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2014-2015 Catalog & Student Handbook 
    
2014-2015 Catalog & Student Handbook [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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Classification of Courses

The following classification of courses is furnished for clarification to assist students in choosing appropriate courses:

  1. Courses numbered lower than 1000 are designated as learning support courses. These may not be used to satisfy degree or certificate requirements. Enrollment in these courses is limited to students who are placed in them according to the college’s placement procedure.
  2. Courses numbered 1000 – 1999 are freshman level and those numbered 2000 – 2999 are sophomore level. However, students having necessary prerequisites may take any course.

Course Descriptions

Two types of courses are offered: institutional credit non-transfer courses not applicable to a degree or certificate and regular college credit courses.

Regular College Credit Courses

The following abbreviations indicate the term in which the course is offered:

F — Fall

S — Spring

Su — Summer

UD — Upon Demand

♦ — Courses which fulfill minimum degree requirements. For more information, see General Education Course Requirements for Associate of Arts, Associate of Fine Arts, Associate of Science and Associate of Applied Science, under » Academic Information .

 — Not part of the Tennessee Transfer Path.

 

Social Work

  
  • SWRK 2801 - 2899 - Special Topics in Social Work

    1 - 6 credit(s)


     Detailed study of a specific topic in language, literature, the arts or related areas. UD
  
  • SWRK 2900 - Individualized Studies in Social Work

    1 - 9 credit(s)


     Independent and individualized studies in humanities. Students may take more than one independent or individualized study in a given discipline up to a maximum of nine credit hours. UD

Sociology

  
  • SOCI 1010 - Introduction to Sociology

    3 credit(s)


    ♦ Basic concepts, research and theories of individual and group influence. Three hours per week. F, S
  
  • SOCI 1020 - Social Problems

    3 credit(s)


    ♦ Selected social problems including substance abuse, mental illness, crime, social inequality, population and ecology. Three hours per week. (Prerequisite(s): SOCI 1010.) S
  
  • SOCI 2010 - Marriage and Family

    3 credit(s)


     The contemporary family institution including cultural perspectives, mate selection and kinship relationships. Three hours per week. (Prerequisite(s): SOCI 1010.) S
  
  • SOCI 2801 - 2899 - Special Topics in Sociology

    1 - 6 credit(s)


     Detailed study of a particular topic in sociology. UD
  
  • SOCI 2900 - Individualized Studies in Sociology

    1 - 9 credit(s)


     Independent and individualized studies in sociology. Students may take more than one independent or individualized study in a given discipline up to a maximum of nine credit hours. UD

Spanish

  
  • SPAN 1010 - Beginning Spanish I

    3 credit(s)


     Elementary reading, writing and speaking in Spanish and culture of Spanish-speaking peoples. Three hours per week. (Corequisite(s): LNG 1000.) F, S
  
  • SPAN 1020 - Beginning Spanish II

    3 credit(s)


     Reading, writing and speaking in Spanish. Three hours per week. (Prerequisite(s): SPAN 1010 or permission of instructor.) (Corequisite(s): LNG 1000.) F, S
  
  • SPAN 1110 - Basic Spanish in the Workplace

    3 credit(s)


     This course is designed to fulfill the basic needs of business in the area with conversational and grammar practice of Spanish using situations and vocabulary of the particular business. This course does not fulfill foreign language requirements for associate of arts. Three hours per week. UD
  
  • SPAN 2010 - Intermediate Spanish I

    3 credit(s)


     Grammatical review, writing and oral practice and readings in Spanish culture. Three hours per week. (Prerequisite(s): SPAN 1020 or three years of high school Spanish with permission of instructor.) (Corequisite(s): LNG 1000.) F
  
  • SPAN 2020 - Intermediate Spanish II

    3 credit(s)


     Advanced review, writing and oral practice, readings in Spanish culture. Three hours per week. (Prerequisite(s): SPAN 2010 or permission of instructor.) (Corequisite(s): LNG 1000.) S
  
  • SPAN 2110 - Conversational Spanish I

    3 credit(s)


     Advanced conversational practice of Spanish in specific situations. Three hours per week. (Prerequisite(s): SPAN 2020 or permission of instructor.) UD
  
  • SPAN 2120 - Conversational Spanish II

    3 credit(s)


     Advanced conversational practice of Spanish in specific situations. Three hours per week. (Prerequisite(s): SPAN 2110 or permission of instructor.) UD
  
  • SPAN 2801 - 2899 - Special Topics in Spanish

    1 - 6 credit(s)


     Detailed study of a specific topic in Spanish. UD
  
  • SPAN 2900 - Individualized Studies in Spanish

    1 - 9 credit(s)


     Independent and individualized studies in Spanish. Students may take more than one independent or individualized study in a given discipline up to a maximum of nine credit hours. UD

Speech and Drama

  
  • SPCH 1010 - Fundamentals of Speech Communication

    3 credit(s)


    ♦ Oral communication skills including listening, interviewing, preparation and delivery of various types of speeches. Emphasis on researching, organizing and structuring speeches. Explanation of the patterns of speech, the use of pathos, logos and the ethical issues, body language and sources in speech making. Three hours per week. (Prerequisite(s): All required learning support reading and writing courses must be completed.) F, S
  
  • SPCH 2801 - 2899 - Special Topics in Speech

    1 - 6 credit(s)


     Detailed study of a particular topic in speech and drama. UD
  
  • SPCH 2900 - Individualized Studies in Speech and Drama

    1 - 9 credit(s)


     Independent and individualized studies in speech and drama. Students may take more than one independent or individualized study in a given discipline up to a maximum of nine credit hours. UD

Surveying

  
  • SUR 1010 - Surveying and Mapping I

    3 credit(s)


     This course is designed to cover the fundamentals of civil technology. Coverage of civil techniques include: scaling, symbology, contour mapping, profiles, highway layout and earthwork. Other heavily covered topics include: surveying techniques, legal descriptions, GIS and GPS. Two hours lecture and two hours lab per week. F
  
  • SUR 1020 - Surveying and Mapping II

    3 credit(s)


     Survey techniques and survey math; includes traverse and control techniques, traverse computation, coordinate geometry, error theory and analysis, horizontal and vertical curves, differential leveling, note keeping and field survey documentation and astronomic techniques to establish direction. Two hours lecture and two hours lab per week. (Prerequisite(s): SUR 1010 and GIS 1010 or permission of instructor.) UD
  
  • SUR 2010 - Route Surveying

    3 credit(s)


     Route alignment, stationing, design of horizontal and vertical curves, spirals, field layout techniques, cross sections, volume analysis, super elevation, bridge layout, drainage structures, using GPS and state plane coordinates. Two hours lecture and two hours lab per week. (Prerequisite(s): SUR 1010 or permission of instructor.) S
  
  • SUR 2801 - 2899 - Special Topics in Surveying

    1 - 6 credit(s)


     Detailed study of a particular topic in surveying. UD
  
  • SUR 2900 - Individualized Studies in Surveying

    1 - 9 credit(s)


     Independent and individualized studies in surveying. Students may take more than one independent or individualized study in a given discipline up to a maximum of nine credit hours. UD
 

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