Mar 29, 2024  
2021-2022 Catalog 
    
2021-2022 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


Schoolcraft College offers over 700 courses to help you reach your personal and professional goals. Students can take classes taught by our highly qualified faculty members and earn credits toward a certificate or degree at any of our four locations or through a variety of online options. Learn more at our Course Formats page.

 

Health Information Technology

  
  • HIT 120 - Foundations of Health Information Management Technology


    Credits: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3
    Lab Contact Hours: 1
    Description: This course provides an introduction to the U.S. healthcare industry and to the health information management profession. Topics include an overview of the evolution of healthcare systems in the U.S. and trends for the future. Health record content, documentation requirements, secondary data sources and the influence of accrediting and regulatory bodies that govern health information will be reviewed. Information processes and relationships among organizational departments and healthcare providers will also be addressed. The educational and certification requirements for health information professionals will be examined. Hands-on laboratory activities will help the student to gain proficiency in basic health information functions. Electronic health record applications will be utilized.

    Prerequisites: CIS 120 . HIT 104 .
    Corequisites: None.
    Recommended: None.

    Course Category: Occupational
    This Course is Typically Offered: Fall Only
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    Students who already have this knowledge or certification may qualify for prior learning credit. https://www.schoolcraft.edu/student-records/prior-learning-credits
  
  • HIT 130 - Legal Aspects of Health Information


    Credits: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3
    Description: This course provides the student with an understanding of the American legal system, legal terminology and the requirements concerning the compilation and maintenance of health information. Topics include how health information is used and when it can be disclosed based on state and federal regulations and statutes, including the privacy and security rules resulting from the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). The patient’s right to privacy, patient consent and advance directives, retention directions, ethical issues in health care and health information management are also explored.

    Prerequisites: HIT 120 .
    Corequisites: ENG 102  if not taken previously or ENG 106  if not taken previously
    Recommended: None.

    Course Category: Occupational
    This Course is Typically Offered: Winter Only
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  • HIT 162 - Professional Practice Experience Simulation


    Credits: 2
    Lecture Contact Hours: 2
    Lab Contact Hours: 2
    Description: This course provides the Health Information student with simulated professional practice experience (PPE). The student will have the opportunity to observe and interact with Health Information Management professionals in a variety of healthcare settings both on-campus and off-campus. Virtual lab activities will be used to enhance the development of professional practices.

    Prerequisites: ENG 101  with a minimum grade of 2.0. MATH 111  with a minimum grade of 2.0.
    Corequisites: HIT 117  if not taken previously.
    Recommended: None.

    Course Category: Occupational
    This Course is Typically Offered: Fall, Winter
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  • HIT 210 - Healthcare Statistics for Health Information Management


    Credits: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 2
    Lab Contact Hours: 2
    Description: This course introduces students to terminology, definitions and computational methodology most frequently used in health statistics. Descriptive statistical concepts are also explored. Topics examined include healthcare data collection, report generation, data analysis and interpretation, data presentation techniques, as well as measures of central tendency, frequency distribution and standard deviation.

    Prerequisites: HIT 117 . HIT 162 .
    Corequisites: None.
    Recommended: None.

    Course Category: Occupational
    This Course is Typically Offered: Fall Only
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  • HIT 213 - Health Information Technology Seminar


    Credits: 1
    Lecture Contact Hours: 1
    Description: This course will assist the student in preparation for the Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) certification examination. The student will develop a study plan to be utilized on an individual and/or group basis. The student will complete a mock certification examination. The student will also begin preparation for a job search. A research of job opportunities that are currently available will be identified. This course should be taken in the last semester of the student’s program.

    Prerequisites: None.
    Corequisites: HIT 210  if not taken previously. HIT 224  if not taken previously. HIT 232  if not taken previously. HIT 234  if not taken previously. HIT 235  if not taken previously. HIT 240  if not taken previously. HIT 242  if not taken previously.
    Recommended: None.

    Course Category: Occupational
    This Course is Typically Offered: Winter, Spring
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  • HIT 222 - Basic Ambulatory Coding


    Credits: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 2
    Lab Contact Hours: 2
    Description: This course is designed to prepare a student to code in the ambulatory setting using Current Procedural Terminology (CPT). Topics include ambulatory reporting requirements for codes and rules that apply to the reimbursement systems used by government payers and other health plans. The student will be introduced to computerized coding systems utilized in healthcare. The emphasis of the course will be coding for facility services and procedures.

    Prerequisites: None.
    Corequisites: HIT 118  if not taken previously. HIT 120  if not taken previously.
    Recommended: None.

