2014-2015 Student Catalog

Apr 18, 2024

2014-2015 Student Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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Music
	MUS 150 - Introduction to Sound 3 Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 1 Lec., 4 Lab A lecture-demonstration-laboratory-performance operation course. The content areas include responsibility of the technician, principles of sound, equipment, all aspects of sound design from pre-production through post production. The practical experience would be provided through participation in one or more of the productions presented in the theatre spaces (not limited to theatre productions). Also available as THA 150. Usually offered Fall and Spring semesters Click here for the Summer 2024 Class Schedule Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule
	MUS 159 - Experimental Music Lab I 1 Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 3 Lab The primary goal of this course is to provide an ensemble for the composition and collaborative performance of electronic music. The course will offer students the opportunity to act as researchers, composers, performers, and software developers, with focused attention on instrument design, composition, and music making with the portable computer as instrument. The course will look at how various composers and engineers have addressed the challenges posed by laptop ensembles and brainstorm new approaches. It will explore what kinds of electronic sounds can be created, how the sounds are physically controlled, and how to compose with these sounds. At times the class will divide into smaller groups to teach experience-appropriate skills as needed. Experience with programming languages is not required but will be beneficial. Students must provide their own laptops. The course is designed for the Music and Audio Recording Production major but is open to all majors. Usually offered Fall and Spring semesters Click here for the Summer 2024 Class Schedule Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule
	MUS 160 - Experimental Music Lab II 1 Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 3 Lab This course is a continuation of MUS 159 Experimental Music Lab I. The primary goal of this course is to provide an ensemble for the composition and collaborative performance of electronic music. The course will offer students the opportunity to act as researchers, composers, performers, and software developers, with focused attention on instrument design, composition, and music making with the portable computer as instrument. The course will look at how various composers and engineers have addressed the challenges posed by laptop ensembles and brainstorm new approaches. It will explore what kinds of electronic sounds can be created, how the sounds are physically controlled, and how to compose with these sounds. At times the class will divide into smaller groups to teach experience-appropriate skills as needed. Experience with programming languages is not required but will be beneficial. Students must provide their own laptops. The course is designed for the Music and Audio Recording Production major but is open to all majors. Usually offered Fall and Spring semesters Click here for the Summer 2024 Class Schedule Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule
	MUS 171 - Written Theory I 3 Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 3 Lec. This course is designed for the music major with a background in aural theory. The course deals with melodic and rhythmic dictation, identifying scales, intervals, models and embellishments, triad positions, chord function, cadences and non-harmonic tones. Students are to be simultaneously enrolled in Aural and Keyboard Skills I (MUS 181). Restricted to Music majors or permission of Music Coordinator. Usually offered Fall semester Co-Requisites: MUS 181 General Education: N Click here for the Summer 2024 Class Schedule Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule
	MUS 172 - Written Theory II 3 Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 3 Lec. This course is a continuation of Written Theory I (MUS 171). Students are to be simultaneously enrolled in Aural and Keyboard Skills II (MUS 182). Restricted to Music majors or permission of the Music Coordinator. Usually offered Spring semester Pre-Requisites: MUS 171 Co-Requisites: MUS 182 Click here for the Summer 2024 Class Schedule Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule
	MUS 172L - Aural Theory II 1 Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 2 Lab Continuation of MUS 171L, Aural Theory I, dealing with additional aspects of ear training, including two voice examples and secondary triads, as well as more difficult sight-singing examples. (Usually offered Spring semester.) Pre-Requisites: MUS 171L or permission of the Music Coordinator. Co-Requisites: MUS 172E General Education: Y Click here for the Summer 2024 Class Schedule Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule
	MUS 173 - Music Notation with Sibelius 3 Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 3 Lec. This course is a hands-on introduction to Sibelius Music Notation Software. Students will receive instruction on computer and Sibelius basics, including score creation, copying and editing, MIDI transcription, advanced playback features and part preparation. Emphasis will be on learning keyboard shortcuts and defining personal house styles to improve the look and function of the students’ scores, as well as the speed at which they create them. A basic understanding of musicianship, computers and musical notation is needed. Reserved for Audio Recording Production majors and Music majors or permission of instructor. Usually offered in the Spring semester Pre-Requisites: MUS 102 or with permission from the Music Coordinator Click here for the Summer 2024 Class Schedule Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule
	MUS 181 - Aural and Keyboard Skills I 3 Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 3 Lec. This course emphasizes the integration of skills students need in order to understand and recall common musical patterns. This course integrates the skills needed to understand and recall common musical patterns by singing, playing, notating, and identifying. Skills include singing major and minor solfege with movable do, diatonic modes, scales, chords, intervals, and use of Kodaly rhythmic syllables in simple and compound meter. The ability to identify and notate modes, scales, intervals, triads, single line melodies and two part counterpoint. The ability to play at the keyboard diatonic modal and scaler patterns, harmonize melodies, and read simple pieces at sight. This course is required of music majors and recommended for non-majors with previous music theory experience. Restricted to Music majors or permission of Music Department Coordinator Usually offered Fall semester Co-Requisites: MUS 171 Click here for the Summer 2024 Class Schedule Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule
	MUS 182 - Aural and Keyboard Skills II 3 Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 3 Lec. This course continues Aural and Keyboards Skills I (MUS 181). It integrates the skills needed to understand and recall common musical patterns by singing, playing, notating, and identifying melodies and harmonies. Skills include the singing of chromatically altered scale degrees, seventh chords, and the use of Kodaly rhythmic syllables including triplets and syncopation, along with cadence identification. It continues the ability to play at the keyboard including basic I-V phrase modals expanded to secondary dominance and an introduction to secondary harmonies. This course is required of music majors, and recommended for non-majors who have had previous music theory experience and completed MUS 181. Restricted to Music Majors or permission of Music Department Coordinator. Usually offered Spring semester Pre-Requisites: MUS 181 Co-Requisites: MUS 172 Click here for the Summer 2024 Class Schedule Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule
	MUS 190 - Critical Listening and Acoustics 3 Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 3 Lec. A lecture-demonstration course, Critical Listening and Acoustics will introduce the student to all the elements that make up a successful recording. From initial considerations of the recording environment, through differences in instrument types and microphone types, to various techniques for recording directly versus acoustical pick-up of the sound source, the student will gain knowledge of current techniques and practices and understand what the cause and effect relationships are. Through evaluating current master recordings, ear training drills, and first hand experience of various acoustical environments the student will learn how to identify critical elements of sound, effects, and balance in recordings. Usually offered Fall and Spring semesters Click here for the Summer 2024 Class Schedule Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule
	MUS 191 - Electronic Music and MIDI 3 Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 1 Lec., 4 Lab A lecture-demonstration-laboratory-performance operation course. The content areas include equipment, all aspects of MIDI Production from pre-production through post-production. Practical experience will be provided through participation in hands on MIDI production recordings and projects. Usually offered Fall and Spring semesters Click here for the Summer 2024 Class Schedule Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule
	MUS 209 - Performance Experience III 2 Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 4 Lab This course is a continuation of MUS 108, Performance Experience II. It will enable the music major to participate in small ensemble playing. Students will prepare and perform ensemble musical pieces (duets, trios, quartets etc.) from a variety of historical eras (Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and 20th century). Music will be chosen based on the instrumentation enrolled, ability of the individual players, musical interest of the students and performance opportunities. The course will remain flexible to accommodate the individual performance abilities of students enrolled. The course is open to the non-music major with permission of the Music Coordinator. Usually offered Fall and Spring semesters Pre-Requisites: MUS 108 Click here for the Summer 2024 Class Schedule Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule
	MUS 210 - Performance Experience IV 2 Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 4 Lab This course is a continuation of MUS 209, Performance Experience III. It will enable the music major to participate in small ensemble playing. Students will prepare and perform ensemble musical pieces (duets, trios, quartets etc.) from a variety of historical eras (Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and 20th century). Music will be chosen based on the instrumentation enrolled, ability of the individual players, musical interest of the students and performance opportunities. The course will remain flexible to accommodate the individual performance abilities of students enrolled. The course is open to the non-music major with permission of the Music Coordinator. Usually offered Fall and Spring semesters Pre-Requisites: MUS 209 Click here for the Summer 2024 Class Schedule Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule
	MUS 215 - All College Band III 1 Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 3 Lab This course is a continuation of MUS 114 Performance Experience: All College Band II. This instrumental ensemble performs various styles of band/wind literature. Students provide their own instruments. The ensemble is open to non-music majors and music majors. Usually offered Fall and Spring semesters Pre-Requisites: MUS 114 Click here for the Summer 2024 Class Schedule Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule
	MUS 216 - All College Band IV 1 Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 3 Lab This course is a continuation of MUS 215 Performance Experience: All-College Band III. This instrumental ensemble performs various styles of band/wind literature. Students provide their own instruments. The ensemble is open to non-music majors and music majors. Usually offered Fall and Spring semesters Pre-Requisites: MUS 215 Click here for the Summer 2024 Class Schedule Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule
	MUS 227 - Introduction to Classical Guitar 1 Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 1 Lec. This course is an introduction to the repertoire and technical challenges of the classical guitar. Emphasis will be placed on proper right and left hand technique. The study of the Segovia scales, Giuliani arpeggios, Carcassi etudes, and Andrew York’s Seven Discernments will give a basic introduction to tone production, interpretation, and repertoire building. This course is designed to be played on a traditional nylon string classical guitar (supplied by student). Pre-Requisites: MUS 125 and MUS 126 or permission of the instructor Click here for the Summer 2024 Class Schedule Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule
	MUS 228 - Introduction to Jazz Guitar 1 Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 1 Lec. This course is an introduction to the basics of jazz guitar. Chord/scale relationships, drop two chordal inversions, navigating changes, analysis of songs, awareness of major figures in the idiom, developing efficient practice habits, and improvisational vocabulary will be explored. Pre-Requisites: MUS 125 and MUS 126 or permission of the instructor. Click here for the Summer 2024 Class Schedule Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule
	MUS 229 - Introduction to Funk Guitar 1 Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 1 Lec. This course will explore the basics of funk guitar. Emphasis will be placed on the playing styles of New Orleans funk, the music of James Brown, and the music of funk/rock groups. Analysis of playing styles, the role of the guitar in a funk group, and improvisational concepts both chordal and single note ideas will be explored. Pre-Requisites: MUS 125 and MUS 126 or permission of the instructor Click here for the Summer 2024 Class Schedule Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule
	MUS 236 - Jazz Combo III 1 Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 3 Lab A continuation of MUS 135 Jazz‚ Combo II. An instrumental ensemble that performs stage band literature from the 1920s to the present. Students learn the basics of several Jazz styles, techniques, phrasing, and articulations. Students provide their own instruments. The ensemble is open to non-music majors and music majors. Usually offered Fall and Spring semesters Pre-Requisites: MUS 135 Click here for the Summer 2024 Class Schedule Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule
	MUS 237 - Jazz Combo IV 1 Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 3 Lab A continuation of MUS 236, Jazz‚ Combo III. An instrumental ensemble that performs stage band literature from the 1920s to the present. Students learn the basics of several Jazz styles, techniques, phrasing, and articulations. Students provide their own instruments. The ensemble is open to non-music majors and music majors. Usually offered Fall and Spring semesters Pre-Requisites: MUS 236 Click here for the Summer 2024 Class Schedule Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule
	MUS 240 - All College Choir III 1 Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 3 Lab A vocal ensemble devoted to performing choral literature. This ensemble will focus on choral styles, vocal production, choreography, creative movement, and will perform several times each semester on and off campus. Audition required. Students must be able to meet the physical demands of active performance. Usually offered Fall and Spring semesters Pre-Requisites: MUS 139 Click here for the Summer 2024 Class Schedule Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule
	MUS 241 - All College Choir IV 1 Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 3 Lab A vocal ensemble devoted to performing choral literature. This ensemble will focus on choral styles, vocal production, choreography, creative movement, and will perform several times each semester on- and off- campus. Audition required. Students must be able to meet the physical demands of active performance. Usually offered Fall and Spring semesters Pre-Requisites: MUS 240 Click here for the Summer 2024 Class Schedule Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule
	MUS 248 - Rock Ensemble III 1 Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 3 Lab A continuation of Rock Ensemble I (MUS147). Students will learn concepts, and methodologies necessary to manage all aspects of participating in a Rock band. Instruction emphasizes exploration of various forms of musical expression in an effort to develop the band’s voice and style. Students will also be introduced to the principles and practices of creative production and be shown opportunities to study performance, sound design, and music production. In addition, the student will develop sufficient resources to enable him/her to work effectively with others through the preparation and presentation of a final project. Usually offered Fall and Spring semesters Pre-Requisites: MUS 147 Click here for the Summer 2024 Class Schedule Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule
	MUS 249 - Rock Ensemble IV 1 Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 3 Lab A continuation of Rock Ensemble III (MUS 248). Students will learn concepts, and methodologies necessary to manage all aspects of participating in a Rock band. Instruction emphasizes exploration of various forms of musical expression in an effort to develop the band’s voice and style. Students will also be introduced to the principles and practices of creative production and be shown opportunities to study performance, sound design, and music production. In addition, the student will develop sufficient resources to enable him/her to work effectively with others through the preparation and presentation of a final project. Usually offered Fall and Spring semesters Pre-Requisites: MUS 248 Click here for the Summer 2024 Class Schedule Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule
	MUS 261 - Experimental Music Lab III 1 Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 3 Lab This course is a continuation of MUS 160‚ Experimental Music Lab‚ II. The primary goal of this course is to provide an ensemble for the composition and collaborative performance of electronic music. The course will offer students the opportunity to act as researchers, composers, performers, and software developers, with focused attention on instrument design, composition, and music making with the portable computer as instrument. The course will look at how various composers and engineers have addressed the challenges posed by laptop ensembles and brainstorm new approaches. It will explore what kinds of electronic sounds can be created, how the sounds are physically controlled, and how to compose with these sounds. At times the class will divide into smaller groups to teach experience-appropriate skills as needed. Experience with programming languages is not required but will be beneficial. Students must provide their own laptops. Usually offered Fall and Spring semesters Click here for the Summer 2024 Class Schedule Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule
	MUS 262 - Experimental Music Lab IV 1 Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 3 Lab This course is a continuation of MUS 261‚ Experimental Music Lab‚ III. The primary goal of this course is to provide an ensemble for the composition and collaborative performance of electronic music. The course will offer students the opportunity to act as researchers, composers, performers, and software developers, with focused attention on instrument design, composition, and music making with the portable computer as instrument. The course will look at how various composers and engineers have addressed the challenges posed by laptop ensembles and brainstorm new approaches. It will explore what kinds of electronic sounds can be created, how the sounds are physically controlled, and how to compose with these sounds. At times the class will divide into smaller groups to teach experience-appropriate skills as needed. Experience with programming languages is not required but will be beneficial. Students must provide their own laptops. Usually offered Fall and Spring semesters Click here for the Summer 2024 Class Schedule Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule
Nursing
	NUR 105 - Medication Simulation 1 Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 1 Lec. This course will provide the student with the opportunity to accurately calculate medication dosage utilizing the label factor method. Medications in simulated clinical situations will be incorporated giving the student experience with the label factor method in a practical setting. Restricted to Nursing students. Usually offered Fall semester Pre-Requisites: Successful completion of all College Placement Tests Concurrent Requirement: Concurrent requirement that may have prior completion: NUR 111 Click here for the Summer 2024 Class Schedule Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule
	NUR 111 - Nursing I 8 Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 4 Lec. Maslow’s Theory of Hierarchy of Needs and Erickson’s Developmental Theory are presented as a basis of understanding the conditions in which individuals develop as bio psycho social-cultural beings to the fullest degree. The Nursing Process, a problem solving approach, with a focus on assessment is utilized at a beginning level, to identify and meet needs necessary to maintain an optimal level of health. Psychomotor skills are developed, practiced, and evaluated through the use of the College and clinical laboratory. Scientific principles, Nursing Process, and psychomotor skills are correlated throughout the course with subsequent application in the clinical laboratory. Restricted to Nursing students. Usually offered Fall semester Pre-Requisites: Successful completion of all College Placement Tests Concurrent Requirement: Concurrent requirement that may have prior completion: NUR 105, BIO 213E, BIO 213L, and PSY 110. Current certification required in Basic Cardiac Life Support, CPR for the Professional Rescuer. Satisfactory physical examination with designated immunizations. Co-Requisites: NUR 111C, NUR 111L Click here for the Summer 2024 Class Schedule Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule
	NUR 111C - Nursing I Clinic 0 Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 6 Lab Co-requisite clinical laboratory for NUR 111. Usually offered Fall semester Pre-Requisites: Successful completion of the College Placement Tests Concurrent Requirement: Concurrent requirement that may have prior completion: NUR 105, BIO 213, BIO 213L, PSY 110. Current certification required in Basic Cardiac Life Support, CPR for the Professional Rescuer. Satisfactory physical examination with designated immunizations. Co-Requisites: NUR 111, NUR 111L Click here for the Summer 2024 Class Schedule Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule
	NUR 111L - Nursing I Lab 0 Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 2 Lab Co-requisite skills lab for NUR‚ 111. Usually offered Fall semester Pre-Requisites: Successful completion of College Placement Tests Concurrent Requirement: Concurrent requirement that may have prior completion: NUR 105, BIO 213, BIO 213L, PSY 110. Current Basic Life Support Certification, CPR for the Professional Rescuer, required. Satisfactory physical examination with designated immunizations. Co-Requisites: NUR 111, NUR 111C Click here for the Summer 2024 Class Schedule Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule
	NUR 112 - Nursing II 8 Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 4 Lec. NUR 112, Nursing II, focuses on short term interruptions that affect individuals’ ability to meet their needs, as described by Maslow, throughout various developmental stages. The Nursing Process, with emphasis on planning and implementation, will be utilized in assisting the individual to achieve an optimal level of health. Concentration will be on the individual who is experiencing a short term interruption due to surgery or pregnancy. Psychomotor skills will be developed and assessed‚ through the use of the College, Clinical Laboratory‚ and Simulation Lab. ‚ Theoretical principles and nursing techniques will be correlated throughout the course with subsequent application and evaluation in the clinical laboratory. The Simulation Lab will be used to apply theoretical principles and nursing techniques. Student participation in a variety of acute and community health settings provides an overview of the health care delivery system. Restricted to Nursing students Usually offered Spring semester Pre-Requisites: BIO 213E/L, NUR 111, NUR 105 and PSY 110 Concurrent Requirement: Concurrent requirement that may have prior completion: PHA 250, BIO 214E/L and PSY 210. Current certification required in Basic Cardiac Life Support, CPR for the Professional Rescuer. Satisfactory physical examination with designated immunizations. Co-Requisites: NUR 112C, NUR 112L Click here for the Summer 2024 Class Schedule Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule
	NUR 112C - Nursing II Clinic 0 Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 6 Lab Co-requisite clinical laboratory for NUR 112. Usually offered Spring semester Pre-Requisites: NUR 111, NUR 105, BIO 213, BIO 213L, PSY 110 Concurrent Requirement: Concurrent requirement that may have prior completion: BIO 214, BIO 214L, PSY 210, PHA 250. Current certification required in Basic Cardiac Life Support, CPR for the Professional Rescuer. Satisfactory physical examination with designated immunizations. Co-Requisites: NUR 112, NUR 112L Click here for the Summer 2024 Class Schedule Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule
	NUR 112L - Nursing II Lab 0 Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 2 Lab Co-requisite skills lab for NUR 112. Usually offered Spring semester Pre-Requisites: NUR 111, NUR 105, BIO 213, BIO 213L, PSY 110 Concurrent Requirement: Concurrent requirement that may have prior completion: BBIO 214, BIO 214L, PSY 210, PHA 250. Current certification required in Basic Cardiac Life Support, CPR for the Professional Rescuer. Satisfactory physical examination with designated immunizations. Co-Requisites: NUR 112, NUR 112C Click here for the Summer 2024 Class Schedule Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule
	NUR 113 - Practical Nursing III 6 Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 3 Lec. Practical Nursing III is a study of needs and related nursing care of individuals in various age groups experiencing interruptions in their ability to meet needs for oxygen, rest, activity, safety and security. Included is a component specific to the special needs of children. The nursing process and critical thinking skills are utilized to develop a framework of care. Experience in clinical, college and simulation laboratory provide an opportunity for the application of knowledge and psychomotor skills. Restricted to Practical Nursing Credit Hour students. Usually offered Summer Session 1 Pre-Requisites: NUR 112, BIO 214, PSY 210, and PHA 250 Concurrent Requirement: Concurrent requirement that may have prior completion: Current Basic Life Support Certification, CPR for the Professional Rescuer, required. Satisfactory physical examination with designated immunizations. Co-Requisites: NUR 113C, NUR 113L Click here for the Summer 2024 Class Schedule Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule
	NUR 113C - Practical Nursing III Clinical 0 Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 7.5 Lab Co-requisite clinical laboratory for NUR‚ 113. Usually offered Summer 1 semester Pre-Requisites: NUR 112, BIO 214, PSY 210, PHA 250 Concurrent Requirement: Concurrent requirement that may have prior completion: Current Basic Life Support Certification, CPR for the Professional Rescuer, required. Satisfactory physical examination with designated immunizations. Co-Requisites: NUR 113, NUR 113L Click here for the Summer 2024 Class Schedule Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule
	NUR 113L - Practical Nursing III 0 Cr. Co-requisite skills lab for NUR 113. Usually offered Summer 1 semester Pre-Requisites: NUR 112, BIO 214, PSY 210, PHA 250 Concurrent Requirement: Concurrent requirement that may have prior completion: Current Basic Life Support Certification, CPR for the Professional Rescuer, required. Satisfactory physical examination with designated immunizations. Co-Requisites: NUR 113, NUR 113C Click here for the Summer 2024 Class Schedule Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule
	NUR 114 - Practical Nursing IV 6 Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 3 Lec. Practical Nursing IV is a continuation of Practical Nursing III. It is a study of needs and related nursing care of individuals experiencing interruptions in their ability to meet the need for nutrition, sexuality, elimination, and protective mechanisms. Included is a component specific to higher level needs. The nursing process and critical thinking skills are utilized to develop a framework of care. Experiences in clinical provide an opportunity for the application of knowledge and psychomotor skills. Restricted to Practical Nursing Credit Hour students. Usually offered in Summer Session 2 Pre-Requisites: NUR 113 Concurrent Requirement: Concurrent requirement that may have prior completion: Current Basic Life Support Certification, CPR for the Professional Rescuer, required. Satisfactory physical examination with designated immunizations. Co-Requisites: NUR 114C Click here for the Summer 2024 Class Schedule Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule
	NUR 114C - Practical Nursing IV 0 Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 7.5 Lab Co-requisite clinical laboratory for NUR 114. Usually offered Summer II semester Pre-Requisites: NUR 113 Concurrent Requirement: Concurrent requirement that may have prior completion: Current Basic Life Support Certification, CPR for the Professional Rescuer, required. Satisfactory physical examination with designated immunizations. Co-Requisites: NUR 114 Click here for the Summer 2024 Class Schedule Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule
	NUR 130 - Nursing Clinical Practicum 2 Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 0.5 Lec., 2.5 Lab An intensive one week elective that provides reality-oriented nursing practice based upon knowledge and skills accrued by nursing students during previous semesters. This elective course is intended to permit the nursing students the curricular freedom to identify their own unique and personal learning needs and provide experiences to meet these needs under the guidance of a clinical nursing instructor in an acute care hospital setting. This course offers the student the unique exposure to a full day’s shift of clinical experience for a week’s time; thereby allowing for continuity and intensity of clinical learning not provided in other nursing clinical laboratory courses. Restricted to Nursing students Usually offered Summer session Pre-Requisites: NUR 112 Click here for the Summer 2024 Class Schedule Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule
	NUR 132 - College Success: Nursing 1 Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 1 Lec. The student’s success in college is increased by assisting the student in obtaining the knowledge and skills necessary to reach his/her educational objectives. The following topics will be addressed as they relate to student success within the Nursing curriculum: Orientation to College and the Nursing Curriculum; Time Management; Study Skills; Library/Research Skills for the Nursing Major; Communication/Verbal and Non-Verbal in the Nursing Major; Careers in Nursing; and Stress Management. Restricted to Nursing Students Usually offered Fall semester Click here for the Summer 2024 Class Schedule Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule
	NUR 211CX - Nursing III Clinical 0 Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 12 Lab Co-requisite clinical laboratory for NUR 211X. Usually offered Fall semester Pre-Requisites: BIO 214, BIO 214L, ENG 101 Concurrent Requirement: Concurrent requirement that may have prior completion: BIO 221, BIO 221L, ENG 101. Current Basic Life Support Certification, CPR for the Professional Rescuer, required. Satisfactory physical examination with designated immunizations. Co-Requisites: NUR 211X, NUR 211LX Click here for the Summer 2024 Class Schedule Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule
	NUR 211CY - Nursing III Clinical 0 Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 12 Lab Co-requisite clinical laboratory for NUR 211Y. Usually offered Fall semester Pre-Requisites: BIO 214, BIO 214L, PSY 210, PHA 250, NUR 112 Concurrent Requirement: Concurrent requirement that may have prior completion: BIO 221, BIO 221L, ENG 101. Current Basic Life Support Certification, CPR for the Professional Rescuer, required. Satisfactory physical examination with designated immunizations. Co-Requisites: NUR 211Y, NUR 211LY Click here for the Summer 2024 Class Schedule Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule
	NUR 211CZ - Nursing III Clinical 0 Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 12 Lab Co-requisite clinical laboratory for NUR 211Z. Usually offered Fall semester Pre-Requisites: BIO 214, BIO 214L, PSY 210, PHA 250, NUR 112 Concurrent Requirement: Concurrent requirement that may have prior completion: BIO 221, BIO 221L, ENG 101. Current Basic Life Support Certification, CPR for the Professional Rescuer, required. Satisfactory physical examination with designated immunizations. Co-Requisites: NUR 211Z, NUR 211LZ Click here for the Summer 2024 Class Schedule Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule
	NUR 211LX - Nursing III Lab 0 Cr. Co-requisite skills lab for NUR‚ 211X. Usually offered Fall semester Pre-Requisites: BIO 214, BIO214L, PSY 210, PHA 250, NUR 112 Concurrent Requirement: Concurrent requirement that may have prior completion: BIO 221, BIO 221L, ENG 101. Current Basic Life Support Certification, CPR for the Professional Rescuer, required. Satisfactory physical examination with designated immunizations. Co-Requisites: NUR 211X, NUR 211CX Click here for the Summer 2024 Class Schedule Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule
	NUR 211LY - Nursing III Lab 0 Cr. Co-requisite skills lab for NUR 211Y. Usually offered Fall semester Pre-Requisites: BIO 214, BIO 214L, PSY 210, PHA 250, NUR 112 Concurrent Requirement: Concurrent requirement that may have prior completion: BIO 221, BIO 221L, ENG 101. Current Basic Life Support Certification, CPR for the Professional Rescuer, required. Satisfactory physical examination with designated immunizations. Co-Requisites: NUR 211Y, NUR 211CY Click here for the Summer 2024 Class Schedule Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule
	NUR 211LZ - Nursing III Lab 0 Cr. Co-requsite skills lab for NUR 211Z. Usually offered Fall semester Pre-Requisites: BIO 214, BIO 214L, PSY 210, PHA 250, NUR 112 Concurrent Requirement: Concurrent requirement that may have prior completion: BIO 221, BIO 221L, ENG 101. Current Basic Life Support Certification, CPR for the Professional Rescuer, required. Satisfactory physical examination with designated immunizations. Co-Requisites: NUR 211Z, NUR 211CZ Click here for the Summer 2024 Class Schedule Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule
	NUR 211X - Nursing III 10 Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 4 Lec. Nursing III is a study of needs and related nursing care in various age groups when common recurring interruptions occur in ability to meet need for oxygen, fluid and electrolyte balance, rest and activity (orthopedic), and safety and security (neurological). Included is a component specific to the special needs of children. The Nursing Process, with emphasis on analysis and goal setting, is utilized. Student participation in a variety of acute and community health settings provides an overview of the health care delivery system. College laboratory provides an opportunity for practice of nursing skills. A variety of clinical experiences provides for correlation of theory and practice. Usually offered Fall semester Pre-Requisites: BIO 214, BIO 214L, NUR 112, PSY 210, SOC 101 or ANT 102 Concurrent Requirement: Concurrent requirement that may have prior completion: BIO 221, BIO 221L, ENG 101 and an elective. Current certification required in Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) for the Professional Rescuer. Satisfactory physical examination with designated immunizations. Co-Requisites: NUR 211LX, NUR 211CX Click here for the Summer 2024 Class Schedule Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule
	NUR 211Y - Nursing III 10 Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 4 Lec. Nursing III is a study of needs and related nursing care in various age groups when common recurring interruptions occur in ability to meet need for oxygen, fluid and electrolyte balance, rest and activity (orthopedic), and safety and security (neurological). Included is a component specific to the special needs of children. The Nursing Process, with emphasis on analysis and goal setting, is utilized. Student participation in a variety of acute and community health settings provides an overview of the health care delivery system. College laboratory provides an opportunity for practice of nursing skills. A variety of clinical experiences provides for correlation of theory and practice. Usually offered Fall semester Pre-Requisites: BIO 214, BIO 214L, NUR 112, PSY 210, SOC 101 or ANT 102 Concurrent Requirement: Concurrent requirement that may have prior completion: BIO 221, BIO 221L, ENG 101 and an elective. Current certification required in Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) for the Professional Rescuer. Satisfactory physical examination with designated immunizations. Co-Requisites: NUR 211LY, NUR 211CY Click here for the Summer 2024 Class Schedule Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule
	NUR 211Z - Nursing III 10 Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 4 Lec. Nursing III is a study of needs and related nursing care in various age groups when common recurring interruptions occur in ability to meet need for oxygen, fluid and electrolyte balance, rest and activity (orthopedic), and safety and security (neurological). Included is a component specific to the special needs of children. The Nursing Process, with emphasis on analysis and goal setting, is utilized. Student participation in a variety of acute and community health settings provides an overview of the health care delivery system. College laboratory provides an opportunity for practice of nursing skills. A variety of clinical experiences provides for correlation of theory and practice. Offered Fall semester Pre-Requisites: BIO 214, BIO 214L, NUR 112, PSY 210, SOC 101 or ANT 102 Concurrent Requirement: Concurrent requirement that may have prior completion: BIO 221, BIO 221L, ENG 101 and an elective. Current certification required in Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) for the Professional Rescuer. Satisfactory physical examination with designated immunizations. Co-Requisites: NUR 211LZ, NUR 211CZ Click here for the Summer 2024 Class Schedule Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule
	NUR 212CX - Nursing IV Clinic 0 Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 12 Lab Co-requisite clinical laboratory for NUR‚ 212X. Usually offered Spring semester Pre-Requisites: NUR 211, NUR 211C, NUR 211L, BIO 221, BIO 221L, ENG 101 Concurrent Requirement: Concurrent requirement that my have prior completion: ENG 102, NUR 213 AND SOC 101 OR ANT 102. Current certification required in Basic Cardiac Life Support, CPR for the Professional Rescuer. Satisfactory physical examination with designated immunizations. Co-Requisites: NUR 212X, NUR 212LX Click here for the Summer 2024 Class Schedule Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule
	NUR 212CY - Nursing IV Clinic 0 Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 12 Lab Co-requisite clinical laboratory for NUR 212Y. Usually offered Spring semester Pre-Requisites: NUR 211, BIO 221, BIO 221L, ENG 101 Concurrent Requirement: Concurrent requirement that my have prior completion: ENG 102, NUR 213 AND SOC 101 OR ANT 102. Current certification required in Basic Cardiac Life Support, CPR for the Professional Rescuer. Satisfactory physical examination with designated immunizations. Co-Requisites: NUR 212Y, NUR 212LY Click here for the Summer 2024 Class Schedule Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule
	NUR 212CZ - Nursing IV Clinic 0 Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 12 Lab Co-requisite clinical laboratory for NUR 212Z. Usually offered Spring semester Pre-Requisites: NUR 211, BIO 221, BIO 221L, ENG 101 Concurrent Requirement: Concurrent requirement that my have prior completion: ENG 102, NUR 213 AND SOC 101 OR ANT 102. Current certification required in Basic Cardiac Life Support, CPR for the Professional Rescuer. Satisfactory physical examination with designated immunizations. Co-Requisites: NUR 212Z, NUR 212LZ Click here for the Summer 2024 Class Schedule Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule
	NUR 212L - Nursing IV Lab 0 Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 0.4 Lab Nursing Lab component for NUR 212- Nursing 4 Usually offered Spring semester Click here for the Summer 2024 Class Schedule Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule
	NUR 212X - Nursing IV 10 Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 4 Lec. Nursing IV is a continuation of Nursing III. Emphasis is placed on commonalities of needs and nursing care which arise in various age groups when common recurring interruptions occur in needs related to protective mechanisms, (cancer), sexuality, nutrition, elimination, and higher level needs. Long term goals and the evaluation step of Nursing Process are emphasized. Medical-surgical, psychiatric, and oncological nursing experiences are provided in local agencies. Student participation in a variety of acute and community health settings provides an overview of the health care delivery system. A leadership/delegation component provides an opportunity for integration of prior learning, mid-management, and organization of priority needs in multi-patient assignment. Usually offered Spring semester Pre-Requisites: NUR 211, BIO 221, BIO 221L, ENG 101 Concurrent Requirement: Concurrent requirement that may have prior completion: ENG 102, NUR 213, and SOC 101 or ANT 102. Current certification required in Basic Cardiac Life Support, CPR for the Professional Rescuer. Satisfactory physical examination with designated immunizations. Co-Requisites: NUR 212LX, NUR 212CX Click here for the Summer 2024 Class Schedule Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule
	NUR 212Y - Nursing IV 10 Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 4 Lec. Nursing IV is a continuation of Nursing III. Emphasis is placed on commonalities of needs and nursing care which arise in various age groups when common recurring interruptions occur in needs related to protective mechanisms, (cancer), sexuality, nutrition, elimination, and higher level needs. Long term goals and the evaluation step of Nursing Process are emphasized. Medical-surgical, psychiatric, and oncological nursing experiences are provided in local agencies. Student participation in a variety of acute and community health settings provides an overview of the health care delivery system. A leadership/delegation component provides an opportunity for integration of prior learning, mid-management, and organization of priority needs in multi-patient assignment. Usually offered Spring semester Pre-Requisites: NUR 211, BIO 221, BIO 221L, ENG 101 Concurrent Requirement: Concurrent requirement that may have prior completion: ENG 102, NUR 213, and SOC 101 or ANT 102. Current certification required in Basic Cardiac Life Support, CPR for the Professional Rescuer. Satisfactory physical examination with designated immunizations. Co-Requisites: NUR 212LY, NUR 212CY Click here for the Summer 2024 Class Schedule Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule
	NUR 212Z - Nursing IV 10 Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 4 Lec. Nursing IV is a continuation of Nursing III. Emphasis is placed on commonalities of needs and nursing care which arise in various age groups when common recurring interruptions occur in needs related to protective mechanisms, (cancer), sexuality, nutrition, elimination, and higher level needs. Long term goals and the evaluation step of Nursing Process are emphasized. Medical-surgical, psychiatric, and oncological nursing experiences are provided in local agencies. Student participation in a variety of acute and community health settings provides an overview of the health care delivery system. A leadership/delegation component provides an opportunity for integration of prior learning, mid-management, and organization of priority needs in multi-patient assignment. Usually offered Spring semester Pre-Requisites: NUR 211, BIO 221, BIO 221L, ENG 101 Concurrent Requirement: Concurrent requirement that may have prior completion: ENG 102, NUR 213, and SOC 101 or ANT 102. Current certification required in Basic Cardiac Life Support, CPR for the Professional Rescuer. Satisfactory physical examination with designated immunizations. Co-Requisites: NUR 212LZ, NUR 212CZ Click here for the Summer 2024 Class Schedule Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule
	NUR 213 - Nursing Perspectives 2 Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 2 Lec. The structure and nature of the nursing profession as it relates to today’s society is presented, including: historical perspectives, ethical and legal responsibilities, employment preparation, career opportunities, educational pathways and legislation affecting nursing practice. Additionally, patient advocacy, health care delivery patterns, nursing informatics, performance/quality improvement initiatives, concepts of management, research utilization, role transition and professional nursing organizations are also presented. Restricted to Nursing students. Usually offered Spring semester Pre-Requisites: NUR 211 Co-Requisites: NUR 212 Click here for the Summer 2024 Class Schedule Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule
	NUR 231 - Nursing Clinical Practicum 2 Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 0.5 Lec., 2.5 Lab An intensive one week elective that provides reality-oriented nursing practice based upon knowledge and skills accrued by nursing students during previous semesters. This elective course is intended to permit the nursing students the curricular freedom to identify their own unique and personal learning needs and provide experiences to meet these needs under the guidance of a clinical nursing instructor in an acute care hospital setting. This course offers the student the unique exposure to a full day’s shift of clinical experience for a week’s time; thereby allowing for continuity and intensity of clinical learning not provided in other nursing clinical laboratory courses. Restricted to Nursing students Usually offered January Interim Session Pre-Requisites: NUR 211 Click here for the Summer 2024 Class Schedule Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule
	NUR 232 - Intra-Operative Nursing Practicum 2 Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 0.5 Lec., 2.5 Lab An intensive one week elective that provides reality-oriented nursing practice in the intra-operative phase of peri-operative nursing based upon knowledge and skills accrued by nursing students during previous semesters. This elective course is intended to familiarize the nursing students with the multiple roles of the RN in the operating room, provide experiences in the operating room utilizing acquired skills under the guidance of a clinical nursing instructor and preceptor in the intra-operative hospital setting. This course offers the student the unique exposure to a full day’s shift of clinical surgical experience for a week’s time; thereby allowing for continuity and intensity of clinical learning not provided in other nursing clinical laboratory courses. Restricted to Nursing students who have successfully completed NUR 211 Usually offered January Interim Session Pre-Requisites: NUR 211E, C, and L Click here for the Summer 2024 Class Schedule Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule
	NUR 237 - Health Assessment 3 Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 3 Lec. Designed to expand the nurse’s knowledge, skills and techniques in eliciting a health history; performing physical assessments; recognizing normal and deviations from normal; and recording data accurately, concisely and clearly. The emphasis is on the skill of performing a systematic health assessment of adults and children, incorporating developmental principles and socio-cultural aspects. Restricted to Nursing students or graduate nurse. Usually offered Fall semester Pre-Requisites: BIO 214E, BIO 214L, NUR 112, or graduate from RN Program Click here for the Summer 2024 Class Schedule Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule
Office Technology
	OFT 100 - Keyboarding on the PC 1 Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 1 Lec. Designed to provide ‘touch typing’ competency skills for the nonprofessional keyboarding student. Instruction in basic alphanumeric keyboarding techniques on the microcomputer. Intended for students seeking data entry skills on the personal computer; keyboard mastery and accuracy will be the primary emphasis of this course. Geared for those at any level of computer training who wish to learn touch-keyboarding skills. Usually offered Fall and Spring semesters Click here for the Summer 2024 Class Schedule Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule
	OFT 101 - Keyboarding/WP Applications I 2 Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 2 Lec. Designed for the nonprofessional keyboarding student who has no prior keyboarding experience. Basic instruction in alphanumeric keyboarding techniques on the microcomputer for the student seeking data entry skills will be taught to provide “touch typing” competency. In addition, word processing software will be used to format and print basic business correspondence; simple reports will be introduced. Usually offered Fall and Spring semesters Click here for the Summer 2024 Class Schedule Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule
	OFT 121 - Professional Keyboarding I 3 Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 2 Lec., 3 Lab Development of basic touch keyboarding skills and knowledge necessary for the operation and care of the personal computer. Students shall apply this keyboarding skill and knowledge to the typing of letters, memos, and one page manuscripts. Required minimum keyboarding speed is 30 net words per minute for three minutes. A minimum of seven such timings is necessary for successful completion of OFT 121. Usually offered Fall and Spring semesters Click here for the Summer 2024 Class Schedule Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule
	OFT 122 - Professional Keyboarding II 3 Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 2 Lec., 3 Lab Preparation of business letters, tabulations, manuscripts and business forms; reinforcement of basic keyboarding skills and production ability to achieve speed and accuracy. Required minimum keyboarding speed is 40 net words per minute for five minutes. A minimum of ten such timings is required for successful completion of OFT 122. Usually offered Fall and Spring semesters Pre-Requisites: OFT 121 with a C average, or advanced placement Click here for the Summer 2024 Class Schedule Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule
	OFT 159 - Business English 3 Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 3 Lec. This course deals with the principles of English grammar, punctuation, and usage necessary for preparation of all business communications. Also useful for students who need to apply correct rules or the mechanics of our language to written communications. Usually offered Fall and Spring semesters Pre-Requisites: AAC 042 or waiver through testing Click here for the Summer 2024 Class Schedule Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule
	OFT 182 - College Success: Office Technology 1 Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 1 Lec. The student’s success in the Office Technology program will be increased by providing students with information and skills needed to achieve their educational goals. Topics will address initial assessment of editing skills, keyboarding speed, business writing skills and PC applications; orientation to the college; overview of Office Technology programs; survival skills and portfolio development. This course is required for all incoming students in the Office Technology program. Grading will be on an S/U basis. Usually offered Fall and Spring semesters Click here for the Summer 2024 Class Schedule Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule
	OFT 230 - Medical Coding, Billing and Insurance 4 Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 3 Lec., 3 Lab In this course the student will learn to enter data into the computer and perform computerized account management duties. Students will use a medical practice management software program to schedule patient appointments, create superbills, post patient charges and payments, produce patient ledgers, complete insurance claim forms, prepare daily deposit slips, age accounts receivable and compile a variety of reports. Students will be introduced to coding using ICD-9 and CPT-4 coding books. Students will learn how to use numerical designations in place of the usual medical terminology to describe diseases of a patient and medical services and procedures provided by the physician. Usually offered Spring semester Pre-Requisites: OFT 121 or CIS 100, BIO 213 or BIO 117 or permission of instructor Click here for the Summer 2024 Class Schedule Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule
Pharmacy
