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2020-2021 College Catalog 
    
2020-2021 College Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


 

History

  
  • HIST& 118 Western Civilization III: The Modern World


    Credits: 5
    Survey of the modern era examining the Industrial Revolution, the development of modern ideologies and imperialism, the World Wars, Cold War, and contemporary global economic, cultural, social, and political institutions. Mandatory decimal grading.
    Prerequisite Recommended: ENGL& 101  with a 2.0 or better (may be taken concurrently)
    When Typically Offered: Fall, Spring
  
  • HIST& 136 U.S. History 1: To 1877


    Credits: 5
    A chronological and thematic study of U.S. history from Early America to Reconstruction with emphasis on its cultural, diplomatic, economic, political, and social elements. Mandatory decimal grading.
    Prerequisite Recommended: ENGL& 101  with a 2.0 or better (may be taken concurrently)
    When Typically Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring
  
  • HIST& 137 U.S. History 2: From 1877


    Credits: 5
    A chronological and thematic study of U.S. history from the end of Reconstruction to the present with emphasis on its cultural, diplomatic, economic, political, and social elements. Mandatory decimal grading.
    Prerequisite Recommended: ENGL& 101  with a 2.0 or better (may be taken concurrently)
    When Typically Offered: Spring
  
  • HIST& 146 U.S. History I: Early America to 1800


    Credits: 5
    Chronological and thematic study of U.S. history from Early America to 1800 with emphasis on its cultural, diplomatic, economic, political, and social elements. Major topics: indigenous societies, European conquest and colonization, ethnic and religious diversity, slavery, the American Revolution, the U.S. Constitution, and republicanism. Mandatory decimal grading.
    Prerequisite Recommended: ENGL& 101  with a 2.0 or better (may be taken concurrently)
    When Typically Offered: Summer, Fall, Winter, Spring
  
  • HIST& 147 U.S. History II: Nineteenth Century


    Credits: 5
    Chronological and thematic study of U.S. History from 1800 to 1900 with emphasis on its cultural, diplomatic, economic, political, and social elements. Major topics: republicanism, westward expansion, slavery and abolitionism, social and political reform, Civil War, Reconstruction, Indian policy, industrialism, immigration and urbanization. Mandatory decimal grading.
    Prerequisite Recommended: ENGL& 101  with a 2.0 or better (may be taken concurrently)
    When Typically Offered: Winter, Spring
  
  • HIST& 148 U.S. History III: Twentieth Century


    Credits: 5
    Chronological and thematic study of U.S. History from 1900 to the present with emphasis on its cultural, diplomatic, economic, political, and social elements. Major topics: cultural and technological modernization, First and Second World Wars, economic prosperity and depression, social and political reform, multiculturalism, and globalization. Mandatory decimal grading.
    Prerequisite Recommended: ENGL& 101  with a 2.0 or better (may be taken concurrently)
    When Typically Offered: Fall, Spring
  
  • HIST& 214 Pacific Northwest History


    Credits: 5
    A chronological and thematic study of Pacific Northwest history (focused on Washington and Oregon but including regions from the Pacific Coast to the Rocky Mountains and from northern California to southern Alaska). Emphasizes cultural, economic, environmental, ethnic, political, and social topics. Mandatory decimal grading.
    Prerequisite Recommended: ENGL& 101  with a 2.0 or better (may be taken concurrently)
    When Typically Offered: Summer, Winter
  
  • HIST& 214W Pacific Northwest History


    Credits: 5
    A chronological and thematic study of Pacific Northwest history (focused on Washington and Oregon but including regions from the Pacific Coast to the Rocky Mountains and from northern California to southern Alaska). Emphasizes cultural, economic, environmental, ethnic, political, and social topics. Mandatory decimal grading.
    Prerequisite Required: Completion of ENGL& 101  with a 2.0 or better.
    When Typically Offered: Summer, Winter
  
  • HIST& 215 Women In U.S. History


    Credits: 5
    Examines U.S. history from pre-colonial times to the present from the perspectives of women of various racial, ethnic, religious, and socioeconomic backgrounds, and explores how women helped shape U.S. history. Dual listed with GWS 215 . Mandatory decimal grading.
    Prerequisite Recommended: ENGL& 101  with a 2.0 or better (may be taken concurrently)
    When Typically Offered: Spring
  
