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ACC105: Payroll, Sales and Property Taxes – 3 credits

Tax reporting for payroll, sales, and personal property. Prerequisites: None.

ACC111: Accounting Principles I – 3 credits

Fundamental theory of accounting principles and procedures. Prerequisites: None.

ACC112: Accounting Principles II – 3 credits

Continuation of the fundamental theory of accounting principles and procedures, including interpretation of general purpose financial statements. Prerequisites: ACC111 with a grade of "C" or better, or permission of Department or Division.

ACC212: Managerial Accounting – 3 credits

Development and analysis of accounting information for managerial planning and control. Prerequisites: A grade of "C" or better in (ACC111 and ACC112), or ACC211, and (CIS105 or permission of Department or Division).

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ACC219: Intermediate Accounting I – 3 credits

Continuation of the theory and practice of financial accounting, applicable to assets, liabilities, equity related problems of income determination and financial reporting. Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in ACC212 or ACC240 or permission of Department or Division.

AES103: Heritage and Values II – 2 credits

Survey course designed to introduce students and cadets to the Department of the Air Force (DAF) and the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFROTC). The course allows students and cadets to examine general aspects of the DAF, leadership fundamentals, service benefits, and opportunities for officers. The course also lays the foundation for becoming an Airman or Guardian by outlining our heritage and values. As a foundational course, this course provides a historical perspective such as lessons on war and US military, DAF operations, principles of war, and airpower. Prerequisites: None.

AES203: Team and Leadership Fundamentals II – 2 credits

A survey course designed to provide a fundamental understanding of both leadership and team building. Students and cadets will learn that there are many layers to leadership, including aspects that do not always come to mind. Such things include listening, understanding themselves, being a good follower, and problem solving efficiently. Students and cadets will apply these leadership perspectives when completing team building activities and discussing things like conflict management. Students and cadets should demonstrate basic verbal and written communication skills. Prerequisites: None.

AES294: Air Force Physical Fitness – 1 credit

Physical training component of Air Force ROTC. Covers topics of immediate or special interest to a faculty member and students. Prerequisites: None. Note: AES294 may be repeated for credit.

AFR202: Ethnic Relations in the United States – 3 credits

Basic concepts and processes, including historic overview, of inter-ethnic relations in the United States: culture, race, ethnicity, ethnocentrism, prejudice, discrimination, racism, assimilation, acculturation, and individual and group responses to inter-ethnic contact. Cultural knowledge and intercultural communication skills and perspectives as fundamental tools for successful management of social relations in a multicultural world. Prerequisites: None.

General Education Designations: C, H, SB

AFR203: African-American History to 1865 – 3 credits

History and cultural heritage of African-Americans from ancestral origins in Ancient Africa through the experience of chattel slavery in the Americas to eventual emancipation and participation in the American Civil War. Prerequisites: None.

General Education Designations: C, H, HU, SB

AIM100: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence – 3 credits

Basic concepts and applications of artificial intelligence (AI), including AI project cycles. Focus on issues surrounding AI including ethics, bias, culture, regulations, and professional expectations. Prerequisites: None.

AIM110: Introduction to Machine Learning – 3 credits

Introduction to machine learning concepts and Python applications, including data acquisition, supervised and unsupervised learning, and data modeling. Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in AIM100, CIS156, and MAT206.

AIM230: Artificial Intelligence for Business Solutions – 3 credits

Fundamentals of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning to support business solutions. Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in AIM210 and AIM220.

AIM240: Artificial Intelligence Capstone Project – 3 credits

Focus on how a social issue is explored, brought through the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Project cycle, and delivered as a solution using the different domains of AI, including computer vision and natural language processing. Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in AIM210 and AIM220.

AIT100: Industrial Safety – 1 credit

Introductory course in workplace safety training, including an overview of critical safety policies, procedures, and practices that help prevent injuries and keep the workplace safe and productive.
Prerequisites: None.

AIT110: Mechanical Power Transmission Systems – 3 credits

Introductory course in how to transmit, measure, calculate, and work safely with rotational mechanical equipment. Hands-on assembly, alignment, maintenance, and troubleshooting of mechanical power transmission systems and components e.g., belts, bearings, chains, dynamometers, gears, pulleys, couplings, bushings, and sprockets. Introduction to lubricant and grease types, their standards, safety, and application.
Prerequisite: None.

