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Course Outline LGL 238 - Bankruptcy (3 CR)
Prerequisite(s): LGL 110 , LGL 115 , LGL 117 , LGL 125 , LGL 126 and LGL 130
Offered Spring Semester
Provides a practical understanding of non-bankruptcy alternatives and the laws of bankruptcy including Chapters 7, 11, 12 and 13 of the Bankruptcy Code. Emphasis will be placed on preparing petitions, schedules, statements and other forms. Lecture 3 hours per week.
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Machine Technology |
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MAC 131 - Machine Lab I (3 CR)
DUAL ENROLLMENT ONLY
Teaches fundamental machine shop operations, bench work, layout, measuring tools, and safety. Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 4 hours per week.
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MAC 161 - Machine Shop Practices I (3 CR)
DUAL ENROLLMENT ONLY
Introduces safety procedures, bench work, hand tools, precision measuring instruments, drill presses, cut-off saws, engine lathes, manual surface grinders, and milling machines. Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 4 hours per week.
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Marketing |
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Course Outline MKT 201 - Introduction to Marketing (3 CR)
Offered in the fall, spring and summer.
Introduces students to the discipline of marketing and the need to create customer value and relationships in the marketplace. Presents an overview of the marketing principles and management strategies, along with the analytical tools used by organizations in the creation of a marketing plan. Lecture 3 hours per week.
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Math Essentials |
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Course Outline MTE 1 - Operations with Positive Fractions (1 CR)
Prerequisite(s): MATH 2140 or a qualifying placement score.
Offered in the fall, spring and summer.
Includes operations and problem solving with proper fractions, improper fractions, and mixed numbers without the use of a calculator. Emphasizes applications and includes U. S. customary units of measure. Credit is not applicable toward graduation. Credit for this course can be received by completing the appropriate MTT course. Lecture 1 hour per week.
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Course Outline MTE 2 - Operations with Positive Decimals and Percents (1 CR)
Prerequisite(s): MTE 1 or qualifying placement score.
Offered in the fall, spring and summer.
Includes operations and problem solving with positive decimals and percents. Emphasizes applications and includes U. S. customary and metric units of measure. Credit is not applicable toward graduation. Credit for this course can be received by completing the appropriate MTT course. Lecture 1 hour per week.
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Course Outline MTE 3 - Algebra Basics (1 CR)
Prerequisite(s): MTE 2 or qualifying placement score.
Offered in the fall, spring and summer.
Includes basic operations with algebraic expressions and solving simple algebraic equations using signed numbers with emphasis on applications. Credit is not applicable toward graduation. Credit for this course can be received by completing the appropriate MTT course. Lecture 1 hour per week.
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Course Outline MTE 4 - First Degree Equations and Inequalities in One Variable (1 CR)
Prerequisite(s): MTE 3 or qualifying placement score.
Offered in the fall, spring and summer.
Includes solving first degree equations and inequalities containing one variable, and using them to solve application problems. Emphasizes applications and problem solving. Credit is not applicable toward graduation. Credit for this course can be received by completing the appropriate MTT course. Lecture 1 hour per week.
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Course Outline MTE 5 - Linear Equations, Inequalities and Systems of Linear Equations in Two Variables (1 CR)
Prerequisite(s): MTE 4 or qualifying placement score.
Offered in the fall, spring and summer.
Includes finding the equation of a line, graphing linear equations and inequalities in two variables and solving systems of two linear equations. Emphasizes writing and graphing equations using the slope of the line and points on the line, and applications. Credit is not applicable toward graduation. Credit for this course can be received by completing the appropriate MTT course. Lecture 1 hour per week.
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Course Outline MTE 6 - Exponents, Factoring and Polynomial Equations (1 CR)
Prerequisite(s): MTE 5 or qualifying placement score.
Offered in the fall, spring and summer.
The student will learn to perform operations on exponential expressions and polynomials. Students will also learn techniques to factor polynomials and use these techniques to solve polynomial equations. Emphasis should be on learning all the different factoring methods, and solving application problems using polynomial equations. Credit is not applicable toward graduation. Credit for this course can be received by completing the appropriate MTT course. Lecture 1 hour per week.
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Course Outline MTE 7 - Rational Expressions and Equations (1 CR)
Prerequisite(s): MTE 6 or qualifying placement score.
Offered in the fall, spring and summer.
Includes simplifying rational algebraic expressions, solving rational algebraic equations and solving applications that use rational algebraic equations. Credit is not applicable toward graduation. Credit for this course can be received by completing the appropriate MTT course. Lecture 1 hour per week.
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Course Outline MTE 8 - Rational Exponents and Radicals (1 CR)
Prerequisite(s): MTE 7 or qualifying placement score.
Offered in the fall, spring and summer.
Includes simplifying radical expressions, using rational exponents, solving radical equations and solving applications using radical equations. Credit is not applicable toward graduation. Credit for this course can be received by completing the appropriate MTT course. Lecture 1 hour per week.
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Course Outline MTE 9 - Functions, Quadratic Equations and Parabolas (1 CR)
Prerequisite(s): MTE 8 or qualifying placement score.
Offered in the fall, spring and summer.
Includes an introduction to functions in ordered pair, graph, and equation form. Also introduces quadratic functions, their properties and their graphs. Credit is not applicable toward graduation. Credit for this course can be received by completing the appropriate MTT course. Lecture 1 hour per week.
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Mathematics |
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Course Outline MTH 130 - Fundamentals of Reasoning (3 CR)
Prerequisite(s): MTE 1 , MTE 2 , and MTE 3 , or a placement recommendation for MTH 130 or equivalent.
