PCADA 087 Reading/Writing/Communication for United States Civics (ABE) (5 credits)

2. Demonstrate critical thinking skills by organizing and analyzing information and reflecting upon its meaning.

3. Use evidence representing different points of view to support claims.

4. Apply standard rules of citation to properly format papers and credit sources.

5. Use a wide range of reading and AVID strategies and routines to provide an accurate summary of the text.

6. Integrate prior knowledge with new information to deepen synthesis of information.

7. Develop clear and focused sentence and paragraph structures using proper punctuation and mechanics of written English.

8. Develop and strengthen writing by planning, revising, editing, and rewriting.

9. Summarize, paraphrase, and quote accurately.

10. Document and use primary and secondary sources to support main ideas.

11. Construct an annotated bibliography using valid source materials.

12. Use computer skills/programs for academic purposes such as word processing, email, and learning management systems.

13. Perform research using technology.

14. Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of specific word choices including words on meaning and tone, including words with multiple meanings.

Degree Outcomes
Critical, Creative, and Reflective Thinking: Graduates will evaluate, analyze, synthesize, and generate ideas; construct informed, meaningful, and justifiable conclusions; and process feelings, beliefs, biases, strengths, and weaknesses as they relate to their thinking, decisions, and creations. Effective Communication: Graduates will be able to exchange messages in a variety of contexts using multiple methods.

Lecture Contact Hours 50
Lab Contact Hours 0
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 50

PCADA 088 Reading/Writing/Communication for Earth Chemistry (ABE) (5 credits)

2. Demonstrate critical thinking skills by organizing and analyzing information and reflecting upon its meaning.

3. Use evidence representing different points of view to support claims.

4. Apply standard rules of citation to properly format papers and credit sources.

5. Use a wide range of reading and writing strategies and routines to provide an accurate summary of the text.

6. Integrate prior knowledge with new information to deepen synthesis of information.

7. Develop clear and focused sentence and paragraph structures using proper punctuation and mechanics of written English.

8. Develop and strengthen writing by planning, revising, editing, and rewriting.

9. Summarize, paraphrase, and quote accurately.

10. Document and use primary and secondary sources to support main ideas.

11. Evaluate, summarize, and cite source materials.

12. Use computer skills/programs for academic purposes such as word processing, email, and learning management systems.

13. Perform research using technology.

14. Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of specific word choices including words on meaning and tone, including words with multiple meanings.

Degree Outcomes
Critical, Creative, and Reflective Thinking: Graduates will evaluate, analyze, synthesize, and generate ideas; construct informed, meaningful, and justifiable conclusions; and process feelings, beliefs, biases, strengths, and weaknesses as they relate to their thinking, decisions, and creations. Effective Communication: Graduates will be able to exchange messages in a variety of contexts using multiple methods.

Lecture Contact Hours 50
Lab Contact Hours 0
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 50

PCADA 089 Pre-Academic Grammar and Writing (ABE) (2 credits)

2. Use the elements of sentence construction (e.g. subjects, predicates, nouns, verbs, etc.) in accordance with communicative goals.

3. Proofread and correct common grammar and punctuation errors (e.g., subject/verb agreement, capital letters, punctuation, verb tense and parallelism, pronoun types and agreement) as part of the writing process.

4. Recognize genre differences in various styles of writing in order to analyze the differences in styles.

5. Apply coherence, unity, sentence variety, and clarity in reading and writing.

6. Refine the writing process by planning/prewriting, revising/editing, and rewriting.

Degree Outcomes
Effective Communication: Graduates will be able to exchange messages in a variety of contexts using multiple methods.

Lecture Contact Hours 20
Lab Contact Hours 0
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 20

PCADA 090 Foundations for Success (1 to 2 credits)

2. Discuss and apply effective study skills to improve study habits.

3. Access technological resources available through Pierce College to allow online engagement inside and outside the classroom.

Degree Outcomes
Critical, Creative and Reflective Thinking Graduates will evaluate, analyze and synthesize information and ideas in order to construct informed, meaningful and justifiable conclusions.

Lecture Contact Hours 10-20
Lab Contact Hours 0
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 10-20

PCADA 091 Foundations for Ongoing Success (1 to 2 credits)

2. Be able to describe preparation and study techniques suitable for an academic class.

3. Implement effective reading comprehension strategies including: how to evaluate reading comprehension roadblocks and choose an appropriate action plan in order to build metacognitive awareness.

4. Evaluate individual progress through self-reflection.

5.  Review and evaluate personal Guided Pathway progress in order to either affirm a pathway or change to a different pathway.

Degree Outcomes
Critical, Creative, and Reflective Thinking: Graduates will be able to question, search for answers and meaning, and develop ideas that lead to action.

Lecture Contact Hours 10-20
Lab Contact Hours 0
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 10-20

PCADA 094 Survey in Art History (5 credits)

1. Apply the four components of art criticism (describe, analyze, interpret, and evaluate) in order to look at art as it exists in the world and to develop a personal appreciation of art.
2. Apply knowledge of major periods and artists in art history in order to analyze how culture, place, time, and context impact art, and how art impacts culture, place, time, and context.
3. Communicate ideas related to art history and artistic styles using multiple methods.
4. Interrogate one’s own identities/positionalities, privileges, biases, and perspectives in relation to art.

Effective Communication: Graduates will be able to exchange messages in a variety of contexts using multiple methods.  

Intercultural Engagement: Graduates demonstrate self-efficacy in intercultural engagement to advance equity, diversity, and inclusion through reflections and expressions of cultural humility, empathy, and social and civic engagement and action. Further, graduates examine how identities/positionalities such as races, social classes, genders, sexual orientations, disabilities, and cultures impact perceptions, actions, and the distribution of power and privilege in communities, systems, and institutions.

Lecture Contact Hours 50
Total Contact Hours 50

PCADA 095 Foundations in Visual Art (ABE) (5 credits)

2. Analyze art within culture, place, and time.

3. Identify characteristics of artistic styles of individual artists within various cultures.

4. Describe, analyze, interpret, and evaluate art.

5. Apply various art media and processes in making works of art.

6. Investigate academic and career paths related to the visual arts.

7. Respond to art orally and in writing.

Degree Outcomes
Critical, Creative, and Reflective Thinking: Graduates will evaluate, analyze, synthesize, and generate ideas; construct informed, meaningful, and justifiable conclusions; and process feelings, beliefs, biases, strengths, and weaknesses as they relate to their thinking, decisions, and creations. Information Competency: Graduates will be able to seek, find, evaluate and use information and employ information technology to engage in lifelong learning. Effective Communication: Graduates will be able to exchange messages in a variety of contexts using multiple methods. Multiculturalism: Graduates will demonstrate knowledge of diverse ideas, cultures, and experiences, and develop the ability to examine their own attitudes and assumptions in order to understand and work with others who differ from themselves.

Lecture Contact Hours 50
Lab Contact Hours 0
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 50

PCADA 096 Fitness and Wellness (ABE) (5 credits)

2.  Analyze the results of one’s personal fitness assessments to develop goals and strategies to improve the components of fitness.

3.  Design a personal fitness program based on personal goals.

4.  Track and monitor goals and the details of progress while following safety precautions for individualized exercise. 

5.  Identify stressors in one’s life, barrriers to change and realistic strategies to manage stress through identification of resources and motivational strategies.

Degree Outcomes
Gobal Citizenship Graduates will be able to critically examine the relationship between self, community, and/or environments, and to evaluate and articulate potential impacts of choices, actions, and contributions for the creation of sustainable and equitable systems.

Lecture Contact Hours 50
Lab Contact Hours 0
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 50

PCADA 097 Advanced Fitness and Wellness (ABE) (5 credits)

2.  Analyze the results of one’s personal fitness assessments to develop goals and strategies to improve the components of fitness.

3.  Implement a personal fitness program based on personal goals.

4.  Utilize safety precautions for individualized exercise to monitor and track the details of one’s progress. 

5.  Implement realistic strategies to manage stress, available resources, and motivation.

Degree Outcomes
Gobal Citizenship Graduates will be able to critically examine the relationship between self, community, and/or environments, and to evaluate and articulate potential impacts of choices, actions, and contributions for the creation of sustainable and equitable systems.

Lecture Contact Hours 50
Lab Contact Hours 0
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 50

PCADA 098 PCAD Service Learning Pathway Exploration (ABE) (5 credits)

2. Research job outlooks within a career pathway.

3. Discuss the role the chosen career has in society.

4. Investigate community needs and resources using a variety of information-gathering methods and sources.

5. Identify behavior expectations and soft skills needed when working in a particular career.

6. Participate in a service project related to the chosen career pathway.

7. Reflect on personal impacts of participation in the service activity.

8. Integrate personal learning and volunteer experience into decision-making regarding the chosen career pathway.

Degree Outcomes
Critical, Creative, and Reflective Thinking: Graduates will evaluate, analyze, and synthesize information and ideas in order to construct informed, meaningful, and justifiable conclusions Responsibility: Graduates will be able to critically examine the relationship between self, community, and/or environments, and to evaluate and articulate potential impacts and consequences of choices, actions, and contributions for the creation of sustainable systems. Information Competency: Graduates will be able to seek, find, evaluate and use information and employ information technology to engage in lifelong learning.

Lecture Contact Hours 50
Lab Contact Hours 0
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 50

PCADE 050 Washington State History and Government (ESL) (5 credits)

PCADE 051 US History and Government (ESL) (5 credits)

Minimum CASAS Reading score of 221 for ABE students

Course Description
The course will provide students with a broad view of America’s 20th Century history and its political structure.

Course Content
A. Sub-periods in the history of the US including Industrialization, Progressivism, Great Depression & The New Deal, World War II & Japanese Internment, Cold War, Civil Rights Movement, Vietnam War
B. Significant 20th Century economic, cultural, scientific, diplomatic, and technological developments

Student Outcomes
Synthesize historical information and significance from knowledge about everyday life, personal experiences/interest, cultural frameworks, and fundamental documents in order to understand how to generate understanding from multiple data points. Identify significant historical events, their chronology, and their impact on society, past and present in order to gain an understanding of the current political context.  Demonstrate how changes in foreign policy, military affairs, economic policy, and the actions of local communities leads to change in legislation and impacts on national and local communities in order to understand the relationship between different levels of govenment and communities. Analyze how diverse groups of people in the US in global context have historically lived, acted, and thought in order to develop empathy for historical people and situations. Reflect on understanding of historical context in order to develop empathy for the contemporary world and the diverse people who live in that world.  Evaluate both primary and secondary sources in order to critically understand points of view.

Degree Outcomes
Core Abilities: Information Competency: Graduates will be able to seek, find, evaluate and use information and employ information technology to engage in lifelong learning. Intercultural Engagement: Graduates demonstrate self-efficacy in intercultural engagement to advance equity, diversity, and inclusion through reflections and expressions of cultural humility, empathy, and social and civic engagement and action. Further, graduates examine how identities/positionalities such as races, social classes, genders, sexual orientations, disabilities, and cultures impact perceptions, actions, and the distribution of power and privilege in communities, systems, and institutions.

Lecture Contact Hours 50
Lab Contact Hours 0
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 50

PCADE 053 Modern World History (ESL) (5 credits)

Unit Outline 2: Age of Revolutions (1750-1914) • Understands how themes and their developments help to define eras in world history • Analyzes how individuals and movements have shaped world history • Analyzes how cultures and cultural groups have shaped world history • Analyzes how the costs and benefits of economic choices have shaped events in the world in the past or present • Analyzes and evaluates how technology and ideas have shaped world history • Evaluates multiple reasons or factors to develop a position paper or presentation • Creates strategies to avoid plagiarism and respects intellectual property when developing a paper or presentation

Unit Outline 3: International Conflicts (1870-Present) • Understands how themes and their developments help to define eras in world history • Analyzes the multiple causal factors of conflicts in world history • Analyzes and interprets historical materials from a variety of perspectives in world history • Analyzes consequences of positions on an issue or event • Evaluates the precision of a position on an issue or event • Evaluates the impact of various forms of government on people in the past or present • Creates strategies to avoid plagiarism and respects intellectual property when developing a paper or presentation

Unit Outline 4: Emergence and Development of New Nations (1900-Present) • Understands how themes and their developments help to define eras in world history • Understands and analyzes how planned and market economies have shaped the production, distribution, and consumption of goods, services, and resources around the world in the past or present • Analyzes how and why countries have specialized in the production of particular goods and services in the past or present • Analyzes the costs and benefits of government trade policies from around the world in the past or present • Analyzes and evaluates how people across the world have addressed issues involved with the distribution of resources and sustainability in the past or present • Creates and uses research questions that are tied to an essential question to focus inquiry on an idea, issue, or event • Evaluates the validity, reliability, and credibility of sources when researching an issue or event • Evaluates one’s own viewpoint and the viewpoints of others in the context of a discussion

Unit Outline 5: • Understands how themes and their developments help to define eras in world history • Analyzes and evaluates human interaction with the environment across the world in the past or present • Understands and analyzes examples of ethnocentrism • Analyzes how an understanding of world history can help us prevent problems today READING STRAND of College and Career Readiness Standards • Application: cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of primary and secondary sources, attending to such features as the date and origin of the information. • Analyze in detail a series of events described in a text; determine whether earlier events caused later ones or simply preceded them. • Compare the point of view of two or more authors for how they treat the same or similar topics, including which details they include and emphasize in their respective accounts. • Integrate quantitative or technical analysis (e.g., charts, research data) with qualitative analysis in print or digital text. • Application: compare and contrast treatments of the same topic in several primary and secondary sources. WRITING STRAND of College and Career Readiness Standards • Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence. • Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content. • Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, well-chosen details and well-structured event sequences. • Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. • Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach. • Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing and to interact and collaborate with others. • Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects based on focused questions, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation. • Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, assess the credibility and accuracy of each source, and integrate the information while avoiding plagiarism. • Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.

Degree Outcomes
Critical, Creative, and Reflective Thinking: Graduates will be able to question, search for answers and meaning, and develop ideas that lead to action. Effective Communication: Graduates will be able to exchange messages in a variety of contexts using multiple methods.

Lecture Contact Hours 50
Lab Contact Hours 0
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 50

PCADE 054 Contemporary World Issues (ESL) (5 credits)

2. Analyze how the lack or removal of human rights in the past has led to oppression and/or suffering in order to develop empathy and global citizenship.

3. Analyze major patterns in human expression, subsistence, social organization, and belief systems in order to develop empathy for diverse communities and engage with them socially.

4. Apply the understanding of how geographic context shapes global issues in order to develop the ability to make informed decisions about global events.

5. Analyze global events using charts, graphs, maps, political cartoons, and primary and secondary sources in order to put contemporary world issues into context.

6. Analyze how traditional media and emergent media/technology (social media, twitter bots, etc) influence beliefs and frame global events in order to engage in global citizenship.

Degree Outcomes
Intercultural Engagement Graduates demonstrate self-efficacy in intercultural engagement to advance equity, diversity, and inclusion through reflections and expressions of cultural humility, empathy, and social and civic engagement and action. Further, graduates examine how identities/positionalities such as races, social classes, genders, sexual orientations, disabilities, and cultures impact perceptions, actions, and the distribution of power and privilege in communities, systems, and institutions. Global Citizenship Graduates will be able to critically examine the relationship between self, community, and/or environments, and to evaluate and articulate potential impacts of choices, actions, and contributions for the creation of sustainable and equitable systems.

Lecture Contact Hours 50
Lab Contact Hours 0
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 50

PCADE 057 United States Civics (ESL) (5 credits)

2. Describe how the government established by the United States Constitution embodies the purposes, values, and principles of American democracy.

3. Explain how state and local government is established by the Washington State Constitution.

4. Summarize active roles as a citizen at the local, state, and national levels of government.

5. Explain how the political and legal systems provide a means to balance competing interests and resolve conflicts.

6. Explain why laws are needed and how they are enacted, implemented, and enforced at the national, state, and local levels.

7. Identify how and why individuals and groups make economic, political and social choices.

8. Analyze features of the economic, political, and social system of the United States in order to recognize patterns between and among the three systems.

9. Analyze factors influencing the United States economy, policy, and social structures in order to interpret current events.

10. Debate issues regarding the personal responsibilities of citizens in the American constitutional democracy.

Degree Outcomes
EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION Graduates will be able to exchange messages in a variety of contexts using multiple methods. INFORMATION COMPETENCY Graduates will be able to seek, find, evaluate and use information and employ information technology to engage in lifelong learning. MULTICULTURALISM Graduates will demonstrate knowledge of diverse ideas, cultures, and experiences, and develop the ability to examine their own attitudes and assumptions in order to understand and work with others who differ from themselves.

Lecture Contact Hours 50
Lab Contact Hours 0
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 50

PCADE 061 Biology with Lab (ESL) (5 credits)

2. Identify the characteristics of life in different organisms and situations.

3. Explore how structure/function relationships determine the hierarchical organization of different interacting systems.

