May 18, 2024  
2022-2023 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2022-2023 Undergraduate Catalog [Not Current Academic Year. Consult with Your Academic Advisor for Your Catalog Year]

Courses


 

Accounting

  
  • ACCT 2301 - Principles of Financial Accounting

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Formerly ACCT 2331
    Prerequisite: None.
    Description
    Fundamentals of financial accounting.
    Note: ACCT 2301 meets Business Administration and Management Field of Study requirement.
    TCCNS Equivalent: ACCT 2301
  
  • ACCT 2302 - Principles of Managerial Accounting

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Formerly ACCT 2332
    Prerequisite: ACCT 2301  (formerly ACCT 2331).
    Description
    Fundamentals of managerial accounting.
    Note: ACCT 2302 meets Business Administration and Management Field of Study requirement.
    TCCNS Equivalent: ACCT 2302
  
  • ACCT 3366 - Financial Reporting Frameworks

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: ACCT 2301  or equivalent with a grade of C or better; ACCT 2302  with a grade of C or better or concurrent enrollment in ACCT 2302 ; good academic standing; and one or more of the following: pre-business major with advisor approval, declared business major, or if required for a declared minor or special program.
    Description
    Introduction to GAAP and IFRS standard setting processes and frameworks. Accounting process and its application.
  
  • ACCT 3367 - Intermediate Accounting I

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: ACCT 3366 , or equivalent with a grade of C or better; good academic standing; and one or more of the following: pre-business major with advisor approval, declared business major, or if required for a declared minor or special program.
    Description
    Accounting organizations, the conceptual framework of accounting, the accounting process, basic financial statements, and the time value of money. Financial theory and practice in accounting for assets.
  
  • ACCT 3368 - Intermediate Accounting II

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: ACCT 3367 , with a minimum grade of C; good academic standing; and one or more of the following: pre-business major with advisor approval, declared business major, or if required for a declared minor or special program.
    Description
    Financial theory and practice in accounting for liabilities, shareholders’ equity, earnings per share, and special disclosure topics.
  
  • ACCT 3371 - Accounting Information Systems

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: ACCT 3366 , or equivalent with a grade of C or better and BCIS 1305  or equivalent; good academic standing; and one or more of the following: pre-business major with advisor approval, declared business major, or if required for a declared minor or special program.
    Description
    Accounting systems, including file, program, control, and system structures.
  
  • ACCT 3377 - Cost Accounting

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: ACCT 2302  with a grade of C or better; good academic standing; and one or more of the following: pre-business major with advisor approval, declared business major, or if required for a declared minor or special program.
    Description
    A review and expansion on issues associated with traditional product-costing methods and recognize the need for changing existing management accounting systems to calculate more accurate product costs and better cost information.
  
  • ACCT 3378 - Management Accounting

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: ACCT 3377  and ACCT 3367 ; good academic standing; and one or more of the following: pre-business major with advisor approval, declared business major, or if required for a declared minor or special program.
    Description
    Analysis and use of cost data in planning, controlling and decision-making.
    Additional Fee: N
  
  • ACCT 4105 - Professional Program in Accountancy Colloquium 1

    Credit Hours: 1.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 1    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: admission to the professional program in accountancy (PPA).
    Description
    Introduction to the business environment of professional accountants.
    Repeatability: May be repeated when topics vary.

  
  • ACCT 4106 - Professional Program in Accountancy Colloquium 2

    Credit Hours: 1.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 1    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: admission to the professional program in accountancy (PPA) and completion of ACCT 4105 .
    Description
    Professional responsibilities of CPAs.
    Repeatability: May be repeated when topics vary.

  
  • ACCT 4107 - Oil and Gas Accounting Colloquium

    Credit Hours: 1.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 1    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: A 2.5 GPA in accounting and completed certificate courses and concurrent enrollment in or completion of ACCT 4378 .
    Description
    Introduction to the business environment of oil and gas accountants.
    Repeatability: May be repeated when topics vary.

