3 ENF 3 – PREPARING FOR COLLEGE ENGLISH III (2 Crs) – Provides integrated reading and writing instruction for students who require minimal preparation for college-level English but still need some preparation to succeed. Students in this course will be co-enrolled in college-level English. Students will place into this course based on placement test score. Credit is not applicable toward graduation.
111 ENG 111 COLLEGE COMPOSITION I (3 CR.) Develops writing ability for study, work, and other areas of writing based on experience, observation, research, and reading of selected literature. Guides students in learning writing as a process: understanding audience and purpose, exploring ideas and information, composing, revising, and editing. Supports writing by integrating, composing, revising, and editing. Supports writing by integrating experiences in thinking, reading, listening, and speaking. Requisite: VPT placement of ENG 111 or VPT placement of ENF 3 (Co-enrolled with ENG 111).Lecture 3 hours per week.
111 ENG 111 COLLEGE COMPOSITION I (3 CR.) Develops writing ability for study, work, and other areas of writing based on experience, observation, research, and reading of selected literature. Guides students in learning writing as a process: understanding audience and purpose, exploring ideas and information, composing, revising, and editing. Supports writing by integrating, composing, revising, and editing. Supports writing by integrating experiences in thinking, reading, listening, and speaking. Requisite: VPT placement of ENG 111 or VPT placement of ENF 3 (Co-enrolled with ENG 111).Lecture 3 hours per week.
111 ENG 111 COLLEGE COMPOSITION I (3 CR.) Develops writing ability for study, work, and other areas of writing based on experience, observation, research, and reading of selected literature. Guides students in learning writing as a process: understanding audience and purpose, exploring ideas and information, composing, revising, and editing. Supports writing by integrating, composing, revising, and editing. Supports writing by integrating experiences in thinking, reading, listening, and speaking. Requisite: VPT placement of ENG 111 or VPT placement of ENF 3 (Co-enrolled with ENG 111).Lecture 3 hours per week.
111 ENG 111 COLLEGE COMPOSITION I (3 CR.) Develops writing ability for study, work, and other areas of writing based on experience, observation, research, and reading of selected literature. Guides students in learning writing as a process: understanding audience and purpose, exploring ideas and information, composing, revising, and editing. Supports writing by integrating, composing, revising, and editing. Supports writing by integrating experiences in thinking, reading, listening, and speaking. Requisite: VPT placement of ENG 111 or VPT placement of ENF 3 (Co-enrolled with ENG 111).Lecture 3 hours per week.
111 ENG 111 COLLEGE COMPOSITION I (3 CR.) Develops writing ability for study, work, and other areas of writing based on experience, observation, research, and reading of selected literature. Guides students in learning writing as a process: understanding audience and purpose, exploring ideas and information, composing, revising, and editing. Supports writing by integrating, composing, revising, and editing. Supports writing by integrating experiences in thinking, reading, listening, and speaking. Requisite: VPT placement of ENG 111 or VPT placement of ENF 3 (Co-enrolled with ENG 111).Lecture 3 hours per week.
111 ENG 111 COLLEGE COMPOSITION I (3 CR.) Develops writing ability for study, work, and other areas of writing based on experience, observation, research, and reading of selected literature. Guides students in learning writing as a process: understanding audience and purpose, exploring ideas and information, composing, revising, and editing. Supports writing by integrating, composing, revising, and editing. Supports writing by integrating experiences in thinking, reading, listening, and speaking. Requisite: VPT placement of ENG 111 or VPT placement of ENF 3 (Co-enrolled with ENG 111).Lecture 3 hours per week.
111 ENG 111 COLLEGE COMPOSITION I (3 CR.) Develops writing ability for study, work, and other areas of writing based on experience, observation, research, and reading of selected literature. Guides students in learning writing as a process: understanding audience and purpose, exploring ideas and information, composing, revising, and editing. Supports writing by integrating, composing, revising, and editing. Supports writing by integrating experiences in thinking, reading, listening, and speaking. Requisite: VPT placement of ENG 111 or VPT placement of ENF 3 (Co-enrolled with ENG 111).Lecture 3 hours per week.
111 ENG 111 COLLEGE COMPOSITION I (3 CR.) Develops writing ability for study, work, and other areas of writing based on experience, observation, research, and reading of selected literature. Guides students in learning writing as a process: understanding audience and purpose, exploring ideas and information, composing, revising, and editing. Supports writing by integrating, composing, revising, and editing. Supports writing by integrating experiences in thinking, reading, listening, and speaking. Requisite: VPT placement of ENG 111 or VPT placement of ENF 3 (Co-enrolled with ENG 111).Lecture 3 hours per week.