Presents elementary concepts of algebra, linear graphing, financial literacy, descriptive statistics, and measurement & geometry. Based on college programs being supported by this course, colleges may opt to add additional topics such as logic or trigonometry. This course is intended for occupational/technical programs. Lecture 3 hours. Total 3 hours per week.
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Course OUtline MTH 131 - Technical Mathematics (3 CR)
Prerequisite(s): MTE 1 , MTE 2 , MTE 3 , MTE 4 , MTE 5 , MTE 6 , or a placement recommendation for MTH 131 or equivalent.
Presents algebra through unit conversion, trigonometry, vectors, geometry, and complex numbers. This course is intended for CTE programs. Lecture 3 hours. Total 3 hours per week.
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Course Outline MTH 132 - Business Mathematics (3 CR)
Prerequisite(s): MTE 1 , MTE 2 , and MTE 3 , or a placement recommendation for MTH 132 or equivalent.
Provides instruction, review, and drill in percentage, cash and trade discounts, mark-up, payroll, sales, property and other taxes, simple and compound interest, bank discounts, loans, investments, and annuities. This course is intended for occupational/technical programs. Lecture 3 hours. Total 3 hours per week.
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Course Outline MTH 154 - Quantitative Reasoning (3 CR)
Prerequisite(s): MTE 1 , MTE 2 , MTE 3 , MTE 4 , and MTE 5 ; or Corequisite(s): MCR 4
Offered Fall, Spring and Summer Semester
Presents topics in proportional reasoning, modeling, financial literacy and validity studies (logic and set theory). Focuses on the process of taking a real-world situation, identifying the mathematical foundation needed to address the problem, solving the problem and applying what is learned to the original situation. Lecture 3 hours per week.
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Course Outline MTH 155 - Statistical Reasoning (3 CR)
Prerequisite(s): MTE 1 , MTE 2 , MTE 3 , MTE 4 , and MTE 5 ; or, Corequisite(s): MCR 5
Offered Fall, Spring and Summer Semester
Presents elementary statistical methods and concepts including visual data presentation, descriptive statistics, probability, estimation, hypothesis testing, correlation and linear regression. Emphasis is placed on the development of statistical thinking, simulation, and the use of statistical software. Lecture 3 hours per week.
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Course Outline MTH 161 - Pre-Calculus I (3 CR)
Prerequisite(s): MTE 1 , MTE 2 , MTE 3 , MTE 4 , MTE 5 , MTE 6 , MTE 7 , MTE 8 , and MTE 9 ; or, Corequisite(s): MCR 6
Offered Fall, Spring and Summer Semester
Students planning to transfer to Virginia Tech may need to take MTH 167 in place of MTH 161.
Presents topics in power, polynomial, rational, exponential, and logarithmic functions, and systems of equations and inequalities. Credit will not be awarded for both MTH 161: Precalculus I and MTH 167 Pre-Calculus with Trigonometry . Lecture 3 hours per week.
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Course Outline MTH 167 - Pre-Calculus with Trigonometry (5 CR)
Prerequisite(s): MTE 1 , MTE 2 , MTE 3 , MTE 4 , MTE 5 , MTE 6 , MTE 7 , MTE 8 and MTE 9
Offered Fall, Spring and Summer Semester
Presents topics in power, polynomial, rational, exponential, and logarithmic functions, systems of equations, trigonometry, and trigonometric applications, including Law of Sines and Cosines, and an introduction to conics. Credit will not be awarded for both MTH 167: Precalculus with Trigonometry and MTH 161 Pre-Calculus I or equivalent. Lecture 5 hours per week.
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Course Outline MTH 245 - Statistics I (3 CR)
Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of MTH 154 , MTH 161 , or MTH 167 with a grade of “C” or better.
Offered Fall and Spring Semester
Presents an overview of statistics, including descriptive statistics, elementary probability, probability distributions, estimation, hypothesis testing, correlation, and linear regression. Credit will not be awarded for both MTH 155 Statistical Reasoning and MTH 245: Statistics I or equivalent. Lecture 3 hours per week.
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Course Outline MTH 246 - Statistics II (3 CR)
Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of MTH 245 Statistics I with a grade of “C” or better.
Offered Spring Semester
Continues the study of estimation and hypothesis testing with emphasis on advanced regression topics, experimental design, analysis of variance, chi-square tests, and non-parametric methods. Lecture 3 hours per week.
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Course Outline MTH 261 - Applied Calculus I (3 CR)
Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of MTH 161 or MTH 167 with a grade of “C” or better.
Offered Fall, Spring and Summer Semester
Introduces limits, continuity, differentiation and integration of algebraic, exponential and logarithmic functions, and techniques of integration with an emphasis on applications in business, social sciences and life sciences. Lecture 3 hours per week.
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Course Outline MTH 262 - Applied Calculus II (3 CR)
Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of MTH 261 with a grade of “C” or better.
Offered Fall, Spring and Summer Semester
Covers techniques of integration, an introduction to differential equations and multivariable calculus, with an emphasis throughout on applications in business, social sciences and life sciences. Lecture 3 hours per week.
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Course Outline MTH 263 - Calculus I (4 CR)
Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of MTH 167 with a grade of “C” or better.
Offered Fall, Spring and Summer Semester
Presents concepts of limits, derivatives, differentiation of various types of functions and use of differentiation rules, application of differentiation, antiderivatives, integrals and applications of integration. Lecture 4 hours per week.
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Course Outline MTH 264 - Calculus II (4 CR)
Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of MTH 263 with a grade of “C” or better.