4. Describe the structure and function of atoms, isotopes, ions and molecules; define the monomer and arrangements into polymers of carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, nucleic acids, ATP, and describe their roles in biological chemistry.

5. Identify cell organelles and describe their functions.

6. Examine the role of the plasma membrane in facilitating movement of materials into and out of the cell through different modes of transport.

7. Predict particle movement under different environmental circumstances and plan an investigation to test these hypotheses.

8. Define energy and discuss the importance of ATP as a driver of all cellular processes.

9. Construct a model that explains how the molecular processes of cellular respiration fuel life through the generation and recycling of energy and biomolecules. a. HS-LS1-7. Use a model to illustrate that cellular respiration is a chemical process whereby the bonds of food molecules and oxygen molecules are broken and the bonds in new compounds are formed resulting in a net transfer of energy. b. HS-LS2-3. Construct and revise an explanation based on evidence for the cycling of matter and flow of energy in aerobic and anaerobic conditions. c. HS-LS1-6. Construct and revise an explanation based on evidence for how carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen from sugar molecules may combine with other elements to form amino acids and/or other large carbon-based molecules.

10. Use a model to illustrate how photosynthesis transforms light energy into stored chemical energy. (HS-LS1-5) a. HS-LS2-5. Develop a model to illustrate the role of photosynthesis and cellular respiration in the cycling of carbon among the biosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere, and geosphere. b. HS-LS2-4. Use mathematical representations to support claims for the cycling of matter and flow of energy among organisms in an ecosystem.

11. Utilize appropriate terminology to compare and contrast the processes of somatic and germ cell division and evaluate their respective roles in the life of an organism. a. HS-LS1-4. Use a model to illustrate the role of cellular division (mitosis) and differentiation in producing and maintaining complex organisms.

12. Apply concepts and evidence of Mendelian genetics within the context of meiotic cell division to explain the development of genetic variations. a. HS-LS3-2. Make and defend a claim based on evidence that inheritable genetic variations may result from: (1) new genetic combinations through meiosis, (2) viable errors occurring during replication, and/or (3) mutations caused by environmental factors. Emphasis is on using data to support arguments for the way variation occurs. b. HS-LS3-3. Apply concepts of statistics and probability to explain the variation and distribution of expressed traits in a population.

13. Give an overview of the process and outcomes of DNA replication, transcription and translation. a. HS-LS1-1. Construct an explanation based on evidence for how the structure of DNA determines the structure of proteins which carry out the essential functions of life through systems of specialized cells. b. HS-LS3-1. Ask questions to clarify relationships about the role of DNA and chromosomes in coding the instructions for characteristic traits passed from parents to offspring.

14. Evaluate scientific evidence indicative of natural selection, adaptation, micro- and macro-evolution. a. HS-LS4-5. Evaluate the evidence supporting claims that changes in environmental conditions may result in: (1) increases in the number of individuals of some species, (2) the emergence of new species over time, and (3) the extinction of other species. b. HS-LS4-1. Communicate scientific information that common ancestry and biological evolution are supported by multiple lines of empirical evidence. c. HS-LS4-3. Apply concepts of statistics and probability to support explanations that organisms with an advantageous heritable trait tend to increase in proportion to organisms lacking this trait. d. HS-LS3-3. Apply concepts of statistics and probability to explain the variation and distribution of expressed traits in a population.

15. Propose and support explanations for species divergence and population evolution using specific case study examples. a. HS-LS4-4. Construct an explanation based on evidence for how natural selection leads to adaptation of populations. b. HS-LS4-2. Construct an explanation based on evidence that the process of evolution primarily results from four factors: (1) the potential for a species to increase in number, (2) the heritable genetic variation of individuals in a species due to mutation and sexual reproduction, (3) the competition for limited resources, and (4) the proliferation of those organisms that are better able to survive and reproduce in the environment.

16. Evaluate the applications and bioethical concerns of biotechnology.

17. Navigate published data to interpret evidence that supports a particular conclusion.

18. Plan an investigation to provide evidence that feedback mechanisms maintain homeostasis.

Degree Outcomes
Critical, Creative, and Reflective Thinking: Graduates will evaluate, analyze, synthesize, and generate ideas; construct informed, meaningful, and justifiable conclusions; and process feelings, beliefs, biases, strengths, and weaknesses as they relate to their thinking, decisions, and creations. Effective Communication: Graduates will be able to exchange messages in a variety of contexts using multiple methods. Information Competency: Graduates will be able to seek, find, evaluate and use information and employ information technology to engage in lifelong learning. Natural Sciences: Graduates use the scientific method to analyze natural phenomena and acquire skills to evaluate authenticity of data/information relative to the natural world. Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning: Graduates utilize logical and graphical analysis for the interpretation and solution of problems in the natural world.

Lecture Contact Hours 50
Lab Contact Hours 0
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 50

PCADE 062 Environmental Science (ESL) (5 credits)

2. Discuss the impact that philosophy, religion, art, media, tradition, and popular culture have had on people’s thinking about the environment.

3. Summarize the roles of the atmosphere, lithosphere, and hydrosphere within the environment and relate each to the biosphere. a. HS-ESS2-6. Develop a quantitative model to describe the cycling of carbon among the hydrosphere, atmosphere, geosphere, and biosphere. b. HS-ESS3-6. Use a computational representation to illustrate the relationships among Earth systems and how those relationships are being modified due to human activity. c. HS-ESS2-7. Construct an argument based on evidence about the simultaneous coevolution of Earth’s systems and life on Earth.

4. Investigate inter- and intra-species relationships through data analysis, categorization of trophic levels, and construction of food webs. Relate these behaviors to species survival and ecosystem maintenance. a. HS-LS2-1. Use mathematical and/or computational representations to support explanations of factors that affect carrying capacity of ecosystems at different scales. b. HS-LS2-6. Evaluate the claims, evidence, and reasoning that the complex interactions in ecosystems maintain relatively consistent numbers and types of organisms in stable conditions, but changing conditions may result in a new ecosystem. c. HS-LS2-8. Evaluate the evidence for the role of group behavior on individual and species’ chances to survive and reproduce.

5. Discuss the value of wilderness and biodiversity and threats to these systems, including pollution, invasive species, and human encroachment. a. HS-LS4-5: Evaluate the evidence supporting claims that changes in environmental conditions may result in: (1) increases in the number of individuals of some species, (2) the emergence of new species over time, and (3) the extinction of other species. b. HS-LS2-2. Use mathematical representations to support and revise explanations based on evidence about factors affecting biodiversity and populations in ecosystems of different scales. c. HS-ESS3-3. Create a computational simulation to illustrate the relationships among the management of natural resources, the sustainability of human populations, and biodiversity.

6. Diagram the hydrological cycle and the movement of water and energy within it.

7. Evaluate how changes in the hydrological cycle affects other surface processes. a. HS-ESS2-5. Plan and conduct an investigation of the properties of water and its effects on Earth materials and surface processes. b. HS-ESS2-2. Analyze geoscience data to make the claim that one change to Earth’s surface can create feedbacks that cause changes to other Earth systems.

8. Examine local water quality through citizen-science and service-learning projects. a. Students will articulate ways in which individual and community action can play a role in creating sustainable systems.

9. Explain the bio-geo-chemical cycles and summarize the flow of energy in an ecosystem as it relates to carbon and air quality. a. HS-ESS2-6. Develop a quantitative model to describe the cycling of carbon among the hydrosphere, atmosphere, geosphere, and biosphere. b. HS-ESS2-4. Use a model to describe how variations in the flow of energy into and out of Earth’s systems result in changes in climate. c. HS-LS2-4. Use mathematical representations to support claims for the cycling of matter and flow of energy among organisms in an ecosystem. d. HS-LS2-5. Develop a model to illustrate the role of photosynthesis and cellular respiration in the cycling of carbon among the biosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere, and geosphere.

10. Analyze geoscience data and the results from global climate models to make an evidence-based forecast of the current rate of global or regional climate change and associated future impacts to Earth’s systems (HS-ESS3-5) a. HS-ESS3-1. Construct an explanation based on evidence for how the availability of natural resources, occurrence of natural hazards, and changes in climate have influenced human activity.

11. Explain the forces that shape local land use and the role human practices, such as agricultural methods and soil management, play in the global environment.

12. Compare and contrast the differences between renewable and non-renewable energy sources and evaluate their relative contributions to climate change. a. HS-ESS3-2. Evaluate competing design solutions for developing, managing, and utilizing energy and mineral resources based on cost-benefit ratios.

13. Relate environmental, social, political, and economic factors to the concept of sustainability. a. HS-ESS3-3. Create a computational simulation to illustrate the relationships among the management of natural resources, the sustainability of human populations, and biodiversity.

14. Evaluate the political processes required to attempt the solution of environmental degradation issues at the local, national, and international level.

15. Assess the use of multidisciplinary solutions to alleviate or modify human impacts on the environment. a. HS-LS2-7. Design, evaluate, and refine a solution for reducing the impacts of human activities on the environment and biodiversity. b. HS-LS4-6. Create or revise a simulation to test a solution to mitigate adverse impacts of human activity on biodiversity. c. HS-ESS3-4. Evaluate or refine a technological solution that reduces impacts of human activities on natural systems

16. Debate a variety of environmental issues from both “pro” and “con” viewpoints.

17. Describe the distribution, growth, and dynamics of the world human population and analyze the impact of the human population on the environment. a. HS-ESS3-3. Create a computational simulation to illustrate the relationships among the management of natural resources, the sustainability of human populations, and biodiversity.

18. Analyze the major contemporary environmental issues in the Western U.S. (local water issues, land use concerns, and conservation concerns)

19. Communicate environmental data to an audience through reports or presentations.

Degree Outcomes
Critical, Creative, and Reflective Thinking: Graduates will evaluate, analyze, synthesize, and generate ideas; construct informed, meaningful, and justifiable conclusions; and process feelings, beliefs, biases, strengths, and weaknesses as they relate to their thinking, decisions, and creations. Information Competency: Graduates will be able to seek, find, evaluate and use information and employ information technology to engage in lifelong learning. Multiculturalism: Graduates will demonstrate knowledge of diverse ideas, cultures, and experiences, and develop the ability to examine their own attitudes and assumptions in order to understand and work with others who differ from themselves. Responsibility: Graduates will be able to critically examine the relationship between self, community, and/or environments, and to evaluate and articulate potential impacts and consequences of choices, actions, and contributions for the creation of sustainable systems. Natural Science: Graduates use the scientific method to analyze natural phenomena and acquire skills to evaluate authenticity of data/information relative to the natural world. Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning: Graduates utilize logical and graphical analysis for the interpretation and solution of problems in the natural world and human society.

Lecture Contact Hours 50
Lab Contact Hours 0
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 50

PCADE 066 Introductory Physics with Lab (ESL) (5 credits)

2. Utilize deductive reasoning skills/strategies to work through word problems to identify a solution

3. Associate specific units with their related physical quantity

4. Use appropriate units when answering application problems

5. Determine the displacement, velocity, time, and acceleration of an object with constant and varying acceleration in one-dimensional motion.

6. Investigate motion in terms of the forces that cause through experimentation and by applying Newton’s Laws of Motion. a. HS-PS2-1. Analyze data to support the claim that Newton’s second law of motion describes the mathematical relationship among the net force on a macroscopic object, its mass, and its acceleration.

7. Analyze conservative and non-conservative forces using theories of work, mechanical energy, and the energy conservation principle, analyze conservative and non-conservative forces. a. HS-PS3-1. Create a computational model to calculate the change in the energy of one component in a system when the change in energy of the other component(s) and energy flows in and out of the system are known. b. HS-PS3-2. Develop and use models to illustrate that energy at the macroscopic scale can be accounted for as a combination of energy associated with the motions of particles (objects) and energy associated with the relative position of particles (objects). c. HS-PS3-3. Design, build, and refine a device that works within given constraints to convert one form of energy into another form of energy.

8. Investigate the relationship between momentum and impulse, and use the principle of conservation of linear momentum to analyze elastic and inelastic collisions. a. HS-PS2-2. Use mathematical representations to support the claim that the total momentum of a system of objects is conserved when there is no net force on the system b. HS-PS2-3. Apply scientific and engineering ideas to design, evaluate, and refine a device that minimizes the force on a macroscopic object during a collision. c. HS-PS2-4. Use mathematical representations of Newton’s Law of Gravitation and Coulomb’s Law to describe and predict the gravitational and electrostatic forces between objects.

9. Apply various modern and cultural concepts of mechanics to the motion of celestial objects: and to the motion of objects on Earth. a. HS-ESS1-4. Use mathematical or computational representations to predict the motion of orbiting objects in the solar system

10. Analyze the properties of electricity and magnetism and explain how these properties are connected to the theories and laws that describe them. a. HS-PS2-5. Plan and conduct an investigation to provide evidence that an electric current can produce a magnetic field and that a changing magnetic field can produce an electric current. b. HS-PS3-5. Develop and use a model of two objects interacting through electric or magnetic fields to illustrate the forces between objects and the changes in energy of the objects due to the interaction. c. HS-PS4-3. Evaluate the claims, evidence, and reasoning behind the idea that electromagnetic radiation can be described either by a wave model or a particle model, and that for some situations one model is more useful than the other.

11. Explain the difference between temperature, heat, and internal energy and apply the principles to observable phenomena.

12. Apply the laws of thermodynamics to demonstrate transfer of thermal energy within a closed system. a. HS-PS3-4. Plan and conduct an investigation to provide evidence that the transfer of thermal energy when two components of different temperature are combined within a closed system results in a more uniform energy distribution among the components in the system (second law of thermodynamics).

13. Describe the characteristics of waves and explain how they can be applied to the properties and behaviors associated with light and sound. a. HS-PS4-1. Use mathematical representations to support a claim regarding relationships among the frequency, wavelength, and speed of waves traveling in various media.

14. Apply concepts of vibrations and waves to technological innovations. a. HS-PS4-5. Communicate technical information about how some technological devices use the principles of wave behavior and wave interactions with matter to transmit and capture information and energy.* b. HS-PS4-2. Evaluate questions about the advantages of using a digital transmission and storage of information.

15. Evaluate published data to investigate claims related to energy absorption by matter. a. HS-PS4-4. Evaluate the validity and reliability of claims in published materials of the effects that different frequencies of electromagnetic radiation have when absorbed by matter.

Degree Outcomes
Critical, Creative, and Reflective Thinking: Graduates will evaluate, analyze, synthesize, and generate ideas; construct informed, meaningful, and justifiable conclusions; and process feelings, beliefs, biases, strengths, and weaknesses as they relate to their thinking, decisions, and creations. Natural Sciences: Graduates use the scientific method to analyze natural phenomena and acquire skills to evaluate authenticity of data/information relative to the natural world. Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning: Graduates utilize logical and graphical analysis for the interpretation and solution of problems in the natural world.

Lecture Contact Hours 50
Lab Contact Hours 0
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 50

PCADE 068 Earth Chemistry with Lab (ESL) (5 credits)

2. Utilize appropriate units when making measurements.

3. Understand the components of the scientific method.

4. Recognize and use chemical symbols for elements and compounds.

5. Describe the basic structure of atoms and ions and relate them to their location on the Periodic Table, their charge, and the number of fundamental particles.

6. Relate physical and chemical properties of matter to the Periodic Table, including metals, non-metals, metalloids, group names, ionic charge, and valence electrons. a. HS-PS1-1. Use the periodic table as a model to predict the relative properties of elements based on the patterns of electrons in the outermost energy level of atoms.

7. Demonstrate an understanding of the basics of chemical bonding, describing how and why atoms come together to make molecules. a. HS-PS1-2. Construct and revise an explanation for the outcome of a simple chemical reaction based on the outermost electron states of atoms, trends in the periodic table, and knowledge of the patterns of chemical properties.

8. Relate energy changes to changes on a molecular level that affect reaction rates and chemical equilibrium. a. HS-PS1-4. Develop a model to illustrate that the release or absorption of energy from a chemical reaction system depends upon the changes in total bond energy. b. HS-PS1-5. Apply scientific principles and evidence to provide an explanation about the effects of changing the temperature or concentration of the reacting particles on the rate at which a reaction occurs. c. HS-PS1-6. Refine the design of a chemical system by specifying a change in conditions that would produce increased amounts of products at equilibrium.

9. Describe physical phenomena on a molecular level. a. HS-PS1-3. Plan and conduct an investigation to gather evidence to compare the structure of substances at the bulk scale to infer the strength of electrical forces between particles.

10. Balance simple chemical equations to demonstrate the law of conservation of matter. a. HS-PS1-7. Use mathematical representations to support the claim that atoms, and therefore mass, are conserved during a chemical reaction.