    Course Category: Occupational
    This Course is Typically Offered: Fall, Winter
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  • HIT 224 - Quality Management in Healthcare


    Credits: 2
    Lecture Contact Hours: 2
    Lab Contact Hours: 1
    Description: This course is designed for the student to review methods by which a healthcare organization measures, assesses and improves the quality, safety and effectiveness of healthcare services. Topics explored include traditional quality assessment, performance improvement methodologies, utilization/resource/case management, risk management, infection control, credentialing and the role of oversight agencies. Patient satisfaction as an important and commonly used indicator for measuring the quality in health care will also be covered. Lab activities will include data abstraction and analysis for quality reporting and use of electronic applications.

    Prerequisites: HIT 130 . HIT 162 .
    Corequisites: None.
    Recommended: None.

    Course Category: Occupational
    This Course is Typically Offered: Fall Only
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  • HIT 231 - Ambulatory Coding Practicum


    Credits: 2
    Lecture Contact Hours: 1
    Lab Contact Hours: 1
    Description: This course will provide practical hands-on experience with Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) coding of health/medical records and case scenarios. The student will apply official coding guidelines to a variety of clinical cases and record types such as ambulatory, emergency, outpatient and physician office and ancillary services. Evaluation and Management (E/M) leveling will be performed. HCPCS Level 2 codes will also be applied. The student will research references in solving coding problems. Manual and computerized systems for procedure and service coding will be reviewed.

    Prerequisites: None.
    Corequisites: HIT 117  if not taken previously. HIT 234  if not taken previously. HIT 240  if not taken previously.
    Recommended: None.

    Course Category: Occupational
    This Course is Typically Offered: Winter, Spring
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  • HIT 232 - Computer Applications in Healthcare


    Credits: 2
    Lecture Contact Hours: 2
    Description: This course is an introduction to the theory and practical methodology of healthcare information systems. Topics include basics of electronic health records (EHRs) and general healthcare computer systems. Common software applications, system selection and implementation, data quality, storage and retrieval, security and privacy are covered. Health information exchange and new roles in HIM will also be explored.

    Prerequisites: HIT 162 .
    Corequisites: None.
    Recommended: None.

    Course Category: Occupational
    This Course is Typically Offered: Fall, Winter
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    Students who already have this knowledge or certification may qualify for prior learning credit. https://www.schoolcraft.edu/student-records/prior-learning-credits
  
  • HIT 234 - Intermediate Ambulatory Coding


    Credits: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 2
    Lab Contact Hours: 2
    Description: This course includes advanced theory and practice in coding medical/health records in the hospital/ambulatory setting using Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) and Healthcare Financing Administration Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS). The student will analyze clinical data for the purpose of coding and reimbursement in the ambulatory setting including the physician office. Manual and computerized methods for code assignment will be used.

    Prerequisites: HIT 222 
    Corequisites: None.
    Recommended: None.

    Course Category: Occupational
    This Course is Typically Offered: Fall, Winter
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  • HIT 235 - Intermediate ICD-10-CM/PCS


    Credits: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 2
    Lab Contact Hours: 2
    Description: This course is designed to prepare a student to code in the hospital setting using ICD-10-CM/PCS. The course will emphasize reporting requirements for codes and rules that apply to reimbursement systems used by government payers and other health plans. Students will further develop their skills in building codes in the ICD-10 procedure coding system. Students will accurately and ethically assign codes for diagnoses, services and procedures that are documented in the health/medical record. Lab activities will include manual and electronic methods of code assignment.

    Prerequisites: HIT 114 . HIT 117 
    Corequisites: None.
    Recommended: None.

    Course Category: Occupational
    This Course is Typically Offered: Fall, Winter
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  • HIT 236 - ICD Coding Practicum


    Credits: 2
    Lecture Contact Hours: 1
    Lab Contact Hours: 1
    Description: This course will provide practical hands-on experience in assigning ICD-10-CM/PCS codes to health/medical records and case scenarios. The student will apply official coding guidelines to a variety of clinical cases and record types such as hospital inpatient, outpatient surgery, physician office and ancillary services. The student will research references in solving coding problems. Manual and computerized systems for diagnosis and procedure coding and DRG grouping will be used.

    Prerequisites: None.
    Corequisites: HIT 235  if not taken previously. HIT 240  if not taken previously.
    Recommended: None.

    Course Category: Occupational
    This Course is Typically Offered: Winter, Spring
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  • HIT 240 - Healthcare Reimbursement Methodologies


    Credits: 2
    Lecture Contact Hours: 2
    Description: The course is designed to provide the student knowledge of the diverse reimbursement methodologies utilized by governmental and private insurance entities in the payment for healthcare delivery services. The course will present third-party payer and compliance/auditing issues, correct coding policy and government prospective payment systems. The terminology and principles for managed care, revenue cycle management and other healthcare plans will be covered.

