University Transfer Program Courses

Course Information: Science Major

Code	Course	Credits
ACPE 098	Academic Preparation English 098	0
ACPE 099	Academic Preparation English 099	0
ANTH 100	Introduction to Anthropology	3
BIOL 100	Introduction to Biology	4
BIOL 201	Introduction to the Life Science	4
CHEM 101	Introduction to Chemistry	4
CHEM 111	Principles of Chemistry I	4
CHEM 112	Principles of Chemistry II	4
CHEM 253	Quantitative Analysis	5
COMG 101	Fundamentals of Public Speaking	2
COLL 145	Critical Thinking and Problem Solving	3
CS 101	Introduction to Computer Science	3
CS 112	Introduction to Problem Solving and Programming	3
CS 113	Program Design and Algorithms	3
CS 241	Computer organization	3
ENGL 101	Introduction to College Writing	3
ENGL 102	College Writing and Rhetoric	3
ENGL 175	Introduction to Literature	3
ENGL 201	English Grammar: Key Concepts and Terms	1
ENGL 207	Persuasive Writing	3
ENGL 209	Inquiry-Based Writing	3
ENGL 257/258	Literature of Western Civilization	3
HIST 101	History of Civilization (I)	3
HIST 102	History of Civilization (II)	3
MATH 130	Finite Mathematics	4
MATH 170	Analytic Geometry and Calculus I	4
MATH 175	Analytic Geometry and Calculus II	4
PHILO 103	Ethics	3
PHYS 100	Fundamentals of Physics	4
PHYS 111	General Physics I	4
PHYS 112	General Physics II	4
PHYS 211	Engineering Physics I	4
PHYS 212	Engineering Physics II	4
PSYC 101	Introduction to Psychology	3
SOC 101	Introduction to Sociology	3
STAT 271	Statistical Inference and Decision Analysis	4

DESCRIPTION OF UNIVERSITY COURSES

Academic Preparation English 098 (ACPE 098) -[ non-credit course]

This is a non-credit course for students who have not fulfilled the college’s English Language Proficiency requirements. The course consists of an intensive review of sentence structure, comprehension and grammar. If a student is assessed with a higher level in English proficiency, he/she may not be required to take this course, and will be permitted to take ACPE 099 instead.

Academic Preparation English 099 (ACPE 099) -[ non-credit course]

This is a non-credit course for students who have not fulfilled the college’s English Language Proficiency requirements. This course is more advanced than ACPE 098, and it consists of intensive instruction in reading, academic writing, speaking and listening, with the objective of preparing students with the basic language skills required in university level courses.

Accounting 201 (ACC 201) Introduction to Financial Accounting
Overview of the nature and purpose of general purpose financial statements provided to external decision makers; emphasis on use of financial statement information.
Pre-requisite: Mathematics 12

Accounting 202 (ACC 202) Introduction to Managerial Accounting
Introduction to cost behavior and managerial use of accounting information for planning, control and performance evaluation.
Pre-requisite: Mathematics 12

Anthropology 100 (ANTH 100) Introduction to Anthropology

Basic theories, methods, and findings of human paleontology, prehistory, and culture.

Pre-requisite: ACPE 099

Biology 100 (BI 100) Introduction to Biology I (4 cr.)

Introduction to basic principles of biological systems.

Pre-requisite: ACPE 099, Biology 12 or Chemistry 12

Biology 201 (BI 201) Introduction to the Life Sciences (4 cr.)

Biological principles important in understanding animals, plants, and microorganisms; cytology; ecology; evolution; genetics, growth; molecular biology; physiology.

Pre-requisite: Chemistry 101 recommended

Business 100 (BUS 100) The Business Profession (1 cr.)

Introduction to the environment in which the business operates and how the roles and responsibility of the business professional vary depending on the functional specialty and the level within the organization; career opportunities in business will be discussed to help students develop a strong sense of future academic and professional direction.

