Spring 8-Week I Online Courses
Jan. 17 – March 10, 2023
Application deadline for Spring 8-Week I: Dec. 18, 2022
| Course | Class Time | Status |
|---|---|---|
| CHE 113 – Forensic Science (4 credits) Introduction to forensic science with focus on the application of scientific methods and techniques of criminal justice and law. Methods specifically relevant to crime detection and analysis. | Thursdays; 6:30 – 8 p.m. ET | Open |
| GEO 155 – The Natural Environment (3 credits) Patterns of the physical phenomena at and near the surface of the earth. Surface configuration, climate, vegetation, and soil and their areal interrelationships. | Wednesdays; 8 – 9:30 p.m. ET | Open |
| HST 112 – Modern Europe: Napoleon to the Present (3 credits) European lives and experiences in the age of industrialization, urbanization, and mass politics. World wars, fascism, the Russian Revolution, empires, Europe in the post-World War II era. | Wednesdays; 6:30 – 8 p.m. ET | Open |
| MAT 121 – Probability & Statistics for the Liberal Arts I (4 credits) Teaches probability and statistics by focusing on data and reasoning. Topics include displaying data, numerical measures of data, elementary probability, discrete distributions, normal distributions, confidence intervals. | Tuesdays; 8 – 9:30 p.m. ET | Open |
| PST 367 – Smart Cities and Urban Policy (3 credits)* *Students must be seniors in high school and must have completed AP History to apply for PST 367. The intersection between urban planning and technological innovation. Topics include autonomous vehicles, cloud computing, public finance, and more. | Mondays; 8 – 9:30 p.m. ET | Open |
| PSY 205 – Foundations of Human Behavior (3 credits) Fundamental principles of mental life and human behavior. Significance of psychology in human relationships and self-understanding. | Tuesdays; 6:30 – 8 p.m. ET | Open |
| SCP 220 – Basic Principals of Computer Programming (3 credits) This course is an introduction to the history, foundational concepts, and overall process of computer programming. | Mondays & Fridays; 7 – 8:30 p.m. ET | Open |
| SOC 102 – Social Problems (3 credits) Application of sociological theory and methods to identification, description, and analysis of contemporary social problems. Critique and analysis of alternative strategies for social change. | Tuesdays; 6:30 – 8 p.m. ET | Open |
| SPA 101 – Spanish I (4 credits) Introductory proficiency-based course which prepares students to understand, speak, read, and write in culturally authentic contexts. Activities are conducted in Spanish. | Mondays & Wednesdays; 8 – 9:30 p.m. ET | Open |
| WRT 105 – Studio 1: Practices of Academic Writing (3 credits) *Students must be seniors in high school to apply for WRT 105. Study and practice of writing processes, including critical reading, collaboration, revision, editing, and the use of technologies. Focuses on the aims, strategies, and conventions of academic prose, especially analysis and argumentation. | Mondays, 6:30 – 8 p.m. ET | Open |
Spring 8-Week II Online Courses
March 13 – May 4, 2023
Application deadline for Spring 8-Week II: Feb. 13, 2023
| ECN 102 – Intro to Macroeconomics (3 credits) Introduction to concepts and methods of economic analysis. Emphasis on such macroeconomic topics as gross domestic product, unemployment, money, and theory of national income. | Mondays; 8 – 9:30 p.m. ET | Open |
| ENG 107 – Living Writers (3 credits) This course will introduce students to three types of creative writing: poetry, fiction, and nonfiction. The course will focus on inspiration as well as the techniques of evocative, compelling writing across all literary genres. | Tuesdays; 6:30 – 8 p.m. ET | Open |
| ENG 325 – History & Varieties of English (3 credits)* *Students must be seniors in high school to apply for ENG 325. Issues in the history and heterogeneity of the English language. | Wednesdays; 6:30 – 8 p.m. ET | Open |
| GEO 316 – River Environments (3 credits)* *Students must be seniors in high school to apply for GEO 316. Characteristics of river environments, including hydro-climatology, floods, landforms, vegetation, human impacts, and resource management issues. | Wednesdays; 8 – 9:30 p.m. ET | Open |
| MAT 122 – Probability & Statistics for the Liberal Arts II (4 credits)* *Requires pre-requisite MAT 121. Teaches probability and statistics focusing on data and reasoning. Topics include hypothesis testing, linear correlation, linear regression, nonparametric methods, statistical process control, solving liner equations, matrices, Markov chains. | Tuesdays; 8 – 9:30 p.m. ET | Open |
| PSC 121 – Intro to American Politics (3 credits) American political institutions. Basic principles embedded in structure and practices of American government. | Thursdays; 6:30 – 8 p.m. ET | Open |
| PSY 274 – Social Psychology (3 credits)* *Requires pre-requisite PSY 205. Introduction to scientific study of the social behavior of individuals; experimental approach. Social influence, conformity, social perception, attitude changes, small groups, and collective behavior. | Thursdays; 8 – 9:30 p.m. ET | Open |
| SCP 103 – Intro to Computing Systems (3 credits) This course introduces students to basic computer concepts, software, hardware, computer security, databases, e-commerce, and other technologies in the program. | Mondays; 7 – 8:30 p.m. ET | Open |
| SOC 334 – Criminal Justice (3 credits)* *Students must be seniors in high school to apply for SOC 334. Organization of criminal justice system in the United States and relations between its parts. Ideal versus actual roles of police, courts, and corrections in maintaining social control. | Tuesdays; 6:30 – 8 p.m. ET | Open |
| SPA 102 – Spanish II (4 credits)* *Requires pre-requisite SPA 101 or an equivalent course. Continuing proficiency-based course which develops communicative abilities in speaking, listening, reading, and writing in culturally authentic contexts. Activities are conducted in Spanish. | Mondays & Wednesdays; 8 – 9:30 p.m. ET | Open |
| WRT 205 – Studio 2: Critical Research and Writing (3 credits)* *Requires pre-requisite WRT 105. Students must be seniors in high school to apply for WRT 205. Study and practice of critical, research-based writing, including research methods, presentation genres, source evaluation, audience analysis, and library/online research. Students complete at least one sustained research project. | Mondays; 6:30 – 8 p.m. | Open |