Associate of Science in General Studies

This course provides an introduction to the basic concepts and requirements of college-level English. A excellent study of grammatical structures of standard, formal and written English. Topics include parts of speech, punctuation, choice and usage of words, effective use of sentences and paragraphs.

This course is designed to meet the English requirements for students desiring the General Education of the first two years of college, or for students transferring to a four-year college. The course is directed toward assisting students with techniques necessary for writing. Emphasis is placed on sentence structure, word choice, organization, editing and usage skills vital to successful written communication.

This course is designed to survey the field of communication. It covers classic approaches and theory. Significant attention is directed toward communication skills. Emphasis is also on public speaking, interpersonal and small group communication and interviewing.

This course provides an overview of our physical environment with well- balanced, up-to-date coverage of geology, oceanography, astronomy, and meteorology. The course introduces three themes: Earth as a System; People and the Environment; and the Nature of Scientific Inquiry.

This course presents the basic fundamentals of college-level mathematics.

This course presents the basic fundamentals of college-level mathematics. It introduces key terms, helpful graphics, and new symbols. Students are introduced to real-world applications of mathematics.

This course presents concepts and applications of statistics used in the functional areas of business—accounting, marketing, management, economics, and finance.

This course introduces students to the basic concepts in the fields of information systems and computer science. The course provides a theoretical foundation and introduces applications that put theory into practice.

This course weaves together the social and historical forces that have shaped the United States. It surveys history from European discovery concluding with the Civil War.

This course surveys United States history following the Civil War concluding with a discussion of the United States in a global age, 1863 to present.

This course combines basic concepts and vocabulary with a substantial amount of historical background and examples from current events. Students will examine major historical events arranged by geographic area which illustrate concepts of international relations. This course also provides up-to-date information on the world economy.

This course combines contemporary and historical coverage of the central issues in world politics. The course encourages independent thinking and active evaluation of real-world problems. Students will be able to recognize the connections between international and domestic politics.

This course is designed to provide a scientific, accurate, and thorough understanding of the essential concepts of psychology. The course provides comprehensive coverage of concepts in the science of behavior. The approach is practical and easy to understand.

This course is comprehensive and stimulating. It introduces theoretical approaches and explores diversity of human living and examines social interaction in everyday life. Three main themes are presented: Global Perspective, Social Diversity, and Critical Thinking.

This course addresses moral issues of the justice process in social and criminal justice contexts. It provides comprehensive coverage on legal practices, law enforcement, corrections, crime control policy, and philosophical issues.

This course provides students with a solid foundation in understanding classic and contemporary moral problems.

This course presents accounting information in a broad business context emphasizing what accounting information is, why it is important, and how it is used to make economic decisions.

This course provides valuable information covering the introduction to management accounting and explains its significant role in making sound business decisions.

This course provides an overview of electronic communication systems and telecommunications. Students will gain a solid foundation in telecommunication technology applications, network and telephone fundamentals, and Internet Web tools and resources.

This course emphasizes the important issues and challenges facing business today. Students will gain practical knowledge about business and focus on issues of concern. The course will help students build and enlarge on decision-making skills.

This course is designed to cover all aspects of speech preparation and presentation. Real-world scenarios are used to demonstrate how public speaking is used in everyday life. A friendly learning approach to becoming a better public speaker.

This course provides students with an overview of human resource management concepts. This course offers the latest findings and thinking in the Human Resource field. Areas of interest include retirement and selection, training, development and compensation, and management and employee relations.

This course is designed to help students plan for a successful financial future. The course provides information on tax laws and gives students an accurate reflection of the trends affecting their financial present and future. It also discusses the importance of achieving long-term goals through investing. The course lets students know what is available on the Web and how the sites can help them. Students will be able to develop tools and techniques needed for decision-making.

This course provides a basic framework for understanding how interactions at work will affect them, and what they should do to be effective in their interactions with others in any organizational setting. This course offers students the opportunity to develop their own human relations profile.

This course teaches students how to think and act like an economist. It introduces economic concepts and applies them to real-world examples. The course material is organized around five key principles of economics. The course covers micro and macroeconomics.

This course provides information about leadership practice and skill development. It includes an in-depth review of the major behavior patterns that leaders use to influence followers. A main focus of this course is on what effective leaders do and how leaders can diagnose and modify situations to make their leadership a positive endeavor. Core behavior patterns are discussed as are current leadership issues.

