| Course No. |
Title |
Credits |
| COM 103 |
Oral Communications |
3 |
| A one semester laboratory in oral communications integrated
with the freshman communications program. Emphasis on principles
of reasons, arrangement of ideas, establishment of personal
style, discovery of material and investigation of various techniques
of expression. Presentation of carefully prepared classroom
assignments. Must receive a passing grade of C or better. |
| CSC 120 |
Introduction to Computers |
3 |
| This course helps the student understand how computers can
be used to enhance his or her personal, academic, or professional
life. A hands-on approach is used to introduce students
to various software packages for word procession, spreadsheet
applications, and database management. Students also
learn how to conduct searched on the Internet and to communicate
via electronic mail. |
| EDU 295 |
Learning to Learn |
3 |
Designed to enhance student's skills in generating questions,
reading for comprehension, scheduling core work, developing
strategies for studying for examinations, writing to answer
questions, and writing term papers. Skills taught in
the course are expected to be applied to other academic courses.
This course is not a free elective. |
| ENG 100 |
Fundamental
Writing |
3 |
A concentrated review of fundamental writing skills, including
organizations and development of ideas, grammar, mechanics,
and style. This course is offered only on an S/U basis
and cannot count toward the English requirement in General
Education and does not count toward graduation. Successful
completion of English 100 is a prerequisite to the English
101-102 sequence.
NOTE: For students whose diagnostic/placement
score and other data indicate a need for additional preparation
to attain required entrance level for ENG 101. |
| ENG 101 |
Written
Communications |
3 |
| Introductory sequence in composition, contributing to the
liberal education of students, regardless of their majors. Approaches
writing as a process and provides experience in writing with
various aims and rhetorical strategies. ENG 101 emphasizes
the expressive and expository aims.(Satisfactory
completion must be with a "C" or better). |
| FRE 101 |
Elementary
French |
3 |
| Introductory course designed to develop the four skills: listening,
speaking, reading and writing. Essentials of grammar stressed.
|
| HIS 106 |
World
Civilizations II |
3 |
| Surveys the period from the French Revolution (1789) to the
present, years when many aspects of the contemporary world
were shaped. Themes emphasized include economic, religious,
social (gender, race, age, families, communities), ecological,
political, and military history. Selected historical
events in Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Americas will be considered. |
| HIS 107 |
Survey
of African-American History |
3 |
| Part of the World Civilization sequence, a survey of the experience
of Blacks in America from 1500 to the present. Includes
material about peoples and institutions of pre-colonial Africa
and the Atlantic slave trade. |
| MAT 100 |
Elementary
Algebra |
3 |
| For students whose background and placement indicate a need
for basic work. This course does not carry credit toward
any degree at the University. Concepts to be covered
include arithmetic review, linear equations and inequalities,
polynomials, rational expressions and graphing. Entry-level
skills for MAT 109. |
| MAT 105 |
Intermediate
Algebra |
3 |
| This course is for students whose background and/or placement
indicates a need for algebra. It may be taken as an elective
course, but will not count towards the mathematical competency
requirements. Concepts to be covered include linear equations
and inequalities, polynomial and rational expressions, radicals,
complex numbers, quadratics and graphing exponential and logarithmic
functions. Entry-level skills for MAT 117. |
| MAT 109 |
College
Mathematics I |
3 |
| Sets and simple logic. Solving linear, rational and quadratic equations, inequalities. Graphing linear equations and inequalities, quadratic equations. Exponential and logarithmic functions. Solving systems of equations. Linear programming. Prerequisite: MAT 100 or by placement.
|
| MAT 117 |
Precalculus
Mathematics I |
3 |
| Functions and their graphs. Polynomial and rational
functions, exponential and logarithmic functions. Systems
of linear and nonlinear equations. Sequences and series. Prerequisite: MAT
105 or by placement. |
| MAT 118 |
Precalculus
Mathematics II |
3 |
| Trigonometric functions and their inverses. Analytic trigonometry. Applications of trigonometry. Fundamentals of analytic geometry. Complex numbers. Polar coordinates. Prerequisite: MAT 117 or by placement.
|
| POL 201 |
Introduction to Political
Science |
3 |
| Critical examination of the nature of politics, subject matters,
basic concepts, approaches, problems, and research methods. |
| POL 203 |
American
National Politics |
3 |
| Study of ideas and realities of American democracy. Topics include
constitutional principles, organization and function of national
government, and the roles of political parties, pressure groups,
and public opinion in the politics. |
| RDG 101 |
Reading
Skills |
3 |
| This course emphasizes analytical thinking and reading skills
that are essential for interpreting college-level material. It
is designed to strengthen the ability of students to think and
read analytically, to promote and stimulate conscious thinking,
and to mentally organize information read in order to see the
relationship between ideas and apply them effectively. |
| SOC 205 |
Introduction
to Sociology |
3 |
Introduction to the scientific study of society and social behavior. Emphasis
on culture, social structure, social inequality, social institutions
and social change.
SOC 205 is a prerequisite to all other courses given by the
Department, unless permission of the instructor to waive the
prerequisite is obtained.
|
| SPA 101 |
Elementary
Spanish |
3 |
| Introductory course designed to develop the four skills: listening,
speaking, reading and writing. Essentials of grammar stressed. |