Offered Fall, Spring and Summer Semester
Continues the study of calculus of algebraic and transcendental functions including rectangular, polar, and parametric graphing, indefinite and definite integrals, methods of integration, and power series along with applications. Features instruction for mathematical, physical and engineering science programs. Lecture 4 hours per week.
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Course Outline MTH 265 - Calculus III (4 CR)
Prerequisite(s): Succesful completion of MTH 264 with a grade of “C” or better.
Offered Fall and Spring Semester
Focuses on extending the concepts of function, limit, continuity, derivative, integral and vector from the plane to the three dimensional space. Covers topics including vector functions, multivariate functions, partial derivatives, multiple integrals and an introduction to vector calculus. Features instruction for mathematical, physical and engineering science programs. Lecture 4 hours per week.
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Course Outline MTH 266 - Linear Algebra (3 CR)
Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of MTH 263 with a grade of “B” or better; or, MTH 264 a grade of “C” or better.
Offered Fall and Spring Semester
Covers matrices, vector spaces, determinants, solutions of systems of linear equations, basis and dimension, eigenvalues, and eigenvectors. Features instruction for mathematical, physical and engineering science programs. Lecture 3 hours per week.
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Course Outline MTH 267 - Differential Equations (3 CR)
Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of MTH 264 with a grade of “C” or better and MTH 266 . Pre/Corequisite(s): MTH 265
Offered Fall and Spring Semester
Introduces ordinary differential equations. Includes first order differential equations, second and higher order ordinary differential equations with applications and numerical methods. Lecture 3 hour per week.
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MTH 288 - Discrete Mathematics (3 CR)
Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of MTH 263 with a grade of “C” or better.
Offered Fall and Spring Semester
Presents topics in sets, counting, graphs, logic, proofs, functions, relations, mathematical induction, Boolean Algebra, and recurrence relations. Lecture 3 hours per week.
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MCR 4 - Learning Support for Quantitative Reasoning (2 CR)
Prerequisite(s): Completion of any three (3) of modules MTE 1 ; MTE 2 ; MTE 3 ; MTE 4 ; or, MTE 5 . Corequisite(s): MTH 154
Offered in the Fall, Spring and Summer Semester
Provides instruction for students who require minimum preparation for college- level Quantitative Reasoning. Students in this course will be co-enrolled in MTH 154 . Credits are not applicable toward graduation and do not replace MTE courses waived. Successful completion of Quantitative Reasoning results in the prerequisite MTE modules being satisfied. Lecture 2 hours. Total 2 hours per week.
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MCR 5 - Learning Support for Statistical Reasoning (2 CR)
Prerequisite(s): Completion of any three (3) of modules MTE 1 ; MTE 2 ; MTE 3 ; MTE 4 ; or, MTE 5 . Corequisite(s): MTH 155
Offered in the Fall, Spring and Summer Semester
Provides instruction for students who require minimum preparation for college-level Statistical Reasoning. Students in this course will be co-enrolled in MTH 155 . Credits not applicable toward graduation and do not replace MTE courses waived. Successful completion of Statistical Reasoning results in the prerequisite MTE modules being satisfied. Lecture 2 hours. Total 2 hours per week.
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MCR 6 - Learning Support for PreCalculus I (2 CR)
Prerequisite(s): Completion of any seven (7) of the MTE modules MTE 1 ; MTE 2 ; MTE 3 ; MTE 4 ; MTE 5 ; MTE 6 ; MTE 7 ; MTE 8 ; and MTE 9 . Corequisite(s): MTH 161 .
Offered in the fall, spring and summer.
Provides instruction for students who require minimum preparation for college-level Precalculus. Students in this course will be co-enrolled in MTH 161 . Credits not applicable toward graduation and do not replace MTE courses waived. Successful completion of Precalculus I results in the prerequisite MTE modules being satisfied. Lecture 2 hours. Total 2 hours per week.
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Mechanical Engineering Technology |
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Course Outline MEC 113 - Materials and Processes of Industry (3 CR)
Offered in the spring semester.
Studies engineering materials and accompanying industrial manufacturing processes. Investigates nature of materials structure and properties from a design standpoint. Analyzes the effects of the various processes on materials and the process themselves. Includes machining, casting, forming, molding, hot/cold working, chipless machining, and welding. Addresses quality assurance and inspection procedures. Lecture 3 hours per week.
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Course Outline MEC 119 - Introduction to Basic CNC and CAM (3 CR)
Prerequisite(s): MTE 1 , MTE 2 and MTE 3
Offered Fall Semester
Teaches the basic concepts of Computer Numerical Control (CNC) programming of Numerical Control Machinery with emphasis on Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAM)/ Computer Aided Drafting (CAD). Program writing procedures will be based on using the following: basic G-code programming language for CNC machinery, CAD/CAM programming systems to produce correct code for CNC Machinery, basic computer usage, CAD/CAM integration, and Code-to machine transfer via Distributive Numeric Control (DNC). Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 4 hours per week.
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Course Outline MEC 131 - Mechanics I - Statics for Engineering Technology (3 CR)
Prerequisite(s): MTH 131
Offered Spring and Summer Semester
Teaches Newton’s laws, resultants and equilibrium of force systems, trusses and frames, determination of centroids, and distributed loads and moments of inertia. Introduces dry friction and force systems in space. Lecture 3 hours per week.
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Course Outline MEC 132 - Mechanics II - Strength of Materials for Engineering Technology (3 CR)
Prerequisite(s): MEC 131
Offered Fall and Summer Semester
Teaches the concepts of stress and strain. Provides an analysis of stresses and deformations in loaded members, connectors, shafts, beams, columns, and combined stress. Lecture 3 hours per week.