This course provides an overview of the law of commercial transactions and a variety of other business legal issues. The course presents a practical approach to law that emphasizes current and relevant topics students need to understand business transactions and issues such as contracts, property, insurance and employer/employee relations.This course provides an overview of the law of commercial transactions and a variety of other business legal issues. The course presents a practical approach to law that emphasizes current and relevant topics students need to understand business transactions and issues such as contracts, property, insurance and employer/employee relations.

This course covers key topics in management. It provides students with a practical explanation of management concepts needed to manage today's organizations. The course discusses contemporary topics that will affect changes and innovations in business and entrepreneurial ventures.

This course presents the theories and operational definitions of the study of race and ethnic relations. It defines the relationship between subordinate groups and the study of stratification. The course covers areas of prejudice and discrimination, religious groups, and major racial and ethnic groups in the United States.

This course provides an introduction to office management. It includes information on word processing, software, and desktop publishing. It introduces organizational principles and also supervision and training techniques. The management of office and record systems are also presented.

This course provides an array of practical examples and applications to show the major decisions that marketing managers encounter in their day-to-day jobs.

This course presents a systematic study of the actions and attitudes that people exhibit within organizations. Balanced coverage of key topics are included. This course discusses motivational concepts, leadership, work teams and the challenges, opportunities and goals of organizational behavior.

Subject to faculty approval. A project or independent paper that will demonstrate knowledge and understanding of a specific subject.

Subject to faculty approval. A project or independent paper that will demonstrate knowledge and understanding of a specific subject. [Book Required]

This course provides in-depth coverage of current issues in records and information management. Its focus considers past, current and future records and information trends which substantiate the need for assurance that information will be found or be available when needed. Topics include storage, retrieval, disaster recovery and also ethical and legal practices. [Book Required]

This course takes a strategic approach and places emphasis on decision-making. Key retail management concepts are reinforced. Real-world examples are presented which helps bridge the gap between theory and practice. Useful career information is also included. [Book Required]

This course offers proven fundamentals and new practices needed to succeed in today's information economy. Students are introduced to comprehensive coverage of strategic selling, value-added selling, and partnering. This course focuses on value creation in personal selling. [Book Required]

This course provides students with a traditional approach to planning, leading, organizing, and controlling topics. Management challenges related to issues such as people, ethics, diversity, the global environment and quality are featured. The course also presents insightful information of the digital dimensioning process. [Book Required]

This course focuses on the concerns and issues of today's challenging business environment. This course provides a framework that can be used to identify, analyze, and resolve ethical issues in business decision making. [Book Required]

This course provides up-to-date information on human relations developments. It discusses techniques for developing and maintaining organizational efficiency and effectiveness. [Book Required]

This course provides an inside look at the practice of public relations. This course is all about building relationships. Emphasis is on the principles, processes and practices that lead to building positive relationships. [Book Required]

This course covers the three major financial areas: Institutions and Markets, Investments, and Financial Management. This course provides a valuable overview and a solid foundation of the major concepts of the discipline. [Book Required]

This course teaches advertising by taking theory and applying it to what is going on in advertising agencies. The course focuses on EFFIE-Award winners. These award winners reveal client goals and how these goals were achieved. [Book Required]

This course applies a cross-functional approach to the study of international business. The course introduces a practical side of international business. It focuses on the global manager, world business consumers and also entrepreneurial and small business topics. The cultural aspect is addressed early and often throughout the course. [Book Required]

This course covers concepts of risk management, legal principles, property and liability. This course is in tune with changes faced by the nation and provides current insurance information. Primary emphasis is on the insurance consumer, addressing personal risk management and financial planning. The course also discusses corporate risk management including enterprise risk management, loss forecasting and financial analysis in decision making. [Book Required]

This course emphasizes the strategic role of human resources. It focuses on current topics such as work teams, broad banding, competency-based pay systems, job security and violence in the workplace. The course also provides information on how organizational commitment affects production, quality and service [Book Required]

Subject to faculty approval. A project or independent paper that will demonstrate knowledge and understanding of a specific subject. [Book Required]

This course examines Criminal Justice as an interdisciplinary endeavor, sharing elements from criminology, law, history, psychology, and political science. It offers a solid foundation of information about the subject. Students are provided the essential content and the critical tools involved in understanding Criminal Justice.

This course covers the major areas of police operations. It describes what police officers do and why. It provides a large body of information on practical application as it presents what policing is all about. The course is student-friendly and is geared toward individuals pursuing a career in law enforcement.

