SCM 100 INTRODUCTION TO AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE (3 cr.) Teaches the fundamentals of finger spelling, numbering, American Sign Language structure, and sign language vocabulary. Develops signing skills for communication with people who are deaf and hard of hearing. Incorporates the non-verbal aspects of communications including eye movement, facial expression, and body language. Lecture 3 hours per week.

SSC 101-102 CONTEMPORARY SOCIAL PROBLEMS I-II (3 cr.) (3 cr.) Surveys contemporary American social problems from the perspective of the social sciences. Provides an interdisciplinary approach as a basis for forming individual judgments on major domestic issues. Lecture 3 hours per week.

SOC 200 PRINCIPLES OF SOCIOLOGY I (3 cr.) Introduces fundamentals of social life. Presents significant research and theory in areas such as culture, social structure, socialization, deviance, social stratification, and social institutions. Lecture 3 hours per week.

SOC 211-212 PRINCIPLES OF ANTHROPOLOGY (3 cr.) (3 cr.) Inquires into the origins, development, and diversification of human biology and human cultures. Includes fossil records, physical origins of human development, human population genetics, linguistics, cultures’ origins and variation, and historical and contemporary analysis of human societies. Lecture 3 hours per week.

SOC 215 SOCIOLOGY OF THE FAMILY (3 cr.) Studies topics such as marriage and family in social and cultural context. Addresses the single scene, dating and marriage styles, child-rearing, husband and wife interaction, single parent families, and alternative lifestyles. Lecture 3 hours per week.

SOC 220 SOCIALIZATION AND THE LIFE CYCLE (3 cr.) Discusses the cultural and historical influences on life cycle through examination of the various agents of socialization, such as family, school, and mass media. May address life styles of adolescence, adulthood, and aging. Lecture 3 hours per week.

SPA 111-112 CONVERSATION IN SPANISH I-II (3 cr.) (3 cr.) Emphasizes the spoken language, stressing fluency and correctness of structure, pronunciation, and vocabulary. Prerequisite SPA 102. Lecture 3 hours per week.

SPD 110 INTRODUCTION TO SPEECH COMMUNICATION (3 cr.) Examines the elements affecting speech communication at the individual, small group, and public communication levels with emphasis on practice of communication at each level. Lecture 3 hours per week.

SPD 130 INTRODUCTION TO THE THEATRE (3 cr.) Surveys the principles of drama, the development of theatre production, and selected plays to acquaint the student with various types of theatrical presentations. Lecture 3 hours per week.

SDV 100 ORIENTATION (1 cr.) Assists students in transition to colleges. Provides overview of college policies, procedures, and curricular offerings. Encourages contacts with other students and staff. Assists students toward college success through information regarding effective study habits, career and academic planning, and other college resources available to students. May include English and math placement testing. Strongly recommended for beginning students. Required for graduation. Lecture 1 hour per week.

SDV 101 ORIENTATION TO (SPECIFY THE DISCIPLINE) (1 cr.) Introduces students to the skills, which are necessary to achieve their academic goals, to the services offered at the college and to the discipline in which they are enrolled. Covers topics such as services offered at the college including the learning resources center; counseling, and advising; listening, test taking, and study skills; and topical areas which are applicable to their particular discipline. Lecture 1 hour per week.

WEL 21-22 SHIELDED METAL ARC WELDING I-II (5 cr.) (5 cr.) Presents the operation of AC and DC power sources. Teaches polarities, heats, and electrodes for use in joining various metal alloys by the arc welding process. Deals with running beads, butt and fillet welds in all positions, assessment of weld quality through visual inspection. Emphasizes safety procedures. Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 9 hours. Total 11 hours per week.

WEL 31 INTRODUCTORY GAS TUNGSTEN ARC WELDING (4 cr.) -Introduces practical operations in use of tungsten arc welding and equipment, operations, safety practices in various positions, shielding gases, filler rods, process variations, and their applications. Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 6 hours. Total 8 hours per week.

WEL 32 INTRODUCTORY GAS METAL ARC WELDING (6 cr.) Introduces practical operations in use of gas metal arc welding and equipment, operations safety practices in various positions, shielding gases, filler rods, process variations, and their applications. Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 12 hours. Total 14 hours per week.