11. Apply chemical knowledge to explain the formation of the universe, solar system, planets, moons, asteroids, and comets and justify using supporting evidence. a. HS-PS1-8. Develop models to illustrate the changes in the composition of the nucleus of the atom and the energy released during the processes of fission, fusion, and radioactive decay. b. HS-ESS1-2. Construct an explanation of the Big Bang theory based on astronomical evidence of light spectra, motion of distant galaxies, and composition of matter in the universe. c. HS-ESS1-1. Develop a model based on evidence to illustrate the life span of the sun and the role of nuclear fusion in the sun’s core to release energy that eventually reaches Earth in the form of radiation. d. HS-ESS1-3. Communicate scientific ideas about the way stars, over their life cycle, produce elements.

12. Explain how the earth has changed through geologic history and the chemical evidence that supports these changes. a. HS-ESS1-6. Apply scientific reasoning and evidence from ancient Earth materials, meteorites, and other planetary surfaces to construct an account of Earth’s formation and early history. b. HS-ESS2-3. Develop a model based on evidence of Earth’s interior to describe the cycling of matter by thermal convection.

13. Evaluate evidence to explain the ages of crustal rocks (HS-ESS1-5). a. Radioactive dating.

Degree Outcomes
Critical, Creative, and Reflective Thinking: Graduates will evaluate, analyze, synthesize, and generate ideas; construct informed, meaningful, and justifiable conclusions; and process feelings, beliefs, biases, strengths, and weaknesses as they relate to their thinking, decisions, and creations. Effective Communication: Graduates will be able to exchange messages in a variety of contexts using multiple methods. Information Competency: Graduates will be able to seek, find, evaluate and use information and employ information technology to engage in lifelong learning. Responsibility: Graduates will be able to critically examine the relationship between self, community, and/or environments, and to evaluate and articulate potential impacts and consequences of contributions to Earth’s chemistry. Natural Sciences: Graduates use the scientific method to analyze natural phenomena and acquire skills to evaluate authenticity of data/information relative to the natural world. Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning: Graduates utilize logical and graphical analysis for the interpretation and solution of problems in the natural world.

Lecture Contact Hours 50
Lab Contact Hours 0
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 50

PCADE 071 Basic Mathematics (ESL) (5 credits)

2. Fractions a. Perform the four basic operations with positive fractions. b. Convert between improper fraction and mixed numbers.

3. Decimals a. Read and write decimal numbers and identify place value. Convert from English words to numbers and from numbers to English words. b. Perform the four basic operations with positive decimals. c. Perform techniques of rounding with decimal numbers. d. Convert between decimal and percent representations.

4. Integers a. Perform the four basic operations with integers.

5. Inter-classification a. Convert numbers between decimal, fraction, and percent representations. b. Place whole numbers, fractions, decimals, and integers in numerical order.

6. Applications a. Solve a variety of application problems. b. Solve basic applications with percents. c. Determine the perimeter and area of rectangles and triangles. Determine the volume of a rectangular box. Express these solutions with the correct units. Determine these solutions with no outside references (that is, memorize these geometric formulas).

7. Study Strategies a. Create a study plan incorporating a variety of study techniques that can contribute to success in learning mathematics. b. Describe a variety of techniques and strategies for reducing math or test anxiety, and reflect on which techniques might be of personal benefit.

8. General Skills a. Perform all arithmetic operations without use of a calculator. b. Use correct order of operations for calculations. c. Estimate solutions to problems, and apply estimation to judge the reasonableness of calculated solutions. d. Use appropriate units when answering application problems. Express solutions to problems correctly in phrases when appropriate. Use mathematical terms and vocabulary correctly. e. Clearly communicate solution processes. f. Use a computer to engage in some of the course activities.

Degree Outcomes
Critical, Creative, and Reflective Thinking: Graduates will be able to question, search for answers and meaning, and develop ideas that lead to action.

Lecture Contact Hours 50
Lab Contact Hours 0
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 50

PCADE 072 Beginning Algebra (ESL) (5 credits)

1. Perform the four basic operations with positive and negative rational numbers expressed in fractional notation and decimal form. Calculate with exponents.

2. Perform multi-step calculations with rational numbers using the correct order of operations. Place rational numbers in order.

3. Compute with percents, and interpret results.

4. Find square roots of perfect squares without a calculator, and use a calculator to find approximate square roots.

5. Demonstrate math fact fluency (aka automaticity) in number skills by recalling basic math facts of single-digit addition, single-digit products, subtraction and division resulting in a single digit with speed and accuracy. Student must meet the department established minimum standard. Algebraic expressions – simplification and evaluation (content D, E)

6. Manipulate basic algebraic expressions, using correct order of operations and combining like terms.

7. Perform the four basic operations with algebraic fractions (for fractions that have monomial numerator and denominator).

8. Simplify algebraic exponential expressions involving positive integer exponents.

9. Evaluate algebraic expressions and formulas without a calculator.

10. Use a calculator to evaluate numeric expressions, including those with parentheses and exponents. Solving linear equations (content F)

11. Distinguish between algebraic expressions and equations.

12. Solve one-variable linear equations, including those with grouping symbols and with the variable on both sides. Applications (content G)

13. Analyze word expressions and translate them into algebraic expressions.

14. Solve a variety of application problems, including the following: Solve application problems involving percents including percent increase/decrease problems and simple interest formula. Solve application problems involving proportions, such as scale drawings or geometric similarity. Geometry (content H)

15. Determine the area and perimeter of rectangles, triangles, and circles. Determine the volume of rectangular boxes and cylinders. Express these solutions with the correct units. Determine these solutions with no outside references (that is, memorize these geometric formulas).

16. Measure lengths using units of the metric system and the U.S. system.

17. Convert between units of measure within the metric system and the U.S. system. Statistics (content I)

18. Given data, calculate the mean, median, and mode.

19. Create graphs to represent data and interpret data represented in statistical graphs. Coordinate Graphs (content J)

20. Graph points on a coordinate axes system. Identify points graphed on a coordinate system, including axes intercepts.

21. Graph linear equations by plotting points. Study Strategies (content K)

22. Create a study plan incorporating a variety of study techniques that can contribute to success in learning mathematics.

23. Describe a variety of techniques and strategies for reducing math or test anxiety, and reflect on which techniques might be of personal benefit. General Skills

24. Estimate solutions to a variety of problems, and apply estimation to judge the reasonableness of calculated solutions.

25. Use appropriate units when answering application problems. Express solutions to problems correctly in phrases when appropriate. Use mathematical terms and vocabulary correctly.

26. Clearly communicate solution processes.

Degree Outcomes
Critical, Creative, and Reflective Thinking: Graduates will evaluate, analyze, synthesize, and generate ideas; construct informed, meaningful, and justifiable conclusions; and process feelings, beliefs, biases, strengths, and weaknesses as they relate to their thinking, decisions, and creations.

Lecture Contact Hours 50
Lab Contact Hours 0
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 50

PCADE 080 English for Washington State History (5 credits)

PCADE 081 Reading/Writing/Communication for Biology (ESL) (1 to 5 credits)

PCADE 082 Reading/Writing/Communication for Environmental Science (ESL) (5 credits)

PCADE 083 Reading/Writing/Communication for Modern World History (ESL) (5 credits)

PCADE 084 English for US History and Government (5 credits)

CASAS minimum score for Reading of 221 for ABE

Course Description
This course will help you develop critical thinking, reading, and writing skills at the high school level. You will demonstrate reading comprehension and writing skills through reflective essays.

Course Content
Historical readings/materials
Opposing opinion resources
Essays and short stories
Reading strategies and routines
Proper citation style and format; differentiating between paraphrasing, citing and plagiarism
Writing Standards regarding word choice, spelling, punctuation, sentence structure and organization

Student Outcomes
Apply critical thinking skills, support analysis, and reflect upon events by developing arguments and ideas through writing. Cite evidence using disciplinary standards to represent different points of view and support claims. Integrate primary and secondary sources to support claims and conclusions. Apply the writing process by producing effective and rhetorically appropriate documents in order to meet communicative goals and situational context (formality, subject position, etc.). Use computer software for academic purposes in order to compose and communicate effectively. Evaluate the credibility of materials in order to develop information competency. Determine the meaning and impact of words and phrases as they are used in text, including figurative and connotative meanings.

Degree Outcomes
Critical, Creative, and Reflective Thinking: Graduates will evaluate, analyze, synthesize, and generate ideas; construct informed, meaningful, and justifiable conclusions; and process feelings, beliefs, biases, strengths, and weaknesses as they relate to their thinking, decisions, and creations. Effective Communication: Graduates will be able to exchange messages in a variety of contexts using multiple methods. Students will use scientific methods to explore the natural world.

Lecture Contact Hours 50
Lab Contact Hours 0
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 50

PCADE 085 English for Current World Issues (5 credits)

PCADE 086 Reading/Writing/Communication for Intro to Physics with Lab (ESL) (5 credits)

PCADE 087 Reading/Writing/Communication for United States Civics (ESL) (5 credits)

2. Demonstrate critical thinking skills by organizing and analyzing information and reflecting upon its meaning.

3. Use evidence representing different points of view to support claims.

4. Apply standard rules of citation to properly format papers and credit sources.

5. Use a wide range of reading and AVID strategies and routines to provide an accurate summary of the text.

6. Integrate prior knowledge with new information to deepen synthesis of information.

7. Develop clear and focused sentence and paragraph structures using proper punctuation and mechanics of written English.

8. Develop and strengthen writing by planning, revising, editing, and rewriting.

9. Summarize, paraphrase, and quote accurately.

10. Document and use primary and secondary sources to support main ideas.

11. Construct an annotated bibliography using valid source materials.

12. Use computer skills/programs for academic purposes such as word processing, email, and learning management systems.

13. Perform research using technology.

14. Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of specific word choices including words on meaning and tone, including words with multiple meanings.

Degree Outcomes
Critical, Creative, and Reflective Thinking: Graduates will evaluate, analyze, synthesize, and generate ideas; construct informed, meaningful, and justifiable conclusions; and process feelings, beliefs, biases, strengths, and weaknesses as they relate to their thinking, decisions, and creations. Effective Communication: Graduates will be able to exchange messages in a variety of contexts using multiple methods.

Lecture Contact Hours 50
Lab Contact Hours 0
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 50

PCADE 088 Reading/Writing/Communication for Earth Chemistry (ESL) (5 credits)

2. Demonstrate critical thinking skills by organizing and analyzing information and reflecting upon its meaning.

3. Use evidence representing different points of view to support claims.

4. Apply standard rules of citation to properly format papers and credit sources.

5. Use a wide range of reading and writing strategies and routines to provide an accurate summary of the text.

6. Integrate prior knowledge with new information to deepen synthesis of information.

7. Develop clear and focused sentence and paragraph structures using proper punctuation and mechanics of written English.

8. Develop and strengthen writing by planning, revising, editing, and rewriting.

9. Summarize, paraphrase, and quote accurately.

10. Document and use primary and secondary sources to support main ideas.

11. Evaluate, summarize, and cite source materials.

12. Use computer skills/programs for academic purposes such as word processing, email, and learning management systems.

13. Perform research using technology.

14. Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of specific word choices including words on meaning and tone, including words with multiple meanings.

Degree Outcomes
Critical, Creative, and Reflective Thinking: Graduates will evaluate, analyze, synthesize, and generate ideas; construct informed, meaningful, and justifiable conclusions; and process feelings, beliefs, biases, strengths, and weaknesses as they relate to their thinking, decisions, and creations. Effective Communication: Graduates will be able to exchange messages in a variety of contexts using multiple methods.

Lecture Contact Hours 50
Lab Contact Hours 0
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 50

PCADE 089 Pre-Academic Grammar and Writing (ESL) (2 credits)

2. Use the elements of sentence construction (e.g. subjects, predicates, nouns, verbs, etc.) in accordance with communicative goals.

3. Proofread and correct common grammar and punctuation errors (e.g., subject/verb agreement, capital letters, punctuation, verb tense and parallelism, pronoun types and agreement) as part of the writing process.

4. Recognize genre differences in various styles of writing in order to analyze the differences in styles.

5. Apply coherence, unity, sentence variety, and clarity in reading and writing.

6. Refine the writing process by planning/prewriting, revising/editing, and rewriting.

Degree Outcomes
Effective Communication: Graduates will be able to exchange messages in a variety of contexts using multiple methods.

Lecture Contact Hours 20
Lab Contact Hours 0
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 20

PCADE 090 Foundations for Success (1 to 2 credits)

2. Discuss and apply effective study skills to improve study habits.

3. Access technological resources available through Pierce College to allow online engagement inside and outside the classroom.

Degree Outcomes
Critical, Creative and Reflective Thinking Graduates will evaluate, analyze and synthesize information and ideas in order to construct informed, meaningful and justifiable conclusions.

Lecture Contact Hours 10-20
Lab Contact Hours 0
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 10-20

PCADE 091 Foundations for Ongoing Success (1 to 2 credits)

2. Be able to describe preparation and study techniques suitable for an academic class.

3. Implement effective reading comprehension strategies including: how to evaluate reading comprehension roadblocks and choose an appropriate action plan in order to build metacognitive awareness.

4. Evaluate individual progress through self-reflection.

5.  Review and evaluate personal Guided Pathway progress in order to either affirm a pathway or change to a different pathway.

Degree Outcomes
Critical, Creative, and Reflective Thinking: Graduates will be able to question, search for answers and meaning, and develop ideas that lead to action.

Lecture Contact Hours 10-20
Lab Contact Hours 0
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 10-20

PCADE 094 Survey in Art History (5 credits)

2. Apply knowledge of major periods and artists in art history in order to analyze how culture, place, time, and context impact art, and how art impacts culture, place, time, and context.

3. Communicate ideas related to art history and artistic styles using multiple methods.

4. Interrogate one’s own identities/positionalities, privileges, biases, and perspectives in relation to art.

Degree Outcomes
Critical, Creative, and Reflective Thinking: Graduates will evaluate, analyze, synthesize, and generate ideas; construct informed, meaningful, and justifiable conclusions; and process feelings, beliefs, biases, strengths, and weaknesses as they relate to their thinking, decisions, and creations. Effective Communication: Graduates will be able to exchange messages in a variety of contexts using multiple methods. Intercultural Engagement: Graduates demonstrate self-efficacy in intercultural engagement to advance equity, diversity, and inclusion through reflections and expressions of cultural humility, empathy, and social and civic engagement and action. Further, graduates examine how identities/positionalities such as races, social classes, genders, sexual orientations, disabilities, and cultures impact perceptions, actions, and the distribution of power and privilege in communities, systems, and institutions.

Lecture Contact Hours 50
Lab Contact Hours 0
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 50

PCADE 095 Foundations in Visual Art (ESL) (5 credits)

2. Analyze art within culture, place, and time.

3. Identify characteristics of artistic styles of individual artists within various cultures.

4. Describe, analyze, interpret, and evaluate art.

5. Apply various art media and processes in making works of art.

6. Investigate academic and career paths related to the visual arts.

7. Respond to art orally and in writing.

Degree Outcomes
Critical, Creative, and Reflective Thinking: Graduates will evaluate, analyze, synthesize, and generate ideas; construct informed, meaningful, and justifiable conclusions; and process feelings, beliefs, biases, strengths, and weaknesses as they relate to their thinking, decisions, and creations. Information Competency: Graduates will be able to seek, find, evaluate and use information and employ information technology to engage in lifelong learning. Effective Communication: Graduates will be able to exchange messages in a variety of contexts using multiple methods. Multiculturalism: Graduates will demonstrate knowledge of diverse ideas, cultures, and experiences, and develop the ability to examine their own attitudes and assumptions in order to understand and work with others who differ from themselves.

Lecture Contact Hours 50
Lab Contact Hours 0
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 50

PCADE 096 Fitness and Wellness (ESL) (5 credits)

2. Identify and define the elements that comprise the Wellness paradigm and synthesize these multiple lifestyle factors into a broader concept for oneself.

3. Describe the concept of one’s own wellness in contrast to the simple absence of disease.

4. Discuss how a regular exercise program and a healthy nutritional lifestyle impacts one’s health.

5. Describe how to safely monitor exercise intensity.

6. Design and implement a personal fitness program that addresses all five components of fitness in terms of intensity, duration and frequency.

7. Evaluate personal fitness improvement from previous fitness levels based upon aerobic capacity assessment.

8. Obtain the appropriate management strategies needed to handle stress.

9. Describe the known causes of disease and manageable prevention strategies.

Degree Outcomes
Responsibility: Graduates will be able to critically examine the relationship between self, community, and/or environments, and to evaluate and articulate potential impacts and consequences of choices, actions, and contributions for the creation of sustainable systems.

Lecture Contact Hours 50
Lab Contact Hours 0
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 50

PCADE 097 PCAD Advanced Fitness and Wellness (ESL) (5 credits)

2. Identify and define the elements that comprise the Wellness paradigm and synthesize these multiple lifestyle factors into a broader concept for oneself.

3. Describe the concept of one’s own wellness in contrast to the simple absence of disease.

4. Discuss how a regular exercise program and a healthy nutritional lifestyle impacts one’s health.

5. Describe how to safely monitor exercise intensity.

6. Design and implement a personal fitness program that addresses all five components of fitness in terms of intensity, duration and frequency.

