Prerequisites: ACTG 180, ACTG 202, ACTG 211, ACTG 241, and completion of 30 credits with a grade point average of 2.0 or better. Submission of an internship application. This course offers a supervised, structured learning experience at an approved business/organization. Students experience the selection process, receive training related to their field of study, enhance their academic learning, and gain exposure to the workplace. Students apply theoretical classroom concepts to real world workplace issues. Typically, a student completes 45 site hours per one credit of lecture. Additionally, students participate in activities and class time beyond the hours spent at the job site.

This course offers an in-depth analysis of data mobility including the hardware infrastructure (wires, wireless, and devices supporting them), the ISO stack, standards, Internet protocols, federations and grids, the NHIN and other nationwide approaches. (Internet course only.)

A systematic approach to scientific terminology, this course prepares students to function properly in fields related to the medical profession. Familiarity with word elements and competent use of a medical dictionary are emphasized.

A systematic approach to scientific terminology, this course prepares students to function properly in fields related to the medical profession. Familiarity with word elements and competent use of a medical dictionary are emphasized.

The most common commercial, managed care and federal health insurance plans in the US will be discussed. Billing processes and procedures as well as legal, regulatory, and ethical issues in health insurance will also be covered.

This course is designed to prepare the medical office assistant for a variety of legal situations that arise in the medical office setting. This course will stress the importance of medical office personnel having knowledge of the law, personal protection, patient protection, physician protection, the duties of the physician, responsibility and standard of care. The course will also examine the difference between civil and criminal law, contracts, malpractice, and the economic impacts. This course will also offer a comprehensive vocabulary of legal terms. Case law will be examined in groups.

Prerequisites: AHPT 101, AHPT 105, AHPT 201, AHPT 205, AHPT 206, AHPT 213, AHPT 215, AHPT 218, and AHPT 220. Corequisite: AHPT 230.This concentrated course is designed to integrate skills and techniques from previous clinical experiences and from the course work presented throughout the PTA program. It focuses on presentation of comprehensive treatment plans utilizing all treatment skills and techniques learned during the previous semesters. The students will be expected to prepare and maintain a case study that will follow the patient through the continuum of care. Students will be required to relate sociological, physical, and psychological aspects of illness and injury to their projects. Preparation for the state's licensure exam is covered in this course, including the Practice Exam and Assessment Tool (PEAT). Students will also develop a professional portfolio for employment.

Prerequisites: AHPT 101, AHPT 201, AHPT 205, AHPT 206, AHPT 210, AHPT 213, AHPT 215, AHPT 218, and AHPT 220.Corequisite: AHPT 225.This is the third of three full-time clinical experiences during which the student develops proficiency in physical therapy procedures, understanding of clinical responsibilities and supervisory relationships with a minimum competence necessary to graduate as an entry-level physical therapist assistant and become an active participant of the health care team. This course will include a six-week clinical rotation at an approved site.

Prerequisite: AHXR 195-Radiographic Clinicial: II. This course rotates students through various pre-assigned shifts and clinical sites. Experience is gained by performing exams under the supervision of staff technologists during early morning, midday, late evening, and weekend shifts. Sites are multiple and varied providing the students with diversity in patient conditions and types of exams.

Prerequisites: TASK 090 or equivalent.A course emphasizing language arts skills used in today's business office-grammar, punctuation, number usage, capitalization, abbreviations, and spelling. In addition, students will be expected to be able to make decisions and to use proper judgment in preparing a variety of business documents.

This course, a presentation to art students with varying degrees of talent and exposures to instruction, is designed to help each student develop his or her own unique style. Considerable emphasis is placed upon the perception of the draftsperson and problems arising from the representation of three-dimensional objects on two-dimensional planes. Exercises using a variety of media and papers will occupy a great portion of this course. Class problems and assignments are planned to meet the individual needs of all students. Uniformity is not the aim. The major aim is the exposure to, and subsequent assimilation of, basic drawing "tools".

This elementary painting course seeks to acquaint students with the basic tools of the painter, focusing on technique and materials. Each assignment is tailored to both satisfy the need for individual expression and to present a vehicle for the practice of new techniques.

A study of the history, materials, techniques and presentation of transparent watercolor, this course considers a variety of subject matter. Summer classes will be conducted "en plein air" (outdoors) weather permitting.

Prerequisite: ARTZ 224 or instructor's consent.An in-depth continuation of ARTZ 224, this course is a study of the history, materials, techniques, and presentation of transparent watercolor with a variety of subject matter considered. This course may be repeated for a total of nine credits. Students receiving financial aid or veterans' benefits should check with the Financial Aid Office before repeating this course.

Prerequisites: CAPP 106, M 065 or instructor's consent.This course reviews the use of basic mathematical concepts as they apply to business and health fields. Spreadsheets will be used to calculate cash reconciliations, payroll, discounts, interest, taxes, depreciation, inventory, time value of money, systems of measurement, and performing conversions in measurement, temperature, and time.

Prerequisites: completion of 30 semester credits with a grade point average of 2.0 or better. Submission of an internship application. This course offers a supervised, structured learning experience at an approved business/organization. Students experience the selection process, receive training related to their field of study, enhance their academic learning, and gain exposure to the workplace. Students apply theoretical classroom concepts to real world workplace issues. Typically, a student completes 45 site hours per one credit of lecture. Additionally, students participate in activities and class time beyond the hours spent at the job site.

