2024 - 2025 Catalog
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GEOG: Geography
Course # | Course Title | Credits |
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GEOG 101 | Physical Geography | 4.00 Credits |
Quarters Offered: Offered as needed Provides an overview of physical geography, including foundations of geography; solar energy, seasons, and the atmosphere; energy and global temperatures; atmospheric and oceanic circulation; and water and weather. |
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GEOG 105 | Intro To Cultural Geography | 3.00 Credits |
Quarters Offered: Fall, Spring Studies the patterns of diversity and unity among the world's cultural groups. Examines the spatial interaction of society and how factors such as climate influence cultures by focusing on analysis of settlement, economics, politics, religion, language and other cultural phenomena. Includes globalization and the effects upon culture. |
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GEOG 265 (P/T) | Geographic Info Systems (Gis) I | 4.00 Credits |
Quarters Offered: Winter Introduces Geographic Information Systems (GIS) using ArcView desktop mapping software. Emphasizes the management of graphic and textual information within a single system. Uses ArcView's basic tools and object-oriented data structure to create charts, graphs, reports and layouts. |
GEOL: Geology
Course # | Course Title | Credits |
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GEOL 148 | Violent Earth | 4.00 Credits |
Quarters Offered: Fall, Spring Covers basics of geoscience, with a focus on historical geology and catastrophic events, including: formation of the moon, volcanoes, earthquakes, mega-floods, mass extinctions, asteroid impacts, and life itself. Course is intended for non-science majors. |
GSCI: General Science
Course # | Course Title | Credits |
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GSCI 104 | Physical Science Physics | 4.00 Credits |
Quarters Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring Surveys the general principles of physics. May include mechanics, electricity, heat, light, and nuclear physics. Intended for non-science majors. Lab required. |
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GSCI 105 | Physical Science Chemistry | 4.00 Credits |
Quarters Offered: Offered as needed Surveys the fundamentals of inorganic chemistry, including the importance of chemistry in our modern society. Provides practical experience in measurement, density, structure of atom, nuclear chemistry, energy and environmental issues. Intended for non-science majors. Lab required. |
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GSCI 106 | Physical Science Geology | 4.00 Credits |
Quarters Offered: Fall, Winter Introduces minerals and rocks, and a survey of the principles of geology, erosion, plate tectonics and the structure of the earth. Intended for non-science majors. Lab and/or field trip required. |
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GSCI 107 | Physical Science Astronomy | 4.00 Credits |
Quarters Offered: Summer Includes solar and galactic astronomy, a study of the sun, planets, stars and galaxies, and modern discoveries in the field of astronomy. Intended for non-science majors. Lab required. |
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GSCI 108 | Physical Science Oceanography | 4.00 Credits |
Quarters Offered: Offered as needed Introduces the physical, chemical, geological, and biological processes which occur in the oceans. Intended for non-science majors. Lab and/or field trip required. |
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GSCI 109 | Physical Science Meteorology | 4.00 Credits |
Quarters Offered: Fall, Spring Introduces the composition and structure of our atmosphere. Provides the factors and concepts that control weather and the production of wind, precipitation, clouds, storms, and climate change. Intended for non-science majors. Lab required. |
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GSCI 110 | Physical Science Energy | 4.00 Credits |
Quarters Offered: Offered as needed Surveys the various energy sources used in our society, including fossil fuels, nuclear power, and renewable energy sources. Addresses environmental and societal issues, energy conservation & efficiency, transportation, pollution, climate science and global effects. Intended for non-science majors. Lab required. |
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GSCI 161 (P/T) | Medical Terminology I | 3.00 Credits |
Quarters Offered: Summer, Fall, Winter, Spring Examines the pronunciation, spelling, origin, meaning, and usage of scientific terms employed by health care professionals. Emphasizes human anatomical terminology. Intended for students preparing for careers in the health professions. Some sections may have a low-cost or no-cost text book option. |
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GSCI 162 | Medical Terminology II | 3.00 Credits |
Quarters Offered: Summer, Winter, Spring Presents advanced vocabulary, extending and reinforcing those terms acquired in Medical Terminology I. Some sections may have a low-cost or no-cost text book option.Prerequisites: GSCI 161 or instructor permission. |