7. Evaluate personal fitness improvement from previous fitness levels based upon aerobic capacity assessment.

8. Obtain the appropriate management strategies needed to handle stress.

9. Describe the known causes of disease and manageable prevention strategies.

Degree Outcomes
Responsibility: Graduates will be able to critically examine the relationship between self, community, and/or environments, and to evaluate and articulate potential impacts and consequences of choices, actions, and contributions for the creation of sustainable systems.

Lecture Contact Hours 50
Lab Contact Hours 0
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 50

PCADE 098 PCAD Service Learning Pathway Exploration (ESL) (5 credits)

2. Research job outlooks within a career pathway.

3. Discuss the role the chosen career has in society.

4. Investigate community needs and resources using a variety of information-gathering methods and sources.

5. Identify behavior expectations and soft skills needed when working in a particular career.

6. Participate in a service project related to the chosen career pathway.

7. Reflect on personal impacts of participation in the service activity.

8. Integrate personal learning and volunteer experience into decision-making regarding the chosen career pathway.

Degree Outcomes
Critical, Creative, and Reflective Thinking: Graduates will evaluate, analyze, and synthesize information and ideas in order to construct informed, meaningful, and justifiable conclusions Responsibility: Graduates will be able to critically examine the relationship between self, community, and/or environments, and to evaluate and articulate potential impacts and consequences of choices, actions, and contributions for the creation of sustainable systems. Information Competency: Graduates will be able to seek, find, evaluate and use information and employ information technology to engage in lifelong learning.

Lecture Contact Hours 50
Lab Contact Hours 0
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 50

POLS 208 US Campaigns and Elections (5 credits)

2. Evaluate voter behavior and public opinion.

3. Identify rules governing American elections- including Constitution, state and federal law and party policies.

4. Explain the different perspectives of the history of elections in the United States.

5. Recognize and evaluate the role of parties in shaping opinion and mobilizing voters.

6. Recognize and evaluate the role of elections in shaping policy outcomes and government behavior.

7. Evaluate relationship of American elections to standards of democratic governance.

8. Identify the philosophy and policies of major candidates and parties.

9. Articulate their own views in relation to public opinion and party platforms.

10. Recognize opportunities to participate in elections and help shape electoral results.

Degree Outcomes
Social Sciences: Graduates analyze and interpret social phenomenon using social science theories and methods.

Critical, Creative, and Reflective Thinking: Graduates will evaluate, analyze, synthesize, and generate ideas; construct informed, meaningful, and justifiable conclusions; and process feelings, beliefs, biases, strengths, and weaknesses as they relate to their thinking, decisions, and creations.

Lecture Contact Hours 50
Lab Contact Hours 0
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 50

POLS 230 State and Local Government (5 credits)

2. Compare the characteristics of state constitutions and the elements of constitutional politics in the states.

3. Explain the impact of the people upon the state, including initiatives and referenda, and identify the effects of party politics upon the functioning of state governments.

4. Analyze the prerogatives, perquisites, and power of legislators and governors.

5. Describe the federal case decisions that most affected state courts and analyze what the impacts of these decisions were.

6. Identify and discuss the most common influences on local government decision-making and the general impact of each of these influences.

7. Identify and discuss the most common forms of metropolitan government and their advantages and disadvantages.

Degree Outcomes
Social Sciences: Graduates analyze and interpret social phenomenon using social science theories and methods.

Critical, Creative, and Reflective Thinking: Graduates will evaluate, analyze, synthesize, and generate ideas; construct informed, meaningful, and justifiable conclusions; and process feelings, beliefs, biases, strengths, and weaknesses as they relate to their thinking, decisions, and creations.

Lecture Contact Hours 50
Lab Contact Hours 0
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 50

POLS& 101 Introduction Political Science (5 credits)

2. Articulate one’s own political views in a clear, thoughtful and comprehensive way.

3. Use political science theories to interpret and explain political issues.

4. Identify and analyze the strengths and weakness of political systems in different countries

5. Compare and contrast different theories of order in the international system and apply to current global events.

6. Demonstrate an awareness of how culture shapes political actions and values in different countries.

7. Analyze differences between political ideologies.

8. Evaluate policy options using the concepts of justice and effectiveness.

9. Engage with people holding differing views in a manner that is frank, respectful, and productive.

Degree Outcomes
Social Science: Graduates will use social science research methods and/or theory in order to analyze and interpret social phenomena.

Effective Communication: Graduates will be able to exchange messages in a variety of contexts using multiple methods.

Global Citizenship: Graduates will be able to critically examine the relationship between self, community, and/or environments, and to evaluate and articulate potential impacts of choices, actions, and contributions for the creation of sustainable and equitable systems.

Lecture Contact Hours 50
Lab Contact Hours 0
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 50

POLS& 200 Introduction to Law (5 credits)

2. Contrast major classifications of law

3. Appraise the impact of the legal profession on society

4. Differentiate the organizational structures of the major types of legal institutions

5. Assess the performance of personnel unique to the major types of legal institutions

6. Evaluate procedural law characterizing the major types of legal institutions

7. Evaluate substantive law created by the major types of legal institutions

8. Analyze the interaction of stakeholders and legal institutions on one another

Degree Outcomes
Social Sciences: Graduates analyze and interpret social phenomenon using social science theories and methods.

Critical, Creative, and Reflective Thinking: Graduates will evaluate, analyze, synthesize, and generate ideas; construct informed, meaningful, and justifiable conclusions; and process feelings, beliefs, biases, strengths, and weaknesses as they relate to their thinking, decisions, and creations.

Lecture Contact Hours 50
Lab Contact Hours 0
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 50

POLS& 202 American Government (5 credits)

2. Analyze the historical factors that led to the creation of the United States’ political system and Constitution.

3. Apply the principles of the US Constitution to identify the powers of government institutions and the rights of individuals and groups.

4. Identify the political, historical and contextual factors that shape the power of individuals, groups and institutions.

5. Define the power arrangement between national and sub-national governments within confederate, federal and unitary governmental systems.

6. Explain the formal and informal influences of the law-making process including the creation, passage and execution of bills into laws.

7. Articulate differences between American political ideologies and situate one’s own beliefs in relation to them.

8. Evaluate the effectiveness and fairness of US campaigns and elections.

9. Distinguish between high quality and low quality sources of political information.

10. Identify and evaluate the varieties of bias in the media.

11. Identify the ideologies and bases of support of the main political parties in the United States, as well as how these have changed over time.

12. Analyze the evolution of civil rights and civil liberties in the United States.

13. Critique the extent to which current American political institutions and practices measure up to democratic principles.

14. Advocate for one’s own views effectively and civilly.

15. Evaluate how the rules, institutions and operation of the US political system differentially impacts the rights and opportunities of individuals and groups in the United States.

16. Apply political science concepts and theories to the interpretation of current events and controversies in American politics.

Degree Outcomes
Social Science: Graduates will use social science research methods and/or theory in order to analyze and interpret social phenomena.

Effective Communication: Graduates will be able to exchange messages in a variety of contexts, using multiple methods.

Global Citizenship: Graduates will be able to critically examine the relationship between self, community, and/or environments, and to evaluate and articulate potential impacts of choices, actions, and contributions for the creation of sustainable and equitable systems.

Lecture Contact Hours 50
Lab Contact Hours 0
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 50

POLS& 203 International Relations (5 credits)

2. Use theories of international relation to analyze international phenomena and current international issues.

3. Explain the patterns of power, stability and change in the international political system.

4. Explain the causes and consequences of war.

5. Describe the impact of international economic, environmental and social forces on individual welfare.

6. Use cultural differences to explain global variations in values and behavior.

Degree Outcomes
Social Science: Graduates will use social science research methods and/or theory in order to analyze and interpret social phenomena.

Critical, Creative and Reflective Thinking: Graduates will evaluate, analyze, synthesize, and generate ideas; construct informed, meaningful, and justifiable conclusions; and process feelings, beliefs, biases, strengths, and weaknesses as they relate to their thinking, decisions, and creations.

Intercultural Engagement: Graduates demonstrate self-efficacy in intercultural engagement to advance equity, diversity, and inclusion through reflections and expressions of cultural humility, empathy, and social and civic engagement and action. Further, graduates examine how identities/positionalities such as races, social classes, genders, sexual orientations, disabilities, and cultures impact perceptions, actions, and the distribution of power and privilege in communities, systems, and institutions.

Lecture Contact Hours 50
Lab Contact Hours 0
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 50

PSYC 192 Career Development: Theory and Application (3 credits)

2. Accurately apply 5 career development theories to their life situation and career planning process.

3. Assess specific personality characteristics, interests, aptitudes, values, and decision-making traits using formal assessment tools.

4. Inventory, identify, and prioritize transferable skills and areas of expertise as determined by personality, developmental and trait-factor theories.

5. Create a career path that clearly identifies potential careers or positions of interest

6. Research and identify educational requirements, specific professional licensing, registrations, etc. needed for various careers or positions of interest.

7. Conduct a minimum of three informational interviews with professionals in their career pathway of interest.

Degree Outcomes
Responsibility: Graduates will be able to critically examine the relationship between self, community, and/or environments, and to evaluate and articulate potential impacts and consequences of choices, actions, and contributions for the creation of sustainable systems.

Lecture Contact Hours 30
Lab Contact Hours 0
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 30

PSYC 201 Psychology of Personal Growth (5 credits)

2. Describe one’s self in terms of models of the self, self-concept, and self-esteem.

3. Apply models of identity development to one’s life and identify factors in upbringing that contribute to one’s identity.

4. Discuss usefulness of personality descriptions of self that are derived from personality assessment tools.

5. Describe emotions separate from responses to emotions and identify own pattern of emotional responses.

6. Identify stressors in one’s life and patterns of reaction to stress and generate alternatives for reducing stress or changing responses to it.

7. Describe one’s self in terms of models of the sexual identity development.

8. Contrast family systems theory with individual-centered approaches and describe patterns in one’s own family of origin.

9. Discuss ways to evaluate intensity of psychological issues in one’s life and role of therapy and other interventions relative to intensity.

10. Compare and contrast symptoms associated with types of disorders.

11. Describe examples of differing conflict patterns from one’s life and generate options for resolving conflict based on models of conflict management.

12. Assist classmates in creating descriptive, meaningful examples of course concepts in their lives.

13. Compare and contrast the experience of others in relation to course content in a way that highlights important similarities and differences across cultures.

14. For areas of concern to the student (e.g. stress, conflict, family patterns), construct a plan for changing one’s own behavior and assessing change.

15. Conduct informed observations of human behavior demonstrating an awareness of the cultural context in which human behavior occurs.

Degree Outcomes
Social Sciences: Graduates analyze and interpret social phenomenon using social science theories and methods.

Responsibility: Graduates will be able to critically examine the relationship between self, community, and/or environments, and to evaluate and articulate potential impacts and consequences of choices, actions, and contributions for the creation of sustainable systems.

Lecture Contact Hours 50
Lab Contact Hours 0
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 50

PSYC 210 Social Psychology (5 credits)

1. Describe concepts in social psychology (e.g. attributions, obedience, conformity, institution.) (research projects/papers, essays, objective exams, in-class presentations, class presentations, class discussions, group activities, program proposals)

2. Explain main findings on topics in social psychology (e.g. classic studies such as Milgram’s obedience study, Rosenthal & Jacobson’s sex role studies). (research projects/papers, essays, objective exams, in-class presentations, class discussions, group activities, program proposals)

3. Describe the influences group structure has on social interaction. (research projects/papers, essays, objective exams, in-class presentations, class discussions, group activities, program proposals)

4. Apply concepts in social psychology to everyday behavior of self, others and current events. (essays, objective exams, in-class presentations, class discussions, group activities, journals/reflective essays, program proposals)

5. Evaluate results of research in social psychology based on its methodology, relevance to theory, and relevance to social issues. (research projects/papers, essays, objective exams, in-class presentations, class discussions, group activities, program proposals)

6. Identify judgments made in creating knowledge in social psychology and evaluate the impact of those judgments. (research projects/papers, essays, objective exams, in-class presentations, class discussion, group activities, journals/reflective essays, program proposals, white papers-policy statement)

7. Evaluate research designs used to study social psychological topics at a basic level (e.g. the ability to achieve appropriate information). (research projects/papers, essays, objective exams, in-class presentations, class discussion, group activities, journals/reflective essays, program proposals, white papers-policy statement)

8. Conduct informed observations of human behavior with awareness of the cultural context in which human behavior occurs. (research projects/papers, essays, objective exams, in-class presentations, class discussion, group activities, journals/reflective essays, program proposals, white papers-policy statement)

9. Discuss personal experience that formed opinions and attitudes on class topics. (research projects/papers, essays in-class presentations, class discussions, group activities, journals/reflective essays, program proposals)

10. Generate potential social contexts that would provide a broader base for one’s opinions and behavioral tendencies (i.e. different past experiences and future opportunities) (essays, in-class presentations, class discussions, group activities, journals/reflective essays)

11. Identify the cultural and historical forces which can be attributed to shaping social psychological concepts and (research projects/papers, essays, objective exams, in-class presentations, class discussion, group activities, journals/reflective essays, program proposals, white papers-policy statement)

12. Describe the main issues and ideas behind them that shaped the field of social psychology (e.g. the person-situation debate, lab/field methodologies). (research projects/papers, essays, objective exams, in-class presentations, class discussions, group activities, program proposals)

13. Appreciate and apprehend the complexity of human experience; practice thinking about the many factors that go into each person’s life. (journals/reflective essays)

Degree Outcomes
Social Sciences: Graduates analyze and interpret social phenomenon using social science theories and methods.

Critical, Creative, and Reflective Thinking: Graduates will evaluate, analyze, synthesize, and generate ideas; construct informed, meaningful, and justifiable conclusions; and process feelings, beliefs, biases, strengths, and weaknesses as they relate to their thinking, decisions, and creations.

Lecture Contact Hours 50
Lab Contact Hours 0
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 50

PSYC 215 Group Experience (5 credits)

2. Apply the theoretical concepts discussed in outcome 1 by using them to facilitate an in-class group, under the supervision of the instructor.

3. Select and use recognized counseling approaches and be able to articulate the usefulness of the given approach(es) in specific group counseling situations.

4. Select and use specific counseling techniques learned in the class and be able to articulate the utility of the given technique(s) in specific group counseling situations.

5. Articulate his or her own counseling strengths and limitations relative to leadership of group counseling sessions and integrate feedback from the supervisor and group members.

6. Conduct at least one in-class counseling group utilizing the client-centered model of Carl Rogers.

7. Effectively use the active listening skills learned in the course.

Degree Outcomes
Social Sciences: Graduates analyze and interpret social phenomenon using social science theories and methods.

Effective Communication: Graduates will be able to exchange messages in a variety of contexts using multiple methods.

Lecture Contact Hours 50
Lab Contact Hours 0
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 50

PSYC 230 Intro to Personality (5 credits)

2. Describe the basic theoretical concepts of major theorists/theoretical approaches, including the background of theorist and its impact on theory.

3. Describe the components of major theoretical approaches, which include the dynamics, constructs, and developmental issues.

4. Describe the theoretical approach’s major mode of inquiry and clinical methodology.

5. Describe the major criticisms leveled against each theoretical approach.

6. Explain and interrelate the theoretical approach with its components.

7. Apply a theoretical approach and its components to contemporary issues in personality (e.g. parental and child- rearing style, sexual identification, self-concept, achievement, interpersonal relationships, work and mental illness).

8. Analyze critical psychosocial issues (e.g. obedience, aggression, and anxieties) from a personality perspective.

9. Distinguish among a variety of personality assessment strategies by identifying the following for major test batteries: format, mode of delivery, rationale for test’s use, limitations of test.

10. Compare and contrast the personality assessment strategies with principles of research methods in psychology.

Degree Outcomes
Social Sciences: Graduates analyze and interpret social phenomenon using social science theories and methods.

Critical, Creative, and Reflective Thinking: Graduates will evaluate, analyze, synthesize, and generate ideas; construct informed, meaningful, and justifiable conclusions; and process feelings, beliefs, biases, strengths, and weaknesses as they relate to their thinking, decisions, and creations.

Lecture Contact Hours 50
Lab Contact Hours 0
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 50

PSYC& 100 General Psychology (5 credits)

2. Describe practical information about learning, memory, thinking, and learning styles and design ways to apply that information to student’s educational career.

3. Apply and compare the major perspectives of psychology and how the perspectives have shaped which research questions have been asked.

4. Design basic research proposals for psychological study of phenomena, including explanations of decisions and judgments involved in research and their effect on the knowledge obtained from them.

5. Apply understanding of research methods to psychological research encountered in everyday discourse and the media.

6. Appreciate the complexity of human behavior.

7. More carefully observe and describe psychological phenomena. For each of the following content areas (D thru H), the instructor will select at least two outcomes, with an expectation of more depth in one area. Content area D. Biological Psychology, Sensation and Perception

8. Identify different parts of the peripheral nervous system (e.g. sympathetic and parasympathetic) and discuss their functioning in everyday behaviors.