This course, designed for non-biology majors, is a survey of organization and complexity of living organisms, including biological macromolecules, cell structure and function, metabolism and nutrition, reproduction, development, heredity, and the diversity of living organisms and their ecological relationships. General education credit can be earned for either BIOB 101 or BIOB 160, but not both. Laboratory work is included.

Prerequisite: BIOB 101 or BIOB 160 or CHMY 105 or CHMY 121 or instructor's consent.This course is an introduction to anatomical methodology and physiological mechanisms. Students become familiar with the systematic organization of the human body at both the micro- and macro-structural levels, the normal functions of each organ in a particular system, and the interrelationships between structure and function. Specifically covered in this semester are an introduction to histology and the integumentary, skeletal, nervous, muscular, and endocrine systems. Laboratory included.

Introduction to the principles of botany, this course covers plants, their structure, growth and taxonomy as related to manipulation and utilization with emphasis on the identification and uses of local native plants.

This course is an introduction to plant associations, including identification of plants emphasizing native flora with consideration of their environment. Field work may include hiking up to two miles on rugged, steep terrain.

Prerequisites: Instructor consent.This course offers an introduction to the fundamental principles of tropical botany, ecology, ethnobotany, and conservation in a topical setting. Various habitats will be visited including montane cloud, alpine paramo, and lowland wet forests. Field orientation at each site will include the identification of significant plant species, and understanding of species interactions, and the ability to conceptualize various habitat types. Students will learn the major families and genera of tropical plants in a phylogenetic context. This course is designed to develop the field skills needed for taxonomic and floristic studies. Students should expect to participate in moderate daily hikes and an abundance of time learning outdoors.

Prerequisite: WRIT 095 or instructor's consent.TASK 110 and TASK 111 are recommended.This course is designed to increase your competency as a communicator. The course will review basic communication skills including listening, written and oral. Study principles and techniques of business letters, memos, and reports using the direct, indirect and persuasive approaches. Emphasis will be on communicating for employment—resume, application letter, interview. Some emphasis on oral communication, conducting meetings, intercultural communications business technology and internet communication.

Prerequisite: WRIT 095 or instructor's consent.TASK 110 and TASK 111 are recommended.This course is designed to increase your competency as a communicator. The course will review basic communication skills including listening, written and oral. Study principles and techniques of business letters, memos, and reports using the direct, indirect and persuasive approaches. Emphasis will be on communicating for employment—resume, application letter, interview. Some emphasis on oral communication, conducting meetings, intercultural communications business technology and internet communication.

A project and problem-solving course,the focus is on the implementation of spreadsheets and databases to solve common business problems. Other topics discussed will include operating systems and word processing.

This is a course in word processing using the Microsoft Word or the current industry standard. The course includes creating, retrieving, and editing documents, as well as an introduction to some advanced features such as mail merge, graphics, WordArt, macros, and tables.

Prerequisites: appropriate placement test score in math or grade of "C" or better in M 065 within the past 2 years, or chemistry department consent.An investigation of chemistry, including software and other tools, laboratory methods, and problem solving skills, topics in this course include the scientific method and its role in the continued development of chemistry; physical and chemical changes; chemical reactions; atoms, elements, and the periodic table; units of measure; dimensional analysis; uncertainty and propagation of error; states of matter; chemical bonding; writing and balancing chemical equations; naming chemical substances; and solving stoichiometry and limiting reactant problems.

Prerequisites: appropriate score on chemistry placement exam, or grade of "B-" or better in CHMY 105NL within the past 2 years, or Chemistry Department consent. As the first semester of an introduction to general, inorganic, organic and biological chemistry, this course covers measurement systems, atomic structure, chemical periodicity, bonding, chemical reactions, acid-base chemistry, electrochemistry, nuclear chemistry. Laboratory included.

This course focuses on preparation, presentation, and criticism of speeches. Emphasis on the development of public speaking techniques through constructive criticism.

This course is a study of and practice in communication skills in professional life and in daily relationships.

This course is a study of and practice in communication skills in professional life and in daily relationships.

Prerequisite: basic keyboarding skills (30 WPM) is recommended.This is a foundation course in computer science using the high-level, object-oriented concepts in programming using Java. Topics covered are data types, arrays, basic programming constructs, iteration, decision statements, sequences, methods, exception handling, classes, objects, methods, encapsulation, data hiding, inheritance and polymorphism.

Prerequisite: instructor's consent.This course provides practical work experience in catering for both on and off-premise college sanctioned events during the summer semester. Students are provided with an opportunity to showcase their knowledge and skills in culinary, baking, pastry, and management.

Prerequisite: instructor's consent.Part III in the Professional Culinary Arts Series. This course integrates all culinary and baking skills learned to this point with more advanced techniques. Speed in production, teamwork, presentation/plating, and development of flavor continue to be emphasized and expanded upon. Students will incorporate procedures from all previous courses with an exploration of new topics, including international cuisine, American regional cuisine, garde manger, complex cakes, petit fours, chocolates, and basic sugar work.

Prerequisite: instructor's consent. This course introduces students to the basic elements of nutrition, discusses nutritional menu planning, development of healthy recipes, and describes marketing nutrition in the hospitality industry. As consumer demands for healthful eating continue to increase, professionals in food service must have a thorough knowledge of nutrition to best meet and exceed those needs. The characteristics, functions and food sources of the major nutrients and the procedures used to maximize nutrient retention in preparation and storage of foods will be examined. Students will apply the principles of nutrient needs throughout the life cycle to menu planning and food production.

