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Health Sciences Courses (cont’d) COURSES
PED Physical Education Courses with an * indicate courses that are part of the
Alabama General Studies Curricula for Areas I-IV.
RAD Radiologic Technology
SUR Surgical Technology ACCOUNTING (ACC)
TCT Telecommunication Technology
ACC 150. COMPUTERIZED GENERAL LEDGER. 3 hrs.
Technical Courses PREREQUISITE: BUS 241 with a minimum grade of “C” and a grade of “C” or higher in ENR
ASC Air Conditioning and Refrigeration 094 or equivalent.
This course introduces microcomputer applications related to the major accounting systems. Topics
AUM Automotive Service Technology include general ledger, accounts receivable, accounts payable, inventory, payroll, and correcting ad-
AUT Plastics Injection Molding Technology justing and closing entries. Upon completion, students should be able to use a computer accounting
COS Cosmetology package to solve accounting problems.
DDT Engineering and Design
ILT Industrial Electricity/Electronics Technology ART (ART)
INT Manufacturing Technology Studio courses must be taken in sequence except with the permission of the instructor
MSP Machine Shop Technology
WDT Welding Technology *ART 100. ART APPRECIATION. 3 hrs.
PREREQUISITE: Regular admission status.
This course is designed to help the student find personal meaning in works of art and develop a better
understanding of the nature and validity of art. Emphasis is on the diversity of form and content in
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS original art work. Upon completion, students should understand the fundamentals of all the materials
used and have a basic overview of the history of art.
Course numbers ending with the number one (as ENG 101) indicate the course is ordinarily ART 101. ART WORKSHOP I. 3 hrs.
to be considered as the first part of a continuation course consisting of two semesters’ worth This course provides an art experience for both non-art and art majors who are interested in a variety
of work; the catalog number of the second part of the course ends with the number two (as of art projects concerned with community or college related activities. Emphasis is placed on the
ENG 102). Granting credit in these courses is not necessarily dependent upon completing organization of ideas in advancing their creative process. Upon completion, students should be able
the sequence. However, to satisfy requirements in such subjects, it is generally necessary to present visual evidence of the activities involved and explain how the experience advanced their
to take the continuation course. artistic skills.
ART 102. ART WORKSHOP II. 3 hrs.
Courses numbered 080 through 098 are institutional credit courses (developmental courses). PREREQUISITE: Art Workshop I and/or as required by program.
These courses are not designed to transfer and do not count toward graduation. Courses This course is a continuation of ART 101.
numbered 100 through 199 are primarily for freshmen; courses numbered 200 through 299
are primarily for sophomores. Courses requiring no prerequisite are open to all students ASTRONOMY (AST)
regardless of the course number. *AST 220. INTRODUCTION TO ASTRONOMY. 4 hrs.
PREREQUISITE: Exemption from placement testing or appropriate placement scores in writing,
Prerequisite and/or co-requisite requirements of courses are listed with the course description reading and mathematics.
in this section of the catalog. It is the responsibility of the student to know these requirements This course covers the history of astronomy and the development of astronomical thought leading to
and follow them when registering. Students must successfully complete the prerequisite the birth of modern astronomy and its most recent development. Emphasis is placed on the coverage
before they are allowed to enter the next course. At the end of the term, students who have of astonomical instruments and measuring technologies, the solar system, the Milky Way galaxy,
pre-registered for a course but did not pass the prerequisite will be removed from the class important extra galactic objects and cosmology. Laboratory is required.
roll of the pre-registered course. The appropriate dean must approve any waiver of these
requirements.
AIR CONDITIONING AND REFRIGERATION (ASC)
A complete list of the courses being offered is published each term in the class schedule. ASC 111. REFRIGERATION PRINCIPLES. 3 hrs. (1-4-3)
Course offerings are subject to change. This course emphasizes the fundamental principles for air conditioning and refrigeration. Instruction
is provided in the theory and principles of refrigeration and heat transfer, HVAC/R system compo-
nents, common and specialty tools for HVAC/R, and application of the concepts of basic compression
refrigeration. Upon completion, students should identify system components and understand their
functions, identify and use common and specialty HVAC/R tools, and maintain components of a basic
compression refrigeration system.