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Course Outline MEC 140 - Introduction to Mechatronics (3 CR)
Prerequisite(s): divisional approval.
Offered in the fall semester.
Presents foundational concepts in mechatronics including analog and digital electronics, sensors, actuators, microprocessors, and microprocessor interfacing to electromechanical systems. Surveys components and measurement equipment used in the design, installation, and repair of mechatronic equipment and circuits. Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 4 hours per week.
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Course Outline MEC 155 - Mechanisms (2 CR)
Offered in the spring semester.
Studies the purpose and actions of cams, gear trains, levers, and other mechanical devices used to transmit control. Focuses on motions, linkages, velocities, and acceleration of points within a link mechanism; layout method for designing cams and gear grain. Requires preparation of weekly laboratory reports. Lecture 1 hour. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 3 hours per week.
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Course Outline MEC 162 - Applied Hydraulics and Pneumatics (3 CR)
Offered in the fall and spring.
Introduces hydraulic and pneumatic systems found in construction equipment, road vehicles, and farm equipment. Includes the basic theory, construction, maintenance, and repair of hydraulic and pneumatic power systems. Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 4 hours per week.
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MEC 211 - Machine Design I (4 CR)
Prerequisite(s): MEC 132
Offered Spring Semester
Introduces analytical design of bearings, clutches, coupling, brakes, springs, gearing systems, and power shafting. Emphasizes methods of construction, machine parts and specifications of materials, and manufacturing processes. Lecture 3 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 6 hours per week.
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Medical Laboratory |
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Course Outline MDL 105 - Phlebotomy (3 CR)
Offered in the fall and spring.
Introduces basic medical terminology, anatomy, physiology, components of health care delivery and clinical laboratory structure. Teaches techniques of specimen collection, specimen handling, and patient interactions. Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 5 hours per week.
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Course Outline MDL 106 - Clinical Phlebotomy (4 CR)
Offered in the fall and spring.
Focuses on obtaining blood specimens, processing specimens, managing assignments, assisting with and/or performing specified tests, performing clerical duties and maintaining professional communication. Provides supervised learning in college laboratory/and or cooperating agencies. Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 6 hours. Total 8 hours per week.
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Course Outline MDL 125 - Clinical Hematology I (3 CR)
Offered in the spring semester.
Teaches the cellular elements of blood including blood cell formation, and routine hematological procedures. Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 5 hours per week.
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Course Outline MDL 126 - Clinical Immunohematology/Immunology I (4 CR)
Offered in the spring semester.
Incorporates basic principles of antigen and antibody reactions included in blood grouping and typing, compatibility testing, and serological procedure. Lecture 2 hours. Lab 6 hours. Total 8 hours per week.
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Course Outline MDL 140 - Clinical Urinalysis (2 CR)
Offered in the fall semester.
Focuses on urinalysis studies including physical and chemical properties, microscopic techniques. Emphasizes the significance of abnormal results. Lecture 1 hour. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 4 hours per week.
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Course Outline MDL 190 - Coordinated Internship in Medical Laboratory (3 CR)
Offered in the fall and spring.
Supervises on-the-job training in medical laboratory service firms coordinated by the college. Laboratory 6 hours per week.
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Course Outline MDL 215 - Immunology (2 CR)
Offered in the spring semester.
Presents the physiological basis of humoral and cell mediated immunity, including the medical and clinical laboratory application of immunological principles. Lecture 2 hours per week.
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Course Outline MDL 225 - Clinical Hematology II (4 CR)
Prerequisite(s): MDL 125
Offered in the fall semester.
Teaches advanced study of blood to include coagulation, abnormal bloody formation, and changes seen in various diseases. Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 6 hours. Total 8 hours per week.
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Course Outline MDL 227 - Clinical Immunohematology/Immunology II (3 CR)
Prerequisite(s): MDL 126
Offered in the fall semester.
Emphasizes ability to apply theories and procedures utilized in immunohematology for routine transfusion and donor services. Correlates theories with practical application in order to assess cellular and immune mechanisms in specific disease states. Lecture 1 hour. Laboratory 6 hours. Total 7 hours per week.
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Course Outline MDL 236 - Parasitology and Virology (2 CR)
Offered in the spring semester.
Teaches identification of the common parasites affecting man. Stresses methods of isolation and identification. Lecture 1 hour. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 4 hours per week.
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Course Outline MDL 237 - Clinical Bacteriology (4 CR)
Offered in the spring semester.
Teaches handling, isolation, and identification of pathologic bacteria. Emphasizes clinical techniques and associate bacteria with clinical symptoms. Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 6 hours. Total 8 hours per week.
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Course Outline MDL 260 - Laboratory Instrumentation (2 CR)
Offered in the spring semester.
Teaches the theory, principles of operation, methodologies, maintenance, and troubleshooting of the more common instrumentation used in the clinical laboratory. Lecture 2 hours per week.
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Course Outline MDL 261 - Clinical Chemistry & Instrumentation I (4 CR)
Offered in the fall semester.
Introduces methods of performing biochemical analysis of clinical specimens. Teaches instrumentation involved in a clinical chemistry laboratory, quality control, and the ability to recognize technical problems. Lecture 3 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 6 hours per week.
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Course Outline MDL 262 - Clinical Chemistry & Instrumentation II (4 CR)
Prerequisite(s): MDL 261
Offered in the spring semester.
Introduces methods of performing biochemical analysis of clinical specimens. Teaches instrumentation involved in a clinical chemistry laboratory, quality control, and the ability to recognize technical problems. Part II of II. Lecture 3 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 6 hours per week.
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Course Outline MDL 290 - Coordinated Internship in Medical Laboratory Technology (5 CR)
Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of all MDL Program-related courses with a grade of “C” or better.
