May 14, 2024  
2020-2021 Catalog 
    
2020-2021 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Master Course List


Key

✽ - Applies to CMC AA/AS degree

◆ - Colorado State Guaranteed Transfer Course

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NOTE: Not all courses are offered at every campus each term. Not all programs/courses are available at every campus and may require travel to another campus or access via technology-enhanced modalities (Webex, hybrid, or online).

 

Geography GEO

  
  • ◆ GEO 111 - Physical Geography: Landforms (GT-SC1)

    4.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Requires college-level composition and reading placement.
    Examines the principles of Earth’s physical processes, emphasizing landforms, soils, and hydrology. Examines the formation and distribution of landforms, such as mountains, valleys, and deserts, and their shaping by fluvial and other processes. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-SC1 category.
    LEC 45 Contact hours LAB 30 Contact hours
  
  • ◆ GEO 112 - Physical Geography - Weather & Climate (GT-SC1)

    4.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Requires college-level composition and reading placement.
    Introduces the principles of meteorology, climatology, world vegetation patterns, and world regional climate classification. Incorporates an integrated process of lecture, discussion, and laboratory assignments and may be transferred to colleges and universities as a science credit.
    LEC 45 Contact hours LAB 30 Contact hours
  
  •    GEO 175 - Special Topics

    1.0 - 6.0 Credits
    Provides students with a vehicle to pursue in-depth exploration of special topics of interest.
    LEC 15 Contact hours per credit

Geology GEY

  
  • ◆ GEY 108 - Geology of U.S. National Parks (GT-SC2)

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: College-level composition and reading placement.
    Explores significant geologic features and the processes that create them using examples and case studies from the U.S. National Park System. Weathering and erosional landforms, caves and reefs, coasts, glaciers, volcanoes, and complex mountains are discussed. Fundamental geologic concepts including plate tectonics, deep time, and rock classifications are introduces and incorporated throughout the course. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-SC2 category.
    LEC 45 Contact hrs
  
  • ◆ GEY 111 - Physical Geology w/ Lab (GT-SC1)

    4.0 Credits


    Prerequisites: Requires college-level composition and reading placement.
    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.

    The Colorado Commission on Higher Education has approved GEY 111 for inclusion in the Guaranteed Transfer (GT) Pathways program in the GT-SC1 category. For transferring students, successful completion with a minimum C- grade guarantees transfer and application of credit in this GT Pathways category. For more information on the GT Pathways program, go to http://highered.colorado.gov/academics/transfers/gtpathways/curriculum.html.
    LEC 45 Contact hours LAB 30 Contact hours

  
  • ◆ GEY 112 - Historical Geology (GT-SC1)

    4.0 Credits


    Prerequisites: GEY 111  with a grade of C- or higher; or instructor permission.
    Covers the development of Earth through the vast span of geologic time. Emphasis is on the investigation and interpretation of sedimentary rocks and features, the record of ancient environments, fossil life forms, and physical events in Earth’s history within the framework of plate tectonics. This course includes laboratory experience.

    The Colorado Commission on Higher Education has  approved GEY 112 for inclusion in the Guaranteed Transfer (GT) Pathways program in the GT-SC1 category. For transferring students, successful completion with a minimum C- grade guarantees transfer and application of credit in this GT Pathways category. For more information on the GT Pathways program, go to http://highered.colorado.gov/academics/transfers/gtpathways/curriculum.html.
    Prev. Course Codes: GEY-121
    LEC 45 Contact hours LAB 30 Contact hours

  
  • ◆ GEY 135 - Environmental Geology w/ Lab (GT-SC1)

    4.0 Credits


    Prerequisites: Requires college-level composition and reading placement.
    Introduces the subject of geology as it relates to human activities. Geologic hazards such as floods, landslides, earthquakes, and volcanoes are investigated. Mineral, energy, soil, and water resources are discussed in terms of their geologic formation and identification, usage by society, and associated environmental impacts. Land use issues, waste, and pollution are also examined.

    The Colorado Commission on Higher Education has approved GEY 135 for inclusion in the Guaranteed Transfer (GT) Pathways program in the GT-SC1 category. For transferring students, successful completion with a minimum C- grade guarantees transfer and application of credit in this GT Pathways category. For more information on the GT Pathways program, go to http://highered.colorado.gov/academics/transfers/gtpathways/curriculum.html.
    LEC 45 Contact hours LAB 30 Contact hours

  
  •    GEY 175 - Special Topics

    1.0 - 6.0 Credits
    Presents students with a vehicle to pursue special topics of interest. The content of this course is designed on an as needed basis to provide current, up-to-date information.
    LEC 15 Contact hours per credit
  
  • ✽ GEY 205 - Geology of Colorado

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Requires college-level composition and reading placement.
    Covers the geologic history of Colorado with emphasis on formation of mountain ranges, igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rock types, ore deposits, and landforms. Incorporates field experience and/or class room lectures.
    Prev. Course Codes: GEY-270AA, GLY-270AA
    LEC 45 Contact hours
  
  • ✽ GEY 208 - Geology Field Trip

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Requires college-level composition and reading placement.
    Involves in-depth field studies of the geology of a specific region in the United States. Field trips lasting less than a week constitute the major activities of the course. The specific area of investigation is indicated in the schedule of classes each time the course is offered.
    Prev. Course Codes: GEY-208A, GEY-208B, GEY-208C, GEY-208A, GEY-208, GEY-208B, GEY-208C, GEY-208A
    LECLB 67.5 Contact hours
  
  • ◆ GEY 216 - General Oceanography with Lab (GT-SC1)