    Prerequisites: HIT 117 . HIT 222 .
    Corequisites: None.
    Recommended: None.

    Course Category: Occupational
    This Course is Typically Offered: Fall, Winter
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  • HIT 242 - Organization and Management


    Credits: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3
    Description: Health information professionals make decisions that demand sound planning, organization, motivation and communication skills. Effective supervision of human and other resources is also essential in today’s changing world of healthcare. This course provides the health information technology student with basic management concepts and theories that are applied in the Health Information Services/Management environment. Emphasis will be on management of Human Resources and operations, as well as budgeting and operational financial management. The concept of management vs. leadership will be addressed. Project management and team leadership concepts will also be introduced.

    Prerequisites: HIT 162 
    Corequisites: HIT 210  if not taken previously. HIT 224  if not taken previously.
    Recommended: None.

    Course Category: Occupational
    This Course is Typically Offered: Winter Only
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  • HIT 262 - Professional Practice Experience


    Credits: 2
    Lecture Contact Hours: 1
    Off Site Contact Hours Without Faculty: 4
    Description: This course provides a professional practice experience (PPE) of a minimum of 40 hours for the student under the guidance of a health information management professional. The student will have the opportunity to apply knowledge and skills learned in the classroom to real-world health information functions. Students will utilize technical skills necessary to maintain a health information service, observe employee interactions and interact with health care professionals. Students will learn about professionalism in the workplace and will be required to create a professional resume.

    Prerequisites: Acceptance into the HIT Program. HIT 130  .
    Corequisites: HIT 222  if not taken previously.
    Recommended: None.

    Course Category: Occupational
    This Course is Typically Offered: Winter, Spring, Fall
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    Students who already have this knowledge or certification may qualify for prior learning credit. https://www.schoolcraft.edu/student-records/prior-learning-credits

History

  
  • HIST 134 - Ancient World


    Credits: 4
    Lecture Contact Hours: 4
    Description: This course is a survey of prehistoric and ancient times: origins of human nature and culture; early gathering-hunting and planting-herding societies; origins of civilization in the Middle East, India, China, the Mediterranean and elsewhere; civilized-barbarian interaction and the rise of early Old World empires; rise of classical civilizations, especially Greece and Rome; rise of the higher religions, especially the Judeo-Christian traditions; and decline of classical civilizations with emphasis on the fall of Rome and the rise of medieval Europe, Byzantium and Islam.

    Prerequisites: None.
    Corequisites: None.
    Recommended: None.

    Course Category: Liberal Arts | Humanities or Social Sciences
    This course counts toward Schoolcraft’s General Education Requirements.
    This course counts toward a Michigan Transfer Agreement General Education Requirement.

    This Course is Typically Offered: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
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  • HIST 137 - Early Modern World


    Credits: 4
    Lecture Contact Hours: 4
    Description: This course is a survey of the balance of world civilizations in medieval and early modern times: American and African peripheral regions; major civilizations of Asia and Europe in the Middle Ages; 14th-16th century crisis and renewal; expansion of Europe in the age of Renaissance, Reformation and discovery; rise of the Great Power system; the scientific revolution and Enlightenment; the democratic and industrial revolutions; emergence of modern ideologies and nations; and climax of European expansion in the age of imperialism to the late 19th century.

    Prerequisites: None.
    Corequisites: None.
    Recommended: None.

    Course Category: Liberal Arts | Humanities or Social Sciences
    This course counts toward Schoolcraft’s General Education Requirements.
    This course counts toward a Michigan Transfer Agreement General Education Requirement.

    This Course is Typically Offered: Winter, Summer, Fall
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  • HIST 138 - Contemporary World


    Credits: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3
    Description: This course is a survey of the main themes in the history of the world in the last hundred years: the Eurocentric world order of 1900; World War I, communist revolution and fascist counter-revolution; the settlements of the 1920s and the renewal of world crisis in the 1930s; World War II and the onset of the Cold War in the 1940s-1960s; erosion and collapse of the postwar order in the 1970s-1980s; and the contemporary world order in historical context.

    Prerequisites: None.
    Corequisites: None.
    Recommended: None.

    Course Category: Liberal Arts | Humanities or Social Sciences
    This course counts toward Schoolcraft’s General Education Requirements.
    This course counts toward a Michigan Transfer Agreement General Education Requirement.

    This Course is Typically Offered: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
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  • HIST 141 - History of Michigan and the Great Lakes


    Credits: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3
    Description: This course is a general survey of the historical development of Michigan from the primitive wilderness to the present; growth of certain political, economic, social and cultural institutions which contribute to understanding Michigan and the Great Lakes area today; and emphasis on relating the history of the state to that of both the area and the nation.