  • HIST& 215W Women In U.S. History


    Credits: 5
    Examines U.S. history from pre-colonial times to the present from the perspectives of women of various racial, ethnic, religious, and socioeconomic backgrounds, and explores how women helped shape U.S. history. Dual listed with GWS 215 . Mandatory decimal grading.
    Prerequisite Recommended: ENGL& 101  with a 2.0 or better (may be taken concurrently)
    When Typically Offered: Spring
  
  • HIST& 219 Native American History


    Credits: 5
    This course examines diverse American Indian histories from before European contact to the present. Emphasis is placed on Indian- European cultural interactions, US-Indian policy development, and the roles Natives played to ensure their survival and cultural integrity into the 21st century. Student option grading.
    Prerequisite Recommended: ENGL& 101  with a 2.0 or better (may be taken concurrently)
    When Typically Offered: Winter

History - East Asia

  
  • EASIA 216 Introduction to East Asian Civilization


    Credits: 5
    This course is a survey of East Asian Civilization in global context through cultural, philosophical, religious, social and political interactions. It focuses on China, Korea, Japan and Taiwan across different eras to understand the complexities of the issues in the Far East and the world both today and tomorrow. Student option grading.
    When Typically Offered: Spring
  
  • EASIA 216W Introduction to East Asian Civilization


    Credits: 5
    This course is a survey of East Asian Civilization in global context through cultural, philosophical, religious, social and political interactions. It focuses on China, Korea, Japan and Taiwan across different eras to understand the complexities of the issues in the Far East and the world both today and tomorrow. Mandatory decimal grading.
    Prerequisite Required: ENGL& 101  or equivalent with a 2.0 or better.
    When Typically Offered: Spring
  
  • EASIA 218 Introduction to Japanese Civilization


    Credits: 5
    Survey of Japanese history, including the social, cultural, political and institutional developments from ancient times to the present. Covers theories of national origin and explores the historical roots of modern Japan. Foreign influences on Japan, ways of thinking, and religion and philosophy are also discussed. Student option grading.
    When Typically Offered: Summer, Fall, Winter, Spring
  
  • EASIA 297 Individual Project In East Asian History


    Credits: 1
    Individual project in a specific area of East Asian History. Student option grading.
    Instructor permission required: Yes, based on evaluation of students’ educational and work experience.
  
  • EASIA 298 Individual Project In East Asian History


    Credits: 2
    Individual project in a specific area of East Asian History. Student option grading.
    Instructor permission required: Yes, based on evaluation of students’ educational and work experience.
  
  • EASIA 299 Individual Project In East Asian History


    Credits: 3
    Individual project in a specific area of East Asian History. Student option grading.
    Instructor permission required: Yes, based on evaluation of students’ educational and work experience.

Honors

  
  • HNRS 101 Honors College Seminar


    Credits: 0
    Developing students’ personal leadership visions and complementary skills for success. Class builds the critical skills to become effective students and transfer applicants, in the framework of their leadership visions, to ensure they establish a strong foundation for the future. Student option grading.
    Prerequisite Required: Admission to The Honors College at Shoreline.
    When Typically Offered: Fall
  
  • HNRS 200 Questions and Methods


    Credits: 5
    Cornerstone class for Honors Program. Students will examine diverse ways of asking and answering the enduring questions of the natural world and human society. Mandatory decimal grading.
    Prerequisite Required: Admission to the Honors College at Shoreline and completion of or concurrent enrollment in ENGL& 102  or instructor permission.
    When Typically Offered: Winter
  
  • HNRS 201 Honors Transfer Seminar


    Credits: 0
    Successfully identify, apply to, and transfer to a four-year college that is a strong academic and financial “fit” for each individual. Development of both non-cognitive and hard skills. A focus on self-knowledge and self-advocacy will compliment lessons that guide participants through key college application milestones. Student option grading.
    Prerequisite Required: Admission to the Honors College at Shoreline.
    When Typically Offered: Fall
  
  • HNRS 250 Honors Seminar


    Credits: 3
    As the second course of the Honors Program sequence, students will explore their thesis topic with the aid of a faculty mentor with the focus of understanding and evaluating the theories, concepts, statistics or other information as related to their topic. Mandatory decimal grading.
    Prerequisite Recommended: HNRS 200 ; ENGL& 102  are strongly recommended.
    When Typically Offered: Fall, Winter
  
  • HNRS 285 Special Topics In Honors


    Credits: 5
    Classes focusing on specific issues and/or topics of interest in Honors.
  
