May 04, 2024  
2021-2022 Catalog 
    
2021-2022 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Master Course List


Key

✽ - Applies to CMC AA/AS degree

◆ - Colorado State Guaranteed Transfer Course

For more information see About Our Degrees .

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).

 

Early Childhood Education ECE

  
  •    ECE 112 - Introduction to Infant/Toddler Lab Techniques

    3.0 Credits
    Co-requisites ECE 111  
    Prerequisites: ECE 111  must be taken concurrently if not previously completed with a grade of C- or higher.  Requires college-level composition and reading placement.
    Includes a classroom seminar and placement in an infant and\or toddler setting. The supervised placement provides the student with the opportunity to observe, to practice appropriate interactions and to develop effective guidance and nurturing techniques with infants and\or toddlers. Addresses ages prenatal through age 2.
    Prev. Course Codes: ECP-112
    LECLB 67.5 Contact hours
  
  •    ECE 120 - Introduction to Early Intervention for Infants and Toddlers

    4.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Requires college-level composition and reading placement.
    Provides an introduction to early intervention (EI) for infants and toddlers and includes four key topics: orientation to early intervention, fundamentals of the Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP) process, early intervention teamwork, and working with families of infants and toddlers.
    LEC 60 Contact hours
  
  •    ECE 121 - Promoting Infant and Toddler Development in Natural Environments

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: ECE 120  with a grade of C- or higher. Requires college-level composition and reading placement.
    Emphasizes issues and strategies when working with infants and toddlers and their families in group and/or family settings. The course includes three key topics: supporting infants’ and toddlers’ social and emotional development, instructional strategies used in early intervention programs to support learning, and early oral language development.
    LEC 45 Contact hours
  
  •    ECE 122 - Interventions for Infants’ and Toddlers’ Health, Communication and Behavioral Needs

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: ECE 121 ;  with a grade of C- or higher. Requires college-level composition and reading placement.
    Focuses on supporting infants and toddlers with health, communication, and behavioral needs. This course includes three key topics: the health services related to the early intervention programs; communication challenges and their impact on other areas of development; and supporting infants and toddlers with behavior challenges and their families.
    LEC 45 Contact hours
  
  •    ECE 123 - Critical Topics in Early Intervention: Autism, Assistive Technology, and Transition

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: ECE 122  with a grade of C- or higher. Requires college-level composition and reading placement.
    Introduces three critical topics: Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) in early intervention, instructional and assistive technology in early intervention, and transition of infants and toddlers at age three.
    LEC 45 Contact hours
  
  •    ECE 124 - Professional Growth and Development: Theory and Practice (w/ Lab)

    4.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: ECE 123  with a grade of C- or higher. Requires college-level composition and reading placement.
    Focuses on theoretical and practical aspects of personal and professional growth and development of the Developmental Intervention (DI) assistant needed to work in early intervention settings. The course includes interpersonal skills to work in teams and support personal growth, as well as field experience in early intervention settings with infants and toddlers with disabilities. Students work under the supervision of experienced and licensed early intervention providers with direct guidance of the instructor.
    LEC 45 Contact hours LAB 30 Contact hours
  
  •    ECE 125 - Science/Math and the Young Child

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Requires college-level composition and reading placement.
    Examines theories of cognitive development as a framework for conceptualizing the way young children acquire scientific and mathematical skills, concepts, and abilities. Enables students to research and develop appropriate individual and group scientific/mathematical activities for young children.
    Prev. Course Codes: ECP-270SP, ECE-066
    LEC 45 Contact hours
  
  • ✽ ECE 126 - Art & the Young Child

    2.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Requires college-level composition and reading placement.
    Prepares students to plan and implement a comprehensive and developmentally appropriate art program for young children. Investigates the development of self-taught art techniques in young children.
    Prev. Course Codes: ECP-270AC, ECE-148, EEC-053
    LEC 30 Contact hours
  
  •    ECE 145 - Creative Materials

    1.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Requires college-level composition and reading placement.
    Introduces and develops creative ways to prepare inexpensive materials to enhance the learning of young children. This course includes designing practical uses for recycled and found materials to meet the developmental needs of young children, leading activities with groups of young children, and presenting activities and created materials to colleagues.
    LEC 15 Contact hours
  
  •    ECE 163 - Facilitating Functional Skills for Communication

    2.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Requires college-level composition and reading placement.
    Focuses on recognizing and identifying normal patterns of speech development. Enables students to develop skills in facilitating growth and development by creatively implementing various techniques and/or use of equipment in order to enhance the optimum growth and development of the child.
    Prev. Course Codes: ECP-270LA, ECE-040, EEC-040, EEC-247LA
    LEC 30 Contact hours
  
  •    ECE 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. 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
  
  •    ECE 188 - Practicum: Early Childhood Education

    1.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: ECE 101 , ECE 102 , ECE 205 , ECE 238 , ECE 241  with a grade of C- or higher. 
    Requires college-level composition and reading placement.
     
    Provides students with field experience in early childhood programs.
    Prev. Course Codes: ECP-130C
    COOP 45 Contact hours
  
  • ✽ ECE 205 - ECE Nutrition, Health, and Safety

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: ECE 101  must be taken concurrently if not previously completed with a grade of C- or higher. Requires college-level composition and reading placement.
    Focuses on nutrition, health, and safety as key factors for optimal growth and development of young children. This course includes nutrition knowledge, menu planning, food program participation, health practices, management and safety, appropriate activities, and communication with families for early childhood educators. This course addresses children ages birth through 12 years.
    Prev. Course Codes: ECP-205, ECE-205
    LEC 45 Contact hours
  
  • ✽ ECE 220 - ECE Curriculum Development: Methods & Techniques

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Prior completion of ECE 101  with a grade of C- or higher. Requires college-level composition and reading placement.
    Provides an overview of early childhood curriculum development. This course includes processes for planning and implementing developmentally appropriate environments, materials, and experiences that represent best practices in early childhood (EC) program settings. This course addresses children ages birth through 8 years.
    Prev. Course Codes: ECP-227, ECE-015, EEC-015, EEC-120
    LEC 45 Contact hours
  
