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SANDHILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE
CURRICULUM COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
How to Read the Course Description
Each course description begins with a three-letter prefix and a three-digit
number that indicate the curriculum and the level of the course. Courses that
prepare a student for college-level work are indicated by numbers ranging
from 060-090. These courses do not satisfy the requirements for degrees,
diplomas, or certificates. Freshman-level University Studies courses (senior
college and university transfer) and Applied Science (technical) courses are
indicated by numbers ranging from 100 to 199; sophomore-level college
transfer and technical courses are numbered 200 through 299.
Courses are listed by prefix, number, course title, number of semester hours
of credit and, in parenthesis, the number of lecture, laboratory and/or work
experience/clinical hours, followed by the course prerequisites and
corequisites. The symbols F, S, and SS indicate that the course is offered
during the fall, spring, or summer semesters. The symbol “AND” indicates
the course will be offered “As Needs Demand.”
Student Learning Outcomes
The three-sentence course description states the purpose of the course, the
course content, and course objectives that students must develop in order to
successfully complete the course. Each “Course Syllabus” will describe the
course objectives in terms of student learning outcomes and describe the
methods of assessment that will be used to determine if students have
successfully met the course objectives.
Semester Hours of Credit
One semester hour of credit, as indicated in the course descriptions, is earned
for a class meeting one hour each week during the semester, with the
exception of regular laboratories and manipulative laboratories (experience
designed to develop specific job skills). One semester hour credit is given for
each of two or three regular laboratory hours depending upon the type of
program. Credit of one semester hour is given for each three hours of
manipulative laboratory experience. A credit hour is based upon a 16-week
semester or the equivalent amount of time when courses are offered in a
mini-mester or summer session. The descriptions below indicate the total
amount of class, lab, or cooperative education time during a semester per
credit hour. For each credit hour, students are also expected to complete two
additional hours of study and reflection related to the student learning
outcomes.
Lecture Hours – Credit of one semester hour is awarded for each
16 hours of "class work" (or “lecture hour”). Class work is lecture