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ENGL 1113 English Composition I
3 Credits                   Semester F/S/Su                    3 Lecture Hrs./week
English Comp I gives attention to critical reading and thinking skills applicable to all college courses. The course stresses writing as a process and uses the essay as the vehicle while stressing invention, drafting, revising, and rewriting. This course utilizes computers and requires keyboarding skills of 20 wpm or better. A lab fee is required.

ENGL 1123 English Composition II
3 Credits                   Semester F/S/Su                    3 Lecture Hrs./week
Prerequisite: ENGL 1113 English Composition I with a grade of “C” or better.
English Comp II continues to develop the student’s writing skills through practice in different kinds of rhetorical development while emphasizing appropriate diction and audience awareness. Students learn both APA and MLA documentation and produce a research paper using MLA documentation. This course utilizes computers and requires keyboarding skills of 20 wpm or better. A lab fee is required.

ENGL 2213 Creative Writing
3 Credits                   Semester F                                3 Lecture Hrs./week
Prerequisite: ENGL 1113 English Composition I with a grade of “C” or better.
This course introduces students to the basics of creative writing. Students explore the creative process and apply it to writing poetry, fiction, drama, and nonfiction. The course offers a workshop environment where students have the benefit of peer review and critique.

ENGL 2303 Oral Communication
3 Credits                   Semester F/S/Su                    3 Lecture Hrs./week
This course investigates the components of oral communication through study and practice in dyadic, small group, and speaker-audience situations

Literature, Philosophy & Spanish

ENGL 2123 African American Literature
3 Credits                   Semester F                                3 Lecture Hrs./week
Prerequisite: English Composition II with a grade of “C” or better.
This course offers students an entry point into the advanced study of African-American Literature. While studying texts authored by African American authors, students will be introduced to advanced literary terms, concepts, and techniques for reading, writing, and critically evaluating literature. Students will read, discuss, and write about a variety of traditional and non-traditional texts that represent the diversity of the African-American literary endeavor, including the Oral Tradition, nonfiction prose, and dramatic literature, ranging from the early days of the Diaspora to the present.

Students planning to transfer this course should check with the receiving institution since the course is not included in the Arkansas Department of Higher Education’s list of courses automatically accepted for transfer to Arkansas public universities.

ENGL 2153 World Literature I
3 Credits                   Semester F/S                           3 Lecture Hrs./week
Prerequisite: ENGL 1123 English Composition II with a grade of “C” or better. In this course, the student reads and analyzes masterpieces of the Ancient World (including works from Mesopotamia and Egypt, India, China, and Greece and Rome) and of the Early Middle Period (including works from the Middle East, India, Asia, and Europe). Students respond to reading selections in writing, through class discussions, and through individual projects.

ENGL 2163 World Literature II
3 Credits                   Semester S                                3 Lecture Hrs./week
Prerequisite: ENGL 1123 English Composition II with a grade of “C” or better. In this course, students read and analyze masterpieces of the Late Middle Period (including works from the Middle East, India, Asia, and Europe) and of the Modern Era (including works from Africa, Southeast Asia, Europe, and the Americas). Students analyze and respond to reading selections in writing, through class discussions, and through individual projects.

ENGL 2183 American Literature Before 1865
3 Credits                   Semester S                                3 Lecture Hrs./week
Prerequisite: ENGL 1123 English Composition II with a grade of “C” or better.
This course provides an introduction to significant works in American Course Descriptions 235 literature spanning the genres of fiction, drama, poetry, and prose before 1865. Students analyze and respond to reading selections in writing, through class discussions, and through individual projects.

ENGL 2193 American Literature Since 1865
3 Credits                   Semester S                                3 Lecture Hrs./week
Prerequisite: ENGL 1123 English Composition II with a grade of “C” or better.
This course provides an introduction to significant works in American literature spanning the genres of fiction, drama, poetry, and prose since 1865. Students analyze and respond to reading selections in writing, through class discussions, and through individual projects.

PHIL 2013 Introduction to Philosophy
3 Credits                   Semester F/S                           3 Lecture Hrs./week
This course serves as a general introduction to the concepts, terms, and principles of philosophy. The course will emphasize the concepts that humans have wondered about since ancient times and how they have sought to explain them. The philosophical method will be introduced.

Spanish

SPAN 1113 Spanish I
3 Credits                   Semester F/S                           3 Lecture Hrs./week
This is a beginning course designed to help students develop a basic proficiency in the four skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing. The instruction is communicatively oriented and emphasizes the everyday life and culture of Spanish-speaking people.

