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College Catalog 2019-2020 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions

To enroll in 100 or 200 level courses with established prerequisites or minimum Accuplacer scores, students must meet the established prerequisites, minimum cutoff Accuplacer scores, be exempt from assessment testing, or successfully complete developmental courses. It is recommended that students enrolled in developmental courses should not be concurrently enrolled in 200 level courses. Non-degree seeking students and those auditing courses are exempt from this recommendation but must meet established course prerequisites. Basic skills instruction must be completed with the first 30 credit hours of attendance at  the college. Courses numbered 100–199 are usually for first year students while 200 level courses are generally for sophomores. Students wishing to take 200-level courses should consult their academic advisor or instructor to determine whether is appropriate to be taking these courses.

Some academic courses may require enrollment in sequential order. For example, students must take English Composition I (ENG 121) before they may enroll in English Composition II (ENG 122). Courses requiring a prescribed sequence will have a prerequisite listed at the end of the course description. Students need not complete both semesters of a sequence to receive credit for the course taken. However, students should be aware that other colleges or universities might require completion of the total sequence for acceptance of any credit. Students should consult the catalog of the institution to which they intend to transfer or ask their academic advisor for assistance. Additionally, some courses may indicate a co-requisite, which means that the students must enroll in another course during the same semester unless the students have already completed it.

Occupational courses must be taken in the prescribed sequence. Students must obtain consent of instructor to take any occupational course out of sequence.

How to read these course descriptions

The credit hour breakdown is shown to the right of the course title. Example: ACC 121 Accounting Principles I 4(3-1). The figure outside the parenthesis indicates the total number of semester hours of credit. Inside the parentheses, the first figure indicates the number of credit hours of lecture, and the second figure indicates the number of credit hours of laboratory experience. Actual hours spent in the classroom will vary according to class type. Please see the class schedule for actual class meeting times. An example of credit hour breakdown is:

Total Credits Lecture Credits Lab Credits
4 ( 3   1)

* The vocational/technical laboratory is designed to give the instructor the flexibility to include the proper mixture of theory and skill development and generally consists of 1/3 theory and 2/3 laboratory work. Although the figures after the course title may indicate all laboratory work, the proper amount of theory is covered.

Guaranteed Transfer courses are noted with two letters and a number, i.e., AH1, CO2, SC1, after the course title. They fulfill Common Core General Education Requirements for the Associate of Arts and the Associate of Science degrees. These courses have been articulated with state four-year colleges and universities in Colorado (except Colorado School of Mines) and are guaranteed to transfer. These gtPathways courses are common to all community colleges in Colorado and fulfill the same general education requirements at these institutions.  All Guaranteed Transfer course have a pre-requisite of college level skills determined by Accuplacer score, ACT or SAT score.  Co-enrollment in CCR 094/ENG 121 courses is possible.

Many of these courses are available via CCCOnline.

Please note that prerequisites, as applicable, are listed with each course.

 
 

Renewable Energy Technologies
  

  • PLU 101 - Piping Skills

    Credits: 4(2-2)
    Focuses on the installation of common piping materials in plumbing and HVAC/R systems. Covers pipe math, terminology, common piping materials and application, figuring offsets and common pipe joints. Shop projects including pipe support and hanging, center to center measurements and a variety of pipe joining methods are explored. Prerequisite(s): none.
  

  • WTG 100 - Introduction to Wind Industry

    Credits: 3(3-0)
    Introduces students to the wind power generation industry. Topics covered will include physics of wind energy, various sizes and types of wind turbines, reading wind maps for finding the best wind locations. Students will also engage in discussions of the impact of the wind industry on social, environmental, economic, and political issues. Prerequisite(s): none.
  

  • WTG 110 - Wind Turbine Generator Power Distribution & Control Systems

    Credits: 3(2-1)
    Provides a comprehensive overview of wind turbine generator systems. Focus will be on the power distribution and systems controls, including theory, application, component identification, and schematics. Safety and appropriate Personal Protective Equipment will be emphasized in lab environment. Prerequisite(s): none.