  
  • ACCT 4108 - Internal Audit Colloquium

    Credit Hours: 1.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 1    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: A 2.5 GPA in accounting and completed certificate courses and concurrent enrollment in or completion of ACCT 4375 .
    Description
    Introduction to the business environment of internal audit auditors.  
    Repeatability: May be repeated when topics vary.

  
  • ACCT 4198 - Independent Study

    Credit Hours: 1.0
       
    Prerequisite: junior standing and approval of department chair.
  
  • ACCT 4330 - Advanced Accounting

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: ACCT 3368 , with minimum grade of C; good academic standing; and one or more of the following: pre-business major with advisor approval, declared business major, or if required for a declared minor or special program.
    Description
    Investments and consolidations, foreign currency translation, branch accounting, segmental reporting, bankruptcy, and partnerships.
  
  • ACCT 4331 - Federal Income Tax-Individual

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: Good academic standing; and one or more of the following: pre-business major with advisor approval, declared business major, or if required for a declared minor or special program.
    Description
    Taxation of individuals and property transactions.
  
  • ACCT 4332 - Corporate Taxation

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: ACCT 4331 ; good academic standing; and one or more of the following: pre-business major with advisor approval, declared business major, or if required for a declared minor or special program.
    Description
    Taxation of corporations, partnerships, estates, and trusts.
  
  • ACCT 4335 - Financial Statement Auditing

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: ACCT 3367, with minimum grade of C, and ACCT 3371, with a minimum grade of C; good academic standing; and one or more of the following: pre-business major with advisor approval, declared business major, or if required for a declared minor or special program.
    Description
    Financial statement auditing standards and procedures, internal control, working papers, and report writing.
    Repeatability: No

    Additional Fee: Y
  
  • ACCT 4337 - Introduction to Data Analytics in Accounting

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: ACCT3371, or equivalent, with a minimum grade of C; ACCT3367, or equivalent, with a minimum grade of C good academic standing; and one or more of the following: pre-business major with advisor approval, declared business major, or if required for a declared minor or special program.
    Description
    This course introduces data preparation and analysis, enabling the student to: (a) begin the understanding of data analytics and (b) develop data analytics skills useful in the field of accounting.
    Repeatability: No

    Additional Fee: Y
  
  • ACCT 4375 - Internal Audit and Entity Control Environment

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: ACCT 2301  or equivalent with a minimum grade of C, junior standing, good academic standing; pre-business major with advisor approval, declared business major, or if required for a declared minor or special program.
    Description
    Control and auditing procedures within companies.
  
  • ACCT 4378 - Oil and Gas Accounting I

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: ACCT 3367 , with minimum grade of C; good academic standing; and one or more of the following: pre-business major with advisor approval, declared business major, or if required for a declared minor or special program.
    Description
    Accounting for exploration, acquisition, drilling, production, and conveyances of oil and gas.
  
  • ACCT 4379 - Enterprise Risk Management

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: ACCT 4375 , with a minimum grade of C; good academic standing; and one or more of the following: pre-business major with advisor approval, declared business major, or if required for a declared minor or special program.
    Description
    An examination of the risks, controls, and assurance services in business organizations.
    Additional Fee: Y
  
  • ACCT 4380 - Control & Security of Financial Information: Theory and Practice

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: ACCT 4375 , with a minimum grade of C; good academic standing; and one or more of the following: pre-business major with advisor approval, declared business major, or if required for a declared minor or special program.
    Description
    Policies, practices, and systems for security of financial information in business.
    Additional Fee: Y
  
  • ACCT 4381 - Oil and Gas Accounting 2

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: ACCT 4378 ; good academic standing; and one or more of the following: pre-business major with advisor approval, declared business major, or if required for a declared minor or special program.
    Description
    Application of accounting systems for exploration, acquisition, drilling, production, and conveyances of oil and gas.
  
  • ACCT 4382 - Oil and Gas Accounting 3

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: ACCT 4378 ; good academic standing; and one or more of the following: pre-business major with advisor approval, declared business major, or if required for a declared minor or special program.
    Description
    Regulatory environment of oil and gas, including international and tax applications.
  