    4.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Prior completion of GEY 111  with a grade of C- or higher.
    Provides an introduction to modern geological and physical oceanography, with lesser emphasis on chemical and biological oceanography. Plate tectonics, seafloor geomorphology, marine sediments, coasts, physical and chemical properties of seawater, marine resources, environmental concerns, and water movement in currents, waves, and tides are among the topics covered. This course includes laboratory experience. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-SC1 category.
    LEC 45 Contact hrs LAB 30 Contact hrs
  
  •    GEY 228 - Field Geology

    4.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Prior completion of GEY 111  and GEY 112  with a grade of C- or higher.
    Provides students with the opportunity to experience geology in a field setting, apply geologic principles, and complete in-depth studies of the specific geologic features and history of an area of geologic interest. A field trip lasting between seven and fourteen days is the highlight of the course. The specific area of investigation is indicated in the schedule of classes each time the course if offered. Trips may be within or outside of the United States.
    LAB 120 Contact hours

Health & Wellness HWE

  
  • ✽ HWE 100 - Human Nutrition

    3.0 Credits
    Introduces basic principles of nutrition with emphasis on personal nutrition. This course focuses on macro and micro nutrients and their effects on the functions of the human body. Special emphasis is placed on the application of wellness, disease, and lifespan as it pertains to nutrition.
    Prev. Course Codes: BIO-132
    LEC 45 Contact hours
  
  •    HWE 101 - Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation

    0.5 Credits
    Teaches emergency procedures for respiratory, obstructed airway, and cardiac arrest victims of all ages. It meets certification requirements of the American Red Cross, the American Heart Association, Medic First Aid, or ASHI.
    Prev. Course Codes: EFA-124A, EFA-024A, EFA-024, EFA-117E
    LECLB 8 Contact hours
  
  •    HWE 102 - Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Recertification

    0.5 Credits
    Reviews CPR for those whose CPR card is due but not expired. Student must provide a copy of current CPR certification. Recertification can be done for Professional Rescuer, Community, Adult, Child and Infant CPR.
    LEC 9 Contact hours
  
  •    HWE 103 - Community First Aid and CPR

    0.5 Credits
    Prepares the student for certification in CPR and basic first aid. Skills will include basic life support, airway obstruction, control of bleeding, shock, and patient care for the unconscious.
    Prev. Course Codes: PED-125A
    LECLB 9 Contact hours
  
  •    HWE 106 - Infant & Child CPR/First Aid

    0.5 Credits
    Emphasis on the skills needed to recognize and respond calmly to childhood emergencies and to help prevent childhood accidents. Topics include primary assessment, airway obstructions, infant and child CPR, control of bleeding, illness assessment, sudden illness, motor vehicle safety, injury assessment, burns, fractures, wounds, child abuse, hypothermia, and communication.
    Prev. Course Codes: HWE-113, HWE-112, EFA-110, EFA-010
    LECLB 8 Contact hours
  
  • ✽ HWE 111 - Health and Wellness

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Requires college-level composition and reading placement.
    Explores the six components of wellness: physical, social, intellectual, spiritual, emotional, and occupational. Topics include health risks, wellness behaviors, and personal behavior change in the areas of nutrition; exercise; substance abuse; stress management; cardiovascular and cancer risk factors; the aging process; and violence, death, and dying in our society. Provides tools to complete self-assessments and develop a wellness program for a healthier lifestyle across a lifespan.
    Prev. Course Codes: PED-171
    LEC 45 Contact hours
  
  •    HWE 113 - First Aid & Adult CPR

    0.5 Credits
    Teaches the recognition and care for breathing and cardiac emergencies for victims 8 years old and up; identify and care for life-threatening bleeding, sudden illness, and injuries.
    Prev. Course Codes: HWE-115
    LEC 7.5 Contact hours
  
  • ✽ HWE 117 - Mental Health First Aid

    1.0 Credits
    Covers common mental disorders and mental health crises. This course trains first responders to take basic action steps to address mental health issues. This course is not intended to train students as mental health professionals.
    LEC 15 Contact hours
  
  •    HWE 175 - Special Topics

    0.5 - 6.0 Credits
    Provides students with a vehicle to pursue in-depth exploration of special topics of interest.
    LEC 15 Contact hours per credit
  
  • ✽ HWE 245 - Physiology of Exercise

    3.0 Credits
    Introduces the physiological effects and responses by the body to the stressor of exercise. This course focuses on fundamental concepts of exercise physiology including metabolic, nervous, cardiovascular, respiratory, and musculoskeletal systems, and the significance of these effects on health and performance.
    Prev. Course Codes: PED-250
    LEC 30 Contact hrs LAB 30 Contact hrs

Health Information Technology HIT

  
  •    HIT 120 - Working with Health IT Systems

    4.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: HPR 106 , HPR 139 , and MAP 110  with a grade of C- or higher.
    Provides hands-on experience through simulations and case studies with a computerized HIT system/electronic health record, utilizing contemporary on-line systems with simulated data.   The course will include additional lecture, project work, and practice in the use of HIT systems.  Students will play the role of practitioners using these systems and experience threats to security and gain an appreciation of the need for standards and high levels of usability.  Students will also learn how errors can occur and ways to minimize them.
    LECLB 90 Contact hours

Health Professional HPR

  
  •    HPR 100 - Introduction to Health

    3.0 Credits
    Provides an exploratory course for students interested in a health career. Basic health skills such as vital signs and CPR will be included.
    Prev. Course Codes: HPR-105
    LEC 45 Contact hours
  
  •    HPR 102 - CPR for Professionals (list certification)

