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Course Descriptions


The numbers in parentheses listed following the course description, Semester Hours:  (3 - 3 - 0), are explained below:

  • The first digit is the number of semester credit hours for the course.
  • The second digit is the number of lecture hours per week in a regular 16 week semester.
  • The third digit is the number of laboratory/clinical/internship/practicum hours per week in a regular 16 week semester.

Hours met per week are based on semester-length classes; courses of shorter semesters during such as flex classes, will meet for more hours per week for equivalency.

 
   •  ACCT 2301 - Principles of Financial Accounting
   •  ACCT 2302 - Principles of Managerial Accounting
   •  ACNT 1303 - Introduction to Accounting I
   •  AGME 1319 - Irrigation
   •  AGME 1349 - Farm and Ranch Equipment
   •  AGRI 1131 - The Agricultural Industry
   •  AGRI 1307 - Agronomy
   •  AGRI 1315 - Principles of Horticulture
   •  AGRI 1319 - Animal Science
   •  AGRI 1325 - Marketing of Agricultural Products
   •  AGRI 1329 - Principles of Food Science
   •  AGRI 1415 - Horticulture (lecture+lab)
   •  AGRI 1419 - Introductory Animal Science (lecture + lab)
   •  AGRI 2301 - Agricultural Power Units
   •  AGRI 2303 - Agricultural Construction
   •  AGRI 2317 - Introduction to Agricultural Economics
   •  AGRI 2321 - Livestock Evaluation I
   •  AGRI 2330 - Wildlife Conservation and Management
   •  ARTS 1301 - Art Appreciation
   •  ARTS 1303 - Art History I (Prehistoric to the 14th century)
   •  ARTS 1304 - Art History II (14th century to the present)
   •  ARTS 1311 - Design I (2-Dimensional)
   •  ARTS 1312 - Design II (3-Dimensional)
   •  ARTS 1316 - Drawing I
   •  ARTS 1317 - Drawing II
   •  ARTS 1325 - Drawing and Painting
   •  ARTS 2311 - Design III
   •  ARTS 2316 - Painting I
   •  ARTS 2317 - Painting II
   •  ARTS 2323 - Drawing III
   •  ARTS 2326 - Sculpture
   •  ARTS 2333 - Printmaking I
   •  ARTS 2346 - Ceramics I
   •  ARTS 2347 - Ceramics II
   •  ARTS 2348 - Digital Media
   •  ARTS 2356 - Photography I (fine arts emphasis)
   •  ARTS 2357 - Photography II (fine arts emphasis)
   •  ARTS 2389 - Academic Cooperative
   •  ASTR 1303 - Stars and Galaxies Lecture
   •  ASTR 1304 - Solar System Lecture
   •  AUMT 1201 - Introduction and Theory of Automotive Technology
   •  AUMT 1366 - Practicum (or Field Experience) - Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician
   •  AUMT 1391 - Introduction to EV/Hybrid Light Vehicle Maintenance
   •  AUMT 1407 - Automotive Electrical Systems
   •  AUMT 1410 - Automotive Brakes
   •  AUMT 1416 - Automotive Suspension and Steering Systems
   •  AUMT 1419 - Automotive Engine Repair
   •  AUMT 1445 - Automotive Climate Control Systems
   •  AUMT 1491 - Advanced EV/Hybrid Light Vehicle Diagnosis and Repair
   •  AUMT 2328 - Automotive Service
   •  AUMT 2407 - Hybrid and/or Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) Systems Diagnostics
   •  AUMT 2413 - Automotive Drive Train and Axles
   •  AUMT 2417 - Automotive Engine Performance Analysis I
   •  AUMT 2421 - Automotive Electrical Diagnosis and Repair
   •  AUMT 2425 - Automotive Automatic Transmission and Transaxle
   •  AUMT 2434 - Automotive Engine Performance Analysis II
   •  BARB 1304 - Introduction to Barber Styling
   •  BARB 1402 - Barber Styling I
   •  BARB 2431 - Advanced Barber Styling I
   •  BARB 2432 - Barber Law & Shop Management I
   •  BCIS 1305 - Business Computer Applications
   •  BIOL 1108 - Biology for Non-Science Majors Laboratory I (lab)
   •  BIOL 1109 - Biology for Non-Science Majors Laboratory II (lab)
   •  BIOL 1308 - Biology for Non-Science Majors I (Lecture)
   •  BIOL 1309 - Biology for Non-Science Majors II (Lecture)
   •  BIOL 1322 - Nutrition & Diet Therapy
   •  BIOL 1323 - Consumer Nutrition (for Non-science Majors)
   •  BIOL 1406 - Biology for Science Majors I
   •  BIOL 1407 - Biology for Science Majors II
   •  BIOL 1408 - Biology for Non-Science Majors I
   •  BIOL 1409 - Biology for Non-Science Majors II
   •  BIOL 1411 - General Botany
   •  BIOL 1413 - General Zoology
   •  BIOL 2106 - Environmental Biology (Lab)
   •  BIOL 2306 - Environmental Biology (Lecture)
   •  BIOL 2389 - Academic Cooperative for the Biological Sciences
   •  BIOL 2401 - Anatomy and Physiology I
   •  BIOL 2402 - Anatomy and Physiology II
   •  BIOL 2404 - Human Anatomy and Physiology
   •  BIOL 2416 - Genetics
   •  BIOL 2420 - Microbiology for Nursing and Allied Health
   •  BIOL 2421 - Microbiology for Science Majors
   •  BMGT 1301 - Supervision
   •  BMGT 1305 - Communications in Management
   •  BMGT 1307 - Team Building
   •  BMGT 1309 - Information and Project Management
   •  BMGT 1313 - Principles of Purchasing
   •  BMGT 1327 - Principles of Management
   •  BMGT 1331 - Production and Operations Management
   •  BMGT 1341 - Business Ethics
   •  BMGT 1344 - Negotiations and Conflict Management
   •  BMGT 1370 - Information Technology for Business Professionals
   •  BMGT 2303 - Problem-Solving and Decision-Making
   •  BMGT 2305 - Advanced Communications in Management
   •  BMGT 2309 - Leadership
   •  BMGT 2310 - Financial Management
   •  BMGT 2331 - Principles of Quality Management
   •  BMGT 2341 - Strategic Management
   •  BMGT 2375 - Financial Management of Smaller Firms
   •  BMGT 2382 - Cooperative Education - Business Administration and Management
 

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