Prerequisite: instructor's consent.This course is an introduction to the fundamentals of menu construction. Emphasis is placed on the importance of the menu in creating a successful business. Throughout the semester, students will examine and analyze various models and learn how changes to the menu can markedly increase/decrease sales, create interest, meet individual tastes and nutritional needs, and be used as an important sales and marketing tool.

This course studies policies, compliance, enforcement, and reporting of work site safety issues. Coursework will focus on personal ability to act and interact ethically and effectively in both self-practice and co-worker enforcement of safety policies. The ethical responsibility to report safety violations and means of coping with accidents within a workplace will also be studied. This course also covers the OSHA 10-hour training for general industry applications.

EMT is considered the desired level of medical training by many EMS transport agencies. The course focuses on skill development in the primary responsibilities of the Emergency Medical Technician, which are to bring emergency medical care to victims of emergencies, to stabilize their condition, and to transport them safely and expeditiously to an appropriate facility. The course is a combination of classroom work, skills lab and practical experience. Upon successful completion of the course, graduates are eligible to sit for the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT) certification examinations. All aspects of authorization/certification are the responsibility of the student.

Prerequisite: program director's consent.This course provides an opportunity to study and manage trauma and medical emergencies from a case study perspective. Trauma topics include shock, head, spinal, thoracic and abdominal trauma, burns and environmental emergencies. Medical topics include respiratory and cardiac emergencies, neurologic emergencies, endocrine, hematology, infectious diseases, and anaphylaxis.

Prerequisite: program director's consent. This course prepares the paramedic student for the national registry paramedic exam. It is a review of the cognitive and affective behaviors taught throughout the fall and spring semesters of the paramedic program.

Prerequisite: program director's consent.This course prepares the paramedic student for the national registry paramedic psychomotor exam. It is a review of the psychomotor skills taught throughout the fall and spring semesters of the paramedicine program.

Prerequisites: program director consent.This course provides the opportunity to apply, in the field, the didactic knowledge and skills developed in the classroom and lab. This course serves as the final field experience in assisting the student to become an employable EMS provider. Cognitive, psychomotor, and affective evaluation skills addressed include patient assessment, history gathering, treatment prioritizing, diagnostic impression, protocol knowledge, radio communication, written documentation, airway management, fluid/drug management, cardiac management, trauma and medical emergencies management, attitude, professionalism, assertiveness, and team leader qualities.

This is an introductory course covering the Montessori philosophy of education and child development. Human growth and development and educational theories will be emphasized as they pertain to children ages two and one half (2 1/2) to six (6) years. This course applies to Montessori Early Childhood and Elementary Certifications.

Special Topics are courses that can appear in any curriculum and are taught on a one-time or trial basis.

Special Topics are courses that can appear in any curriculum and are taught on a one-time or trial basis.

Help your emergent and fluent readers by analyzing various reading strategies to increase their reading abilities. We will examine and practice direct instruction models for explicit teaching and utilize routine cards for proving explicit instruction in foundational reading skills.

At the end of this class teachers will have the skills to take the Google Certified Educator Level 1 - 180 minute test. Topics covered include Google Sites, Google Calendar, Google Docs, Google Forms, Google Sheets, Google Classroom, Google Hangouts, Youtube, and email.

Have you ever wondered about relevant math games and manipulatives to increase student achievement' In this class, we will construct and use math manipulatives to increase student engagement, play games using dice and cards, and look at children's books as strategies to strengthen your students' mathematical abilities.

In this course, teachers will streamline their current curriculum to maximize student learning and make social studies relevant to all learners in their everyday lives. Focusing on pedagogy, teachers will critically evaluate current practices and create lessons that support other content areas, allow for easy differentiation and deeper-knowledge assessments. Teachers will need to bring their current curriculum (textbooks, unit plans), and should have a working Gmail account. Please bring a laptop or chrome book.

This workshop will introduce participants to the Media Arts content standards that are a new addition the revised Montana State Art standards taking effect next school year, and explore ways to incorporate the different Media Arts content areas into the classroom. Students will develop and create different media artworks while learning different applications and processes in Digital Photography, Graphic design, Typography, Animation, Sound design, and Movie Editing. Participants will work with iPads, and open source media arts applications in these content areas. Class discussion will cover how to use the Media Arts applications in the classroom with digital storytelling and cross curricular integration.

This will be an exciting and enjoyable five days of experiencing music lessons, songs, activities, games and ideas to use in a general classroom setting. Activities and lessons are predominantly focused on K-8th grade.

Teachers will learn to identify and analyze conflict in the special education process in order to create meaningful dialog and change interactive dynamics. Tools and strategies that support implementing meaningful partnerships with colleagues, parents, and students will be emphasized.

The purpose of this course is to teach educators how to integrate technology in lesson plans for any curriculum. A variety of tools and applications will be introduced with consideration for which are most appropriate for given outcomes.

This course will focus on integrating the new Montana State Science Standards into current elementary classrooms through the use of other content areas. Flexibility is built in so we can focus on topics that participants want to explore based on their own classroom needs. We will also learn how to help young students construct knowledge about science through STEM activities that enhance the curriculum you already have in place.

This is an introductory class in electrical fundamentals. A practical approach will be used for the study of electricity including Ohm's Law; power; series and parallel circuits; direct and alternating current. A strong emphasis will be placed on diagrams and troubleshooting.