  • ACCT 4396 - Accounting Internship

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 0    Lab Contact Hours: 3
    Formerly ACCT 4341 Accounting Internship
    Prerequisite: junior standing and prior written approval of the program director.
    Description
    Enhancement of concepts and techniques learned in the classroom through work experience directly related to the auditing or accounting profession.
    Note: Internship credit is limited to three credit hours and requires employer evaluation.
  
  • ACCT 4397 - Selected Topics in Accounting

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: Approval of chair or program director; good academic standing; and one or more of the following: pre-business major with advisor approval, declared business major, or if required for a declared minor or special program.
    Repeatability: May be repeated when topics vary.

    Note: May be repeated when topics vary.
  
  • ACCT 4398 - Independent Study

    Credit Hours: 3.0
       
    Prerequisite: junior standing and approval of department chair.
  
  • ACCT 5198 - Independent Study

    Credit Hours: 1
    Lecture Contact Hours: 1    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: A baccalaureate degree and approval of department chair.
    Repeatability: Yes

    Additional Fee: N
  
  • ACCT 5301 - Financial and Managerial Accounting

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: A baccalaureate degree and admission into the CAP program.
    Description
    Fundamentals of financial and managerial accounting.
    Repeatability: No

    Additional Fee: Y
  
  • ACCT 5330 - Advanced Accounting

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: a baccalaureate degree and ACCT 5368  or equivalent.
    Description
    Investments and consolidations, foreign currency translation, branch accounting, segmental reporting, bankruptcy, and partnerships.
    Additional Fee: Yes
  
  • ACCT 5331 - Federal Income Tax - Individual

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: a baccalaureate degree.
    Description
    Taxation of individuals and property transactions.
    Additional Fee: Yes
  
  • ACCT 5332 - Corporate Taxation

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: a baccalaureate degree and ACCT 5331  or equivalent.
    Description
    Taxation of corporations, partnerships, estates and trusts.
    Additional Fee: Yes
  
  • ACCT 5335 - Financial Statement Auditing

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Formerly ACCT 5335 Auditing
    Prerequisite: A baccalaureate degree, ACCT 5367 with a minimum grade of C, and ACCT 5371 with a minimum grade of C.
    Description
    Financial statement auditing standards and procedures, internal control, working papers and report writing.
    Repeatability: No

    Additional Fee: Y
  
  • ACCT 5337 - Management Accounting

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: A baccalaureate degree and ACCT 5301, or equivalent, with a minimum grade of C.
    Description
    Cost accounting, including standard costing, information for managerial planning and control, and information for special decisions.
    Repeatability: No

    Additional Fee: Y
  
  • ACCT 5367 - Intermediate Accounting I

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: A baccalaureate degree and ACCT 5301, or equivalent, with a minimum grade of C.
    Description
    Accounting organizations, the conceptual framework of accounting, the accounting process, basic financial statements, and the time value of money. Financial theory and practice in accounting for assets, liabilities and equity.
    Repeatability: No

    Additional Fee: Y
  
  • ACCT 5368 - Intermediate Accounting II

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: A baccalaureate degree and ACCT 5367 or equivalent with a minimum grade of C.
    Description
    Financial theory and practice in accounting for earnings per share, investments, revenue, leases, pensions, deferred taxes and accounting changes.
    Repeatability: No

    Additional Fee: Y
  
  • ACCT 5371 - Accounting Information Systems

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: A baccalaureate degree and ACCT 5301 or equivalent, with a minimum grade of C.
    Description
    Accounting systems, including file, program, control, and system structures.
    Repeatability: No

    Additional Fee: Yes
  
  • ACCT 5372 - Introduction to Data Analytics in Accounting

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: A baccalaureate degree, ACCT 5367 with a minimum grade of C and ACCT 5371 with a minimum grade of C.
    Description
    Introduction to data preparation and analysis in order to begin the understanding of data analytics and develop data analytics skills useful in the field of accounting.
    Repeatability: No

