This course is the first of a series of three accounting courses in the Business DTA sequence. It provides an introduction to financial accounting as an essential part of business decision-making. It includes the vocabulary and fundamental concepts of accounting as well as analysis of common business activities and interpretation primary financial statements.

Prerequisites:
Accuplacer Score: 75 in Algebra or a grade of C or higher in Math 098; or instructor permission.

Future Offerings:

This is the second of a series of three accounting courses in the Business DTA sequence and is a continuation of ACCT& 201. The emphasis of this class is on fixed assets, intangibles, investments and financing, stockholder’s equity, cash flow analysis and financial statement analysis.

Prerequisites:
ACCT&201 with a C or higher; or instructor permission.

Future Offerings:

This is the third course of the series of three accounting courses in the Business DTA sequence and is also a required course for the Accounting AAS and AAS-T degree students. This course introduces students to information needed by managers to carry out three essential functions in an organization: (1) planning operations, (2) controlling activities, and (3) making decisions. This course will show what kind of information is needed, where this information can be obtained, and how this information can be used by managers as they carry out their planning, control, and decision-making responsibilities.

Prerequisites:
ACCT& 202 or ACCT 243 with a "C" or better or instructor permission.

Future Offerings:

Students are introduced to the broad field of business and its organization, operation and management. Business opportunities, ownership, marketing, physical factors, human resource, finance, regulations and decision-making processes are emphasized. Other topics include problems of organization, strategic management and controls. Fulfills the social science requirements at Bellingham Technical College.

Prerequisites:
Recommend experience in Word processing, spreadsheets, and presentation software.

Future Offerings:

This course introduces students to principles underlying the legal environment of business through lectures, classroom activities, and study of text. Students will be exposed to basic information relating business and personal aspects of law as set forth in the course outline.

Prerequisites:
71 Reading Accuplacer score.

Future Offerings:

A composition course in which students read, analyze, and write essays using a variety of rhetorical strategies, as well as develop and verbally express ideas clearly and effectively. The critical reading of essays will provide a basis for the student's own critical writing, which will reflect a command of college-level literacy standards. Attention to writing fundamentals and stylistic techniques will also be included. Word processing, email and internet knowledge required.

Prerequisites:
Accuplacer Reading Comprehension score of 85 or RDG 085 with a C or better, and Accuplacer Reading Comprehension score of 85 or RDG 085 with a B or better and Accuplacer Sentence Skills score of 86 or ENGL 092 with a B or better or AENGL 100 with a C or better.

Future Offerings:

Intermediate academic essay writing. Emphasis on critical reading and writing, synthesis of cross-disciplinary texts, documentation of sources and argumentation.

Prerequisites:
ENGL& 101 with a C grade.

Future Offerings:

This course is designed to help students report technical information clearly, completely, and persuasively. Technical writing shares many of the same concerns of other kinds of writing, such as attention to Purpose, Readability, and most significantly, Audience. This course is designed to provide instruction and practice in creating practical and effective documents for students in medical, scientific, technical, and other professional fields.

Prerequisites:
ENGL& 101 with a C or higher.

Future Offerings:

This course equips students with fundamental programming skills such as effective use of data types, variables, assignment statements, control structures, modular design using procedures, pointers and array data structures in the construction of C++ programs. This course also introduces students to Object Oriented Programming concepts and prepares students for the C++ Institute Certified Associate Programmer exam.

Prerequisites:
MATH 099 or IT 121 with a C or higher or Instructor Permission.

Future Offerings:

Course explores the role of teamwork, creativity, and communication in innovative engineering design. Topics include engineering design process, collaborative problem solving techniques, and computer applications. Students will develop their knowledge and skills in these areas through a series of hands-on design projects.

Prerequisites:
(Accuplacer Algebra score of 75 or Math 098 with a "C" or better) and (Accuplacer Reading Comprehension score of 71 or RDG 085 with a "C" or better) and (Accuplacer Sentence Skills score of 71 or ENGL 092 with a "C" or better).

Future Offerings:

Prerequisites:
(MATH& 151 and PHYS& 220 with a "C" or better) or Instructor Permission.

Future Offerings:

Engineering Statics introduces students to the mechanics of rigid bodies in static equilibrium. Students will solve practical engineering problems involving the loads carried by structural components using vector analysis (both 2D and 3D) applied to rigid body systems and subsystems. Content includes static equilibrium, force and moment resultants, free body diagrams, distributed loads, trusses, frames and machines, internal forces, shear and moment diagrams, and friction.

Prerequisites:
MATH& 151 and PHYS& 221 with a "C" or better.

Future Offerings:

Prerequisites:
(ENGR& 214 and MATH& 152 with a "C" or better) or instructor permission.

Future Offerings:

Designed to introduce students to the application of basic interpersonal communication theory, with a focus on achieving success in the workplace. Topics explored include self-awareness, self-disclosure, conversation skills, relationship development and maintenance, assertiveness, teamwork and group dynamics, conflict management strategies, and communicating in a diverse world.

Prerequisites:
Accuplacer Reading Comprehension score of 71 or a C grade in RDG 085, and Accuplacer Sentence Skills score of 71 or a C grade in ENGL 092.

