College of DuPage

Course Description: First semester of a two-semester sequence dealing with the structure and function of the human body and mechanisms for maintaining homeostasis within it. Includes the study of cells, tissues, and the integumentary, skeletal, muscular and nervous systems. Course is intended to be an alternative to ANAT 1571; credit toward graduation will be granted for ANAT 1551 or ANAT 1571, but not for both. BIOLO 1151 is strongly recommended. ** Note ** This course, taken after Spring 2017, will NOT count towards the Life Science requirement in the AA, AS, AFA or AAT degrees. (3 lecture hours, 3 lab hours) Prerequisite: Course requires Reading Placement Category One.

Course Description: This biology course promotes scientific literacy for non-science majors and interested students. Organisms are studied from their behavioral, ecological, hereditary and evolutionary perspectives. An inquiry-based approach to understanding biological processes is emphasized. Students explore the relevance of biology to contemporary issues in human society. (3 Lecture hours, 2 lab hours) Prerequisite: MATH 0465 or MATH 0481 (or college equivalent) with a C or better, or a qualifying score on the mathematics placement test or a qualifying A.C.T. math score. Course requires Reading Placement Category One.

Course Description: An interdisciplinary study of the environment investigating how nature works and how things are interconnected. Based on an understanding of ecological concepts and principles, students examine lifestyle issues and critically analyze the relationship among population, natural resources, land use, agriculture, biodiversity, industrialization and pollution. Environmental problems are examined from scientific, ethical, economic and sociological perspectives to enable students to understand the relevance of biology to contemporary issues in human society. (3 lecture hours, 2 lab hours) Prerequisite: Course requires Reading Placement Category One.

Course Description: An interdisciplinary study of the environment investigating how nature works and how things are interconnected. Based on an understanding of ecological concepts and principles, students examine lifestyle issues and critically analyze the relationship among population, natural resources, land use, agriculture, biodiversity, industrialization and pollution. Environmental problems are examined from scientific, ethical, economic and sociological perspectives to enable students to understand the relevance of biology to contemporary issues in human society. (3 lecture hours, 2 lab hours) Prerequisite: Course requires Reading Placement Category One.

Course Description: Introduces basic ESL Literacy communication skills including listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Emphasis is on aural/oral skills. This course may be taken four times for credit; course does not count toward GPA/graduation and is non-transferable. This course can only be taken on a pass/fail basis. (1 to 6 lecture hours) Prerequisite: Consent of instructor is required.

Course Description: Introduces basic ESL Literacy communication skills including listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Emphasis is on aural/oral skills. This course may be taken four times for credit; course does not count toward GPA/graduation and is non-transferable. This course can only be taken on a pass/fail basis. (1 to 6 lecture hours) Prerequisite: Consent of instructor is required.

Course Description: Introduces basic ESL Literacy communication skills including listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Emphasis is on aural/oral skills. This course may be taken four times for credit; course does not count toward GPA/graduation and is non-transferable. This course can only be taken on a pass/fail basis. (1 to 6 lecture hours) Prerequisite: Consent of instructor is required.

Course Description: Introduces basic ESL Literacy communication skills including listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Emphasis is on aural/oral skills. This course may be taken four times for credit; course does not count toward GPA/graduation and is non-transferable. This course can only be taken on a pass/fail basis. (1 to 6 lecture hours) Prerequisite: Consent of instructor is required.

Course Description: Completes basic ESL Literacy communication skills including listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Emphasis is on aural/oral skills. This course may be taken four times for credit; course does not count toward GPA/graduation and is non-transferable. This course can only be taken on a pass/fail basis. (1 to 6 lecture hours) Prerequisite: Consent of instructor is required.

Course Description: Completes basic ESL Literacy communication skills including listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Emphasis is on aural/oral skills. This course may be taken four times for credit; course does not count toward GPA/graduation and is non-transferable. This course can only be taken on a pass/fail basis. (1 to 6 lecture hours) Prerequisite: Consent of instructor is required.