  • HNRS 292 Special Topics In Honors


    Credits: 2
    Classes focusing on specific issues and/or topics of interest in Honors. Student option grading.
  
  • HNRS 293 Special Topics In Honors


    Credits: 3
    Classes focusing on specific issues and/or topics of interest in Honors. Student option grading.
  
  • HNRS 295 Special Topics In Honors


    Credits: 5
    Classes focusing on specific issues and/or topics of interest in Honors. Student option grading.
  
  • HNRS 296 Honors Capstone


    Credits: 2
    Course designed around a common issue or theme. Students complete and present individual honors thesis projects. Mandatory decimal grading.
    Prerequisite Required: HNRS 250 .
    When Typically Offered: Spring
  
  • HNRS 298 Individual Project In Honors


    Credits: 2
    Individual project in a specific area of Honors. Student option grading.
    Instructor permission required: Yes, based on evaluation of students’ educational and work experience.
  
  • HNRS 299 Individual Project In Honors


    Credits: 3
    Individual project in a specific area of Honors. Student option grading.
    Instructor permission required: Yes, based on evaluation of students’ educational and work experience.

Human Development

  
  • HUMDV 101 College Orientation and Success


    Credits: 2
    Develop skills important to success in college including goal setting, time management, stress reduction, study skills, academic and career planning. Mandatory P/NC grading.
    When Typically Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring
  
  • HUMDV 105 Career Exploration and Life Planning


    Credits: 2
    Identify your unique personality type, interests, values and strengths as related to career development and life planning. Explore various career and educational pathways that match your personal and professional goals. Be the architect of your future. Mandatory P/NC grading.
    Prerequisite Required: Placement into ENGL 099  or EAP 099 .
    When Typically Offered: Summer, Fall, Winter, Spring
  
  • HUMDV 130 Stress Management


    Credits: 2
    Provide students with an understanding of the effects of stress on health, happiness and performance. Examine personal stressors and stress reduction skills. Mandatory P/NC grading.
    When Typically Offered: Summer, Fall, Winter, Spring
  
  • HUMDV 140 Improving Relationships


    Credits: 2
    Designed to help students communicate effectively with those close to them. Explore communication skills that enrich relationships. Mandatory P/NC grading.
    When Typically Offered: Summer, Fall, Winter, Spring
  
  • HUMDV 283 Special Topics in HUMDV


    Credits: 3
    Classes focus on specific issues and/or topics of interest in Human Development. Mandatory P/NC grading.
  
  • HUMDV 290 Special Topics in HUMDV


    Credits: .5
    Classes focus on specific issues aor topics of interest in Human Development Mandatory P/NC grading.
  
  • HUMDV 291 Special Topics in HUMDV


    Credits: 1
    Classes focus on special issues and/or topics of interest in Human Development. Mandatory P/NC grading.
  
  • HUMDV 292 Special Topics in Human Development


    Credits: 2
    Classes focusing on specific issues and/or topics of interest in Human Development. Mandatory P/NC grading.
  
  • HUMDV 293 Special Topics in Human Development


    Credits: 3
    Classes focusing on specific issues and/or topics of interest in Human Development. Mandatory P/NC grading.
  
  • HUMDV 294 Special Topics in Human Development


    Credits: 4
    Classes focusing on specific issues and/or topics of interest in Human Development. Mandatory P/NC grading.
  
  • HUMDV 295 Special Topics in Human Development


    Credits: 5
    Classes focusing on specific issues and/or topics of interest in Human Development. Mandatory P/NC grading.
  
  • HUMDV 297 Individual Project in Human Development


    Credits: 1
    Individual project in a specific area of Human Development. By arrangement with instructor. Mandatory decimal grading.
    Prerequisite Required: Instructor permission based on evaluation of students’ educational and work experience.
    Instructor permission required: Yes.
  
  • HUMDV 298 Individual Project in Human Development


    Credits: 2
    Individual project in a specific area of Human Development. By arrangement with instructor. Mandatory decimal grading.
    Prerequisite Required: Instructor permission based on evaluation of students’ educational and work experience.
    Instructor permission required: Yes.
  
  • HUMDV 299 Individual Project in Human Development


    Credits: 3
    Individual project in a specific area of Human Development. By arrangement with instructor. Mandatory decimal grading.
    Prerequisite Required: Instructor permission based on evaluation of students’ educational and work experience.
    Instructor permission required: Yes.