Offered in the summer only.
Supervises on-the-job training in selected business, industrial or service firms coordinated by the college. Credit/practice ratio not to exceed 1:5 hours. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
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Course Outline MEN 100 - Introduction to Mental Health (3 CR)
Pre/Corequisite(s): A placement recommendation for ENG 111 , co-enrollment in ENF 3 /ENG 111 , or successful completion of all developmental English requirements.
Offered in the fall semester.
Surveys history of mental health from ancient to contemporary times, with special emphasis on impact of the psychoanalytic, humanistic, and behavioral movements in the treatment of mental illness. Includes examination of structure and functions of human service delivery systems, knowledge and skills of mental health workers, and current ethical and legal issues. Lecture 3 hours per week.
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Course Outline MEN 101 - Mental Health Skills Training I (3 CR)
Pre/Corequisite(s): A placement recommendation for ENG 111 , co-enrollment in ENF 3 /ENG 111 , or successful completion of all developmental English requirements.
Offered Fall Semester
Develops skills necessary to function as a mental health worker, with emphasis on guided practice in counseling skills as well as improved self-awareness. Includes training in problem solving, goal-setting, and implementation of appropriate strategies and evaluation techniques relating to interaction involving a variety of client needs. Lecture 3 hours per week.
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Course Outline MEN 102 - Mental Health Skills Training II (3 CR)
Prerequisite(s): MEN 101 .
Offered Spring Semester
Develops skills necessary to function as a mental health worker, with emphasis on guided practice in counseling skills as well as improved self-awareness. Includes training in problem solving, goal-setting, and implementation of appropriate strategies and evaluation techniques relating to interaction involving a variety of client needs. Lecture 3 hours per week.
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Course Outline MEN 121 - Intellectual Disabilities I (3 CR)
Explores current problems and social, cultural and legal issues involved in therapeutic interventions for understanding and programs relating to individuals with intellectual disabilities. Lecture 3 hours per week.
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Course Outline MEN 221 - Group Process I (3 CR)
Prerequisite(s): MEN 102
Offered Fall Semester
Studies the stages of group development, role of the group leader, and contemporary models of group counseling utilized in mental health counseling. Includes experiential training in group leadership. Lecture 3 hours per week.
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Course Outline MEN 225 - Counseling Therapy (3 CR)
Pre/Corequisite(s): A placement recommendation for ENG 111 , co-enrollment in ENF 3 /ENG 111 , or successful completion of all developmental English requirements.
Offered in the spring semester.
Studies various models of counseling theories and appropriate application of counseling techniques in the helping profession. Lecture 3 hours per week.
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Course Outline MEN 290 - Coordinated Practice in Mental Health (5 CR)
Prerequisite(s): MEN 100 and MEN 102
Offered Fall and Spring Semester
Provides supervised experience in a community mental health/ human services agency. Students will spend 2 hours per week in a seminar class and a total of 180 hours at the placement site. Arrangements for placement are made the semester prior to the one in which the student actually takes the class. Contact the Internship Coordinator in March to make plans for a fall or summer semester placement or in October to plan for a spring semester placement.
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Course Outline MTS 120 - Introduction to Motorsports Technology (3 CR)
DUAL ENROLLMENT ONLY
Introduces the student to a survey of the Motorsports Industry. Explores the student to a broad overview of the industry, terminology and technology associated with developing a competition racecar. Lecture 3 hours per week.
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Course Outline MTS 125 - Motorsports Technology I (3 CR)
Prerequisite(s): MTS 120
DUAL ENROLLMENT ONLY
Introduces the student to the various systems of the racecar. Focuses on the inter-related functions and the theoretical concepts of the high performance race engine. Emphasizes hands-on skills with identification and installation of component parts of a race engine. Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 4 hours per week.
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Course Outline MTS 130 - Motorsports Structural Technology I (3 CR)
Prerequisite(s): MTS 125 and WEL 130 .
DUAL ENROLLMENT ONLY
Introduces the student to the basic design and fabrication of a racecar. Develops skills for use of the tools, equipment, and materials in the production of a racecar. Emphasizes safety, accuracy, and aesthetics of the racecar and the work environment. Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 4 hours per week.
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Course Outline MUS 121 - Music Appreciation I (3 CR)
Offered in the fall and spring.
Increases the variety and depth of the student’s interest, knowledge, involvement in music and related cultural activities. Acquaints the student with traditional and twentieth century music literature, emphasizing the relationship music has as an art form with man and society. Increases the student’s awareness of the composers and performers of all eras through listening and concert experiences. Lecture 3 hours per week.
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Course Outline MUS 122 - Music Appreciation II (3 CR)
Offered in the spring semester.
Increases the variety and depth of the student’s interest, knowledge, involvement in music and related cultural activities. Acquaints the student with traditional and twentieth century music literature, emphasizing the relationship music has as an art form with man and society. Increases the student’s awareness of the composers and performers of all eras through listening and concert experiences. Lecture 3 hours per week.
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Course Outline NAS 2 - Foundation of Life Sciences (3 CR)
Prerequisite(s): MTE 1 , MTE 2 , MTE 3 , MTE 4 , MTE 5 , and a placement recommendation for ENG 111 , co-enrollment in ENF 3 /ENG 111 , or successful completion of all developmental English requirements.
Offered Fall and Spring Semester
Presents elementary biological and chemical principles for allied health students whose high school preparation is deficient in the biological sciences. In addition, this course will satisfy the prerequisite for BIO 141 for students who have not passed college biology (BIO 101 ) with a “C” or better in the past 3 years, or students who have not passed the NAS 2 challenge exam by 75% or higher. Lecture 3 hours. Total 3 hours per week.
