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BIO 111 - General College Biology & Lab (GT - 5 credits; fall start) Examines the fundamental molecular, cellular and genetic principles characterizing plants and animals. Includes cell structure and function, and the metabolic processes of respiration, and photosynthesis, as well as cell reproduction and basic concepts of heredity. The course includes laboratory experience.
ART 110 - Art Appreciation (GT, 3 credits) Introduces the cultural significance of the visual arts, including media, processes, techniques, traditions, and terminology.
ART 121 - Drawing I (3 credits) Investigates the various approaches and media that students need to develop drawing skills and visual perception.
ART 132 - Visual Concepts 3D Design (3 credits) Focuses on learning to apply the elements and principles of design to three-dimensional problems.
ART 161 - Ceramics I (3 credits) Introduces traditional and contemporary ceramic forms and processes including hand building and throwing on the potter's wheel.
ART 261 - Ceramics II (3 credits) Expands on traditional and contemporary ceramic forms and processes including hand building and throwing on the potter's wheel; emphasizing skills, technique and form.
ART 262 - Ceramics III (3 credits) Encourages students to develop an individual style of wheel thrown and hand built ceramic forms with continuing involvement in surface treatment.
ASL 121 - American Sign Language I (5 credits) Exposes the student to American Sign Language. Readiness activities are conducted focusing on visual/receptive skills and basic communication. Utilizes the direct experience method.
ASL 122 - American Sign Language II (5 credits) Develops a basic syntactic knowledge of American Sign Language (ASL), basic vocabulary and basic conversational skills. Incorporates vital aspects of Deaf culture and community. The direct experience method is used to enhance the learning process.
BIO 111 - General College Biology & Lab (GT, 5 credits) Examines the fundamental molecular, cellular and genetic principles characterizing plants and animals. Includes cell structure and function, and the metabolic processes of respiration, and photosynthesis, as well as cell reproduction and basic concepts of heredity. The course includes laboratory experience.
BIO 112 - General College Biology II & Lab (GT, 5 credits) Continuation of General College Biology I. Includes ecology, evolution, classification, structure, and function in plants and animals. This course includes laboratory experience.
BUS 115 - Introduction to Business (3 credits) Focuses on the operation of the American Business System. Covers fundamentals of the economy, careers and opportunities, marketing, management, production, governmental regulations, tools of business and social responsibilities.
BUS 217 - Business Communication and Report Writing (3 credits) Emphasizes effective business writing and covers letters, memoranda, reports, application letters, and resumes. Includes the fundamentals of business communication and an introduction to international communication.
CAD 101 - Computer Aided Drafting/2D I (3 credits) Focuses on basic computer aided drafting skills using the AutoCAD software. Includes file management, Cartesian coordinate system & dynamic input, drawing templates, drawing aids, linteype and lineweights, layer usage, drawing & editing geometric objects, polylines & splines, array, text applications, creating tables, basic dimensioning, and Help access.
CIS 118 - Introduction to PC Applications (3 credits) Introduces basic computer terminology, file management, and PC system components. Provides an overview of office application software including word processing, spreadsheets, databases, and presentation graphics. Includes the use of a web browser to access the Internet.
CIS 135 - Complete PC Word Processing: Word (3 credits) Explores a complete array of word processing skills. The skills needed to create, edit, format, and printing documents are covered. Other topics include character, paragraph, and page formats, the use of spelling checkers and thesaurus, hyphenation, tables, mail merge, document design, and graphics.
CON 110 - Construction I (4 credits) Explores the expanding array of careers within the construction industry. Students will be exposed to the construction industry through job site tours, hands-on experience, and classroom activities. Math and science application will be established through the academic integration of jobsite technical skills and classroom theory.
CON 111 - Construction II (4 credits) Explores additional careers within the construction industry. Students will be exposed to the construction industry through job site tours, hands-on experience, and classroom activities. Math and science application will be established through the academic integration of jobsite technical skills and classroom theory.
CON 289 - Internship (2 credits) Provides a demonstrated culmination of learning within a given program of study.
CSC 119 - Introduction to Programming (3 credits) Focuses on a general introduction to computer programming. Emphasizes the design and implementation of structured and logically correct programs with good documentation. Focuses on basic programming concepts, including numbering systems, control structures, modularization, and data processing. A structured programming language is used to implement the student’s program designs.
CSC 160 - Computer Science I (4 credits) Introduces students to the discipline of computer science and programming. Algorithm development, data representation, logical expressions, sub-programs and input/output operations using a high-level programming language are covered. Intensive lab work outside of class time is required.