112 ENG 112 COLLEGE COMPOSITION II (3 CR.) Continues to develop college writing with increased emphasis on critical essays, argumentation, and research, developing these competencies through the examination of a range of texts about the human experience. Requires students to locate, evaluate, integrate, and document sources and effectively edit for style and usage. Pre-requisite: Students must successfully complete ENG 111 or its equivalent, and must be able to use word processing software. Lecture 3 hours per week.
112 ENG 112 COLLEGE COMPOSITION II (3 CR.) Continues to develop college writing with increased emphasis on critical essays, argumentation, and research, developing these competencies through the examination of a range of texts about the human experience. Requires students to locate, evaluate, integrate, and document sources and effectively edit for style and usage. Pre-requisite: Students must successfully complete ENG 111 or its equivalent, and must be able to use word processing software. Lecture 3 hours per week.
112 ENG 112 COLLEGE COMPOSITION II (3 CR.) Continues to develop college writing with increased emphasis on critical essays, argumentation, and research, developing these competencies through the examination of a range of texts about the human experience. Requires students to locate, evaluate, integrate, and document sources and effectively edit for style and usage. Pre-requisite: Students must successfully complete ENG 111 or its equivalent, and must be able to use word processing software. Lecture 3 hours per week.
112 ENG 112 COLLEGE COMPOSITION II (3 CR.) Continues to develop college writing with increased emphasis on critical essays, argumentation, and research, developing these competencies through the examination of a range of texts about the human experience. Requires students to locate, evaluate, integrate, and document sources and effectively edit for style and usage. Pre-requisite: Students must successfully complete ENG 111 or its equivalent, and must be able to use word processing software. Lecture 3 hours per week.
112 ENG 112 COLLEGE COMPOSITION II (3 CR.) Continues to develop college writing with increased emphasis on critical essays, argumentation, and research, developing these competencies through the examination of a range of texts about the human experience. Requires students to locate, evaluate, integrate, and document sources and effectively edit for style and usage. Pre-requisite: Students must successfully complete ENG 111 or its equivalent, and must be able to use word processing software. Lecture 3 hours per week.
112 ENG 112 COLLEGE COMPOSITION II (3 CR.) Continues to develop college writing with increased emphasis on critical essays, argumentation, and research, developing these competencies through the examination of a range of texts about the human experience. Requires students to locate, evaluate, integrate, and document sources and effectively edit for style and usage. Pre-requisite: Students must successfully complete ENG 111 or its equivalent, and must be able to use word processing software. Lecture 3 hours per week.
112 ENG 112 COLLEGE COMPOSITION II (3 CR.) Continues to develop college writing with increased emphasis on critical essays, argumentation, and research, developing these competencies through the examination of a range of texts about the human experience. Requires students to locate, evaluate, integrate, and document sources and effectively edit for style and usage. Pre-requisite: Students must successfully complete ENG 111 or its equivalent, and must be able to use word processing software. Lecture 3 hours per week.
112 ENG 112 COLLEGE COMPOSITION II (3 CR.) Continues to develop college writing with increased emphasis on critical essays, argumentation, and research, developing these competencies through the examination of a range of texts about the human experience. Requires students to locate, evaluate, integrate, and document sources and effectively edit for style and usage. Pre-requisite: Students must successfully complete ENG 111 or its equivalent, and must be able to use word processing software. Lecture 3 hours per week.
115 ENG 115 TECHNICAL WRITING (3 CR.) Develops ability in technical writing through extensive practice in composing technical reports and other documents. Guides students in achieving voice, tone, style, and content in formatting, editing, and graphics. Introduces students to technical discourse through selected reading. ENG 111 Requisite. Lecture 3 hours per week. Prerequisite is ENG 111.
212 ENG 212 CREATIVE WRITING II (3 CR.) Introduces the student to the fundamentals of writing imaginatively. Students write in forms to be selected from poetry, fiction, drama, and essays. ENG 112 or Division Approval. Lecture 3 hours per week.
212 ENG 212 CREATIVE WRITING II (3 CR.) Introduces the student to the fundamentals of writing imaginatively. Students write in forms to be selected from poetry, fiction, drama, and essays. ENG 112 or Division Approval. Lecture 3 hours per week.