AIT113: Natural Gas Pipe Joiner – 3 credits

Principles and practices of plastic pipe joining in the natural gas industry. Includes pipe joining techniques such as solvent cements, heat fusions, mechanical saddle fittings, and compression couplings. This course prepares students for Pipe Joiner Qualification in the natural gas industry. Prerequisites: None.

AIT120: Pneumatic Systems – 3 credits

Introductory course in the principles of pneumatic system operation, components construction, maintenance, troubleshooting, and operation, as well as the role of the individual components of an operating pneumatic system. Includes pneumatic fitting, seals, accumulators, actuator/cylinders, Directional Control Valves (DCV), manifolds, relief valves, check valves, pumps, filters, regulators, dryers, and common pneumatic control circuits.
Prerequisites: None.

AIT125: DC and AC Components and Circuits – 3 credits

An introductory course in Alternating Current (AC) and Direct Current (DC) electric theory. Includes electric circuits using resistors, capacitors and inductors. Also includes solenoids, relays, transformers, basic DC and AC motors, circuit protection devices and a variety of switches.
Prerequisites: None.

AIT126: Energy Industry Fundamentals – 3 credits

Various types of energy and their conversion to useable energy such as electrical power. How generated electrical power is transmitted and distributed to the point of use. Prerequisites: None.

AIT205: Power Electronics and Variable Frequency Drives – 3 credits

Introductory course in AC and DC power electronic theory. Includes power supplies, power conditioning, solid-state power devices, and power control circuits. Also includes proximity sensors, analog thermal sensors, control feedback loops, and the setup and operation of Variable Frequency Drives (VFDs). Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in AIT125, or permission of Instructor.

AIT210: Programmable Logic Controller Programming and Troubleshooting – 3 credits

Introductory course in Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) Ladder Logic programming and troubleshooting PLC connected components and systems. Also includes basic Human Machine Interface (HMI) navigation, connecting to a PLC, and program downloading. Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in AIT125, or permission of Instructor.

AIT213: Pumps II – 3 credits

Rotary, reciprocating and centrifugal pump operation. Positive displacement and metering pump operation. Diaphragm pulsafeeder operation. Disassembly, inspection and reassembly of radially and axially split centrifugal pumps. Troubleshooting and lab safety. Prerequisites: None.

AIT225: Industrial Motors and Motor Control – 3 credits

An introductory course in DC, single-phase AC, and 3-phase AC electric motors and motor control circuits. Includes electric motor control circuit components, motor control circuit applications, sequence circuits, and timer circuits. Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in AIT125, or permission of Instructor.

AIT270: Robotics I – 3 credits

Fundamental principles of working safely with robots, and applications and trends in industrial robotics. Includes types of robots, axes and coordinate systems, programming and operating robots. Incorporates end effectors and collaborative robots. A grade of C or better required in all Prerequisites. Prerequisites or Corequisites: AIT100 or permission of Instructor.

AIT275: Robotics II – 3 credits

Intermediate principles of working safely with robots; robot auxiliary, subsystems, and components. Includes robot maintenance, troubleshooting and repair. Integrates a basic robot design project. A grade of C or better required in all Prerequisites. Prerequisites or Corequisites: AIT270.

AJS101: Introduction to Criminal Justice – 3 credits

An introduction to crime and society's responses to it. Examines the nature and causes of crime, the criminal law, constitutional safeguards, and the organization and operation of the criminal justice system including the police, courts, jails, prisons, probation and parole departments, and community corrections agencies. Covers the history of the criminal justice system, terminology and career opportunities. Prerequisites: None.

General Education Designations: SB

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AJS109: Substantive Criminal Law – 3 credits

Covers philosophy of legal sanctions and historical development from the common law to modern American criminal law, classifications of crimes, elements of and parties to crimes, general definition of crimes, common defenses utilized. Includes specific offenses and the essential elements of each offense.
Prerequisites: None.

AJS113: Criminal Justice Crime Control Policies and Practices – 3 credits

Focus on changing the distribution of crime opportunities rather than offender motivation. Topics include application of situational crime prevention strategies, problem-oriented crime control approaches, hot spots policing, and crime prevention through environmental design.
Prerequisites: None.

AJS123: Ethics and the Administration of Justice – 3 credits

Introduces and explores ethical issues and the justice system. Focuses on ethics and the law, the police, courts and corrections. Reviews ethical theory, concepts and practices as they relate to administration of justice. Explores issues of how media/social media shape ethics. Encourages critical thinking and value decision making in criminal justice system situations. Prerequisites: None.