	PHA 150 - Pharmacology for Substance Abuse Counselors 3 Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 3 Lec. This course is an introduction to the topics in pharmacology that are most relevant to students studying to become substance abuse counselors. Major topics will include:‚ basic neurobiology; psychopharmacological principles; issues of MICA/dual-diagnosed clients; the treatment of depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorder and personality disorders; and the treatment of chemical dependency and co-occurring conditions. Usually offered Fall and Spring semesters Pre-Requisites: AAC 042 and ENG 099 or waiver through testing Click here for the Summer 2024 Class Schedule Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule
	PHA 160 - Surgical Pharmacology 2 Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 2 Lec. A study of pharmaceutics used in surgery; emphasis placed on pre-anesthetic and post-anesthetic medications. Knowledge will be gained in pharmacological math, modes of administration, pharmacologic action, toxic levels and safe effects of different pharmaceutics. Usually offered Spring semester Click here for the Summer 2024 Class Schedule Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule
	PHA 250 - General Pharmacology 3 Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 3 Lec. A survey course designed to meet the needs of health professionals or other interested student who wishes to gain an understanding of the principles of pharmacology. Major topics will include: Legal regulations, prescriptions, calculations, interactions and uses of drugs and chemotherapeutic agents for anti infective therapy and cancer treatment, as well as toxicology. Usually offered Fall and Spring semesters Pre-Requisites: BIO 213 or permission of the instructor Click here for the Summer 2024 Class Schedule Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule
Philosophy
	PHI 149 - Introduction to Philosophy 3 Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 3 Lec. This course will be an introduction to the experience of how one’s thought, speech and action shapes the world we live in. It will show how philosophy is an experience of self-transformation in which we become free, empowered and capable of self-healing and self-creation. The philosophies of PLATO and Nietzsche are the focal points. Usually offered Fall and Spring semesters Pre-Requisites: AAC 042 and ENG 099 or waiver through testing General Education: Meets SUNY requirement for Humanities (H) Click here for the Summer 2024 Class Schedule Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule
	PHI 153 - Ethics: Morality, Law and Politics 3 Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 3 Lec. This course will raise the issue of the nature of ethics, morality and purposeful existence in relation to the nature of happiness and self satisfaction. We will read about and examine several of the great thinkers from Plato to Nietzsche. The questions of social responsibility and moral obligation will be raised. The issues of legal and social force, emotion and reason will be raised as they relate to moral problems. We will cover topics such as the nature of desire, duty, pleasure, pain, self respect, self esteem, personal interests, holiness, sinfulness, conscience and happiness. Usually offered Spring semester Pre-Requisites: AAC 042 and ENG 099 or waiver through testing General Education: Meets SUNY requirement for Humanities (H) Click here for the Summer 2024 Class Schedule Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule
	PHI 155 - Political Philosophy: Community, Culture and State Power 3 Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 3 Lec. This course will explore the political relationship between what it means to be a free individual, a member of a community, and a citizen of a Federal state. In the enquiry we will define how these political relationships shape our understanding of crucial issues concerning the environment, culture, and social power. The philosophical context of the course will grow out of readings about fundamental political ideas that shape thought and action in contemporary politics. We will examine the ideas that have shaped the Liberal-democratic state as we know it today and contrast them with the more radical and marginal ideas of communitarians, populists, traditionalists, the religious right, and single-issue political groups. Issues of environment, culture and the state will serve as the practical framework against which the basic ideas of political philosophy will be examined and criticized. Classical ideas such as liberty, equality and fraternity will permeate lecture and discussion. These will in turn be critically mediated by contemporary concepts, ideas and theories in thought. Pre-Requisites: AAC 042 and ENG 099 or waiver through testing Click here for the Summer 2024 Class Schedule Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule
	PHI 165 - Philosophy of Art, Beauty and Creativity 3 Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 3 Lec. Aesthetic experience is the subject matter of this course. The life experience of several great artists as well as our own everyday experience will be explored in order to study the meaning and nature of art, beauty, and creativity. Through enquiry into the nature of painting, poetry, film, music, dance, architecture, and other art forms, we will examine the nature of the arts and their significance for us. Readings will cover several of the more important theories of art from Plato to the present. Usually offered Fall and Spring semesters Pre-Requisites: AAC 042 and ENG 099 or waiver through testing General Education: Meets SUNY requirement for Humanities (H) Click here for the Summer 2024 Class Schedule Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule
	PHI 169 - Philosophy of Religion 3 Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 3 Lec. This course will cover six major world religions: Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, Taoism, and Islam. We will deal with these religions historically, critically and comparatively. Constant reference will be made to comparable and contrasting aspects of each of these religions. A main theme of the course will be to examine the mystical core of each of the religions. Additionally, we will explore the meaning and nature of religious experience. Basic concepts in religious thought will be addressed such as faith, salvation, God, grace, miracles, life after death, healing. We will not deal with institutional doctrine or customs but with the ideas, experiences, and meaning of religious life itself. The focus will be the nature of religious experience especially our own. Usually offered Fall and Spring semesters Pre-Requisites: AAC 042 and ENG 099 or waiver through testing General Education: Meets SUNY requirement for Humanities (H) Click here for the Summer 2024 Class Schedule Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule
	PHI 180 - Philosophy of Love & Sexuality: Desire, Intimacy & Compassion 3 Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 3 Lec. This course will explore the nature of love as a unique human phenomenon and in its relationship to sexuality. The exploration will cover love’s vaious manifestations in terms of the experiences of desire, intimacy and compassion. The course will be structured as an introductory level philosophy course, familiarizing the students with the questions of the nature of being, the problem of knowledge and the role of values in determining our understanding and experience of love. Both the Platonic and Freudian traditions will be utilized to conceptualize and problematize the erotic phenomenon. Usually offered Fall and Spring semesters Pre-Requisites: ENG 099 and AAC 042 or testing waiver Click here for the Summer 2024 Class Schedule Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule
Phlebotomy
	PHL 100 - Phlebotomy I 1 Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 3 Lab This course deals with the role of the Phlebotomist in the clinical laboratory setting. Students will gain knowledge of: equipment selection and preparation, asepsis in handling blood and equipment, proper disposal of blood contaminated materials, collection process (capillary and venipuncture), proper labeling, documentation and transport of specimens. Students will be evaluated on performance of procedures and completion of the collection process. Restricted to Phlebotomist students only. Usually offered Spring semester Pre-Requisites: Pre-requisite that may be met concurrently: BIO 117 or BIO 213 and 214 Concurrent Requirement: Pre-requisite that may be met concurrently: BIO 117 or BIO 213 and 214 Click here for the Summer 2024 Class Schedule Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule
	PHL 101 - Phlebotomy II 2 Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 2 Lec. Topics covered are intravenous and special collection procedures; elderly, home, and long-term care collections; and toxicology and drug testing procedures. Additionally, students will review liability issues; difficult draws and complications; arterial punctures; and the additional duties of a phlebotomist. Lastly, the course offers a Phlebotomy Certification exam review. Usually offered Fall and Spring semesters Pre-Requisites: PHL 100 OR MED 103 Click here for the Summer 2024 Class Schedule Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule
	PHL 102 - Phlebotomy Practicum 4 Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 4 Lab This clinical based course has the students assigned to a clinic in an affiliated hospital/clinic for 180 total hours. This course allows the students to apply and practice the skills learned in PHL 100/MED 103 and PHL 101. Usually offered Spring semester Pre-Requisites: PHL 100 or MED 103 Click here for the Summer 2024 Class Schedule Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule
	PHL 102C - Phlebotomy Practicum I 4 Cr. This clinical based course has the students assigned to a clinic in an affiliated hospital/clinic for 180 total hours. This course allows the students to apply and practice the skills learned in PHL 100/MED 103 and PHL 101. Usually offered Interim semester Pre-Requisites: PHL 100 or MED 103 Pre-requisite that may be met concurrently: PHL 101 Concurrent Requirement: Pre-requisite that may be met concurrently: PHL 101 Click here for the Summer 2024 Class Schedule Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule
Physical Education
	PED 107 - Movement Analysis I 1 Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 2 Lab This course is designed to prepare students on the basics of analyzing sports movement or technique utilizing digital video analysis and Dartfish Sports Video Software and hardware. Students will be able to demonstrate an introductory understanding of the software and hardware processes used to shoot, capture, analyze and distribute digital video using Dartfish video software. The vocabulary/language associated with the use of digital video and the sports industry will give students a broad knowledge of terms associated with this computer application. Usually offered Fall and Spring semesters Click here for the Summer 2024 Class Schedule Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule
	PED 108 - Ballroom Dance 1 Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 2 Lab Traditional ballroom dances of America and Latin America are taught. These include foxtrot, waltz, cha cha, rhumba, tango, swing, Rhinelander, and others. Usually offered Spring semester Click here for the Summer 2024 Class Schedule Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule
	PED 115 - Country/Folk Dance 1 Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 2 Lab Activity course designed to practice and learn the dances of countries concentrating on a variety of folk, square, and line dances with some application to the principles of movement of Rudolf Laban. Topics covered include historical, geographical, and cultural influences upon folk and square dance, terminology, mechanics of various individual and group steps, rhythm patterns, movement concepts, and teaching strategies. Click here for the Summer 2024 Class Schedule Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule
	PED 123 - Co-ed Gymnastics-Tumbling 1 Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 2 Lab Consists of tumbling skills/dance movements. Individual skills will be taught in progression of difficulty so that students are able to combine them into performance routines in the men’s and women’s floor events. Also covered will be demonstration routines. Usually offered Fall semester Click here for the Summer 2024 Class Schedule Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule
	PED 126 - Archery 1 Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 2 Lab Basic knowledge and skills of competitive target archery, including form, safety, score keeping, terminology, care and selection of equipment. An introduction to Field Archery will be included in this course. Usually offered Fall semester Click here for the Summer 2024 Class Schedule Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule
	PED 132 - Bowling 1 Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 2 Lab Designed for beginning bowlers or ones with limited knowledge and skills. The course will address the mechanical principles involved in the approach, release techniques and techniques of spot bowling for strikes and spares. Topics covered include equipment, related terminology, etiquette and safety factors, scoring, four-step approach, delivery, aiming, and making spares and splits. Students of all ability levels will enjoy this course. Sport Video Technology will be incorporated in teaching and improvement of the basic bowling techniques. There is a lab fee for this course. Usually offered Fall and Spring semesters Click here for the Summer 2024 Class Schedule Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule
	PED 135 - Adventure Education 1 Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 2 Lab This is an activity course designed to encourage participants to develop greater self confidence and at the same time acquire a sense of trust and commitment to their classmates. Students are given the opportunity to test themselves against physical and emotional limits through exploration of a series of group and personal challenges to attain higher levels of performance. Experiences include initiatives, trust activities, team building experiences, and the low and high challenge ropes course. Usually offered Fall and Spring semesters Click here for the Summer 2024 Class Schedule Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule
	PED 140 - Golf 1 Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 2 Lab Designed for a student who would like to learn or improve golf skills. It focuses on the mechanical principles of the swing: stance, grip, alignment, rhythm, and the use of various clubs. In addition, topics covered include equipment, terminology, rules, and etiquette. Usually offered Spring and Summer semesters Click here for the Summer 2024 Class Schedule Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule
	PED 142 - Physical Fitness 1 Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 2 Lab Acquaints students with different methods of physiological conditioning enabling them to design their own program for a lifetime of physical fitness and wellness. Includes‚ cardiovascular training, circuit training, conditioning, and weight training. Usually offered Fall and Spring semesters Click here for the Summer 2024 Class Schedule Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule
	PED 145 - Aerobic Conditioning 1 Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 2 Lab Introduction to the practices and principles of aerobic fitness. Consists of regular participation in an aerobic program as well as emphasis on the physiology of aerobic fitness, care and prevention of common injuries, and class structuring. Usually offered Fall and Spring semesters Click here for the Summer 2024 Class Schedule Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule
	PED 155 - Weight Training 1 Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 2 Lab Provides the student with an understanding of the muscular system and how weight training methods are taught that will enable a student to design a personal program for a lifetime of fitness. The course includes the use of cardiovascular equipment, traditional free weights, and CYBEX equipment. Safe use of equipment will be covered. Usually offered Fall and Spring semesters Click here for the Summer 2024 Class Schedule Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule
	PED 157 - Badminton 1 Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 2 Lab Introduces the student to the racquet sport, badminton. The course includes beginning strokes and serves, court position for doubles and singles play, strategy, terminology, etiquette, and rules of the game. Men’s and women’s singles, doubles, and mixed doubles are played. ‚ Usually offered Fall and Spring semesters Click here for the Summer 2024 Class Schedule Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule
	PED 164 - Beginning Karate 1 Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 2 Lab An introduction to the Oriental art of Karate to include origin of the various styles, fighting stances, blocking, open hand and foot techniques. Usually offered Fall and Spring semesters Click here for the Summer 2024 Class Schedule Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule
	PED 168 - Racquetball 1 Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 2 Lab Introduces the fast-paced game of four-wall racquetball. It includes the basic strokes, serves, safety during play, rules, court positioning, and strategy. Singles, cutthroat, and doubles are played. Students are required to have a racket and eye safety equipment for each class. Usually offered Fall and Spring semesters Click here for the Summer 2024 Class Schedule Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule
	PED 170 - Tennis 1 Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 2 Lab Introduces the racket sport of tennis to the inexperienced student. The grips, basic skills (forehand, backhand, flat serve, lob, and volley) are introduced as well as USTA rules, conditioning, etiquette, strategy, and safety. The doubles and singles baseline games are emphasized, but net play is covered for both. Usually offered Fall and Summer semesters Click here for the Summer 2024 Class Schedule Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule
	PED 195 - Power Volleyball 1 Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 2 Lab Emphasizes preparatory activities leading to the development of the basic skills: pass, set, forearm pass, dink, spike, and block. It introduces students to offensive and defensive tactics, court coverage, USVBA/NAGWS rules and team play. Usually offered Fall and Spring semesters Click here for the Summer 2024 Class Schedule Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule
	PED 196 - Yoga 1 Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 2 Lab An introduction to the practices of yoga with a primary emphasis on the physiological practices (Hatha Yoga), and to a lesser degree the philosophical and psychological aspects to increase physical and mental fitness. Usually offered Fall and Spring semesters Click here for the Summer 2024 Class Schedule Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule
	PED 255 - Advanced Weight Training 1 Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 2 Lab Provides the student with review of the muscular system and details how alternative resistance training methods will illicit desired responses from the body. The course includes the use of medicine balls, exercise balls, resistance bands, TRX, BOSU balls and other applicable cutting-edge equipement. Safe use of equipment will be covered in addition to proper warm-up, stretching and cool-down methods. This course should be considered as an alternative to PED 155 for those students who will go on to utilize these advanced techniques in a professional setting. Usually offered Fall and Spring semesters Pre-Requisites: PED 155 or permission of instructor Click here for the Summer 2024 Class Schedule Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule
	PED 275 - Lifeguard Training with Advanced First Aid 3 Cr. Contact Hours Per Week: 2 Lec., 2 Lab Focuses on the skills, techniques, and knowledge needed by students to achieve certification by the American Red Cross for a Lifeguard Training certificate. Waterfront Lifeguard Training is also included. It will also prepare Professional Rescuer, which includes AED training. It also emphasizes the importance of a safe, healthy lifestyle, and a student as a caregiver in First Aid and as a CPR knowledge to prevent lifestyle related injuries or related injuries or related illnesses. American Red Cross guidelines and sanctions are adhered to. Usually offered Spring semester Pre-Requisites: Student will be able to swim 300 yards continuously using front crawl (100 yards) and breaststroke (100 yards) followed by a choice of either (100 yards); student will be able to swim 20 yards, submerge, retrieve a 10 lb. brick off the pool floor, return 20 yards keeping both hands on the brick (supine position, no goggles permitted for this portion), and finally exit the pool without the assistance of steps or a ladder in under 100 seconds. (By permission of instructor). Click here for the Summer 2024 Class Schedule Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule
	PED 401-443 - Intercollegiate Athletics 2 Cr. Student athletes may earn one academic credit for each semester of participation on each intercollegiate athletic team, with a grade of S/U. Students may receive a maximum of 2 credits of participation on each intercollegiate athletic team by fulfilling all educational requirements of the sport(s) which they may elect to participate. Credit for intercollegiate athletics fulfills the 2 credit HPE requirement. ‚ ‚ Try-outs for team membership. Click here for the Summer 2024 Class Schedule Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule

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MUS 150 - Introduction to Sound

MUS 159 - Experimental Music Lab I

MUS 160 - Experimental Music Lab II

MUS 171 - Written Theory I

MUS 172 - Written Theory II

MUS 172L - Aural Theory II

MUS 173 - Music Notation with Sibelius

MUS 181 - Aural and Keyboard Skills I

MUS 182 - Aural and Keyboard Skills II

MUS 190 - Critical Listening and Acoustics

MUS 191 - Electronic Music and MIDI

MUS 209 - Performance Experience III

MUS 210 - Performance Experience IV

MUS 215 - All College Band III

MUS 216 - All College Band IV

MUS 227 - Introduction to Classical Guitar

MUS 228 - Introduction to Jazz Guitar

MUS 229 - Introduction to Funk Guitar

MUS 236 - Jazz Combo III

MUS 237 - Jazz Combo IV

MUS 240 - All College Choir III

MUS 241 - All College Choir IV

MUS 248 - Rock Ensemble III

MUS 249 - Rock Ensemble IV

MUS 261 - Experimental Music Lab III

MUS 262 - Experimental Music Lab IV

NUR 105 - Medication Simulation

NUR 111 - Nursing I

NUR 111C - Nursing I Clinic

NUR 111L - Nursing I Lab

NUR 112 - Nursing II

NUR 112C - Nursing II Clinic

NUR 112L - Nursing II Lab

NUR 113 - Practical Nursing III

NUR 113C - Practical Nursing III Clinical

NUR 113L - Practical Nursing III

NUR 114 - Practical Nursing IV

NUR 114C - Practical Nursing IV

NUR 130 - Nursing Clinical Practicum

NUR 132 - College Success: Nursing

NUR 211CX - Nursing III Clinical

NUR 211CY - Nursing III Clinical

NUR 211CZ - Nursing III Clinical

NUR 211LX - Nursing III Lab

NUR 211LY - Nursing III Lab

NUR 211LZ - Nursing III Lab

NUR 211X - Nursing III

NUR 211Y - Nursing III

NUR 211Z - Nursing III

NUR 212CX - Nursing IV Clinic

NUR 212CY - Nursing IV Clinic

NUR 212CZ - Nursing IV Clinic

NUR 212L - Nursing IV Lab

NUR 212X - Nursing IV

NUR 212Y - Nursing IV

NUR 212Z - Nursing IV

NUR 213 - Nursing Perspectives

NUR 231 - Nursing Clinical Practicum

NUR 232 - Intra-Operative Nursing Practicum

NUR 237 - Health Assessment

OFT 100 - Keyboarding on the PC

OFT 101 - Keyboarding/WP Applications I

OFT 121 - Professional Keyboarding I

OFT 122 - Professional Keyboarding II

OFT 159 - Business English

OFT 182 - College Success: Office Technology

OFT 230 - Medical Coding, Billing and Insurance

PHA 150 - Pharmacology for Substance Abuse Counselors

PHA 160 - Surgical Pharmacology

PHA 250 - General Pharmacology

PHI 149 - Introduction to Philosophy

PHI 153 - Ethics: Morality, Law and Politics

PHI 155 - Political Philosophy: Community, Culture and State Power

PHI 165 - Philosophy of Art, Beauty and Creativity