SPAN 1123 Spanish II
3 Credits                   Semester S                                3 Lecture Hrs./week
Prerequisite: SPAN 1113 Spanish I
This course is a continuation of SPAN 1113. It seeks to further develop a basic proficiency in the four skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing. The instruction is communicatively oriented and emphasizes the everyday life and culture of Spanish-speaking people. It is strongly recommended that the student should have completed SPAN 1113 with a “C” or better.

Music

MUSC 1103 Music Appreciation
3 Credits                   Semester F/S                           3 Lecture Hrs./week
Designed for the student who has little or no formal music training or experience, this course appeals to all students who are interested in acquiring an understanding and appreciation of the relationships between music and culture as well as of the development of society. Students learn to appreciate music through an introduction to the major composers and to analyze the relationships between music and culture.

Art

ARTS 1103 Art Appreciation
3 Credits                   Semester F/S                           3 Lecture Hrs./ week
This course refines students’ visual enjoyment. Students study major artists and art forms and develop awareness of the visual arts while examining and analyzing sculpture, painting, and architecture forms. ARTS 1103 appeals to all students.

Mathematics

MATH 1113 College Algebra
3 Credits                   Semester F/S/Su                    3 Lecture Hrs./week
Prerequisite: Required placement test scores or a grade of “C” or better in DMTH 1424 Foundations of Algebra or MATH 1104 Applied Technical Mathematics.
Course content includes operations on functions and graphing functions; linear, rational, quadratic, higher-degree polynomial, absolute value, exponential, and logarithmic equations; linear, rational, and quadratic inequalities; applications of systems of equations and matrices. Real-life problems are integrated within various topics. This course incorporates the use of technology to supplement and enhance conceptual understanding, visualization, and inquiry

MATH 1104 Applied Technical Mathematics
4 Credits                   Semester F/S/Su                    4 Lecture Hrs./week
Prerequisite: Required placement test scores or a grade of “C” or better in DMTH 1304 Foundations of Math.
This course is a college-level mathematics course covering mathematical topics as they relate to technical skills and knowledge designed for AAS degrees. However, the course does not apply to transfer associate degrees or baccalaureate degrees unless specifically approved by the transfer institution. Specific emphasis is given to ratio and proportion, percentages, plan geometry, exponents, scientific notation, reading and constructing graphs, and solving quadratic equations in application problems.NOTE: Applied Technical Math also has an Allied Health option. (Course sequence for AAS degrees: Foundations of Math, Applied Technical Mathematics. College Algebra may be taken following Applied Technical Mathematics. College Algebra with SLA is recommended.)

MATH 2103 Survey of Calculus
3 Credits                   Semester F/S                           3 Class Hrs./week
Prerequisite: MATH 1113 College Algebra with a grade of “C” or better.
This is a basic calculus course focusing on applications and is generally needed for students majoring in business, education, health sciences, or social sciences. Course content includes a review of major functions, their graphs and applications; continuity and limits, differentiation of polynomial, exponential and logarithmic functions; using derivatives for curve sketching, determining rates of change, and optimization problems; anti-derivatives, indefinite and definite integrals, applications of definite integration. This course incorporates the use of technology to supplement and enhance conceptual understanding, visualization, and inquiry.

MATH 2113 Math for Teachers I
3 Credits                   Semester F/S                           3 Lecture Hrs./week
Prerequisite: MATH 1113 College Algebra with a grade of “C” or better.
Course content includes logic and mathematical reasoning, problem solving, sets, functions, and number theory. Emphasis is placed on instructional methodology to support student learning.

MATH 2123 Math for Teachers II
3 Credits                   Semester S/Su                         3 Lecture Hrs./week
Prerequisite: MATH 2113 Math for Teachers I with a grade of “C” or better.
A continuation of MATH 2113, course content includes exponents, decimals, probability, statistics, geometry, measurement, and applications of mathematics. Emphasis is placed on instructional methodology to support student learning. This course uses a geometry software package.

MATH 2115 Calculus I
5 Credits                   Semester F                                5 Class Hrs./week
Prerequisite: MATH 1113 College Algebra with a grade of “C” or better or ACT math score of 24 or better.
This course is intended for students who wish to major in mathematics, natural science, engineering and related technology, or secondary mathematics education. Course content includes functions, limits, continuity, asymptotes, differentiation, implicit differentiation, critical points, anti-derivatives, definite and indefinite integrals, and inflection points.
This course includes applications of the derivative and integral, such as slopes and rates of change; finding maximum, minimum, and relative extrema; curve sketching using Calculus techniques; exponential growth and decay; optimization; and calculating the area between curves. This course uses a graphing calculator to supplement and enhance conceptual understanding, visualization, and inquiry.