    0.5 Credits
    Meets the requirements for American Red Cross Professional Rescuer CPR or American Heart Association Basic Life Support for those who work in emergency services, health care, and other professional areas. Material presented in the course is basic patient assessment, basic airway management, rescue breathing, and CPR for infant, child, and adult patients.
    Prev. Course Codes: EFA-119, EFA-018
    LECLB 8 Contact hours
  
  •    HPR 103 - CPR for Professionals Renewal

    0.5 Credits
    Provides opportunity for currently certified CPR providers to renew certificates. Note: current healthcare provider CPR card required.
    LEC 4 Contact hours
  
  •    HPR 106 - Law & Ethics for Health Professionals

    2.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Requires college-level composition and reading placement.
    Introduces students to the study and application of medico-legal concepts in medical careers. This course seeks to establish a foundation for ethical behavior and decision-making in health professions.
    LEC 30 Contact hours
  
  •    HPR 112 - Phlebotomy

    4.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Requires college-level composition and reading placement.
    Teaches the duties associated with the practice of venipuncture, capillary puncture, and special collection procedures. This course provides experience with quality control, infection control, safety procedures, as well as
    laboratory computer systems. Successful completion of this course, with an adequate number of blood draws, will constitute eligibility for application for a National Phlebotomy Registry Examination. This course has a fee that may be non-refundable. Please see the registration staff for more information.
    LECLB 90 Contact Hours
  
  •    HPR 118 - Introduction to Nutrition

    2.0 Credits


    This course is an introduction to nutrition. Students will receive an overview of the essential nutrients of human nutrition and an introduction to medical nutritional support modalities.
    Prev. Course Codes: HPR 115

     
    LEC 30 Contact hours

  
  •    HPR 120 - ACLS

    1.0 Credits
    Presents the required material for ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) completion. It will cover arrhythmias, medications, therapeutic modalities for life threatening arrhythmias, airway management, and other treatment modalities used in cardiac and respiratory arrest.
    Prev. Course Codes: EMS-210, EMT-210
    LEC 15 Contact hours
  
  •    HPR 125 - Outdoor Emergency Care

    4.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Requires college-level composition and reading placement.
    Prepares the student without previous first aid training to handle the emergency care problems seen at alpine and nordic ski areas. The knowledge and skills are oriented toward the wilderness setting with special emphasis on ski and snowboard injuries, altitude and cold weather illnesses, wilderness extrications, and the special equipment ski patrollers need for emergency care and transportation in the outdoor environment. This is a National Ski Patrol course. This course has a fee that may be non-refundable. Please see the registration staff for more information.
    Prev. Course Codes: HWE, 125
    LEC 30 Contact hours LAB 60 Contact hours
  
  •    HPR 126 - Outdoor Emergency Care Refresher

    0.5 Credits
    Prerequisites: HPR 125  with a grade of C- or higher.
    Provides for maintenance of a uniform skill level and acts as a means of national recertification for Winter Emergency Care.
    Prev. Course Codes: EFA-121, EFA-020
    LEC 8 Contact hours
  
  •    HPR 128 - Personal Care Assistant

    2.0 Credits
    Provides skills through lecture and hands-on lab experience in the classroom environment. Topics include patient assistance skills in the home, safety issues & body mechanics. This course is designed to provide home care by assistants who attend to intermediate client medical needs in the home while continuing to provide companionship. This course builds on the knowledge of the homemaker assistant course. This course has a fee that may be non-refundable. Please see the registration staff for more information.
    LECLB 45 Contact hours
  
  • ✽ HPR 139 - Medical Terminology

    2.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Requires college-level composition and reading placement.
    Discusses the structure of medical terms with emphasis on using and combining prefixes, roots and suffixes. This class includes terms related to major body systems, oncology, and psychiatry, as well as clinical laboratory and diagnostic procedures and imaging, and provides accepted pronunciation and spelling of terms used in the healthcare setting.
    Prev. Course Codes: HSC-120, HSC-121, HSC-123, HPR-178
    LEC 30 Credits
  
  •    HPR 180 - Phlebotomy Internship

    2.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: HPR 112  and HPR 139  with a grade of C or higher.
    Provides students with the opportunity to supplement coursework with practical work experience related to their educational program.  Students will work under the immediate supervision of experienced personnel at the business location and with the direct guidance of the instructor.  Documentation of immunizations, criminal background check, and permission of instructor are required.
    COOP 90 Contact hours
  
  •    HPR 190 - Basic EKG Interpretation

    2.0 Credits
    Provides instruction for interpretation of EKG strips, anatomy and physiology of the heart, using three-lead monitoring as a guide. Twelve-lead EKG may be discussed.
    LEC 30 Contact hours

Health, Physical Education & Recreation

  
  • ✽ HPE 140 - Water Safety Instructor

    2.0 Credits
    Prepares students to become certified by the American Red Cross (ARC) as a Water Safety Instructor (WSI). Enables students to develop skills for teaching infant and preschool aquatics, Levels 1-7 in the Learn to Swim program, Community Water Safety, and Water Safety Instructor Aide. Focuses on teaching people with special needs, and planning and conducting safe and effective swim lessons.
    Prev. Course Codes: REC-110, REC-017, REC-112, PER-150
    LECLB 45 Contact hours

Historic Preservation Program HPP

  
  •    HPP 100 - Introduction to Historic Preservation

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Requires college-level composition and reading placement.
    Surveys the historical antecedents of the Historic Preservation Movement in America and introduces its theoretical foundations.
    LEC 45 Contact hours
  
  •    HPP 110 - Historic Research & Documentation

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Requires college-level composition and reading placement.
    Introduces the research and documentation methodologies for recordation and recognition of historic cultural resources.
    LECLB 67.5 Contact hours
  
