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English 1100 is a semester-long composition course which develops processes for critically reading, writing, and responding to a variety of texts in order to compose clear, concise, expository essays. With a focus on academic literacy the course facilitates an awareness of purpose, audience, content, structure and style, while also advancing research and documentation methods. Course reading and writing assignments may be thematically organized.

Students who take this course earn one year of high school English credit and three semester hours of college credit. Students should keep in mind that grades earned for this course will also appear on their college transcripts.

As a foundational course, ENGL 1100 serves as a prerequisite for many other College Credit Plus electives.

This course covers the occurrence and causes of earthquakes, volcanoes, and related hazards, and their impact on climate, society, and history.

College Success Skills emphasizes skills and resources necessary for students to be successful in their personal, academic and career-related pursuits. Required course within the first 15 hours at CSCC.

This course is a survey of non-Western Civilization since 1500. It serves as an introduction to the study of history and to the intellectual, social, and cultural values of the Far East, India, Middle East, Africa, and South America.

This introductory course provides an overview of the origins, growth, content and applications of psychology, including the application of the scientific method to the following topics: research methodology; beginning statistics; theories of physical, cognitive, moral and emotional development; sensation; perception; learning; motivation; intelligence; memory; personality; coping processes; abnormality; adjustment; and the individual in small groups and a pluralistic society.

ENGL 2367 is a semester-long intermediate composition course that extends and refines skills in expository and argumentative writing, critical reading, and critical thinking. This course also refines skills in researching a topic, documenting sources, and working collaboratively. Course reading and writing assignments are organized around diversity and those who comprise various cultural identities.

Students who take this course earn one year of high school English credit and three semester hours of college credit. Students should keep in mind that grades earned for this course will also appear on their college transcripts.

Designed to acquaint students with statistical methods used in gathering and analyzing data. The course includes survey methods, graphical displays of data, descriptive statistics, the Normal distribution, correlation and linear regression, basic concepts in probability and simulation, sampling distributions and the Central Limit Theorem, confidence intervals, and significance testing.

This course introduces the basic concepts, methods and findings of sociology as a scientific discipline. The sociological perspective, emphasizing social interaction and structure, is used to explore the following topics: culture; socialization; social groups, including organizations; deviance; various types of social inequality; major social institutions; collective behavior, social movement and social change.

This course emphasizes verbal and nonverbal communication in public contexts with a particular focus on extemporaneous speaking. Research, organization, style, and delivery of presentations will be covered along with active listening, analysis, and audience engagement.