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CULA 2750 - Pastry I
In this advanced course, students learn extensive methods and the utilization of various chocolates as an artistic medium. It covers advanced chocolate topics such as decorations, centerpieces, miniature candies, bonbons, and the proper techniques used to prepare and display them.
Prerequisites:
CULA 1550 - Food Principles II
Credits: 1
Lecture/Lab Hours: 1 lecture/lab hr/week
Comments: $50 Course Fee
General Education Requirement: None
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CULA 2775 - Pastry II
This is an advanced course in pastries where students learn the art of safely pouring, blowing, and pulling sugar and its different applications in modern patisserie. Displaying techniques, storage, and setup are extensively covered in this course.
Prerequisites:
CULA 2750 - Pastry I
Credits: 1
Lecture/Lab Hours: 1 lecture/lab hr/week
Comments: $50 Course Fee
General Education Requirement: None
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CULA 2800 - Ice Carving
This is an advanced Garde Manger course focusing on the art of ice carving. Techniques in the safe and proper creation of ice carving for buffet centerpieces and special events are covered along with the proper enhancement of buffets and receptions.
Prerequisites:
CULA 1550 - Food Principles II
Credits: 1
Lecture/Lab Hours: 1 lecture/lab hr/week
Comments: $50 Course Fee
General Education Requirement: None
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CULA 2900 - Classical French Cuisine
Classical French Cuisine is a hands-on approach to the study of the evolution of modern day cuisine. This course covers cuisine of the various regions of France, emphasizing indigenous ingredients and preparation methods. Students will become familiar with the gastronomy of Auguste Escoffier and his contributions to classical French cuisine.
Prerequisites:
CULA 2400 - Classical Italian Cuisine
Credits: 3
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3 lecture/lab hrs/week
Comments: $50 Course Fee
General Education Requirement: None
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DESL 0000 - Any course from the DESL department
Choose any course from the DESL department.
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DESL 1538 - Mobile Electrical Essentials
This course provides the student with the skills necessary to locate and properly identify components on a vehicle schematic, and to safely apply this knowledge in vehicle troubleshooting and repair.
Credits: .5
Lecture/Lab Hours: 12 lecture/lab hrs
General Education Requirement: None
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DESL 1539 - Mobile Electrical Maintenance
This course provides the student with the troubleshooting skills required to safely locate and properly identify problems in a vehicle electrical system.
Credits: .5
Lecture/Lab Hours: 12 lecture/lab hrs
General Education Requirement: None
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DESL 1555 - Refrigerant Recovery
The Environmental Protection Agency’s Rule on Refrigerant Recovery and Recycling is the foundation of this class. The regulations for the equipment, technician and procedures for the use of the equipment will be covered. The technician will also be certified by the ASE examination.
Credits: 1
Lecture/Lab Hours: 1 lecture hr/week
General Education Requirement: None
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DESL 1585 - DOT Vehicle Inspection Certification
This course familiarizes the student with the regulations, forms and procedures for accomplishing the task of vehicle inspection as mandated by the Department of Transportation. Actual vehicle inspections will be done in class for evaluations.
Credits: 1
Lecture/Lab Hours: 1 lecture hr/week
General Education Requirement: None
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DESL 1600 - Diesel Engines
This course is intended for students planning a career in the diesel field. It is designed to provide instruction for the students in the theory and operation of diesel engines. Considerable time is spent on proper procedures to disassemble and assemble diesel engines. Component nomenclature, function and analysis are covered, as is the proper usage of hand tools, measuring instruments, and equipment.
Credits: 8
Lecture/Lab Hours: 4 lecture, 8 lab hrs/week
Comments: Additional Fee
General Education Requirement: None
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DESL 1640 - Advanced Engines
This course instructs students in proper tune-up and troubleshooting procedures for diesel engines according to the type of fuel injection system. Proper fuel pump timing along with injector and valve adjustments. Engine braking systems and engine identification will also be covered.
Prerequisites:
DESL 1600 - Diesel Engines
Credits: 4
Lecture/Lab Hours: 4 lecture/lab hrs/week
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DESL 1648 - Fuel Systems Fundamentals
This course will introduce the student to the fundamentals of fuel injection systems. The course will cover basics of the fuel systems from the tank to the injector. Including the basics of diesel fuel, fuel filters, fuel metering, types of fuel systems and governors.
Credits: 1
Lecture/Lab Hours: 1 lecture/lab hr/week
General Education Requirement: None
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DESL 1650 - Diesel Fuel Systems
This course covers the theory/operation of mechanical fuel injection systems and is designed to help students become proficient at trouble- shooting diesel fuel systems. Considerable lab time is spent in hands-on activities; disassembling/assembling and adjusting fuel injection components plus working with diesel turbochargers and blowers.
Prerequisites:
DESL 1600 - Diesel Engines OR instructor consent
Credits: 3
Lecture/Lab Hours: 2.5 lecture, 2.5 lab hrs/week
Comments: $20 Lab Fee
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DESL 1669 - Air Conditioning Essentials
This course provides the student with the knowledge required to safely and properly service air conditioning systems. This course prepares students to sit for the ASE Mobile Equipment certification test for R134a and R-12 Refrigerant Recovery and Recycling.