Future Offerings:

Introduction to communication theory and public speaking emphasizing organization, audience analysis, oral styles, and use of visual aids. Includes presentation of various types of public speeches and analyses of contemporary speeches.

Prerequisites:
Accuplacer Reading Comprehension score of 71 or RDG 085 with a C or higher, and Accuplacer Sentence Skills score of 71 or ENGL 092 with a C or higher.

Future Offerings:

Survey of Native American societies, European explorers, and the lifestyles of the new continent, the independence movement, and the problems of a new nation.

Future Offerings:

Survey course covering the rise of nationalism, evolution of American lifestyles, Civil War, westward movement, and the American industrial revolution.

Future Offerings:

Survey course exploring the social, political, and economic history of the United States from 1900 to the present.

Future Offerings:

Students explore the works in the literary, performing, and visual arts. Students identify common themes in the arts, analyze works representing diverse perspectives, and investigate the political, social, technological and historical contexts of works. A broader understanding is encouraged through the exploration and synthesis of outside sources using research methods.

Prerequisites:
Accuplacer Reading Comprehension score of 71 or RDG 085 with a C or better and Accuplacer Sentence Skills score of 71 or ENGL 092 with a C or better.

Future Offerings:

This course covers basic communication for comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing in Spanish with a focus on interactions in business situations. Students will learn specific vocabulary and skills to communicate with Spanish-speaking clients in a professional setting. This course will also provide an introduction to Hispanic cultures.

Future Offerings:

A continuation of Spanish I. The vocabulary and grammatical structures are more complicated, and the student begins to master a past tense. Oral comprehension and speaking skills are emphasized through daily practice, as well as the reading and writing exercises.

Prerequisites:
SPAN& 121 with a C or higher.

Future Offerings:

This course exposes students to mathematical thought and quantitative thinking to solve problems in the context of real-world scenarios. It introduces topics such as consumer problem solving, voting/decision theory, graph theory, growth and decay models, finance, statistics, probability, and counting systems in the context of their applications.

Prerequisites:
BTC College Level Math score of 75 or a C grade in MATH 099.

Future Offerings:

The focus of this course will be functions. Students manipulate and graph linear, polynomial, rational, exponential, logarithmic and quadratic functions. The course will also cover systems of equations, matrices and determinants, and their applications.

Prerequisites:
BTC College Level Math score of 75 or a C grade in MATH 099.

Future Offerings:

The majority of this course will cover trigonometry. Students will explore trigonometry functions, right and oblique triangle trigonometry, graphing, trigonometry identifies, laws of Sine and Cosine as well as trigonometric application problems. This course will also cover vectors in the plane and in space, along with parametric equations. Polar coordinates and graphs of polar equations will also be included.

Prerequisites:
MATH& 141 with a C grade.

Future Offerings:

Fundamental concepts and basic tools of descriptive and inferential statistics. How to describe data and make reasonable conjectures about the populations from which the samples were taken. Topics include: sampling distribution patterns, organization of data, sampling methods and experimental design, probability and simulation of random events, estimation of population parameters, confidence intervals, correlation, linear regression and basic hypothesis testing. Internet/computer access and graphing calculator required.

Prerequisites:
BTC College Level Math score of 75 or a C grade in MATH 099.

Future Offerings:

Study of functions, limits, continuity,limits at infinity, differentiation of algebraic,exponential, logarithmic, and trigonometric functions and their inverses.

Prerequisites:
MATH& 142 with a C or higher.

Future Offerings:

The study of Riemann Sums, methods of integration, numerical methods, polar and rectangular forms, fundamental theorem of Calculus, areas of regions, volumes of solids, centroids, length of curves, surface area, and an introduction to differential equations.

Prerequisites:
MATH& 151 with a C or better.

Future Offerings:

This course introduces coordinate systems and vectors in 2- and 3-space. We will extend the methods of single-variable differential calculus to functions of two or more independent variables and we will generalize the single integral to define multiple integrals, where the integrand is a function of several variables. The course will cover partial differentiation, directional derivatives and gradients; extreme values; double and triple integrals; applications. Graphing calculator required.

Prerequisites:
MATH& 152 with a C or better.

Future Offerings:

Prerequisites:
MATH& 163 with a C or better

Future Offerings:

This course provides introduction to basic concepts of biology, with an emphasis on the cells as the fundamental unit of life. Topics include cell structure, basic chemical and biochemical concepts, metabolism, cell division, principles of genetics, biological diversity, and methods of scientific inquiry and critical thinking. Course establishes foundation necessary for continued biology study, especially in human anatomy and physiology. Lab included.

Prerequisites:
Accuplacer Reading Comprehension score of 85 or B grade in RDG 085, and Accuplacer Sentence Skills score of 86 or B grade in ENGL 092 or C grade in AENGL 100 and Accuplacer Algebra score of 75 or a C grade in MATH 098.