Corequisite(s): ELCT 100, or ELCT 107 and ELCT 108.This course will introduce the student to the various electrical properties and the equipment which produces those properties. Basic circuitry will be examined, utilizing algebraic skills to perform the calculations.

This is a class discussion course dealing with electrical material and equipment sizing, layout and application, applicable wiring codes, regulations and rules and characteristics of common electrical distribution systems as used in industrial plants and commercial building locations. Included is a study of short circuit current, current limiting and coordination, power factor correction and electrical rates. This course includes the study of modern illumination principles, calculation procedures and equipment for lighting installations. Also included are discussions of building construction, heat loss calculations and electric heating equipment selection.

Prerequisite(s): ELCT 133.Corequisite(s): ELCT 233.This course includes laboratory work dealing with Code application relating to conduit bending, as well as National Electrical Code calculations for wire and cable installation. Students will perform lab work consisting of actual installation of conduit, wire and cable.

This course is a combination lecture/lab series of grounding theory, as well as characteristics of grounded and non-grounded systems. Labs include proper grounding practices, various grounding applications, tools and materials usage and methods of compressions and exothermic application and installations.

This course is an introduction to nondestructive weld inspection, theory and practices. All six processes will be introduced, liquid penetrate, magnetic particle, eddy current, ultra sonic, radiographic, with visual inspection and AWS, ASME, and ASNT codes and standards being emphasized.

This is a beginning course in the use of Adobe Photoshop. This class will introduce the concepts of basic digital image manipulation techniques. This includes cropping images, selecting details, creating new layers, adjusting color balance/contrast, adding type, web optimization, resampling/resizing of images, and using alpha channels. More intermediate topics such as layer mask selection, clipping masks, layer adjustments, filters, and image slicing will be introduced. The most recent version of Photoshop is highly recommended.

Lectures and field trips designed to acquaint the student with the geologic history, rock types, structural features, landforms, and natural resources of Northwest Montana. Field trips in the Flathead and Mission Valleys and Glacier Park.

Prerequisite(s): students must be at least 18 years of age and possess a valid Montana Driver's License.Commercial Truck Driving will assist students in gaining a working knowledge of information needed to obtain a Class "A" CDL learner's permit through classroom instruction. This class also includes simulator and backing practice, and the driving experience necessary to pass the pre-trip, skills, and driving exam for the Montana Class "A" CDL. The lab exercises are designed to provide students with the driving skills in a working environment.

Prerequisite(s): students must be at least 18 years of age and possess a valid Montana Driver's License. This course will assist students in gaining the knowledge and information needed to obtain a Class "B" CDL learner's permit through classroom instruction. The course also includes vehicle safety inspections, backing techniques, and the driving experience necessary to pass the pre-trip, skills, and driving exam for the Montana Class "B" CDL with passenger and school bus endorsements. The lab exercises are designed to provide students with driving skills in a working environment including town and open-road.

The Commercial Truck Driver B to A Transition class will assist students in gaining a working knowledge needed to extend Class B skills to Class "A" CDL learner's permit through classroom instruction. This class also includes pre-trip, backing practice, and the driving experience necessary to pass the pre-trip, skills, and driving exam for the Montana Class "A" CDL. The lab exercises are designed to provide students who possess the basic Class B license and driving skills with the additional driving skills required for a Class A combination vehicle/trailer.

Prerequisite(s): EQOP 100 or instructor's consent.This course will introduce the student to the skills necessary to be proficient in night operations, extreme driving conditions, hazard perception, emergency maneuvers, and skid control. It will also introduce the student to handling and documenting cargo, environmental issues, accident procedures, trip planning, and interpersonal communication.

This course will introduce students to equipment work site safety, grade stake interpretation, and soil composition and characteristics. It will also introduce students to the operation of dump trucks, skid steers, dozers, excavators, backhoes, loaders, scrapers, and motor graders to the National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER) standards.

This course will introduce students to equipment work site safety, grade stake interpretation, and soil composition and characteristics. It will also introduce students to the operation of dump trucks, skid steers, dozers, excavators, backhoes, loaders, scrapers, and motor graders to the National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER) standards.

Prerequisite(s): HEO 105.This course is a continuation of HEO 105 designed to develop student proficiencies in equipment operational safety, soil stabilization and good grade determination, and operation of equipment that is fitted with GPS. Proficiency in the operation of all pieces of equipment is expected. Students will give presentations on topics in construction, excavation, or maintenance of equipment.

Prerequisite(s): HEO 105.This course is a continuation of HEO 105 designed to develop student proficiencies in equipment operational safety, soil stabilization and good grade determination, and operation of equipment that is fitted with GPS. Proficiency in the operation of all pieces of equipment is expected. Students will give presentations on topics in construction, excavation, or maintenance of equipment.

The Commercial Truck Driving Class A to Bus Transition will assist students in gaining a working knowledge needed to extend Class A skills to include a bus endorsement. This class also includes pre-trip, backing practice, and the driving experience necessary to pass the pre-trip, skills, and driving exam for the Montana Class passenger and school bus endorsements. The lab exercises are designed to provide students who possess the Class A license and driving skills with the additional driving skills required to successfully pass the passenger and school bus performance test.

This course is a comprehensive introductory history of Colonial, Revolutionary, Jeffersonian, Jacksonian, and Civil War era America.

