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ENGL - 0140: Developing College Writing SkillsDescriptionENGL 0140 This is a basic writing course that introduces students to the primary principles of college composition and professional writing skills. The courses primary skill areas include organizational development, refined grammar and punctuation execution, proper paragraph development, short essay construction, proofreading skills, audience recognition, and rules for formatting. Prerequisite: see course details in eServices for prerequisite information Credits: 4 Prerequisites: Corequisites:
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ENGL - 0150: English Writing EssentialsDescriptionENGL 0150 This is a basic writing course that introduces students to the primary principles of college composition and professional writing skills. The courses' primary skill areas include organizational development, refined grammar and punctuation execution, proper paragraph development, short essay construction, proofreading skills, audience recognition, and rules for formatting. Prerequisite: see course details in eServices for prerequisite information Credits: 3 Prerequisites: Corequisites:
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READ - 0110: College Reading Boost |
READ - 0140: Developing College Reading SkillsDescriptionREAD 0140 This course focuses on reading skills widely recognized as essential for comprehending college-level material. Topics include pre-reading, reading, and post-reading strategies as well as critical thinking to improve comprehensions, increase vocabulary, and develop thoughtful responses to reading with additional emphasis on the close relationship of reading, writing, and thinking. Prerequisite a score of 210-229 on the English and Reading assessment. Corequisite: ENGL 0140 Developing College Writing Skills Credits: 4 Prerequisites: Corequisites:
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READ - 0150: English Reading EssentialsDescriptionREAD 0150 This course focuses on reading skills widely recognized as essential for comprehending college-level material. Topics include pre-reading, reading, and post-reading strategies as well as critical thinking to improve comprehensions, increase vocabulary, and develop thoughtful responses to reading with additional emphasis on the close relationship for reading, writing, and critical thinking. Prerequisite a score of 230-249 on the English and Reading assessment. Corequisite: ENGL 0150 English Writing Essentials Credits: 3 Prerequisites: Corequisites:
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MATS - 0075: Number SenseDescriptionMATS 0075 A short course aimed at pre-program students, especially those needing to prepare for HEAL 1150 Health Careers Math. Emphasis is on increasing a student's confidence thinking through practical problems involving arithmetic, fractional quantities (including percent concentration), and especially proportions. Basic multiplication facts will be reinforced as work is done by hand using tables (not calculators). Course meets ninety minutes, twice per week, for eight weeks. Note: this course is NOT eligible for federal financial aid. Credits: 1 Prerequisites: None Corequisites: None Future Offering:
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MATS - 0700: Algebra EmporiumDescriptionMATS 0700 Prerequisite for Mats 0800 Intermediate Algebra (leading to Mats1300 College Algebra) or any college-level math offerings at DCTC except College Algebra. Though there is an important, weekly lecture component, the course mainly uses adaptive software to enable students of widely varying abilities to work towards minimum proficiency along personalized paths. Roughly equivalent to elementary algebra. This course requires any of these three prerequisites: MATS 0075 - Number Sense or see course details in eServices for more prerequisite information. Credits: 3 Prerequisites: Corequisites: None Future Offering:
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MATS - 0800: Intermediate AlgebraDescriptionMATS 0800 Students with a basic algebra background are prepared for College Algebra. After reviewing linear equations and factoring methods/solving polynomial equations, students move on to study rational expressions and equations, radical expressions and equations, rational exponents, quadratic equations and their solution (including graphical methods), coordinate geometry including lines and circles, and functions and their graphs. This course requires one of the three prerequisites: 1. MATS 0700 Algebra Emporium 2. A score of 51 on test Accuplacer Elementary Algebra 3. A score of 250 on test Accuplacer NG Quantitative Reasoning. Credits: 4 Prerequisites: Corequisites: None Future Offering:
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