Future Offerings:

This course emphasizes understanding of the normal human, which will serve as a foundation of general understanding as well as a foundation for future study in allied health fields. Lecture, group discussion, literature and internet research, and laboratory exercises are included. Acquisition of basic knowledge, application and integration of concepts is emphasized. Biol& 241 includes anatomy survey; tissues; and integumentary, skeletal, muscular, nervous, and endocrine systems.

Prerequisites:
BIOL& 160 with a C grade and CHEM&121 with a C grade.

Future Offerings:

This course emphasizes understanding of the normal human, which will serve as a foundation of general understanding as well as a foundation for future study in allied health fields. Lecture, group discussion, literature and internet research, and laboratory exercises are included. Acquisition of basic knowledge, application and integration of concepts is emphasized. Biol& 242 includes circulatory, lymphatic, respiratory, digestive, urinary, and reproductive systems.

Prerequisites:
BIOL& 241 with a C grade.

Future Offerings:

Exploration of microbial world with a focus on medical microbiology for students in the health field. Areas of study include classification of microbes, life cycle, metabolism, control, and common infectious diseases of the human body. Laboratory component will demonstrate procedures to identify and control microbes.

Prerequisites:
BIOL& 160 with a C grade and CHEM&121 with a C grade.

Future Offerings:

This course is a broad overview of chemistry concepts useful to technical program education. Topics include basic atomic theory, chemical bonding, solutions, organic chemistry, hydrocarbon reactions, analytical separations, gasses, thermodynamics, and intermolecular forces.

Prerequisites:
BTC College Level Math score of 75 or MATH 099 or AMATH111 with a "C" grade or better.

Future Offerings:

Introductory course for non-science majors, nursing, and environmental science students. Includes basic concepts of inorganic and organic chemistry, the nature of atoms, molecules and chemical bonds, chemical notation, chemistry of solutions, scientific reasoning, and problem-solving in the study of the theory and application of chemistry. Lab work is included.

Prerequisites:
ACCUPLACER Reading Comprehension score of 85 or RDG 085 with a B or better, and ACCUPLACER Sentence Skills score of 86 or ENGL 092 with a B or better or AENGL 100 with a C or better and ACCUPLACER College Math score of 75 or MATH 099 with a C or better.

Future Offerings:

This course is a continuation of CHEM&121 and uses those concepts learned to understand the molecular nature of organic molecules. Topics to be covered include the structure, nomenclature, properties and reactions of hydrocarbons, alcohols, ethers, aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids, amines and amides with significant emphasis on the biochemical context of these organic molecules. The structure and function of carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids including the major catabolic and anabolic pathways of carbohydrate, lipid, and protein metabolism is also covered. Lab activities complement theoretical concepts.

Prerequisites:
CHEM& 121 with a C or higher.

Future Offerings:

An introductory chemistry course for students in programs requiring one or two quarters of general chemistry. Course covers basic principles of modern chemistry, the structure of atoms and molecules, ions, chemical bonding and molecular geometry, the periodic table, chemical formulas and equations, and stoichiometry of reactions and solutions. Lab work included.

Prerequisites:
MATH& 141 with a C or higher and ACCUPLACER Reading (85) or ACCUPLACER NextGen Reading (256) OR RDG 085 with a B or higher and ACCUPLACER Classic Sentence Skills (86) or ACCUPLACER NextGen (255) OR ENGL 092 with a B or higher OR AENGL 100 with a C or higher. Recommend completion of CHEM& 121 or one year of high school chemistry.

Future Offerings:

Second of a two quarter course sequence designed for students in programs needing a second quarter of general chemistry. Covers gases, thermochemistry, states of matter, solution chemistry, kinetics, and chemical equilibrium. Lab work included.

Prerequisites:
CHEM& 161 with a C or higher.

Future Offerings:

This course provides information pertaining to human nutrition and the function of nutrients in the body. Topics covered include anatomy and physiology of digestion and absorption; specific utilization of carbohydrates, protein, and fats; vitamin and mineral supplements. Other topics include food safety and the impact of diet on health and disease. Basic principles of chemistry, biology, and physiology are applied to the study of nutrition.

Future Offerings:

A course for non-science majors exploring the central concepts of physics while focusing on applications. The principles and laws of physics are covered on a conceptual level and everyday examples are treated. Topics include Newton’s laws of motion, fluids, energy and magnetism, and waves (sound and light). Laboratory work provides an introduction to the scientific method and role of measurement in science and serves to demonstrate the application of physics concepts.

Prerequisites:
Accuplacer Algebra score of 75 or better or MATH 098 or AMATH 111 (or higher) with a C or better.

Future Offerings:

Prerequisites:
MATH& 142 with a C or better.

Future Offerings:

PHYS& 221 is the first in a three-course calculus-based survey of physics for engineering pathways. The course introduces the fundamental principles of mechanics: kinematics, momentum and energy conservation laws, physical interactions, force, work, rotation, torque and gravity. Conceptual development and problem solving have equal emphasis. Laboratory work includes experimental methods, data analysis, and prepares students for coursework in engineering.

Prerequisites:
ENGL& 101 with a C or better, Prerequisite or Co-requisite: MATH& 151 with a C or better.

Future Offerings:

Prerequisites:
PHYS& 221 with a C or better, Prerequisite or Co-requisite MATH& 152.