9. Identify major brain areas and their associated functions.

10. Evaluate the reasonableness of popular claims about brain function (e.g. drawing on the right side of the brain).

11. Describe and compare brain areas involved in everyday activities.

12. Describe major processes of neuron firing and key characteristics of that process (e.g. all-or-none principle).

13. Explain process of synaptic transmission.

14. Explain several effects of psychoactive drugs on synaptic transmissions and deduce other reasonable effects on the process in the synaptic gap.

15. Identify some of the types of complexity involved in the nervous system.

16. Explain main mechanisms of genetic transmission and major arguments regarding heritability of traits and social behavior patterns.

17. Explain how senses transform various forms of energy into nerve impulses and associated effects (e.g. just noticeable difference).

18. Compare and contrast how senses transform various forms of energy into nerve impulses.

19. Describe major groups of perceptual processes (e.g. Gestalt, monocular cues) and apply to real life stimuli (e.g. photographs, magic eye pictures, hazy day effects). Content area E. Learning, Memory, Cognition, and Language

20. Compare and contrast classical conditioning, operant conditioning, observational learning, and latent learning.

21. Explain main variations to each model (e.g. partial reinforcement schedules, stimulus discrimination and generalization).

22. Sketch interventions to change simple behaviors based on learning principles (preliminary design).

23. Identify common issues, conflicts, and cultural values inherent in interventions.

24. Describe models of memory, including major parts of sensory, short-term, and long-term memory as currently perceived by the field.

25. Explain common memory phenomena (i.e. what we remember and forget in everyday life) in terms of models of memory.

26. Explain own study habits and those of peers in terms of models of memory.

27. Design (construct) alternative learning habits based upon principles of memory.

28. Design class review sessions based on principles of memory or learning.

29. Describe ways of testing intelligence.

30. Describe major pieces of evidence related to major arguments about testing intelligence.

31. Compare and contrast algorithms and heuristics.

32. Describe examples of cognitive heuristics in every day life.

33. Discuss the importance of the distinction between grammar and vocabulary.

34. Explain at least one aspect of language development in terms of nature (genetic) and nurture (environmental) determinants. Content area F. Emotion, Motivation, Personality and Development

35. Compare and contrast emotional experiences using a model that separates parts of an emotion.

36. Describe research that manipulates one aspect of an emotion and its affect on other parts and the overall emotional experience.

37. Identify major theories of motivation.

38. Give examples of ways innate drives (e.g. hunger, thirst) are universal and ways they are shaped by experience.

39. Identify major aspects of the sender, message and receiver that impact how a message transforms in transmission.

40. Give examples of multiple communication styles in the same situation.

41. Differentiate between a style (tendency or emphasis) and individual behaviors.

42. Identify major theories of development (e.g., Erikson, Piaget, Vygotsky).

43. Describe the fundamental quality of life that changes in one major stage theory.

44. Discuss the value of stage theories.

45. Identify underlying mechanism that drives personality in major theories of personality.

46. Compare and contrast the major perspectives of personality. Content area G. Therapy, Disorders, and Stress

47. Apply the general criteria for diagnosing disorders to a case study, noting value judgments inherent in the process.

48. Apply set of criteria for any particular disorder as a set to a case study.

49. Compare and contrast at least two types of therapy, including distinguishing example excerpts from each.

50. Identify ways in which therapy settings reinforce cultural norms around giving and receiving help.

51. Discuss the role of therapy in societal function.

52. Identify major approaches to stress and coping, including which types of stress the research for each approach has tended to emphasize. Content area H. Social Psychology, Gender, and Sexuality

53. Explain at least one aspect of gender or gender identity in terms of nature (genetic) and nurture (environmental) determinants.

54. Distinguish among categorization, stereotype, prejudice and discrimination.

55. Distinguish in examples between different processes of prejudice including aversive racism, internalized oppression, individual, and institutional racism.

56. Describe common tendencies in interpreting the social world (e.g., the fundamental attribution error) and its impact on future behavior.

57. Identify aspects of a situation likely to increase or decrease conformity and obedience.

58. Identify and distinguish the effects of different factors affecting small group behavior in applied situations.

59. Contrast evidence for a social construction and biological construction of gender in different areas of behavior (e.g., cognitive, social).

60. Identify main factors in attractions and dating.

Degree Outcomes
Social Sciences: Graduates analyze and interpret social phenomenon using social science theories and methods.

Critical, Creative, and Reflective Thinking: Graduates will evaluate, analyze, synthesize, and generate ideas; construct informed, meaningful, and justifiable conclusions; and process feelings, beliefs, biases, strengths, and weaknesses as they relate to their thinking, decisions, and creations.

Lecture Contact Hours 50
Lab Contact Hours 0
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 50

PSYC& 180 Human Sexuality (5 credits)

1. Recognize and explain the historic cultural influences on sexuality attitudes and values. (multiple choice test, written expression, oral presentation, projects, peer evaluation, computer assignments, portfolio)

2. Evaluate, recognize and explain effective communication in relationships, and how to build a loving relationship. (multiple choice test, written expression, oral presentation, projects, peer evaluation, computer assignments, portfolio)

3. Recognize, characterize and explain anatomical sexual systems and the physical problems that can occur. (multiple choice test, written expression, oral presentation, projects, peer evaluation, computer assignments, portfolio)

4. Identify, recognize and characterize gender, genetic, and sexual issues with which people must deal. (multiple choice test, written expression, oral presentation, projects, peer evaluation, computer assignments, portfolio)

5. Identify, recognize, and characterize sexual diseases dysfunctions and their treatments. (multiple choice test, written expression, oral presentation, projects, peer evaluation, computer assignments, portfolio)

6. Identify and recognize the legal issues, paraphilias, and commercial issues that surround sexuality. (multiple choice test, written expression, oral presentation, projects, peer evaluation, computer assignments, portfolio)

Degree Outcomes
Social Sciences: Graduates analyze and interpret social phenomenon using social science theories and methods.

Multiculturalism: Graduates will demonstrate knowledge of diverse ideas, cultures, and experiences, and develop the ability to examine their own attitudes and assumptions in order to understand and work with others who differ from themselves.

Lecture Contact Hours 50
Lab Contact Hours 0
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 50

PSYC& 200 Lifespan Psychology (5 credits)

2. Evaluate relevance of concepts from major theoretical traditions as they apply to specific issues in human development.

3. Apply the interactional model of nature/nurture to specific issues in human development.

4. Evaluate usefulness of the application of scientific research to current issues in human development.

5. Compare and contrast information from scientific research with information from personal experience and original research related to current issues in human development.

6. Identify common patterns of development, including specific milestone achievements in different areas of development (physical, cognitive, social and emotional) across lifespan.

7. Identify important cultural variations in different areas of development (physical, cognitive, social and emotional) across the lifespan.

8. Discuss impact of concepts from one area of development (i.e. physical, cognitive, social and emotional development) on other areas.

9. Outline an argument that synthesizes individual, family and societal factors that impact on a current topic of interest in developmental psychology.

10. Compare evidence and practices regarding treatment of children in the United States to cultural myths regarding the value and treatment of children.

11. Reflect on students’ own values regarding children, including potential actions and/or interventions based upon this analysis.

12. Compare evidence regarding treatment of humans in various developmental stages in the United States to cultural myths regarding their value and treatment.

Degree Outcomes
Social Sciences: Graduates analyze and interpret social phenomenon using social science theories and methods.

Critical, Creative, and Reflective Thinking: Graduates will evaluate, analyze, synthesize, and generate ideas; construct informed, meaningful, and justifiable conclusions; and process feelings, beliefs, biases, strengths, and weaknesses as they relate to their thinking, decisions, and creations.

Lecture Contact Hours 50
Lab Contact Hours 0
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 50

PSYC& 220 Abnormal Psychology (5 credits)

2. Explain the notion of criteria in psychological judgments.

3. Apply a diagnosis, cause, and treatment model to specific disorders in abnormal psychology.

4. Evaluate the usefulness of the application of scientific research to current issues in abnormal psychology.

5. Apply the concept of treatment matching to case studies, identifying multiple causes of psychological problems and matching components of current treatments to proposed problems.

6. Identify current understanding of the causes of disorders and apply that understanding to prevention.

7. Identify important cultural variations in the occurrence of psychological disorders.

8. Outline an argument that synthesizes individual, family and societal factors that impact a current topic of interest in abnormal psychology.

9. Identify the axes of the DSM and apply some of its broad categories to case studies.

10. Describe the concept of differential diagnosis and apply to some disorders.

11. Compare and contrast the activity of categorizing disorders as a tool for organizing information with its potential for stereotyping and labeling.

12. Discuss social factors that impact diagnosis in modern settings (e.g. school referrals, legal situations).

13. Identify major historical trends in the treatments of disorders, and discuss multiple causes for changes in treatments.

14. Compare and contrast the institution of therapy as a tool for helping individuals with its use as a social control mechanism.

15. Reflect on one’s values regarding mental disorders, including potential actions and/or interventions based upon this analysis.

16. Conduct informed observations of human behavior demonstrating an awareness of the cultural context in which human behavior occurs.

17. Find relevant information from standard reference texts on psychological disorders (e.g. DSM, DSM Casebook).

Degree Outcomes
Social Sciences: Graduates analyze and interpret social phenomenon using social science theories and methods.

Multiculturalism: Graduates will demonstrate knowledge of diverse ideas, cultures, and experiences, and develop the ability to examine their own attitudes and assumptions in order to understand and work with others who differ from themselves.

Lecture Contact Hours 50
Lab Contact Hours 0
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 50

READ 099 Reading for College (5 credits)

2. Purposefully use a range of strategies (visualizing, predicting, clarifying, questioning, paraphrasing, connecting, etc.)

3. Use “Think Aloud,” “Talk to the Text,” and other Reading Apprenticeship (RA) routines to strategically solve reading problems

4. Apply RA routines to texts from other courses

5. Identify thesis statements, central points, assertions, and arguments in texts

6. Identify conventions and formatting in order to analyze various texts

7. Draw inferences and conclusions based on textual evidence

8. Summarize central points

9. Set a purpose for reading and adjust strategies accordingly

10. Summarize and critique the content of various texts

11. Adjust reading process by reflecting in writing on his or her own reading strategies

12. Recognize rhetorical situations and evaluate arguments and other forms of persuasion

13. Use metacognitive awareness in order to discuss and monitor thinking and problem-solving processes

Degree Outcomes
Critical, Creative, and Reflective Thinking: Graduates will evaluate, analyze, synthesize, and generate ideas; construct informed, meaningful, and justifiable conclusions; and process feelings, beliefs, biases, strengths, and weaknesses as they relate to their thinking, decisions, and creations.

Lecture Contact Hours 50
Lab Contact Hours 0
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 50

SL 100 Service Learning (0 credits)

2. Participate in a service experience.

3. Document service experience.

4. Connect service experience to student learning outcomes in co-enrolled course.

Degree Outcomes
Global Citizenship Graduates will be able to critically examine the relationship between self, community, and/or environments, and to evaluate and articulate potential impacts of choices, actions, and contributions for the creation of sustainable and equitable systems.

Lecture Contact Hours 0
Lab Contact Hours 0
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 0

SSBH 100 Introduction to Human Services (5 credits)

1. Explain the characteristics and motivations of the effective human services worker entering the helping fields.
2. Relate historical events and individuals to the development of professional helping in the United States.
3. Describe theoretical foundations and central concepts of human services that have been influential in human services (e.g., Freudian, behavioral, and humanistic)
4. Demonstrate cultural humility and empathy in the helping field to effectively support clients/patients.
5. Research human service career pathways in order to develop action plans to achieve career goals.

Intercultural Engagement: Graduates demonstrate self-efficacy in intercultural engagement to advance equity, diversity, and inclusion through reflections and expressions of cultural humility, empathy, and social and civic engagement and action. Further, graduates examine how identities/positionalities such as races, social classes, genders, sexual orientations, disabilities, and cultures impact perceptions, actions, and the distribution of power and privilege in communities, systems, and institutions.

Program Outcomes: Examines self and field to identify and match appropriate strengths and weaknesses for successful/meaningful education and/or career path. Integrates an understanding of the broad spectrum of human services.

Lecture Contact Hours 50
Lab Contact Hours 0
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 50

SSBH 125 Observation and Intervention Skills (4 credits)

SSBH 170 Behavioral Health Interviewing and Assessment (5 credits)

1. Model the principles of effective behavioral health client interviewing and listening.
2. Apply the micro-skills model to develop interviewing skills that demonstrate cultural humility and empathy resulting in positive  client/patient change.
3. Use a variety of client intake evaluation forms, including treatment planning, for behavioral health services to identify a client’s/patient’s immediate behavioral health needs.
4. Explain the use of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of the American Psychiatric Association in identifying behavioral health disorders, including the historical, cultural, social, political, and economical impact on categorizing disorders.
5. Respond appropriately to client behavioral health crisis situations, including threats of suicide.

Intercultural Engagement (IE): Graduates demonstrate self-efficacy in intercultural engagement to advance equity, diversity, and inclusion through reflections and expressions of cultural humility, empathy, and social and civic engagement and action. Further, graduates examine how identities/positionalities such as races, social classes, genders, sexual orientations, disabilities, and cultures impact perceptions, actions, and the distribution of power and privilege in communities, systems, and institutions.  

Program Outcomes: Maintain the integrity of the client/Consumer/patient in order to establish trust. Develop basic interpersonal skills as a foundation to counseling.

Lecture Contact Hours 50
Lab Contact Hours 0
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 50

SSBH 185 Identity and Values in the Family (3 credits)

2. Describe how power and powerlessness contribute to personal, group, and/or cultural identity.

3. Describe and identify theoretical models related to identity in the family such as Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, Johari Window, and Minority Identity Model.

4. Describe how family-centered problems, like child abuse, domestic violence, and addictions, influence identity.

5. Explain the dynamics of Family Systems Theory.

6. Describe issues related to children growing up in situations other than their family of origin, particularly as they relate to cross-racial adoption.

Degree Outcomes
Critical, Creative, and Reflective Thinking: Graduates will evaluate, analyze, synthesize, and generate ideas; construct informed, meaningful, and justifiable conclusions; and process feelings, beliefs, biases, strengths, and weaknesses as they relate to their thinking, decisions, and creations.

Responsibility: Graduates will be able to critically examine the relationship between self, community, and/or environments, and to evaluate and articulate potential impacts and consequences of choices, actions, and contributions for the creation of sustainable systems.

Program Outcomes: Develop an appreciation of social justice by incorporating an ethic of care in all aspects of practice to insure humane treatment for clients/consumers/patients, regardless of race, creed, diagnosis, wealth, age.

Lecture Contact Hours 30
Lab Contact Hours 0
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 30

SSBH 201 Social Service-Behavioral Health Field Experience 1 (5 credits)

1. Complete 120 hours of service in a social service-behavioral health agency, with an emphasis on direct client contact, under the supervision of a human service professional.

2. Develop an individualized learning plan, which outlines a set of measurable and observable outcomes that will be accomplished by the end of the field experience, in consultation with the agency supervisor and a faculty member of the Social Service/Behavioral Health program.

3. Maintain a log of hours and a journal which documents the ability to reflect upon significant aspects of the field including the following: respect for client confidentiality, the ability to use recognized interviewing skills, the ability to make such basic assessments as would be included in a formal or informal mental status examination and/or activities of daily living (ADLs), adherence to agency policies, compliance with federal and state laws governing human services, participation in treatment and/or service teams, articulation with various community agencies and programs.

4. Make at least one satisfactory case presentation in which the student identifies and explains associations between concepts and skills previously learned in the classroom and that which is being learned in the field experience setting.

5. Reflect upon and respond to a formal evaluation of their performance, completed by their field site supervisor.

6. Complete a self evaluation of the field experience, based upon completion of the outcomes articulated in the learning plan, their own subjective impressions, as well as feedback from peers, supervisor, and the instructor.

7. Develop a professional resume aimed at summarizing his or her educational and experience qualifications for employment in the fields of social service and/or behavioral health.

Degree Outcomes
Effective Communication: Graduates will be able to exchange messages in a variety of contexts using multiple methods.

Responsibility: Graduates will be able to critically examine the relationship between self, community, and/or environments, and to evaluate and articulate potential impacts and consequences of choices, actions, and contributions for the creation of sustainable systems.

Program Outcomes: Graduates will be able to incorporate an ethic of care in all aspects of practice to ensure humane treatment of clients/consumers/patients, regardless of race, creed, diagnosis, wealth, age (i.e., develop an appreciation of social justice).

Lecture Contact Hours 10
Lab Contact Hours 0
Clinical Contact Hours 120
Total Contact Hours 130

SSBH 202 Social Service-Behavioral Health Field Experience 2 (5 credits)

1. Complete 120 hours of service in a social service-behavioral health agency, with an emphasis on direct client contact, under the supervision of a human service professional.

