Current C-GCC Catalog - Columbia-Greene Community College

COLUMBIA-GREENE COMMUNITY COLLEGE 2012-2013 CATALOG
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rs 100—College skills
See Transitional.
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sA 101—spanish i
For students with little or no background
in Spanish. While all four comprehension
skills (reading, writing, speaking and
listening) are emphasized, class time is
used primarily to practice listening to and
speaking Spanish. Profciency is achieved
in the present and immediate future tenses,
comparatives and superlatives, and the use
of everyday vocabulary. An awareness of
contemporary Hispanic cultures is also
emphasized. Laboratory CDs supplement
the course. Students with three years of
high school Spanish, or equivalent, may
not take this course. (3 semester hours)
Fall/Spring
sA 102—spanish ii
A continuation of SA 101. Emphasizes
the four basic comprehension skills
plus the past tenses, direct and indirect
pronouns, frequently used vocabulary,
and contemporary Hispanic civilization.
Class time is spent primarily practicing,
listening to, and speaking Spanish.
Laboratory CDs supplement the course.
Prerequisite: SA 101 or three years of high
school Spanish or equivalent. (3 semester
hours) Fall/Spring
sA 111—spanish for Health Care
Professionals
This course is designed to teach the
Spanish working language of health care
professionals using primarily one-way
communication and situational practice.
The course is designed for pre-Nursing
students and professionals already
working in the health care feld. (3
semester hours) E/O Fall
214
sA 201—spanish iii
A continuation of SA 102. Emphasizes
the four basic comprehension skills plus
the refexives, the present subjunctive,
the present perfect, and Hispanic culture.
Class is conducted entirely in Spanish
for extensive practice in listening and
speaking skills. Prerequisite: SA 102. (3
semester hours) E/O Spring
sA 202—spanish iv
A continuation of SA 201. Emphasizes
the four basic comprehension skills
plus the use of the subjunctive and
cultural readings and discussions.
Class is conducted entirely in Spanish
for extensive practice in listening and
speaking skills. Prerequisite: SA 201. (3
semester hours) SP/R
sCienCe
sC 141—forensic science
For the non-science major, an introduction
to the basic scientifc theory and
techniques used in criminal investigation.
Topics include: proper handling and
preservation of crime-scene evidence;
glass, soil, fngerprint, drug and paint
chip examination, hair analysis; cloth,
fber, the uses of spectrophotometry,
chromatography, and other instrumental
methods in evidence analysis. Also, the
description of serological techniques,
DNA profling, and toxicological
techniques. Course covers suffcient
inorganic and organic chemical concepts
for students to gain an elementary
understanding of the various analytical
techniques. NOTE: Repeat of CH 125 (3
lecture hours/3 lab hours) (4 semester
hours) Fall/Spring
sC 142—forensic Anthropology
For the non-science major, this course
involves the study of bones and skeletal
remains. Students will learn methods
and techniques that are used to analyze