Future Offerings:

Prerequisites:
PHYS& 222 with a C or better.

Future Offerings:

Introduction to microeconomics. Presents supply and demand models, consumers and producers choice in the competitive and non-competitive market. Examines the various economic decisions made by firms relating to price, demand, factors or production, and cost.

Prerequisites:
ACCUPLACER Classic College Math Score of (75) or higher OR ACCUPLACER NextGen AAF (240) or higher OR MATH 099 with a C or higher OR AMATH 111 with a C or higher.

Future Offerings:

Introduction to microeconomics. Presents supply and demand models, consumers and producers choice in the competitive and non-competitive market. Examines the various economic decisions made by firms relating to price, demand, factors or production, and cost.

Prerequisites:
ACCUPLACER Classic College Math Score of (75) or higher OR ACCUPLACER NextGen AAF (240) or higher OR MATH 099 with a C or higher OR AMATH 111 with a C or higher.

Future Offerings:

Focus is given to the system, process, and organizational functions of the American government. It also puts primary attention on the relationships between citizens and their national government by exploring the key theoretical precepts that shaped the Constitution and its federal structural arrangements. Close attention is paid to the policy making process and its key actors, as well as various public policies.

Prerequisites:
Accuplacer Reading Comprehension score of 50 or a C grade in ABE 054 or ABE 055, and Accuplacer Sentence Skills score of 50 or a C grade in ENGL 092.

Future Offerings:

An overview of the factors affecting behavior including topics related to theories of learning, the senses, perceptions, nervous system, emotions, personality theory, motivation, abnormal behavior and therapy, and social psychology.

Prerequisites:
ACCUPLACER Classic Reading (85) or higher OR ACCUPLACER NextGen Reading (256) OR RDG 085 with a B or higher and ACCUPLACER Classic Sentence Skills (86) or higher OR ACCUPLACER NextGen Writing (255) or higher OR AENGL 100 with a C or higher OR BUS 191 with a C or higher.

Future Offerings:

A systematic study of the developmental processes in humans from conception to late adulthood. Special emphasis will be given to the topics of physical development, cognitive development, and personality/social development.

Prerequisites:
PSYC& 100 with a C grade.

Future Offerings:

This course introduces the major concepts and definitions of the science of sociology. Basic sociological inquiry is covered, and how social forces shape communal and individual behaviors and attitudes. Topics include socialization, cultures, deviance, social control, inequality, power, social class, race, gender, and institutions. Students learn the basic theories and perspectives of sociology and how those theories apply to the social landscape.

Prerequisites:
Accuplacer Reading Comprehension score of 85 or RDG 085 with a B or higher, and Accuplacer Sentence Skills score of 86 or ENGL 092 with a B or higher or AENGL 100 with a C or higher.

Future Offerings:

A composition course in which students read, analyze, and write essays using a variety of rhetorical strategies, as well as develop and verbally express ideas clearly and effectively. The critical reading of essays will provide a basis for the student's own critical writing, which will reflect a command of college-level literacy standards. Attention to writing fundamentals and stylistic techniques will also be included. Word processing, email and internet knowledge required.

Prerequisites:
Accuplacer Reading Comprehension score of 85 or RDG 085 with a C or better, and Accuplacer Reading Comprehension score of 85 or RDG 085 with a B or better and Accuplacer Sentence Skills score of 86 or ENGL 092 with a B or better or AENGL 100 with a C or better.

Future Offerings:

Intermediate academic essay writing. Emphasis on critical reading and writing, synthesis of cross-disciplinary texts, documentation of sources and argumentation.

Prerequisites:
ENGL& 101 with a C grade.

Future Offerings:

This course is designed to help students report technical information clearly, completely, and persuasively. Technical writing shares many of the same concerns of other kinds of writing, such as attention to Purpose, Readability, and most significantly, Audience. This course is designed to provide instruction and practice in creating practical and effective documents for students in medical, scientific, technical, and other professional fields.

Prerequisites:
ENGL& 101 with a C or higher.

Future Offerings:

This applied English course focuses on the workplace communication skills needed to send, receive, and process oral and written information. Along with a review of writing fundamentals, learners will use principles of clear communication, professionalism, and cultural awareness in occupational contexts. Learners will sharpen their reading, writing, and presentation skills.

Prerequisites:
Accuplacer Reading Comprehension score of 71 or RDG 085 with a C or higher, and Accuplacer Sentence Skills score of 71 or ENGL 092 with a C or higher.

Future Offerings:

Designed to introduce students to the application of basic interpersonal communication theory, with a focus on achieving success in the workplace. Topics explored include self-awareness, self-disclosure, conversation skills, relationship development and maintenance, assertiveness, teamwork and group dynamics, conflict management strategies, and communicating in a diverse world.

Prerequisites:
Accuplacer Reading Comprehension score of 71 or a C grade in RDG 085, and Accuplacer Sentence Skills score of 71 or a C grade in ENGL 092.

Future Offerings:

Introduction to communication theory and public speaking emphasizing organization, audience analysis, oral styles, and use of visual aids. Includes presentation of various types of public speeches and analyses of contemporary speeches.