Humanities

  
  • HUM 105 Multicultural Studies through Arts & Humanities


    Credits: 5
    Students explore the ways in which gender, race, class and sexual orientation have been represented in and defined by the visual arts and Humanities. Students deconstruct historical and current images and examine how these images have impacted individuals’ access or denial to power, privilege and self-definition. Previously ART 105. Mandatory decimal grading.
    Prerequisite Required: Successful completion of ENGL 099  or EAP 099  or placement into ENGL& 101 .
  
  • HUM 111 Exploring Culture: The Ancient World


    Credits: 5
    Explore cultures from prehistory to Middle Ages. Examine the forms and functions of religion, music, art, literature, how they are shaped by social, historical contexts. Includes ancient cultures, the development of Western thought in Greece and Rome, and of Christianity and Islam and their impact in Middle Ages. Mandatory decimal grading.
    When Typically Offered: Fall, Winter
  
  • HUM 111W Exploring Culture: The Ancient World


    Credits: 5
    Explore cultures from prehistory to Middle Ages. Examine the forms and functions of religion, music, art, literature, how they are shaped by social, historical contexts. Includes ancient cultures, the development of Western thought in Greece and Rome, and of Christianity and Islam and their impact in Middle Ages. Mandatory decimal grading.
    When Typically Offered: Fall, Winter
  
  • HUM 112 Exploring Culture: Medieval Europe to 1790


    Credits: 5
    Explores development of Western culture and thought, focusing on religion, art, music, and literature in social and historical contexts of Late Middle Ages, Renaissance, Age of Exploration, Baroque/ Reformation and Enlightenment. Emphasis on transitions which result in clear intellectual, imaginative, cultural shifts. Mandatory decimal grading.
    When Typically Offered: Spring
  
  • HUM 112W Exploring Culture: Medieval Europe to 1790


    Credits: 5
    Explores development of Western culture and thought, focusing on religion, art, music, and literature in social and historical contexts of Late Middle Ages, Renaissance, Age of Exploration, Baroque/ Reformation and Enlightenment. Emphasis on transitions which result in clear intellectual, imaginative, cultural shifts. Mandatory decimal grading.
    When Typically Offered: Spring
  
  • HUM 113 Exploring Culture: Changing World Order


    Credits: 5
    Explores art, music, literature, religion as Western cultures move through social/historical changes in the 19th-21st centuries. Searches for individual/social identity in the collision of science/ technology, relativism, internationalism, political polarization and new philosophies on human nature/personal responsibility. Mandatory decimal grading.
    When Typically Offered: Spring
  
  • HUM 113W Exploring Culture: Changing World Order


    Credits: 5
    Explores art, music, literature, religion as Western cultures move through social/historical changes in the 19th-21st centuries. Searches for individual/social identity in the collision of science/ technology, relativism, internationalism, political polarization and new philosophies on human nature/personal responsibility. Mandatory decimal grading.
    When Typically Offered: Spring
  
  • HUM 140 World Humanities: Comparing Global Cultures


    Credits: 5
    Students compare several primarily non-Western cultures, using a chosen theme such as sacred space, death/dying, self-identity, etc. Students study the cultures’ expressions of the chosen theme through their arts/architecture, rituals, traditions, chanting/music, literature, and/or dance and create their own expressions of the chosen theme. Mandatory decimal grading.
    When Typically Offered: Summer, Fall, Spring
  
  • HUM 275 In Search of the Goddess: Images of Women


    Credits: 5
    Explores visual/written images of women in Ancient World and Western cultures over the centuries. Examines how these images have changed as the roles of women have changed in literature, art, religion, politics and economics. Analyzes narratives of goddesses/women, their symbols and their paths to resistance and power. Mandatory decimal grading.
    Prerequisite Required: Placement into ENGL& 101  or higher.
    When Typically Offered: Winter
  
  • HUM 291 Special Topics In Humanities


    Credits: 1
    Classes focus on specific issues and/or topics of interest in Humanities.
  
  • HUM 291W Special Topics In Humanities - W


    Credits: 1
    Classes focus on specific issues and/or topics of interest in Humanities.
  
  • HUM 292 Special Topics In Humanities


    Credits: 2
    Classes focus on specific issues and/or topics of interest in Humanities.
  