Credits: .5
Lecture/Lab Hours: 12 lecture/lab hrs
General Education Requirement: None
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DESL 1670 - Heavy Equipment A/C Systems
This course is intended for students planning a career in the Diesel Technology field. It is designed to provide instruction in the Heavy Equipment A/C systems used in today’s equipment. The theory and operation of systems will be presented. Proper handling of the refrigerants according to the EPA regulations set forth will be covered and voluntary certification from the ASE will be offered. Diagnosis and repair of systems will be emphasized.
Credits: 2
Lecture/Lab Hours: 1 lecture, 1 lab hr/week
General Education Requirement: None
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DESL 1710 - Commercial Drive Trains I
This course covers the theory and operation of heavy duty clutches, manual transmissions, planetary geat sets, torque converters and automatic transmissions. Proper installation procedures are covered in hands-on activities working with clutch replacement, manual transmission disassembly, assembly and troubleshooting on both single and double countershaft transmissions.
Credits: 3
Lecture/Lab Hours: 2 lecture, 2 lab hrs/week
General Education Requirement: None
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DESL 1720 - Commercial Drive Trains II
This course is a continuation of Commercial Drive Trains I. This class covers the theory and operation of drive shafts, heavy-duty axles, steering systems, suspensions and hydraulic brakes. Hands-on time will be spent on disassembly, assembly and troubleshooting of the above components.
Prerequisites:
DESL 1710 - Commercial Drive Trains I or instructor consent
Credits: 3
Lecture/Lab Hours: 2 lecture, 2 lab hrs/week
General Education Requirement: None
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DESL 1758 - Mobile Hydraulic Essentials
This course provides the student with the knowledge required to safely and properly use hydraulic test equipment, understand hydraulic schematic symbols and terminology, and apply this information to a mobile hydraulic circuit.
Credits: .5
Lecture/Lab Hours: 12 lecture/lab hrs
General Education Requirement: None
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DESL 1759 - Mobile Hydraulic Maintenance
This course provides the student with the knowledge required to safely and properly troubleshoot and identify a hydraulic system problem using proper instruments, schematics, and procedures.
Credits: .5
Lecture/Lab Hours: 12 lecture/lab hrs
General Education Requirement: None
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DESL 1760 - Vehicular Hydraulics
This course is designed to give the student the fundamental knowledge and skills to accurately diagnose and troubleshoot both mobile and industrial hydraulic systems. It includes the latest pressure compensated systems as well as schematics.
Credits: 4
Lecture/Lab Hours: 6 lecture/lab hrs/week
General Education Requirement: None
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DESL 1770 - Diesel Skills
This course will allow students, in a laboratory experience, to develop new skills and reinforce old ones. With help from the instructor, students will choose the area they wish to develop and work at their own pace. This course is intended, and its focus is, for students entering the mechanical field.
Credits: 1 to 2
Lecture/Lab Hours: 2 lab hrs/week
Comments: Must be enrolled in Diesel Program. Additional fee.
General Education Requirement: None
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DESL 1830 - ASE Preparation for Heavy Truck
The course will review the materials necessary for the ASE Certification Examination in the Heavy Duty Truck section. Practice examinations in all areas will be given and post evaluations will be reviewed and weaknesses revealed. The basic understanding of the test format will also be covered.
Credits: 3
Lecture/Lab Hours: 4.5 lecture/lab hrs/week
General Education Requirement: None
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DESL 2010 - Diesel Electronic Controls
This course covers operating principles of diesel electronic controlled fuel injection systems. Along with theory of all components, the course covers the use of troubleshooting hardware and software tooling for each system.
Prerequisites:
ELTR 1540 - Heavy-Duty Electrical
Co-requisites:
Instructor’s Consent
Credits: 4
Lecture/Lab Hours: 4 lecture/lab hrs/week
General Education Requirement: None
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DESL 2861 - Engine Electronics
This course provides the student with the knowledge required to properly identify problems and tune components in engine electrical systems using vehicle schematics and a laptop and/or handheld reader.
Credits: .5
Lecture/Lab Hours: 12 lecture/lab hrs
General Education Requirement: None
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DESL 2863 - Advanced Engine Electronics
This course provides the student with the ability to troubleshoot a problem in the vehicle Engine Control Module (ECM) using a handheld data recorder/programmer.
Prerequisites:
DESL 2861 - Engine Electronics or instructor consent
Credits: .5
Lecture/Lab Hours: 12 lecture/lab hrs
General Education Requirement: None
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DHYG 2100 - Dental Health Education
This course studies methods for preventing oral disease, including nutritional and dietary counseling, patient education, and behavior modification techniques. It prepares students to apply preventive dentistry concepts in clinical dental hygiene courses and community dental health.
Prerequisites:
Admission to the Dental Hygiene program required.