MATH 2124 Calculus II
4 Credits                   Semester S                                4 Class Hrs./week
Prerequisite: MATH 2115 Calculus I with a grade of “C” or better.
This course is intended for students who wish to major in mathematics, a natural science, engineering and related technology, or secondary mathematics education. Course content includes integration with several techniques; applications of integration; sequences and infinite series; convergence tests; Taylor series; radius on convergence; and applying calculus concepts to polar coordinates, parametric equations, and vectors. This course uses a graphing calculator to supplement and enhance conceptual understanding, visualization, and inquiry.

MATH 2133 Introduction to Statistics
3 Credits                   Semester F/S/Su                    3 Class Hrs./week
Prerequisite: MATH 1113 College Algebra with a grade of “C” or better.
An algebra-based course involving the presentation and interpretation of data, probability, sampling, basic inference, correlation and regression, and analysis of variance, this course is generally needed for students majoring in business, education, health sciences, or social sciences. Course content includes probability, binomial and normal distributions, sampling, confidence intervals, hypothesis testing, and linear regression. Emphasis is placed on methods of collecting, organizing, and analyzing data in order to make data-driven decisions. Applications are integrated in all topics. This course incorporates the use of technology to supplement and enhance conceptual understanding, visualization, and inquiry

Chemistry

CHEM 1314 Chemistry I
4 Credits                   Semester F/S                           3 Lecture/2 Lab Hrs./week
Prerequisite: DMTH 1424 Foundations of Algebra with a grade of “C” or better or equivalent placement scores.
Co-requisite: CHEM 1310 Chemistry I Lab.
This is an introductory course in algebra-based chemistry for science majors. The topics that will be covered in this course include scientific measurement, the periodic table modern atomic theory nomenclature of inorganic chemical compounds, atomic and molecular structure, stoichiometry, chemical bonding, nuclear chemistry, and chemical reactions. The laboratory component provides students with applications of theory and enables them to use general principles on practice. A lab fee is required.

CHEM 1324 Chemistry II
4 Credits                   Semester S                                3 Lecture/2 Lab Hrs./week
Prerequisite: A grade of “C” or better in CHEM 1314, Chemistry I.
Co-requisite: CHEM 1320 Chemistry II Lab.
This course and lab, which are offered online only, are a continuation of CHEM 1314. This algebra-based course includes a more in-depth study of chemical reactions. Course topics include thermodynamics, acids Course Descriptions 227 and bases, reduction-oxidation reactions, and mechanisms of chemical reactions.

Biology

BIOL 1114 General Biology
4 Credits                   Semester F/S/Su                    3 Lecture/2 Lab Hrs./week
Prerequisite: DMTH 1424 Foundations of Algebra or MATH 1104 Applied Technical Math with a grade of “C” or better or equivalent placement test scores.
Co-requisite: BIOL 1110 General Biology Lab.
A study of the principles of biology, this course provides the foundation for other advanced courses in the biological sciences. It includes an in-depth study of fundamental biological concepts including the scientific process, classification, structure and functions, cellular metabolism, evolution, and genetics. The course is appropriate for biology and health science, as well as general education majors. A lab fee is required.

BIOL 1124 Plant Biology
4 Credits                   Semester S                                3 Lecture/2 Lab Hrs./week
Co-requisite: BIOL 1120 Plant Biology Lab.
This course is a survey of botany to include the fundamental structure and function of plants and their economic importance. This course introduces the student to the basics of plant biology including plant diversity, structure, physiology, metabolism, reproduction, genetics, evolution and ecology. A lab fee is required.

BIOL 1214 Anatomy & Physiology I
4 Credits                   Semester F/S                           3 Lecture/2 Lab Hrs./week
Prerequisite: Required placement test scores (see Chapter 2 – Admissions and Placement) or successful completion of DRDG 1024 Developmental Reading II and DENG 1054 Developmental English II.
Co-requisite: BIOL 1210 Anatomy & Physiology I Lab.
This course designed for nursing students provides a study of the structure, function, and integrated activity of the cells, tissues, and organ systems of the human body with special attention to the integumentary, skeletal, muscular, and nervous systems. A two-hour laboratory component is included to provide students with hands-on activities and projects to further their understanding of scientific methodology and instruments. A lab fee is required.

