Basic Skills (BSK)
- BSK 1 - Whole Numbers
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Lecture 0-2 hours. Laboratory 0-4 hours. Total 1-4 hours per week.1-2 credits
- BSK 2 - Decimals
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Lecture 0-2 hours. Laboratory 0-4 hours. Total 1-4 hours per week.1-2 credits
- BSK 3 - Fractions
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Lecture 0-2 hours. Laboratory 0-4 hours. Total 1-4 hours per week.1-2 credits
- BSK 4 - Percents
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Lecture 0-2 hours. Laboratory 0-4 hours. Total 1-4 hours per week.1-2 credits
- BSK 5 - Measurements and Geometry
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Lecture 0-2 hours. Laboratory 0-4 hours. Total 1-4 hours per week.1-2 credits
- BSK 6 - Introduction to Variable Expressions and Equations
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Lecture 0-2 hours. Laboratory 0-4 hours. Total 1-4 hours per week.1-2 credits
- BSK 7 - Equationa, Inequal., Prob. Solving, Expon. & Polynomial
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Lecture 0-2 hours. Laboratory 0-4 hours. Total 1-4 hours per week.1-2 credits
- BSK 8 - Factoring Polynomials and Multipli.& Division of Polyn
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Lecture 0-2 hours. Laboratory 0-4 hours. Total 1-4 hours per week.1-2 credits
- BSK 9 - Rectangular Coordinate System & Solving Sys. of Equatio
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Lecture 0-2 hours. Laboratory 0-4 hours. Total 1-4 hours per week.1-2 credits
- BSK 10 - Operations with Rational Expressions and Radicals, Vari
- Covers whole number principles and computations. Develops the mathematical mastery necessary for Module 2. Credits not applicable toward graduation. Prerequisite: Ability to count.Leture 0-2 hours. Laboratory 0-4 hours. Total 1-4 hours per week.1-2 credits
- BSK 11 - Algebraic Expres, Equa, Inequal Pro Solv Graph Function
- Covers decimal number prinicples and computations. Develops the mathematical mastery necessary for Module 4. Credits not applicable toward graduation.Lecture 0-2 hours. Laboratory 0-4 hours. Total 1-4 hours per week.1-2 credits
- BSK 12 - Systems of Equations, Expo., Polynomials & Poly Functio
- Covers properties and terms necessary for simplifying algebraic expressions and inequalities; solving basic equations and inequalities; applications through the exploration of word problems; usage of exponents both positive and negative; and operations with polynoimials including special products. Credits not applicable toward graduation. Prerequisite: Completion of BSK 11 or appropriate placement.Lecture 0-2 hours. Laboratory 0-4 hours. Total 1-4 hours per week.1-2 credits
- BSK 13 - Rational Expressions, Exponents, Radicals & Complex Num
- Covers properties and terms necessary for simplifying algebraic expressions and inequalities; solving basic equations and inequalities; applications through the exploration of word problems; usage of exponents both positive and negative; and operations with polynomials including special products. Credits not applicable toward graduation. Prerequisite: Completion of BSK 12 or appropriate placement.Lecture 0-2 hours. Laboratory 0-4 hours. Total 1-4 hours per week.1-2 credits
- BSK 14 - Quadratic Equations and Functions
- Covers properties and terms necessary for simplifying algebraic expressions and inequalities; solving basic equations and inequalities; applications through the exploration of word problems; usage of exponents both positive and negative; and operations with polynomials including special products. Credits not applicable toward graduation. Prerequisite: Completion of BSK 13 or appropriate placement.Lecture 0-2 hours. Laboratory 0-4 hours. Total 1-4 hours per week.1-2 credits
- BSK 21 - Basic Reading Skills, Level 1
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Lecture 0-2 hours. Laboratory 0-4 hours. Total 1-4 hours per week.1-2 credits
- BSK 22 - Basic Reading Skills, Level 2
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Lecture 0-2 hours. Laboratory 0-4 hours. Total 1-4 hours per week.1-2 credits
- BSK 23 - Intermediate Reading Skills, Level 1
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Lecture 0-2 hours. Laboratory 0-4 hours. Total 1-4 hours per week.1-2 credits
- BSK 24 - Intermediate Reading Skills, Level 2
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Lecture 0-2 hours. Laboratory 0-4 hours. Total 1-4 hours per week.1-2 credits
- BSK 25 - Critical Comprehension Skills, Level 1
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Lecture 0-2 hours. Laboratory 0-4 hours. Total 1-4 hours per week.1-2 credits
