Course Descriptions

On the following pages are course descriptions for credit courses offered by Metropolitan Community College. Each course can be identified by a lettered subject and a course number, followed by the title and a series of numbers as illustrated below. Those courses with a zero as the first digit of the course number are designated as developmental and may not be used to fulfill degree requirements (i.e. ENGL 0900)

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Course title  Course number Course subject  Offered On-line Lecture/classroom hours per week Lab/clinical hours per week Credit hours

PREREQUISITES-- A prerequisite -- or its equivalent -- must be met before the student is admitted in a course. A prerequisite may be a specific high school course, another Metropolitan Community College course, or a demonstrated proficiency. Prerequisites may be waived on the basis of proficiency testing and/or the recommendation of an appropriate faculty member or Associate Dean.

CO-REQUISITES-- Co-requisites are required program courses that must be taken simultaneously; a grouping of courses that must all be taken within the same quarter

Accounting ACCT Human Relations HMRL
Architectural Design Technology ARCH Human Services HMSV
Art ARTS Humanities HUMS
Auto Collison Technology AUTB Industrial and Commercial Trades INCT
Automotive Technology AUTT Information Technology INFO
Biology BIOS Insurance INSU
Business Management BSAD Interior Design INTD
Chemistry CHEM Japanese JAPN
Civil Engineering Technology SCET Legal Assistant LAWS
Construction Technology CNST Library Technical Assistant LIBR
Criminal Justice CRIM Mathematics MATH
Culinary, Hospitality, Research & Management CHRM Mechanical Design Technology DRAF
Dental Assisting DENT Music MUSC
Diesel Technology DESL Nursing NURS
Early Childhood Educator ECED Philosophy PHIL
Economics ECON Photography PHOT
Education EDUC Physical Education PHED
Electrical Apprenticeship ELAP Physics PHYS
Electrical Technology ELTR Plumbing Apprenticeship PLAP
Electronic Imaging & Media Arts EIMA Political Science POLS
Electronics Technology ELEC Pre-Engineering ENGR
Emergency Management EMAN Psychology PSYC
English ENGL Reading and Learning Skills RDLS
English as a Second Language ESLX Real Estate REES
Entrepreneurship ENTR Reserve Officers Training ROTC
Finance FINA Respiratory Care Technology RESP
Fire Science Technology FIST Science SCIE
French FREN Sign Language Studies SLIS
Geography GEOG Sociology SOCI
German GERM Spanish SPAN
Graphic Communication Arts & Design GCAD Speech SPCH
Heating, Air Conditioning & Refrigeration HVAC Theatre THEA
Health HLTH Utility Line Technician UTIL
Health Information Management Systems HIMS Video/Audio Commuications Arts VACA
History HIST Welding Technology WELD
Horticulture HORT