  •    HPP 112 - Introduction to HABS/HAER/HALS

    2.0 Credits
    Introduces students to the Historic American Building Survey (HABS), Historic American Engineering Record (HAER), and Historic American Landscape Survey (HALS) documentation programs administered by the National Park Service. It includes the program(s) functions, achievements, goals, and documentation methods.
    LECLB 45 Contact hours
  
  •    HPP 113 - HABS/HAER/HALS Documentation

    3.0 Credits
    Introduces students to the Historic American Building Survey, Historic American Engineering Record, and Historic American Landscape Survey documentation program(s) administered by the National Park Service. It includes the program(s) functions, achievements, goals, and documentation methods culminating in the development of a HABS, HAER, or HALS project and submission to the National Park Service for acceptance and archival in the Library of Congress.
    LAB 90 Contact hours
  
  •    HPP 120 - Dynamics of Historic Preservation: Law, Business, & Economics

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Requires college-level composition and reading placement.
    Explores the legal, business, and economic context of historic preservation. Issues on preservation legislation, real estate development, zoning, entrepreneurship, economic incentives, and planning are addressed.
    LEC 45 Contact hours
  
  •    HPP 175 - Special Topics

    1.0 - 6.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Requires college-level composition and reading placement.
    Provides students with a vehicle to pursue special topics of interest in historic preservation. The content of this course is designed on an as-needed basis to provide current, up-to-date information.
    LEC 15 Contact hours per credit
  
  •    HPP 275 - Special Topics

    1.0 - 6.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Requires college-level composition and reading placement.
    Provides students with a vehicle to pursue special topics of interest in historic preservation. The content of this course is designed on an as-needed basis to provide current, up-to-date information.
    LEC 15 Contact hours per credit

History HIS

  
  • ◆ HIS 101 - Western Civilization: Antiquity-1650 (GT-HI1)

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Accuplacer Sentence Skills (SS) score of 95 or higher and Reading Comprehension (RC) score of 80 or higher; or Next Generation Accuplacer Writing scores 246-300; or equivalent ACT/SAT scores; or passed CCR 092 , CCR 093 , CCR 094 , or ENG-090 with a grade of C- or better. The college may also use previous academic history, including high school information, for placement.
    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. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-HI1 category.
    Prev. Course Codes: HIS-152
    LEC 45 Contact hours
  
  • ◆ HIS 102 - Western Civilization: 1650-Present (GT-HI1)

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Accuplacer Sentence Skills (SS) score of 95 or higher and Reading Comprehension (RC) score of 80 or higher; or Next Generation Accuplacer Writing scores 246-300; or equivalent ACT/SAT scores; or passed CCR 092 , CCR 093 , CCR 094 , or ENG-090 with a grade of C- or better. The college may also use previous academic history, including high school information, for placement.
    Explores a number of events, peoples, groups, ideas, institutions, and trends that have shaped Western Civilization from 1650 to the present. 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. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-HI1 category.
    Prev. Course Codes: HIS-152
    LEC 45 Contact hours
  
  • ◆ HIS 111 - The World: Antiquity-1500 (GT-HI1)

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Accuplacer Sentence Skills (SS) score of 95 or higher and Reading Comprehension (RC) score of 80 or higher; or Next Generation Accuplacer Writing scores 246-300; or equivalent ACT/SAT scores; or passed CCR 092 , CCR 093 , CCR 094 , or ENG-090 with a grade of C- or better. The college may also use previous academic history, including high school information, for placement.
    Explores a number of peoples, groups, ideas, institutions, and trends that have shaped World History from the prehistoric era to 1500. 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. Enables the student to view history up to 1500 CE 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. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-HI1 category.
    LEC 45 Contact hours
  
  • ◆ HIS 112 - The World: 1500-Present (GT-HI1)

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Accuplacer Sentence Skills (SS) score of 95 or higher and Reading Comprehension (RC) score of 80 or higher; or Next Generation Accuplacer Writing scores 246-300; or equivalent ACT/SAT scores; or passed CCR 092 , CCR 093 , CCR 094 , or ENG-090 with a grade of C- or better. The college may also use previous academic history, including high school information, for placement.
    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. Enables students to view history post 1500 CE 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. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-HI1 category.
    LEC 45 Contact hours
  
  • ◆ HIS 121 - US History to Reconstruction (GT-HI1)

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Accuplacer Sentence Skills (SS) score of 95 or higher and Reading Comprehension (RC) score of 80 or higher; or Next Generation Accuplacer Writing scores 246-300; or equivalent ACT/SAT scores; or passed CCR 092 , CCR 093 , CCR 094 , or ENG-090 with a grade of C- or better. The college may also use previous academic history, including high school information, for placement.
    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. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-HI1 category.
    Prev. Course Codes: HIS-201, HIS-251
    LEC 45 Contact hours
  
  • ◆ HIS 122 - US History Since the Civil War (GT-HI1)

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Accuplacer Sentence Skills (SS) score of 95 or higher and Reading Comprehension (RC) score of 80 or higher; or Next Generation Accuplacer Writing scores 246-300; or equivalent ACT/SAT scores; or passed CCR 092 , CCR 093 , CCR 094 , or ENG-090 with a grade of C- or better. The college may also use previous academic history, including high school information, for placement.
    Explores events, trends, peoples, groups, cultures, ideas, and institutions in United States History, including the multiple perspectives of gender, class, and ethnicity, from the American Civil War to the present. Focuses on developing, practicing, and strengthening the skills historians use while constructing knowledge in the discipline. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-HI1 category.
    Prev. Course Codes: HIS-202, HIS-252
    LEC 45 Contact hours
  