Science
  

  • SCI 105 - Science in Society: GT-SC2

    Credits: 3 (3-0)
    Examines issues relating to the way science interacts with society. A selection of issues from information technology, the environment and earth science, physics and astronomy, biology, medicine, and the interaction of science with politics will be examined, as informed by current events. Emphasis will be on research, inquiry, and critical analysis of science-related issues, including the negative and positive roles of science in society. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-SC2 category. Prerequisite(s): Demonstrate college readiness in English https://lamarcc.edu/admission/placement-testing/
  

  • SCI 155 - Integrated Science I:- Physics and Chemistry with Lab GT-SC1

    Credits: 4(3-1)
    Examines the nature of energy and matter, their interactions and changes, and the application of fundamental concepts to the study of our natural world. These concepts will be explored in hands-on laboratory experiments. This course integrates the fundamental concepts and ideas about the nature of physics and chemistry with the natural world. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-SC1 category. Prerequisite(s): Demonstrate college readiness in English https://lamarcc.edu/admission/placement-testing/
  

  • SCI 156 - Integrated Science II: Earth and Life Science with Lab GT-SC1

    Credits: 4(3-1)
    Examines earth and biological systems, living and non-living environments, through the application of fundamental energy and matter concepts. These systems and concepts will be explored in hands-on laboratory experiments. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-SC1 category. Prerequisite(s): Demonstrate college readiness in English https://lamarcc.edu/admission/placement-testing/

Sociology
  

  • SOC 101 - Introduction to Sociology I: GT-SS3

    Credits: 3(3-0)
    This course examines the basic concepts, theories, and principles of sociology, including topics of culture, race, class, gender, sexuality, social groups, and deviance through a local and global lens. Analyzes and interprets socio-historic as well as contemporary issues by using critical thinking skills and linking individual experiences to social structures. (GT-SS3) Prerequisite(s): Demonstrate college readiness in English https://lamarcc.edu/admission/placement-testing/
  

  • SOC 102 - Introduction to Sociology II: GT-SS3

    Credits: 3(3-0)
    Examines the basic concepts, theories, and principles of sociology, including topics of family, religion, education, politics, the economy, health, demography, the environment and social movements through a local and global lens. Analyzes and interprets socio-historical as well as contemporary issues by using critical thinking skills and linking individual experiences to social structures. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-SS3 category. Prerequisite(s): Demonstrate college readiness in English https://lamarcc.edu/admission/placement-testing/
  

  • SOC 205 - Sociology of Family Dynamics: GT-SS3

    Credits: 3(3-0)
    Offers a critical exploration of marriage, family and kinship. It examines the family as an institution and how social, cultural and personal factors influence family relations locally and globally. Explores the stability and evolution of the family, along with current trends and a range of family forms. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-SS3 category. Prerequisite(s): SOC 101 or instructor permission.
  

  • SOC 215 - Contemporary Social Problems: GT-SS3

    Credits: 3(3-0)
    Investigates current social issues that result in societal problems. Focuses on numerous areas including, but not limited to, the loss of civil liberties, concentration of media ownership, gender discrimination, hate crimes, poverty, hunger, environmental degradation, racism and prejudice, as well as social change. Addresses ways to ameliorate these social ills. Prerequisite(s): Demonstrate college readiness in English https://lamarcc.edu/admission/placement-testing/
  

  • SOC 218 - Sociology of Diversity: GT-SS3

    Credits: 3(3-0)
    Explores differences based on race, ethnicity, social class, gender, age, ability status, and sexual identity. Critically examines the dynamics of intergroup relations and how social construction of these differences can lead to patterns of prejudice, discrimination, and inequality nationally and globally. Prerequisite(s): Demonstrate college readiness in English https://lamarcc.edu/admission/placement-testing/
  

  • SOC 231 - The Sociology of Deviant Behavior: GT-SS3

    Credits: 3 (3-0)
    Critically examines various deviant categories and societal reactions to deviance affecting diverse populations. Examines how sociologists study deviance and the theories they use to explain it. Explains the ways social institutions define deviance and attempt to control, change, or treat those deviant behaviors, attitudes, and conditions. Prerequisite(s): SOC 101 or SOC 102.

Student Leadership Program
  

  • SLP 106 - Student Government I

    Credits: 1(1-0)
    Provides the academic vehicle to complement the work of and support students serving in a student government organization. Students will learn to work together in a governance environment overseeing the allocation of funding for campus events, and serving as a resource for other campus leadership teams (first year, first semester). Prerequisite(s): none.
  

  • SLP 107 - Student Government II

    Credits: 1(1-0)
    Provides the academic vehicle to complement the work of and support students serving in a student government organization. Students will learn to work together in a governance environment overseeing the allocation of funding for campus events, and serving as a resource for other campus leadership teams (first year, second semester). Prerequisite(s): SLP 106.
  

