Correspondence Courses
Course Listing

ACC&201 / PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTING I
(formally ACC 210 / INTRODUCTION TO ACCOUNTING)
Prerequisite: recommended ACC 110 or sophomore standing
Basic accounting concepts, principles and procedures for recording business transactions and developing financial accounting reports.

ACC&202 / PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTING II
(formally ACC 220 / FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING FUNDAMENTALS II)
Prerequisite: ACC 210 or permission
Application of basic accounting concepts, principles and procedures to more complex business situations and to different forms of enterprise ownership.

ACC&203 / PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTING III
(formally ACC 230 / FUNDAMENTALS OF MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING)
Prerequisite: ACC 103 or ACC 120 or ACC 220 or permission
Analysis of accounting data as part of the managerial process of planning, decision-making and control. Concentrates on economic decision-making in enterprises.

AHE 168 / MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY Credits: 5
Introduction to the concept of "word building" with Greek and Latin word roots, prefixes and suffixes. Strengthen understanding of definitions through interpreting medical terms in the context of a variety of medical reports.

ASTR&100 / SURVEY OF ASTRONOMY
Emphasis on astronomic concepts fundamental to an understanding of the solar system, stars, galaxies, and origin and history of the universe.

BUS& 101 / INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS
Overview of American business structure: the economy, forms of business ownership, management styles, marketing, financing. Also covers small businesses, franchising, and international business.

CMST&201 / INTRODUCTION TO MASS MEDIA
(formally JRN 100)
This course examines the many components of the mass media in the United States. By looking at the various mediums that together make up mass communication in this country, this course allows the student to understand how our everyday lives are affected by the multi-billion dollar media industry.

ECON&201 / MICROECONOMICS
(formally ECO 200)
Prerequisite: Completion of MAT 098 with a 2.0 grade or above; ENG 101 recommended
Covers resource allocation and income distribution with emphasis on price determination, production costs, and market structures. Application of economic reasoning to such issues as unions, poverty, welfare, energy, and pollution.

ECON&202 / MACROECONOMICS
(formally ECO 201)
Prerequisite: Completion of MAT 098 with a 2.0 grade or above; ENG 101 recommended
Analysis of the aggregate economy: GNP, inflation, business cycles, unemployment, fiscal and monetary policies, federal deficits, and international trade and finance.

EDU 271 / ESL READING AND LANGUAGE ARTS
Prerequisite: Must be teaching a minimum of six ESL students in a K-12 setting.
Participants will learn methods of assessment, placement and instruction of ESL students in reading and language arts. Instructional techniques which focus on both the literacy level and age of the ESL student will also be taught. The integration of reading and language arts will be emphasized.

EDU 272 / INTEGRATING ESL IN THE MAINSTREAM CLASSROOM
Prerequisite: At least half of the homework assignments will be based on teaching and/or observing in a K-12 classroom setting where ESL and mainstream students are mixed. Classroom minimum: 12
This course is specifically designed for the teacher who has bilingual and monolingual students in the same classroom. An overview of current theories of language acquisition will be made, but the focus will be on practical instructional strategies. Participants will be given a wide repertoire of strategies drawn from bilingual, ESL and mainstream methodologies. The course is structured so that participants have an opportunity to experience each instructional strategy. Issues related to placement, testing, mainstreaming, and affective needs of students will also be examined.

ENGL&101 / COMPOSITION
Prerequisite: Satisfactory performance on English Placement Test
Introduction to the writing process. Assignments focus on major strategies of nonfiction prose, with subject matter drawn from firsthand experience and observation.

ENGL&102 / COMPOSITION
Prerequisite: ENG 101
Continued writing instruction; practice on reading and writing skills needed for various kinds of essays.

ENGL&112 / INTRODUCTION TO FICTION - (formerly ENG 132)
Study and analysis of the art, elements, and techniques of short stories, novellas, and novels of American and international authors.

ENGL&246 / AMERICAN LITERATURE III
(formally ENG 223 / MODERN AMERICAN LITERATURE)
Writers of the 20th century with emphasis on major modern fiction, drama, poetry and trends in current literature. Practice of critical techniques.