  •    HIS 175 - Special Topics

    1.0 - 5.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Requires college-level composition and reading placement.
    Focuses on the exploration of current topics, issues, and activities related to one or more aspects of history.
    LEC 15 Contact hours per credit
  
  • ◆ HIS 207 - American Environmental History (GT-HI1)

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Accuplacer Sentence Skills (SS) score of 95 or higher and Reading Comprehension (RC) score of 80 or higher; or Next Generation Accuplacer Writing scores 246-300; or equivalent ACT/SAT scores; or passed CCR 092 , CCR 093 , CCR 094 , or ENG-090 with a grade of C- or better. The college may also use previous academic history, including high school information, for placement.
    Traces and analyzes the relationships between Americans and their natural environments throughout the history of the United States. Environmental history interprets the changing ways diverse people have used and viewed their environments over time. Examines the development of conservation movements and environmental policies in modern America. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-HI1 category.
    LEC 45 Contact hours
  
  • ◆ HIS 208 - American Indian History (GT-HI1)

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Accuplacer Sentence Skills (SS) score of 95 or higher and Reading Comprehension (RC) score of 80 or higher; or Next Generation Accuplacer Writing scores 246-300; or equivalent ACT/SAT scores; or passed CCR 092 , CCR 093 , CCR 094 , or ENG-090 with a grade of C- or better. The college may also use previous academic history, including high school information, for placement.
    Analyzes historical and socio-cultural change for Native Americans from pre-colonial America to the present, emphasizing those processes and relations with non-Native Americans which have contributed to the current conditions. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-HI1 category.
    LEC 45 Contact hours
  
  • ◆ HIS 215 - Women in U.S. History (GT-HI1)

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Accuplacer Sentence Structure (SS) score of 95 or higher and Reading Comprehension (RC) score of 80 or higher; or Next Generation Accuplacer Writing scores 246-300; or equivalent ACT/SAT scores; or passed CCR 092 , CCR 093 , CCR 094 , or ENG-090 with a grade of C- or better. The college may also use previous academic history, including high school information, for placement.
    Examines women’s changing roles in American history from the pre-colonial native population to the present. Emphasizes the nature of women’s work and the participation of women in the family, political, religious, and cultural activities and in social reform movements. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-HI1 category.
    LEC 45 Contact hours
  
  • ◆ HIS 225 - Colorado History (GT-HI1)

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Accuplacer Sentence Skills (SS) score of 95 or higher and Reading Comprehension (RC) score of 80 or higher; or Next Generation Accuplacer Writing scores 246-300; or equivalent ACT/SAT scores; or passed CCR 092 , CCR 093 , CCR 094 , or ENG-090 with a grade of C- or better. The college may also use previous academic history, including high school information, for placement.
    Presents the story of the people, society, and cultures of Colorado from its earliest Native Americans, through the Spanish influx, the explorers, the fur traders and mountain men, the gold rush, railroad builders, the cattlemen and farmers, the silver boom, the tourists, and the modern state. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-HI1 category.
    LEC 45 Contact hours
  
  • ◆ HIS 236 - U.S. History Since 1945 (GT-HI1)

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Accuplacer Sentence Skills (SS) score of 95 or higher and Reading Comprehension (RC) score of 80 or higher; or Next Generation Accuplacer Writing scores 246-300; or equivalent ACT/SAT scores; or passed CCR 092 , CCR 093 , CCR 094 , or ENG-090 with a grade of C- or better. The college may also use previous academic history, including high school information, for placement.
    Focuses on the major political, economic, social, and cultural developments that have shaped modern America. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-HI1 category.
    LEC 45 Contact hours
  
  • ◆ HIS 243 - History of Modern China (GT-HI1)

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Accuplacer Sentence Skills (SS) score of 95 or higher and Reading Comprehension (RC) score of 80 or higher;  or Next Generation Accuplacer Writing scores 246-300; or equivalent ACT/SAT scores; or passed CCR 092 , CCR 093 , CCR 094 , or ENG-090 with a grade of C- or better. The college may also use previous academic history, including high school information, for placement.
    This course traces the political, ideological, economic, religious, social, and cultural developments of modern China from the Qing dynasty through the political and economic revolutions of the 20th century. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-HI1 category.
    LEC 45 Contact hours
  
  • ◆ HIS 244 - History of Latin America (GT-HI1)

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Accuplacer Sentence Skills (SS) score of 95 or higher and Reading Comprehension (RC) score of 80 or higher; or Next Generation Accuplacer Writing scores 246 or higher; or equivalent ACT/SAT scores; or passed CCR 092 , CCR 093 , CCR 094 , or ENG-090 with a grade of C- or better. The college may also use previous academic history, including high school information, for placement.
    Focuses on the major political, economic, social, and cultural influences that have shaped Latin America from pre-European conquest to the present. Emphasizes the early history of Latin America but connects it to the present. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-HI1 category.
    LEC 45 Contact hours
  
  • ◆ HIS 245 - U.S. in the World (GT-HI1)

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Accuplacer Sentence Skills (SS) score of 95 or higher and Reading Comprehension (RC) score of 80 or higher; or Next Generation Accuplacer Writing scores 246 or higher; or equivalent ACT/SAT scores; or passed CCR 092 , CCR 093 , CCR 094 , or ENG-090 with a grade of C- or better. The college may also use previous academic history, including high school information, for placement.
    This course focuses on major themes of United States history in the context of worldwide historical phenomena including global contacts and exchange, colonial frontiers and international trade, America’s influence on the age of revolutions, industrialization and movement of populations, urbanization and rural change, and expansion of state power and rise of social movements. Through readings and discussions on problems in political, social, public, and personal history students will gain an understanding of historical processes and methodology and will learn how to use critical historical analysis in order to achieve a greater perspective on the U.S.’s role in world history. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-HI1 category.
    LEC 45 Contact hours
  