    Additional Fee: No
  
  • ACCT 5373 - Applied Data Analytics in Accounting I

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: A baccalaureate degree; good academic standing.
    Description
    Introduction to data acquisition and description in order to begin the understanding of the importance and use of Data Analytics, and develop R and SQL skills - which will build competency in Data Analytics and prepare the student for the study of advanced analytics topics as they apply to the fields of accounting, audit and tax.
    Repeatability: No

    Additional Fee: No
  
  • ACCT 5374 - Applied Data Analytics in Accounting II

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: ACCT 5373 - Applied Data Analytics in Accounting.
    Description
    Continuation of the study of Data Analytics with advanced statistical learning theory complemented by application in the Microsoft Azure Machine Learning environment. Projects focus on accounting, audit and tax scenarios. The knowledge acquired in this course will prepare the student to apply advanced analytics methodologies and tools to a wide range of accounting, audit and tax issues.
    Repeatability: No

    Additional Fee: No
  
  • ACCT 5375 - Internal Auditing and the Entity Control Environment

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: A baccalaureate degree and ACCT 5301 or equivalent, with a minimum grade of C.
    Description
    Control and auditing procedures within companies.
    Repeatability: No

    Additional Fee: Yes
  
  • ACCT 5376 - Advanced Financial Statement Auditing

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: a baccalaureate degree and ACCT 5335  or equivalent
    Description
    Current issues in auditing. Emphasis on practical applications
    Additional Fee: Yes
  
  • ACCT 5377 - Government and Nonprofit Accounting

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: A baccalaureate degree and ACCT 5301 or equivalent, with minimum grade of C.
    Description
    Principles of fund accounting, governmental budgets, program-planning-budget systems, hospital and not-for-profit accounting systems.
    Repeatability: No

    Additional Fee: Yes
  
  • ACCT 5378 - Control & Security of Financial Information: Theory and Practice

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: A baccalaureate degree, and concurrent enrollment or completion of ACCT 5375 .
    Description
    Policies, practices, and systems for security of financial information in business.
    Additional Fee: Y
  
  • ACCT 5379 - Enterprise Risk Management

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: A baccalaureate degree, and concurrent enrollment or completion of ACCT 5375 .
    Description
    An examination of the risks, controls, and assurance services in business organizations.
    Additional Fee: Y
  
  • ACCT 5380 - Oil and Gas Accounting 1

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: a baccalaureate degree, ACCT 5367  or equivalent.
    Description
    Accounting for exploration, acquisition, drilling, production, and conveyances of oil and gas.
    Additional Fee: Yes
  
  • ACCT 5381 - Oil and Gas Accounting 2

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: a baccalaureate degree, ACCT 5380  or equivalent.
    Description
    Application of accounting systems for exploration, acquisition, drilling, production, and conveyances of oil and gas.
    Additional Fee: Yes
  
  • ACCT 5382 - Oil and Gas Accounting 3

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: a baccalaureate degree, ACCT 5380  or equivalent.
    Description
    Regulatory environment of oil and gas, including international and tax applications.
    Additional Fee: Yes
  
  • ACCT 5397 - Selected Topics in Accounting

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: A baccalaureate degree and ACCT 2331 or equivalent.
    Repeatability: May be repeated when topics vary.

    Additional Fee: Yes
  
  • ACCT 5398 - Independent Study

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: A baccalaureate degree and approval of department chair.
    Repeatability: Yes

    Additional Fee: N

African American Studies

  
  • AAS 2320 - Intro To African American Stdy

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: ENGL 1301.
    Description
    An introductory analysis of the discipline of African American/African Studies, its mission, key theories and major concerns.
    Repeatability: No

    Core Category: (40) Core-Language, Philosophy & Culture
    Additional Fee: Y
  
  • AAS 2330 - Black Liberation Theology

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: ENGL 1302.
    Description
    This course will examine, compare and contrast the theologies and resulting programmatic actions taken by persons espousing Black Liberation Theology.
    Repeatability: No