    Prerequisites: None.
    Corequisites: None.
    Recommended: None.

    Course Category: Liberal Arts | Humanities or Social Sciences
    This course counts toward Schoolcraft’s General Education Requirements.
    This course counts toward a Michigan Transfer Agreement General Education Requirement.

    This Course is Typically Offered: Fall, Winter
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  • HIST 151 - Early America - U.S. History


    Credits: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3
    Description: This course is a survey of the origins of American civilization: native American societies in pre-Columbian and colonial times; European discovery, exploration, conquest and settlement of the Americas; Iberian, French and African elements in the early Americas; 17th and 18th century English colonial development; the Revolutionary era and the founding of the U.S.; and Federalist and Jeffersonian America to the early 19th century.

    Prerequisites: None.
    Corequisites: None.
    Recommended: None.

    Course Category: Liberal Arts | Humanities or Social Sciences
    This course counts toward Schoolcraft’s General Education Requirements.
    This course counts toward a Michigan Transfer Agreement General Education Requirement.

    This Course is Typically Offered: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
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  • HIST 152 - 19th Century America - U.S. History


    Credits: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3
    Description: This course is a survey of the expansion, crisis and renewal of the U.S. in the 19th century: demographic, economic, social and cultural change in Jacksonian America; the North and antebellum reform movements; the South and slavery; the West and territorial conquest and settlement; sectional struggle, the Civil War and Reconstruction; and emergence of modern, urban, industrial America to the beginning of the 20th century.

    Prerequisites: None.
    Corequisites: None.
    Recommended: None.

    Course Category: Liberal Arts | Humanities or Social Sciences
    This course counts toward Schoolcraft’s General Education Requirements.
    This course counts toward a Michigan Transfer Agreement General Education Requirement.

    This Course is Typically Offered: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
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  • HIST 153 - Contemporary America - U.S. History


    Credits: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3
    Description: This course is a survey of American civilization within the last hundred years: turn-of-the-century growth and crisis; the Progressive Era and World War I; the 1920s, the Great Depression and the New Deal; World War II and the emergence of the U.S. as a superpower; affluence, consensus and confrontation in the 1950s-1960s; malaise, drift and fragmentation in the 1970s-1980s; and the U.S. in the world of the late 20th century.

    Prerequisites: None.
    Corequisites: None.
    Recommended: None.

    Course Category: Liberal Arts | Humanities or Social Sciences
    This course counts toward Schoolcraft’s General Education Requirements.
    This course counts toward a Michigan Transfer Agreement General Education Requirement.

    This Course is Typically Offered: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
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  • HIST 230 - U.S. Business History - 1865 to Present


    Credits: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3
    Description: This course will provide students with an examination of major business and economic development in the U.S. from the Civil War to the present. Emphasis will be placed on the ideas, forces and personalities in the ever-changing role of business and economics and their impact on the nation and its citizens. This course is recommended for students majoring in business, economics and history.

    Prerequisites: None.
    Corequisites: None.
    Recommended: None.

    Course Category: Liberal Arts | Humanities or Social Sciences
    This course counts toward Schoolcraft’s General Education Requirements.
    This course counts toward a Michigan Transfer Agreement General Education Requirement.

    This Course is Typically Offered: As Needed
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Homeland Security

  
  • HS 101 - Introduction to Homeland Security


    Credits: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3
    Description: This course is an introduction to the concept of homeland security. The course will define and explain homeland security. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security will be thoroughly analyzed and its mission will be investigated. This course will also address chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive devices and the use of these weapons of mass destruction. The importance and basic elements of a planned response, methods used to prevent the importation of weapons of mass destruction into the U.S. and what can and is being done to prevent another large-scale terrorist incident in the United States will be covered.

    Prerequisites: None.
    Corequisites: None.
    Recommended: None.

    Course Category: Occupational
    This Course is Typically Offered: Fall, Winter
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  • HS 102 - Understanding Terrorism


    Credits: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3
    Description: This course will introduce students to the phenomena of contemporary terrorism and extremism. Students will see special emphasis on extremism as the foundation for terrorist behavior, types of terrorism and how governments and law enforcement agencies respond to terrorism. The first steps are to understand the mindset, the groups, the aims and the tools terrorists use.

    Prerequisites: None.
    Corequisites: None.
    Recommended: None.

    Course Category: Occupational
    This Course is Typically Offered: Winter Only
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  • HS 103 - Transportation and Border Security


    Credits: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3
    Description: This course addresses concerns associated with border and transportation security to include the potential threats to the passenger and cargo transportation systems. The course will cover the essential characteristics of national and international terrorism, with emphasis placed on significant transportation related terrorist threats and events. Emphasis will also be placed on the importance of technology and the interdependency of local, state, federal and international agencies to protect global trade. Students will be expected to solve problems as an individual and in a coordinated team setting.