General Education Designations: HU

AJS192: Serial Killers and Mass Murderers – 3 credits

The study of serial killers, mass murderers and their victims. Examines the history and frequency of these crimes, profiles the killers and their victims, explores theories of causation, and discusses the problems and techniques of investigation, prosecution, punishment, and prevention. Prerequisites: None.

AJS201: Rules of Evidence – 3 credits

A practical insight into the rules of evidence. Examines the general rules governing admissibility of evidence. Explores types of evidence, the hearsay rule, witness testimony, the exclusionary rule, privileged communications, best evidence rule. Examination of chain of custody and the use of scientific evidence. Prerequisites: None.

AJS205: Effective Communication and Report Writing in Criminal Justice – 3 credits

Overview of effective communication for criminal justice agencies. Covers the communication process and flow. Written communication emphasized with report writing, including characteristics of reports and field notes, and the importance and uses of each. Form, style, and procedures for writing various reports, including elements of composition, required substance, proper and improper conclusions, and descriptions of persons and property. Prerequisites: None.

AJS210: Constitutional Law – 3 credits

An examination of the U.S. Constitution as it relates to the law enforcement function. Includes statutory law and judicial decisions governing the areas of arrest, search and seizure, interrogations and confessions, self-incrimination and other constitutional guarantees. Required in AJS curriculum. Prerequisites: None.

AJS212: Juvenile Justice Procedures – 3 credits

Examines the nature and extent of juvenile delinquency to the present. Including but not limited to the history, jurisdictions, terminology, procedures, and institutions of the juvenile justice system. Prerequisites: None.

AJS215: Criminalistics: Physical Evidence – 3 credits

The scientific analysis and examination of physical evidence with emphasis on scientific investigation, recognition, collection, and preservation of evidence. Topics include fingerprints, shoe prints, tool marks, firearms identification, paint chips and arson. Prerequisites: None.

AJS216: Criminalistics: Biological Evidence – 3 credits

The scientific analysis and examination of biological evidence with emphasis on collection and preservation of evidence. Topics discussed include blood, drugs, blood alcohol, hairs and fibers, and topics of special interest in criminalistics. Prerequisites: None.

AJS225: Criminology – 3 credits

Study of deviance, society's role in defining behavior; theories of criminality and the economic, social, and psychological impact of crime; relationships between statistics and crime trends. Examines crime victimization and the various types of crime and categories of offenders. Required in the AJS curriculum. Prerequisites: None.

General Education Designations: SB

AJS230: The Police Function – 3 credits

An examination of the history, organization, procedures, and methods of operation of public policing in the United States. Career opportunities and current challenges in law enforcement presented. Prerequisites: None.

AJS240: The Correction Function – 3 credits

Examines the history and development of correctional theories and institutions. Prerequisites: None.

AJS258: Victimology and Crisis Management in Public Safety – 3 credits

Victimology, the criminal justice system, techniques of crisis intervention and management, and the importance of a multicultural and global perspective. Includes violent crimes, sexual assault, family violence, post-traumatic stress disorder, the role of substance abuse, developing effective coping skills of victims and responders, appropriate community resources, and the cultural responsiveness of the justice system.

General Education Designations: C, SB

AJS260: Procedural Criminal Law – 3 credits

Concerned with the understanding of procedural criminal law. Examines the processes and procedures followed by law enforcement, attorneys, and the courts in the apprehension and prosecution of criminal offenders. Examines the rationale underlying major court holdings impacting the criminal justice process, the procedural requirements that stem from these holdings and their effect on the daily operations of the criminal justice system.
Prerequisites: None.

AJS270: Community Relations – 3 credits

Examination of community problems; community action programs and trends; human behavior, conflict and communication; and the relationship between the criminal justice system and community. Prerequisites: None.

General Education Designations: SB

AJS275: Criminal Investigation I – 3 credits

Introduction to the theory of criminal investigation. Examines crime scene procedures, case preparation, interviewing, identification, and basic investigative techniques. Prerequisites: None.

AJS290BN: Courtroom Testimony Seminar – 1 credit

Courtroom demeanor and protocol. Role and primary functions of witness and legal counsels. Prerequisites: None.

ALT100: Academic Literacy Through Integrated Reading and Writing – 4 credits

Develops academic language skills and critical reading skills for organizing, analyzing, and retaining material through complementary reading and writing assignments. Prepares students for college level reading and writing intensive courses as well as career-related reading and writing tasks. Prerequisites: An appropriate District placement.