ECO 202 - Principles of Microeconomics (GT, 3 credits) Focuses on the consumer, the firm, the nature of cost, and how these relate to the economy as a whole. Analyzes economic models of the consumer, perfect competition, monopoly, oligopoly and monopolistic competition. Explores economic issues including market power, population growth, positive and negative externalities, income distribution, poverty and welfare, discrimination, and international economic interdependence.
ENG 121 - English Comp I (GT, 3 credits) Emphasizes the planning, writing, and revising of compositions, including the development of critical and logical thinking skills. This course includes a wide variety of compositions that stress analytical, evaluative, and persuasive/argumentative writing.
ENG 122 - English Comp II (GT, 3 credits) Expands and refines the objectives of English Composition I. Emphasizes critical/logical thinking and reading, problem definition, research strategies, and writing analytical, evaluative, and/or argumentative compositions.
GEY 111 - Physical Geology w/Lab (GT, 4 credits) Introduces the major topics of geology. Course content encompasses Earth’s materials, structure, and surface landforms. Geologic time and the geologic processes responsible for Earth’s internal and external features are covered. This course includes laboratory experience.
HIS 112 - The World: 1500 to Present (GT, 3 credits) Explores a number of peoples, groups, ideas, institutions, and trends that have shaped World History from 1500 to the present. Reflects the multiple perspectives of gender, class, religion, and ethnic groups in a broad global sense. Focuses on the common denominators among all people. This approach goes beyond political borders to provide a better appreciation for different cultures. Focuses on developing, practicing, and strengthening the skills historians use while constructing knowledge in this discipline.
HIS 122 - US History Since the Civil War (GT, 3 credits) Explores events, trends, peoples, groups, cultures, ideas, and institutions in United States History, including the multiple perspectives of gender, class, and ethnicity, between the period of the American Civil War and the present. Focuses on developing, practicing, and strengthening the skills historians use while constructing knowledge in the discipline.
LIT 115 - Intro to Literature (GT, 3 credits) Introduces students to fiction, poetry, and drama. Emphasizes active and responsive reading.
MAR 216 - Principles of Marketing (3 credits) Presents the analysis of theoretical marketing processes and the strategies of product development, pricing, promotion and distribution, and their applications to business and the individual consumer.
MAT 121 - College Algebra (GT, 4 credits) Focuses on a variety of functions and the exploration of their graphs. Topics include: equations and inequalities, operations on functions, exponential and logarithmic functions, linear and non-linear systems, and an introduction to conic sections. This course provides essential skills for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) pathways.
MAT 125 - Survey of Calculus (GT, 4 credits) Includes derivatives, integrals, and their applications, with attention restricted to algebraic, exponential, and logarithmic functions for business, life science and/or social science majors.
MAT 166 - Pre-Calculus (GT, 5 credits) Extends algebraic concepts and explores the subject of trigonometry. Topics include: polynomial, rational, logarithmic, and exponential functions, trigonometric and inverse trigonometric functions and their graphs, trigonometric identities, and applications. This course provides essential skill for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) pathways.
MAT 201 - Calculus (GT, 5 credits) Introduces single variable calculus and analytic geometry. It includes limits, continuity, derivatives, and applications of derivatives as well as indefinite and definite integrals and some applications.
MAT 202 - Calculus II (GT, 5 credits) Offers a continuation of single variable calculus which will include techniques of integration, polar coordinates, analytic geometry, improper integrals, and infinite series.
MUS 100 - Music Theory Fundamentals I (3 credits) Introduces the basics of music theory. Course designed to help the beginning music student, or those students with limited background in music theory, study the basic elements of music. Topics include notation, rhythm, scales, key signatures, intervals, chords, beginning level melodic and rhythm dictation, ear-training and sight singing skills.
MUS 120 - Music Appreciation (GT, 3 credits) Covers the basic materials of music, musical forms, media, genres and musical periods. Emphasizes the development of tools for intelligent listening and appreciation.
MUS 131 - Music Class I-Piano (2 credits) Applies the fundamentals of music to the voice or specific musical instruments. This course also introduces basic techniques, repertoire, and sight-reading.
MUS 132 - Music Class II-Piano (2 credits) Applies the fundamentals of music to the voice or specific musical instruments. This course also introduces basic techniques, repertoire, and sight-reading.
MUS 151 - Ensemble-Band (1 credit) Rehearses and performs various types of musical literature.