Prerequisites:
Accuplacer Reading Comprehension score of 71 or RDG 085 with a C or higher, and Accuplacer Sentence Skills score of 71 or ENGL 092 with a C or higher.

Future Offerings:

Survey of Native American societies, European explorers, and the lifestyles of the new continent, the independence movement, and the problems of a new nation.

Future Offerings:

Survey course covering the rise of nationalism, evolution of American lifestyles, Civil War, westward movement, and the American industrial revolution.

Future Offerings:

Survey course exploring the social, political, and economic history of the United States from 1900 to the present.

Future Offerings:

Students explore the works in the literary, performing, and visual arts. Students identify common themes in the arts, analyze works representing diverse perspectives, and investigate the political, social, technological and historical contexts of works. A broader understanding is encouraged through the exploration and synthesis of outside sources using research methods.

Prerequisites:
Accuplacer Reading Comprehension score of 71 or RDG 085 with a C or better and Accuplacer Sentence Skills score of 71 or ENGL 092 with a C or better.

Future Offerings:

This course covers basic communication for comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing in Spanish with a focus on interactions in business situations. Students will learn specific vocabulary and skills to communicate with Spanish-speaking clients in a professional setting. This course will also provide an introduction to Hispanic cultures.

Future Offerings:

A continuation of Spanish I. The vocabulary and grammatical structures are more complicated, and the student begins to master a past tense. Oral comprehension and speaking skills are emphasized through daily practice, as well as the reading and writing exercises.

Prerequisites:
SPAN& 121 with a C or higher.

Future Offerings:

This course emphasizes mathematics used in the professional technical occupations. Students will learn mathematical skills in the following: fractions, decimals, percents, ratios & proportions, U.S. Customary Units and metric measurement systems, basic geometry and elementary algebra. The course will include relevent technical applications and the use of a calculator.

Prerequisites:
ACCUPLACER Arithmetic score of 38 or ABE 050 with a C or higher or approved alternative placement criteria.

Future Offerings:

This course introduces concepts of plane geometry, right triangle trigonometry, and vectors. The elements of algebra are extended into applications for technical professions using approximate numbers in measurement and emphasizing the rules of accuracy and precision. Included are the topics: unit conversions in metric and English systems, scientific notation, fractions, decimals, percents, ratios, and proportions. Textbook and scientific or graphing calculator required.

Prerequisites:
Accuplacer Algebra score of 75 or a C grade in MATH 098.

Future Offerings:

This course will cover solving different forms of equations and inequalities, manipulating exponents, factoring and graphing. Problem-solving strategies will be utilized to perfrom application problems.

Prerequisites:
ACCUPLACER Arithmetic score of 75 or MATH 090 with a C or higher.

Future Offerings:

This course prepares students for entry into college-level math courses. Topics include second degree equations, relations and their graphs, exponential and logarithmic functions, and rational expressions. A graphing calculator may be required.

Prerequisites:
ACCUPLACER Algebra score of 75 or MATH 098 with a C or better.

Future Offerings:

This course exposes students to mathematical thought and quantitative thinking to solve problems in the context of real-world scenarios. It introduces topics such as consumer problem solving, voting/decision theory, graph theory, growth and decay models, finance, statistics, probability, and counting systems in the context of their applications.

Prerequisites:
BTC College Level Math score of 75 or a C grade in MATH 099.

Future Offerings:

The focus of this course will be functions. Students manipulate and graph linear, polynomial, rational, exponential, logarithmic and quadratic functions. The course will also cover systems of equations, matrices and determinants, and their applications.

Prerequisites:
BTC College Level Math score of 75 or a C grade in MATH 099.

Future Offerings:

The majority of this course will cover trigonometry. Students will explore trigonometry functions, right and oblique triangle trigonometry, graphing, trigonometry identifies, laws of Sine and Cosine as well as trigonometric application problems. This course will also cover vectors in the plane and in space, along with parametric equations. Polar coordinates and graphs of polar equations will also be included.

Prerequisites:
MATH& 141 with a C grade.

Future Offerings:

Fundamental concepts and basic tools of descriptive and inferential statistics. How to describe data and make reasonable conjectures about the populations from which the samples were taken. Topics include: sampling distribution patterns, organization of data, sampling methods and experimental design, probability and simulation of random events, estimation of population parameters, confidence intervals, correlation, linear regression and basic hypothesis testing. Internet/computer access and graphing calculator required.

Prerequisites:
BTC College Level Math score of 75 or a C grade in MATH 099.

Future Offerings:

Study of functions, limits, continuity,limits at infinity, differentiation of algebraic,exponential, logarithmic, and trigonometric functions and their inverses.

Prerequisites:
MATH& 142 with a C or higher.

Future Offerings:

The study of Riemann Sums, methods of integration, numerical methods, polar and rectangular forms, fundamental theorem of Calculus, areas of regions, volumes of solids, centroids, length of curves, surface area, and an introduction to differential equations.

Prerequisites:
MATH& 151 with a C or better.