Credits: 3
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3 lecture hrs/week
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DHYG 2200 - Pharmacology
This course familiarizes students with the sources, actions, usages, dosages, and toxic effects of drugs commonly used in dental practice.
Prerequisites:
Admission to the Dental Hygiene program required.
Credits: 2
Lecture/Lab Hours: 2 lecture hrs/week
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DHYG 2210 - Oral Histology and Embryology
This course involves the study of the development and histologic structure of elements in the head and neck region. Special emphasis will be placed on embryology of structures in the orofacial region. Histologic features will be related to functional characteristics as much as possible.
Prerequisites:
Admission to the Dental Hygiene program required.
Credits: 2
Lecture/Lab Hours: 2 lecture hrs/week
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DHYG 2300 - Preclinical Dental Hygiene
The preclinical lab course prepares students for clinical experience. Topics include preparation of the operatory, assessment of patients’ needs, and implementation of treatment.
Prerequisites:
Admission to the Dental Hygiene program required.
Credits: 4
Lecture/Lab Hours: 12 clinic hrs/week
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DHYG 2350 - Clinical Dental Hygiene I
Students apply practical skills in patient care and education during supervised clinical experience.
Prerequisites:
Admission to the Dental Hygiene program required.
Credits: 5
Lecture/Lab Hours: 15 clinic hrs/week
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DHYG 2400 - Head, Neck, and Oral Anatomy/Physiology
This course focuses on the structure and function of the head and neck of the human body, including the nomenclature of bones, muscles, blood vessels, nerves, glands, lymphatic structures, fasciae and spaces. Emphasis is placed on structures associated with the mouth and the masticatory system and their clinical application to the dental hygiene process of care.
Prerequisites:
Admission to the Dental Hygiene program required.
Credits: 2
Lecture/Lab Hours: 2 lecture hrs/week
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DHYG 2405 - Dental Anatomy
This course involves study of basic dental terminology, tooth form and function, occlusion, notation systems, tooth morphology, eruption, and exfoliation patterns. Relationships between structure, function, and clinical practice of dental hygiene will be emphasized. Laboratory exercises will include examination of natural teeth, tooth models and skulls.
Prerequisites:
Admission to the Dental Hygiene program required.
Credits: 2
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3 lecture/lab hrs/week
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DHYG 2420 - Clinical Seminar I
This course provides continued preparation for clinical experience through instruction in the interpretation of patient assessment data and designing treatment for specified dental health needs. The course provides preparation through instruction in emergency treatment of the medically-compromised patients and instruction in emergency medical management.
Prerequisites:
Admission to the Dental Hygiene program required.
Credits: 2
Lecture/Lab Hours: 2 lecture hrs/week
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DHYG 2450 - Oral Radiology
This course includes lecture and laboratory materials, consisting of the principles of x-ray production, exposure, processing, and radiation biology. In addition, various techniques for intra- and extra-oral dental radiography will be taught and practiced under laboratory conditions prior to exposure of clinical patients.
Prerequisites:
Admission to the Dental Hygiene program required.
Credits: 3
Lecture/Lab Hours: 2 lecture, 2 lab hrs/week
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DHYG 2451 - Dental Radiograph Interpretation
This course covers the analysis and interpretation of dental radiographic films. This class includes lectures, discussion, and the identification of general and specific findings on intra and extra-oral radiographs.
Prerequisites:
Admission to the Dental Hygiene program required.
Credits: 1
Lecture/Lab Hours: 1 lecture hr/week
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DHYG 2460 - Dental Materials
This course offers the scientific and application principles of dental materials, the study of the composition, properties, and other factors which provide the scientific rationale in the selection and use of materials employed in the fabrication of dental appliances and tooth restorations.
Prerequisites:
Admission to the Dental Hygiene program required.
Credits: 3
Lecture/Lab Hours: 2 lecture, 2 lab hrs/week
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DHYG 2470 - Orientation to Dental Hygiene
This lecture course prepares students for clinical experience. Topics include preparation of the operatory, assessment of patients’ needs and implementation of treatment.
Prerequisites:
Admission to the Dental Hygiene program required.
Credits: 4
Lecture/Lab Hours: 4 lecture hrs/week
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DHYG 3100 - Dental Health Education
This course studies methods for preventing oral disease, including nutritional and dietary counseling, patient education, and behavior modification techniques. It prepares students to apply preventive dentistry concepts in clinical dental hygiene courses and community dental health.
Prerequisites:
Admission to the Dental Hygiene program required.
Credits: 2
Lecture/Lab Hours: 2 lecture hrs/week
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DHYG 3230 - Clinical Seminar II
This course is devoted to the development and nurturing of skills needed for treatment of more advanced periodontal cases including initiation of a periodontal case study. This course also provides an introduction to and preparation for the use of state-of-the-art clinical technologies.
Prerequisites:
Admission to the Dental Hygiene program required.
Credits: 2
Lecture/Lab Hours: 2 lecture hrs/week
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DHYG 3250 - Clinical Seminar III
This course prepares the dental hygiene student to make the transition from an educational setting to private practice. Focus is on the various dental specialty practices.