ARH100: Introduction to Art – 3 credits

Understanding and enjoyment of visual art through the study of art media, design elements, techniques and processes, and cultural contexts. Building awareness of the meaning, functions, and significance of art. Prerequisites: None.

General Education Designations: HU

ARH101: Art from Prehistory Through Middle Ages – 3 credits

History of art from the Paleolithic period through the Middle Ages. Prerequisites: None.

General Education Designations: H, HU

SUN# ART1101

ARH102: Art from Renaissance to Modernism – 3 credits

History of art from the Renaissance through Modernism. Prerequisites: None.

General Education Designations: H, HU

SUN# ART1102

ARH115: History of Photography – 3 credits

Survey of history of photography from beginning to present. Emphasizes the reciprocal relationship between the medium's development and reception, society, and other visual arts. Technical developments, photographic practices, and sociocultural themes are studied. Prerequisites: None.

General Education Designations: HU

ARH217: Mexican Art History – 3 credits

Art of Mexico and related cultures, from the prehistoric to the contemporary period. Prerequisites: None.

General Education Designations: H, HU

ART111: Drawing I – 3 credits

Fundamental principles of drawing. Emphasis on composition and facility in objective and expressive representation, using variety of drawing media. Prerequisites: None.

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ART112: Two-Dimensional Design – 3 credits

Study of fundamental elements and principles of two-dimensional design. Prerequisites: None.

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ART113: Color – 3 credits

Investigation seeking visual solutions to a variety of problems concerning color in two and three dimensions and modes of color appearances, including light and effects in design and theory of design. Prerequisites: None.

ART115: Three-Dimensional Design – 3 credits

Fundamental principles of three-dimensional design. Prerequisites: None.

SUN# ART1115

ART116: Life Drawing I – 3 credits

Use of form, structure and anatomy of draped and undraped human figure to develop basic principles of sound draftsmanship. Prerequisites: None.

ART117: Life Drawing II – 3 credits

Further study of form, structure, and anatomy of the draped and undraped human figure with emphasis on composition. Prerequisites: ART116.

ART122: Drawing and Composition II – 3 credits

Emphasis on composition and exploration of drawing media. Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in ART111.

ART131: Photography I – 3 credits

Basic photographic principles and techniques. Basic camera functions and controls. Experience in the image-making process by creating and editing photographs for various display environments. Introduction to the photographic aesthetic and photography's role in society. Prerequisites: None. Note: Camera required.

General Education Designations: HU

ART255AB: The Portfolio – 1 credit

Choosing the right pieces to include, presenting art work, developing the portfolio.
Prerequisites: None.

ASB102: Introduction to Cultural Anthropology – 3 credits

Introduces concepts and methods of cultural anthropology, with illustrative materials from a variety of communities in a globalizing world. Explores the concept of culture and examines a variety of cultural and social practices such as subsistence, economics, politics, marriage, kinship, gender and religion. Prerequisites: None.

General Education Designations: G, SB

ASB211: Women Across Cultures – 3 credits

Cross-cultural analysis of the economic, social, political, and religious factors that affect women's status in traditional and modern societies. Prerequisites: None.

General Education Designations: G, HU, SB

ASB214: Magic, Witchcraft and Healing: An Introduction to Comparative Religion – 3 credits

Origins, elements, and forms of religion; a comparative survey of religious beliefs, myths, rituals and symbolism including magic, witchcraft and healing as practiced in selected regions of the world; the place of religion in the total culture. Prerequisites: None.

General Education Designations: G, HU

ASB220: Anthropology Goes to the Movies – 3 credits

Archaeology and anthropology through the lens of popular films of the 20th and 21st Century. Explores the popularity of ancient humans as a topic for film ventures and how accurately they are portrayed. Provides the student with a basic knowledge of anthropology and offers film images of anthropologists and archaeologists and the practice of archaeology and anthropology. Analyzes accuracy of films depicting culture and our human past. Prerequisites: None.

General Education Designations: HU

ASB222: Buried Cities and Lost Tribes: Old World – 3 credits

Introduction to archaeology through discoveries and the researchers who made them. Emphasis on methods of archaeological fieldwork and what these discoveries reveal about humanity, including the nature of archaeological inquiry, the development of human social groups, the changing role of religion in evolving societies, the origins of agriculture, the origins of settled life ways, the rise of cities and complex societies, political strife across different cultures and the forces which tend to fragment societies. Examples drawn from Africa, Asia, Europe, the Pacific Islands, and Australia. Prerequisites: None.