    Core Category: (40) Core-Language, Philosophy & Culture
    Additional Fee: Y
  
  • AAS 2396 - The History of Black Education

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: AAS 2320.
    Description
    This course is designed to study the impact of African Americans on the making of America and relevant contributions to black education, including essays, monographs, anthologies, journals and other writings of individuals such as Booker T. Washington, W.E.B . Du Bois and Carter G. Woodson. Additional focus on pivotal events that reshaped American society and African American education such as Brown vs. The Board of Education, Jim Crow Laws, No Child Left Behind and the School to Prison Pipeline.
    Repeatability: No

    Additional Fee: N
  
  • AAS 3301 - Hip Hop History and Culture

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: None.
    Description
    Hip Hop as a cultural phenomena, expression, and experience for African American people.
    Repeatability: No

    Additional Fee: N
  
  • AAS 3307 - Africana Spiritual Transformation

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: AAS 2320.
    Description
    Using social science data to critically investigate communal self-reflection and introspection of the human experience are core tenets of Africana phenomenology. Epistemological approaches to understanding Africana phenomenon which include, cultural worldviews that shape human thoughts, feelings, perceptions, and behavior, will be explored in detail throughout this course.
    Repeatability: Yes

    Additional Fee: Y
  
  • AAS 3310 - Afr Amer Exper Through Theatre

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: AAS 2320 or consent of instructor.
    Description
    Critical analysis and issues relevant to contemporary works of African-American playwrights in historical and sociological contexts.
    Repeatability: No

    Additional Fee: Y
  
  • AAS 3315 - African American Art

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: AAS 2320 or consent of instructor.
    Description
    This couse surveys the work of African American artists, from the 19th century to the present. The course will discuss African American respresentation in visual media including: painting, sculpture, prints, photography and contemporary performances. The course addresses the ways in which artists and scholars have worked to define “African American Art” in relationto Euro-American, and African cultural production, as well as the evolving social and political history of people of African descent in the United States.
    Repeatability: No

    Additional Fee: No
  
  • AAS 3330 - African American Oral History

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: AAS 2320 and AAS 3379 or consent of instructor.
    Description
    Development of oral history as a discipline and its use in developing sources for African American and Africans history. Practical training in oral interviewing techniques through field work.
    Repeatability: No

    Additional Fee: Y
  
  • AAS 3340 - African Amer Sociolinguistics

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: AAS 2320 or consent of instructor.
    Description
    Significant theories and arguments concerning the genesis, maintenance, and social function of African American English. Changing and diverse character of the African American speech community as described by dialectologists, sociolinguists, and Creologists.
    Repeatability: No

    Additional Fee: N
  
  • AAS 3348 - African Americans and the Law

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: AAS 2320.
    Description
    Historical and contemporary analyses of American laws and constitutional decisions affecting African Americans from slavery to the present.
    Repeatability: No

    Additional Fee: Y
  
  • AAS 3349 - African Americans, Politics and Legal Studies

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: AAS 2320 or consent of instructor.
    Description
    African Americans, Politics, and Legal Studies introduces students to major concepts and significant themes in the contemporary study of law and policy that has affected the Black experience in America. Special attention will be given to topics surrounding the criminal justice system including probation, mass incarceration and racial profiling.
    Repeatability: No

    Additional Fee: N
  
  • AAS 3350 - Slavery and Race Relations

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: AAS 2320 or consent of instructor.
    Description
    The black experience in the Americas outside of the U.S. Historical and geographical aspects of black life and race relations, both during and after slavery, contrasted with European and Native American experiences. Common themes traced using the cross-cultural approach among Africana ethnic groups.
    Repeatability: No

    Additional Fee: Y
  
  • AAS 3354 - African Nationalist Thought and Ethics in the US

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: AAS 2320.
    Description
    Various intellectual traditions and historical developments that contribute to the quest by African people to build or recover cultural sovereignty within the U.S.
    Repeatability: Yes