Prerequisites:
Admission to the Dental Hygiene program required.
Credits: 2
Lecture/Lab Hours: 2 lecture hrs/week
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DHYG 3300 - Clinical Dental Hygiene II
Students gain further practical experience in dental hygiene procedures by providing comprehensive patient care in clinical settings. A flexible, self-paced format allows students to meet requirements in procedures for patient recordkeeping, patient education, dental prophylaxis, dental radiography and routine clinical procedures.
Prerequisites:
Admission to the Dental Hygiene program required.
Credits: 5
Lecture/Lab Hours: 15 clinic hrs/week
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DHYG 3350 - Clinical Dental Hygiene III
Students gain practical experience in clinical procedures requiring greater skill and knowledge than procedures previously undertaken. This course prepares students for the transition to private office practice.
Prerequisites:
Admission to the Dental Hygiene program required.
Credits: 5
Lecture/Lab Hours: 15 clinic hrs/week
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DHYG 3400 - General and Oral Pathology
This course is designed to teach students the concepts underlying general and oral manifestations of human disease states, manifestations of specific diseases, relationships to body defense mechanisms and potential implications for medical and dental hygiene treatment. Applications to clinical situations in dental hygiene practice will be made.
Credits: 3
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3 lecture hrs/week
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DHYG 3550 - Community Dental Health
This course is designed to provide the dental hygiene student with an introduction to basic skills needed to assess, plan and implement strategies needed to evaluate the dental health of the community, including research methodology and basic statistical analysis. This course will provide the student with a basic understanding of the significant social, political, psychological and economic factors influencing the American health system.
Prerequisites:
Admission to the Dental Hygiene program required.
Credits: 3
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3 lecture hrs/week
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DHYG 3600 - Ethics and Law in Dental Hygiene
This course provides the dental hygiene student with core principles in ethics, morals, and values as they relate to the professional code of conduct and state jurisprudence. Students explore contemporary issues from dentistry and medicine in order to understand their own ethical value system. Ultimately, students apply this knowledge to issues in the dental hygiene profession within a diverse society.
Prerequisites:
Admission to the Dental Hygiene program required.
Credits: 3
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3 lecture hrs/week
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DHYG 3720 - Office Practice
This course provides the dental hygiene student with both current information and experience in office practice and management. Also included are discussions of professionalism, decision-making and leadership roles, including legal and ethical responsibilities, team responsibilities in the dental office, and discussions of selecting, securing and maintaining satisfying employment.
Prerequisites:
Admission to the Dental Hygiene program required.
Credits: 2
Lecture/Lab Hours: 2 lecture hrs/week
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DHYG 3750 - Periodontology
This course reviews the anatomy and histology of periodontal structures and dental accretions followed by a study of the classifications and etiology of periodontal diseases including both local and systemic factors. A thorough exploration of the hygienist’s role in disease recognition, prevention, therapeutic procedures and maintenance will also be introduced.
Prerequisites:
Admission to the Dental Hygiene program required.
Credits: 3
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3 lecture hrs/week
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DHYG 3770 - Pain Management
This course provides a comprehensive background for performing field infiltration, nerve block anesthesia and nitrous oxide/oxygen inhalation sedation.
Prerequisites:
Admission to the Dental Hygiene program required.
Credits: 2
Lecture/Lab Hours: 2 lecture hrs/week
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DHYG 3775 - Pain Management Lab
This course provides clinical experience with pain management techniques. It includes the detection of anatomical landmarks in the mouth pertaining to specific injection sites, preparation of armamentarium, maintenance of asepsis, and simulated and real injection of anesthetic agents at predetermined sites. The course will also provide practical application to safely operate and monitor nitrous exide sedation equipment.
Prerequisites:
Admission to the Dental Hygiene program required.
Credits: 1
Lecture/Lab Hours: 2 lab hrs/week
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DHYG 3800 - Board Review
This course is designed to assist dental hygiene students in preparing for the National Written Board Dental Hygiene Exam, the western and central regional clinical and anesthesia board exams, and state jurisprudence exams. These exams are required for licensure to practice dental hygiene in the United States.
Prerequisites:
Admission to the Dental Hygiene program required.
Credits: 1
Lecture/Lab Hours: 1 lecture hr/week
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DSCI 0000 - Any course from the DSCI department
Choose any course from the DSCI department.
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DSCI 2210 - Production & Operations Management
Production and Operations Management is an introductory course in production and operations management. Typical topics include operations strategy, inventory management, production planning, scheduling, and project management.
Credits: 3
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3 lecture hrs/week
General Education Requirement: None
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DVST 0100 - English for International Students
This is a preliminary course for students who need additional preparation before entering the ENGL 1210/ENGL 1220 sequence.
Credits: 3
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3 lecture hrs/week
General Education Requirement: None
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DVST 0510 - Basic Reading I
This course is designed to help the student learn and apply active reading strategies, improve reading comprehension, read in several content areas, demonstrate comprehension by writing summaries, use critical thinking skills to write effective responses to reading selections and improve study skills and test taking skills.