This is an introductory course in heating and power low pressure boiler systems. It will introduce the concepts and terminology of commercial, industrial, and residential boiler systems and emphasize troubleshooting and maintenance procedures employed in maintaining hot water systems. Area of focus include boiler fundamentals, boiler types, steam and hydronic boilers, fuels and burner types, valve identification, safety and relief valves, water level controllers, and industry safety issues associated with boiler accidents. The course will prepare students to take the Boiler Operator license exam.

Prerequisite: Enrollment in Running Start Summer Experience ProgramCollege 101: Summer Experience provides pre-collegiate students with academic success strategies for college, and resources for exploring educational and career opportunities. Students will participate in service learning and experiential activities and reflect on their values, skills, and leadership-styles. Students will create an academic and career action plan preparing them to enter college full-time.

Prerequisite: Enrollment in Running Start Summer Experience ProgramCollege 101: Summer Experience provides pre-collegiate students with academic success strategies for college, and resources for exploring educational and career opportunities. Students will participate in service learning and experiential activities and reflect on their values, skills, and leadership-styles. Students will create an academic and career action plan preparing them to enter college full-time.

Special Topics are courses that can appear in any curriculum and are taught on a one-time trial basis.

Independent study courses are designed for students who wish to pursue individual projects outside of regular course offerings

Prerequisites: BMIS 270 and completion of 30 semester credits with a grade point average of 2.0 or better. Submission of an internship application.This course offers a supervised, structured learning experience at an approved business/organization. Students will receive training related to their field of study, enhance their academic learning, and gain exposure to the workplace. Students will receive assistance in developing application materials and finding worksites meeting learning and legal criteria from the Career Development Coordinator.

"The old country..." mysterious, exotic, sophisticated, and full of contradictions: yet a much romanticized and nostalgically remembered "home" for so many Americans. This lecture and discussion course will focus on great writings and films of 20th century Europe, and familiarize students with crucial events of European art and history.

This course is designed for those students who need to improve their pre-algebra skills. Topics include signed numbers, basic factoring, basic equation solving, and an introduction to polynomials, square roots, basic graphing and basic exponent rules.

This course is designed for those students who need to improve their pre-algebra skills. Topics include signed numbers, basic factoring, basic equation solving, and an introduction to polynomials, square roots, basic graphing and basic exponent rules.

Prerequisite: appropriate placement test score, a grade of "C" or better in M 065, or Math Department consent.This course provides an introduction to algebra. The course covers the topics of solving and graphing linear equations, solving systems of linear equations, introductory polynomials and factoring, basic function notation, and graphing and solving basic quadratics. Graphical and algebraic approaches to solving equations and application problems will be used throughout the course.

Prerequisite(s): Grade of "SA" or "C" or better in M065, appropriate placement test score, or Math Department consentThis course is designed for students as the alternative to the traditional algebraic math sequence and to prepare them for college-level math courses emphasizing quantitative methods. Emphasis will be placed on using data and appropriate mathematical models to make decisions, while developing logical reasoning and critical thinking skills. Topics include proportional reasoning, utilizing various graphical representations, linear equations (including systems of linear equations), and basic probability and statistics.

Prerequisite: appropriate placement test score, a grade of "C" or better in M 090, or Math Department consent.This course is the second semester of algebra review and provides preparation for pre-calculus. This course concentrates on quadratic, rational, exponential, and logarithmic expressions and equations. This course also covers the graphs of functions, inequalities, and solving linear systems of equations.

Prerequisite: appropriate placement test score, a grade of "C" or better in M 094, or Math Department consent.The course will cover systems of linear equations andmatrix algebra including linear programming. An introduction to probability with emphasis on models and probabilistic reasoning will be covered. Examples of applications will be demonstrated from a wide variety of fields.

Prerequisite: appropriate placement test score, a grade of "C" or better in M 094, or Math Department consent.The course will cover systems of linear equations andmatrix algebra including linear programming. An introduction to probability with emphasis on models and probabilistic reasoning will be covered. Examples of applications will be demonstrated from a wide variety of fields.

Prerequisite(s): appropriate placement test score, a grade of "C" or better or "SA" in M 065 or Math Department consent.This course is designed to provide students with a solid mathematical foundation necessary to succeed in a health care profession. This course will review algebra, measurements used in health care fields, dimensional analysis, graphs and basic statistics and cost/selling price and mark-up.

Prerequisite: appropriate placement test score, a grade of "C" or better in M 095, or Math Department consent.This course is the first semester of a precalculus series. Topics covered include equations, systems of linear equations and methods of solution (including matrices), exponents and radicals, linear and quadratic functions (and their graphs), exponential and logarithmic functions (and their graphs), sequences and series.

Prerequisite: appropriate placement test score, a grade of "C" or better in M 152, or Math Department consent.This course is the second semester of a precalculus series. Trigonometric functions are introduced using the circular and angular definitions. Trigonometric graphs, identities, equations and applications are investigated. Polar coordinates, polar graphs and conic sections are also covered.

This course introduces the fundamental concepts necessary to interpret drawings and produce sketches for machine tool applications as applied to Machine Tool Technology. Topics include advanced sectioning, geometric dimensioning, geometric tolerance, and assembly drawings/sketching. Interpretation of specifications and determination of acceptable tolerance requirements to ensure quality control measures for design parts will also be stressed.

Students will develop the knowledge and skills to prepare them to analyze and evaluate the processes and methodology required in an industrial production environment to determine if quality control standards are being met. Topics include: use of non-precision measuring tools, use of precision measuring tools, use of comparison gauges, and analysis of measurements in a CNC environment.