- BSK 26 - Critical Comprehension Skills, Level 2
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Lecture 0-2 hours. Laboratory 0-4 hours. Total 1-4 hours per week.1-2 credits
- BSK 41 - Language Arts, Level 1
- Introduces basic reading and writing skills in preparation for subsequent courses by focusing on vocabulary development (simple phonics, dictionary skills), conventions of Standard English (basic grammar, punctuation, sentence structure), reading comprehension (reading process, topics), study skills (time management, textbook format), and critical thinking skills (fact and opinion).Lecture 0-2 hours. Laboratory 0-4 hours. Total 2-4 hours per week.1-2 credits
- BSK 42 - Language Arts, Level 2
- Emphasizes language arts skills learned in BSK 41 in preparation for more advanced courses. Continues with vocabulary development (phonics, root words, dictionary skills), conventions of Standard English (grammar/punctuation, sentence and paragraph structure), reading comprehension, (main idea, supporting details, transitions), study skills (goal setting), and critical thinking skills (basic point/support). Prerequisite: BSK 41 or appropriate placement.Lecture 0-2 hours. Laboratory 0-4 hours. Total 2-4 hours per week.1-2 credits
- BSK 43 - Language Arts, Level 3
- Improves reading comprehension by examining structural format (organizational patterns) vocabulary development (antonyms, synonyms, homonyms), comprehension (transitions/relationships, implied main idea), study skills (note-taking, organizational skills), and critical thinking (author's purpose, barriers to critical thinking) and improves writing abilities by developing extended paragraphs using conventional Standards of English. Prerequisite: BSK 42 or appropriate placement.Lecture 0-2 hours. Laboratory 0-4 hours. Total 2-4 hours per week.1-2 credits
- BSK 44 - Language Arts, Level 4
- Strengthens reading and writing abilities with intense emphasis on comprehension (organizational pattersn), literary genre (short stories, novels), library skills (research methods) and study skills (Cornell note-taking method), critical thinking (purpose and tone, point of view/bias), and rhetorical patters of development (narration, description, definition, summary writing) for essay writing. Prerequisite: BSK 43 or appropriate placement.Lecture 0-2 hours. Laboratory 0-4 hours. Total 2-4 hours per week.1-2 credits
- BSK 45 - Language Arts, Level 5
- Emphasizes critical reading skills to develop comprehension and critical thinking (point of view/bias, inferences, analogies, and propaganda). Strengthens writing skills by developing paragraphs into five-paragraph essays using formal outlines, thesis statements, rhetorical patterns of development (summary writing, examples, process, and classification) and conventions of Standard English. Prerequisite: BSK 44 or appropriate placement.Lecture 0-2 hours. Laboratory 0-4 hours. Total 2-4 hours per week.1-2 credits
- BSK 46 - Language Arts, Level 6
- Utilizes all skills introduced in previous courses to assist students to become critical readers, thinkers, and writers by focusing on methods on inquiry with special emphasis on problem solving, argument/fallacious arguments, literary genre (poetry, essays), rhetorical patterns of development (comparison, cause/ effect, persuasion/problem solving). A research paper using secondary sources and documentation using MLS format is required. Prerequisite: BSK 45 or appropriate placement.Lecture 0-2 hours. Laboratory 0-4 hours. Total 2-4 hours per week.1 credits
- BSK 90 - Coordinated Internship
- Supervises on-the-job training in selected business, industrial or service firms coordinated by the college.Credit/practice ratio not to exceed 1:5 hours. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.1-5 credits
- BSK 93 - Studies In
- Covers new content not covered in existing courses in the discipline. Allows instructor to explore content and instructional methods to assess the course's viability as a permanent offering.Variable hours per week.1-5 credits
- BSK 95 - Topics In
- Provides an opportunity to explore topical areas of interest to or needed by students.May be used also for special honors courses. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.1-5 credits
- BSK 96 - On-Site Training
- Specializes in career orientation and training program without pay in selected businesses and industry, supervised and coordinated by the college.Credit/work ratio not to exceed 1:5 hours. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.1-5 credits
- BSK 97 - Cooperative Education