  • HUM 292W Special Topics In Humanities - W


    Credits: 2
    Classes focus on specific issues and/or topics of interest in Humanities.
  
  • HUM 293 Special Topics In Humanities


    Credits: 3
    Classes focus on specific issues and/or topics of interest in Humanities.
  
  • HUM 293W Special Topics In Humanities - W


    Credits: 3
    Classes focus on specific issues and/or topics of interest in Humanities.
  
  • HUM 294 Special Topics In Humanities


    Credits: 4
    Classes focus on specific issues and/or topics of interest in Humanities.
  
  • HUM 295 Special Topics In Humanities


    Credits: 5
    Classes focus on specific issues and/or topics of interest in Humanities.
    When Typically Offered: Fall
  
  • HUM 297 Individual Project In Humanities


    Credits: 1
    Individual project in a specific area of Humanities. Student option grading.
    Instructor permission required: Yes, based on evaluation of students’ educational and work experience.
    When Typically Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring
  
  • HUM 298 Individual Project In Humanities


    Credits: 2
    Individual project in a specific area of Humanities. Student option grading.
    Instructor permission required: Yes, based on evaluation of students’ educational and work experience.
  
  • HUM 299 Individual Project In Humanities


    Credits: 3
    Individual project in a specific area of Humanities. Student option grading.
    Instructor permission required: Yes, based on evaluation of students’ educational and work experience.

Informatics

  
  • INFO 150 21st Century Research


    Credits: 2
    Examines research strategies at an introductory academic level, including understanding how the publication of information works in the internet age, finding and evaluating information, and how to include research into assignments. Pairs strongly with classes that have beginning research requirements. Student option grading.
    Prerequisite Recommended: Placement into ENGL& 101  strongly recommended
    When Typically Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring
  
  • INFO 290 Special Topics In Information Literacy


    Credits: 2
    Special topics in Information Literacy. Non-credit.
  
  • INFO 292 Special Topics In Informatics


    Credits: 2
    Classes focusing on specific issues and/or topics on interest in library. Previously INFO 282.

Interdisciplinary Studies

  
  • IDS 100 Interdisciplinary Studies Program


    Credits: 10
    Interdisciplinary Studies courses integrate two or more subjects into one class that focuses on a common theme. Two or more instructors team teach these courses.
    When Typically Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring
  
  • IDS 101 Interdisciplinary Studies Program


    Credits: 8
    Interdisciplinary Studies courses integrate two or more subjects into one class that focuses on a common theme. Two or more instructors team teach these courses.
    When Typically Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring
  
  • IDS 102 Interdisciplinary Studies Program


    Credits: 8
    Interdisciplinary Studies courses integrate two or more subjects into one class that focuses on a common theme. Two or more instructors team teach these courses.
    When Typically Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring
  
  • IDS 103 Interdisciplinary Studies Program


    Credits: 10
    Interdisciplinary Studies courses integrate two or more subjects into one class that focuses on a common theme. Two or more instructors team teach these courses.
    When Typically Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring
  
  • IDS 104 Interdisciplinary Studies Program


    Credits: 10
    Interdisciplinary Studies courses integrate two or more subjects into one class that focuses on a common theme. Two or more instructors team teach these courses.
    When Typically Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring
  
  • IDS 105 Interdisciplinary Studies Program


    Credits: 5
    Interdisciplinary Studies courses integrate two or more subjects into one class that focuses on a common theme. Two or more instructors team teach these courses.
    When Typically Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring
  
  • IDS 106 Interdisciplinary Studies Program


    Credits: 15
    Interdisciplinary Studies courses integrate two or more subjects into one class that focuses on a common theme. Two or more instructors team teach these courses.
    When Typically Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring

International Studies

  
  • INTST 101 Survey of Contemporary Global Issues


    Credits: 5
    A survey of contemporary global issues and their historical origins drawing on knowledge and methodologies from multiple disciplines. Issues presented by faculty members from diverse academic fields will foster awareness of challenges facing different societies in an age of global interdependence. Mandatory decimal grading.
    Prerequisite Required: Placement in ENGL 099  or higher.
    When Typically Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring
  
  • INTST 123 Introduction to Globalization


    Credits: 5
    This course considers the dynamic processes and consequences of increasing flows of goods, people, ideas, capital and services that cross traditional political, economic, cultural and geographic boundaries and the challenges that emerge for society, including environmental quality, cultural and political identity and economic opportunity. Dual listed as GEOG 123 . Mandatory decimal grading.
    Prerequisite Required: Placement into ENGL 099  or EAP 099  or successful completion of ENGL 090 .
    When Typically Offered: Fall
  