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Course Outline NAS 131 - Astronomy I (4 CR)
Prerequisite(s): A placement recommendation for ENG 111 , co-enrollment in ENF 3 /ENG 111 , or successful completion of all developmental English requirements.
Offered Fall Semester
Studies the major and minor bodies of the solar system, stars and nebulae of the milky way, and extragalactic objects. Examines life and death of stars, origin of the universe, history of astronomy, and instruments and techniques of observation. Lecture 3 hours. Recitation and laboratory 3 hours. Total 6 hours per week.
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Course Outline NAS 132 - Astronomy II (4 CR)
Prerequisite(s): A placement recommendation for ENG 111 , co-enrollment in ENF 3 /ENG 111 , or successful completion of all developmental English requirements.
Offered Spring Semester
Studies the major and minor bodies of the solar system, stars and nebulae of the milky way, and extragalactic objects. Examines life and death of stars, origin of the universe, history of astronomy, and instruments and techniques of observation. Lecture 3 hours. Recitation and laboratory 3 hours. Total 6 hours per week.
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Course Outline NSG 100 - Introduction to Nursing Concepts (4 CR)
Prerequisite(s): BIO 141 (or BIO 231 or NAS 161); ENG 111 ; PSY 220 ; SDV 101 ; CPR - American Heart Association Basic Life Support for Health Care Providers; Acceptance to the AAS Nursing program; Evidence of completion of AAS Nursing Program required documents. Corequisite(s): BIO 142 (or NAS 162 or BIO 232); NSG 106 , NSG 130 and NSG 200
Offered Fall Semester.
Introduces concepts of nursing practice and conceptual learning. Focuses on basic nursing concepts with an emphasis on safe nursing practice and the development of the nursing process. Provides supervised learning experiences in college nursing laboratories, clinical/community settings, and/or simulated environments. Lecture 3 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 6 hours per week.
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Course Outline NSG 106 - Competencies for Nursing Practice (2 CR)
Prerequisite(s): MTE 1 , MTE 2 , MTE 3 , MTE 4 , MTE 5 and BIO 141 (or BIO 231 or NAS 161); and acceptance to the AAS Nursing program. Corequisite(s): BIO 142 (or NAS 162 or BIO 232); NSG 100, NSG 130 and NSG 200
Offered Fall Semester.
Focuses on the application of concepts through clinical skill development. Emphasizes the use of clinical judgment in skill acquisition. Includes principles of safety, evidence-based practice, informatics and math computational skills. Prepares students to demonstrate competency in specific skills and drug dosage calculation including the integration of skills in the care of clients in simulated settings. Provides supervised learning experiences in college nursing laboratories, clinical/community settings, and/or simulated environments. Lecture 1 hour. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 4 hours per week.
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Course Outline NSG 130 - Professional Nursing Concepts (1 CR)
Prerequisite(s): BIO 141 (or BIO 231 or NAS 161); ENG 111; PSY 230; SDV 101; CPR - BLS for Healthcare Professional Corequisite(s): BIO 142 (or NAS 162 or BIO 232); NSG 100, NSG 106 and NSG 200
Offered Fall Semester.
Introduces the role of the professional nurse and fundamental concepts in professional development. Focuses on professional identity, legal/ethical issues and contemporary trends in professional nursing. Lecture 1 hour. Total 1 hour per week.
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Course Outline NSG 152 - Health Care Participant (3 CR)
Prerequisite(s): BIO 142 (or BIO 232 or NAS 162), NSG 100 , NSG 106 , NSG 130 and NSG 200 Corequisite(s): NSG 170 and BIO 150 (or BIO 205 )
Offered Spring Semester.
Focuses on the health and wellness of diverse individuals, families, and the community throughout the lifespan. Covers concepts that focus on client attributes and preferences regarding healthcare. Emphasizes population-focused care. Provides supervised learning experiences in college nursing laboratories, clinical/community settings, and/or cooperating agencies, and/or simulated environments. Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 5 hours per week.
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Course Outline NSG 170 - Health/Illness Concepts (6 CR)
Prerequisite(s): BIO 142 (or BIO 232 or NAS 162), NSG 100 , NSG 106 , NSG 130 , and NSG 200 Corequisite(s): NSG 152 and BIO 150 (or BIO 205)
Offered Spring Semester.
Focuses on the nursing care of individuals and/or families throughout the lifespan with an emphasis on health and illness concepts. Includes concepts of nursing care for the antepartum client and clients with common and predictable illnesses. Provides supervised learning experiences in college nursing laboratories, clinical/community settings, and/or simulated environments. Lecture 4 hours. Laboratory 6 hours. Total 10 hours per week.
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Course Outline NSG 200 - Health Promotion and Assessment (3 CR)
Prerequisite(s): BIO 141 (or BIO 231 or NAS 161), ENG 111, PSY 230, SDV 101, Acceptance to the AAS Nursing program; CPR; BLS for Healthcare Professional Corequisite(s): BIO 142 (or NAS 162 or BIO 232); NSG 100, NSG 106 and NSG 130
Offered Fall Semester.
Introduces assessment and health promotion for the individual and family. Includes assessment of infants, children, adults, geriatric clients and pregnant females. Emphasizes health history and the acquisition of physical assessment skills with underlying concepts of development, communication, and health promotion. Prepares students to demonstrate competency in the assessment of clients across the lifespan. Provides supervised learning experiences in college nursing laboratories, clinical/community settings, and/or simulated environments. Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 5 hours per week.