241 ENG 241 SURVEY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE I (3 CR.) Examines American literary works from colonial times to the present, emphasizing the ideas and characteristics of our national literature. Involves critical reading and writing. Prerequisite ENG 112 or division approval. Part I of II. Lecture 3 hours per week.
242 ENG 242 SURVEY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE II (3 CR) Examines American literary works from colonial times to the present, emphasizing the ideas and characteristics of our national literature. Involves critical reading and writing. Prerequisite ENG 112 or division approval. Part II of II. Lecture 3 hours per week.
242 ENG 242 SURVEY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE II (3 CR) Examines American literary works from colonial times to the present, emphasizing the ideas and characteristics of our national literature. Involves critical reading and writing. Prerequisite ENG 112 or division approval. Part II of II. Lecture 3 hours per week.
244 ENG 244 SURVEY OF ENGLISH LITERATURE II (3 CR.) Studies major English works from the Anglo-Saxon period to the present, emphasizing ideas and characteristics of the British literary tradition. Involves critical reading and writing. Prerequisite ENG 112 or division approval. Part II of II. Lecture 3 hours per week.
251 ENG 251 SURVEY OF WORLD LITERATURE I (3 CR.) Examines major works of world literature. Involves critical reading and writing. Prerequisite ENG 112 or division approval. Part I of II. Lecture 3 hours per week.
278 ENG 278 APPALACHIAN LITERATURE (3 CR.) Examines selected works of outstanding authors of the Appalachian region. Involves critical reading and writing. Prerequisite ENG 112 or divisional approval. Divisional approval will be granted with the completion of ENG 111. Lecture 3 hours per week.
108 ENV 108 ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY (3 CR.) Studies characteristics and activities of microorganisms, showing their essential relation to diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease. Explores fundamentals of bacteriology, mycology, and parasitology, emphasizing their relationships to community health. Includes soil, water, wastewater, and industrial microbiology. Reading Level Requisite ENG 4. Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 4 hours per week.
110 ENV 110 INTRODUCTION TO WATER & WASTEWATER TECHNOLOGY (3 CR.) To provide an understanding of the basic principles of transportation, processing and disposal of water and wastewater. It will trace the flow of water from the source through treatment, storage, distribution, use, waste collection, treatment, and discharge back into the environment. In addition to the lectures, a laboratory will be provided consisting of a combination of field experiences as well as more traditional laboratory exercises. Reading Level Requisite ENG 4. Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 4 hours per week.
115 ENV 115 WATER PURIFICATION (3 CR.) Explores principles of water purification including secretion, sedimentation, rapid sand filtration, chlorination, treatment, and prevention of disease. Studies fundamentals of bacteriology, mycology, and parasitology, emphasizing their relationships to community health. Includes soil, water, wastewater, and industrial microbiology. Reading Level Requisite ENG 4. Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 4 hours per week.
149 ENV 149 WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT OPERATION (3 CR.) Teaches principles, practices and desired function and operation of a variety of wastewater treatment unity processes. Evaluates the operation of processes by determination of the information and testing required for evaluation and performing the subsequent necessary calculations. Reading Level Requisite ENG 4. Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 4 hours per week.
195 ENV 195 – TOPICS IN WATER TREATMENT BASICS I (1 Cr) – This course covers an overview of water treatment, including the filtration process, pressure filters, backwashing, and water quality analysis.
195 ENV 195 – TOPICS IN THE ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS I (1 Cr) – This course provides a wastewater treatment plant operator with introductory information about the group of biological treatment systems known as activated sludge.
195 ENV 195 – TOPICS IN DISINFECTION FOR SMALL WATER UTILITIES (1 Cr) – This course covers every aspect of disinfection for small water utilities from water sources to treatment and the math associated for proper dosage. Troubleshooting of small systems is also included to help determine issues within the system.
211 ENV 211 SANITARY BIOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY I (3 CR.) Teaches theory and laboratory techniques for control tests of water purification including bacteriology, color, turbidity, pH, alkalinity, hardness, coagulations, chlorides, fluorides, iron, manganese, detergents, bactericides, and nitrates. Includes in-plant studies at nearby plants. Studies theory and laboratory techniques for the determination of solids, dissolved oxygen, oxygen consumed, relative stability, bacteria, biochemical oxygen demand, organic nitrogen, volatile acids, toxic metals. Reading Level Requisite ENG 5. Must be taken in sequence. Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 5 hours per week.