    Additional Fee: Y
  
  • AAS 3356 - Africana Thought & Philosophy

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: AAS 2320 or consent of instructor.
    Description
    Political and social philosophies which have shaped the struggle for Black liberation in the United States; strategies and ideologies such as integration, cultural assimilation, nonviolence, passive resistance, direct action, and Pan-Africanism; thoughts and ideas of Africana leadership figures throughout the global diaspora.
    Repeatability: No

    Additional Fee: Y
  
  • AAS 3366 - African American Studies Community Internship

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: Major in African American Studies, Junior Classification, and Approval from Director of African American Studies.
    Description
    This internship provides African American Studies Majors with Junior classification and approval from the Director of African American Studies supervised practice and educational experiences to study, express, or resolve contemporary issues impacting African American and African descended communities.
    Repeatability: No

    Additional Fee: No
  
  • AAS 3375 - Black Women in Contemporary U.S. Society

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: AAS 2320 or consent of instructor.
    Description
    This course examines the social, cultural, and political contexts in which race, gender, class, sexuality and other dimensions of difference intersect to influence the lives and experiences of Black women in contemporary U.S. Society. This course takes a historical, social and theoretical look at the roots of inequality and how Black women have responded to it.
    Repeatability: No

    Additional Fee: No
  
  • AAS 3379 - Africana Oratory

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: AAS 2320 or consent of instructor.
    Description
    Representative African and African American oratory throughout history.
    Repeatability: No

    Additional Fee: Y
  
  • AAS 3394 - Selected Topics Afr Am Stdy

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Repeatability: Yes

    Additional Fee: Y
  
  • AAS 4300 - African Philosophy

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: AAS 2320 or consent of instructor.
    Description
    Historical and contemporary African philosophical/theological concepts: cosmological, metaphysical, ontological, and ethical world view.
    Repeatability: No

    Additional Fee: Y
  
  • AAS 4330 - The Black Church in America

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: ENGL 1302, MATH 1314, and AAS 2320 or equivalent.
    Description
    The institutional church’s role in the life of black Americans and influence in the black community.
    Repeatability: No

    Additional Fee: Y
  
  • AAS 4370 - Sem. African American Studies

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: AAS 2320 and AAS 2322 or consent of instructor.
    Description
    Historical, intellectual, and professional foundations of African American Studies.
    Repeatability: No

    Additional Fee: N
  
  • AAS 4373 - Black Leaders of 20Th Century

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: AAS 2320 and AAS 2322 or consent of instructor.
    Description
    Historical, intellectual, and professional foundations of African American Studies.
    Repeatability: No

    Additional Fee: Y
  
  • AAS 4377 - Seminar On W.E.B. Dubois

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: AAS 2320 or consent of instructor.
    Description
    Writings and ideas of W.E.B. DuBois from an interdisciplinary perspective.
    Repeatability: No

    Additional Fee: N

Air Force Science

  
  • AFSC 1201 - Foundations of the USAF I

    Credit Hours: 2.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 1    Lab Contact Hours: 1
    Description
    Overall roles and missions of the USAF; career fields available. Emphasis on military customs and courtesies, appearance standards, core values, written and personal communication. Introduction to American military history.
  
  • AFSC 1202 - Foundations of the USAF II

    Credit Hours: 2.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 1    Lab Contact Hours: 1
    Description
    Overall roles and missions of the USAF; career fields available. Emphasis on military customs and courtesies, appearance standards, core values, written and personal communication. Introduction to American military history.
  
  • AFSC 2201 - Evolution of Air Power I

    Credit Hours: 2.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 1    Lab Contact Hours: 1
    Description
    Key historical events and milestones in the development of air power as a primary instrument of United States national security. Core values and competencies of leaders in the United States Air Force. Tenets of leadership and ethics.
  
  • AFSC 2202 - Evolution of Air Power II

    Credit Hours: 2.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 1    Lab Contact Hours: 1
    Description
    Key historical events and milestones in the development of air power as a primary instrument of United States national security. Core values and competencies of leaders in the United States Air Force. Tenets of leadership and ethics.
  