Course Description: Completes basic ESL Literacy communication skills including listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Emphasis is on aural/oral skills. This course may be taken four times for credit; course does not count toward GPA/graduation and is non-transferable. This course can only be taken on a pass/fail basis. (1 to 6 lecture hours) Prerequisite: Consent of instructor is required.

Course Description: Completes basic ESL Literacy communication skills including listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Emphasis is on aural/oral skills. This course may be taken four times for credit; course does not count toward GPA/graduation and is non-transferable. This course can only be taken on a pass/fail basis. (1 to 6 lecture hours) Prerequisite: Consent of instructor is required.

Course Description: Introduces beginning ESL communication skills, including listening, speaking, reading and writing. Grammar concepts introduced. Emphasis continues on aural/oral skills. This course may be taken four times for credit; course does not count toward GPA/graduation and is non-transferable. This course can only be taken on a pass/fail basis. (1 to 6 lecture hours) Prerequisite: Consent of instructor is required.

Course Description: Introduces beginning ESL communication skills, including listening, speaking, reading and writing. Grammar concepts introduced. Emphasis continues on aural/oral skills. This course may be taken four times for credit; course does not count toward GPA/graduation and is non-transferable. This course can only be taken on a pass/fail basis. (1 to 6 lecture hours) Prerequisite: Consent of instructor is required.

Course Description: Introduces beginning ESL communication skills, including listening, speaking, reading and writing. Grammar concepts introduced. Emphasis continues on aural/oral skills. This course may be taken four times for credit; course does not count toward GPA/graduation and is non-transferable. This course can only be taken on a pass/fail basis. (1 to 6 lecture hours) Prerequisite: Consent of instructor is required.

Course Description: Introduces beginning ESL communication skills, including listening, speaking, reading and writing. Grammar concepts introduced. Emphasis continues on aural/oral skills. This course may be taken four times for credit; course does not count toward GPA/graduation and is non-transferable. This course can only be taken on a pass/fail basis. (1 to 6 lecture hours) Prerequisite: Consent of instructor is required.

Course Description: Introduces beginning ESL communication skills, including listening, speaking, reading and writing. Grammar concepts introduced. Emphasis continues on aural/oral skills. This course may be taken four times for credit; course does not count toward GPA/graduation and is non-transferable. This course can only be taken on a pass/fail basis. (1 to 6 lecture hours) Prerequisite: Consent of instructor is required.

Course Description: Introduces beginning ESL communication skills, including listening, speaking, reading and writing. Grammar concepts introduced. Emphasis continues on aural/oral skills. This course may be taken four times for credit; course does not count toward GPA/graduation and is non-transferable. This course can only be taken on a pass/fail basis. (1 to 6 lecture hours) Prerequisite: Consent of instructor is required.

Course Description: Introduces beginning ESL communication skills, including listening, speaking, reading and writing. Grammar concepts introduced. Emphasis continues on aural/oral skills. This course may be taken four times for credit; course does not count toward GPA/graduation and is non-transferable. This course can only be taken on a pass/fail basis. (1 to 6 lecture hours) Prerequisite: Consent of instructor is required.

Course Description: Continues Beginning ESL communication skills including expanded basic listening, speaking, reading and writing. Continues the study of grammar and structure. Emphasis primarily on aural/oral skills. This course may be taken four times for credit; course does not count toward GPA/graduation and is non-transferable. This course can only be taken on a pass fail basis. (1 to 6 lecture hours) Prerequisite: Consent of instructor is required.

Course Description: Continues Beginning ESL communication skills including expanded basic listening, speaking, reading and writing. Continues the study of grammar and structure. Emphasis primarily on aural/oral skills. This course may be taken four times for credit; course does not count toward GPA/graduation and is non-transferable. This course can only be taken on a pass fail basis. (1 to 6 lecture hours) Prerequisite: Consent of instructor is required.