Future Offerings:

This course introduces coordinate systems and vectors in 2- and 3-space. We will extend the methods of single-variable differential calculus to functions of two or more independent variables and we will generalize the single integral to define multiple integrals, where the integrand is a function of several variables. The course will cover partial differentiation, directional derivatives and gradients; extreme values; double and triple integrals; applications. Graphing calculator required.

Prerequisites:
MATH& 152 with a C or better.

Future Offerings:

Prerequisites:
MATH& 163 with a C or better

Future Offerings:

This course provides introduction to basic concepts of biology, with an emphasis on the cells as the fundamental unit of life. Topics include cell structure, basic chemical and biochemical concepts, metabolism, cell division, principles of genetics, biological diversity, and methods of scientific inquiry and critical thinking. Course establishes foundation necessary for continued biology study, especially in human anatomy and physiology. Lab included.

Prerequisites:
Accuplacer Reading Comprehension score of 85 or B grade in RDG 085, and Accuplacer Sentence Skills score of 86 or B grade in ENGL 092 or C grade in AENGL 100 and Accuplacer Algebra score of 75 or a C grade in MATH 098.

Future Offerings:

This course emphasizes understanding of the normal human, which will serve as a foundation of general understanding as well as a foundation for future study in allied health fields. Lecture, group discussion, literature and internet research, and laboratory exercises are included. Acquisition of basic knowledge, application and integration of concepts is emphasized. Biol& 241 includes anatomy survey; tissues; and integumentary, skeletal, muscular, nervous, and endocrine systems.

Prerequisites:
BIOL& 160 with a C grade and CHEM&121 with a C grade.

Future Offerings:

This course emphasizes understanding of the normal human, which will serve as a foundation of general understanding as well as a foundation for future study in allied health fields. Lecture, group discussion, literature and internet research, and laboratory exercises are included. Acquisition of basic knowledge, application and integration of concepts is emphasized. Biol& 242 includes circulatory, lymphatic, respiratory, digestive, urinary, and reproductive systems.

Prerequisites:
BIOL& 241 with a C grade.

Future Offerings:

Exploration of microbial world with a focus on medical microbiology for students in the health field. Areas of study include classification of microbes, life cycle, metabolism, control, and common infectious diseases of the human body. Laboratory component will demonstrate procedures to identify and control microbes.

Prerequisites:
BIOL& 160 with a C grade and CHEM&121 with a C grade.

Future Offerings:

This course is a broad overview of chemistry concepts useful to technical program education. Topics include basic atomic theory, chemical bonding, solutions, organic chemistry, hydrocarbon reactions, analytical separations, gasses, thermodynamics, and intermolecular forces.

Prerequisites:
BTC College Level Math score of 75 or MATH 099 or AMATH111 with a "C" grade or better.

Future Offerings:

Introductory course for non-science majors, nursing, and environmental science students. Includes basic concepts of inorganic and organic chemistry, the nature of atoms, molecules and chemical bonds, chemical notation, chemistry of solutions, scientific reasoning, and problem-solving in the study of the theory and application of chemistry. Lab work is included.

Prerequisites:
ACCUPLACER Reading Comprehension score of 85 or RDG 085 with a B or better, and ACCUPLACER Sentence Skills score of 86 or ENGL 092 with a B or better or AENGL 100 with a C or better and ACCUPLACER College Math score of 75 or MATH 099 with a C or better.

Future Offerings:

This course is a continuation of CHEM&121 and uses those concepts learned to understand the molecular nature of organic molecules. Topics to be covered include the structure, nomenclature, properties and reactions of hydrocarbons, alcohols, ethers, aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids, amines and amides with significant emphasis on the biochemical context of these organic molecules. The structure and function of carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids including the major catabolic and anabolic pathways of carbohydrate, lipid, and protein metabolism is also covered. Lab activities complement theoretical concepts.

Prerequisites:
CHEM& 121 with a C or higher.

Future Offerings:

An introductory chemistry course for students in programs requiring one or two quarters of general chemistry. Course covers basic principles of modern chemistry, the structure of atoms and molecules, ions, chemical bonding and molecular geometry, the periodic table, chemical formulas and equations, and stoichiometry of reactions and solutions. Lab work included.

Prerequisites:
MATH& 141 with a C or higher and ACCUPLACER Reading (85) or ACCUPLACER NextGen Reading (256) OR RDG 085 with a B or higher and ACCUPLACER Classic Sentence Skills (86) or ACCUPLACER NextGen (255) OR ENGL 092 with a B or higher OR AENGL 100 with a C or higher. Recommend completion of CHEM& 121 or one year of high school chemistry.

Future Offerings:

Second of a two quarter course sequence designed for students in programs needing a second quarter of general chemistry. Covers gases, thermochemistry, states of matter, solution chemistry, kinetics, and chemical equilibrium. Lab work included.

Prerequisites:
CHEM& 161 with a C or higher.

Future Offerings:

This course provides information pertaining to human nutrition and the function of nutrients in the body. Topics covered include anatomy and physiology of digestion and absorption; specific utilization of carbohydrates, protein, and fats; vitamin and mineral supplements. Other topics include food safety and the impact of diet on health and disease. Basic principles of chemistry, biology, and physiology are applied to the study of nutrition.