MUS 151 - Ensemble-Orchestra (1 credit) Rehearses and performs various types of musical literature.
MUS 152 - Ensemble II-Band (1 credit) Rehearses and performs various types of musical literature.
MUS 152 - Ensemble II-Orchestra (1 credit) Rehearses and performs various types of musical literature.
MUS 251 - Ensemble I-Band (1 credit) Rehearses and performs various types of musical literature. Second year, first term.
MUS 251 - Ensemble I-Orchestra (1 credit) Rehearses and performs various types of musical literature. Second year, first term.
MUS 252 - Ensemble II-Band (1 credit) Rehearses and performs various types of musical literature. Second year, second term.
MUS 252 - Ensemble II-Orchestra (1 credit) Rehearses and performs various types of musical literature. Second year, second term.
PHY 105 - Conceptual Physics (GT, 4 credits) Focuses on mechanics, heat, properties of matter, electricity and magnetism, light, and modern physics. Incorporates laboratory experience.
SPA 111 - Spanish Language I (5 credits) Develops students' interpretive, interpersonal, and presentational communicative abilities in the language. Integrates these skills in the cultural contexts in which the language is used. Offers a foundation in the analysis of culture.
SPA 112 - Spanish Language II (5 credits) Expands students' interpretive, interpersonal, and presentational communicative abilities in the language across the disciplines. Integrates these skills with the study of the cultures in which the language is used. Offers a foundation in the analysis of culture and develops intercultural communicative strategies.
ART 221 - Drawing II (3 credits) Explores expressive drawing techniques with an emphasis on formal composition, color media and content or thematic development.
ART 263 - Ceramics IV (3 credits) Continues advanced work with emphasis on various clay bodies, unique glazes and engobes, and combining different textures and shapes, and development of personal forms.
ECO 201 - Principles of Macroeconomics (GT, 3 credits) Focuses on the study of the American economy, stressing the interrelationships among the household, business, and government sectors. Explores saving and investment decisions, unemployment, inflation, national income accounting, taxing and spending policies, the limits of the market and government, public choice theory, the Federal Reserve System, money and banking, and international trade.
ENG 221 - Creative Writing (3 credits) Teaches techniques for creative writing. Explores imaginative uses of language through creative genres (fiction, poetry, and other types of creative production such as drama, screenplays, graphic narrative, or creative nonfiction) with emphasis on the student's own unique style, subject matter and needs.
HIS 101 - Western Civilization: Antiquity-1650 (GT, 3 credits) Explores a number of events, peoples, groups, ideas, institutions, and trends that have shaped Western Civilization from the prehistoric era to 1650. Reflects the multiple perspectives of gender, class, religion, and ethnic groups. Focuses on developing, practicing, and strengthening the skills historians use while constructing knowledge in this discipline.
FSW 100 - S-190 Intro to Wildland Fire (1 credit) Provides instruction in the primary environmental factors that affect the start and spread of wildfire and recognition of potentially hazardous situations. This course must be taken concurrently with FSW 101 Firefighting Training S-130. You must also sign up for FSW 101 S130 to qualify for a red card.
FSW 101 - S-130 Firefighting Training (2 credits) Provides entry-level firefighter skills. A version of the L-180, Human Factors on the fireline, is included as part of the course. Credit will be issued for S-130. This course must be taken concurrently with FSW 100. You must also take FSW 100 S-190 to qualify for a red card.
MAT 121 - College Algebra (GT, 4 credits; fall start) Focuses on a variety of functions and the exploration of their graphs. Topics include: equations and inequalities, operations on functions, exponential and logarithmic functions, linear and non-linear systems, and an introduction to conic sections. This course provides essential skills for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) pathways.
BUS 116 - Personal Finance (3 credits) Surveys the basic personal financial needs of most individuals. Emphasizes the basics of budgeting and buying, saving and borrowing money, the intricacies of home ownership, income tax and investments, and the wise use of insurance, wills and trusts.
CAD 101 - Computer-Aided Drafting 2D I (3 credits) Focuses on basic computer aided drafting skills using the AutoCAD software. Includes file management, Cartesian coordinate system & dynamic input, drawing templates, drawing aids, linteype and lineweights, layer usage, drawing & editing geometric objects, polylines & splines, array, text applications, creating tables, basic dimensioning, and Help access.