  •    ECE 225 - Language and Cognition for the Young Child

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Requires college-level composition and reading placement.
    Examines theories of cognitive and language development as a framework for conceptualizing the way children acquire thinking skills. Includes observing, planning, facilitating, creative representation, and evaluating strategies within the context of play. Focuses on language, science, math, problem solving, and logical thinking. Addresses ages birth through age 8.
    Prev. Course Codes: ECP-116
    LEC 45 Contact hours
  
  • ✽ ECE 226 - Creativity and the Young Child

    3.0 Credits
    Co-requisites ECE 101  
    Prerequisites: ECE 101  must be taken concurrently if not previously completed with a grade of C- or higher.  Requires college-level composition and reading placement.
    Provides an emphasis on encouraging and supporting creative self-expression and problem solving skills in children. Explores creative learning theories and research. Focuses on developmentally appropriate curriculum strategies in all developmental domains. Addresses ages birth through age 8.
    Prev. Course Codes: ECP-115, ECE-115
    LEC 45 Contact hours
  
  •    ECE 228 - Early Language and Literacy Development in Young Children

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Prior completion of ECE 101  with a grade of C- or higher is required.
    Provides foundational knowledge of the developmental progression of language and literacy acquisition of mono- and bi-lingual children ages birth to age 8. This course provides opportunities to explore and practice language and literacy teaching strategies to use with young children in home, classroom, and community settings.
    LEC 45 Contact hrs
  
  • ✽ ECE 236 - Child Growth /Development Laboratory

    1.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: ECE 101  with a grade of C- or higher. Requires college-level composition and reading placement.
    This course covers the growth and development of the child from conception through the elementary school years. Emphasizes physical, cognitive, language, social and emotional domains and the concept of the whole child and how adults can provide a supportive environment. Addresses ages from prenatal through age 12.
    LAB 30 Contact hours
  
  • ✽ ECE 237 - Theories & Techniques of Social & Emotional Growth

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: ECE 101  with a grade of C- or higher.  Requires college-level composition and reading placement.
    Incorporates student-specific techniques and strategies for guiding and enhancing social and emotional growth in children 0-8 years. Introduces and compares the theories and theorists underlying quality interactions and patterns of social and emotional progression.
    LEC 45 Contact hours
  
  • ✽ ECE 238 - ECE Child Growth and Development

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: ECE 101  must be taken concurrently if not previously completed with a grade of C- or higher.  Requires college-level composition and reading placement.
    Covers the growth and development of the child from conception through the elementary school years. This course emphasizes physical, cognitive, language, social, and emotional domains of development as they pertain to the concept of the whole child. It also includes ways adults can provide a supportive early childhood care and educational environment through teamwork and collaboration.
    LEC 45 Contact hours
  
  •    ECE 240 - Administration of Early Childhood Care and Education Programs

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: ECE 101  with a grade of C- or higher.  Requires college-level composition and reading placement.
    Provides foundational knowledge in early childhood program business operations, program development, and evaluation. This course covers administrative skills, ethical decision making, risk and resource management, and components of quality Early Childhood Education (ECE) programs serving children ages birth through 12 years.
    Prev. Course Codes: ECP-226, ECE-226, ECE-216, EEC-022, EEC-132
    LEC 45 Contact hours
  
  • ✽ ECE 241 - Administration: Human Relations for Early Childhood Education

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Prior completion of ECE 101  with a grade of C- or higher. Requires college-level composition and reading placement.
    Focuses on the human relations component of an early childhood professional’s responsibilities. This course includes director-staff relationships, staff development, leadership strategies, family-professional partnerships, and community interaction.
    Prev. Course Codes: ECP-216, ECE-216, ECE-020, EEC-020, EEC-131
    LEC 45 Contact hours
  
  • ✽ ECE 256 - Working with Families and Communities

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: ECE 101  with a grade of C- or higher.
    Examines professional attitudes related to working with diverse families and how unconscious bias may affect family-professional partnerships in early care and education settings. This course covers theoretical perspectives of families and communities, communication strategies, and an exploration of activities and resources to support family engagement in their children’s education. Supporting equity and inclusion of all family cultures in early care and education settings for children ages birth through eight.
    LEC 45 Contact hours
  
  •    ECE 260 - The Exceptional Child

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Prior completion of ECE 101  with a grade of C- or higher.  Requires college-level composition and reading placement.
    Presents an overview of critical elements related to educating young children with disabilities or special needs in the early childhood setting. Topics include: typical and atypical development; legal requirements; research-based practices related to inclusion; teaming and collaboration; and accommodations and adaptations. This course examines how a disability or special need may impact a young child’s learning process. This course addresses children ages birth through 8 years.
    Prev. Course Codes: ECP-287
    LEC 45 Contact hours
  
  •    ECE 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. 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
  
  •    ECE 288 - Practicum: Early Childhood Education

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: ECE 101 , ECE 102 , ECE 103 , ECE 111 , ECE 205 , ECE 220 , ECE 238 , ECE 260  with a grade of C- or higher.  Requires college-level composition and reading placement.
     
    Provides students with advanced field experience opportunities in early childhood education programs.
    COOP 135 Contact hours

Economics ECO

  
  • ◆ ECO 201 - Principles of Macroeconomics (GT-SS1)

    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.
    Studies 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. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-SS1 category.
    LEC 45 Contact hours
  
  • ◆ ECO 202 - Principles of Microeconomics (GT-SS1)

    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 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.