BIOL 1224 Anatomy & Physiology II
4 Credits                   Semester F/S                           3 Lecture/2 Lab Hrs./week
Prerequisite: BIOL 1214 Anatomy & Physiology I.
Co-requisite: BIOL 1220 Anatomy & Physiology II Lab.
A continued study of the structure, function, and integrated activity of the cells, tissues, and organ systems of the human body. A two-hour laboratory component is included to provide students with handson activities and projects to further their understanding of scientific methodology and instruments. A lab fee is required.

BIOL 2413 Nutrition
3 Credits                   Semester F/S                           3 Lecture Hrs./week
This is an introduction to the basic science of nutrition and deals with normal nutrition in the healthy individual. Life styles, goals, culture, growth and development, and the meaning of food and eating are explored.

BIOL 2504 Microbiology
4 Credits                   Semester F/S                           3 Lecture/2 Lab Hrs./week
Prerequisite: BIOL 1114 General Biology or BIOL 1214 Anatomy & Physiology.
Co-requisite: BIOL 2500 Microbiology Lab.
This course provides students who have no prior background in microbiology with an introduction to the morphology and biological activity of microorganisms. Since the course is intended primarily for students who will enter the nursing and allied health professions, emphasis will be given to the medical implications of microbial activity. After completing this course, students will have sufficient depth of knowledge to understand the nature, etiology, and control of infectious diseases.

Physical Science

PSCI 1103 Applied Physics
3 Credits                   Semester F/S                           2 Lecture/2 Lab Hrs./week
Prerequisite: DMTH 1304 Foundations of Math with a grade of “C” or better or equivalent placement scores.
This course is a college-level physical science course covering the major topics of physical science and physics related to technical skills and knowledge. Specific emphasis is given to mechanics, properties of matter, heat, sound, electricity and magnetism, light, atomic and nuclear physics. Laboratory activities are included. This course is not intended to meet the core curriculum science requirements for transfer associate degrees or baccalaureate degrees unless specifically approved by the transfer institution. A lab fee is required.

PSCI 1214 Physical Science
4 Credits                   Semester F/S                           3 Lecture/2 Lab Hrs./week
Prerequisite: DMTH 1424 Foundations of Algebra with a grade of “C” or better or equivalent placement test scores.
Co-requisite: PSCI 1210 Physical Science Lab.
This course is designed for non-science majors and serves as an overview of the main topics in physics, chemistry, astronomy, and meteorology. Emphasis is placed on the fundamental principles and concepts of physics and chemistry. The laboratory component provides students with applications of theory and enables them to use general principles on practice. A lab fee is required.

PSCI 1224 Earth Science
4 Credits                   Semester F/S                           3 Lecture/2 Lab Hrs./week
Prerequisite: DMTH 1424 Foundations of Algebra with a grade of “C” or better equivalent placement test scores.
Co-requisite: PSCI 1220 Earth Science Lab.
This course is designed for non-science majors to foster understanding of basic geologic principles. Course content includes the scientific method; earth structure and processes; tectonics, earthquakes, volcanism, glacial formation; weathering, and erosion; atmosphere, climate, and weather; rocks, minerals, and fossils; and the oceans. A lab fee is required.

PSCI 1254 Physics I
4 Credits                   Semester S                                3 Lecture/2 Lab Hrs./week
Prerequisite: DMTH 1424 Foundations of Algebra with a grade of C or better in or equivalent placement test score.
Co-requisite: PSCI 1250 Physics Lab.
This algebra-based college-level physics course introduces the basic concepts of mechanics in one- and two- dimensions; linear and rotational motion; work, energy and power; thermodynamics; mechanical waves and sound; and fluid mechanics. The laboratory component provides students with applications of theory and enables them to use general principles on practice. A lab fee is required.

Geography

GEOG 1133 World Geography
3 Credits                   Semester F/S                           3 Lecture Hrs./week
This survey course’s content emphasizes the relationship of human beings to their geographic environment. Students study various climatic and geographic regions of the world in relation to their influence on human activity.

History

HIST 1153 World Civilization I
3 Credits                   Semester F                                3 Lecture Hrs./week
With emphasis on development of world civilizations, this course stresses cultural developments, the growth of institutions, and the expansion of world civilization to the early modern period.

HIST 1163 World Civilization II
3 Credits                   Semester S                                3 Lecture Hrs./week
With emphasis on development of world civilizations, this course stresses cultural developments, the growth of institutions, and the expansion of world civilization since the early modern period.

