General Education
General Education Courses (3 Semester Credit Hours)
Course Title: Accounting (Introduction) N201
Course Description: This course introduces the principles of accounting for the sole proprietorship. The complete accounting cycle is presented, including transcribing and posting business transactions, preparation of simple financial statements, and the closing process.
Course Objective: The student will be introduced and familiarized with the principles and concepts used to gather, analyze, and summarize effectively; business data. Students will prepare financial reports used for decision making by managers, investors, owners, creditors, etc.
Course Title: Advanced English for Professional Offices C204
Prerequisites: Composition C101
Course Description: This course is for individuals who have a good grounding in English. It covers a wide range of topics which are most important in speaking, reading and writing good English of an advanced standard, both in everyday situations and in the workplace.
Course Objective: Students will improve their ability to use English confidently and fluently for career development. They will also study effective communication, written and spoken, in an office environment.
Course Title: American History I H103
Course Description: This course studies the dramatic story of the rise of the American nation from the time of discovery through the Civil War. The course will particularly examine the development of democratic government and the American national character. In the process, students will learn the basics of the historical method as they study relevant primary sources from the period.
Course Objective: Students will read, speak, and write on the sources presented in order to describe the story of the nation’s history and the essential nature of the American character in their own words. The goal will also be for students to understand history as a creative endeavor that requires an imaginative understanding of how man lives in time.
Course Title: American History II H104
Prerequisite: American History I H-104
Course Description: This course studies the development of the American nation from the time of the Civil War until the present day. The course will examine the experiences that Americans have lived through in the 20th Century and the problems that Americans will face in the 21st Century. In the process, students will learn the basics of the historical method as they study relevant primary sources from the period.
Course Objective: Students will read, speak, and write on the primary sources presented in order to describe the wider story of the nation’s history and how individuals have passed through that same history in recent times. The goal will also be for students to understand history as a creative endeavor that requires an imaginative understanding of how man lives in time.
Course Title: Communications (Interpersonal) C104
Course Description: This course introduces interpersonal communication with emphasis on one-to-one relationships and group discussions. Includes practice in articulation of ideas, feelings, and ideals; develops understanding and appreciation of these through listening and decision-making skills as well as semantics.
Course Objective: This course will help students become more competent communicators, understanding themselves, expressing themselves and understanding others better on the job, in the classroom, at home and in society.
Course Title: Communications (Oral) C201
Course Description: The course provides students with the variety of speaking and listening skills necessary to be effective and in control in an ever-broadening visual/verbal environment. In addition to learning the theories and applications of speech preparation and delivery, students engage in a study of the current issues of oral communication in society, mass media’s print and non-print traditions and relationships to the world including ethics and publication law.
Course Objective: Students will be able to speak effectively in front of a group or as part of a group, and demonstrate effective listening skills through their ability to analyze and interpret verbal messages for content, context, and affect, as well as retain messages acquired from the listening process.
Course Title: Communications (Study Skills) C105
Course Description: This course provides a practical guide to study skills such as goal setting, time management, listening, memory, note taking and test taking skills. Basic approaches to research techniques, oral and written communication in a classroom context (or oral and written presentations) and textbook reading are emphasized.
Course Objective: This course will help students understand how to use all necessary tools to become successful in their college careers by giving them practice with various study skills. Instruction is designed to lead them through the techniques involved in time management, note taking, test taking, textbook study, reading and listening skills.
Course Title: Composition C101
Course Description: This course will help students improve writing style, pre-writing skills, organization of ideas, and clarity of expression. The student will also learn rhetorical strategies for college essays.
Course Objective: The major goal of this course is to give the students practice and guidance in preparing college level essays utilizing various writing methods. Instruction is devised to help students learn to read, write, and analyze textbook and personal essays. Perceptive reading is required along with critical thinking and a supportive manner for working with others when evaluating essays.
Course Title: Composition C102
Prerequisite: Composition C101
Course Description: This course will help students improve writing style, writing skills, organization of ideas, and clarity of expression. The student will also learn rhetorical strategies for college essays.
Course Objective: The course will give the students practice and guidance in preparing college level essays utilizing various writing methods. Instruction is devised to help students learn to read, write, and analyze textbook and personal essays. Perceptive reading is required along with critical thinking and a supportive manner for working with others when evaluating essays.