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NSG 210 - Health Care Concepts I (5 CR)
Prerequisite(s): BIO 150 (or BIO 205 ), NSG 152 and NSG 170 Corequisite(s): NSG 211 Pre/Corequisite(s): ENG 112 or HLT 230 or SOC 200
Offered Fall Semester.
Focuses on care of clients across the lifespan in multiple settings including concepts related to physiological health alterations and reproduction. Emphasizes the nursing process in the development of clinical judgment for clients with multiple needs. Provides supervised learning experiences in college nursing laboratories, clinical/community settings, and/or simulated environments. Lecture 3 hours. Laboratory 6 hours. Total 9 hours per week.
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NSG 211 - Health Care Concepts II (5 CR)
Prerequisite(s): BIO 150 (or BIO 205 ), NSG 152 and NSG 170 Corequisite(s): NSG 210 Pre/Corequisite(s): ENG 112 or HLT 230 or SOC 200
Offered Fall Semester.
Focuses on care of clients across the lifespan in multiple settings including concepts related to psychological and physiological health alterations. Emphasizes the nursing process in the development of clinical judgment for clients with multiple needs. Provides supervised learning experiences in college nursing laboratories, clinical/community settings, and/or simulated environments. Lecture 3 hours. Laboratory 6 hours. Total 9 hours per week.
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NSG 230 - Advanced Professional Nursing Concepts (2 CR)
Prerequisite(s): NSG 210, NSG 211 and NSG ELE Corequisite(s): NSG 252 and NSG 270
Offered Spring Semester.
Develops the role of the professional nurse in the healthcare environment in preparation for practice as a registered nurse. Introduces leadership and management concepts and focuses on the integration of professional behaviors in a variety of healthcare settings. Lecture 2 hours. Total 2 hours per week.
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NSG 270 - Nursing Capstone (4 CR)
Prerequisite(s): NSG 210, NSG 211 and NSG ELE Corequisite(s): NSG 230 and NSG 252
Offered Spring Semester.
Provides students with the opportunity to comprehensively apply and integrate learned concepts from previous nursing courses into a capstone experience. Emphasizes the mastery of patient- centered care, safety, nursing judgment, professional behaviors, informatics, quality improvement, and collaboration in the achievement of optimal outcomes of care. Provides supervised learning experiences in faculty and/or preceptor-guided college nursing laboratories, clinical/community settings, and/or simulated environments. Laboratory 12 hours. Total 12 hours per week.
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Course Outline NUR 21 - Nurse Aide Clinical Experience (1 CR)
DUAL ENROLLMENT ONLY
Provides guided nurse aide experience for practicing skills in the clinical setting. Applies fundamental principles of basic nurse aide care. Laboratory 3 hours per week.
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Course Outline NUR 25 - Nursing Assistant (3 CR)
DUAL ENROLLMENT ONLY
Teaches fundamentals of patient care with laboratory experience in foods and fluids, elimination, moving patients, morning, afternoon and evening care, care of hospital equipment, means of providing special comforts and safety, and admission and discharge procedures. Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 4 hours. Total 6 hours per week.
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Course Outline NUR 27 - Nurse Aide I (4 CR)
DUAL ENROLLMENT ONLY
Teaches care of older patients with emphasis on the social, emotional, and spiritual needs. Covers procedures; communication and interpersonal relations; observation, charting and reporting; safety and infection control; anatomy and physiology; personal care, nutrition and patient feeding; death and dying. May include laboratory or clinical hours. Lecture 3 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 6 hours per week.
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Course Outline NUR 90 - Coordinated Internship in Nursing (1 CR)
DUAL ENROLLMENT ONLY
Supervises on-the-job training in selected business, industrial or service firms coordinated by the college. Students will participate in clinical experience in a Long Term Care Health and Rehabilitation environment with a clinical instructor. 30 hours per semester.
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Course Outline NUR 111 - Nursing I (7 CR)
Prerequisite(s): BIO 141 , BIO 142 and HLT 105 . Corequisite(s): NUR 226 and NUR 135 . Pre/Corequisite(s): HLT 141 and SDV 100 .
Offered in the fall semester.
Introduces nursing principles including concepts of health and wellness and the nursing process. Develops nursing skills to meet the biopsychosocial needs of individuals across the lifespan. Includes math computational skills, basic computer instruction related to the delivery of nursing care, communication skills, introduction to nursing, health, the health care system, legal aspects of nursing care, diagnostic testing, assessment, teaching and learning, asepsis, body mechanics and safety, personal care, activity/rest, wound care, nutrition, elimination, oxygenation, fluid and electrolytes, pain control, medication administration, culture, aging populations and pre/post- operative care. The principles, concepts and skills that are introduced are patient centered and include evidence based practice. Provides supervised learning experiences. Lecture 4 hours. Laboratory 9 hours. Total 13 hours per week.
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Course Outline NUR 112 - Nursing II (8 CR)
Prerequisite(s): NUR 111 and NUR 226 . Corequisite(s): NUR 230 . Pre/Corequisite(s): BIO 205 .
Offered in the spring semester.
Focuses on the nursing care of adults experiencing changes along the health/illness continuum that are common, well-defined, and have predictable outcomes. Includes math computational skills, basic computer instruction related to the delivery of nursing care; acid-base balance, gastrointestinal, genitourinary, musculoskeletal, immunology, oncology, sensori-neural, infectious diseases, endocrine, respiratory and blood disorders and care of the dying client. Nursing care is patient centered and evidence based. Provides supervised learning experiences in college nursing laboratories and/or cooperating agencies. Lecture 3 hours. Laboratory 15 hours. Total 18 hours per week.