This course provides a practical approach to the practices of modern corrections. It presents an overview of the day-to-day operations of correctional agencies, prisons and jails. Professionalism in corrections is a main focus.

This course focuses on the issues, trends and challenges facing juvenile justice today. It provides students with a complete and realistic view of the system's efforts at controlling youths and providing help to those in need. The course is student-friendly and enables students to move easily through the material.

This is a basic course that details the elements of criminal procedures. It provides an in-depth presentation of criminal procedures in sequential steps. A significant offering of procedural concepts and terms are presented throughout the course.

This course provides an overview of electronic communication systems and telecommunications. Students will gain a solid foundation in telecommunication technology applications, network and telephone fundamentals, and Internet Web tools and resources.

This course examines sources of violence and its effect on society and situations. It also discusses the social and environmental factors that influence victimization.

This course is designed to provide an understanding of the investigative process and its challenges. The course integrates theory and the practical aspects of crime detection and solution. Historical and future possibilities are discussed. This course allows students to easily comprehend the criminalistic potential of evidence.

This course introduces the non-scientific student to the field of forensic science through an exploration of its applications to criminal investigation. The course provides definition and scope of forensic science as well as history and development of forensic science.

This course is designed to provide an in-depth study of criminology. A sociological approach to the study of crime and criminals is presented. The course also includes historical material, theory and research, and extensive coverage of conventional topics.

This course addresses leadership development for police officers with a focus on the ethical leadership competencies required of all police personnel.

This course provides a comprehensive survey of all the major components of substantive criminal law. Students are exposed to the language of criminal law in a friendly, understandable style. The course also provides coverage of current issues.

This course explores the causes, consequences, and prevalence of domestic violence and the positive law enforcement response. The course focuses on the full range of contemporary domestic violence, including the myths about both victims and offenders and legal resources for victims. It also includes information of the effects of family violence and witnessing family violence in children.

This course provides comprehensive coverage of the history, policy, and theory of drug use. It includes reports on the latest concerns, the impact of drugs on society, and the criminal justice system response. The course is highly informative and current.

This course provides a comprehensive overview of the global and interdisciplinary field of security. It addresses the nature, scope and history of security services. The course also presents management strategies for loss prevention.

This course focuses on police involvement and interaction with the communities they serve. It explores the practical strategies of community policing. This course introduces the skills criminal justice professionals need to implement an effective community policing program.

Subject to faculty approval. A project or independent paper that will demonstrate knowledge and understanding of a specific subject.

A study of the history and heritage of law enforcement and the Criminal Justice system in the United States. Addresses contemporary police systems in the United States and also police issues and constitutional law and legal precedents. Discusses specific problems and people, including crime, criminals, gangs and victims. An excellent learning experience.

A study of how delinquents and juveniles in need of supervision are handled within the juvenile justice system. The nature and extent of delinquent behavior as well as child abuse and neglect are examined.

A study of the judicial procedure as it applies to national, state and local law enforcement agencies. Also studies: arrest, arraignment, preliminary hearing, bail and jurisdiction of the courts on all levels.

Course explores the roles of all the courtroom participants such as the judge, prosecutor, defense attorney and the jury panel. The curriculum provides insight into what happens in the courtroom when a defendant is tried and some basic evidence rules that will be followed for the admission of evidence. Course also explains the various bail options available to arrested persons and what role the bail bondsmen play in assisting the first time offender through the court system. [Book Required]

This course focuses primarily on the Fourth Amendment (reasonable search and seizure) and Fifth Amendment (double jeopardy, testifying against oneself). It also covers the Second Amendment (the people's right to bear arms). Cases are also summarized. [Book Required]

This course is intended to provide an overview of the sociological perspectives of crime and the related aspects of human behavior. Topics covered include theories, social-structural theories, methods of criminology, punishment, AIDS and policing. [Book Required]

A study examining the entire correctional system from law enforcement through the administration of justice, probation, parole and correctional institutions. [Book Required]

This course discusses up-to-date information on community policing and problem-oriented policing. It explores operational perspectives and provides examples of existing strategies and further considerations. [Book Required]

This course begins with the evolution of American policing and ends with changes and the future. Topics include politics, organizational theory, leadership, communication, human resource management and many others. [Book Required]

Course addresses major topics including investigation techniques, crimes against persons, crimes against property, organized crime, gangs and the investigator's role in the judicial process. Includes proven techniques in all forms of investigations. [Book Required]

Subject to faculty approval. A project or independent paper that will demonstrate knowledge and understanding of a specific subject. [Book Required]