  • AFSC 3301 - Air Force Leadership Studies I

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 1
    Description
    Leadership, management fundamentals, professional knowledge, Air Force personnel and evaluation systems, and leadership ethics. Case studies of Air Force leadership and management situations.
  
  • AFSC 3302 - Air Force Leadership Studies II

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 1
    Description
    Leadership, management fundamentals, professional knowledge, Air Force personnel and evaluation systems, and leadership ethics. Case studies of Air Force leadership and management situations.
  
  • AFSC 3801 - Field Training

    Credit Hours: 9.0
       
    Prerequisite: AFSC 2202  or consent of department chair.
    Description
    No military obligation is associated with this course. Four week off-campus field training practicum. Introduces student to Air Force leadership. Places student in demanding and stressful leadership situations.
  
  • AFSC 4301 - National Security Affairs I

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 1
    Description
    Evolution of the role of national security in a democratic society with emphasis on policy formation, competing values, and organizations. Civilian control of the military; roles of the services; functions of the Air Force Commands.
  
  • AFSC 4302 - National Security Affairs II

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 1
    Description
    Evolution of the role of national security in a democratic society with emphasis on policy formation, competing values, and organizations. Civilian control of the military; roles of the services; functions of the Air Force Commands.

American Sign Language Interpretation

  
  • ASLI 2233 - History of Interpreting and Translation Profession

    Credit Hours: 2
    Lecture Contact Hours: 2    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: SGNL 1302, placement into SGNL 2301 or permission of the instructor.
    Description
    Overview of interpreting and translation discipline. Historical roots of interpreting for deaf community analyzed.
    Repeatability: No

    Additional Fee: Y
  
  • ASLI 2335 - Privilege & Equity in ASL Interpreting

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: SGNL 2301 and ASLI 2233.
    Description
    Analysis of how the concepts of power and privilege impact the world of ASL interpreting. Emphasis will be placed on creating equity when working with various cultural groups within the Deaf and hard-of-hearing communities.
    Repeatability: No

    Additional Fee: Y
  
  • ASLI 3333 - Simultaneous Interpreting: Foundational Skills

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: ASLI majors and ASLI 3430 
    Description
    Theoretical strategies for interpreting simultaneously between spoken English and American Sign Language will be introduced. Lab included for intensive interlingual practice.
  
  • ASLI 3430 - Consecutive Interpreting and Translation

    Credit Hours: 4.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 1
    Formerly ASLI 3430.
    Prerequisite: ASLI majors.
    Corequisite: ASLI 3460 .
    Description
    Models of interpreting/translation theory and the process of consecutive interpreting will be explored. Laboratory time required for translation skill development.
    Additional Fee: Y
  
  • ASLI 3460 - Advanced American Sign Language

    Credit Hours: 4
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 1
    Formerly ASLI 3360.
    Prerequisite: ASLI majors, SGNL 2302 and COMD 3301.
    Corequisite: ASLI 3330
    Description
    Dissection of complex language techniques of American Sign Language including classifiers, depiction, mouth morphemes, narration, idiomatic language and description ability.
    Repeatability: No

    Note: Laboratory time required for language analysis.
    Additional Fee: Y
  
  • ASLI 4210 - Literature in American Sign Language

    Credit Hours: 2.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 2    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: ASLI 3333  and 3334.
    Description
    Overview of literary works in American Sign Language. Emphasis on poetry, narratives, and dramatic productions.
    Note: This course may be repeated for credit.
  
  • ASLI 4335 - Advanced Interpreting Techniques and Skills in ASL/English

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: ASLI 3333  and ASLI 3434 . Builds on the ASL interpreting skills acquired in ASLI 3333  and ASLI 3434 .
    Description
    Increasing task demands and complex communication contexts are emphasized.
  
  • ASLI 4346 - American Sign Language Transliteration and Educational Interpreting

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: ASLI major and ASLI 3434  or permission of the instructor. Interpreting in classroom settings.
    Description
    The interpreter’s role with educators, interpreting issues related to school-age students, and federal regulations related to interpreting.
  