    Prerequisites: None.
    Corequisites: None.
    Recommended: None.

    Course Category: Occupational
    This Course is Typically Offered: Fall, Winter
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  • HS 201 - Organizational and Facility Security


    Credits: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3
    Description: The focus of this course will be on traditional methods of physical security hardware, risk assessments and business continuity. The course will also explore and assess developing security technology and its application to reduce internal and external threats to business.

    Prerequisites: None.
    Corequisites: None.
    Recommended: None.

    Course Category: Occupational
    This Course is Typically Offered: Winter Only
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  • HS 202 - Introduction to Emergency Management


    Credits: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3
    Description: This course will provide an overview of emergency management as a career field, discipline and approach to dealing with all-hazards emergency/disaster response. This course will examine major disasters in history and concepts, theory and terminology associated with emergency management.

    Prerequisites: None.
    Corequisites: None.
    Recommended: None.

    Course Category: Occupational
    This Course is Typically Offered: Fall, Winter
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  • HS 203 - Intelligence Analysis and Security Management


    Credits: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3
    Description: This course will provide a study of the U.S. government’s intelligence community as well as an overview of intelligence processes. This study will include a historical look at intelligence and some of its milestones. Discussed will be key terms, concepts and perspectives. Students will be exposed to the relationship of intelligence with law enforcement and homeland security and how some intelligence processes may be applied to emergency management and pre-incident planning.

    Prerequisites: None.
    Corequisites: None.
    Recommended: None.

    Course Category: Occupational
    This Course is Typically Offered: Winter Only
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Humanities

  
  • HUM 106 - Introduction to Art and Music


    Credits: 1
    Lecture Contact Hours: 1
    Description: This course will cover the basic mechanical and aesthetic elements underlying the visual and aural arts. It will also include an overview of major periods, styles, composers and artists. The course also prepares students to develop an understanding of how to perceive music and art. This course provides an introductory, fundamental, audience-related approach to art and music. Definitions and concepts will be approached in a very basic manner. No prior knowledge or experience in music or arts is necessary.

    Prerequisites: None.
    Corequisites: None.
    Recommended: None.

    Course Category: Liberal Arts | Humanities
    This course counts toward Schoolcraft’s General Education Requirements.
    This course counts toward a Michigan Transfer Agreement General Education Requirement.

    This Course is Typically Offered: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
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  • HUM 151 - World Masterpieces (Prehistory-1400)


    Credits: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3
    Description: This course serves as an introduction to some of the great works of art and music in the Western world from Greek civilization to 1400. The course will cover the major periods/styles in art and music history: Prehistory, Mesopotamian, Egyptian, Greek, Roman/Early Christian, Romanesque, Gothic and Proto-Renaissance. Art and music masterpieces to be studied will be selected from the main repertoire of significant works of the Western world. The course will also cover fundamentals of integrative art and music appreciation. A background in art and/or music is not required.

    Prerequisites: None.
    Corequisites: None.
    Recommended: None.

    Course Category: Liberal Arts | Humanities
    This course counts toward Schoolcraft’s General Education Requirements.
    This course counts toward a Michigan Transfer Agreement General Education Requirement.

    This Course is Typically Offered: Fall Only
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  • HUM 152 - World Masterpieces (1400-Present)


    Credits: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3
    Description: This course serves as an introduction to some of the great works of art and music in the Western world from 1400 to the present. The course will cover the major periods/styles in art and music history: Early, High and Late Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic, Modern (1900-1945), Post-Modern (1945-2000) and Contemporary. Art and music masterpieces to be studied will be selected from the main repertoire of significant works of the Western world. The course will also cover fundamentals of integrative art and music appreciation. A background in art and/or music is not required.

    Prerequisites: None.
    Corequisites: None.
    Recommended: None.

    Course Category: Liberal Arts | Humanities
    This course counts toward Schoolcraft’s General Education Requirements.
    This course counts toward a Michigan Transfer Agreement General Education Requirement.

    This Course is Typically Offered: Winter Only
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  • HUM 190 - Individual Humanism - An Honors Colloquium


    Credits: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3
    Description: A required introduction to the Schoolcraft Scholars Honors Program, this colloquium studies the individual and the community through multiple disciplines. Topics of the colloquium may include, but are not limited to, the human condition; individual Renaissance and enlightenment; the role of individuals in a society of change, transition and revolution; the unanswered question; and taking an active role on the social stage. Additionally, students in this course collaborate, practice critical thinking and explore both community issues and community-based organizations.