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Course Outline NUR 115 - LPN Transition (6 CR)
Prerequisite(s): BIO 141 , BIO 142 , BIO 205 , NUR 135 , HLT 105 and SDV 100 . Corequisite(s): NUR 136 and NUR 226 .
Offered in the summer only.
Introduces the role of the registered nurse through concepts and skill development in the discipline of professional nursing. This course serves as a bridge course for licensed practical nurses and is based upon individualized articulation agreements, mobility exams, or other assessment criteria as they relate to local programs and service areas. Includes math computational skills and basic computer instruction related to the delivery of nursing care. Lecture 4 hours. Laboratory 6 hours. Total 10 hours per week.
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Course Outline NUR 135 - Drug Dosage Calculations (2 CR)
Offered in the fall semester.
Focuses on apothecary, metric, household conversion in medication dosage calculation for adult and pediatric clients. Provides a practical approach to learning to calculate and prepare medications and solutions. Includes calculating intravenous flow rates. Safety and evidence based practice are emphasized. Lecture 2 hours per week.
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Course Outline NUR 136 - Principles of Pharmacology I (2 CR)
Prerequisite(s): BIO 141 , BIO 142 , BIO 205 , NUR 135 , HLT 105 and SDV 100 . Corequisite(s): NUR 115 and NUR 226 .
Offered in the summer only.
Focuses on principles of medication administration which include dosage calculations, major drug classifications, drug legislation, legal aspects of medication administration, drug action on specific body systems, and basic computer applications. Principles of medication administration are patient centered and evidence based. Lecture 2 hours per week.
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Course Outline NUR 211 - Second Level Nursing I (7 CR)
Prerequisite(s): NUR 112 and NUR 230 . Corequisite(s): NUR 245 and NUR 247 . Pre/Corequisite(s): ENG 111 .
Offered in the fall semester.
Emphasizes complex nursing care of individuals, families and/or groups in various stages of development who are experiencing alterations related to their biopsychosocial needs. Uses all components of the nursing process with increasing degrees of skill. Includes math computation skills, basic computer instruction related to the delivery of nursing care; gastrointestinal, hepatic, cardiac/cardiovascular, oncological, and endocrine disorders. The complex nursing care is patient centered and evidence based. Provides supervised learning experience in college nursing laboratories and/or cooperating agencies. Lecture 5 hours. Laboratory 6 hours. Total 11 hours per week.
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Course Outline NUR 212 - Second Level Nursing II (7 CR)
Prerequisite(s): NUR 211 , NUR 245 and NUR 247 . Corequisite(s): NUR 246 . Pre/Corequisite(s): PSY 230 and PHI 220 .
Offered in the spring semester.
Emphasizes complex nursing care of individuals, families, and/or groups in various stages of development who are experiencing alterations related to their biopsychosocial needs. Uses all components of the nursing process with increasing degrees of skill. Includes math computation skills, basic computer instruction related to the delivery of nursing care; neurological cardiovascular; respiratory; eye, ear, nose and throat disorders. May also include: emergency, renal and digestive disorders. Complex nursing care is patient centered and evidence based. Provides supervised learning experience in college nursing and/or cooperating agencies. Lecture 4 hours. Laboratory 9 hours. Total 13 hours per week.
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Course Outline NUR 226 - Health Assessment (2 CR)
Corequisite(s): NUR 111 and NUR 135 . Pre/Corequisite(s): HLT 141 and SDV 100 .
Offered in the fall semester (Offered in the summer for advanced placement only)
Introduces the systematic approach to obtaining a health history and performing a physical assessment. The systemative approach is patient centered and evidence based. Lecture 2 hours per week.
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Course Outline NUR 230 - Pharmacology (3 CR)
Prerequisite(s): NUR 111 and NUR 226 . Corequisite(s): NUR 112 . Pre/Corequisite(s): BIO 205 .
Offered in the spring semester.
Introduces general principles of drug action, pharmacology of the major drug classes, and specific agents within each class. Includes math calculations necessary to adapt dosages to the multidimensional needs of individuals across the lifespan. Lecture 3 hours per week.
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Course Outline NUR 245 - Maternal/Newborn Nursing (3 CR)
Prerequisite(s): NUR 112 and NUR 230 . Corequisite(s): NUR 211 and NUR 247 . Pre/Corequisite(s): ENG 111 .
Offered in the fall semester.
Develops nursing skills in caring for families in the antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum periods. Nursing skills are patient centered and evidence based. Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 5 hours per week.
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Course Outline NUR 246 - Parent/Child Nursing (3 CR)
Prerequisite(s): NUR 211 , NUR 245 and NUR 247 . Corequisite(s): NUR 212 . Pre/Corequisite(s): PSY 230 and PHI 220 .
Offered in the spring semester.
Develops nursing skills in caring for both well and ill children in a variety of settings. Emphasizes theories of growth and development and the family as a unit. Nursing skills are patient centered and evidence based. Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 5 hours per week.
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Course Outline NUR 247 - Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing (3 CR)
Prerequisite(s): NUR 112 and NUR 230 . Corequisite(s): NUR 211 and NUR 245 . Pre/Corequisite(s): ENG 111 .
Offered in the fall semester.
Develops nursing skills in caring for individuals, families, and/or groups with mental health needs. Explores various treatment models, diagnostic categories, and rehabilitative measures. Nursing skills are patient centered and evidence based. Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 5 hours per week.
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Course Outline PED 100 - Pilates (1 CR)
Offered in the fall and spring.
Provides a method of mind-body exercise and physical movement designed to stretch, strengthen, balance the body, and improve posture and core stabilization while increasing body awareness. Laboratory 2 hours per week.
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