2. Develop an individualized learning plan, which outlines a set of measurable and observable outcomes that will be accomplished by the end of the field experience, in consultation with the agency supervisor and a faculty member of the Social Service/Behavioral Health program.

3. Maintain a log of hours and a journal which documents the ability to reflect upon significant aspects of the field including the following: respect for client confidentiality, the ability to use recognized interviewing skills, the ability to make such basic assessments as would be included in a formal or informal mental status examination and/or activities of daily living (ADLs), adherence to agency policies, compliance with federal and state laws governing human services, participation in treatment and/or service teams, articulation with various community agencies and programs.

4. Make at least one satisfactory case presentation in which the student identifies and explains associations between concepts and skills previously learned in the classroom and that which is being learned in the field experience setting.

5. Reflect upon and respond to a formal evaluation of their performance, completed by their field site supervisor.

6. Complete a self evaluation of the field experience, based upon completion of the outcomes articulated in the learning plan, their own subjective impressions, as well as feedback from peers, supervisor, and the instructor.

7. Develop a professional resume aimed at summarizing his or her educational and experience qualifications for employment in the fields of social service and/or behavioral health.

Degree Outcomes
Effective Communication: Graduates will be able to exchange messages in a variety of contexts using multiple methods. Responsibility: Graduates will be able to critically examine the relationship between self, community, and/or environments, and to evaluate and articulate potential impacts and consequences of choices, actions, and contributions for the creation of sustainable systems. Program Outcomes: Graduates will be able to incorporate an ethic of care in all aspects of practice to ensure humane treatment of clients/consumers/patients, regardless of race, creed, diagnosis, wealth, age (i.e., develop an appreciation of social justice).

Lecture Contact Hours 10
Lab Contact Hours 0
Clinical Contact Hours 120
Total Contact Hours 130

SSBH 203 Social Service-Mental Health Field Experience 3 (5 credits)

1. Complete 120 hours of service in a social service-mental health agency, with an emphasis on direct client contact, under the supervision of a human service professional.

2. Develop an individualized learning plan, which outlines a set of measurable and observable outcomes that will be accomplished by the end of the field experience, in consultation with the agency supervisor and a faculty member of the Social Service/Mental Health program.

3. Maintain a log of hours and a journal which documents the ability to reflect upon significant aspects of the field including the following: respect for client confidentiality, the ability to use recognized interviewing skills, the ability to make such basic assessments as would be included in a formal or informal mental status examination and/or activities of daily living (ADLs), adherence to agency policies, compliance with federal and state laws governing human services, participation in treatment and/or service teams, articulation with various community agencies and programs.

4. Make at least one satisfactory case presentation in which the student identifies and explains associations between concepts and skills previously learned in the classroom and that which is being learned in the field experience setting.

5. Reflect upon and respond to a formal evaluation of their performance, completed by their field site supervisor.

6. Complete a self evaluation of the field experience, based upon completion of the outcomes articulated in the learning plan, their own subjective impressions, as well as feedback from peers, supervisor, and the instructor.

7. Develop a professional resume aimed at summarizing his or her educational and experience qualifications for employment in the fields of social service and/or mental health.

Degree Outcomes
Effective Communication: Graduates will be able to exchange messages in a variety of contexts using multiple methods.

Responsibility: Graduates will be able to critically examine the relationship between self, community, and/or environments, and to evaluate and articulate potential impacts and consequences of choices, actions, and contributions for the creation of sustainable systems.

Program Outcomes: Graduates will be able to incorporate an ethic of care in all aspects of practice to ensure humane treatment of clients/consumers/patients, regardless of race, creed, diagnosis, wealth, age (i.e., develop an appreciation of social justice).

Lecture Contact Hours 10
Lab Contact Hours 0
Clinical Contact Hours 120
Total Contact Hours 130

SSBH 210 Self-Care for Care-Givers (3 credits)

1. Identify and recognize personal stress triggers and how stress manifests in physical symptoms throughout the body as defined by the general adaption syndrome (GAS). 
2. Use a variety of stress-relieving therapies and activities to mitigate workplace stress.  
3. Analyze the interaction of diet, nutrition, and exercise on wellbeing.
4. Apply self-care strategies for healthy living to reduce stress and achieve career longevity.

Program Outcomes: Integrate self-awareness to cope and manage with stress in the filed for self and others.

Lecture Contact Hours 30
Lab Contact Hours 0
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 30

SSBH 215 Law and Ethics in Social Services (5 credits)

1. Apply a code of ethics based on personal and professional values for solving ethical dilemmas in order to ensure client/patient autonomy in decision making.
2. Resolve complex ethical issues in counseling.
3. Locate and appropriately apply state and federal law to the helping field.
4. Relate how the history of mental illness and client/patient treatment has led to the development of behavioral health laws.
5. Identify personal stressors that influence ethical decision making while working with clients/patients.

Global Citizenship (GC):  Graduates will be able to critically examine the relationship between self, community, and/or environments, and to evaluate and articulate potential impacts of choices, actions, and contributions for the creation of sustainable and equitable systems. 

Program Outcomes: Know applicable laws and codes as they relate to counseling and client care. Access community resources to provide for life and home maintenance stability.

Lecture Contact Hours 50
Lab Contact Hours 0
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 50

SSBH 230 Abuse in the Family (3 credits)

1. Identify and define various forms of abuse within the family; domestic violence, child abuse and neglect, and elder abuse to connect them with appropriate resources.
2. Appropriately use safety protocols and community resources in order to care for clients/patients.
3. Explain the impact of systemic oppression on the family.
4. Explain how adverse child experiences (ACE) affect child development.

Global Citizenship (GC):  Graduates will be able to critically examine the relationship between self, community, and/or environments, and to evaluate and articulate potential impacts of choices, actions, and contributions for the creation of sustainable and equitable systems. 

Program Outcomes: Integrate an understanding of the broad spectrum of human services. Seems like this might need to be more here.

Lecture Contact Hours 30
Lab Contact Hours 0
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 30

SOC 211 Family and Intimate Relationships (5 credits)

2. Recognize different family types and describe cross-cultural differences in customs and traditions within the U.S. as well as worldwide.

3. List, describe and be able to apply sociological theories or perspectives (functional, conflict, and interaction) designed to explain the family.

4. Identify how mate choices can be explained and analyzed through the use of various theories.

5. Recognize the diversity in customs and traditions related to liking, love, dating, intimacy, courtship, mate-selection, marriage and commitment.

6. Explore the diversity of marriage ceremonies, rights, and rituals in different cultures.

7. Describe the research data regarding the function of sexuality in building an intimate relationship.

8. Identify and describe diverse attitudes, behavior, issues and concerns related to sexual intimacy.

9. Describe and analyze the role of good communication in a meaningful intimate relationship.

10. Describe the role of communication in successful and troubled relationships.

11. Identify the concerns of the separated, divorced, widowed, and remarried.

12. Identify the stages surrounding loss and reestablishment.

13. Identify and analyze the opportunities and challenges related to remarriage and establishing blended families.

14. Describe how gender roles affect intimate relationships.

15. Think critically about one’s own family and intimate social interactions; e.g., family, peers, work groups, etc.

16. Analyze research findings about characteristics of successful intimate relationships. Analyze coping strategies when dealing with the inevitable loss of a relationship.

17. Apply the scientific method as a means of gaining knowledge about family and intimate social interactions.

Degree Outcomes
Social Sciences: Graduates acquire skills to critically interpret, analyze and evaluate forms of human expression, and create and perform as an expression of the human experience.

Critical, Creative, and Reflective Thinking: Graduates will evaluate, analyze, synthesize, and generate ideas; construct informed, meaningful, and justifiable conclusions; and process feelings, beliefs, biases, strengths, and weaknesses as they relate to their thinking, decisions, and creations.

Lecture Contact Hours 50
Lab Contact Hours 0
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 50

SOC 212 Death, Dying and Bereavement (5 credits)

2. Explain, give examples, and analyze how social theory and various research methods are used to study death, dying, and bereavement

3. Identify key elements of our contemporary “death system”

4. Use social theory to analyze the effect of diverse customs and practices related to death, dying, and bereavement from pre-modern to contemporary times in terms of beliefs, functions, and meaning

5. Describe the role of the funeral director in our death system, and how this role has evolved

6. Use social theory to analyze the rationales and effects of approaches to caring for the dead

7. Articulate several types of traumatic death and differentiate the complications associated with these in relation to expected and accepted forms

8. Describe one or more issues associated with living with a terminal illness

9. Apply social theory to hypothetical cases in which individuals are trying to cope with dying

10. Use social theory to compare the principles of hospice and palliative care with those which apply to more general forms of health care

11. Differentiate between the concepts of bereavement, grief, and mourning and be able to use these terms appropriately

12. Discuss differences and similarities between grief, complicated grief, and depression

13. Identify ways we can help and support those who have experienced a loss

14. Differentiate distinct definitions of death and discuss the social implications of using one or more of them

15. List several key ethical issues related to death, dying, and bereavement and discuss key social issues associated with them

16. Summarize at least some of the social issues that dying people and bereaved loved must deal with in order to prepare for or respond to death

17. Compare several diverse belief systems in relation to the questions, “Is there life after life?”

18. Use social theory to explore key issues associated with the claims of some people that they have had supernatural experiences during a near death experience

Degree Outcomes
Social Sciences: Graduates acquire skills to critically interpret, analyze and evaluate forms of human expression, and create and perform as an expression of the human experience.

Global Citizenship: Graduates will be able to critically examine the relationship between self, community, and/or environments, and to evaluate and articulate potential impacts of choices, actions, and contributions for the creation of sustainable and equitable systems.

Lecture Contact Hours 50
Lab Contact Hours 0
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 50

SOC 220 Gender Roles in Society (5 credits)

2. Analyze the role and meaning of masculinity and femininity in society

3. Discuss the influence of gender on how we conceptualize who we are and what our relationships mean

4. Identify, recognize, and discuss how biology interacts with culture to shape gender identity and sex roles

5. Analyze key issues related to gender on both micro and macro levels

6. Use sociological perspectives to explore the nature of sex, gender, and sexuality

7. Analyze the effects of adopting a dichotomous “gender system” in the US and elsewhere

8. Explore possible unanticipated consequences of proposed solutions to gender issues

9. Recognize, characterize, and identify historical, multicultural, global influences on the experience of gender

10. Recognize and assess the role of gender and sexuality in social institutions

11. Discuss hormonal and biological reasons for violence and aggression across sex and gender

12. Analyze the relationship between masculinity and femininity; gender identity; sexual orientation; and the experiences of “questioning” or unhappiness in a variety of social and cultural contexts

13. Assess the impact of gender and sexuality on family and interpersonal relationships

14. Analyze the influence of gender on lived experience of individuals

15. Explore and discuss the relationship between sex, gender, poverty and class

16. Explore the influence of gender on body image and health

Degree Outcomes
Social Sciences: Graduates acquire skills to critically interpret, analyze and evaluate forms of human expression, and create and perform as an expression of the human experience.

Intercultural Engagement: Graduates demonstrate self-efficacy in intercultural engagement to advance equity, diversity, and inclusion through reflections and expressions of cultural humility, empathy, and social and civic engagement and action. Further, graduates examine how identities/positionalities such as races, social classes, genders, sexual orientations, disabilities, and cultures impact perceptions, actions, and the distribution of power and privilege in communities, systems, and institutions.

Lecture Contact Hours 50
Lab Contact Hours 0
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 50

SOC 235 Race and Ethnicity (5 credits)

1. Identify and use key concepts, sociological perspectives, and theories to explore race and ethnicity.

2. Distinguish race, ethnicity, and nationality.

3. Discuss the social construction of race.

4. Identify, recognize, and discuss how culture helps shape racial and ethnic identity.

5. Recognize the intersections of race, ethnicity, class, and gender in American society, highlighting the concepts of both privilege and stratification.

6. Use sociological perspectives to evaluate how race matters both at the micro and macro levels.

7. Identify and describe examples of institutionalized racism and discrimination.

8. Identify how developments in social institutions (e.g. economy, criminal justice system, education, etc.) contribute to and challenge contemporary majority-minority relations.

9. Identify racial formation and racialization as sociological processes.

10. Identify racism as a structural and institutional practice.

11. Recognize, characterize, and identify historical, multicultural, and/or global influences on the experience of race and ethnicity.

12. Explore and discuss the possible unanticipated, implicit, and subtle consequences of proposed solutions to issues of race and ethnic relations.

Degree Outcomes
Social Science: Graduates analyze and interpret social phenomenon using social science theories and methods.

Intercultural Engagement: Graduates demonstrate self-efficacy in intercultural engagement to advance equity, diversity, and inclusion through reflections and expressions of cultural humility, empathy, and social and civic engagement and action. Further, graduates examine how identities/positionalities such as races, social classes, genders, sexual orientations, disabilities, and cultures impact perceptions, actions, and the distribution of power and privilege in communities, systems, and institutions.

Lecture Contact Hours 50
Lab Contact Hours 0
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 50

SOC& 101 Introduction to Sociology (5 credits)

2. Identify key personalities in sociology and the contributions, theories, and/or approaches they are identified with

3. Discuss how sociologists use theory and research to describe, explain, and sometimes predict social phenomena

4. Define the concept ‘social fact’ and apply it to a real life situation

5. Apply specific sociological perspectives to one or more social phenomenon

6. Explain how the scientific method can be used to study social phenomena

7. Define and be able to apply the concept of ‘culture’ to human social behavior

8. Describe and explain how sociologically and non-sociologically oriented theories attempt to explain socialization

9. Apply the concept of socialization to sex, gender, race, and ethnicity

10. Discuss the essential elements of social groups and how individuals both influence and are influenced by them

11. Discuss the relationship between social class; race and ethnicity; sex and gender; gender identity and sexual orientation; and social stratification

12. Recognize and discuss the effects of social stratification and inequality, including poverty, both in the US and globally

13. Use one or more social theories to “explain” social deviance

14. Identify how developments in discrete social institutions (e.g. the family, economy, politics, religion, and health care) both contribute to and challenge the society in which we live

15. Use established criteria to distinguish between capitalism and socialism as economic systems

16. Identify and discuss how social and economic systems influence the way people relate to each other

17. Identify how and/or use Malthusian, neo-Malthusian, and Demographic Transition Theory to explain population growth

18. Use the following concepts in a discussion of climate change: agriculture, population growth, industrialization, capitalism, and consumerism

Degree Outcomes
Social Sciences: Graduates acquire skills to critically interpret, analyze and evaluate forms of human expression, and create and perform as an expression of the human experience.

Intercultural Engagement: Graduates demonstrate self-efficacy in intercultural engagement to advance equity, diversity, and inclusion through reflections and expressions of cultural humility, empathy, and social and civic engagement and action. Further, graduates examine how identities/positionalities such as races, social classes, genders, sexual orientations, disabilities, and cultures impact perceptions, actions, and the distribution of power and privilege in communities, systems, and institutions.

Lecture Contact Hours 50
Lab Contact Hours 0
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 50

SOC& 201 Social Problems (5 credits)

1. Recognize and explain key sociological terms, concepts, and techniques. (multiple choice test, written expression, oral presentation, projects, peer evaluation, computer assignments, portfolio)

2. Compare and contrast how social problems can overlap. (multiple choice test, written expression, oral presentation, projects, peer evaluation, computer assignments, portfolio)

3. Evaluate how social problems may be viewed from a global and personal perspective. (multiple choice test, written expression, oral presentation, projects, peer evaluation, computer assignments, portfolio)

4. Recognize, characterize and identify multicultural problems on a micro and macro level. (multiple choice test, written expression, oral presentation, projects, peer evaluation, computer assignments, portfolio)

5. Apply sociological techniques to various specific social problems and analyze how solutions may bring new problems. (multiple choice test, written expression, oral presentation, projects, peer evaluation, computer assignments, portfolio)

6. Build models of ways people have tried to solve social problems. (multiple choice test, written expression, oral presentation, projects, peer evaluation, computer assignments, portfolio)

7. Identify, recognize and characterize global social problems. (multiple choice test, written expression, oral presentation, projects, peer evaluation, computer assignments, portfolio)

8. Identify, recognize and characterize the cultural populations affected by specific problems. (multiple choice test, written expression, oral presentation, projects, peer evaluation, computer assignments, portfolio)

Degree Outcomes
Social Sciences: Graduates analyze and interpret social phenomenon using social science theories and methods.

Global Citizenship: Graduates will be able to critically examine the relationship between self, community, and/or environments, and to evaluate and articulate potential impacts of choices, actions, and contributions for the creation of sustainable and equitable systems.

Lecture Contact Hours 50
Lab Contact Hours 0
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 50

VT 100 Introduction to Veterinary Technology (2 credits)

2. Discuss the role and authority of the Veterinary Practice Act and explain how it affects the veterinarian, the technician and the veterinary assistant.

3. Describe different career opportunities for veterinary technicians and the personal interests and skills that would favor success in various employment settings.