    Prerequisites: Acceptance to the Schoolcraft Scholars Honors Program.
    Corequisites: None.
    Recommended: None.

    Course Category: Liberal Arts | Humanities
    This course counts toward Schoolcraft’s General Education Requirements.
    This course counts toward a Michigan Transfer Agreement General Education Requirement.

    This Course is Typically Offered: Fall Only
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  • HUM 201 - Art and Music in Western Civilization: Field Study - England


    Credits: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3
    Description: This course is a humanistic study of music and art in concentrated form through field study. Course includes art forms and functional styles of historical periods as they relate to universal principles. The course will also include studies in English history, culture and geography. The course will conclude with a ten-day trip to London, England with day trips to Cambridge, Canterbury, Bath, Stonehenge, Ely and other satellite locations. The tour will include visits to the National Gallery and the British Museum as well as other museums and will include visits to several palaces, castles, cathedrals and performing arts centers to facilitate a live, first-hand encounter with English arts and culture.

    Prerequisites: None.
    Corequisites: Sign up for the international tour.
    Recommended: None.

    Course Category: Liberal Arts | Humanities
    This course counts toward Schoolcraft’s General Education Requirements.
    This course counts toward a Michigan Transfer Agreement General Education Requirement.

    This Course is Typically Offered: As Needed
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  • HUM 202 - Art and Music in Western Civilization: Field Study - France


    Credits: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3
    Description: This course is a humanistic study of the arts, culture and history in concentrated form through field study. Course includes art forms and functional styles of historical periods as they relate to universal principles. The course will include studies in French history, culture and geography. The course will conclude with a ten-day trip to Paris, France which will include visits to the Louvre Museum, Musee d’Orsay (and other museums/galleries), Notre Dame Cathedral (and other cathedrals), day trips to Versailles, Giverny, St. Germain, St. Denis and other culturally and historically significant centers to facilitate a live, first-hand encounter with French arts and culture.

    Prerequisites: None.
    Corequisites: Sign up for the international tour.
    Recommended: None.

    Course Category: Liberal Arts | Humanities
    This course counts toward Schoolcraft’s General Education Requirements.
    This course counts toward a Michigan Transfer Agreement General Education Requirement.

    This Course is Typically Offered: As Needed
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  • HUM 203 - Art and Music in Western Civilization: Field Study - Italy


    Credits: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3
    Description: This course is a humanistic study of the arts, culture and history in concentrated form through field study. Course includes art forms and functional styles of historical periods as they relate to universal principles. The course will include studies in Italian history, culture and geography. The course will conclude with a ten-day trip to Italy which will include visits to Venice, Ravenna, Florence, Assisi, Rome and other culturally and historically significant centers to facilitate a live, first-hand encounter with Italian arts and culture.

    Prerequisites: None.
    Corequisites: Sign up for the international tour.
    Recommended: None.

    Course Category: Liberal Arts | Humanities
    This course counts toward Schoolcraft’s General Education Requirements.
    This course counts toward a Michigan Transfer Agreement General Education Requirement.

    This Course is Typically Offered: As Needed
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  • HUM 204 - Art and Music in Western Civilization: Field Study - Spain


    Credits: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3
    Description: This course is a humanistic study of the arts, culture and history in concentrated form through field study. Course includes art forms and functional styles of historical periods as they relate to universal principles. The course will include studies in Spanish history, culture and geography. The course will conclude with a ten-day trip to Spain which will include visits to Madrid, Toledo, Segovia, El Escorial and other culturally and historically significant centers to facilitate a live, first-hand encounter with Spanish arts and culture.

    Prerequisites: None.
    Corequisites: Sign up for the international tour.
    Recommended: None.

    Course Category: Liberal Arts | Humanities
    This course counts toward Schoolcraft’s General Education Requirements.
    This course counts toward a Michigan Transfer Agreement General Education Requirement.

    This Course is Typically Offered: As Needed
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  • HUM 210 - The Art of Being Human


    Credits: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3
    Description: This course is an interdisciplinary introduction to the humanities as an overall approach to living. The course involves the student in the philosophies, religions and arts as avenues of human inquiry and expression.

    Prerequisites: None.
    Corequisites: None.
    Recommended: None.

    Course Category: Liberal Arts | Humanities
    This course counts toward Schoolcraft’s General Education Requirements.
    This course counts toward a Michigan Transfer Agreement General Education Requirement.

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  • HUM 212 - Mass Media and Popular Culture


    Credits: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3
    Description: This course is an introduction into the nature of mass communication and their relationship with the public. The course will analyze, assess and evaluate popular culture and mass media. Focus will be on the various forms of media to include radio, television, film, newspaper and advertising to determine how they influence and manipulate the ways you relate to yourself and others. Examination will include the history, economics, power and ethical consideration of media outlets.