General Education Designations: G, H, HU, SB

ASB223: Buried Cities and Lost Tribes: New World – 3 credits

Introduction to archaeology through discoveries and the researchers who made them. Emphasis on methods of archaeological fieldwork and what these discoveries reveal about humanity, including the nature of archaeological inquiry, the development of human social groups, the changing role of religion in evolving societies, the origins of agriculture, the origins of settled lifeways, the rise of cities and complex societies, political strife across different cultures and the forces which fragment societies. Examples drawn from North America, Central America, and South America. Prerequisites: None.

General Education Designations: G, H, HU, SB

ASL101: American Sign Language I – 4 credits

Introduction of principles, methods, and techniques for communicating with deaf people who sign. Development of expressive and receptive sign skills, manual alphabet, numbers, and sign vocabulary. Overview of syntax, grammar, and culture related to American Sign Language (A.S.L.).
Prerequisites: None. ASL103 suggested as a corequisite but not required.

ASL102: American Sign Language II – 4 credits

Continued development of knowledge and language skills for communicating with deaf people who sign. Includes numbers, fingerspelling, and culture. Emphasis on enhancement of receptive sign skills and continued development of expressive sign skills. Application of rudimentary, syntactical, and grammatical structure stressed with continued development of sign vocabulary. Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in ASL101 or permission of Department or Division. Completion of prerequisites within the last three years is required.

ASM104: Bones, Stones, and Human Evolution – 4 credits

Study of human evolution and variation; including fossil hominids and their tools, primate anatomy and behavior, human genetics, and the environment and human biology. Prerequisites: None.

General Education Designations: SB, SG

ASM275: Forensic Anthropology – 4 credits

Survey of the role of forensic anthropologists, from the crime scene to the courtroom. Course focuses on how skeletal analysis can aid in medicolegal investigations, especially by identifying aspects of the life history of unknown individuals and by reconstructing events that took place at crime scenes. Covers both the legal aspects of forensic practice and the underlying biological basis for evidence obtained from skeletal remains. Examines applications of forensic anthropology in mass disasters, human rights investigations, and the deciphering of historic cases. Lab activities designed to illustrate techniques and principles central to the discipline. Prerequisites: None.

General Education Designations: SB, SG

AVC100: Introduction to Digital Arts – 1 credit

Foundation course in digital arts and design, with emphasis in the production of art using the computer. Prerequisites: None.

BIO100: Biology Concepts – 4 credits

This course will introduce students to the basic principles and concepts of biology, from the smallest molecules to the largest ecosystems. Students will learn about the methods of scientific inquiry that biologists use to study life. Prerequisites: None.

General Education Designations: SQ

BIO105: Environmental Biology – 4 credits

Fundamentals of ecology and their relevance to human impact on natural ecosystems. Prerequisites: None.

General Education Designations: SQ

BIO109: Natural History of the Southwest – 4 credits

Study of the common plants and animals of the Southwest including their distribution, adaptation, behavior, and ecology. Introduction to basic field and laboratory techniques used in the study of natural history. Specific field problems presented dealing with plant and animal analysis and ecological interrelationships. Prerequisites: None.

General Education Designations: SG

BIO145: Marine Biology – 4 credits

A survey of marine environments and their biotic communities with emphasis on the natural history of marine organisms. Prerequisites: None.

General Education Designations: SG

BIO156: Introductory Biology for Allied Health – 4 credits

An introductory biology course for allied health majors with an emphasis on humans. Topics include fundamental concepts of cell biology, histology, microbiology, and genetics. Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in RDG100, or RDG100LL, or higher, or eligibility for CRE101. One year of high school or one semester of college level chemistry is strongly recommended.

General Education Designations: SQ

BIO160: Introduction to Human Anatomy and Physiology – 4 credits

Principles of scientific method. Structural organization, homeostasis and control mechanisms of the body. Specific chemistry concepts. Structure and function of the major systems of the body. Prerequisites: None.

General Education Designations: SQ

BIO181: General Biology (Majors) I – 4 credits

The study and principles of structure and function of organisms at the molecular and cellular levels. A detailed exploration of the chemistry of life, the cell, and genetics. Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in RDG100, or RDG100LL, or higher, or eligibility for CRE101. One year of high school or one semester of college-level biology and chemistry is strongly recommended.

General Education Designations: SQ

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