  • SLP 108 - State Student Advisory Council I

    Credits: 1(1-0)
    Provides the academic vehicle to complement the work of and support students serving on the State Student Advisory Council. Students will learn to work together in a governance environment (first year, first semester). Prerequisite(s): none.
  

  • SLP 109 - State Student Advisory Council II

    Credits: 1(1-0)
    Provides the academic vehicle to complement the work of and support students serving on the State Student Advisory Council. Students will learn to work together in a governance environment (first year, second semester). Prerequisite(s): SLP 108.
  

  • SLP 206 - Student Government III

    Credits: 1(1-0)
    Provides the academic vehicle to complement the work of and support students serving in a student government organization. Students will learn to work together in a governance environment overseeing the allocation of funding for campus events, and serving as a resource for other campus leadership teams (second year, first semester). Prerequisite(s): SLP 107.
  

  • SLP 207 - Student Government IV

    Credits: 1(1-0)
    Provides the academic vehicle to complement the work of and support students serving in a student government organization. Students will learn to work together in a governance environment overseeing the allocation of funding for campus events, and serving as a resource for other campus leadership teams (second year, second semester). Prerequisite(s): SLP 206.
  

  • SLP 208 - State Student Advisory Council III

    Credits: 1(1-0)
    Provides the academic vehicle to complement the work of and support students serving on the State Student Advisory Council. Students will learn to work together in a governance environment (second year, first semester). Prerequisite(s): SLP 109.
  

  • SLP 209 - State Student Advisory Council IV

    Credits: 1(1-0)
    Provides the academic vehicle to complement the work of and support students serving on the State Student Advisory Council. Students will learn to work together in a governance environment (second year, second semester). Prerequisite(s): SLP 208.

Spanish
  

  • SPA 101 - Conversational Spanish I

    Credits: 3(3-0)
    Offers beginning students the skills necessary to understand and speak Spanish. The material includes basic vocabulary, grammar, and expressions that are used in daily situations and in travel. Prerequisite(s): None.
  

  • SPA 102 - Conversational Spanish II

    Credits: 3(3-0)
    Offers students the skills necessary to understand and speak Spanish. The material continues to cover basic conversation patterns, expressions, and grammar. Prerequisite(s): SPA 101.
  

  • SPA 111 - Spanish Language I

    Credits: 5(5-0)
    Develops students’ interpretive, interpersonal, and presentational communicative abilities in the language.  Integrates these skills in the cultural contexts in which the language is used.  Offers a foundation in the analysis of culture.  Note: The order of the topics and methodology may vary according to individual texts and instructors. Prerequisite(s): None.
  

  • SPA 112 - Spanish Language II

    Credits: 5(5-0)
    Expands students’ interpretive, interpersonal, and presentational communicative abilities in the language across the disciplines. Integrates these skills with the study of the cultures in which the language is used. Offers a foundation in the analysis of culture and develops intercultural communicative strategies. Prerequisite(s): SPA 111 or instructor permission.
  

  • SPA 175 - Special Topics

    Credits: 0-12
    Provides students with a vehicle to pursue in-depth exploration of special topics of interest. Prerequisite(s): none.
  

  • SPA 211 - Spanish Language III: GT-AH4

    Credits: 3(3-0)
    Continues Spanish Language II in the development of increased functional proficiency at the intermediate level in speaking, aural comprehension, reading, writing, and cultural competency in the Spanish language. This course is conducted predominantly in Spanish. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-AH4 category. May only be offered via CCCOnline. Prerequisite(s): Demonstrate college readiness in English https://lamarcc.edu/admission/placement-testing/
    and
    SPA 112.
  

  • SPA 212 - Spanish Language IV: GT-AH4

    Credits: 3(3-0)
    Continues Spanish Language III in the development of increased functional proficiency at intermediate mid level in speaking, aural comprehension, reading, writing, and cultural competency in the Spanish language. This course is conducted predominantly in Spanish. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-AH4 category. May only be offered via CCCOnline. Prerequisite(s): Demonstrate college readiness in English https://lamarcc.edu/admission/placement-testing/
    and
    SPA 211.
  

  • SPA 275 - Special Topics

    Credits: 0-12
    Provides students with a vehicle to pursue in-depth exploration of special topics of interest. Prerequisite(s): none.