Future Offerings:

A course for non-science majors exploring the central concepts of physics while focusing on applications. The principles and laws of physics are covered on a conceptual level and everyday examples are treated. Topics include Newton’s laws of motion, fluids, energy and magnetism, and waves (sound and light). Laboratory work provides an introduction to the scientific method and role of measurement in science and serves to demonstrate the application of physics concepts.

Prerequisites:
Accuplacer Algebra score of 75 or better or MATH 098 or AMATH 111 (or higher) with a C or better.

Future Offerings:

Prerequisites:
MATH& 142 with a C or better.

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PHYS& 221 is the first in a three-course calculus-based survey of physics for engineering pathways. The course introduces the fundamental principles of mechanics: kinematics, momentum and energy conservation laws, physical interactions, force, work, rotation, torque and gravity. Conceptual development and problem solving have equal emphasis. Laboratory work includes experimental methods, data analysis, and prepares students for coursework in engineering.

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ENGL& 101 with a C or better, Prerequisite or Co-requisite: MATH& 151 with a C or better.

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PHYS& 221 with a C or better, Prerequisite or Co-requisite MATH& 152.

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PHYS& 222 with a C or better.

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Introduction to microeconomics. Presents supply and demand models, consumers and producers choice in the competitive and non-competitive market. Examines the various economic decisions made by firms relating to price, demand, factors or production, and cost.

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ACCUPLACER Classic College Math Score of (75) or higher OR ACCUPLACER NextGen AAF (240) or higher OR MATH 099 with a C or higher OR AMATH 111 with a C or higher.

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Introduction to microeconomics. Presents supply and demand models, consumers and producers choice in the competitive and non-competitive market. Examines the various economic decisions made by firms relating to price, demand, factors or production, and cost.

Prerequisites:
ACCUPLACER Classic College Math Score of (75) or higher OR ACCUPLACER NextGen AAF (240) or higher OR MATH 099 with a C or higher OR AMATH 111 with a C or higher.

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Focus is given to the system, process, and organizational functions of the American government. It also puts primary attention on the relationships between citizens and their national government by exploring the key theoretical precepts that shaped the Constitution and its federal structural arrangements. Close attention is paid to the policy making process and its key actors, as well as various public policies.

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Accuplacer Reading Comprehension score of 50 or a C grade in ABE 054 or ABE 055, and Accuplacer Sentence Skills score of 50 or a C grade in ENGL 092.

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An overview of the factors affecting behavior including topics related to theories of learning, the senses, perceptions, nervous system, emotions, personality theory, motivation, abnormal behavior and therapy, and social psychology.

Prerequisites:
ACCUPLACER Classic Reading (85) or higher OR ACCUPLACER NextGen Reading (256) OR RDG 085 with a B or higher and ACCUPLACER Classic Sentence Skills (86) or higher OR ACCUPLACER NextGen Writing (255) or higher OR AENGL 100 with a C or higher OR BUS 191 with a C or higher.

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A systematic study of the developmental processes in humans from conception to late adulthood. Special emphasis will be given to the topics of physical development, cognitive development, and personality/social development.

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PSYC& 100 with a C grade.

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This course introduces the major concepts and definitions of the science of sociology. Basic sociological inquiry is covered, and how social forces shape communal and individual behaviors and attitudes. Topics include socialization, cultures, deviance, social control, inequality, power, social class, race, gender, and institutions. Students learn the basic theories and perspectives of sociology and how those theories apply to the social landscape.

Prerequisites:
Accuplacer Reading Comprehension score of 85 or RDG 085 with a B or higher, and Accuplacer Sentence Skills score of 86 or ENGL 092 with a B or higher or AENGL 100 with a C or higher.

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This applied English course focuses on the workplace communication skills needed to send, receive, and process oral and written information. Along with a review of writing fundamentals, learners will use principles of clear communication, professionalism, and cultural awareness in occupational contexts. Learners will sharpen their reading, writing, and presentation skills.

Prerequisites:
Accuplacer Reading Comprehension score of 71 or RDG 085 with a C or higher, and Accuplacer Sentence Skills score of 71 or ENGL 092 with a C or higher.

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A composition course in which students read, analyze, and write essays using a variety of rhetorical strategies, as well as develop and verbally express ideas clearly and effectively. The critical reading of essays will provide a basis for the student's own critical writing, which will reflect a command of college-level literacy standards. Attention to writing fundamentals and stylistic techniques will also be included. Word processing, email and internet knowledge required.

Prerequisites:
Accuplacer Reading Comprehension score of 85 or RDG 085 with a C or better, and Accuplacer Reading Comprehension score of 85 or RDG 085 with a B or better and Accuplacer Sentence Skills score of 86 or ENGL 092 with a B or better or AENGL 100 with a C or better.

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Intermediate academic essay writing. Emphasis on critical reading and writing, synthesis of cross-disciplinary texts, documentation of sources and argumentation.

Prerequisites:
ENGL& 101 with a C grade.