CUA 101 - Food Safety & Sanitation (2 credits) Covers the basic rules of sanitation, food-borne illnesses, safe food temperatures, safe food handling techniques, the HACCP Program, pest control procedures, and local/state health rules and regulations for food service operations. At the completion of the course students take a nationally recognized test from the Education Foundation of the National Restaurant Association. If passed with a score of 75% or more, students receive a Certificate from the Education Foundation.
EGT 101 - Mechanical Design I (3 credits) Provides the training to develop skill sets on how to produce technical drawings utilizing the latest technologies. Course will develop skills in hand lettering/sketching techniques and the use of a Computer Aided Design (CAD) based drawing system. Course covers how to develop technical drawings demonstrating multi-view orthographic projections, auxiliary views, section views, and beginning dimensioning concepts based on ANSI/ASME standards.
CAD 255 - SolidWorks Mechanical (3 credits) Introduces parametric feature-based solid modeling 3D concepts to build confidence in 3D thinking and progresses to three-dimensional parameters. The student learns to construct, modify, and manage complex parts in 3D space as well as to produce 2D drawings from the 3D models.
CUA 101 - Food Safety & Sanitation (2 credits) See above for description.
EGT 101 - Mechanical Design I (3 credits) See above for description.
ENG 121 - English Comp I (GT, 3 credits) See above for description.
MAR 216 - Principles of Marketing (3 credits; fall start) Presents the analysis of theoretical marketing processes and the strategies of product development, pricing, promotion and distribution, and their applications to business and the individual consumer.
CIS 118 - Intro to PC Applications (3 credits) Introduces basic computer terminology, file management, and PC system components. Provides an overview of office application software including word processing, spreadsheets, databases, and presentation graphics. Includes the use of a web browser to access the Internet.
ACC 101 - Fundamentals of Accounting (3 credits) Presents the basic elements and concepts of accounting with emphasis on the procedures used for maintaining journals, ledgers, and other related records, and for the completion of end-of-period reports for small service and merchandising businesses.
BUS 116 - Personal Finance (3 credits) See description above.
CSC 160 - Computer Programming (4 credits) Introduces students to the discipline of computer science and programming. Algorithm development, data representation, logical expressions, sub-programs and input/output operations using a high-level programming language are covered. Intensive lab work outside of class time is required.
FRE 211 - French Language III (GT, 3 credits; fall start) Continues French I and II in the development of increased functional proficiency in listening, speaking, reading and writing the French language. Note: The order of the topics and the methodology will vary according to individual texts and instructors.
LIT 115 - Intro to Literature (GT, 3 credits) See description above.
SOC 101 - Intro to Sociology (GT, 3 credits) Examines the basic concepts, theories, and principles of sociology as well as human culture, social groups, and the social issues of age, gender, class, and race.
IND 105 - Intro to Interior Design (3 credits) Introduces the design process, fundamental skills, principles and theories related to the interior environment. The course will have a focus on spatial awareness, color, environmental issues and the elements of design while having the student become familiar with the creative process and establishing a basic understanding for design aesthetics. The course provides a foundation for future coursework.
ANT 101 - Cultural Anthropology (GT, 3 credits) Studies human cultural patterns and learned behavior. Includes linguistics, social and political organization, religion, culture and personality, culture change, and applied anthropology.
CCR 092 - Composition & Reading (5 credits) Integrates and contextualizes college level reading and writing. Students will read and understand complex materials and respond to ideas and information through writing informative and/or persuasive texts.
CUA 125 - Intro to Food (4 credits) Covers the basic rules of sanitation, food-borne illnesses, safe food temperatures, safe food handling techniques, the HACCP Program, pest control procedures, and local/state health rules and regulations for food service operations. At the completion of the course students take a nationally recognized test from the Education Foundation of the National Restaurant Association. If passed with a score of 75% or more, students receive a Certificate from the Education Foundation.
EGT 101 - Mechanical Design I (3 credits) Provides the training to develop skillsets on how to produce technical drawings utilizing the latest technologies. Course will develop skills in hand lettering/sketching techniques and the use of a Computer Aided Design (CAD) based drawing system. Course covers how to develop technical drawings demonstrating multi-view orthographic projections, auxiliary views, section views, and beginning dimensioning concepts based on ANSI/ASME standards.
HIS 121 - U.S. History to Reconstruction (GT, 3 credits) Explores events, trends, peoples, groups, cultures, ideas, and institutions in North America and United States history, including the multiple perspectives of gender, class, and ethnicity, between the period when Native American Indians were the sole inhabitants of North America, and the American Civil War. Focuses on developing, practicing, and strengthening the skills historians use while constructing knowledge in the discipline.