Course Description: Continues Beginning ESL communication skills including expanded basic listening, speaking, reading and writing. Continues the study of grammar and structure. Emphasis primarily on aural/oral skills. This course may be taken four times for credit; course does not count toward GPA/graduation and is non-transferable. This course can only be taken on a pass fail basis. (1 to 6 lecture hours) Prerequisite: Consent of instructor is required.

Course Description: Continues Beginning ESL communication skills including expanded basic listening, speaking, reading and writing. Continues the study of grammar and structure. Emphasis primarily on aural/oral skills. This course may be taken four times for credit; course does not count toward GPA/graduation and is non-transferable. This course can only be taken on a pass fail basis. (1 to 6 lecture hours) Prerequisite: Consent of instructor is required.

Course Description: Continues Beginning ESL communication skills including expanded basic listening, speaking, reading and writing. Continues the study of grammar and structure. Emphasis primarily on aural/oral skills. This course may be taken four times for credit; course does not count toward GPA/graduation and is non-transferable. This course can only be taken on a pass fail basis. (1 to 6 lecture hours) Prerequisite: Consent of instructor is required.

Course Description: Continues Beginning ESL communication skills including expanded basic listening, speaking, reading and writing. Continues the study of grammar and structure. Emphasis primarily on aural/oral skills. This course may be taken four times for credit; course does not count toward GPA/graduation and is non-transferable. This course can only be taken on a pass fail basis. (1 to 6 lecture hours) Prerequisite: Consent of instructor is required.

Course Description: Continues Beginning ESL communication skills including expanded basic listening, speaking, reading and writing. Continues the study of grammar and structure. Emphasis primarily on aural/oral skills. This course may be taken four times for credit; course does not count toward GPA/graduation and is non-transferable. This course can only be taken on a pass fail basis. (1 to 6 lecture hours) Prerequisite: Consent of instructor is required.

Course Description: Continues Beginning ESL communication skills including expanded basic listening, speaking, reading and writing. Continues the study of grammar and structure. Emphasis primarily on aural/oral skills. This course may be taken four times for credit; course does not count toward GPA/graduation and is non-transferable. This course can only be taken on a pass fail basis. (1 to 6 lecture hours) Prerequisite: Consent of instructor is required.

Course Description: Introduces Intermediate ESL communication skills necessary to function in the U.S. including listening, speaking, reading and writing. Continues the study of grammar and structure. This course may be taken four times for credit; course does not count toward GPA/graduation and is non-transferable. This class can only be taken on a pass/fail basis. (1 to 6 lecture hours) Prerequisite: Consent of instructor is required.

Course Description: Introduces Intermediate ESL communication skills necessary to function in the U.S. including listening, speaking, reading and writing. Continues the study of grammar and structure. This course may be taken four times for credit; course does not count toward GPA/graduation and is non-transferable. This class can only be taken on a pass/fail basis. (1 to 6 lecture hours) Prerequisite: Consent of instructor is required.

Course Description: Introduces Intermediate ESL communication skills necessary to function in the U.S. including listening, speaking, reading and writing. Continues the study of grammar and structure. This course may be taken four times for credit; course does not count toward GPA/graduation and is non-transferable. This class can only be taken on a pass/fail basis. (1 to 6 lecture hours) Prerequisite: Consent of instructor is required.

Course Description: Introduces Intermediate ESL communication skills necessary to function in the U.S. including listening, speaking, reading and writing. Continues the study of grammar and structure. This course may be taken four times for credit; course does not count toward GPA/graduation and is non-transferable. This class can only be taken on a pass/fail basis. (1 to 6 lecture hours) Prerequisite: Consent of instructor is required.

Course Description: Introduces Intermediate ESL communication skills necessary to function in the U.S. including listening, speaking, reading and writing. Continues the study of grammar and structure. This course may be taken four times for credit; course does not count toward GPA/graduation and is non-transferable. This class can only be taken on a pass/fail basis. (1 to 6 lecture hours) Prerequisite: Consent of instructor is required.