  • ◆ HIS 247 - 20th Century World History (GT-HI1)

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Accuplacer Sentence Skills (SS) score of 95 or higher and Reading Comprehension (RC) score of 80 or higher; or Next Generation Accuplacer Writing scores 246 or higher; or equivalent ACT/SAT scores; or passed CCR 092 , CCR 093 , CCR 094 , or ENG-090 with a grade of C- or better. The college may also use previous academic history, including high school information, for placement.
    Investigates the major political, social, and economic developments, international relationships, scientific breakthroughs, and cultural trends that have shaped the various global regions and nation-states from 1900 to the present. Emphasizes the interactions of global regions and nation-states. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-HI1 category.
    LEC 45 Contact hours
  
  • ◆ HIS 249 - History of Islamic Civilization (GT-HI1)

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Accuplacer Sentence Skills (SS) score of 95 or higher and Reading Comprehension (RC) score of 80 or higher; or Next Generation Accuplacer Writing scores 246 or higher; or equivalent ACT/SAT scores; or passed CCR 092 , CCR 093 , CCR 094 , or ENG-090 with a grade of C- or better. The college may also use previous academic history, including high school information, for placement.
    Surveys the tenets of Islam and the political, social, and cultural history of the civilizations which embraced it from the 6th century to the modern day.  Focuses on the diversity and dynamism of Islamic civilizations through time by looking at legal systems, scientific and artistic accomplishments, philosophical heterogeneity, and political developments. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-HI1 category.
    LEC 45 Contact hours
  
  •    HIS 252 - History of India

    3.0 Credits
    Focuses on the major political, economic, social, and cultural developments of the subcontinent of India from prehistoric times to the present. Students will explore the major events that have occurred in India throughout time through the lens of: the multitudinous cultures and races and how they have cooperated; the impacts of the environment on the history of the region; the contributions of Indian cultures to world history; the material culture of the region; and the religious-based nuances of the subcontinent’s cultural narrative.
    LEC 45 Contact hours
  
  • ◆ HIS 260 - U.S. Foreign Relations History (GT-HI1)

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Accuplacer Sentence Skills (SS) score of 95 or higher and Reading Comprehension (RC) score of 80 or higher; or Next Generation Accuplacer Writing scores 246 or higher; or equivalent ACT/SAT scores; or passed CCR 092 , CCR 093 , CCR 094 , or ENG-090 with a grade of C- or better. The college may also use previous academic history, including high school information, for placement.
    Provides an overview of the history of United States foreign relations from the colonial era to the present and includes the pertinent political, military, economic, diplomatic, social, religious, ideological, and cultural topics. At various points, issues such as race, class, gender, immigration, expansion, and the environment will be covered. This course also focuses on developing, practicing and strengthening the skills historians use while constructing knowledge in the discipline. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-HI1 category.
    LEC 45 Contact hours
  
  •    HIS 275 - Special Topics

    1.0 - 5.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Accuplacer Sentence Skills (SS) score of 95 or higher and Reading Comprehension (RC) score of 80 or higher; or Next Generation Accuplacer Writing scores 246 or higher; or equivalent ACT/SAT scores; or passed CCR 092 , CCR 093 , CCR 094 , or ENG-090 with a grade of C- or better
    Focuses on the exploration of current topics, issues, and activities related to one or more aspects of history.
    LEC 15 Contact hours per credit

Holistic Health Professional HHP

  
  •    HHP 161 - Meditation for Health

    1.0 Credits
    Incorporates the practice of fundamental techniques for training your mind to be quiet and peaceful; to focus your thoughts on what you choose; to stimulate the mind-body conversation to enhance your own health.
    LEC 15 Contact hours
  
  • ✽ HHP 221 - High Level Wellness

    1.0 Credits
    Explores the positive dimensions of healthy lifestyles and covers the techniques to meet the basic needs of illness, prevention, and burnout.
    LEC 15 Contact hours
  
  •    HHP 224 - Introduction to Massage Therapy

    1.0 Credits
    Teaches hands-on techniques to complete a full-body massage along with integration of healing touch. Swedish massage techniques and basic foot reflexology combined with a complete energy balance are performed and experienced by each student.
    Prev. Course Codes: HSC-175
    LECLB 22.5 Contact hours
  
  • ✽ HHP 267 - Living Without Limits

    0.5 Credits
    Focuses on the steps which can be taken to clarify goals, get support for challenges, and act effectively to accomplish one’s life dreams.
    LEC 7.5 Contact hours

Hospitality (Resort Management) HOS

  
  •    HOS 110 - Introduction to Hospitality

    3.0 Credits
    Introduces learners to careers and the organization and structure of the hospitality industry including: hotels, restaurants, non-commercial food service, travel and tourism, conventions and meetings, clubs, and other food service entities. Topics include exploring career opportunities, understanding the world of hotels and restaurants, food service organizational structures, an introduction to the meetings industry, and analyzing the size and scope of the non-commercial foods segment. This course has a fee that may be non-refundable. Please see the registration staff for more information.
    Prev. Course Codes: RMA-100, RMA-010, RMA-110
    LEC 45 Contact hours
  
  •    HOS 115 - Introduction to Spa Management

    3.0 Credits
    Introduces learners to the history, organization, and careers in the spa industry. Topics include exploring the benefits of spas and healthy lifestyles, traditions and treatments affiliated with spas, the business and philosophy of spas, the historical and cultural development of spas, spa terminology, industry trends, future directions, and career opportunities in the spa community.
    LEC 45 Contact hours
  