MAT 122 - College Trigonometry (GT, 3 credits) Covers topics including trigonometric functions (with graphs and inverse functions), identities and equations, solutions of triangles, complex numbers, and other topics as time permits. This is a traditional prerequisite course to the calculus sequence.
MAT 201 - Calculus I (GT, 5 credits) Introduces single variable calculus and analytic geometry. It includes limits, continuity, derivatives, and applications of derivatives as well as indefinite and definite integrals and some applications.
MGD 111 - Adobe Photoshop (3 credits) Concentrates on the high-end capabilities of a raster photo-editing software as an illustration, design and photo-retouching tool. Students explore a wide range of selection and manipulation techniques that can be applied to photos, graphics and videos.
CHE 101 - Intro to Chemistry I & Lab (GT, 5 credits; fall start) Includes the study of measurements, atomic theory, chemical bonding, nomenclature, stoichiometry, solutions, acid and base, gas laws, and condensed states. Laboratory experiments demonstrate the above concepts qualitatively and quantitatively. Designed for non-science majors, students in occupational and health programs, or students with no chemistry background.
CUA 101 - Food Safety & Sanitation (2 credits) See description above.
CUA 125 - Intro to Food (4 credits) See description above.
CWB 130 - Web Editing Tools (3 credits) Teaches the use of tools for Web page design and development. These tools are designed to make the creation of Web pages easy and consistent. With the use of editing tools, students will be able to build Web pages making use of forms, tables, frames, templates, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), and layers. The student will also be able to easily publish and manage a Web site once it is created.
ECE 101 - Intro to Early Childhood Education (3 credits) Provides an introduction to the profession of Early Childhood Education (ECE). Course content includes eight key areas of professional knowledge related to working with young children and their families in early care and education settings: child growth and development; health, nutrition and safety; developmentally appropriate practices; guidance; family and community relationships; diversity and inclusion; professionalism; and administration and supervision. This course addresses children ages birth through 8 years.
EGT 101 - Mechanical Design I (3 credits) See description above.
FRE 212 - French Language IV (GT, 3 credits; fall start) Continues French I, II and III in the development of increased functional proficiency in listening, speaking, reading and writing the French language. Note: The order of the topics and the methodology will vary according to individual texts and instructors.
GER 211 - German Language III (GT, 3 credits; fall start) Continues German Language I and II in the development of increased functional proficiency in listening, speaking, reading and writing the German language. Note: The order of the topics and the methodology will vary according to individual texts and instructors.
GER 212 - German Language IV (GT, 3 credits; fall start) Continues German Language I, II and III in the development of increased functional proficiency in listening, speaking, reading and writing the German language. Note: The order of the topics and the methodology will vary according to individual texts and instructors.
HIS 122 - U.S. History Since the Civil War (GT, 3 credits) Explores events, trends, peoples, groups, cultures, ideas, and institutions in United States History, including the multiple perspectives of gender, class, and ethnicity, between the period of the American Civil War and the present. Focuses on developing, practicing, and strengthening the skills historians use while constructing knowledge in the discipline.
MAT 121 - College Algebra (GT, 4 credits; fall start) See description above.
MAT 122 - College Trigonometry (GT, 3 credits) See description above.
MAT 135 - Intro to Statistics (GT, 3 credits; fall start) Includes data presentation and summarization, introduction to probability concepts and distributions, statistical inference-estimation, hypothesis testing, comparison of populations, correlation and regression.
MAT 201 - Calculus I (GT, 5 credits; fall start) See description above.
MAT 204 - Calculus III w/Engineering Applications (GT, 5 credits; fall start) Includes all the topics of MAT 203 Calculus III with an additional emphasis on word problems and problem solving. This is the third course in the three-course calculus sequence. This course will additionally contain a thorough examination of multiple integration. This will include double and triple integrals, line integrals, Stokes' and Green's Theorems, and their applications. A graphing calculator is required for this course.
MGD 112 - Adobe Illustrator (3 credits) Acquaints students with the processes of a vector-drawing program on the computer. Students learn how to use the tools to create digital artwork that can be used in web design, print media and digital screen design.
SPA 211 - Spanish Language III (GT, 3 credits; fall start) Continues Spanish Language I and II in the development of increased functional proficiency in listening, speaking, reading, and writing the Spanish language. Note: The order of the topics and the methodology will vary according to individual texts and instructors.