    Prerequisites: None.
    Corequisites: None.
    Recommended: None.

    Course Category: Liberal Arts | Humanities
    This course counts toward Schoolcraft’s General Education Requirements.
    This course counts toward a Michigan Transfer Agreement General Education Requirement.

    This Course is Typically Offered: Winter, Spring, Fall
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  • HUM 215 - Humanities through the Arts


    Credits: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3
    Description: This course represents an exploratory approach to the humanities that focuses on the special role of the arts. The relation of the humanities to values is central to the purpose of the course. This approach provides a self-contained program for studying values as revealed in the arts.

    Prerequisites: None.
    Corequisites: None.
    Recommended: None.

    Course Category: Liberal Arts | Humanities
    This course counts toward Schoolcraft’s General Education Requirements.
    This course counts toward a Michigan Transfer Agreement General Education Requirement.

    This Course is Typically Offered: Fall, Winter
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Italian

  
  • ITAL 101 - Elementary Italian 1


    Credits: 4
    Lecture Contact Hours: 4
    Description: This course is intended for students who have no previous education in Italian. The course will cover basic vocabulary and grammar patterns and will build competence in all four skill areas: speaking, listening, reading and writing. Through varied activities, emphasis will be placed on oral proficiency and communication. An appreciation of the Italian culture will be an integral part of the course.

    Prerequisites: None.
    Corequisites: None.
    Recommended: None.

    Course Category: Liberal Arts | Humanities
    This course counts toward Schoolcraft’s General Education Requirements.
    This course counts toward a Michigan Transfer Agreement General Education Requirement.

    This Course is Typically Offered: Fall, Winter
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  • ITAL 102 - Elementary Italian 2


    Credits: 4
    Lecture Contact Hours: 4
    Description: This course is a continuation of ITAL 101  and continues to review the basic Italian vocabulary and grammar patterns and to build competence in all four skill areas: speaking, listening, reading and writing. Through varied activities, emphasis will be placed on oral proficiency and communication. An appreciation of the Italian culture will be an integral part of the course.

    Prerequisites: None.
    Corequisites: None.
    Recommended: ITAL 101  with minimum grade 2.0 or one year of high school Italian or equivalent language knowledge.

    Course Category: Liberal Arts | Humanities
    This course counts toward Schoolcraft’s General Education Requirements.
    This course counts toward a Michigan Transfer Agreement General Education Requirement.

    This Course is Typically Offered: Winter Only
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Manufacturing

  
  • MFG 102 - Basic Machining Processes


    Credits: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 2
    Lab Contact Hours: 4
    Description: This course will cover fundamental manufacturing processes. The student will be exposed to manual machine operator skills. Particular course emphasis will be on machines, tools and measurements to produce an end product. This is a hands-on class with two-thirds of the time in the manufacturing lab.

    Prerequisites: None.
    Corequisites: None.
    Recommended: None.

    Course Category: Occupational
    This Course is Typically Offered: Winter, Spring, Fall
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    Students who already have this knowledge or certification may qualify for prior learning credit. https://www.schoolcraft.edu/student-records/prior-learning-credits
  
  • MFG 103 - Basic Computer Numerical Control (CNC)


    Credits: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 2
    Lab Contact Hours: 4
    Description: Students will be introduced to the operation of the CNC Mill through the use of the basic fundamental of “G” codes and “M” codes. Machine and tool set up will also be covered. As part of the class, students will make several small projects on the CNC machines. These machines are used in today’s industrial manufacturing plants.

    Prerequisites: MFG 102 
    Corequisites: None.
    Recommended: None.

    Course Category: Occupational
    This Course is Typically Offered: Winter, Spring, Fall
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    Students who already have this knowledge or certification may qualify for prior learning credit. https://www.schoolcraft.edu/student-records/prior-learning-credits
  
  • MFG 105 - Manufacturing Processes


    Credits: 4
    Lecture Contact Hours: 4
    Description: This course will serve as an introduction to a variety of manufacturing processes, such as casting, forming, plastics, machining and joining. It is meant to be an overview and will concentrate on the uniqueness of each process as it applies to materials and production capabilities. In addition, the student will have a brief exposure to the properties of materials as they relate to particular manufacturing processes and the concepts of measurement, inspection and tolerances.

    Prerequisites: None.
    Corequisites: None.
    Recommended: None.