  • INTST 200 States and Capitalism


    Credits: 5
    Origins of the modern state system, and of the world market in Europe. Analysis of interacting forces of politics and economics world-wide from 1500 to World War II. Mandatory decimal grading.
    Prerequisite Required: ENGL& 101 .
    When Typically Offered: Winter
  
  • INTST 201 Introduction to International Political Economy


    Credits: 5
    Are you concerned about human rights, world hunger and poverty, terrorism, world environmental degradation, regional conflict, the WTO, economic, political and social globalization? All these issues converge in something called the international political economy. Examine these issues as they evolved in the international arena since WWI. Mandatory decimal grading.
    Prerequisite Required: ENGL& 101  or equivalent test scores.
    When Typically Offered: Spring
  
  • INTST 205 Gender and Global Justice


    Credits: 5
    Explores how globalization affects gender relations and the relative status of women and men in various global contexts. Investigates the institutional status of women in national and international systems of healthcare, justice, economics, politics, family, and development. Dual listed as GWS 205 . Student option grading.
    Prerequisite Required: Placement in ENGL 099  or higher.
    When Typically Offered: Fall
  
  • INTST 292 Special Topics In International Studies


    Credits: 2
    Classes focusing on specific issues and/or topics of interest in International Studies.
  
  • INTST 295 Special Topics In International Studies


    Credits: 5
    Classes focusing on specific issues and/or topics of interest in International Studies. Student option grading.
  
  • INTST 297 Individual Project In International Studies


    Credits: 1
    Individual project in a specific area of International Studies. Student option grading.
    Instructor permission required: Yes, based on evaluation of students’ educational and work experience.
  
  • INTST 298 Individual Project In International Studies


    Credits: 2
    Individual project in a specific area of International Studies. Student option grading.
    Instructor permission required: Yes, based on evaluation of students’ educational and work experience.
  
  • INTST 299 Individual Project In International Studies


    Credits: 3
    Individual project in a specific area of International Studies. Student option grading.
    Instructor permission required: Yes, based on evaluation of students’ educational and work experience.

Japanese

  
  • JAPN 295 Special Topics In Japanese


    Credits: 5
    Classes focusing on specific issues and/or topics of interest in Japanese. Student option grading.
  
  • JAPN 297 Individual Project In Japanese


    Credits: 1
    Individual project in a specific area of Japanese. Student option grading.
    Instructor permission required: Yes, based on evaluation of students’ educational and work experience.
  
  • JAPN 298 Individual Project In Japanese


    Credits: 2
    Individual project in a specific area of Japanese. Student option grading.
    Instructor permission required: Yes, based on evaluation of students’ educational and work experience.
  
  • JAPN 299 Individual Project In Japanese


    Credits: 3
    Individual project in a specific area of Japanese. Student option grading.
    Instructor permission required: Yes, based on evaluation of students’ educational and work experience.
  
  • JAPN& 121 Japanese I


    Credits: 5
    Introduction to modern Japanese conversation and grammar taught in communicative approach. Listening, speaking, reading and writing Japanese. Hiragana and katakana characters introduced. Topics: self-introduction, greetings, directions and daily routines. No previous knowledge of the language required. Student option grading.
    When Typically Offered: Fall, Winter
  
  • JAPN& 122 Japanese II


    Credits: 5
    Continuation of JAPN& 121  with more vocabulary, more sentence structures, communication strategies. Katakana and kanji characters introduced. Topics: shopping, directions, activities, hobbies, likes and dislikes. Student option grading.
    Prerequisite Required: JAPN& 121  or equivalent with instructor’s permission.
    When Typically Offered: Winter, Spring
  
  • JAPN& 123 Japanese III


    Credits: 5
    Continuation of JAPN& 122  with more vocabulary, more complicated sentence structures, continued work on Kanji characters. Topics: Japanese food, restaurant, family, weather, seasons, and annual events. Student option grading.
    Prerequisite Required: JAPN& 122  or equivalent with instructor’s permission.
    When Typically Offered: Spring
  