    This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-SS1 category.
    LEC 45 Contact hours

  
  • ◆ ECO 245 - Issues in Environmental Economics (GT-SS1)

    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.
    Introduces contemporary environmental issues and policies meant to reduce environmental degradation. It introduces the concept of market failure due to pollution. The course covers government pollution reduction policies for air, water, and natural environments. It also covers analytical tools that are used to analyze the effectiveness of these policies. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-SS1 category.
    Prev. Course Codes: NRM-140
    LEC 45 Contact hours
  
  •    ECO 327 - Data Analysis for Managers

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: BUS 217 , BUS 226 , MAT 121  with a grade of C- or higher.
    Provides an overview of techniques for data analysis including multiple regression, forecasting, sampling theory, and applications of probabilistic inference from sample data. Emphasizes the applications of these techniques to management problems in sustainable organizations. Requires students to analyze data sets, present their analyses in written or oral form, and defend their conclusions.
    LEC 45 Contact hours
  
  •    ECO 429 - Economics for Managerial Decisions

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: ECO 201 , ECO 202 , MAT 121  with a grade of C- or higher.
    This course focuses on the application of economic tools and techniques to managerial decisions such as pricing, production, forecasting, uncertainty, and competitive strategy. Integrates critiques of conventional economic thought within the context of systems thinking and ecological economics. Requires students to analyze case studies, present their analyses in written or oral form, and defend their conclusions. Intended for business students who will be decision makers in firms and industries that are influenced by dynamic economic forces.
    LEC 45 Contact hours

Education EDU

  
  • ✽ EDU 131 - Introduction to Adult Education

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Requires college-level composition and reading placement.
    Introduces the student to the basic concepts in the instruction of adults. Emphasis will be placed on understanding the adult learner and how their individual backgrounds and experiences can affect the learning process. Additionally, the course will cover applicable federal and state legislation which affects adult learning programs and will offer information on additional resources and associations in the field of Adult Education.
    LEC 45 Contact hours
  
  • ✽ EDU 132 - Planning & Delivering Instruction to Adult Learners

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Requires college-level composition and reading placement.
    Provides an introduction to planning and delivering instruction to adult learners with an emphasis on developing the English language proficiency of non-native English speakers and improving the skills of learners whose skills are below 12th grade equivalency.  Key areas include identification of learner’ skills, needs, and goals; the use of information about learners to plan instruction and assessment; the development of learner independence; the creation of an instructional environment that supports and engages adult learners.
    LEC 45 Contact hours
  
  • ✽ EDU 133 - Adult Basic Education/Adult Secondary Education

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Requires college-level composition and reading placement.
    Specifically addresses the different levels within an Adult Education program. Each level will be addressed in terms of appropriate assessment tools and instructional techniques. Emphasis will be placed on teaching ways that the adult education instructor can encourage the development of cognitive skills at each level, as a springboard to the next higher level. This course was designed to meet Colorado Literacy Instruction Authorization requirements.
    LEC 45 Contact hours
  
  • ✽ EDU 134 - Teaching English as a Second Language to Adult Learners

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Requires college-level composition and reading placement.
    Introduces the development and implementation of a program to teach English to adults whose first language is not English. Topics will range widely from assessment and placement, to the theories behind language acquisition. Students will also cover a wide variety of methodologies, both group and individualized, that are aimed at teaching the non-English speaker the written and verbal skills necessary to successfully function in the United States. This course was designed to meet Colorado Literacy Instruction Authorization requirements.
    LEC 45 Contact hours
  
  •    EDU 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.
    LEC 15 Contact hours per credit
  
  • ✽ EDU 221 - Introduction to Education

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Requires college-level composition and reading placement.
    Focuses on the historical, social, political, philosophical, cultural, and economic forces that shape the United States public school system. This course includes current issues of education reform, technology as it relates to education, and considerations related to becoming a teacher in the state of Colorado. The course addresses diversity in the preschool through secondary school system.
    Prev. Course Codes: EDU-110, EDU-151
    LEC 45 Contact hours
  
  • ✽ EDU 222 - Effective Teaching

    1.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Requires college-level composition and reading placement.
    This course focuses on strategies for becoming an effective teacher. Topics included are: course goals and objectives, the first day, planning a lesson, higher levels of thought, test design and grading, assessment, and teaching and learning styles.
    Prev. Course Codes: EDU-270ET
    LEC 15 Contact hours
  
  • ✽ EDU 233 - Multilingual Learners

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Requires college-level composition and reading placement.
    Prepares teachers who work with emerging multilingual students to learn strategies to develop students’ social and academic proficiency in a language other than their native tongue. The strategies support students as they transition to a different culture and school. This course develops teacher competence in a variety of program models; mainstream, self-contained ESL/ELD classrooms, and in multilingual programs.
    LEC 45 Contact hours
  
  • ✽ EDU 234 - Multicultural Education

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Requires college-level composition and reading placement.
    Focuses on the need to recognize and understand the similarities and differences among people and develop a respect for all individuals and groups. This course provides opportunities to recognize the learning needs of children from different racial, ethnic, cultural, and socioeconomic groups and to encourage teachers to integrate multicultural and diversity teaching strategies into the school curriculum.
    Prev. Course Codes: EDU-235
    LEC 45 Contact hours
  
  • ✽ EDU 261 - Teaching, Learning & Technology

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Requires college-level composition and reading placement.
    Explores integration of technology instruction into teaching practices used in preschool through post-secondary (P-21) education settings for all curriculum areas of content. This course reviews a variety of technologies with an emphasis on increasing student learning and retention of knowledge. The course also explores combining technology with several instructional methodologies to promote professional teacher dispositions related to technology-rich teaching.
    LEC 45 Contact hours
  
  •    EDU 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
  
  •    EDU 280 - Internship

    1.0 - 6.0 Credits
    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 educational facility and with the direct guidance of the instructor.
    COOP 45 Contact hours per credit
  
  •    EDU 321 - How People Learn: Learning, Teaching, and the Human Brain

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Requires Stage Two eligibility in the Teacher Education Program.
    Introduces the multidisciplinary field of mind, brain, and education. This course provides an orientation to basic brain anatomy and physiology, and examines implications of brain science for learning and teaching.  It builds understanding of how the brain learns that is scientifically accurate and educationally relevant.  It provides opportunities for school-based observations and experiences designed to build a conceptual foundation for effective teaching in 21st-century schools.  Includes 20 field experience hours in a designated classroom.
    LEC 45 Contact hours
  
  •    EDU 330 - Framework for Planning Instruction and Assessment

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Requires Stage Two eligibility in the Teacher Education Program.
    Focuses on planning instruction with aligned assessments using the backward design process.  By the end of the course, teacher candidates will be able to plan year-long coursework as well as individual lesson plans that are aligned to district-adopted curriculum and Colorado Academic Standards. Includes 20 field experience hours in a designated classroom.
    LEC 45 Contact hours
  