The student will perform advanced hands-on machine shop operations: set up and operation of manual milling machines, drill presses, band saws, grinders, and other equipment commonly found in manufacturing facilities. The student will use precision measuring tools and methods, utilize blueprint, and perform project process planning. Various types of steel and aluminum are used.

Prerequisite: instructor's consent.This is an undergraduate research course that is under the supervision of a full-time instructor. This course may be repeated for a maximum of 12 credits. Students receiving financial aid or veterans' benefits should check with the Financial Aid Office before repeating this course.

Prerequisites: instructor's consent.This course consists of string, woodwind, brass, percussion, piano and vocal ensembles as appropriate to meet student needs. This course may be repeated for a total of four credits. Students receiving financial aid or veterans' benefits should check with the Financial Aid Office before repeating this course.

Prerequisite: instructor's consent.Title will vary. Private instruction in voice, piano, string, wind and/or percussion instruments. This course covers the study of performing techniques, music interpretation, expression, and style. This course may be repeated for a total of four credits. Students receiving financial aid or veterans benefits should check with the Financial Aid Office before repeating the course.

Prerequisite: instructor's consent.Title will vary. Private instruction in voice, piano, string, wind and/or percussion instruments. This course covers the study of performing techniques, music interpretation, expression, and style. This course may be repeated for a total of four credits. Students receiving financial aid or veterans benefits should check with the Financial Aid Office before repeating the course.

Prerequisite: instructor's consent.Title will vary. Private instruction in voice, piano, string, wind and/or percussion instruments. This course covers the study of performing techniques, music interpretation, expression, and style. This course may be repeated for a total of four credits. Students receiving financial aid or veterans benefits should check with the Financial Aid Office before repeating the course.

Prerequisite: instructor's consent.Title will vary. Private instruction in voice, piano, string, wind and/or percussion instruments. This course covers the study of performing techniques, music interpretation, expression, and style. This course may be repeated for a total of four credits. Students receiving financial aid or veterans benefits should check with the Financial Aid Office before repeating the course.

Prerequisite: instructor's consent.Title will vary. Private instruction in voice, piano, string, wind and/or percussion instruments. This course covers the study of performing techniques, music interpretation, expression, and style. This course may be repeated for a total of four credits. Students receiving financial aid or veterans benefits should check with the Financial Aid Office before repeating the course.

Prerequisite: instructor's consent.Title will vary. Private instruction in voice, piano, string, wind and/or percussion instruments. This course covers the study of performing techniques, music interpretation, expression, and style. This course may be repeated for a total of four credits. Students receiving financial aid or veterans benefits should check with the Financial Aid Office before repeating the course.

Prerequisites: MUSI 195 and instructor's consent.Title will vary. Continued private instruction in voice, piano, string, wind and/or percussion instruments. This course covers the study of performing techniques, music interpretation, expression and style at a more intermediate level. This course may be repeated for a total of four credits. Students receiving financial aid or veterans benefits should check with the Financial Aid Office before repeating the course.

Prerequisites: MUSI 195 and instructor's consent.Title will vary. Continued private instruction in voice, piano, string, wind and/or percussion instruments. This course covers the study of performing techniques, music interpretation, expression and style at a more intermediate level. This course may be repeated for a total of four credits. Students receiving financial aid or veterans benefits should check with the Financial Aid Office before repeating the course.

Prerequisites: successful completion of a background check from an approved vendor, completion of required immunizations, ability to lift 25 pounds,and nursing department consent.Concepts and practices in basic skills for CNA. Course includes basic medical terminology, basic human anatomy and physiology, and the aging process. Students will gain understanding and application of the skills required to address the needs of the chronically ill residents in long-term care facilities. State of Montana CNA testing administered at the end of course.

Prerequisite(s): NRSG 130, NRSG 131, NRSG 135, NRSG 136, NRSG 152, and NRSG 153. Corequisites: NRSG 141.The course is designed to build upon the knowledge acquired in Fundamentals of Nursing. The focus is on safe, effective care environments, health promotion and maintenance, and psychosocial and physiological integrity of adults who are experiencing health interruptions in well-defined practice settings. Principles of pharmacology, cultural competency, gerontology, nutrition, end-of-life and palliative care are integrated throughout the course.

Prerequisite(s): NRSG 130, NRSG 131, NRSG 135, NRSG 136, NRSG 152, NRSG 153.Corequisite(s): NRSG 140.This clinical is an integration of experiences in well-defined practice settings. The focus is on implementation of the nursing process, professional behaviors, communication, clinical decision making, caring interventions and collaboration in interdisciplinary practice to prevent, promote, maintain and restore basic health.

Prerequisites: NRSG 130, NRSG 131, NRSG 135, NRSG 136, NRSG 152 and NRSG 153. Corequisites: NRSG 143. This course introduces the student to the knowledge needed to provide safe nursing care for the female patient and family with regards to reproductive issues, including perinatal. Also included is the child patient and family with regards to normal growth and development as well as common and chronic disease processes. Psychosocial aspects of care, legal and ethical issues, and cultural beliefs will be incorporated throughout. The emphasis is on patient and family-centered care utilizing evidence based practice, and effective interpersonal communication skills while functioning within an interdisciplinary team environment.