- Supervises in on-the-job training for pay in approved business, industrial and service firms, coordinated by the college's cooperative education office. Is applicable to all occupational- technical curricula at the discretion of the college.Credit/work ratio not to exceed 1:5 hours. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.1-5 credits
- BSK 98 - Seminar and Project
- Requires completion of a project or research report related to the student's occupational objectives and a study of approaches to the selection and pursuit of career opportunities in the field.May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.1-5 credits
- BSK 99 - Supervised Study
- Assigns problems for independent study incorporating previous instruction and supervised by the instructor.May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.1-5 credits
- BSK 190 - Coordinated Internship
- Supervises on-the-job training in selected business, industrial or service firms coordinated by the college.Credit/practice ratio not to exceed 1:5 hours. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.1-5 credits
- BSK 193 - Studies In
- Covers new content not covered in existing courses in the discipline. Allows instructor to explore content and instructional methods to assess the course's viability as a permanent offering.Variable hours per week.1-5 credits
- BSK 195 - Topics In
- Provides an opportunity to explore topical areas of interest to or needed by students.May be used also for special honors courses. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.1-5 credits
- BSK 196 - On-Site Training
- Specializes in career orientation and training program without pay in selected businesses and industry, supervised and coordinated by the college.Credit/work ratio not to exceed 1:5 hours. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.1-5 credits
- BSK 197 - Cooperative Education
- Supervises in on-the-job training for pay in approved business, industrial and service firms, coordinated by the college's cooperative education office. Is applicable to all occupational- technical curricula at the discretion of the college.Credit/work ratio not to exceed 1:5 hours. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.1-5 credits
- BSK 198 - Seminar and Project
- Requires completion of a project or research report related to the student's occupational objectives and a study of approaches to the selection and pursuit of career opportunities in the field.May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.1-5 credits
- BSK 199 - Supervised Study
- Assigns problems for independent study incorporating previous instruction and supervised by the instructor.May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.1-5 credits
- BSK 290 - Coordinated Internship
- Supervises on-the-job training in selected business, industrial or service firms coordinated by the college.Credit/practice ratio not to exceed 1:5 hours. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.1-5 credits
- BSK 293 - Studies In
- Covers new content not covered in existing courses in the discipline. Allows instructor to explore content and instructional methods to assess the course's viability as a permanent offering.Variable hours per week.1-5 credits
- BSK 295 - Topics In
- Provides an opportunity to explore topical areas of interest to or needed by students.May be used also for special honors courses. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.1-5 credits
- BSK 296 - On-Site Training
- Specializes in career orientation and training program without pay in selected businesses and industry, supervised and coordinated by the college.Credit/work ratio not to exceed 1:5 hours. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.1-5 credits
- BSK 297 - Cooperative Education
- Supervises in on-the-job training for pay in approved business, industrial and service firms, coordinated by the college's cooperative education office. Is applicable to all occupational- technical curricula at the discretion of the college.Credit/work ratio not to exceed 1:5 hours. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.1-5 credits
- BSK 298 - Seminar and Project
- Requires completion of a project or research report related to the student's occupational objectives and a study of approaches to the selection and pursuit of career opportunities in the field.May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.1-5 credits
- BSK 299 - Supervised Study
- Assigns problems for independent study incorporating previous instruction and supervised by the instructor.May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.1-5 credits