  •    EDU 341 - Mathematics for all Students: Fundamentals

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Requires Stage Two eligibility in the Teacher Education Program.
    Enables teacher candidates to understand mathematics and become confident in their ability to teach math to children in grades K-8.  The teacher will become knowledgeable about effective lesson planning, instructional strategies, assessment techniques, and appropriate accommodations to ensure student learning in a standards-based curriculum and learn how young students construct their understanding of mathematics.  The course addresses the diverse needs of learners and appropriate accommodations to provide all students with equitable learning opportunities.  The use of technology in the elementary mathematics classroom will be explored.  All teacher candidates develop and apply critical thinking and problem-solving skills.  This course includes 20 field hours in an assigned elementary classroom.
    LEC 45 Contact hours
  
  •    EDU 345 - Mathematics for all Students: Best Practices

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: EDU 341  with a grade of B or higher.
    Expands the knowledge and skills necessary for teacher candidates to understand mathematics and to teach math to children in grades K-8.  It focuses on research-based best practices for effective lesson planning, instructional strategies, assessment techniques, and appropriate accommodations to ensure student learning in a standards-based curriculum.  The teacher will continue exploring how young students construct their understanding of mathematics.  Field-based experience provides practice in research-based best practices in the partner classroom.  The diverse needs of learners and appropriate accommodations will be studied so that teacher candidates learn to give all students equitable learning opportunities.  The use of technology in the elementary mathematics classroom will be explored.  All teacher candidates develop and apply critical thinking and problem-solving skills. Includes structured field experiences in an assigned partner school.
    LEC 45 Contact hours
  
  •    EDU 350 - Social Studies Methods

    2.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Requires Stage Two eligibility in the Teacher Education Program.
    Prepares teacher candidates to integrate the content of social studies with other core disciplines.  Teacher candidates will learn how to support students in using critical thinking, self-assessment, reasoning, problem-solving, collaboration, research, and investigation to make connections in new and innovative ways as they progress through social studies education. Teacher candidates will also understand how the Colorado Academic Standards outline the knowledge and skills needed to help young people develop the ability to make informed and reasoned decisions for the public good as citizens of a culturally diverse, democratic society in an interdependent world. Includes 10 field experience hours in a designated classroom.
    LEC 30 Contact hours
  
  •    EDU 355 - Developing Science Concepts with Elementary Students

    2.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Requires admission to Stage Two in CMC’s Teacher Education Program. Requires 20 hours of field experience in a partner school.
    Focuses on study and application of Colorado Academic Standards in science for elementary students.  Teacher candidates develop teaching proficiency and an understanding of ways to integrate science methods and concepts across the content areas.  Twenty hours of field experiences are incorporated into this class.
    LEC 30 Contact hours
  
  •    EDU 356 - Developing Science Concepts for Secondary Students

    2.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Requires Stage Two eligibility in the Teacher Education Program.
    Focuses on study and application of Colorado Academic Standards, aligned pre and post assessments, and lesson plans in science for secondary students. Teacher candidates develop teaching proficiency and an understanding of ways to integrate science methods and concepts across the content areas. Twenty hours of field experiences are incorporated into this class.
    LEC 30 Contact hrs
  
  •    EDU 357 - Science Laboratory Safety

    1.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Requires Stage Two eligibility in the Teacher Education Program.
    Focuses on the safety rules, regulations, and procedures for science classrooms, including science laboratories and field environments. The course assists teachers in planning, instructing, and managing for safety processes and procedures in compliance with state and federal regulations. The course will also support teachers to understand legal issues and guidelines related to the proper use, storage, and disposal or maintenance of scientific materials, equipment, and specimens.
    LEC 15 Contact hrs
  
  •    EDU 358 - Science in Local and Global Contexts

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Requires Stage Two eligibility in the Teacher Education Program.
    This course will challenge students to envision science teaching in ways more reflective of the dynamic nature of science in the real world, unconstrained by traditional disciplinary boundaries. This course allows students to dream big. Teacher candidates will explore the integrated nature of science through local, global, and interdisciplinary contexts. Students will work in collaborative teams to create place-based, issue-driven, inquiry-guided, experiential curricular units that integrate standards from across science as well as other disciplines. Students will immerse themselves in contemporary scientific issues and examine them through critical analysis of empirical research. Students will analyze the role of bias and multiple perspectives like cultural, historical, and philosophical in understanding current events and issues in science. Teacher candidates will use primary and secondary source materials, laboratory and natural settings, and local science education partners to better understand the practice and experience of science in the real world. Candidates will explore the role of equity and social justice in secondary science classrooms, curriculum, and communities.
    LEC 45 Contact hrs
  
  •    EDU 360 - Assessment of and for Learning

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Requires Stage Two eligibility in the Teacher Education Program.
    Focuses on critical skills and knowledge for the effective use of formative and summative assessment tools and data in a Professional Learning Community environment to improve student learning.  The course explores strategies for providing feedback to students and parents about the learning progress, planning and revising instruction based on assessment data, involving students in setting their own learning goals, and communicating high expectations for student learning.  Teacher candidates participate in the administration of assessments and analysis of the results.  Includes 20 field experience hours in a designated classroom.
    LEC 45 Contact hours
  
  •    EDU 370 - Foundations in English Language Arts in the Elementary Classroom

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Requires admission to Stage Two in CMC’s Teacher Education Program. Requires 20 hours of field experience in a partner school.
    Explores cognitive development related to literacy, and provides understanding of the structure of the English language.  Upon completion of this course, teacher candidates will understand printed language, both written and spoken, and its systems and forms, well enough to teach it explicitly.  It includes basic psychological processes of reading, how children develop reading skill, how good readers differ from poor readers, the structure of the English language in spoken and written form, and validated principles for effective reading instruction.  Teacher candidates gain a comprehensive reading model and various designs for instructional delivery.  Includes structured field experiences in an assigned partner school.
    LEC 45 Contact hours
  