Course Title: Critical Thinking C103
Course Description: The course attempts to promote the growth of knowledge and nurture the personal and professional development of those interested in the disciplines of business management.
Course Objective: Students will demonstrate an explicit understanding of principles of critical thought, the ability to reflect on issues and/or theories systematically, evaluate ethical problems, and present a solution in a systematic way, formulate specific questions from vague problems and select effective problem-solving strategies.
Course Title: Economic History of the United States H107
Course Description: This course examines the major aspects and evolution of the American economy from colonial times until the present. It includes an examination of industry, business, labor, and finance.
Course Objective: Students will read, speak, and write on the sources presented in order to describe the story of the American economy in the past and the story of the American economy in the present. The goal will also be for students to understand history as a creative endeavor that requires an imaginative understanding of how man lives in time.
Course Title: Gender Law and Politics B-204
Course Description: This course explores legal explanations of gender by examining Supreme Court cases, federal and state legislation, historical documents, news stories, and sexual inequality in the United States. The student will study the evolution of the family as a legal reality; political regulation of reproduction and sexual activity; economic inequality; the rise and fall of affirmative action; the changing role of gender in class consolidation; and the relationships between public and private life and the law and politics.
Course Objective: The student will explore American women in history and the ongoing process of taking gender into account in the U.S. justice system. The student will review feminist jurisprudence, voting behavior, socio-legal research and the courts, history of women’s rights in the U.S. due process-the law and the politics, privileges and immunities, equal protection, the importance of men’s rights, sex and procreation, law on sexual offences, sterilization, contraception, abortion, penalizing pregnancy, discrimination, general matters, workplace issues, military service, private and public associations, pregnancy & employment, family matters, domestic violence and the law, child custody, and surrogacy by studying legal cases related to these issues.
Course Title: Government (National) H105
Course Description: This course attempts to comprehend the workings of a democratic system wherein power is shared by many forces and individuals. It includes study of current events, reading, and discussion for the purpose of achieving a new grasp of the American system.
Course Objective: This course acquaints students with the workings of the American political system and how the Constitution relates directly to their lives. The course will explain the interrelation of congress, the courts, the bureaucracy and the media with politics.
Course Title: Government (Local & State) H-106
Course Description: Students study the legal foundations and the major institutions of state government: constitutions, laws, and officials. They analyze institutions: political parties, interest groups, and the formation and effect of public opinion on governmental officials and processes. Students learn about state government, acquire information from a variety of sources and use that information to arrive at decisions, to solve problems, and to create plans.
Course Title: Inquiry Project CIP-203 (GIP-203 if Paralegal Course)
Course Description: Inquiry Project is intended to be a serious exercise in the organization and presentation of written material in the legal studies or general education arena. Students select their own topics in consultation with their faculty/staff advisor. The student is responsible for the investigation of sources, the gathering of data, the selection of material, and the preparation of the project in acceptable form. There is a wide range in choice of topics. Students are expected to meet with their faculty/staff advisor on a regular basis throughout the semester, and are expected to submit drafted material in a timely matter. Progress or lack of progress on the project will be indicated when low grade notices are issued. The course will be developed for each student or group of students based upon specialty of interest, educational history, employment history, future plans and anticipated needs. The inquiry project may be an individual student project or a group of students who work together to produce a project.
Course Title: Introduction to Politics H108
Course Description: The course covers basic interests, concepts and methods of Politics and discusses the political aspects of human values and behavior, the structures and functions of national government and political parties, positions and philosophy.
Course Objective: To learn the basis of how the American political system is defined, how it work, who is involved, the philosophies of parties and people.
Course Title: Math (Basic College Math) N101
Course Description: This course is designed for individuals who need to improve their basic math skills. Students will learn the basic fundamentals of arithmetic (addition, subtraction, division, multiplication, fractions and decimals), as well as practical problem solving, computing with integers, fractions & decimals.
Course Objective: At the end of this course students will be able to add, subtract, multiply & divide whole numbers & decimals; align numbers correctly for adding, subtracting, multiplying & dividing; complete word problems, add, subtract and convert fractions.