Pre-requisite: ACPE 099

Business 115 (BUS 115) Introduction to Business and Technology

This course introduces business and the environments in which businesses operate. Students examine the roles of major functional areas of business and interrelationships among them. Organizational theories and techniques are examined, and economic, cultural, political and technological factors affecting business organizations are evaluated.

Pre-requisite: ACPE 099

Business Law 265 (BLAW 265) Legal Environment of Business
Law and its relationship to society; legal framework of business enterprises; court organization and operation; private property and contracts as basic concepts in a free enterprise system.

Chemistry 101 (CH 101) Introduction to Chemistry I
General fundamental concepts of chemistry are introduced here.
Pre-requisite: Chemistry 12

Chemistry 111 (CH 111) Principles of Chemistry I (4 cr.)

Intensive treatment of principles and applications of chemistry.

Pre-requisite: ACPE 099, Chemistry 12

Chemistry 112 (CH 112) Principles of Chemistry II (4 cr.)

Some work in inorganic, organic and biochemistry, electrochemistry, nuclear chemistry, and in qualitative inorganic analysis.

Pre-requisite: CH 111

Chemistry 253 (CH 253) Quantitative Analysis (5 cr.)

Fundamental principles and techniques of chemical analysis; introduction to sampling, standardization, data evaluation, gravimetric/volumetric methods and instrumental techniques.

Pre-requisite: CH 112

Communications 101(COMG 101) Fundamentals of Public Speaking
Skills and techniques of effective speaking.
Pre-requisite: EN 12

Computer Science 101 (CS 101) Introduction to Computer Science
Survey of computer science and topics of importance to computer scientists; includes topics such as the nature of problems, unsolvability, hardware, human factors, security, social, ethical, and legal issues; exposure to practical aspects of computer networks.
Pre-requisite: Mathematics 12

Computer Science 112 (CS 112) Introduction to Problem Solving and Programming
Introduction to fundamental problem solving techniques using the computer; use of a programming language, structured programming concepts; use of fundamental data types, including arrays and structures; basic concept of computer organization, editing and program execution; programming lab in which the student solves problems using C++.
Pre-requisite: CS 101

Computer Science 113 (CS 113) Program Design and Algorithms (4 cr.)

Further problem-solving and design methods used in computer science; problem definition and analysis; preliminary design methods, module analysis and refinement methods, cohesion, coupling, top down design; internal and external program documentation; introduction to algorithm analysis, cost and complexity concepts; discussion and comparison of several well-known algorithms for searching, sorting, text, and numeric processing.

Pre-requisite: CS 112

Computer Science 241 (CS 241) Computer Organization (4 cr.)

Computer structure, machine language, addressing and programming techniques; use and operation of assemblers, linkage editors, loaders, digital logic, micreoarchitectures, instruction formats, addressing and memory.

Pre-requisite: CS 113

College 145 (COLL 145) Critical Thinking and Problem Solving

This course helps students master fundamentals of effective problem-solving in both theory and practice. The course focuses on problem-solving methodologies, research strategies, logical reasoning, critical analysis of information and cooperative learning.

Pre-requisite: ACPE 099

Economics 201 (ECON 201) Principles of Economics (I)
Organization and operation of American economy; supply and demand, money and banking, macroeconomic analysis of employment, aggregate output and inflation, public finance, and economic growth.
Pre-requisite: Mathematics 12

Economics 202 (ECON 202) Principles of Economics (II)
Microeconomic principles governing production, price relationships, and income distribution.
Pre-requisite: Mathematics 12

Economics 272 (ECON 272) Foundations of Economic Analysis (4 cr.)

Introductory course on the principles of economics, covering both micro and macro concepts, theory, analysis, and applications.

Pre-requisite: ACPE 099, Mathematics 12

English 101 (EN 101) Introduction to College Writing
Workshop on strategies for generating ideas for writing, for planning and organizing material, and for revising and editing; intended to prepare students for the demands of college writing, focusing on reading critically and incorporating source material.
Pre-requisite: EN 12

English 102 (EN 102) College Writing and Rhetoric
Applied principles of expository and argumentative essay writing, including summaries, critiques and syntheses of texts, and the research essay; emphasis on clear, concise, and vigorous prose.
Pre-requisite: EN101

English 175 (ENGL 175) Introduction to Literature

Basic course in literary genres (novel, drama and poetry) to provide the student with the terminology and standard techniques of literary explication.