Course Description: Introduces Intermediate ESL communication skills necessary to function in the U.S. including listening, speaking, reading and writing. Continues the study of grammar and structure. This course may be taken four times for credit; course does not count toward GPA/graduation and is non-transferable. This class can only be taken on a pass/fail basis. (1 to 6 lecture hours) Prerequisite: Consent of instructor is required.

Course Description: Introduces Intermediate ESL communication skills necessary to function in the U.S. including listening, speaking, reading and writing. Continues the study of grammar and structure. This course may be taken four times for credit; course does not count toward GPA/graduation and is non-transferable. This class can only be taken on a pass/fail basis. (1 to 6 lecture hours) Prerequisite: Consent of instructor is required.

Course Description: Introduces Intermediate ESL communication skills necessary to function in the U.S. including listening, speaking, reading and writing. Continues the study of grammar and structure. This course may be taken four times for credit; course does not count toward GPA/graduation and is non-transferable. This class can only be taken on a pass/fail basis. (1 to 6 lecture hours) Prerequisite: Consent of instructor is required.

Course Description: Completes Intermediate ESL communication skills necessary to function in the U.S. including listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Continues the study of grammar and structure. This course may be taken four times for credit; course does not count toward GPA/graduation and is non-transferable. This class can only be taken on a pass/fail basis. (1 to 6 lecture hours) Prerequisite: Consent of instructor is required.

Course Description: Completes Intermediate ESL communication skills necessary to function in the U.S. including listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Continues the study of grammar and structure. This course may be taken four times for credit; course does not count toward GPA/graduation and is non-transferable. This class can only be taken on a pass/fail basis. (1 to 6 lecture hours) Prerequisite: Consent of instructor is required.

Course Description: Completes Intermediate ESL communication skills necessary to function in the U.S. including listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Continues the study of grammar and structure. This course may be taken four times for credit; course does not count toward GPA/graduation and is non-transferable. This class can only be taken on a pass/fail basis. (1 to 6 lecture hours) Prerequisite: Consent of instructor is required.

Course Description: Completes Intermediate ESL communication skills necessary to function in the U.S. including listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Continues the study of grammar and structure. This course may be taken four times for credit; course does not count toward GPA/graduation and is non-transferable. This class can only be taken on a pass/fail basis. (1 to 6 lecture hours) Prerequisite: Consent of instructor is required.

Course Description: Completes Intermediate ESL communication skills necessary to function in the U.S. including listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Continues the study of grammar and structure. This course may be taken four times for credit; course does not count toward GPA/graduation and is non-transferable. This class can only be taken on a pass/fail basis. (1 to 6 lecture hours) Prerequisite: Consent of instructor is required.

Course Description: Completes Intermediate ESL communication skills necessary to function in the U.S. including listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Continues the study of grammar and structure. This course may be taken four times for credit; course does not count toward GPA/graduation and is non-transferable. This class can only be taken on a pass/fail basis. (1 to 6 lecture hours) Prerequisite: Consent of instructor is required.

Course Description: Completes advanced ESL communication skills necessary to function in the United States, including listening, speaking, reading and writing. Continues the study of grammar and structure. This course may be taken four times for credit; course does not count toward GPA/graduation and is non-transferable. This course can only be taken on a pass/fail basis. (1 to 5 lecture hours) Prerequisite: Consent of instructor is required.

Course Description: Completes advanced ESL communication skills necessary to function in the United States, including listening, speaking, reading and writing. Continues the study of grammar and structure. This course may be taken four times for credit; course does not count toward GPA/graduation and is non-transferable. This course can only be taken on a pass/fail basis. (1 to 5 lecture hours) Prerequisite: Consent of instructor is required.

Course Description: Completes advanced ESL communication skills necessary to function in the United States, including listening, speaking, reading and writing. Continues the study of grammar and structure. This course may be taken four times for credit; course does not count toward GPA/graduation and is non-transferable. This course can only be taken on a pass/fail basis. (1 to 5 lecture hours) Prerequisite: Consent of instructor is required.

