friends.
HIM 56 - Introduction to Health Information Management	Health Information Management	2
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level IV Transfer Status: CSU 34 hours Lecture This course is an introduction to the growing, dynamic profession of Health Information Management (HIM) and provides a foundation for those students pursuing the HIM field including medical office administration and medical coding. Foundational topics include the field of HIM; the purpose, evolution, and structure of US healthcare delivery systems; the purpose, organization, and storage of medical health records; the role of information technology in healthcare; the functions and organization of Electronic Health Records (EHR); the legal aspects of health information; and the standardized usage of classification systems to document diagnoses and procedures to support reimbursement methods, data management, and research in healthcare.
HIM 58 - Healthcare Law and Ethics	Health Information Management	2
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level IV Transfer Status: CSU 34 hours Lecture This course introduces students to legal and ethical issues they will encounter while working in the field of Health Information Management (HIM). Topics include an overview of legal issues relating to Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), healthcare delivery, ethics, judicial processes, and standards of care. This course also includes bioethical and moral issues related to HIM and how they affect the day-to-day operations of medical offices.
HIM 62 - Introduction to Medical Coding	Health Information Management	3
Recommended Prep: ALH 104 and Reading Level IV; English Level III; Math Level II Transfer Status: CSU 51 hours Lecture This course introduces students to the medical coding classification systems used in the United States healthcare industry: International Classification of Diseases 10 Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM) and Current Procedural Terminology (CPT). Through analysis of case histories and surgical reports, students will learn to distinguish between primary and secondary diagnoses codes, to assign the proper procedural codes, and to explain the importance of accurate medical documentation and clinical records.
HIM 63 - Reimbursement	Health Information Management	3
Recommended Prep: Reading Level IV; English Level III; Math Level II and ALH 104 and HIM 62 Transfer Status: CSU 51 hours Lecture This course introduces students to the reimbursement methodologies used in healthcare in the United States. The focus of the course will be on the accurate preparation and maintenance of clinical records and medical documentation. Students will analyze insurance plans spanning government and private sectors and learn to properly complete the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services claim form (CMS 1500) used in medical outpatient facilities. Topics include working with specific insurance companies, filing error-free claims, resubmitting denied claims, utilizing effective collection strategies, and handling the appeal process.
HIM 64 - Advanced Medical Coding	Health Information Management	3
Prerequisite(s): HIM 62 Recommended Prep: ALH 104 and Reading Level IV; English Level III; Math Level II Transfer Status: CSU 42.5 hours Lecture / 25.5 hours Lab This is an advanced course in medical coding for both outpatient and inpatient procedures and services. The course will include

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