SPA 212 - Spanish Language IV (GT, 3 credits; fall start) Continues Spanish Language I, II and III in the development of increased functional proficiency in listening, speaking, reading, and writing the Spanish language. Note: The order of the topics and the methodology will vary according to individual texts and instructors.
CAD 101 - Computer-Aided Drafting 2D/I (3 credits) Focuses on basic computer aided drafting skills using the AutoCAD software. Includes file management, Cartesian coordinate system & dynamic input, drawing templates, drawing aids, linteype and lineweights, layer usage, drawing & editing geometric objects, polylines & splines, array, text applications, creating tables, basic dimensioning, and Help access.
EDU 188 - Practicum I (1 credit) Provides students with the opportunity to supplement coursework with practical work experience related to their educational program. Students work under the immediate supervision of experienced personnel at the education facility and with the direct guidance of the instructor.
EDU 220 - Exploration of Teaching (2 credits) Gives students a study of the broad overview of topics related to the teaching profession, grades K-12. Provides a hands-on, relevant exploration to help each student personally consider a career in education.
EDU 221 - Intro to Education (3 credits) Focuses on the historical, social, political, philosophical, cultural, and economic forces that shape the United States public school system. Includes current issues of educational reform, technology as it relates to education and considerations related to becoming a teacher in the state of Colorado. Special interest will be paid to the topic of diversity in the K-12 school system.
EDU 288 - Practicum II (1 credit) Provides students with the opportunity to supplement coursework with practical work experience related to their educational program. Students work under the immediate supervision of experienced personnel at the education facility and with the direct guidance of the instructor.
GER 211 - German Language III (GT; 3 credits) Continues German Language I and II in the development of increased functional proficiency in listening, speaking, reading and writing the German language. Note: The order of the topics and the methodology will vary according to individual texts and instructors.
GER 212 - German Language IV (GT; 3 credits) Continues German Language I, II and III in the development of increased functional proficiency in listening, speaking, reading and writing the German language. Note: The order of the topics and the methodology will vary according to individual texts and instructors.
SPA 212 - Spanish Language IV (GT; 3 credits) Continues Spanish Language I, II and III in the development of increased functional proficiency in listening, speaking, reading, and writing the Spanish language. Note: The order of the topics and the methodology will vary according to individual texts and instructors.
EDU 188 - Practicum I (1 credit; Quarter 3 start) See description above.
EDU 220 - Exploration of Teaching (2 credits; Quarter 3 start) See description above.
EDU 221 - Intro to Education (3 credits; Quarter 3 start) See description above.
EDU 288 - Practicum II (1 credit; Quarter 3 start) See description above.
MAT 120 - Mathematics for the Liberal Arts (GT, 4 credits) Highlights connections between mathematics and the society in which we live and is intended for liberal arts majors. Topics include set theory and logic, mathematical modeling, probability and statistical methods, and consumer mathematics.
WEL 100 - Safety for Welders (1 credit) Covers the hazards of welding on health and safety, locating essential safety information from a code or other standard, and identifying and applying shop safety procedures.
WEL 125 - Intro to Gas Metal Arc Welding (4 credits) Covers welding in all positions and on various joint configurations using the Gas Metal Arc Welding (Metal Inert Gas) welding process and flux core welding on carbon steel, stainless steel, and aluminum. Student should be familiar with basic metallurgy pertaining to the weld ability of metals, structural joints, and safety in the welding industry.
BIO 111 - General College Biology/Lab (GT, 5 credits; fall start) Examines the fundamental molecular, cellular and genetic principles characterizing plants and animals. Includes cell structure and function, and the metabolic processes of respiration, and photosynthesis, as well as cell reproduction and basic concepts of heredity. The course includes laboratory experience.
BIO 160 - Biotechnology (3 credits) Introduces the student to modern molecular biology technologies that include DNA, RNA, and proteins and prepares them for research and industry. Laboratory experience includes sterile technique, microscopy, media preparation, and bacterial culturing.
WEL 103 - Basic Shielded Metal Arc I (4 credits) Covers performing safety inspections, making minor repairs, adjusting operating parameters, and operating SMAW equipment utilizing E-6010, E-6013, and E-7018 electrodes. Layout procedures and practices will also be introduced.
Students can expect to spend 2-3 hours per week for each credit hour at home.
Resources are available at FRCC including an Online Writing Lab.
Coursework appears on high school and FRCC transcript.
Guaranteed Transfer (GT) classes will transfer to all public colleges and universities in Colorado (they are not guaranteed to transfer to out-of-state schools).

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