Course Title: Math (Basic Algebra) N102
Prerequisite: Math (Basic College Math) N101
Course Description: This course introduces algebraic concepts, linear equations, solution of variable expressions, and the quadratic formula. It is designed for students with no or minimal algebra background.
Course Objectives: The student will learn how to simplify and evaluate variable expressions, solve equations in one variable, and solve word problems that can be reduced to one variable, graph and solve linear equations and factor and solve quadratic equations.
Course Title: Organizational Behavior B302
Course Description: Application of behavioral sciences to management of a law office, non-profit or the business arena. The investigation of contemporary theories and principles of human behavior. Topics include perception, personality, attitudes, motivation, leadership, decision making, communication, group processes, diversity, organization change, self-awareness, and stress management.
Course Objective: The students will develop an understand of and how to manage human behavior in organizations
Course Title: Persuasive Writing C202
Course Description: This course provides the keys to persuasive writing, writing simply and clearly and structuring sentences, paragraphs and documents for the reader to focus on the important arguments in order to react positively to them.
Course Objective: The student will learn the importance and effective use of the techniques of persuasion by completing writing exercises and working through examples and employing ways to express ideas effectively.
Course Title: Psychology B203
Course Description: This course presents an overview of the field of psychology. Designed to provide the student with a knowledge and understanding of basic principles in psychology and their applications to human behavior.
Course Objective: This course will acquaint students with the academic areas in the field of psychology by presenting an overview of the historical figures involved in the creation of the science of psychology, the various types of conditioning, personality development and psychotherapy.
Course Title: Reading and Writing Like a Lawyer for the Paralegal C203
Course Description: The role of the paralegal, as it involves reading and writing like a lawyer, will be the primary focus of this course. Students will study the methods of analyzing written legal material as well as the use of legalese and plain English in their writing.
Course Objective: The student will learn to be selective in his/her reading, read cases and statutes with a specific purpose, to analyze and brief case law, and to analyze statute. The student will also learn the characteristics of a well-written document, to avoid compound constructions, word-wasting, idioms, and surplus words, as well as to write with a focus on the actor, the action, and the object, to use proper grammar and punctuation in his/her writing, to distinguish between active and passive voice, and to avoid ambiguity in their writing in proper placement of modifiers, ages of people, and time and dates. Instructors will assess student understanding of the above-stated skills in classroom exercises, take-home assignments, and through classroom discussion of questions found in the Student Workbook.
Course Title: Sociology (Introduction) B202
Course Description: This course teaches human interaction and studies the application of scientific methods in the observation and analysis of social change, norms, groups, intergroup relations, social stratification, institutions, and basic socialization processes.
Course Objective: This course will assist the student in developing an awareness of the processes involved in human interaction. To this end, the course is designed to provide students with opportunities to learn the basic elements of sociology as an analytical behavioral science.
Course Title: Women in American History H109
Course Description: This course deals particularly with that part of social history concerned with what women have done since the founding of America. It focuses on events and movements which have offered special concern to women.
Course Objectives: Students will be able to comprehend the rich primary and secondary historical sources available for the study of women in American history and evaluate the unique and critical role women have played in the development of American culture, politics, economy, society, and law .
Course Title: World History H101
Course Description: This course covers the political, social, and cultural developments of people around the world from ancient times to 1500 A.D. Although all major world civilizations will be surveyed, the central focus will be on western civilization. In the process, students will learn the basics of the historical method as they study relevant primary sources from the period.
Course Objective: Students will read, speak, and write on the sources presented in order to describe the story of the world civilization through the 15th century. The goal will also be for students to understand history as a creative endeavor that requires an imaginative understanding of how man lives in time.
Course Title: World History H102
Prerequisite: World History H101
Course Description: This course covers the political, social, and cultural developments of people around the world from 1500 A.D. to the present. Although all major world civilizations will be surveyed, the central focus will be on western civilization. In the process, students will learn the basics of the historical method as they study relevant primary sources from the period.
Course Objective: Students will read, speak, and write on the sources presented in order to describe the story of the world civilization from the 16th century to the present. The goal will also be for students to understand history as a creative endeavor that requires an imaginative understanding of how man lives in time.