Course Description: Introduces key concepts in rhetoric and writing, including situation and context, audience, genre, purpose, and persuasion. Students apply these concepts in writing projects that demonstrate how reading and writing are embedded in multi-faceted academic, personal, social, political, and/or professional purposes. These writing projects unfold through a deliberate process of inquiry, feedback, and revision. (3 lecture hours) Prerequisite: ENGLI 0492 with a grade of C or better, or equivalent or ENGLI 0493 with a grade of C or better, or equivalent or ELS 0553 with a grade of C or better, or equivalent, or appropriate writing placement category, or co-requisite of ENGLI 0493 (must be enrolled in linked section taught by the same instructor - these are defined pairs). Course requires Reading Placement Category One.

Course Description: Students will be introduced to medical terms for body systems including word roots, prefixes, suffixes and abbreviations commonly encountered in the healthcare field. (3 lecture hours) Prerequisite: Course requires Reading Placement Category One.

Course Description: Avoid costly mistakes when choosing a new paint color for your home! Explore how to choose the right paint color and how the lighting in stores differs from the lighting in your home. Incorporating the new types of light bulbs and utilizing 2023 paint colors will be discussed. Fee: $29

Course Description: Students will survey topics from elementary algebra and intermediate algebra. Topics include: operations with algebraic fractions, solving equations with the algebraic fractions, radicals and rational exponents, complex numbers, solving quadratic equations, variation, solving equations and inequalities involving absolute value, function notation, graphing functions, inverse functions, exponential and logarithmic functions, applications, and problem solving. (5 lecture hours) Prerequisite: Demonstrated geometry competency (level 2) and MATH 0481 (or college equivalent) with a grade of C or better or a qualifying score on the mathematics placement test.

Course Description: Designed for health science majors. Topics include systems of measurements, use of formulas, dimensional analysis, percents, decimals, fractions, ratio and proportion, direct and inverse variation, solutions, and dosage calculations. (3 lecture hours) Prerequisite: MATH 0465 or MATH 0481 or college equivalent with a grade of C or better or a qualifying score on the mathematics placement test.

Course Description: Students will learn mathematical reasoning and the solving of real-life problems, rather than routine skills. Four topics will be studied: set theory, logic theory, counting techniques and probability, and mathematics of finance. The course is designed to fulfill general education requirements, and not designed as a prerequisite for any other college mathematics course. (3 lecture hours) Prerequisite: MATH 0465 or MATH 0482 with a grade of C or better, or equivalent, or a qualifying score on the mathematics placement test, or a qualifying ACT math sub-score, or a qualifying SAT math sub-score, or a qualifying high school GPA with successful completion of a 4th year high school math class.

Course Description: A survey of the study of behavior and mental processes with emphasis on the scientific nature of contemporary psychological investigation. Areas discussed include research methods, biological psychology, cognitive psychology, behavioral psychology, social psychology, developmental psychology, and clinical/abnormal psychology. (3 lecture hours) Prerequisite: Course requires Reading Placement Category One.

Course Description: An introduction to the concepts and theories necessary for a scientific understanding of our social world. Topics include sociological research, culture and socialization, social deviance, stratification and inequality (social class, race/ethnicity, and sex/gender), and social institutions (family, education, religion, and the economy). (3 lecture hours) Prerequisite: Course requires Reading Placement Category One.

Course Description: Our pets are like our family and caring for them is important to make them happy and live longer, more quality lives. We will discuss all kinds of companion animals and common skills for care will be reviewed. Additionally, these skills can be used for careers related to animal care. Once enrolled in this class, students must complete a Developmental Education Information Form in order to assist staff with providing appropriate instructional experiences. This form will be sent to each student after enrollment and must be returned prior to the first day of class. For more information, please email vocskills@cod.edu. Fee: $159