  •    HOS 116 - Spa Retailing

    3.0 Credits
    This course is designed to educate and train spa professionals in the art and science of retail. The course will prepare students for the ISPA Retail Management for Spas exam. Students will be provided with business tools for growth, demand and change of the spa industry; and use informational tools and resources on subjects such as retail, financial management, compensation, consumer and industry research and trends, and standard operating procedures and management skills. Other topics include: retail strategies, planning, management, and administration; inventory purchasing and management; evaluating the financial performance of a spa; concepts of sales and service; visual merchandising; developing a timeline for the opening of a spa retail program; and determining the cost of sales in the spa retail area.
    LEC 45 Contact hours
  
  •    HOS 139 - Housekeeping Management

    2.0 Credits
    The basics of housekeeping management will be introduced in this course. Management functions, tools, and practices essential for supervision of the housekeeping department of a resort or hotel facility will be presented.
    Prev. Course Codes: HOS-141, RMA-120, RMA-058, RMA-228
    LEC 30 Contact hours
  
  •    HOS 140 - Front Office Procedures

    2.0 Credits
    A systematic approach to front office procedures is presented by detailing the flow of business through a hotel beginning with the reservation process and ending with billing and collection processes. This course also places front office procedures within the context operation of a hotel and examines front office management, the process of handling complaints and concerns regarding hotel safety.
    Prev. Course Codes: RMA-110, RMA-021, RMA-121
    LEC 30 Contact hours
  
  •    HOS 148 - Introduction to Food & Beverage Management

    3.0 Credits
    A marketing-focused approach to the challenges a food and beverage manager faces in developing a solid customer base is presented in this course. Topics include principles of food production and service management, including menu planning, purchasing, storage, beverage management, and food service layout and equipment. Students will prepare a plan for a food service facility.
    Prev. Course Codes: RMA-148, RMA-146, RMA-147, RMA-052, RMA-052L, RMA-222, RMA-222L, RMA-222
    LEC 45 Contact hours
  
  •    HOS 150 - Contemporary Club Management

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Requires college-level composition and reading placement.
    Introduces learners to the world of private club management.  Subject matter includes board of directors, service excellence, leadership in club operations, quality management systems, strategic management, marketing, human resource management, food and beverage operations, financial management, club computer systems, golf and fitness operations.
    LEC 45 Contact hours
  
  •    HOS 175 - Special Topics

    1.0 - 6.0 Credits
    Provides students with a vehicle to pursue special topics of interest. The content of this course is designed on an as needed basis to provide current, up-to-date information.
    Prev. Course Codes: RMA-270BB, RMA-270BC, RMA-270BW, RMA-270BC, RMA-270BB
    LEC 15 Contact hours per credit
  
  •    HOS 187 - Work Experience

    3.0 Credits
    Provides students an opportunity to gain practical experience in applying their occupational skills and/or to develop skills in a practical work setting. The instructor will work with the student to select an appropriate work site, establish learning objectives, and to coordinate learning activities with the employer or work site supervisor.
    COOP 135 Contact hours
  
  •    HOS 215 - Training and Development

    3.0 Credits
    The principles, procedures, and skills needed to develop and maintain a competent staff will be taught in this course. Learn to apply an easy, four-step training method to all hospitality functional areas.
    Prev. Course Codes: RMA-215, RMA-057, RMA-227
    LEC 45 Contact hours
  
  •    HOS 219 - Hospitality Law

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Requires college-level composition and reading placement.
    This course explores laws and regulations affecting the U.S. hospitality industry with many examples and case histories. Topics include protecting guests, loss of property, wages and hours, labor relations, worker’s compensation, franchising, and the Internet. This course is NOT recommended for international students, as it focuses solely on U.S. legal issues.
    LEC 45 Contact hours
  
  •    HOS 220 - Resort Planning

    3.0 Credits
    The operation of resort properties including planning, development, financing, investing, and marketing are topics of this course. Condominiums, time sharing, technological change, energy cost, and transportation are examined.
    Prev. Course Codes: RMA-220, RMA-062, RMA-232
    LEC 45 Contact hours
  
  •    HOS 221 - Basic Hotel & Restaurant Accounting

    3.0 Credits
    This course will help you develop a basic understanding of hotel and restaurant accounting procedures, with a focus on the computerized accounting used in today’s hospitality accounting situations. You’ll learn about taxation of business income, the role of governmental agencies, and how to read and analyze financial statements.
    LEC 45 Contact hours
  
  •    HOS 226 - Supervision in the Hospitality Industry

    3.0 Credits
    This course teaches the skills that can help you develop effective supervision and management skills that are essential to success in the industry. Topics include how to recruit, select, and train; increase productivity; control labor costs; communicate effectively; manage conflict and change; and use time management techniques. Resources on creating a professional development plan for your hospitality career can help you set the direction for future educational and professional endeavors.
    LEC 45 Contact hours
  
  •    HOS 240 - Purchasing & Menu Planning

    3.0 Credits
    Introduces the world of food service purchasing. The course initially provides the learner with an overview of the purchasing cycle and describes how to place and receive orders following procedures defined in the marketplace. The course describes the impact of innovative packaging processing on foods, describes the effect technology has on the present food service menu, and discusses concepts that impact the future.
    LEC 45 Contact hours
  
  •    HOS 242 - Hotel Sales and Marketing

    3.0 Credits
    Focuses on the basic elements of sales, marketing, rooms merchandising, convention planning, and basic food and beverage knowledge. The course emphasizes the relationship between the sales philosophy, the guest, and the hotel.
    Prev. Course Codes: RMA-141, RMA-022, RMA-122
    LEC 45 Contact hours
  