  • JAPN& 221 Japanese IV


    Credits: 5
    A continuation of JAPN& 123 , taught in communicative approach, continued work on Kanji characters and sentence structures. Topics: rules and regulations, directions, cooking, future plans, climate, geography, traveling, Japanese society and degree of politeness expressed in speech styles and communication behavior. Student option grading.
    Prerequisite Required: JAPN& 123  or equivalent with instructor permission.
    When Typically Offered: Fall
  
  • JAPN& 222 Japanese V


    Credits: 5
    A continuation of JAPN& 221 , taught in communicative approach, continued work on Kanji characters and sentence structures including transitive and intransitive verbs. Topics: Japanese customs and traditions, rules and regulations, Japanese streets and how to give directions, employment system in Japan and future plans. Student option grading.
    Prerequisite Required: JAPN& 221  or equivalent with instructor permission.
    When Typically Offered: Winter
  
  • JAPN& 223 Japanese VI


    Credits: 5
    A continuation of JAPN& 222 , taught in communicative approach, continued work on Kanji characters and speech styles based on social status, gender, age, and regional background. Topics: gift exchange, employment in Japan, neighborhood relations, complaints, social expectations, and environmental issues. Student option grading.
    Prerequisite Required: JAPN& 222  or equivalent with instructor permission.
    When Typically Offered: Spring

Learning Center North

  
  • LCN 001 GED Advanced- Learning Center North


    Credits: 1-10
    Reading for understanding. Writing five connected paragraphs with standard conventions. Applied math to calculate discounts, interest, measurements of more complex figures. Creation and use of tables/ graphs. Basic science and social studies topics/terminology. GED orientation and test taking skills. Focus: passage of GED subject tests. Mandatory P/NC grading.
    Prerequisite Required: CASAS Appraisal score of 245 or higher.
    When Typically Offered: Summer, Fall, Winter, Spring
  
  • LCN 002 GED Basic - Learning Center North (10)


    Credits: 1-10
    GED subject test preparation. Writing: writing connected paragraphs emphasizing introduction, body, conclusion. Math: use of fractions, decimals, ratios, proportions, percents, and exponents to solve multistep problems. Science/social studies topics and concepts. Reading: comprehension and conclusions from text. Focus: GED completion. Credits depend upon student entry into program. Mandatory P/NC grading.
    Prerequisite Required: CASAS Appraisal score of 236 or Higher.
    When Typically Offered: Summer, Fall, Winter, Spring
  
  • LCN 022 Reading and Writing for Life 2


    Credits: 5
    Students will read with understanding by determining the reading purpose, selecting appropriate reading strategies, monitoring comprehension, analyzing information, and integrating information with prior knowledge. Students will write about family needs, job situations, or community roles. Mandatory P/NC grading.
    When Typically Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring
  
  • LCN 023 Math Skills for Life 2


    Credits: 5
    Students will learn the four basic math operations using whole numbers and will identify and use all basic math symbols. They will use computational tasks related to life roles i.e. understanding payroll stubs. Credits depend upon student entry into program. Mandatory P/NC grading.
    When Typically Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring
  
  • LCN 032 Reading and Writing for Life 3


    Credits: 5
    Students will read with understanding by determining reading purpose, selecting appropriate reading strategies, analyzing information, and integrating information with prior knowledge. Students will write several connected paragraphs with correct mechanics, usage, and varied sentence structure. Credits depend upon student entry into program. Student option grading.
    When Typically Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring
  
  • LCN 033 Math Skills for Life 3


    Credits: 5
    Students perform all four basic math operations with whole numbers and fractions, choose correct math operations to solve story problems, and convert fractions to decimals. Students apply these skills to authentic materials, e.g. balancing a budget. Credits depend upon student entry into program. Mandatory P/NC grading.
    When Typically Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring
  
  • LCN 042 Reading and Writing for Life 4


    Credits: 5
    Students read for understanding by determining purpose, selecting strategies, monitoring comprehension, analyzing information, and integrating it with previous knowledge in subject specific areas. Students write connected paragraphs in essay format while using academic English conventions. Credits depend upon student entry into program. Mandatory P/NC grading.
    When Typically Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring
  
  • LCN 043 Math Skills for Life 4


    Credits: 5
    Students apply, in various situations, mathematical concepts and procedures to estimate, solve problems, and/or carry out tasks involving whole numbers, decimals, fractions, ratio and proportion, percents, measurements, and tables and graphs. Credits depend upon student entry into program. Mandatory P/NC grading.
    When Typically Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring
 

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