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Courses Offered
ART 241 Forensic Drawing
3 hours, 3 credits
This course is designed to teach students the necessary skills to put
their artistic ability to work in law enforcement. This course will
provide students with the basic drawing, technological, and analytical
skills that are the foundation of Forensic Drawing. Students who
complete the course will be conversant in the tools and knowledge
used by forensic artists worldwide. The course also incorporates
writing and research components, which involve the study of the
history of forensic art.
Prerequisites: ENG 101, ART 111
ART 301 Problems in Modern Art
3 hours, 3 credits
Research in special problems in modern art. Interpretations of works
of art through the writings of artists and critics.
Prerequisites: ENG 102 or 201, any 100-level art history course.
BASIC SKILLS (Freshman Services)
These courses are generally offered during the summer and winter
intersessions for students who are working towards skillscertification.
ISM 010 Basic Skills Immersion: Mathematics
3 hours, no credit
Intensive review of arithmetic and elementary algebra. Preparation
for the CUNY Freshman Skills Assessment Test in mathematics.
Classes supplemented by individual tutoring. Authorized grades: P,
R, and W.
ISR 010 Basic Skills Immersion: Reading
3 hours, no credit
Intensive practice in comprehension and analysis of texts.
Metacognitive approaches to improving reading. Preparation for the
CUNY Freshman Skills Assessment Test in reading. Classes
supplemented by tutoring in the Communication Skills Center.
Authorized grades: P, R, and W.
ISW 010 Basic Skills Immersion: Writing
3 hours, no credit
Intensive practice in organization, grammar and syntax. Emphasis on
editing and rewriting. Preparation for the CUNY Freshman Skills
Assessment Test in writing. Classes supplemented by tutoring in the
College Writing Center. Using the computer to write and edit.
Authorized grades: P, R, and W.
BIOLOGY (Department of Sciences)
ISC 010 Basic Skills Immersion: College Orientation
3 hours, no credit
Orientation to academic requirements, student services, issues in
general education and career planning. Study skills, time
management, and adjustment to the college environment. Use of
academic facilities: the Library, Writing Center, Academic
Computing Center, Reading Skills Laboratory, and Mathematics
Laboratory. Authorized grades: P, R, and W.
BIO 101 Paced Modern Biology I-A
3 hours, 2 credits
Paced Modern Biology 1-A is the first course in the two-semester
alternative to Modern Biology I for those students who do not place
into Biology 103. The series is an in-depth exploration of the basic
properties of living systems on the molecular, cellular, and
organismic levels. Topics in Biology 1-A include cell structure and
function; structure and function of macromolecules; energetics;
cellular respiration and photosynthesis. The entire 101/102 series
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