  •    EDU 374 - Adolescent Literacies Across Content

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Requires Stage Two eligibility in the Teacher Education Program.
    The study of literacy explores how language (in all its written and spoken forms) is socially shared, distributed and utilized through personal, cultural institutional pathways. Teachers must support their students’ academic literacy development to ensure all future opportunities are available to them. Through field work, course readings, classroom discussions and assignments, students in this course will explore how learners develop and utilize literacies in their personal, social, and academic lives. Students will learn how to leverage learner’s multiple literacies to further academic content area literacy skills through research-based practices.
    LEC 45 Contact hrs
  
  •    EDU 375 - Methods of Primary Literacy Instruction: Learning to Read

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Requires Stage Two eligibility in the Teacher Education Program.
    Provides teacher candidates with the application of material learned in EDU-370.  Students will learn direct teaching of phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension as it relates to early literacy.  Students will also develop a deeper understanding of reading instruction for culturally and linguistically diverse students.  Research-based best practices will be explored as students compare the validity of a comprehensive reading program to the Colorado Academic Standards for reading, writing, and communication.  Includes 20 field experience hours in a designated
    LEC 45 Contact hours
  
  •    EDU 376 - Methods of Intermediate Literacy Instruction

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: EDU 375  with a grade of B or higher.
    Focuses on the major components of reading acquisition for students in the intermediate grades (4-6) who have mastered the primary skills for learning how to read and are transitioning to reading for learning.  Components covered in this course address instruction of multi-syllabic word reading, vocabulary development from reading, and comprehension strategies used by proficient readers.  This course includes utilization of the Writers Workshop model to support deeper connections of the reading and writing components of literacy development.  Particular attention will be paid to the Colorado Academic Standards as they relate to language arts development for students in grades 4-6. Includes 20 field experience hours in a designated classroom.
    LEC 45 Contact hours
  
  •    EDU 380 - Language Acquisition and Literacy for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CLD) Learners

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: EDU 233 EDU 234 , EDU 321 , and EDU 370  with a grade of B or higher.
    Prepares teachers to be knowledgeable, understand, and apply the major theories, concepts, and research related to language acquisition and literacy development for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Learners (CLD).  It includes literacy instruction, and the use of linguistic interdependence to support language development for social and instructional purposes in the school setting. Includes 20 field experience hours in a designated classroom.
    LEC 45 Contact hours
  
  •    EDU 381 - Adapting Instruction and Assessment for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CLD) Learners

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: EDU 380  with a grade of B or higher.
    Examines research-based instructional strategies to provide systemic, sequential, and engaging learning experiences to support the development of English language proficiency for social and academic purposes, particularly in Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies.  It extends the use of formative and summative assessments to support student learning, including national content assessments and Colorado-approved assessments.  Includes 20 field experience hours in a designated classroom.
    LEC 45 Contact hours
  
  •    EDU 385 - Integrating the Arts into the Curriculum (Creative Arts/Movement)

    2.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Requires admission to Stage Two in CMC’s Teacher Education Program. Requires 10 hours of field experience in a partner school.
    Explores the arts and develops an understanding of the role that the arts play in elementary education.  Engages learners in the arts and prepares teachers to provide meaningful arts experiences for students.  Course readings provide both theoretical and practical foundations in art education, focusing on child development in the arts and the role of the arts in elementary schools.  The course includes hands-on explorations with visual art, media, and theatre activities and examines original art works in ways that will engage young learners. The course includes field experiences in partner schools and the creation of classroom-ready activities and lesson plans. Includes 10 field experience hours in a designated classroom.
    LEC 30 Contact hours
  
  •    EDU 405 - Creating an Engaging and Relational Classroom Environment

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Requires Stage Three eligibility in the Teacher Education Program.
    Examines research and practice for creating and sustaining classrooms where students are engaged, productive, and optimistic.  It explores ways to create an organized and inviting classroom including preparation for the first few days of school by planning the physical space, establishing rules and procedures, and implementing a curriculum for social and emotional learning.  The course includes prevention strategies to maintain student behavior by facilitating effective instruction, using communication strategies and collaborating with parents and the community, as well as intervention strategies for challenging student behaviors such as fear, sadness, and anger while maintaining a productive learning environment. The course culminates in the development of the candidate’s own Classroom Environment Plan.
    LEC 45 Contact hours
  
  •    EDU 410 - Intervention and Inclusion: Differentiation for Exceptional Students

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Requires Stage Two eligibility in the Teacher Education Program.
    Focuses on identifying individual student educational needs and implementing appropriate instruction based on those needs.  The course explores essential components of Response to Instruction (RtI) including multi-level prevention, data-based decision making, screening, and progress monitoring.  The course includes a focus on the laws, policies, and expectations that determine how to meet students’ needs and strategies for determining eligibility for special education, identifying and understanding exceptional students (special education and gifted, and students who challenge the educational system.  It presents research on what works and does not work with struggling learners in the areas of math, reading, spelling, writing, social studies, and science.  Teacher candidates will learn to differentiate instruction for all learners, collaborative processes used to accommodate students’ needs, and tips on how to communicate with families.  Includes 20 field experience hours in a designated classroom.
    LEC 45 Contact hours
  
  •    EDU 420 - Internship I with Seminar

    6.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Requires Stage Three eligibility in the Teacher Education Program.
    Actively engages teacher candidates in the teaching process with expert support from their mentor teacher, partner school, and CMC staff.  Using the co-teaching model, teacher candidates support and/or lead the teaching experience including planning, lesson delivery, assessment development and use, using data to guide
    instruction, and the development of interventions and enrichment as needed.  Senior seminars mirror the internship experience, with timely discussions, revisiting learning and texts used earlier in the program, and expanding the candidate’s knowledge of essential teaching skills through the introduction of additional resources.  This course aligns with 300-hour field experience in assigned classroom.
    LEC 30 Contact hours CLIN 300 Contact hours
  