4. Define and defend personal beliefs relating to professionalism, ethics and morality within the scope of veterinary medicine.

5. Research, retrieve and use a variety of library resources.

6. Integrate proper husbandry terms when communicating with veterinary professionals and clients.

7. Identify the breed using pictures of common large and small animals.

8. Describe the use of disinfectants and other disease controlling methods to stop the spread of disease in the veterinary hospital.

9. Describe the major clinical syndrome associated with common infectious diseases affecting dogs and cats.

10. Describe different techniques for dealing with personal stress.

Degree Outcomes
Professional-Technical Program Outcomes: Actively contribute as an integral member of a veterinary health care team while adhering to professional and ethical standards including a strong work ethic, personal responsibility and compassion for clients and animals. Core Abilities: Information Competency (IC): Graduates will be able to seek, find, evaluate and use information and employ information technology to engage in lifelong learning.

Lecture Contact Hours 20
Lab Contact Hours 0
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 20

VT 101 Animal Nursing I Lecture (2 credits)

2. Describe basic nursing care techniques as they apply to small animal patients by working as a member of a health care team in a veterinary hospital setting.

3. Describe basic techniques for administering medications to patients via the oral, subcutaneous, intramuscular, intravenous and topical routes.

Degree Outcomes
Core Ability: Critical, Creative, and Reflective Thinking: Graduates will evaluate, analyze, synthesize, and generate ideas; construct informed, meaningful, and justifiable conclusions; and process feelings, beliefs, biases, strengths, and weaknesses as they relate to their thinking, decisions, and creations. Program Outcome: Utilize and apply the knowledge necessary to function within the scope of practice of a Licensed Veterinary Technician.

Lecture Contact Hours 20
Lab Contact Hours 0
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 20

VT 102 Animal Nursing I Laboratory (2 credits)

2. Demonstrate basic nursing care techniques as they apply to small animal patients by working as a member of a health care team in a veterinary hospital setting.

3. Demonstrate basic techniques for administering medications to patients via the oral, subcutaneous, intramuscular, intravenous and topical routes.

Degree Outcomes
Core Ability: Critical, Creative, and Reflective Thinking: Graduates will evaluate, analyze, synthesize, and generate ideas; construct informed, meaningful, and justifiable conclusions; and process feelings, beliefs, biases, strengths, and weaknesses as they relate to their thinking, decisions, and creations. Program Outcome: Proficiently execute the Essential Skills dictated by the American Veterinary Medical Association’s Committee on Veterinary Technician Education and Activities.

Lecture Contact Hours 0
Lab Contact Hours 40
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 40

VT 104 Animal Nursing II (5 credits)

2. Perform routine cleaning, disinfection, and maintenance of surgical equipment and facilities.

3. Prepare commonly used surgical packs.

4. Use the autoclave to sterilize surgical packs.

5. Identify commonly used surgical instruments and describe their use during routine surgical procedures.

6. Prepare the animal patient for surgery by providing preoperative care and disinfection of the surgical site.

7. Perform a surgical scrub on self and don the sterile garments necessary to function as a sterile assistant during surgery.

8. Assist the veterinarian during surgery functioning as a sterile or non-sterile surgical nurse.

9. Provide postoperative care to surgical patients and monitor them for possible complications.

10. Describe routine surgical procedures performed on small domestic animals.

11. Describe normal tooth development and recognize dental abnormalities.

12. Perform basic dental cleaning on small animals.

13. Use and maintain dental equipment.

Degree Outcomes
Professional-Technical Program Outcomes: Proficiently execute the Essential Skills dictated by the American Veterinary Medical Association’s Committee on Veterinary Technician Education and Activities. Core Abilities: Critical, Creative, and Reflective Thinking (CCRT): Graduates will evaluate, analyze, synthesize, and generate ideas; construct informed, meaningful, and justifiable conclusions; and process feelings, beliefs, biases, strengths, and weaknesses as they relate to their thinking, decisions, and creations. Global Citizenship Graduates will be able to critically examine the relationship between self, community, and/or environments, and to evaluate and articulate potential impacts of choices, actions, and contributions for the creation of sustainable and equitable systems.

Lecture Contact Hours 30
Lab Contact Hours 40
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 70

VT 105 Animal Nursing III (3 credits)

2. Demonstrate appropriate husbandry practices for mice and rats.

3. Identify the normal anatomy of common exotic animal species.

4. Describe the unique anatomic and physiologic features of exotic animal species.

5. Describe blood collection methods, parenteral injection techniques, and restraint techniques utilized in exotic animal species.

6. Demonstrate proper restraint of mice, rats, and rabbits.

7. Collect blood samples and perform parenteral injections in mice, rabbits, and rats.

8. Describe the common diseases affecting exotic animals and the diagnostic and treatment options available to the veterinarian.

Degree Outcomes
Professional-Technical Program Outcomes: Proficiently execute the Essential Skills dictated by the American Veterinary Medical Association’s Committee on Veterinary Technician Education and Activities. Core Abilities: Information Competency (IC): Graduates will be able to seek, find, evaluate and use information and employ information technology to engage in lifelong learning.

Lecture Contact Hours 20
Lab Contact Hours 20
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 40

VT 107 Medical Dosage for Veterinary Technicians (2 credits)

2. Solve mathematical equations by interpreting story problems.

3. Prepare accurate dosages to fill a doctor’s prescription.

4. Use basic algebraic equations to perform conversions from various measurement systems.

5. Communicate solutions to problems in writing for clarity.

6. Demonstrate personal responsibility by preparing for and taking exams on the student’s own time schedule.

Degree Outcomes
Critical, Creative, and Reflective Thinking: Graduates will evaluate, analyze, synthesize, and generate ideas; construct informed, meaningful, and justifiable conclusions; and process feelings, beliefs, biases, strengths, and weaknesses as they relate to their thinking, decisions, and creations. Program Outcome: Proficiently execute the Essential Skills dictated by the American Veterinary Medical Association’s Committee on Veterinary Technician Education and Activities.

Lecture Contact Hours 0
Lab Contact Hours 40
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 40

VT 110 Ward Care Laboratory I (1 credit)

2. Clean and disinfect small animal housing areas, clean large animal barn.

3. Use chemical disinfectants safely and effectively.

4. Perform routine grooming of common domestic animal species.

5. Read and understand information on the animal’s health record.

6. Record information on the animal’s health record.

7. Perform routine treatment procedures on animal patients.

8. Follow written medical instructions to institute treatment and diagnostic plans.

Degree Outcomes
Professional-Technical Program Outcomes: Actively contribute as an integral member of a veterinary health care team while adhering to professional and ethical standards including a strong work ethic, personal responsibility and compassion for clients and animals. Core Abilities: Critical, Creative and Reflective Thinking Graduates will evaluate, analyze and synthesize information and ideas in order to construct informed, meaningful and justifiable conclusions. Intercultural Engagement Graduates demonstrate self-efficacy in intercultural engagement to advance equity, diversity, and inclusion through reflections and expressions of cultural humility, empathy, and social and civic engagement and action. Further, graduates examine how identities/positionalities such as races, social classes, genders, sexual orientations, disabilities, and cultures impact perceptions, actions, and the distribution of power and privilege in communities, systems, and institutions. Global Citizenship Graduates will be able to critically examine the relationship between self, community, and/or environments, and to evaluate and articulate potential impacts of choices, actions, and contributions for the creation of sustainable and equitable systems.

Lecture Contact Hours 0
Lab Contact Hours 20
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 20

VT 111 Ward Care Laboratory II (1 credit)

2. Clean and disinfect small animal housing areas, clean large animal barn.

3. Use chemical disinfectants safely and effectively.

4. Perform routine grooming of common domestic animal species.

5. Read and understand information on the animal’s health record.

6. Record information on the animal’s health record.

7. Perform routine treatment procedures on animal patients.

8. Follow written medical instructions to institute treatment and diagnostic plans.

Degree Outcomes
Professional-Technical Program Outcomes: Actively contribute as an integral member of a veterinary health care team while adhering to professional and ethical standards including a strong work ethic, personal responsibility and compassion for clients and animals. Core Abilities: Critical, Creative and Reflective Thinking Graduates will evaluate, analyze and synthesize information and ideas in order to construct informed, meaningful and justifiable conclusions. Intercultural Engagement Graduates demonstrate self-efficacy in intercultural engagement to advance equity, diversity, and inclusion through reflections and expressions of cultural humility, empathy, and social and civic engagement and action. Further, graduates examine how identities/positionalities such as races, social classes, genders, sexual orientations, disabilities, and cultures impact perceptions, actions, and the distribution of power and privilege in communities, systems, and institutions. Global Citizenship Graduates will be able to critically examine the relationship between self, community, and/or environments, and to evaluate and articulate potential impacts of choices, actions, and contributions for the creation of sustainable and equitable systems.

Lecture Contact Hours 0
Lab Contact Hours 20
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 20

VT 112 Ward Care Laboratory III (1 credit)

2. Clean and disinfect small animal housing areas, clean large animal barn.

3. Use chemical disinfectants safely and effectively.

4. Perform routine grooming of common domestic animal species.

5. Read and understand information on the animal’s health record.

6. Record information on the animal’s health record.

7. Perform routine treatment procedures on animal patients.

8. Follow written medical instructions to institute treatment and diagnostic plans.

Degree Outcomes
Professional-Technical Program Outcomes: Actively contribute as an integral member of a veterinary health care team while adhering to professional and ethical standards including a strong work ethic, personal responsibility and compassion for clients and animals. Core Abilities: Critical, Creative and Reflective Thinking Graduates will evaluate, analyze and synthesize information and ideas in order to construct informed, meaningful and justifiable conclusions. Intercultural Engagement Graduates demonstrate self-efficacy in intercultural engagement to advance equity, diversity, and inclusion through reflections and expressions of cultural humility, empathy, and social and civic engagement and action. Further, graduates examine how identities/positionalities such as races, social classes, genders, sexual orientations, disabilities, and cultures impact perceptions, actions, and the distribution of power and privilege in communities, systems, and institutions. Global Citizenship Graduates will be able to critically examine the relationship between self, community, and/or environments, and to evaluate and articulate potential impacts of choices, actions, and contributions for the creation of sustainable and equitable systems.

Lecture Contact Hours 0
Lab Contact Hours 20
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 20

VT 123 Large Animal Nursing (4 credits)

2. Explain the need for the use of a variety of husbandry practices among various large animal species.

3. Discuss techniques used with specific species using proper terminology.

4. Explain and/or demonstrate the need and proper use of a variety of equipment and techniques to restrain, medicate, and collect laboratory samples from various large animal species.

5. Demonstrate large animal nursing skill by completing a given check list of laboratory skills.

Degree Outcomes
Professional-Technical Program Outcomes: Proficiently execute the Essential Skills dictated by the American Veterinary Medical Association’s Committee on Veterinary Technician Education and Activities. Core Abilities: Critical, Creative, and Reflective Thinking (CCRT): Graduates will evaluate, analyze, synthesize, and generate ideas; construct informed, meaningful, and justifiable conclusions; and process feelings, beliefs, biases, strengths, and weaknesses as they relate to their thinking, decisions, and creations.

Lecture Contact Hours 30
Lab Contact Hours 20
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 50

VT 125 Animal Anatomy and Physiology I (6 credits)

2. Explain the contribution each body structure makes toward the integrated organism.

3. Assess and explain physiological responses to changes in environmental conditions.

4. Demonstrate competency in basic laboratory techniques of dissection and use of specific lab equipment used in physiologic functions.

5. Differentiate between normal and abnormal basic anatomic and physiologic data.

6. Evaluate, analyze, and summarize the practical applications of anatomy and physiology by use of clinical scenarios, live animals, radiographs, and lab specimens.

7. Demonstrate personal responsibility by attending class, turning in assignments on time, and participating in class activities.

8. Demonstrate the ability to work in diverse teams to communicate technical information in an informal way to team members, and to resolve conflicts cooperatively.

Degree Outcomes
Professional-Technical Program Outcomes: Utilize and apply the knowledge necessary to function within the scope of practice of a Licensed Veterinary Technician. Core Abilities: Critical, Creative, and Reflective Thinking (CCRT): Graduates will evaluate, analyze, synthesize, and generate ideas; construct informed, meaningful, and justifiable conclusions; and process feelings, beliefs, biases, strengths, and weaknesses as they relate to their thinking, decisions, and creations.

Lecture Contact Hours 40
Lab Contact Hours 40
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 80

VT 126 Animal Anatomy and Physiology II (3 credits)

2. Explain the contribution each body structure makes toward the integrated organism.

3. Assess and explain physiological responses to changes in environmental conditions.

4. Demonstrate competency in basic laboratory techniques of dissection and use of specific lab equipment used in physiologic functions.

5. Differentiate between normal and abnormal basic anatomic and physiologic data.

6. Evaluate, analyze, and summarize the practical applications of anatomy and physiology by use of clinical scenarios, live animals, radiographs, and lab specimens.

7. Demonstrate personal responsibility by attending class, turning in assignments on time, and participating in class activities.

8. Demonstrate the ability to work in diverse teams to communicate technical information in an informal way to team members and to resolve conflicts cooperatively.

Degree Outcomes
Professional-Technical Program Outcomes: Utilize and apply the knowledge necessary to function within the scope of practice of a Licensed Veterinary Technician. Core Abilities: Critical, Creative, and Reflective Thinking (CCRT): Graduates will evaluate, analyze, synthesize, and generate ideas; construct informed, meaningful, and justifiable conclusions; and process feelings, beliefs, biases, strengths, and weaknesses as they relate to their thinking, decisions, and creations.

Lecture Contact Hours 20
Lab Contact Hours 20
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 40

VT 150 Clinical Microbiology and Public Health (6 credits)

2. Classify bacteria according to their shape and morphology.

3. Compare and contrast gram negative and gram positive cell walls.

4. Identify microbe cellular structures and contents.

5. Classify organisms according to their temperature and oxygen requirements.

6. Analyze different methods of controlling microbial growth.

7. Correlate the major bacterial groups with representative diseases that they cause.

8. Explain basic epidemiological concepts in the control and prevention of infectious diseases.

9. Describe the most common zoonotic diseases in North America.

10. Explain the prevention and control strategies for each zoonotic disease.

11. Define basic viral structures and life cycles.

12. Describe the different kinds of viruses and the diseases that they cause.

13. Define host defenses, both general and specific.

14. Contrast cell mediated immunity and antibody mediated immunity.

15. Explain the actions of antibiotics and synthetic antimicrobials.

16. Gain proficiency in the use of the light microscope, including immersion oil lens.

17. Perform simple and complex bacterial stains.

18. Isolate pure bacterial colonies from a mixed culture.

19. Perform biochemical tests on microorganisms.

20. Identify an unknown bacterial species by using a battery of biochemical tests.

Degree Outcomes
Critical, Creative, and Reflective Thinking: Graduates will evaluate, analyze, synthesize, and generate ideas; construct informed, meaningful, and justifiable conclusions; and process feelings, beliefs, biases, strengths, and weaknesses as they relate to their thinking, decisions, and creations. Program Outcome: Proficiently execute the Essential Skills dictated by the American Veterinary Medical Association’s Committee on Veterinary Technician Education and Activities.

Lecture Contact Hours 40
Lab Contact Hours 40
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 80

VT 155 Nutrition and Complementary Therapies (2 credits)

1. Discuss the six major components of an animal diet by listing the sources for the components and identifying the effects that each component has on the body.

2. Compare and contrast the components of a quality animal diet and a poor animal diet.

3. Determine appropriate therapeutic diet for common disease conditions.

4. Communicate the proper nutritional requirements for various stages of life.

5. Compare and contrast commercial diets and homemade diets.

6. Discern different medicinal traditions and cultures.

7. Compare and contrast Western medicine, allopathic medicine, and holistic medicine.

8. Discuss the difference between alternative therapies and complementary therapies.

9. Discuss the common complementary modalities practiced in veterinary medicine.

10. Identify the appropriate role of the veterinary technician while practicing complementary therapies.

Degree Outcomes
Core Ability: Critical, Creative and Reflective Thinking Graduates will evaluate, analyze and synthesize information and ideas in order to construct informed, meaningful and justifiable conclusions. Effective Communication Graduates will be able to exchange messages in a variety of contexts using multiple methods. Intercultural Engagement Graduates demonstrate self-efficacy in intercultural engagement to advance equity, diversity, and inclusion through reflections and expressions of cultural humility, empathy, and social and civic engagement and action. Further, graduates examine how identities/positionalities such as races, social classes, genders, sexual orientations, disabilities, and cultures impact perceptions, actions, and the distribution of power and privilege in communities, systems, and institutions. Program Outcome: Utilize and apply the knowledge necessary to function within the scope of practice of a Licensed Veterinary Technician.