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This course is designed to help students report technical information clearly, completely, and persuasively. Technical writing shares many of the same concerns of other kinds of writing, such as attention to Purpose, Readability, and most significantly, Audience. This course is designed to provide instruction and practice in creating practical and effective documents for students in medical, scientific, technical, and other professional fields.

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ENGL& 101 with a C or higher.

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This course introduces students to effective written and oral business communication. Students will learn to compose effective business writings including letters, memos, technical descriptions and procedures, reports, and employment documents. Students will learn effective oral presentation and job interviewing skills. Students will use various forms of technology including email, online file sharing and live web conferencing. Students will need access to web cam and audio. It is recommended that BUS 188 (Business English) and CAP106 (Formatting with MS Word) be taken before BUS 171 (Technical Communications). NOTE: When this course is taught online, students will be expected to participate in two synchronous web conferences.

Prerequisites:
Accuplacer scores: 71 Reading or a C or higher in RDG 085; 71 Sentence Skills or a C or higher in ENGL 092; CAP 101 with a C or higher and CAP 105 with a C or higher.

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This course introduces concepts of plane geometry, right triangle trigonometry, and vectors. The elements of algebra are extended into applications for technical professions using approximate numbers in measurement and emphasizing the rules of accuracy and precision. Included are the topics: unit conversions in metric and English systems, scientific notation, fractions, decimals, percents, ratios, and proportions. Textbook and scientific or graphing calculator required.

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Accuplacer Algebra score of 75 or a C grade in MATH 098.

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This course emphasizes mathematics used in the professional technical occupations. Students will learn mathematical skills in the following: fractions, decimals, percents, ratios & proportions, U.S. Customary Units and metric measurement systems, basic geometry and elementary algebra. The course will include relevent technical applications and the use of a calculator.

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ACCUPLACER Arithmetic score of 38 or ABE 050 with a C or higher or approved alternative placement criteria.

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This course exposes students to mathematical thought and quantitative thinking to solve problems in the context of real-world scenarios. It introduces topics such as consumer problem solving, voting/decision theory, graph theory, growth and decay models, finance, statistics, probability, and counting systems in the context of their applications.

Prerequisites:
BTC College Level Math score of 75 or a C grade in MATH 099.

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The focus of this course will be functions. Students manipulate and graph linear, polynomial, rational, exponential, logarithmic and quadratic functions. The course will also cover systems of equations, matrices and determinants, and their applications.

Prerequisites:
BTC College Level Math score of 75 or a C grade in MATH 099.

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The majority of this course will cover trigonometry. Students will explore trigonometry functions, right and oblique triangle trigonometry, graphing, trigonometry identifies, laws of Sine and Cosine as well as trigonometric application problems. This course will also cover vectors in the plane and in space, along with parametric equations. Polar coordinates and graphs of polar equations will also be included.

Prerequisites:
MATH& 141 with a C grade.

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Fundamental concepts and basic tools of descriptive and inferential statistics. How to describe data and make reasonable conjectures about the populations from which the samples were taken. Topics include: sampling distribution patterns, organization of data, sampling methods and experimental design, probability and simulation of random events, estimation of population parameters, confidence intervals, correlation, linear regression and basic hypothesis testing. Internet/computer access and graphing calculator required.

Prerequisites:
BTC College Level Math score of 75 or a C grade in MATH 099.

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Students will apply math concepts to business applications in the areas of banking, business statistics, markup/markdown, payroll, debt, credit cards, investments, and insurance. It is recommended that students have a calculator with the exponent function.

Prerequisites:
ACCUPLACER Classic Reading (71) or higher OR ACCUPLACER NextGen Reading (247) or higher OR RDG 085 with a C or higher and ACCUPLACER Classic Arithmetic (50) or higher OR ACCUPLACER NextGen Arithmetic (238) or higher OR MATH 90 with a C or higher OR Instructor permission.

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Study of functions, limits, continuity,limits at infinity, differentiation of algebraic,exponential, logarithmic, and trigonometric functions and their inverses.

Prerequisites:
MATH& 142 with a C or higher.

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The study of Riemann Sums, methods of integration, numerical methods, polar and rectangular forms, fundamental theorem of Calculus, areas of regions, volumes of solids, centroids, length of curves, surface area, and an introduction to differential equations.

Prerequisites:
MATH& 151 with a C or better.

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This course introduces coordinate systems and vectors in 2- and 3-space. We will extend the methods of single-variable differential calculus to functions of two or more independent variables and we will generalize the single integral to define multiple integrals, where the integrand is a function of several variables. The course will cover partial differentiation, directional derivatives and gradients; extreme values; double and triple integrals; applications. Graphing calculator required.

Prerequisites:
MATH& 152 with a C or better.

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MATH& 163 with a C or better

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Designed to introduce students to the application of basic interpersonal communication theory, with a focus on achieving success in the workplace. Topics explored include self-awareness, self-disclosure, conversation skills, relationship development and maintenance, assertiveness, teamwork and group dynamics, conflict management strategies, and communicating in a diverse world.

Prerequisites:
Accuplacer Reading Comprehension score of 71 or a C grade in RDG 085, and Accuplacer Sentence Skills score of 71 or a C grade in ENGL 092.

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