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Accounting
	• ACCT 101 Survey of Accounting (5 credits)
	• ACCT 131 QuickBooks (5 credits)
	• ACCT 136 Excel for Accounting (5 credits)
	• ACCT 179 Federal Income Tax Preparation (5 credits)
	• ACCT 275 Payroll and Business Taxes (5 credits)
	• ACCT 276 Nonprofit Management and Reporting (5 credits)
	• ACCT 277 Accounting Information Systems (5 credits)
	• ACCT 287 Income Tax Practicum (3 credits)
	• ACCT& 201 Principles of Accounting I (5 credits)
	• ACCT& 202 Principles of Accounting II (5 credits)
	• ACCT& 203 Principles of Accounting III (5 credits)
Adult Basic Education
	• ABE 021 ABE Beginning Basic Education - Writing (1 to 5 credits)
	• ABE 024 ABE Beginning Basic Education - Integrated 2 (1 to 15 credits)
	• ABE 031 ABE Low Intermediate Basic Education - Writing 3 (1 to 5 credits)
	• ABE 032 ABE Low Intermediate Basic Education - Math 3 (1 to 6 credits
	• ABE 034 ABE Low Intermediate Basic Education - Integrated 3 (1 to 15 credits)
	• ABE 041 ABE High Intermediate Basic Education - Writing 4 (1 to 5 credits)
	• ABE 042 ABE High Intermediate Basic Education - Math 4 (1 to 6 credits
	• ABE 043 ABE High Intermediate Basic Education - Reading/Writing 4 (1 to 15 credits)
	• ABE 044 ABE High Intermediate Basic Education - Integrated 4 (1 to 15 credits)
	• ABE 051 ABE Low Adult Secondary Education - Writing 5 (1 to 5 credits)
	• ABE 052 ABE Low Adult Secondary Education - Math 5 (1 to 6 credits
	• ABE 053 ABE Low Adult Secondary Education - Reading/Writing (1 to 15 credits)
	• ABE 054 ABE Low Adult Secondary Education - Integrated 5 (1 to 15 credits)
	• ABE 061 ABE High Adult Secondary Education - Writing 6 (1 to 5 credits)
	• ABE 062 ABE High Adult Secondary Education - Math 6 (1 to 6 credits
	• ABE 063 ABE High Adult Secondary Education - Reading/Writing 6 (1 to 15 credits)
	• ABE 064 ABE High Adult Secondary Education - Integrated 6 (1 to 15 credits)
	• ABE 090 ABE Foundations for Success (.2 to 2 credits)
	• ABE 095 Workplace Fundamentals (1 to 5 credits)
	• ABE 098 Transitions to College (1 to 5 credits)
	• ABE 099 I-BEST Academic Support ABE (1 to 20 credits)
Anthropology
	• ANTH 107 Archaeology of Ancient Civilization (5 credits)
	• ANTH 167 Cross-Cultural Studies - Life and Culture (2 to 5 credits)
	• ANTH 240 Women in Cross-Cultural Perspectives (5 credits)
	• ANTH& 100 Survey of Anthropology (5 credits)
	• ANTH& 104 World Prehistory (5 credits)
	• ANTH& 106 American Mosaic (5 credits)
	• ANTH& 204 Archaeology (5 credits)
	• ANTH& 205 Biological Anthropology (5 credits)
	• ANTH& 206 Cultural Anthropology (5 credits)
	• ANTH& 210 Indians of North America (5 credits)
	• ANTH& 216 Northwest Coast Indians (5 credits)
	• ANTH& 236 Forensic Anthropology (5 credits)
Art
	• ART 101 Beginning Design (5 credits)
	• ART 102 Intermediate Design (5 credits)
	• ART 111 Beginning Drawing (5 credits)
	• ART 112 Intermediate Drawing (5 credits)
	• ART 113 Advanced Drawing (5 credits)
	• ART 115 3-Dimensional Design (5 credits)
	• ART 145 History of Art - Contemporary (5 credits)
	• ART 150 Beginning Printmaking (5 credits)
	• ART 201 Beginning Painting (5 credits)
	• ART 202 Intermediate Painting (5 credits)
	• ART 203 Advanced Painting (5 credits)
	• ART 204 Beginning Watercolor (5 credits)
	• ART 211 Beginning Sculpture (5 credits)
	• ART 215 Art for Teachers (5 credits)
	• ART 243 History of Art - Ancient World Through the Middle Ages (5 credits)
	• ART 244 History of Art- Renaissance Through Rococo (5 credits)
	• ART 245 History of Art - The Modern World (5 credits)
	• ART 260 Art in Motion: Real and Recorded (5 credits)
	• ART& 100 Art Appreciation (5 credits)
Astronomy
	• ASTR 105 Life in the Universe (5 credits)
	• ASTR& 100 Survey of Astronomy (5 credits)
	• ASTR& 110 The Solar System (5 credits)
	• ASTR& 115 Stars, Galaxies & Cosmos (5 credits)
Atmospheric Science
	• ATMOS 101 Introduction to Weather (5 credits)
Biology
	• BIOL 275 Elements of Biological Chemistry: Non-Lab (5 credits)
	• BIOL& 100 Survey of Biology (5 credits)
	• BIOL& 160 General Biology w/Lab (5 credits)
	• BIOL& 170 Human Biology: Anatomy & Physiology (5 credits)
	• BIOL& 175 Human Biology w/Lab: Anatomy & Physiology (5 credits)
	• BIOL& 211 Majors Cellular (5 credits)
	• BIOL& 212 Majors Animal (5 credits)
	• BIOL& 213 Majors Plant (5 credits)
	• BIOL& 241 Human A & P 1 (6 credits)
	• BIOL& 242 Human A & P 2 (6 credits)
	• BIOL& 260 Microbiology (5 credits)
Business
	• BUS 134 Introduction to Social Media (5 credits)
	• BUS 135 Introduction to Online Marketing (5 credits)
	• BUS 240 Human Relations in the Workplace (5 credits)
	• BUS 260 Project Management I: Planning (5 credits)
	• BUS 261 Project Management II: Managing (5 credits)
	• BUS 279 Personal Finance (5 credits)
	• BUS& 101 Introduction to Business (5 credits)
	• BUS& 201 Business Law (5 credits)
Business Information Technology
	• BTECA 100 Business Keyboarding: Key the Alphabet by Touch (1 credit)
	• BTECA 101 Business Keyboarding:Key Numrs&Symbols by Touch (1 credit)
	• BTECA 102 Keyboard Development & Basic Bus Doc Formatting I (1 credit)
	• BTECA 103 Keyboard Development & Basic Bus Doc Formatting II (1 credit)
	• BTECA 104 Keyboard Development & Adv Bus Doc Formatting III (1 credit)
	• BTECA 105 Keyboard Development & Adv Bus Doc Formatting IV (1 credit)
	• BTECA 106 PC Operating System: Exploring and File Management (1 credit)
	• BTECA 107 PC Operating System: Customizing Windows/Internet Basics (1 credit)
	• BTECA 110 Microsoft Word: Prepare and Edit Documents (1 credit)
	• BTECA 111 Microsoft Word: Format Pages and Objects (1 credit)
	• BTECA 112 Microsoft Word: Print, Tables and Customization (1 credit)
	• BTECA 113 Microsoft Word: Track Changes, Editing and Design (1 credits)
	• BTECA 115 Business English I (5 credits)

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