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CAR 217 Advanced Cabinetmaking
1-8 Credits
Prerequisite: CAR 152 or FIW 100
This course expands skills taught in CAR
209. The course includes a review of the
types of joints, gluing and hardware used in
cabinets. The course also familiarizes students
with various types and designs of cabinets
used in residential and commercial construction.
Construction of shop-built cabinets
including a variety of door styles and the
proper use of power tools for creating various
designs. The uses and application of plastic
laminates are explored and students learn the
proper installation of shop-built cabinets.
CAR 218 Commercial and Tenant
Finishes
1-4 Credits
This course deals with dropped ceilings, steel
stud partitions, estimating, scheduling and the
interrelations of the mechanical trades associated
in most commercial, retail and other
leased spaces.
CAR 220 Remodeling, Renovation
and Additions
1-4 Credits
This course covers conversions of attic and
basement spaces to usable living spaces and
additions or renovation to existing structures,
including kitchens and baths. Materials scheduling,
estimation and construction methods
are investigated.
CAR 221 Building Maintenance
1-4 Credits
This course examines the maintenance of
homes, apartments and commercial buildings—from
the handyman to building superintendent,
from fences and roofing repairs to
plumbing and heating maintenance. This
course enables students to be aware of what
to expect in keeping buildings operating.
CAR 223 Owner-Built Homes and
Owner Contracting
1-5 Credits
Prerequisite: CON 151
This course explores the areas of the owners
making a home for themselves from inception
to certificate of occupancy, owner-built or the
owner as a builder and selecting contractors to
perform the actual construction. The problems
and common pitfalls of the owner-built
home are also examined.
CAR 224 Contracting and the
Construction Business
1-5 Credits
This course is for students entering or those
already in the construction industry. Job costing,
overhead, insurance, when to subcontract,
maintaining your own crews, cost estimation,
bidding, contracts and liability are examined.
CAR 225 Building Codes
1-5 Credits
This course covers the governmental regulations
concerning building and the process
through which these regulations are enforced,
including whom to talk to, what to do, when
to do the inspection process, how to obtain a
building permit, and the process of securing a
variance.
CAR 227 Construction Coordination
1-5 Credits
This course covers the nontrade aspects of a
construction project. Time, cost and labor
management, as well as construction techniques
are included.
CAR 232 Carpentry Lab
1-8 Credits
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
This course allows students to specialize in a
chosen area of study requiring a written proposal,
plans and specifications with a particular
construction project as an outcome.
CAR 233 Technical Project for a
Specialty Trade
1-8 Credits
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
This course requires students to make a written
proposal to explore an area of construction
through research and a project. An example
of a topic might be finish flooring, with
projects that resulted in installing ceramic tile,
several types of carpet, sheet goods and
wood-strip and parquet floorings. Upholstery,
plaster covering, log cabin construction,
round windows and woodcarving are all
appropriate projects.
CER - CONTINUING
EDUCATION
REFRESHER
NURSING
CER 200 Registered Nurse Refresher
Course
7 or 12 Credits
Co-requisite: CHP 210
Prerequisite: CPR Certification
This refresher course is designed for all RNs,
regardless of time absent from nursing practice,
to explore avenues of employment. A
portion of clinical experience is held in the
hospital to refresh and update basic nursing
skills. Other opportunities for clinical experience
may include home health, long-term
care, rehabilitation and hospice.
CHE - CHEMISTRY
A grade of “C” or better is required in all prerequisite
courses.
CHE 101 Introduction to
Chemistry I (Core)
5 Credits
Co-requisites: CHE 101 LAB
Prerequisite: MAT 109
This course is for non-science majors, those
in occupational and health programs or those
lacking any chemistry background. The
course includes measurements, atomic theory,
chemical bondings, nomenclature, stoichiometry,
solutions, acid and base, gas laws
and condensed states. Laboratory experiments
demonstrate the above concepts qualitatively
and quantitatively.
CHE 102 Introduction to
Chemistry II
(Core)
5 Credits
Prerequisite: CHE 101 or permission of
instructor
This course includes hybridization of atomic
orbitals for carbon; nomenclature of organic
compounds; properties of different functional
groups; nomenclature of various biologically
important compounds, their properties and
their biological pathways. Laboratory experiments
demonstrate the above concepts qualitatively
and quantitatively.
CHE 111 General College
Chemistry I
(Core)
5 Credits
Co-requisite: CHE 111 LAB
Prerequisite: MAT 160
This course reviews basic chemistry: matter,
chemical formulas, reactions and equations
and stoichiometry. Development of atomic
theory is discussed, culminating in the use of
quantum numbers to determine electron configuration
of atoms and the relationship of
electron configuration to chemical properties
of elements. Chemical bonding is covered,
including valence bond theory and molecular
orbital theory. The course concludes with
gases, liquids and solids.
CHE 112 General College
Chemistry II
(Core)
5 Credits
Co-requisite: CHE 111
Prerequisites: MAT 160, CHE 111
General College Chemistry II emphasizes calculations
and problem solving. Solutions and
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