  •    HOS 246 - Marketing Hospitality Services

    3.0 Credits
    A sound marketing planning process, carefully followed, can increase a property’s profit. Marketing techniques of selected properties, the general marketing approaches of the major chains, and ways to develop a marketing plan for hotel and motel properties will be presented in this course.
    Prev. Course Codes: RMA-246, RMA-247, RMA-063, RMA-063L, RMA-223, RMA-223L, RMA-223
    LEC 45 Contact hours
  
  •    HOS 250 - Food, Beverage and Labor Cost Control

    3.0 Credits
    Introduces the student to concepts of food, beverage, and labor cost control in the hospitality business.
    Prev. Course Codes: RMA-241, RMA-054, RMA-224
    LEC 45 Contact hours
  
  •    HOS 255 - Human Resource Management

    3.0 Credits
    Studies the technical and legal challenges of hospitality human resource management from working within today’s employment laws to controlling absenteeism, dealing with unions, handling discipline and termination, and creating affordable wages and benefit programs. Explores controlling costs, increasing motivation and productivity, and how to find and keep good employees.
    Prev. Course Codes: RMA-255, RMA-070
    LEC 45 Contact hours
  
  •    HOS 256 - Quality Assurance Management

    3.0 Credits
    Advocates the principles of Participation Management which provides managers, supervisors, and employees the system to increase the profitability and productivity of lodging and food operations. Enables staff and management to work in an environment of complete understanding, thereby creating the quality of service desirable for guests.
    Prev. Course Codes: RMA-250, RMA-064
    LEC 45 Contact hours
  
  •    HOS 275 - Special Topics

    1.0 - 6.0 Credits
    Provides students with a vehicle to pursue special topics of interest. The content of this course is designed on an as needed basis to provide current, up-to-date information.
    LEC 15 Contact hours per credit
  
  •    HOS 287 - Work Experience I

    3.0 Credits
    Provides work experience for students to gain practical work experience related to their educational program.
    Prev. Course Codes: RMA-130C, RMA-030C, RMA-130C
    COOP 135 Contact hours
  
  •    HOS 289 - Work Experience II

    3.0 Credits
    The student will obtain specialized skills through on-the-job training related to the student’s desired vocational interest and goals. The student will work at least eight hours per week and consult an additional one hour per week with the instructor.
    Prev. Course Codes: RMA-230C, RMA-060C, RMA-230C
    COOP 135 Contact hours

Humanities HUM

  
  • ◆ HUM 103 - Introduction to Film Art (GT-AH2)

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Requires college-level composition and reading placement.
    Introduces film terminology and narrative techniques to explore how film conveys meaning and to study the relationships among film form, content, and audience reception. This course emphasizes active viewing, discussion, and critical analysis of films from different cultures and eras. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-AH2 category.
    Prev. Course Codes: HUM-134, HUM-165
    LEC 45 Contact hours
  
  • ◆ HUM 115 - World Mythology (GT-AH2)

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Requires college-level composition and reading placement.
    Introduces an interdisciplinary approach to world mythology. The course illustrates and connects common themes in mythology to world religion, philosophy, art, literature, music, and contemporary culture using various interpretive methods. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-AH2 category.
    Prev. Course Codes: HUM-145
    LEC 45 Contact hours
  
  • ◆ HUM 121 - Early Civilizations (GT-AH2)

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Requires college-level composition and reading placement.
    Introduces students to the history of ideas that have defined cultures through a study of the visual arts, literature, drama, music, and philosophy. It emphasizes connections among the arts, values, and diverse cultures, including European and non-European, from the Ancient world to 1000 C.E. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-AH2 category.
    Prev. Course Codes: HUM-150
    LEC 45 Contact hours
  
  • ◆ HUM 122 - From Medieval to Modern (GT-AH2)

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Requires college-level composition and reading placement.
    Introduces the interdisciplinary study of ideas that have defined cultures through a survey of the visual, performing, and literary arts, emphasizing connections among global cultures from the medieval to the early modern era. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-AH2 category.
    Prev. Course Codes: HUM-151
    LEC 45 Contact hours
  
  • ◆ HUM 123 - The Modern World (GT-AH2)

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Requires college-level composition and reading placement.
    Introduces the interdisciplinary study of ideas that have defined cultures through a survey of the visual, performing, and literary arts, emphasizing connections among global cultures from the European Enlightenment to the postmodern era. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-AH2 category.
    Prev. Course Codes: HUM-152
    LEC 45 Contact hours
  
  • ✽ HUM 137 - Wilderness & the American Ethic

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Requires college-level composition and reading placement.
    Presents historical and ethical views of the wilderness. Topics include the history of the wilderness movement and ways contemporary views of nature have shaped man’s association with the wilderness.
    Prev. Course Codes: HUM-170
    LEC 45 Contact hours
  
  • ✽ HUM 164 - American Cinema

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Requires college-level composition and reading placement.
    Introduces film studies and surveys the American film industry as an art form, as an industry, and as a system of representation and communication. This course explores how Hollywood films work technically, aesthetically, and culturally to reinforce and challenge America’s national self-image.
    LEC 45 Contact hours
  
  •    HUM 175 - Special Topics

    1.0 - 6.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Requires college-level composition and reading placement. 
    Provides students with a vehicle to pursue in depth exploration of special topics of interest.
    LEC 15 Contact hours per credit
  
  •    HUM 275 - Special Topics

    1.0 - 6.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Requires college-level composition and reading placement.
    Provides students with a vehicle to pursue in-depth exploration of special topics of interest.
    LEC 15 Contact hours per credit
 

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