ENV 150 / ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES AND PROBLEMS
Prerequisite: Eligibility for MAT 084 and ENG 101
Covers natural principles governing operation of the environment including interactions between humans and the environment, emphasizing the attitudes and actions necessary to maintain a healthy ecosystem.

HEA 125 / HEALTH AND WELLNESS
Prerequisite: Eligibility for MAT 084 and ENG 101
Current health education and wellness theories, concepts and lifestyle. Overview of the lifelong commitment in the development of a health-promoting lifestyle. Emphasis on personal assessment, implementation and behavior change

HIST 111 / US HISTORY TO 1877
Reviews U.S. history from the migration of the first Native populations through Reconstruction. Focuses on encounters, territorial expansion and development of political, social, cultural, legal and economic institutions affecting the populations in regions that became the United States.

HIST 112 / US HISTORY SINCE 1865
Covers U.S. history from the Civil War to the present. Focuses on industrial and urban development, immigration, race, ethnicity and reform, politics, economics, social change, and Americans at war.

HIST&128 / WORLD CIVILIZATIONS III - (formerly HIS 103 / HISTORY OF CIVILIZATION)
Study of world civilization during the 19th and 20th centuries. Introduction to dramatic events and often-conflicting forces and ideologies affecting contemporary life. Account of modern peoples' solutions to challenges and problems that confront civilization.

HUM 105 / INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION
Interdisciplinary focus on the values, patterns, history, and attitudes that create and sustain cultures. Emphasis on skills and empathy in intercultural communications gained from the study of diverse cultures through literature.

LAN 101 / INTRODUCTION TO LINGUISTICS
This course looks at language as fundamental to human beings and human culture. It examines the complexity of language through phonological, grammatical and discourse analyses. This course also explores the diversity of language use through its socio/psychological dimensions. Also covered are questions and issues around first and second language acquisition.

MEY 100 / METEOROLOGY
Introduction to the principles of meteorology as well as weather and climate controls and effect. Surveys weather forecasting, use of weather maps, and satellite data. Includes description and use of instruments.

MUSC 116 / ROCK MUSIC-HISTORY AND PERSPECTIVES
Provides an overview of the numerous styles, musicians, and musical influences that have shaped this dynamic, multifaceted art form. Through selected readings and recordings, the course will examine Rock Music as a musical, social, cultural, economic, and political force in our society.

MUSC 204 / HISTORY OF JAZZ
Presents an extensive multifaceted survey of the vital contribution of jazz to world culture. Jazz--America's indigenous art form--has experienced an evolution of styles and cross-culturalization. It is a direct reflection of our diverse society and the natural need for music to serve as a means of social and political expression, and as an artistic and emotional release. Through selected readings and recordings, the styles and topics revealed are: Origins of Jazz, Blues, Ragtime, New Orleans and Chicago Styles, Boogie Woogie, Swing, Jazz Vocalists, Be-Bop, Cool, Hard Bop/Funky, Third Stream, Modal Jazz, Avant-Garde, and Jazz-Rock Fusion.

NTR 150 / HUMAN NUTRITION
Introduction to nutrition, emphasizing relationship of nutrition to growth, development, health, physical and mental functioning. Sources, functions, interrelationships and human requirements of nutrients will be examined.

OCE 100 / SURVEY OF OCEANOGRAPHY
The ocean in terms of physical, chemical, geological and biological process; human influence upon the ocean's natural equilibrium.

PHIL&100 / INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY
(formally PHI 100)
Introduction to philosophical thought and issues, intellectual systems and writings of the great philosophers; the nature of philosophy, the meaning of knowledge, values, reality, and related subjects.

PHIL&106 / INTRODUCTION TO LOGIC
(formally PHI 120)
Examination of principles of Aristotelian and symbolic logic, deductive argument and proof; meaning of language and its place in the reasoning process. Application of logic to other fields.

PSYC&100 / GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY
(formally PSY 110)
Introduction to the scientific study of human behavior, including learning and thinking, development, perception, motivation, emotion, personality and individual differences, social and abnormal behavior and research methods.

SOC 110 / SURVEY OF SOCIOLOGY
Basic problems and concepts in human social interaction with emphasis on group aspects of human behavior. Covers culture, socialization, family, education, religion, urbanization, sex roles, social class, deviance, race, age, sexuality, demography and social change.