Prerequisites:
English placement reading score 0-58.
Credits: 3
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3 lecture hrs/week
General Education Requirement: None
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DVST 0520 - Basic Reading II
This course is designed to help the student improve reading comprehension and critical thinking, read narrative, expository, and persuasive texts, write appropriate summaries of reading selections, write effective responses to reading selections using analysis and interpretation and employ library resources to research information.
Prerequisites:
DVST 0510 - Basic Reading I with a grade of “C” or better or English placement reading score 59-74
Credits: 3
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3 lecture hrs/week
General Education Requirement: None
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DVST 0600 - Basic Writing I
This course is designed to help students develop and strengthen fundamental reading and writing skills, including clearly written sentences, demonstration of writing processes, vocabulary improvement, reading comprehension, reading rate, reading in the content areas and practice exercises in specific college content areas.
Prerequisites:
English placement writing score 0-58.
Credits: 3
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3 lecture hrs/week
General Education Requirement: None
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DVST 0610 - Basic Writing II
This course is designed to help the student strengthen basic writing skills necessary for all academic work. Students will review parts of speech and sentence development. Students will learn to create clear topic sentences that can be developed into concise paragraphs. By the end of the semester, students will apply skills to create writing that includes several paragraphs.
Prerequisites:
DVST 0600 - Basic Writing I with a “C” or better or English placement writing score 59-74
Credits: 3
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3 lecture hrs/week
General Education Requirement: None
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DVST 0670 - Language Skills
This course is designed to offer students a comprehensive grammar review and will focus on the other skills such as vocabulary and spelling.
Credits: 1
Lecture/Lab Hours: 2 lab hrs/week
General Education Requirement: None
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DVST 0898 - Arithmetic Skills
This course reviews fundamental math concepts, in preparation for applied math, business math and beginning algebra.
Prerequisites:
Pre-Algebra placement score 0-44.
Credits: 2
General Education Requirement: None
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DVST 0900 - College Prep Mathematics
This course reviews fundamental math and algebra concepts in preparation for applied math, business math and algebra concepts in preparation for MATH 1500 - Applied Math, BADM 1005 - Business Math, and DVST 0920 - Introductory Algebra.
Prerequisites:
Pre-Algebra placement score 0-44
Credits: 4
Lecture/Lab Hours: 4 lecture hrs/week
General Education Requirement: None
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DVST 0910 - Beginning Algebra
This course reviews fundamental algebra concepts in preparation for MATH 1500 - Applied Math, BADM 1005 - Business Math, and DVST 0920 - Introductory Algebra.
Prerequisites:
DVST 0898 - Arithmetic Skills with a grade of “C” or better; or Math Placement Level 0 and instructor consent
Credits: 2
Lecture/Lab Hours: 2 lecture hrs/week
General Education Requirement: None
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DVST 0920 - Introductory Algebra
This course develops basic concepts and methods of algebra of college students with insufficient high school preparation for college-level math courses.
Prerequisites:
DVST 0900 - College Prep Math or DVST 0910 - Beginning Algebra with a grade of “C” or better OR Prealgebra placement score 45-100 AND Algebra placement score 0-39
Credits: 4
Lecture/Lab Hours: 4 lecture hrs/week
General Education Requirement: None
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DVST 0930 - Intermediate Algebra
This course covers factoring, fractional expressions, functions, graphs, systems of linear equations, exponents, radicals, quadratics and logarithms to help prepare students for MATH 1400 - Pre-Calculus Algebra.
Prerequisites:
DVST 0920 - Introductory Algebra with a grade of “C” or better or Algebra placement score 40-65
Credits: 4
Lecture/Lab Hours: 4 lecture hrs/week
General Education Requirement: None
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DVST 0960 - Beginning Computer Skills
This class is designed to be a first class for the novice computer user. The class is workbook oriented with emphasis towards a hands-on learning of the primary applications covering word processing, spreadsheets, and databases. Throughout the course, the student will become familiar with the keyboard, handling diskettes, and other basic computer concepts.
Credits: 2
Lecture/Lab Hours: 2 lecture hrs/week
General Education Requirement: None
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ECON 1000 - Survey of Economics
This one-semester overview of economics is intended for non-transfer students in economics. It provides an understanding of economic matters through a descriptive, rather than an analytic, approach. Credit for this course won’t be given to those who have taken ECON 1020 - Microeconomics or ECON 1010 - Macroeconomics.
Credits: 3
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3 lecture hrs/week
General Education Requirement: None
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ECON 1010 - Macroeconomics
This course focuses on national income accounting, aggregate demand and supply, unemployment, inflation, fiscal policy, monetary policy, Keynesian and supply-side views, international trade and economic growth. Applications are drawn primarily from the United States economy.
Credits: 3
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3 lecture hrs/week
General Education Requirement: Social and Behavioral Sciences
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ECON 1020 - Microeconomics
This course focuses on model building, production possibilities, scarcity and choices, opportunity costs and trade-offs, the market system, supply and demand, resource allocation in the market, government intervention and its consequences, elasticity, cost, market model (pure competition), monopoly, oligopoly, and monopolistic competition. It explores economic issues including market power, labor, positive and negative externalities and public choice.
