HU 099A Introduction to Educational and
Professional Skills
Facilitates the development of skills in oral and written communication and team building. Includes a review of time management and basic study skills. Provides an examination of learning and personality styles as they relate to educational and professional tasks. (1 credit, 3 weeks)

BA105 American Free-Enterprise System
Overviews business fundamentals and the functional areas of business, including trends in the economic environment. Includes application of principles to decision-making in cases in the American free-enterprise system. Serve as a vehicle for students to strengthen their critical reading, thinking and writing skills and to work in a team﷓based environment. (3 credits, 5 weeks)

EN100 College Writing
Study and practice of exposition and persuasion, with particular attention to rhetorical strategies and the writing process. Includes study and practice of the paraphrase and summary. Accuracy, correct grammar, vocabulary development, and sentence structure are emphasized. Includes word processing instruction. (3 credits, 6 weeks)

PY230 Psychology of Human Relations
Based primarily on the principles of industrial/organizational psychology and emphasizes human relations in the workplace. Provides an introduction to concepts and skills of effective human relations on the job, along with a brief overview of the most common theoretical concepts relating to human behaviors. Includes motivation and performance, personal and organizational communications systems, leadership styles and organizational cultures. (3 credits, 5 weeks),

BA150 Microcomputer Applications
Provides a comprehensive coverage of usage in current software applications which include electronic spreadsheets, data base management, and presentation software. (3 credits, 5 weeks)

SC201 Business and Professional Speaking
A performance course with emphasis on speaking and working with appropriate formats. Assignments include panel discussions and interviews related to employment, performance appraisals, and discipline. (3 credits, 5 weeks)

MA100 Mathematics for Managers
Introduces concepts including fractions, decimals, percentages, signed﷓numbers, use of a hand-held calculator, solution of equations and inequalities, ratios and proportions, use of formulas, exponents and scientific notation and graphing equations of one and two variables. Problem solving is stressed through use of word problems involving real﷓world examples. (4 credits, 7 weeks)

EN101 Literature for Composition
Continued study and practice of expository writing through analysis and explication of literature. Seeks to develop in students a critical appreciation of imaginative literature. Includes instruction in and practice of research writing, including effective gathering and organizing of materials for critical thinking and writing the library research paper. (3 credits, 5 weeks)

HU220 Humanities Heritage I
Surveys humanities traditions to the year 1500. Develops critical and interpretive skills, historical understanding, and aesthetic appreciation of the centrality of artistic endeavors in the human experience. (3 credits, 5 weeks)

EC205 Applied Economic Theory
Analysis of economic policies and issues. Topics include government, war, welfare, growth, energy, discrimination, natural resources, and technology. Emphasis is placed on the choice of fiscal and monetary policies and their economic impacts. (3 credits, 5 weeks)

PS108 Introduction to the Physical World
Looks at the world around us, including earth forms and geological processes, water and nutrient cycling, and atmospheric processes. Investigations of physical and chemical principles and phenomena are used to explore the interactions required for life on this planet. The human impact on these processes can be studied. Some laboratory or fieldwork required. (4 credits, 6 weeks)

MG207 Managing Diversity
Studies the impacts of diversity on the managing process. Differences in the workplace as well as doing business in a global society are included for study. (3 credits, 5 weeks)

HU230 Contemporary American Culture
A historical topical survey. Provides an overview of the dynamics of 20th century American culture through the interdisciplinary examination of its political, economic, cultural, and ethical dimensions. Particular emphasis is placed on the multi-cultural roots and evolution of a common identity in the United States. (3 credits, 5 weeks)

RE200 Religion in America
Examines the significant factors in the formation of religion in the United States with attention to disestablishment and religion liberty, revivalism and individualism, theology, indigenous religious movements, and so on. Although the course is carried forward by an historical outline, sociological, theological, and religious﷓philosophical sources and methods are also employed. The over﷓riding question of the course is the place and influence of religion in American culture. (3 credits, 5 weeks)

AC205 Financial Accounting Issues
Studies issues in basic accounting theory and practice. Includes an emphasis on terminology, preparation and interpretation of financial statements, and financial analysis of both service and merchandising businesses. (4 credits, 7 weeks)

EN211 Persuasive Writing
Designed to give practice in expository writing in the workplace. Emphasis is given to developing persuasion fundamentals﷓focus on reader identification, writer authority, control evidence﷓at advanced levels leading to sound and solid argument. (3 credits, 5 weeks)

B1205 Introduction to Environmental Sciences
Analysis of the scientific components of the environment. Deals with the relationship of man's interdependence with the environment and responsibility for it. (3 credits, 5 weeks)

HU231 Contemporary World Cultures
Examines specific national cultures and aspects of an emerging global culture. Emphasizes the tension between cultural traditions and change. (3 credits, 5 weeks)

BA207 Legal Issues in Business
The integration of legal issues in business, their impacts, and alternative courses of action. Topics are sourced in contract law, employment law and sales law. (3 credits, 5 weeks)

HU221 Humanities Heritage II
Surveys humanities traditions since the year 1500. Develops critical and interpretive skills, historical understanding, and aesthetic appreciation of the centrality of artistic endeavors in the human experience. (3 credits, 5 weeks)

BA244 Analysis and Application of Business Principles
An analysis of accounting, finance, management and marketing issues drawn from case studies. Emphasis on the application of fundamental principles and theories to the resolution of complex business problems. (4 credits, 7 weeks)