Prerequisite(s): NRSG 130, NRSG 131, NRSG 135, NRSG 136, NRSG 152, and NRSG 153.Corequisite(s): NRSG 142.This clinical integrates the knowledge of care for women, children, and families into a practical and observational clinical environment.

Prerequisites: NRSG 130, NRSG 131, NRSG 135, NRSG 136, NRSG 152 and NRSG 153.Corequisites: NRSG 149.This course explores the legal and ethical principles of Practical Nursing leadership in providing safe, relationship-centered care. The concepts of accountability, fiscal responsibility in relation to patient outcomes, collaboration, effective communication, conflict management skills, critical thinking, delegation, principles of human caring, and prioritization are emphasized throughout the course. Application of concepts in the rural environment are included.

Prerequisite(s): NRSG 130, NRSG 131, NRSG 135, NRSG 136, NRSG 152, NRSG 153.Corequisite(s): NRSG 148This clinical integrates theory with implementation of basic leadership skills. Preceptor experiences are based on selected nursing needs in the local and rural communities with a focus on knowledge, skills, and attitudes of nursing leadership needed to provide high quality, holistic, safe nursing care.

Prerequisites: admission into FVCC ASN program, Montana LPN License; BIOH 201; BIOH 211; CHMY 121; M 115, M 121, M152, M 153, or M 171; NRSG 250; NUTR 221; PSYX 100 and WRIT 101 if not taken with practical nurse program.Corequisites: BIOM 250, NRSG 254, NRSG 258. This course prepares the student to provide care to maternal/child clients experiencing acutely changing conditions in settings where outcome is less predictable. Topics include care of the client during childbirth, high-risk pregnancies, obstetrical emergencies, neonatal emergencies, and infants and children requiring complex collaborative care.

Prerequisite: BIOH 201, CHMY 121, WRIT 101, M 115 or accepted substitution and acceptance into the Registered Nursing ASN. Coorequisites: NRSG 255.In this course, the student focuses on the nursing concepts utilizing basic human needs, developmental theory, nursing process, therapeutic communication, and nursing interventions to promote and maintain health for clients and families experiencing mental-health issues. The student will examine client responses to stressors across the life span. Tasks of biological-behavioral concepts in psychosocial nursing care, rural and cultural impacts will be addressed.

Prerequisites: NRSG 250, NRSG 252, NRSG 254, NRSG 258 and BIOM 250.Corequisites: NRSG 265, NRSG 266, SOCI 101.This course prepares the student to provide nursing care to adult clients experiencing acutely changing conditions in settings where outcome is less predictable. Emphasis is placed on the nurse's response to emergent/life-threatening/rapidly changing conditions. Topics covered include collaborative therapeutic modalities related to acute/complex neurological, cardiac, respiratory, hematological, endocrinologic events, shock, sepsis/SIRS, complex burns, etc.

Prerequisites: BIOM251NL, NRSG 250, NRSG 252, NRSG 254, NRSG 258.Corequisites: NRSG 262, NRSG 266, SOCI 101.This course prepares the student to carry out complex nursing interventions. Topics covered include central venous therapy, parenteral nutrition, hemodynamic monitoring, advance airway/ventilatory support, intracranial pressure monitoring, IV medication administration, high risk IV infusions, blood/blood product administration, conscious sedation, advanced wound care, etc.

Prerequisite(s): NRSG 230, NRSG 231, NRSG 232, NRSG 233, NRSG 234, NRSG 235, NRSG 236, NRSG237, NRSG244, NRSG 245, NRSG 246, NRSG 247, NRSG254, NRSG 255.Corequisite(s): NRSG 267.In this course students examine concepts of leadership and management emphasizing prioritization, delegation, and supervision of nursing care for patients across the lifespan. Topics also include communication techniques, legal and ethical issues, care of the culturally diverse patient, and utilizing change theory. Healthcare policy, finance, and regulatory environment issues are explored and applied to planning, collaborating and coordinating care across the continuum.Corequisites: NRSG 262, NRSG 265, SOCI 101.This course covers topics related to integrated nursing care of individual clients and groups of clients as well as basic principles related to supervision of nursing practice and management of resources. Topics include role differentiation among care providers, organization and prioritization, delegation, supervision and appropriate practice/practice setting; management of the needs of individual and groups of clients, management of health care resources. Additionally, the course helps the student integrate didactic content from all other nursing courses and will help the student in her or his transition from the student role to the role of the Registered Nurse. Students examine legal/ethical issues in nursing, values clarification, conflict resolution and consensus building and effective communication techniques in the employment setting. Licensure exam (NCLEX-RN) preparation and process are also included as a component of the course. The preceptor based clinical component allows the student to function in the role of a registered nurse while working one-to-one with a designated RN preceptor.

This course relates nutritional needs during different stages of the life cycle. Basic concepts of human nutrition including carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, vitamins, minerals, absorption, digestions, metabolism, and energy utilization and how they relate to health and food consumption are covered.

Students will explore the nature, purpose, and forms of the American government; relationship between function and structure; dynamics of political change; governmental problems of modern society; emphasis upon constitutional principles, political processes, public opinion, interest groups, political parties, elections, congress, the Presidency and the Courts.

This course is a scientific study of behavior in human and sub-human species. Topics include learning and memory, intelligence, emotion, motivation, conflict and stress, abnormal behavior, therapies, altered states of awareness and others.

This course is a scientific study of behavior in human and sub-human species. Topics include learning and memory, intelligence, emotion, motivation, conflict and stress, abnormal behavior, therapies, altered states of awareness and others.