Credits: 3
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3 lecture hrs/week
General Education Requirement: Social and Behavioral Sciences
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EDCI 1410 - Elementary School Math Seminar I
This class will afford elementary education majors the opportunity to apply the concepts learned in the Theory of Arithmetic I course in a practical way. Modeling of teaching math in an explanatory hands-on manner is the goal of the course.
Prerequisites:
DVST 0930 - Intermediate Algebra or MATH 1000 - Problem Solving with a grade of “C” or better or instructor consent
Co-requisites:
MATH 1100 - Math for Elementary School Teachers I
Credits: 1
Lecture/Lab Hours: 1 lecture hr/week
General Education Requirement: None
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EDCI 1420 - Elementary School Math Seminar II
This class will afford elementary education majors the opportunity to apply the concepts learned in Theory of Arithmetic II course in a practical way. Modeling of teaching math in an explanatory hands- on manner is the goal of the course.
Prerequisites:
EDCI 1410 - Elementary School Math Seminar I and MATH 1100 - Math for Elementary School Teachers I with a grade of “C” or better, or instructor consent
Co-requisites:
MATH 1105 - Math for Elementary School Teachers II
Credits: 1
Lecture/Lab Hours: 1 lecture hr/week
General Education Requirement: None
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EDCI 1430 - Life Science Seminar
This course focuses on the teaching strategies, materials and activities appropriate for the elementary school setting that are related to the materials and content encountered in BIOL 1020 - Life Science.
Co-requisites:
BIOL 1020 - Life Science IF an Elementary Education student or BIOL 1010 - General Biology I
Credits: 1
Lecture/Lab Hours: 1 lecture hr/week
General Education Requirement: None
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EDCI 2440 - Classroom Management
This course is designed to provide an overview of the best practices in both classroom and school-wide discipline models. The course will help students develop a personal system of discipline tailored to his or her individual philosophy and personality as well as to the needs, traits, and social realities of the school and community.
Prerequisites:
ENGL 1010 - English I, EDFD 2020 - Foundations of Education, and EDFD 2040 - Foundations of Learning or instructor consent
Credits: 3
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3 lecture hrs/week
General Education Requirement: None
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EDCI 2505 - Introduction to Disabilities
This course is designed to introduce students to the characteristics of educational disabilities as viewed by the state of Wyoming. Through lectures, guest speakers, video presentations, and hands-on experiences, students will gain knowledge of the disabilities and effective teaching methods. Students will practice strategies for compensating for the different disabilities.
Credits: 3
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3 lecture hrs/week
General Education Requirement: None
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EDCI 2526 - Designing and Developing an Online Course
This course is designed for faculty to develop and facilitate an online course. Topics include: analyzing the online learning environment; demonstrating effective use of course management system tools; aligning course outcomes, learning activities, and assessments; creating preliminary documents and activities for online students; providing effective learning resources and activities for the online learner; and incorporating effective learner engagement opportunities for online students.
Credits: 1
Lecture/Lab Hours: 1 lecture hr/week
General Education Requirement: None
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EDCI 2550 - Teacher-ParaEd Working Together
This course will address the changing dynamics to the educational process involving paraeducators. It is designed to provide the skills and knowledge necessary for teachers and paraeducators to work effectively as a team.
Credits: 2
Lecture/Lab Hours: 2 lecture hrs/week
General Education Requirement: None
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EDEC 1020 - Introduction to Early Childhood Education
An introduction to the philosophies, goals, and purposes of group settings in early childhood is provided along with an examination of curriculum, facilities, professional opportunities, and teacher competencies and observation in pre-school classes.
Credits: 3
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3 lecture hrs/week
General Education Requirement: None
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EDEC 1100 - Observation, Guidance, and Assessment of Young Children
This course explores effective methods of observation and guidance of young children to meet children’s needs individually and in groups. Emphasis is placed on promoting a positive and constructive climate in early childhood settings through positive discipline strategies and appropriate classroom management techniques. Students develop and implement skills to plan effective environments, prepare materials and equipment, develop schedules, explore classroom management techniques, utilize assessment tools, and promote parent-teacher communication. This course includes a field component to provide opportunities for students to apply course principles and theories.
Prerequisites:
EDEC 1020 - Introduction to Early Childhood Education
Credits: 3
Lecture/Lab Hours: 2 lecture, 2 lab hr/week
General Education Requirement: None
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EDEC 1200 - Administration of Early Childhood Programs
This course provides students with the basic principles and working knowledge of early childhood program operations. Through review of state regulations and national standards of high quality early childhood programming, students with examine procedures for establishing and managing programs including fiscal and human resources, developmentally appropriate planning, and collaborating with families, school districts, and communities. Designed for current and future directors of child care/child development centers, Head Start programs, and community based pre-kindergarten and kindergarten programs, this course provides foundational knowledge and opportunities for applications in practice.