Pre-requisite: ENGL 101

English 201 (EN 201) English Grammar: Key Concepts and Terms
Study of grammar and grammatical concepts; terms and concepts drawn from traditional and transformational grammar; includes practice in sentence diagramming with connections drawn to other grammatical systems. Not an ESL course and not remedial.
Pre-requisite: EN 101

English 207 (ENGL 207) Persuasive Writing

Intermediate course in the practices of writing to persuade with special emphasis on current issues and audience awareness; includes research-based writing.

Pre-requisite: ENGL 102

English 209 (ENGL 209) Inquiry-Based Writing

Intermediate course in the uses of writing to explore and stake out intellectual positions; special emphasis on the nature of evidence used to develop and support knowledge claims in specific fields.

Pre-requisite: ENGL 102

English 257-258 (ENGL 257-258) Literature of Western Civilization

Masterpieces reflecting development of Western thought and culture. ENGL 257: Classical Greece to the Renaissance. ENGL 258: 17^th century to the present.

Pre-requisite: ENGL 101

History 101-102 (HIST 101-102) History of Civilization

Contributions to the modern world. HIST 101: to 1650. HIST 102: 1650 to present.

Pre-requisite: ACPE 099

Mathematics 130 (MATH 130) Finite Mathematics
Systems of linear equations and inequalities, matrices, linear programming, and probability.
Pre-requisite: Mathematics 12

Mathematics 170 (MATH 170) Analytic Geometry and Calculus (I)
Functions, limits, continuity, differentiation, integration, applications, differentiation and integration of transcendental functions.
Pre-requisite: Mathematics 12

Mathematics 175 (MATH 175) Analytic Geometry and Calculus II (4 cr.)

Differentiation and integration of transcendental functions, integration techniques, general mean value theorem, numerical techniques, and series.

Pre-requisite: MATH 170

Philosophy 103 (PHIL 103) Ethics

Introduction to philosophical reasoning through historical study of Western moral thought.

Pre-requisite: ACPE 099

Physics 100 (PHYS 100) Fundamentals of Physics
Conceptual study of laws of nature and their application, including mechanics, heat, electricity and magnetism, light and modern physics.
Pre-requisite: Mathematics 12

Physics 111 (PHYS 111) General Physics I

Mechanics, sound, and heat.

Pre-requisite: ACPE 099

Physics 112 (PHYS 112) General Physics II

Electricity, magnetism, light and modern physics.

Pre-requisite: PHYS 111

Physics 211 (PHYS 211) Engineering Physics I (4 cr.)

Kinematics and dynamics, Newton’s laws, work and energy, rotational dynamics, linear and angular momentum, collisions, static equilibrium, oscillations, gravity and central forces.

Pre-requisite: MATH 170

Physics 212 (PHYS 212) Engineering Physics II (4 cr.)

Electric fields and potentials, magnetic fields, capacitance and inductance, DC and AC circuits, electromagnetic waves.

Pre-requisite: PHYS 211 & MATH 175

Psychology 101 (PSYC 101) Introduction to Psychology
Introduction to psychology topics, including sensation and perception, learning and thinking, motivation, personality and adjustment, social processes, psychological testing; emphasis on fundamental principles.

Sociology 101 (SOC 101) Introduction to Sociology
Basic theories, concepts, and processes involved in scientific study of society; includes socialization process, social inequality, the family, religion, deviance, population, the environment, and social change.

Statistics 271 (STAT 271) Statistical Inference and Decision Analysis
Introduction to statistical methods including probability, decision theory, confidence intervals, hypothesis testing, correlation, regression, and nonparametric techniques.
Pre-requisite: MATH 170