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English
	• ENG 253 - Survey of African-American Literature I (3 CR.)
	• ENG 256 - Literature of Scientific Fiction (3 CR.)
	• ENG 257 - Mythological Literature (3 CR.)
	• ENG 261 - Advanced Creative Writing I (3 CR.)
	• ENG 262 - Advanced Creative Writing II (3 CR.)
	• ENG 271 - The Works of Shakespeare I (3 CR.)
	• ENG 279 - Film and Literature (3 CR.)
	• ENG 280 - Writing User Manuals (3 CR.)
English as a Second Language A comprehensive English Proficiency Test (EPT) is required for all English as a Second Language (ESL) classes.
	• ESL 20 - English as a Second Language II (10 CR.)
	• ESL 21 - Written Communication (5 CR.)
	• ESL 22 - Reading and Vocabulary (5 CR.)
	• ESL 24 - Oral and Written Communications I (5 CR.)
	• ESL 31 - Composition I (5 CR.)
	• ESL 32 - Reading I (5 CR.)
	• ESL 33 - Oral Communications I (5 CR.)
	• ESL 35 - Applied Grammar III (3 CR.)
	• ESL 41 - Composition II (5 CR.)
	• ESL 42 - Reading II (5 CR.)
	• ESL 45 - Applied Grammar IV (3 CR.)
	• ESL 48 - Writing Workshop (5 CR.)
	• ESL 51 - Composition III (5 CR.)
	• ESL 52 - Reading III (5 CR.)
	• ESL 58 - Writing Workshop II (5 CR.)
	• ESL 72 - Spelling and Vocabulary (3 CR.)
	• ESL 73 - Accent Reduction (3 CR.)
Environmental Science
	• ENV 100 - Basic Environmental Science (3 CR.)
	• ENV 121 - General Environmental Science I (4 CR.)
	• ENV 122 - General Environmental Science II (4 CR.)
	• ENV 124 - Cross-Disciplinary Explorations in Science and Society (4 CR.)
	• ENV 136 - Survey of Environmental Concerns (3 CR.)
	• ENV 161 - Introduction to Environmental Compliance (3 CR.)
	• ENV 227 - Environmental Law (3 CR.)
	• ENV 230 - Applications in Environmental Science (3 CR.)
Financial Services
	• FIN 107 - Personal Finance (3 CR.)
	• FIN 108 - Principles of Securities Investment (3 CR.)
	• FIN 141 - Principles of Credit Union Operations I (3 CR.)
	• FIN 142 - Principles of Credit Union Operations II (3 CR.)
	• FIN 215 - Financial Management (3 CR.)
	• FIN 248 - International Finance (3 CR.)
	• FIN 260 - Financial Management for Small Business (2 CR.)
Fire Science Technology
	• FST 100 - Principles of Emergency Services (3 CR.)
	• FST 110 - Fire Behavior and Combustion (3 CR.)
	• FST 111 - Hazardous Materials Response (3 CR.)
	• FST 112 - Hazardous Materials Chemistry (3 CR.)
	• FST 115 - Fire Prevention (3 CR.)
	• FST 120 - Occupational Safety and Health for the Fire Service (3 CR.)
	• FST 121 - Principles of Fire and Emergency Services Safety and Survival (3 CR.)
	• FST 135 - Fire Instructor I (3 CR.)
	• FST 205 - Fire Protection Hydraulics and Water Supply (3 CR.)
	• FST 210 - Legal Aspects of Fire Service (3 CR.)
	• FST 215 - Fire Protection Systems (3 CR.)
	• FST 220 - Building Construction for Fire Protection (3 CR.)
	• FST 235 - Strategy and Tactics (3 CR.)
	• FST 237 - Emergency Service Supervision (3 CR.)
	• FST 240 - Fire Administration (3 CR.)
	• FST 245 - Fire and Risk Analysis (3 CR.)
	• FST 255 - Fire Officer III (3 CR.)
French
	• FRE 101 - Beginning French I (4 CR.)
	• FRE 102 - Beginning French II (4 CR.)
	• FRE 103 - Basic Spoken French I (3 CR.)
	• FRE 104 - Basic Spoken French II (3 CR.)
	• FRE 201 - Intermediate French I (3 CR.)
	• FRE 202 - Intermediate French II (3 CR.)
	• FRE 211 - Intermediate French Conversation I (3 CR.)
	• FRE 212 - Intermediate French Conversation II (3 CR.)
	• FRE 233 - Introduction to the Culture and Literature of France I (3 CR.)
Geographic Information Systems
	• GIS 101 - Introduction to Geospatial Technology (3 CR.)
	• GIS 200 - Geographical Information Systems I (4 CR.)
	• GIS 201 - Geographical Information Systems II (4 CR.)
	• GIS 203 - Cartography For GIS (3 CR.)
	• GIS 205 - Geographical Information Systems: 3-Dimensional Analysis (4 CR.)
	• GIS 210 - Understanding Geographic Data (4 CR.)
	• GIS 215 - New GIS Software Platforms and Applications (4 CR.)
	• GIS 220 - Introduction to Urban and Regional Planning (4 CR.)
	• GIS 225 - GIS Applications for Tax Assessors (4 CR.)
	• GIS 230 - Applications in Environmental Science (3 CR.)
	• GIS 255 - Exploring Our Earth: Introduction to Remote Sensing (3 CR.)
Geography
	• GEO 200 - Introduction to Physical Geography (3 CR.)
	• GEO 210 - People and the Land: An Introduction to Cultural Geography (3 CR.)
	• GEO 220 - World Regional Geography (3 CR.)
	• GEO 221 - Regions of the World I (3 CR.)
	• GEO 222 - Regions of the World II (3 CR.)
	• GEO 225 - Economic Geography (3 CR.)
	• GEO 230 - Political Geography (3 CR.)
Geology
	• GOL 105 - Physical Geology (4 CR.)
	• GOL 106 - Historical Geology (4 CR.)
	• GOL 111 - Oceanography I (4 CR.)
	• GOL 112 - Oceanography II (4 CR.)
	• GOL 135 - Field Studies in Geology (1 CR.)
	• GOL 206 - Paleontology (4 CR.)
	• GOL 207 - Mineralogy (4 CR.)
	• GOL 225 - Environmental Geology (4 CR.)
German
	• GER 101 - Beginning German I (4 CR.)
	• GER 102 - Beginning German II (4 CR.)
	• GER 103 - Basic Spoken German I (3 CR.)
	• GER 201 - Intermediate German I (3 CR.)
	• GER 202 - Intermediate German II (3 CR.)
Greek
	• GRE 101 - Introduction to Ancient Greek I (3 CR.)
	• GRE 102 - Introduction to Ancient Greek II (3 CR.)
	• GRE 201 - Intermediate Ancient Greek I (3 CR.)

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