  •    EDU 421 - Teacher Leadership, Ethics, and Professionalism

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Requires Stage Two eligibility in the Teacher Education Program.
    Focuses on the knowledge and skills for professional, ethical teacher leadership. Teacher candidates will develop their own sense of what it means to be ethical as well as professional, with opportunities to practice leadership throughout the course as part of a Professional Learning Community, both within the class and within the school in which they serve. Candidates will have opportunities to confront some of the challenges that play out in school every day, testing their professional and ethical resolve.  A key element for success and learning in this course is the active participation of the teacher candidate in all activities and responsibilities of the mentor teacher. Includes 10 field experience hours in a designated classroom.
    LEC 45 Contact hours
  
  •    EDU 430 - Research-Based Instructional Practices

    2.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: EDU 330  with a grade of B or higher; and Stage Two eligibility in the Teacher Education Program.
    Builds on key concepts and skills from EDU 330/281. Framework for Planning Instruction and Assessment, and is designed to help teacher candidates select highly effective instructional practices to integrate into their lesson plans and learn to effectively implement them in their classrooms.  Teacher candidates will study the research behind specific strategies and activities that increase student achievement.
    LEC 30 Contact hours
  
  •    EDU 440 - Internship II with Seminar

    12.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: EDU 420  with a grade of B or higher.
    Continues the linked internship and seminar in which teacher candidates actively engage in the teaching process with expert support from their mentor teacher, partner school, and CMC staff.  Using the co-teaching model, teacher candidates support and/or lead the teaching experience including planning, lesson delivery, assessment development and use, use of data to guide instruction, and the development of interventions and enrichment as needed.  Senior seminars mirror the internship experience, with timely discussions, revisiting learning and texts from earlier in the program, and expanding the candidates’ knowledge of essential teaching skills through the introduction of additional resources.  This course aligns with a 600-hour field experience in an assigned classroom.
    LEC 30 Contact hours CLIN 600 Contact hours
  
  •    EDU 450 - Transitions, Families, and Collaboration

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Requires Stage Three eligibility in the Teacher Education Program; or teacher licensure.
    Focuses on the development of competencies in consultation, collaboration, and transitions for students, and the development of skills to strengthen teachers’ capabilities for working and communicating effectively with school personnel, paraprofessionals, and families. Includes focused problem solving, conflict resolution, observation skills, conferencing, and interacting with others while respecting diversity. Provides practice in conducting meetings related to the transition of students from one setting to another, to the world of work, or into higher education.
    LEC 45 Contact hours
  
  •    EDU 451 - Assessment and Identification of Students with Disabilities

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Requires admission to Stage Three in CMC’s Teacher Education Program; or teacher licensure.
    Provides teachers with knowledge of current concepts and issues in the area of assessment in special education, with knowledge and practice in administering various standardized assessments as well as curriculum-based assessments. Current issues in assessment include assessing students from diverse backgrounds, equity issues in identifying students with disabilities, and strategies for determining eligibility for special education.
    LEC 45 Contact hours
  
  •    EDU 452 - Addressing Difficult Behaviors

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Requires admission to Stage Three in CMC’s Teacher Education Program; or teacher licensure.
    Provides teachers with the skills necessary to identify atypical behaviors, get to the root cause of such behaviors, and implement strategies to help foster success for students that are struggling with difficult behaviors that may impede them from accessing learning in the classroom.
    LEC 45 Contact hours
  
  •    EDU 453 - Differentiating Instruction for Learners with Diverse Need

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Requires admission to Stage Three in CMC’s Teacher Education Program; or teacher licensure.
    Focuses on designing and implementing targeted Tier III interventions for exceptional students. This course includes essential components of instruction, screening, bench-marking, process monitoring, gap analysis, and instructional adjustments as part of a Multi-Tiered Support System (MTSS) and Response to Intervention/Instruction (Rtl) process. It presents instructional strategies for working with learners with special needs in the areas of literacy, mathematics, sciences, and social studies, and in the use of assistive technology supports.
    LEC 45 Contact hours
  
  •    EDU 460 - Foundations of Biliteracy

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Requires admission to Stage Three in CMC’s Teacher Education Program; or teacher licensure. Also requires Spanish language proficiency.
    Prepares teachers to be knowledgeable, understand, and apply the foundations of biliteracy theory, models, pedagogy, and research in relation both to language and content, and to literacy and content instruction. The course addresses programmatic aspects of bilingual education and their relationship to bilingual student’s sociocultural, academic, and linguistic biographies. It includes biliteracy instruction and translanguaging to support paired literacy.
    LEC 45 Contact hours
  
  •    EDU 461 - Biliteracy in Practice

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Requires admission to Stage Three in CMC’s Teacher Education Program; or teacher licensure.
    Prepares teachers to teach language and content in a bilingual program with effective instruction for high academic achievement, English language acquisition, and transfer of skills and content knowledge between two languages. The course includes foundations of Spanish phonetics, phonology, transferables between languages, and intercultural perspectives of bilingual literacy. Research-based practices include instructional strategies, planning techniques, and assessment in relation to the Colorado Academic Standards, the Spanish Common Core, and Spanish language development standards (WIDA).
    LEC 45 Contact hours
  
  •    EDU 480 - Teacher Leadership Seminar I

    3.0 Credits


    Prerequisites: Requires a professional Colorado teaching license and 3 years of teaching experience.
    The Teacher Leadership Seminars serve multiple purposes for classroom teachers looking for pathways to engage in teacher leadership responsibilities in their schools and district. In particular, this course teaches the knowledge, skills, and dispositions necessary for mentoring teachers new to the profession including: student teachers, new teachers, and teachers on an alternative certification pathway. The course focuses on coaching adult learners and how to provide feedback and support to colleagues for improving instructional and professional practices. Teacher Leadership Seminar I specifically focuses on building relational trust and rapport with a mentee and other professionals in an effective coaching relationship. It emphasizes best practices in culturally inclusive classrooms such as co-planning, co-teaching, and co-assessment, and provides tools for creating a strong observational cycle.

    Practicum/field experience will apply the content from the course into practice while working in the field with a student teacher, new teacher or alternative certification candidate. The practicum work will be documented in weekly reflections, unit study assessments, and a culminating project for the course, which for this course is a Philosophy of Coaching Statement that will be applied to EDU 490 .