  • ASLI 4368 - Comparative study of ASL and English Linguistics

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: ASLI 3430  or permission of instructor.
    Description
    Linguistic analysis between spoken/written English and American Sign Language. Syntax, grammar, and other linguistic elements will be explored.
  
  • ASLI 4397 - Selected Topics in American Sign Language Interpreting

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: ASLI 3333  and ASLI 3434 .
    Description
    Theoretical and practical issues as well as intense practice for skill development in emerging ASL topic areas.
    Repeatability: This course may be repeated for credit.

  
  • ASLI 4398 - Independent Study: Tri-lingual Interpreting

    Credit Hours: 3.0
       
    Prerequisite: ASLI 3333  and ASLI 3434 .
    Description
    This course presents the theoretical and practical considerations when interpreting between individuals whose native languages differ.
    Repeatability: This course may be repeated for credit.

  
  • ASLI 4489 - Service Learning - Internship

    Credit Hours: 4.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 1
    Prerequisite: ASLI major, ASLI 3434 , and 4346, within the last twelve months.
    Description
    Provides majors in ASLI with supervised practicum and educational experiences in an approved internship program under supervision of a faculty member.
    Repeatability: May be repeated multiple times.

  
  • SGNL 1301 - Elementary Sign Language I

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: None.
    Description
    Introduction to American Sign Language (ASL); understanding and expression of basic vocabulary, basic grammar rules and non-manual aspects.
    Repeatability: No

    Note: Language lab access and community involvement required in addition to class meetings.
    TCCNS Equivalent: SGNL 1301
    Additional Fee: Y
  
  • SGNL 1302 - Elementary Sign Language II

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Formerly COMD 1302
    Prerequisite: SGNL 1301 within the last 12 months, placement testing into SGNL 1302 or passing of Departmental exam.
    Description
    Continuation of SGNL 1301; understanding and expression of broader lexicon, advanced grammar and non-manual aspects.
    Repeatability: No

    Note: Language lab access and community involvement required in addition to class meetings.
    Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer

    TCCNS Equivalent: SGNL 1302
    Additional Fee: Y
  
  • SGNL 2301 - Intermediate Sign Language I

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Formerly COMD 2301
    Prerequisite: Grade of C- or better in SGNL 1302 within the last 12 months, placement testing into SGNL 2301 or passing of Departmental exam.
    Description
    Expansion on SGNL 1302; understanding and expression of expanded lexicon, the use of classifiers and rules for categorization.
    Repeatability: No

    Note: Language lab access and community involvement required in addition to class meetings.
    Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer

    TCCNS Equivalent: SGNL 2301
    Additional Fee: Y
  
  • SGNL 2302 - Intermediate Sign Language II

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Formerly COMD 2302
    Prerequisite: Grade of C- or better in SGNL 2301 within the last 12 months, placement testing into SGNL 2301 or passing of Departmental exam.
    Description
    Continuation of SGNL 2301; understanding expression of a wide lexicon for story telling in ASL including the use of classifiers and non-manual expression.
    Repeatability: No

    Note: Language lab access and community involvement required in addition to class meetings.
    Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer

    TCCNS Equivalent: SGNL 2302
    Additional Fee: Y

Anthropology

  
  • ANTH 2301 - Introduction to Physical Anthropology

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: Concurrent enrollment in or completion of ENGL 1301 or equivalent.
    Description
    Physical anthropology emphasizing origins and biological diversity of human populations.
    Repeatability: No

    Core Category: (80) Core-Social & Behavioral Science
    TCCNS Equivalent: ANTH 2301
    Additional Fee: Y
  
  • ANTH 2302 - Introduction to Archeology

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: Concurrent enrollment in or completion of ENGL 1301 or equivalent.
    Description
    An introduction to the history, methods, and theory within modern archaeology, including discussion of data collection, analysis, dating techniques, and interpretation.
    Repeatability: No

    Core Category: (80) Core-Social & Behavioral Science
    TCCNS Equivalent: ANTH 2302
    Additional Fee: Y
 

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