Theatre
  

  • THE 105 - Theatre Appreciation: GT-AH1

    Credits: 3(3-0)
    Provides an opportunity to discover, analyze, and evaluate all aspects of the theatre experience: scripts, acting, directing, staging, history, criticism, and theory. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-AH1 category. Prerequisite(s): Demonstrate college readiness in English https://lamarcc.edu/admission/placement-testing/
  

  • THE 211 - Development of Theater Greek-Renaissance: GT-AH1

    Credits: 3(3-0)
    Surveys the history and development of theatrical practices from Ancient Greece to the Renaissance as well as non-western forms, emphasizing all aspects of performance from period values to analysis of dramatic literature and culture. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-AH1 category. Prerequisite(s): Demonstrate college readiness in English https://lamarcc.edu/admission/placement-testing/
  

  • THE 212 - Development of Theatre Restoration to Modern: GT-AH1

    Credits: 3 (3-0)
    Surveys the history and development of theatrical practices from Restoration to the present as well as non-Western forms, emphasizing all aspects of performance from period values to analysis of dramatic literature and culture. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-AH1 category. Prerequisite(s): Demonstrate college readiness in English https://lamarcc.edu/admission/placement-testing/

Veterinary Science
  

  • VET 140 - Veterinary Science I

    Credits: 4 (1-3)
    Introduces students to basic veterinary science topics including an overview of the veterinary profession in addition to anatomy and physiology, behavior and handling animals in a veterinary setting.  Pre/co-requisite(s): None
  

  • VET 141 - Veterinary Science II

    Credits: 4 (4-0)
    Introduces students to basic veterinary science topics including animal health, infectious diseases, disease control, and common production practices in a veterinary setting.  Prerequisite(s): None.
  

  • VET 180 - Internship

    Credits: 12 (0-12)
    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 business location and with the direct guidance of the instructor. Pre/co-requisite(s): Successful completion of or current enrollment in VET 141.

Welding
  

  • WEL 101 - Allied Cutting Processes

    Credits: 4 (1-3)
    Covers setting up equipment and performing cutting and gouging operations utilizing the oxyacetylene, air carbon arc, exothermic, and plasma arc cutting processes.  This course will also provide an introduction to blueprint reading. Prerequisite(s): None.
  

  • WEL 102 - Oxyacetylene Joining Processes

    Credits: 4 (1-3)
    Introduces safety inspections, minor repairs, operating parameters, oxyacetylene welding equipment, and oxyacetylene welding, brazing, and soldering operations.  Blueprint reading skills will be practiced in this course.  Prerequisite(s): None.
  

  • WEL 104 - Basic Shielded Metal Arc II

    Credits: 4 (1-3)
    Covers performing safety inspections, making minor repairs, adjusting operating parameters, and operating SMAQ equipment utilizing SMAW equipment E-7018 electrodes.  Layout procedures will be practiced during this course.  Prerequisite(s): None.
  

  • WEL 110 - Advanced Shielded Metal Arc I

    Credits: 4 (1-3)
    Covers safety inspections, minor repairs, operating parameters, operation of SMAW equipment, and SMAW operations on groove and fillet welds utilizing E-6010 and E-7018 electrodes.  Layout procedures will be practiced during this course.  Prerequisite(s): None.
  

  • WEL 111 - Advanced Shielded Metal Arc II

    Credits: 4 (1-3)
    Covers safety inspections, minor repairs, operating parameters, operation of SMAW equipment utilizing various electrodes, essential welding information from codes or other standards, and performance of weld inspections.  Prerequisite(s): None.
  

  • WEL 202 - Gas Metal Arc Welding II

    Credits: 4 (1-3)
    Covers safety inspections, minor repairs, operating parameters, operation of GMAW equipment utilizing a variety of electrodes and base metals, and fundamental principles of welding metallurgy to welding, fabrication, and inspection.  Prerequisite(s): None.
  

  • WEL 224 - Advanced Gas Tungsten Arc Welding

    Credits: 4 (1-3)
    Covers welding in all positions on carbon steel, stainless steel and aluminum plate and carbon steep pipe with the GTAW process.  Student should be familiar with basic metallurgy pertaining to the weldability of metals, structuraljoints, and safety in the welding industry.  Prerequisite(s): None.
  

  • WEL 230 - Pipe Welding I

    Credits: 4 (1-3)
    Covers safety inspections, minor repairs, operating parameters, and operation of SMAW, GMAW, and FCAW equipment in a variety of positions on plain crabon steel pipe joints.  Also covers evaluating and solving complex welding and fabrication problems and administering hands on training and supervision to other students during assigned fabrication and welding operations.  Prerequisite(s): None.
 

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