    This course is one of two leadership courses necessary to attain the Colorado Department of Education’s Mentor Teacher Endorsement and includes 135 practicum hours that meet the requirements of the endorsement. A valid Colorado professional license and a minimum of three years of successful teaching experience are prerequisites for this course.
    LEC 45 Contact hrs

  
  •    EDU 490 - Teacher Leadership Seminar II

    3.0 Credits


    Prerequisites: EDU 480  with a grade of C- or higher; must have a Colorado professional teaching license and minimum three years successful teaching experience.
    The Teacher Leadership Seminars serve multiple purposes for classroom teachers looking for pathways to engage in teacher leadership responsibilities in their schools and district. In particular, this course teaches the knowledge, skills, and dispositions necessary for mentoring teachers new to the profession including: student teachers, new teachers, and teachers on an alternative certification pathway. The course focuses on coaching adult learners and how to provide feedback and support to colleagues for improving instructional and professional practices. Teacher Leadership Seminar II specifically revisits the observation cycle from Teacher Leadership Seminar I and continues the focus on coaching an individual on pedagogical cycles including: teaching and learning, data, goal setting and other effective practices an educator can use in the classroom to better serve his/her students, as well as in the profession of teaching.

    Practicum/field experience will apply the content from the course into practice while working in the field with a student teacher, new teacher, or alternative certification candidate. The practicum work will be documented in weekly reflections, unit study assessments, and a culminating project for the course, which for this course is a capstone project with an analysis and reflection of a recorded coaching conversation with a mentee that applies course content from both EDU 480  and EDU-490.

    This course is one of two leadership courses necessary to attain the Colorado Department of Education’s Mentor Teacher Endorsement and includes practicum hours that meet the requirements of the endorsement. Teacher Leadership Seminar I, a valid Colorado professional license, and at least three years of successful teaching experience are the prerequisites for this course.
    LEC 45 Contact hrs


Electricity Industrial/Commercial EIC

  
  •    EIC 104 - Basics of Industrial Electricity

    3.0 Credits
    Focuses on resistance, current, voltage and power in AC and DC circuits; measurements; computations of series and parallel circuits; circuit analysis; and troubleshooting with basic test equipment.
    LECLB 67.5 Contact hours
  
  •    EIC 105 - Basics of AC & DC Electricity

    4.0 Credits
    Focuses on resistance, current, voltage, and power in AC and DC circuits; measurements; computations of series and parallel circuits; circuit analysis and troubleshooting with basic test equipment.
    LECLB 90 Contact hours
  
  •    EIC 110 - Electrical Installations I

    4.0 Credits
    Covers residential building wiring in conformance with the current National Electrical Code and local codes using nonmetallic cable. Emphasizes proper use of tools and safety.
    LECLB 90 Contact hours
  
  •    EIC 120 - Electrical Installations II

    4.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Prior completion of EIC 110  with a grade of C- or higher.
    Explores commercial and industrial building wiring in conformance with the current National Electrical Code and local codes using electric metallic tubing and other raceways. The emphasis is on proper use of tools and safety.
    LECLB 90 Contact hours
  
  •    EIC 124 - Electrical Safety Requirements

    1.0 Credits
    Focuses on training that is 100% practical and deals with every important aspect of OSHA’s electrical safety-related work practices and how they apply. Teaches the safe installation and maintenance of electrical equipment. Covers the use of personal protective equipment.
    LECLB 22.5 Contact hours
  
  •    EIC 130 - National Electrical Code I

    4.0 Credits
    Focuses on the National Electrical Code and local code requirements for electrical installation. Covers chapters one through four of the National Electrical Code.
    LEC 60 Contact hours
  
  •    EIC 131 - National Electric Code 2011

    1.5 Credits
    Focuses on the National Electrical Code and local code requirements for electrical installation.
    LEC 22.5 Contact hours
  
  •    EIC 150 - DC Circuit Fundamentals

    4.0 Credits
    Covers the principles of DC electricity and magnetism with emphasis on Ohm’s, Kirchoff’s, and Watt’s laws to analyze circuits voltage current and power. Addresses common measuring instruments and safety.
    LECLB 90 Contact hours
  
  •    EIC 155 - AC Circuit Fundamentals

    4.0 Credits
    Covers the principles of AC electricity, magnetism, inductive and capacitive circuits; use of phasors to represent AC quantities; the concept of reactive volt-amperes and power factor; and use of instruments, including VOM’s and oscilloscopes. Explores the principles of polyphase alternating current systems, Wye and Delta circuit configurations, and safety procedures.
    LECLB 90 Contact hours
  
  •    EIC 167 - Electrical Maintenance

    4.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Prior completion of EIC 105  and EIC 124  with a grade of C- or higher.
    Introduces students to common electrical repairs, electrical systems, tools and test equipment. Includes replacing or repairing devices such as receptacles, light fixtures and ballasts, circuit breakers, fuses and switches. Addresses electrical safety and code applications.
    LECLB 90 Contact hours
  
  •    EIC 220 - Industrial Electrical Controls

    4.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Prior completion of PHY 105  or PRO 100 , with a grade of C- or higher.
    Studies the application of electrical and electromechanical sensing/control devices; heating, ventilating and air conditioning applications; motor control, conveyor drives and other industrial applications. Students design control systems to meet assigned conditions, use principles of relay logic to prepare correct ladder diagrams and wire up, test and trouble-shoot their systems in the laboratory. The course stresses accuracy, safety and National Electric Code requirements. This course has a fee that may be non-refundable. Please see the registration staff for more information.
    LECLB 90 Contact hours
  
  •    EIC 223 - Advanced Industrial Controls

    4.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Prior completion of EIC 220  with a grade of C- or higher.
    Builds on the student’s previous knowledge and understanding of electrical, including installation, maintenance and modification of motor control. This class provides students with the knowledge and skill-set levels in reading relay ladder logic diagrams and in the layout, mounting and terminating of equipment in control panels used in industry. The program builds a basic foundation in electrical theory, the operating characteristics of electrical controls and the connection and troubleshooting of control circuits. This course has a fee that may be non-refundable. Please see the registration staff for more information.
    LECLB 90 Contact hours
  