227 ENV 227 ENVIRONMENTAL LAW (3 CR.) Introductory course in environmental law designed to acquaint the student with the different facets of law that affects the citizens of the world. Lecture 3 hours per week.
290 ENV 290 COORDINATED INTERNSHIP IN ENVIRONMENT (4 CR.) Supervises on-the-job training in selected business, industrial or service firms coordinated by the college. Reading Level Requisite ENG 5. Variable hours.
295 ENV 295 – TOPICS IN WATER TREATMENT BASICS II (2 Crs) – This course covers an overview of water treatment, including the filtration process, water quality analysis, chemicals and feed points, and EPA requirements.
295 ENV 295 – TOPICS IN THE ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS II (2 Crs) – This course focuses on process control calculations and methods to identify causes and determine appropriate corrective actions for common operational problems in the wastewater plant.
295 ENV 295 – TOPICS IN DISINFECTION FOR LARGE WATER UTILITIES (2 Cr) – This course covers every aspect of disinfection for large water utilities from water sources to different types of treatment that can be used and the math associated for each method. Troubleshooting of large systems is also included to help determine issues within the system.
218 ETR 218 – INDUSTRIAL ELECTRONICS CIRCUITS (4 Crs) – Introduces the principles of industrial measurements and control: electrical, electronic, mechanical, thermal, and optical measuring and records, and actuators, electronic instrumentation control devices and circuits. Lecture 3 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 6 hours per week.
107 FIN 107 – PERSONAL FINANCE (3 Crs) – Presents a framework of personal money management concepts, including establishing values and goals, determining sources of income, managing income, preparing a budget, developing consumer buying ability, using credit, understanding savings and insurance, providing for adequate retirement, and estate planning. Lecture 3 hours per week.
201 FOR 201 FOREST MENSURATION I (4 CR.) Teaches principles of forest measurements including basic elements of property boundary, location, forest mapping, techniques of tree measurement, and saw log and pulp wood scaling. Prerequisites FOR 100, FOR 115, MTH 113-114. Reading Level Requisite ENG 5. Lecture 3 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 6 hours per week.
245 FOR 245 FOREST PRODUCTS I (2 CR.) Introduces forest products. Reading Level Requisite ENG 5. Lecture 2 hours per week.
290 FOR 290 COORDINATED INTERNSHIP IN FORESTRY (4 CR.) Supervises on-the-job training in selected business, industrial or service firms coordinated by the college. Reading Level Requisite ENG 5. Variable hours.
101 FRE 101 BEGINNING FRENCH I (4-5 CR.) Introduces understanding, speaking, reading, and writing skills and emphasizes basic French sentence structure. ENG 111 Requisite. Lecture 4 hours per week. May include one additional hour of oral practice per week. Must be taken in sequence.
102 FRE 102 BEGINNING FRENCH II (4-5 CR.) Introduces understanding, speaking, reading, and writing skills and emphasizes basic French sentence structure. FRE 101 Pre-Requisite. Must be taken in sequence. Lecture 4 hours per week. May include one additional hour of oral practice per week.
210 GEO 210 – PEOPLE AND THE LAND (3 Crs) – Focuses on the relationship between culture and geography. Presents a survey of modern demographics, landscape modification, material and non-material culture, language, race and ethnicity, religion, politics, and economic activities. Introduces the student to types and uses of maps. ENF 3 Requisite. Lecture 3 hours per week.
210 GEO 210 – PEOPLE AND THE LAND (3 Crs) – Focuses on the relationship between culture and geography. Presents a survey of modern demographics, landscape modification, material and non-material culture, language, race and ethnicity, religion, politics, and economic activities. Introduces the student to types and uses of maps. ENF 3 Requisite. Lecture 3 hours per week.
101 GER 101 – BEGINNING GERMAN I Introduces understanding, speaking, reading, and writing skills and emphasizes basic German sentence structures. Part I of II.
200 GIS 200 – GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS 1 (4 Crs) – Provides hands-on introduction to a dynamic desktop GIS (Geographic Information System). Introduces the components of a desktop GIS and their functionality. Emphasizes manipulation of data for the purpose of analysis, presentation, and decision-making. Prerequisite: ITE 115 or ITE 119 or equivalent. Lecture 3 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 5 hours per week.
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