RVC Dual Credit

Introductory Life Science is designed as an introductory life science course for liberal arts majors or other students interested in a survey of biological principles. Topics covered range from the cell and the theory of evolution to genetic engineering.

Introduction to Criminal Justice is open to all students and covers philosophy and history of law enforcement; crime and police problems; organization and jurisdiction of local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies; and a survey of professional career opportunities and qualifications required. The development of professionalism in the criminal justice/law enforcement field is a major part of this course. Accordingly, students will be exposed to, and expected to adhere to many of the customary professional standards to which careers in this field subscribe.

Introduction to Early Childhood Education provides an introduction to the early childhood education profession with an emphasis on developmentally appropriate practices, professionalism, and historical foundations of early education. An overview of program models, various types of early childhood programs, community resources, the family's role in education, diversity, contemporary trends and issues in programs for children ages birth through eight will be addressed. Fifteen (15) hours of field observations are required.

The Developing Child is an overview of the physical-motor, emotional, social, and cognitive growth processes from the prenatal period through adolescence. This course is a prerequisite for all upper level Early Childhood Education courses.

Nutrition and Health of the Young Child includes the study of basic human nutrition, the nutritional value of food, relationship of food and food habits to nutrition, relationship of nutrition to biological development, safety, health and sanitary practices, regulations and agencies. Offered in fall semester.

In Composition I, students employ flexible strategies to develop focused, purposeful essays that demonstrate college-level thinking. Students write in a variety of textual forms, including persuasive essays in the latter half of the semester, and learn to address the needs of audiences by increasing their awareness of the rhetorical situations in which they write. Students learn to develop and support their claims effectively, to position their ideas in relation to those of others, and to edit their writing carefully. Students write 16-24 pages of revised prose during the course.

Introduction to Graphic Arts Technology is a series of lectures, discussions, presentations, and laboratory experiences, designed to orient students to the breadth of the graphic arts industry. Topics discussed include the historical aspects of the industry as well as the current technology utilized in the production of printed matter.

Introduction to Photoshop will familiarize the student with the composition and editing capabilities of Adobe Photoshop. This course is laboratory based and each student will be required to complete a variety of activities utilizing the software.

Introduction to Illustrator orients the student to vector-based graphic design software to create original artwork as well as modify and recreate existing files for production output.

Introductory CAD and Print Reading is designed for the student without recent high school or industrial drafting experience. The basic concepts required to create and interpret industrial drawings is presented and practiced. This course provides fundamental print reading principles with emphasis on dimensions and tolerances, shape description, machine operations, notes, symbols, and other pertient data.

Manufacturing Processes I provides an introduction to machining processes including milling, turning, grinding, drilling, and cutoff operations. Laboratory activities include the fundamentals of machine setup and operations, tooling, precision measurement, process safety, care and maintenance.

Mathematical Literacy for College Students is a one semester course for non-math and non-science majors integrating numeracy, proportional reasoning, algebraic reasoning, and functions. Students will develop conceptual and procedural tools that support the use of key mathematical concepts in a variety of contexts. Throughout the course, college success content will be integrated with mathematical topics.

Career Planning is designed to help students improve their life/career planning. Participants will acquire skills for discovering who they are, what they want, and how they can reach their goals. At the conclusion of the program, participants should be able to take more control of their lives. Credit earned is elective credit and will apply to graduation and transfer.

Workplace Ethics is designed to acquaint students with the importance of good work ethics. Emphasis will be placed on identifying desirable traits to enhance the student's employment readiness including integrity, interpersonal skills, responsibility, professionalism, and effective communication.

This course teaches the student to apply academic theories about social change through voluntary participation in community service. This class is repeatable three times.