A course designed to introduce the student to the concepts and terms used in the study of man as a social being, it addresses group life of humans: culture, society, association, institutions, collective behavior, and social interaction.

A course designed to introduce the student to the concepts and terms used in the study of man as a social being, it addresses group life of humans: culture, society, association, institutions, collective behavior, and social interaction.

Prerequisite: appropriate placement test score, a grade of "C" or better in M115, or Math Department consent.Graphical methods, measures of location and dispersion, probability, commonly used distributions, estimation, and tests of hypotheses through analysis of variance are introduced. Five major probability distributions are discussed: the binomial, normal, student's t, chi-square, and the F distribution.

The background and theories of theatre arts, appreciation of the theatre and dramatic literature, and the practical aspects of producing a play are explored.

The background and theories of theatre arts, appreciation of the theatre and dramatic literature, and the practical aspects of producing a play are explored.

This course is an introduction to welding theory. The fundamentals of welding equipment used in oxyacetylene, shielded metal arc, gas metal arc, gas tungsten arc, including welding and cutting safety. Basic metallurgy and welding process theory will be incorporated. Some computer training is included.

This is an introductory course presenting the care and use of arc and oxy-fuel welding equipment, regulators, torches, cylinders, power sources, electrodes, characteristics of operation, welding of mild steel and special application weld procedures. Various techniques of welding mild steel and medium steel will be studied. Mechanical properties of metals and types of joints are also presented.

Prerequisite(s): WLDG 185 or instructor's consent.This class provides experienced welders the opportunity to prepare for, practice, and complete the AWS National Welding Certificate exam. The training will include flat, horizontal, vertical, and overhead positions for mild and medium steel. Emphasis is placed on AWS standards for Structural Steel welding codes employing 1" steel for unlimited thickness certification to AWS standards.

Corequisite(s): WLDG 111 and WLDG 117.This course covers basic fabrication techniques as they relate to product manufacturing, maintenance, and repair. Topics presented include bending, forming, shearing, punching operations, flat pattern layouts, basic jig and fixture applications, and assembly methods.

Prerequisite: WLDG 111 or instructor's consent.This course provides experienced welders the opportunity to prepare for, practice, and complete the AWS National Welding Certificate exam to AWS D1.1 code. The training will include flat, horizontal, vertical, overhead positions of mild and medium steel. Emphasis is placed on heat and rod selection for various metals, techniques, and exam requirements. Both stick and tig welders will be employed. This course may be repeated for a total of eight credits. Students receiving financial aid or Veterans' benefits should check with the Financial Aid Office before repeating this class.

Prerequisite: WLDG 111 or instructor's consent.This course provides experienced welders the opportunity to prepare for, practice, and complete the AWS National Welding Certificate exam to AWS D1.1 code. The training will include flat, horizontal, vertical, overhead positions of mild and medium steel. Emphasis is placed on heat and rod selection for various metals, techniques, and exam requirements. Both stick and tig welders will be employed. This course may be repeated for a total of eight credits. Students receiving financial aid or Veterans' benefits should check with the Financial Aid Office before repeating this class.

Prerequisite(s): WLDG 111.This class is an introduction to pipe welding using the shielded metal arc welding process. The student is instructed on electrode selection, joint and equipment setup. All pipe welding positions will be presented along with the various welding processes employed in pipe welding.

Prerequisite: score of 11 or better on FVCC Writing Placement, or a score of 75 or better on COMPASS placement test or a grade of "C-" or better in WRIT 095.Instruction and practice in expository writing. This course emphasizes specific writing and revision techniques to develop coherence, conciseness, clear and forceful style and voice, and thinking skills. Assignments range from short pieces to essays and a research paper. Mastery of the basics of grammar and mechanics is assumed.

Prerequisite: score of 11 or better on FVCC Writing Placement, or a score of 75 or better on COMPASS placement test or a grade of "C-" or better in WRIT 095.Instruction and practice in expository writing. This course emphasizes specific writing and revision techniques to develop coherence, conciseness, clear and forceful style and voice, and thinking skills. Assignments range from short pieces to essays and a research paper. Mastery of the basics of grammar and mechanics is assumed.

Prerequisite: score of 11 or better on FVCC Writing Placement, or a score of 75 or better on COMPASS placement test or a grade of "C-" or better in WRIT 095.Instruction and practice in expository writing. This course emphasizes specific writing and revision techniques to develop coherence, conciseness, clear and forceful style and voice, and thinking skills. Assignments range from short pieces to essays and a research paper. Mastery of the basics of grammar and mechanics is assumed.

Prerequisite: score of 11 or better on FVCC Writing Placement, or a score of 75 or better on COMPASS placement test or a grade of "C-" or better in WRIT 095.Instruction and practice in expository writing. This course emphasizes specific writing and revision techniques to develop coherence, conciseness, clear and forceful style and voice, and thinking skills. Assignments range from short pieces to essays and a research paper. Mastery of the basics of grammar and mechanics is assumed.

Prerequisite: score of 11 or better on FVCC Writing Placement, or a score of 75 or better on COMPASS placement test or a grade of "C-" or better in WRIT 095.Instruction and practice in expository writing. This course emphasizes specific writing and revision techniques to develop coherence, conciseness, clear and forceful style and voice, and thinking skills. Assignments range from short pieces to essays and a research paper. Mastery of the basics of grammar and mechanics is assumed.