Prerequisites:
EDEC 1020 - Introduction to Early Childhood Education
Credits: 3
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3 lecture hrs/week
General Education Requirement: None
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EDEC 1250 - Creativity in Young Children
This course is designed facilitate the exploration of the creative process on two levels. Students are encouraged to develop their own creative process while studying the methods and theories that support and encourage creative behaviors in classrooms for young children. Emphasis is placed on the development of teaching strategies that will ensure an integrated approach to creative thinking and expression, and will promote a climate conductive to creativity in preschool and early primary classrooms.
Credits: 3
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3 lecture hrs/week
General Education Requirement: None
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EDEC 1325 - Early Childhood Science, Math, and Social Science
This course explores the standards, theories, principles, and practices of teaching mathematics, science, and social science to young children ages birth to eight. An emphasis will be placed on developing an integrated curriculum that includes developmentally appropriate content, processes, environment and materials, and child-centered choices within a play-based approach to curriculum.
Prerequisites:
EDEC 1020 - Introduction to Early Childhood Education and either PSYC 2300 - Developmental Psychology or EDFD 2460 - Child Growth and Development
Credits: 3
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3 lecture hrs/week
General Education Requirement: None
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EDEC 1340 - Diversity in Early Childhood Education
This course is designed to provide students with a foundation for understanding best practices in teaching young children within a complex, diverse society. Theories and current practices are explored with an emphasis on individual student beliefs and biases as students develop into culturally sensitive teachers.
Prerequisites:
EDEC 1020 - Introduction to Early Childhood Education AND either PSYC 2300 - Developmental Psychology or EDFD 2460 - Child Growth and Development
Credits: 3
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3 lecture hrs/week
General Education Requirement: None
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EDEC 1800 - Practicum in Early Childhood Education
This course provides students with an early supervised field experience in a program serving children birth to third grade. Emphasis is placed on reflection and self-awareness of the students’ choice of teaching career and development of their professional identity. Students will begin creating a professional portfolio for use in employment and future study.
Credits: 1
General Education Requirement: None
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EDEC 2200 - Practicum in Early Childhood Education II
This course provides students with a capstone field experience in a program serving children birth to third grade. Emphasis is also placed on integrating theoretical concepts into practice and developing skills and experiences as reflective and deliberate decision makers. Students will complete the professional portfolio for use in employment and future study.
Prerequisites:
EDEC 1020 - Introduction to Early Childhood Education, EDEC 1800 - Practicum in Early Childhood Education, AND EDFD 2460 - Child Growth & Development OR PSYC 2300 - Developmental Psychology
Credits: 1
General Education Requirement: None
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EDEC 2270 - Language Arts Development: Birth to 8 Years
This course provides students with a deeper understanding of how listening, speaking, reading, and writing knowledge and skills develop in young children. This course covers theories and milestones of typical language arts development, disorders and delays in language arts development, language arts curriculum standards, and teaching strategies for creating language-rich learning experiences and environments for diverse learners.
Prerequisites:
PSYC 2300 - Developmental Psychology OR EDFD 2460 - Child Growth and Development
Credits: 3
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3 lecture hrs/week
General Education Requirement: None
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EDEC 2275 - Early Childhood Curriculum
This course explores a variety of curricula and theoretical approaches to teaching young children. Emphasis is placed on understanding the interplay of state and national regulations and standards and frameworks of developmentally appropriate practices. Students develop skills to effectively support children’s growth and development in all domains (physical, social, emotional, cognitive) as well as tools and strategies for documenting and sharing children’s progress. Students will have opportunities to analyze actual practice as well as design learning activities, environments, and assessments which focus on the whole child and address the needs of diverse learners.
Prerequisites:
EDEC 1020 - Early Childhood Curriculum and EDEC 1100 - Observation, Guidance, and Assessment of Young Children (or concurrent enrollment in EDEC 1100).
Credits: 3
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3 lecture hrs/week
General Education Requirement: None
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EDEC 2300 - Infant and Toddler Development and Programs
This course is an introduction to the care and teaching of infants and toddlers, with emphasis on the interrelationship between social, emotional, cognitive, physical, and language development. Developmental theories and milestones of young children aged birth to three are emphasized as the basis for quality care and teaching. Students explore standards-based infant/toddler curricula, preparation of healthy, safe, and universally designed aesthetic environments, and collaboration with families.
Credits: 3
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3 lecture hrs/week
General Education Requirement: None
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EDEL 2280 - Literature for Children
This survey course emphasizes reading and discussion of children’s literature. The types, requirements and sources for children’s
literature and techniques for selecting literature for particular age levels are discussed.
Prerequisites:
ENGL 1020 - English II
Credits: 3
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3 lecture hrs/week
General Education Requirement: Humanities
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EDEX 1010 - Overview of Special Education
This is an introductory special education course designed to provide a broad view of special education and effective instructional techniques for special needs students.
