Course Descriptions

On the following pages are course descriptions for credit courses offered by MCC. 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 0960).

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Course Subject Course Number Course Title Course If Offered Via Online 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 MCC 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 academic 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.

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