HIST 2123 U.S. History Before 1877
3 Credits                   Semester F                                3 Lecture Hrs./week
Major topics in this course include discovery and development of America, the Colonial settlement, the Revolutionary War, the new government, the Civil War and Reconstruction. The course emphasizes ideals, attitudes, and values of Americans in development of politics, culture, society, and economics.

HIST 2133 U.S. History After 1877
3 Credits                   Semester S                                3 Lecture Hrs./week
A continuation of HIST 2123, this course begins after Reconstruction and ends with the present era. Major topics include industrial growth, the emergence of the U.S. as a world power, the Depression, World War II, and international developments.

HIST 2153 Arkansas History
3 Credits                   Semester S                                3 Lecture Hrs./week
This course provides an overview of the political, economic, social, and cultural development of Arkansas beginning with the Indians and ending at present day with a special emphasis on national and regional perspectives of Arkansas.

Anthropology

ANTH 2013 Cultural Anthropology
3 Credits                   Semester S                                3 Lecture Hrs./week
This course covers the study of culture and cultural diversity, social institutions, ethnocentrism, cultural relativity, and methods of ethnographic fieldwork. Specific topics include communication, gender, marriage and family, economic and political systems, religion, inequalities of class and race/ethnicity, and globalization. Students will gain critical thinking skills that will allow them to analytically and holistically relate cultural anthropological concepts to their everyday lives.

Psychology

PSYC 1403 Introduction to Psychology
3 Credits                   Semester F/S                           3 Lecture Hrs./week
Designed to introduce the basic concepts of modern psychology and applications of scientific principles and theories as they relate to the complexity of human behavior, this course explores the interaction of the biological and environmental influences on behavior, and examines the effect of the human brain on normal and abnormal behavior. Major psychological disorders are also introduced as to their causes and challenges.

PSYC 2413 Human Development
3 Credits                   Semester S                                3 Lecture Hrs./week
Prerequisite: PSYC 1403 Intro to Psychology.
This course in developmental psychology focuses on human development from infancy through late adulthood. It presents the lifespan developmental perspective and emphasizes the cognitive, social, physical, and emotional processes that occur throughout the human lifespan.

Criminal Justice

CJUS 1003 Introduction to Criminal Justice
3 Credits                   Semester F/S                           3 Lecture Hrs./week
This course presents the history, development, and philosophy of criminal justice in a democratic society. The constitution, the sources and rationale of the law and the jurisdictions of local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies and courts are discussed. Students are provided with information about possible career orientations.

Political Science

POLS 1143 American Government
3 Credits                   Semester F/S                           3 Lecture Hrs./week
Through the study of the framework of the U.S. Constitution, this course presents a study of basic principles of American government with emphasis placed on the organization, processes, and functions of the national government

Sociology

SOCI 1303 Introduction to Sociology
3 Credits                   Semester F/S                           3 Lecture Hrs./week
This introductory course provides an overview of the field of sociology and covers major sociological approaches, methods of sociological research, the organization of social life, social inequality, and social institutions such as the family, economics, politics, poverty, and the environment. Specific topics include socialization, demography, deviance, urbanization, culture, ethnicity, and racism.

Economics

ECON 2213 Macroeconomics
3 Credits                   Semester F                                3 Lecture Hrs./week
A general introduction to basic concepts in economics, this course includes national income, money and banking, fiscal policy, and economic growth. Emphasis is placed on macroeconomics as applied to the world of today.

ECON 2223 Microeconomics
3 Credits                   Semester S                                3 Lecture Hrs./week
A general introduction to basic Microeconomic concepts, this course emphasizes theories of cost, price, and consumer behavior. Attention is given to production, distribution, and consumption of goods within markets of pure and imperfect competition.

College Survival

CSUR 1101 College Survival Skills
1 Credit                     Semester F/S                           1 Lecture Hr./week
Designed to assist students in successfully completing their chosen academic programs, this course orients students to the resources available at the college, to goal setting, and to time management skill. Students will also be taught skills to facilitate a smooth transition into college-level work incorporating their individual learning styles. This course also provides a foundation for General Education Outcomes in areas such as communication, critical thinking, and interpersonal skills.

Computers

COMP 1113 Computer Fundamentals
3 Credits                   Semester F/S                           3 Lecture Hrs./week
This course is designed to provide students with a fundamental knowledge of computers and application software by providing a hands on learning experience. Emphasis will be placed on file management and the use of word processing, electronic spreadsheet, presentation application, and database management software in a business