Lecture Contact Hours 20
Lab Contact Hours 0
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 20

VT 160 Applied Behavior Techniques I (2 credits)

2. Compare and contrast canines vs. felines as pets.

3. Observe canine and feline body language and communication.

4. Discuss common canine and feline behavior problems.

5. Demonstrate the ability to work successfully with a variety of dogs and cats with varied temperaments.

6. Explore a variety of training and conditioning techniques.

7. Create client education information on common dog and cat husbandry and behavior topics.

Degree Outcomes
Core Ability: Critical, Creative and Reflective Thinking Graduates will evaluate, analyze and synthesize information and ideas in order to construct informed, meaningful and justifiable conclusions. Effective Communication Graduates will be able to exchange messages in a variety of contexts using multiple methods. Information Competency Graduates will be able to seek, find, evaluate and use information, and employ information technology to engage in lifelong learning. Global Citizenship Graduates will be able to critically examine the relationship between self, community, and/or environments, and to evaluate and articulate potential impacts of choices, actions, and contributions for the creation of sustainable and equitable systems. Program Outcome: Effectively communicate with veterinary health care team members and clients.

Lecture Contact Hours 10
Lab Contact Hours 20
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 30

VT 161 Applied Behavior Techniques II (1 credit)

2. Demonstrate the ability to work successfully with a variety of dogs and cats with varied temperaments.

3. Explore a variety of training and conditioning techniques.

4. Document individual animal progress with conditioning and training.

5. Create client education information on common dog and cat husbandry and behavior topics.

6. Participate in Pet Adoption Week to help ensure program animals are adopted out to suitable households.

Degree Outcomes
Core Ability: Critical, Creative and Reflective Thinking Graduates will evaluate, analyze and synthesize information and ideas in order to construct informed, meaningful and justifiable conclusions. Effective Communication Graduates will be able to exchange messages in a variety of contexts using multiple methods. Information Competency Graduates will be able to seek, find, evaluate and use information, and employ information technology to engage in lifelong learning. Global Citizenship Graduates will be able to critically examine the relationship between self, community, and/or environments, and to evaluate and articulate potential impacts of choices, actions, and contributions for the creation of sustainable and equitable systems. Program Outcome: Effectively communicate with veterinary health care team members and clients.

Lecture Contact Hours 0
Lab Contact Hours 20
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 20

VT 162 Applied Behavior Techniques III (1 credit)

2. Demonstrate the ability to work successfully with a variety of dogs and cats with varied temperaments.

3. Explore a variety of training and conditioning techniques.

4. Document individual animal progress with conditioning and training.

5. Create client education information on common dog and cat husbandry and behavior topics.

6. Participate in Pet Adoption Week to help ensure program animals are adopted out to suitable households.

Degree Outcomes
Core Ability: Responsibility: Graduates will be able to critically examine the relationship between self, community, and/or environments, and to evaluate and articulate potential impacts and consequences of choices, actions, and contributions for the creation of sustainable systems. Program Outcome: Critical, Creative and Reflective Thinking Graduates will evaluate, analyze and synthesize information and ideas in order to construct informed, meaningful and justifiable conclusions. Effective Communication Graduates will be able to exchange messages in a variety of contexts using multiple methods. Information Competency Graduates will be able to seek, find, evaluate and use information, and employ information technology to engage in lifelong learning. Global Citizenship Graduates will be able to critically examine the relationship between self, community, and/or environments, and to evaluate and articulate potential impacts of choices, actions, and contributions for the creation of sustainable and equitable systems.

Lecture Contact Hours 0
Lab Contact Hours 20
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 20

VT 166 Hematology for Veterinary Technicians (4 credits)

2. Identify blood components: plasma, erythrocytes, leukocytes, platelets.

3. Differentiate normal/abnormal hematologic conditions.

4. Explain the functions of blood.

5. Describe normal/abnormal appearances of blood components.

6. Differentiate the five types of leukocytes based on appearance and function.

7. Compare blood components in a variety of species.

8. Identify/define key aspects of immunity.

9. Describe the process of blood component development.

10. Describe the process of hemostasis and list components needed for coagulation.

11. Compare and contrast regenerative vs. non-regenerative anemias.

12. Identify hematologic parasites.

13. Explain the important components of a blood transfusion.

14. Demonstrate proper blood smear and staining technique.

15. Perform and record appropriate tests that make up a Complete Blood Count – manually and by machine.

16. Identify and differentiate leukocytes on a 100 cell differential.

17. Use proper terminology and organization for written lab reports.

Degree Outcomes
Critical, Creative, and Reflective Thinking: Graduates will evaluate, analyze, synthesize, and generate ideas; construct informed, meaningful, and justifiable conclusions; and process feelings, beliefs, biases, strengths, and weaknesses as they relate to their thinking, decisions, and creations. Program Outcome: Proficiently execute the Essential Skills dictated by the American Veterinary Medical Association’s Committee on Veterinary Technician Education and Activities.

Lecture Contact Hours 20
Lab Contact Hours 40
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 60

VT 215 Animal Hospital Office Procedures (2 credits)

2. Communicate effectively with diverse clientele and staff using professional and effective verbal skills and written communications.

3. Evaluate and discuss the legalities of confidentiality, patient records and radiographs and various forms and logs.

4. Perform inventory evaluation and place drug and equipment orders.

5. Recognize and respond accordingly to the signs of stress and the five stages of grief.

6. Use proper hospital management skills when drafting policies and procedures, interviewing, scheduling and processing employee evaluations.

7. Identify the various veterinary medicine regulatory bodies and regulations that govern veterinary technicians.

8. Recognize OSHA/WISHA guidelines for occupational safety.

9. Research, compile, and organize data for an oral presentation for client education.

10. Work in diverse teams to communicate technical information in an informal way to team members, and to resolve conflicts cooperatively.

Degree Outcomes
Core Ability: Critical, Creative and Reflective Thinking Graduates will evaluate, analyze and synthesize information and ideas in order to construct informed, meaningful and justifiable conclusions. Effective Communication Graduates will be able to exchange messages in a variety of contexts using multiple methods. Intercultural Engagement Graduates demonstrate self-efficacy in intercultural engagement to advance equity, diversity, and inclusion through reflections and expressions of cultural humility, empathy, and social and civic engagement and action. Further, graduates examine how identities/positionalities such as races, social classes, genders, sexual orientations, disabilities, and cultures impact perceptions, actions, and the distribution of power and privilege in communities, systems, and institutions. Global Citizenship Graduates will be able to critically examine the relationship between self, community, and/or environments, and to evaluate and articulate potential impacts of choices, actions, and contributions for the creation of sustainable and equitable systems. Program Outcome: Actively contribute as an integral member of a veterinary health care team while adhering to professional and ethical standards including a strong work ethic, personal responsibility and compassion for clients and animals.

Lecture Contact Hours 20
Lab Contact Hours 0
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 20

VT 220 Public Health and Sanitation (4 credits)

2. Describe the most common zoonotic diseases in North America.

3. Characterize the syndrome associated with each zoonotic disease.

4. Identify the mode of transmission for each zoonotic disease.

5. Explain the prevention and control strategies for each zoonotic disease.

Degree Outcomes
Critical, Creative, and Reflective Thinking: Graduates will evaluate, analyze, synthesize, and generate ideas; construct informed, meaningful, and justifiable conclusions; and process feelings, beliefs, biases, strengths, and weaknesses as they relate to their thinking, decisions, and creations. Effective Communication: Graduates will be able to exchange messages in a variety of contexts using multiple methods. Information Competency: Graduates will be able to seek, find, evaluate and use information and employ information technology to engage in lifelong learning.

Lecture Contact Hours 40
Lab Contact Hours 0
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 40

VT 223 Applied Equine Techniques (3 credits)

1. Compare and contrast the differences among technician roles in a companion animal practice, a racetrack practice and a breeding farm practice.

2. Assess personal attributes and skills that are required to be employable in an equine practice.

3. Address issues of health care, lameness, breeding, surgery, and nursing care using proper terminology.

4. Describe the normal physiology of the estrous cycle and the methods of dealing with abnormal estrous physiology.

5. List the physical parameters for a properly anesthetized horse.

6. Identify recognized safety procedures to be used when working with horses.

7. Demonstrate equine nursing skills by completing a given checklist of laboratory skills.

Degree Outcomes
Critical, Creative, and Reflective Thinking: Graduates will evaluate, analyze, synthesize, and generate ideas; construct informed, meaningful, and justifiable conclusions; and process feelings, beliefs, biases, strengths, and weaknesses as they relate to their thinking, decisions, and creations. Effective Communication: Graduates will be able to exchange messages in a variety of contexts using multiple methods.

Lecture Contact Hours 20
Lab Contact Hours 20
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 40

VT 224 Veterinary Clinical Laboratory Principles (2 credits)

2. Distinguish between normal and abnormal parameters in blood chemistry and hematology.

3. Identify abnormal findings in urine and fecal samples from multiple species.

4. Discuss urinalysis techniques and findings from chemistry strips and sedimentation.

5. Discuss common internal and external parasites.

6. Review proper microbiological techniques to isolate bacteria and perform antibiotic susceptibilities.

7. Distinguish and report stages of the estrous cycle; perform vaginal cytology.

8. Research, compile, and organize data for a clinical case scenario.

Degree Outcomes
Critical, Creative, and Reflective Thinking: Graduates will evaluate, analyze, synthesize, and generate ideas; construct informed, meaningful, and justifiable conclusions; and process feelings, beliefs, biases, strengths, and weaknesses as they relate to their thinking, decisions, and creations. Program Outcome: Utilize and apply the knowledge necessary to function within the scope of practice of a Licensed Veterinary Technician.

Lecture Contact Hours 20
Lab Contact Hours 0
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 20

VT 230 Anesthesiology (4 credits)

2. Prepare the animal patient for an anesthetic procedure.

3. Anesthetize the animal using an injectable anesthetic and maintain anesthesia with an inhalant anesthetic.

4. Respond to medical emergencies during anesthetic procedures.

5. Describe the process by which general anesthetics induce anesthesia.

6. Describe the adverse effects of injectable and inhalant anesthetics on the animal.

7. Explain the human health risks associated with occupational exposure to inhalant anesthetics.

8. Describe routine care and maintenance of anesthetic equipment.

9. Explain multimodal pain management techniques.

Degree Outcomes
Professional-Technical Program Outcomes: Proficiently execute the Essential Skills dictated by the American Veterinary Medical Association’s Committee on Veterinary Technician Education and Activities. Core Abilities: Critical, Creative and Reflective Thinking Graduates will evaluate, analyze and synthesize information and ideas in order to construct informed, meaningful and justifiable conclusions. Global Citizenship Graduates will be able to critically examine the relationship between self, community, and/or environments, and to evaluate and articulate potential impacts of choices, actions, and contributions for the creation of sustainable and equitable systems.

Lecture Contact Hours 20
Lab Contact Hours 40
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 60

VT 233 Veterinary Clinical Practice (14 credits)

2. Describe emerging/timely trends in the field of veterinary medicine

3. Prepare for a job interview by composing a proper resume and by listing appropriate questions to be asked during a job interview

4. Describe and practice appropriate methods to prevent HIV transmission

5. Demonstrate personal responsibility by attending work sites and seminars in a timely manner, by participating in work site and classroom activities and by being professionally dressed at all times

Degree Outcomes
Professional-Technical Program Outcomes: Actively contribute as an integral member of a veterinary health care team while adhering to professional and ethical standards including a strong work ethic, personal responsibility and compassion for clients and animals. Core Abilities: Critical, Creative and Reflective Thinking Graduates will evaluate, analyze and synthesize information and ideas in order to construct informed, meaningful and justifiable conclusions. Effective Communication Graduates will be able to exchange messages in a variety of contexts using multiple methods. Intercultural Engagement Graduates demonstrate self-efficacy in intercultural engagement to advance equity, diversity, and inclusion through reflections and expressions of cultural humility, empathy, and social and civic engagement and action. Further, graduates examine how identities/positionalities such as races, social classes, genders, sexual orientations, disabilities, and cultures impact perceptions, actions, and the distribution of power and privilege in communities, systems, and institutions. Global Citizenship Graduates will be able to critically examine the relationship between self, community, and/or environments, and to evaluate and articulate potential impacts of choices, actions, and contributions for the creation of sustainable and equitable systems.

Lecture Contact Hours 30
Lab Contact Hours 0
Clinical Contact Hours 330
Total Contact Hours 360

VT 240 Animal Diseases (3 credits)

2. Correlate signalment, history, and clinical signs with common disease states.

3. Explain the basis for the use of individual diagnostic tests to identify diseases.

4. Describe the possible treatment options for common diseases of dogs and cats.

5. Describe preventative measures to reduce the incidence of common diseases of dogs and cats.

Degree Outcomes
Professional-Technical Program Outcomes: Utilize and apply the knowledge necessary to function within the scope of practice of a Licensed Veterinary Technician. Core Abilities: Critical, Creative, and Reflective Thinking (CCRT): Graduates will evaluate, analyze, and synthesize information and ideas in order to construct informed, meaningful, and justifiable conclusions

Lecture Contact Hours 30
Lab Contact Hours 0
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 30

VT 250 Radiology for Veterinary Technicians (3 credits)

2. Describe how an image is formed on radiographic film.

3. Identify the radiographic machine components and explain their role in the production of a radiograph.

4. Take radiographic views of various animal species.

5. Evaluate radiographs and make the necessary adjustments in technique to produce a diagnostic radiograph.

6. Describe various ways to reduce personnel’s exposure to radiation when taking a radiograph.

7. Explain the biologic damage radiation can cause to living tissues.

8. Observe radiation safety rules when taking radiographs.

9. Describe alternative imaging technologies used for diagnostic purposes in domestic animals.

Degree Outcomes
Professional-Technical Program Outcomes: Proficiently execute the Essential Skills dictated by the American Veterinary Medical Association’s Committee on Veterinary Technician Education and Activities. Core Abilities: Critical, Creative, and Reflective Thinking (CCRT): Graduates will evaluate, analyze, and synthesize information and ideas in order to construct informed, meaningful, and justifiable conclusions

Lecture Contact Hours 20
Lab Contact Hours 20
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 40

VT 251 Pharmacology for Veterinary Technicians (3 credits)

2. Correctly label and package drugs dispensed in veterinary clinics.

3. Properly store and dispose of veterinary drugs.

4. Recognize controlled substances and describe their handling and inventory requirements.

5. Explain the basic pharmacokinetic process that a drug undergoes in an animal’s body.

6. Describe normal anatomy and physiology of the major organ systems in an animal’s body.

7. Explain the mechanism of action of commonly used veterinary drugs.

8. Recognize adverse drug reactions caused by commonly used veterinary drugs.

9. Recognize possible drug incompatibilities when administering veterinary drugs to animals.

Degree Outcomes
Program Outcomes: Proficiently execute the Essential Skills dictated by the American Veterinary Medical Association’s Committee on Veterinary Technician Education and Activities. Core Abilities: Critical, Creative, and Reflective Thinking (CCRT): Graduates will evaluate, analyze, synthesize, and generate ideas; construct informed, meaningful, and justifiable conclusions; and process feelings, beliefs, biases, strengths, and weaknesses as they relate to their thinking, decisions, and creations.

Lecture Contact Hours 30
Lab Contact Hours 0
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 30

VT 252 Special Techniques and Projects (4 credits)

1. Document and demonstrate increased competency in previously learned technical hospital procedures.

2. Demonstrate capabilities of independent analysis and/or synthesis of and performance on assigned tasks with their own time schedule.

3. Perform a complete anesthetic procedure on a dog and/or a cat including a physical exam, correctly calculating proper medical dosages, inducing anesthesia, monitoring the animal throughout the entire anesthetic procedure, and safely recovering the patient.

4. Demonstrate the ability to work in diverse teams, to communicate technical information in an informal way to team members and resolve conflicts cooperatively.

Degree Outcomes
Critical, Creative, and Reflective Thinking: Graduates will evaluate, analyze, synthesize, and generate ideas; construct informed, meaningful, and justifiable conclusions; and process feelings, beliefs, biases, strengths, and weaknesses as they relate to their thinking, decisions, and creations. Effective Communication: Graduates will be able to exchange messages in a variety of contexts using multiple methods.

Lecture Contact Hours 0
Lab Contact Hours 80
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 80

VT 260 Emergency and Critical Care (3 credits)

2. Prioritize emergency presentations in order of most immediate need.

3. Understand the role of the veterinary technician in the management of small animal emergencies.

4. Understand the diagnostic and treatment procedure associated with common small animal emergency presentations.

5. Recognize changes in the physical condition of the emergency patient.

6. Perform emergency treatment procedures under the supervision of a veterinarian.

7. Educate clients on the proper management of the emergency patient prior to presentation.

Degree Outcomes
Professional-Technical Program Outcomes: Proficiently execute the Essential Skills dictated by the American Veterinary Medical Association’s Committee on Veterinary Technician Education and Activities. Core Abilities: Critical, Creative, and Reflective Thinking (CCRT): Graduates will evaluate, analyze, and synthesize information and ideas in order to construct informed, meaningful, and justifiable conclusions

Lecture Contact Hours 20
Lab Contact Hours 20
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 40