  •    EIC 225 - Programmable Controllers

    4.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: Prior completion of EIC 105  with a grade of C- or higher.
    Studies the use of solid-state control equipment, primarily the programmable controller and associated solid-state sensors to control equipment, machinery, or complete processes. Includes concepts of solid-state logic, characteristics of solid-state sensors; conversions of relay logic control systems to programmable control systems; and microprocessor-based systems and remote control of processes. Enables the student to design, implement, and test control systems in the laboratory to meet specifically-assigned control problems. Emphasizes accuracy, safety, and National Electrical Code requirements. This course has a fee that may be non-refundable. Please see the registration staff for more information.
    LECLB 90 Contact hours
  
  •    EIC 226 - PLC Controllers Advanced

    4.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: EIC 225  with a grade of C- or higher.
    Studies the advanced uses and applications of programmable logic controllers toward automated equipment, machines, and processes.  Includes understanding the functions of PLC hardware components, converting relay logic to ladder logic, comprehending ladder logic instruction functionality, and identifying the PLC’s data structure.  Enables the student to use hands-on training equipment to create, implement, and troubleshoot ladder logic programs that simulate real automated machine control and processes.
    LECLB 90 Contact hours
  
  •    EIC 229 - AC & DC Variable Speed Drive

    1.5 Credits
    Prerequisites: Prior completion of PRO 100  or PRO 120  with a grade of C- or higher.
    Teaches variable speed drive technology that offers a cost effective method to match driver speed to load demands and represents a state-of-the-art opportunity to reduce operating costs and improve overall productivity. Focuses on variable speed drive technology including operation, set-up, troubleshooting, maintenance, proper selection and application for drives and basic drive overview and comparison. This course has a fee that may be non-refundable. Please see the registration staff for more information.
    LECLB 33.75 Contact hours
  
  •    EIC 233 - Electric Motors

    1.5 Credits
    Prerequisites: Prior completion of PRO 100  with a grade of C- or higher.
    Teaches the basic operational theory to the actual operation of various types of AC and DC motors in an interactive environment that encourages participant interaction, as well as hands-on lab exercises. All phases of this course are taught in simple and easy-to-understand terms. This course is presented using the latest technological equipment. This course has a fee that may be non-refundable. Please see the registration staff for more information.
    LECLB 33.75 Contact hours
  
  •    EIC 245 - Supervisory Control & Data Acquisition (SCADA)

    4.0 Credits
    Provides an in-depth overview of how remote sensing and actuation are combined with modern communication techniques to effectively monitor and control industrial processes. Supervisory Control & Data Acquisition (SCADA) refers to an industrial control system, a computer system that monitors and controls processes.
    LECLB 90 Contact hours
  
  •    EIC 265 - Wireless Networking, Basic

    1.5 Credits
    Prerequisites: Prior completion of EIC 220  with a grade of C- or higher.
    Offers the theory of Wireless Local Area Networking including standards, installations, implementation, theory, and security. This class will be taught vendor independent using some of the equipment from the leading manufacturers. Building real world wireless networks with extensive hands-on certification and written exams prepare students for the versatility of actual work environments.
    LECLB 33.75 Contact hours
  
  •    EIC 266 - Wireless Networking, Advanced

    1.5 Credits
    Prerequisites: Prior completion of EIC 265  with a grade of C- or higher.
    Offers more about the theory of Wireless Local Area Networking includes standards, installation, implementation, theory, and security. This class will be taught vendor independent using some of the equipment from the leading manufacturers. Building real world wireless networks with extensive hands-on certification and written exams prepare students for the versatility of actual work environments. Additional time will be spent on security and design.
    LECLB 33.75
  
  •    EIC 275 - 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

Electronics ELT

  
  •    ELT 106 - Fundamentals of DC/AC

    4.0 Credits
    Introduces the basic skills needed for many careers in electronics and related fields. Covers the operations and applications of basic DC and AC circuits consisting of resistors, capacitors, inductors, transformers, and diodes. Emphasizes the use of common test instruments in troubleshooting.
    LECLB 90 Contact hours
  
  •    ELT 112 - Advanced DC/AC

    3.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: EIC 105  with a grade of C- or higher.
    Continues to build on the introductory DC-AC course and covers advanced concepts of DC-AC circuits. Includes an expanded treatment of power supplies, dual-supply rectifier circuits, and Zener diode voltage regulators. Emphasizes troubleshooting.
    LECLB 67.5 Contact hours

Emergency Medical Services EMS

  
  •    EMS 115 - Emergency Medical Responder

    3.0 Credits
    Provides the student with core knowledge and skills to function in the capacity of a first responder arriving at the scene of an emergency, providing supportive care until advanced EMS help arrives.
    LECLB 67.5 Contact hours
  
  •    EMS 126 - EMT Basic Refresher

    3.0 Credits
    Provides required didactic and skills review for renewing EMT students. Accommodates the needs of the re-entry EMT students.
    Prev. Course Codes: EMS-115, EMT-115, EMT-015, EMT-145B
    LEC 45 Contact hours
  
  •    EMS 130 - EMT Intravenous Therapy

    2.0 Credits
    Prerequisites: EMS 145 , EMS 146 , and EMS 170  with a grade of B or higher.
    Focuses on cognitive and skill practice as required by Colorado Prehospital Care Program for EMT Basic Level IV approval. Examines criteria, procedures and techniques for IV therapy, discusses fluid and electrolyte balance, medication administration, and principles and treatment for shock. This course has a fee that may be non-refundable. Please see the registration staff for more information.
    Prev. Course Codes: EMS-136, EMT-136, EMT-030, EMT-146A
    LECLB 45 Contact hours
  
  •    EMS 145 - Basic EMT - Lecture

    7.0 Credits
    Co-requisites EMS 170  and EMS 146  
    Prerequisites: Requires college-level composition and reading placement.
    Introduces the fundamental knowledge of basic emergency care (EMS system) and transportation of the sick and injured. Upon successful completion of the EMT Certificate Program, students receive a certificate of course completion and are eligible to take the National Registry of EMT’s certification examination.
    LEC 105 Contact hours
 

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