Credits: 3
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3 lecture hrs/week
General Education Requirement: None
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EDEX 1040 - Learning How To Read and Write
This course is an introductory course designed to provide a basic understanding of how children learn to read and write. This course will explore the basic processes that all learners undertake in reading and writing instruction and practice. Based on requirements by the federal government, individuals who work in schools with students in literacy in an auxiliary role, such as para- professionals, aides, etc., must have training that prepares them for their work in literacy. This course will meet those training requirements.
Credits: 3
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3 lecture hrs/week
General Education Requirement: None
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EDEX 1050 - Introduction to Exceptional Children
The course will provide a framework for students to examine special education law P.L. 94-142 and others and the learning and behavioral characteristics of exceptional children.
Credits: 2
Lecture/Lab Hours: 2 lecture hrs/week
General Education Requirement: None
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EDEX 2484 - Introduction to Special Education
This course provides an overview of a variety of disabilities and their manifestations and treatments. It also discusses the identification of students with disabilities, the best instructional techniques to assist students with specific disabilities, and laws related to testing and placement of students.
Prerequisites:
Complete or concurrent enrollment in EDFD 2020 - Foundations of Education and EDFD 2100 - Educational Psychology
Credits: 3
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3 lecture hrs/week
General Education Requirement: None
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EDFD 2020 - Foundations of Education
Foundations of Education, utilizing an interdisciplinary approach, is designed to provide a critical examination of educational thought and practice in the United States for prospective teachers.
Prerequisites:
ENGL 1010 - English I with a grade of “C” or better or concurrent enrollment in ENGL 1010 - English I with instructor consent
Credits: 3
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3 lecture hrs/week
General Education Requirement: None
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EDFD 2040 - Foundations of Learning
Foundations of Learning will provide students with a broad-based perspective of educational psychology. Three (3) major learning theories, behaviorism, cognitivism, and humanism will be examined and discussed. Discipline and motivation will be major topics considered. Students will develop lesson plans using psychological learning principles. A variety of activities will allow students to analyze psychological principles in action.
Prerequisites:
PSYC 1000 - General Psychology with a grade of “C” or better; ENGL 1010 - English I with a grade of “C” or better
Credits: 3
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3 lecture hrs/week
General Education Requirement: None
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EDFD 2100 - Educational Psychology
In this course, students will demonstrate knowledge and understanding of psychological concepts, principles, and research relevant to teaching and learning with emphasis on the school setting.
Prerequisites:
PSYC 1000 - General Psychology and ENGL 1010 - English I with a grade of “C” or better
Credits: 3
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3 lecture hrs/week
General Education Requirement: None
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EDFD 2450 - Human Lifespan Development
This course offers primarily a psychosocial overview of human change from conception to old age. To understand how and why people function as they do, the course examines the physical, cognitive, social and emotional aspects of being human and inquire into how goals, interests, group dynamics and roles in life change over time.
Credits: 3
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3 lecture hrs/week
General Education Requirement: None
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EDFD 2451 - Lifespan: Adulthood
This course will examine major issues, transitions and stages of development in adulthood. It will complete the cycle of study of aging and death. This course will give all students a broad understanding of the stages of development that occur throughout the course of a human lifetime.
Credits: 1
Lecture/Lab Hours: 1 lecture hr/week
General Education Requirement: None
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EDFD 2460 - Child Growth & Development
This course provides students in the early childhood teacher assistant program basic maturation stages of the young child age 0-8. This course is core and central to the knowledge needed to proceed in the early childhood teacher assistant program.
Credits: 3
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3 lecture hrs/week
General Education Requirement: None
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EDUC 2100 - Practicum in Teaching
In this course students will participate in an extensive practicum experience for prospective educators in an accredited school under the supervision of a certified teacher. For 3 credits students spend 1 hour per week in the college classroom preparing their portfolios, studying for the Praexis, and writing about their classroom experiences. The balance of time is spent in the classroom under supervision of a teacher.
Prerequisites:
EDFD 2020 - Foundations of Education and EDFD 2100 - Educational Psychology and instructor consent (concurrent enrollment in one of the two prerequisites may be permitted)
Credits: 2 to 3
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3 practicum hrs/cred hr
General Education Requirement: None
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EIP 1500 - Deaf Culture/Community
Students will explore the history, culture, values and traditions, as well as the identity and membership in the deaf community. It will also investigate the manner in which American Sign Language (ASL) influences the deaf culture.
Credits: 3
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3 lecture hrs/week
General Education Requirement: None
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EIP 1510 - Aspects of Interpreting
This course defines what interpreting involves and the professional requirements for being an interpreter. The student is introduced to the history of interpreting, the interpreter’s code of ethics, situational assessment required for effective interpreting, repetitive motion injury and prevention, and certification of interpreters.
Credits: 3
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3 lecture hrs/week
General Education Requirement: None
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EIP 1520 - Educational Interpreting
This course is designed to explore the roles and responsibilities of the interpreter in various educational settings including primary grades, elementary and middle-school, high school, vocational, and higher education as well as aspects of administration, methods of evaluation, professional development, ethics and certification.
Prerequisites:
ASL 1500 - American Sign Language I
Credits: 3
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3 lecture hrs/week
General Education Requirement: None
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