    Course Category: Occupational
    This Course is Typically Offered: Fall, Winter
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  • MFG 106 - Basic Mastercam


    Credits: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 2
    Lab Contact Hours: 2
    Description: Students will further their CNC skills by using a CAD/CAM Mastercam software to generate CNC coding for mills and lathes. Using Mastercam involves three steps: First, the student will use Mastercam’s CAD program to create the part geometry; secondly, the CAM program will be used to program machine information (feed rate, spindle speed, coolant control command, etc.); and finally, a postprocessor will be used to generate CNC coding. Also, tool paths will be verified by using a graphical (animation) solid-model tool path verification to detect potential machining errors. The students will also study drilling, solid modeling, pocketing and circle boring.

    Prerequisites: MFG 102  or consent of department.
    Corequisites: None.
    Recommended: None.

    Course Category: Occupational
    This Course is Typically Offered: Fall, Winter
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  • MFG 202 - Advanced Machining Processes


    Credits: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 1
    Lab Contact Hours: 3
    Description: This course will cover advanced machining processes. The students will be exposed to advanced manual machine operator skills to prepare them for what they will experience in a real world machining job environment. Particular course emphasis will be on developing skills related to precision machining processes, stamping die repair, maintaining machines, maintaining tools and producing an end product. There is a focus on using lathes, mills and grinders.

    Prerequisites: MFG 102 
    Corequisites: None.
    Recommended: None.

    Course Category: Occupational
    This Course is Typically Offered: As Needed
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  • MFG 203 - Advanced Computer Numerical Control (CNC)


    Credits: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 2
    Lab Contact Hours: 4
    Description: This course will cover CNC machining as well as the advanced functions of the controller. All machine-based operational aspects of the CNC machine used in industrial manufacturing plants will be covered. This course will provide a more advanced machining experience.

    Prerequisites: MFG 103 
    Corequisites: None.
    Recommended: None.

    Course Category: Occupational
    This Course is Typically Offered: Spring, Fall
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  • MFG 206 - Advanced Mastercam


    Credits: 3
    Lab Contact Hours: 4
    Description: The student will use CNC Mastercam software program. This course will address the following machining variables: machining parameters, constructing wire frame models, generating surface models with tool paths, engraving artworks and solid modeling. Operational parameters will be calculated to determine operating capacity of a cutting tool, spindle horsepower, the effects of different types of work piece material and rigidity of the part and respective fixture. The student will learn how to generate coding for 3D wire frame and multi-axis composite surfaces using various modeling techniques.

    Prerequisites: MFG 106  or consent of department.
    Corequisites: None.
    Recommended: None.

    Course Category: Occupational
    This Course is Typically Offered: Spring, Fall
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  • MFG 211 - 3D Computer Numerical Control


    Credits: 3
    Lab Contact Hours: 3
    Description: Students will use the computer to develop the tool path for cut 3D surfaces on CNC machines. This method is used in mold shops in the industrial operation. Students must have a very good understanding of Mastercam and CNC machining.

    Prerequisites: MFG 203 . MFG 206 .
    Corequisites: None.
    Recommended: None.

    Course Category: Occupational
    This Course is Typically Offered: Spring Only
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  • MFG 212 - Coordinate Measuring Machine


    Credits: 2
    Lecture Contact Hours: 1
    Lab Contact Hours: 1
    Description: This course will cover fundamental Coordinate Measuring Machine (CMM) processes. The students will be exposed to CMM machines for checking parts to prepare them for what they would experience in a real world machining job environment. Particular course emphasis will be on setting up and operating a CMM machine to check parts. We will be using CMM software, including PC-DMIS and Zeiss, on Brown and Sharpe and FaroArm machines.

    Prerequisites: MFG 102 . CAD 130 .
    Corequisites: None.
    Recommended: None.

    Course Category: Occupational
    This Course is Typically Offered: As Needed
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  • MFG 213 - Machining Speeds and Feeds


    Credits: 2
    Lecture Contact Hours: 1
    Lab Contact Hours: 1
    Description: This course will cover machining speeds and feeds of various materials. The students will learn to calculate cutting speeds and feeds as they would experience in a real world machining job environment. Particular course emphasis will be on calculating spindle speeds, feed rates, surface feet per minute and horsepower requirements for different materials. There also will be a focus on radial chip production and analysis.

    Prerequisites: MFG 102 . MFG 103 . MFG 203 .
    Corequisites: None.
    Recommended: None.

    Course Category: Occupational
    This Course is Typically Offered: As Needed
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  • MFG 291 - Manufacturing Internship


    Credits: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 1
    Off Site Contact Hours Without Faculty: 12 - 40
    Description: This is an applied course within Occupational Programs specializing in the field of manufacturing (MFG) and is a cooperative assignment for students who have completed the prerequisites for this course. Employment will be approximately 12 to 40 hours per week off-campus at the employer’s location within a manufacturing or related department. The final grade will be based on a joint evaluation by the college and the employer. Students registered in this internship course are considered Schoolcraft College students with all rights, responsibilities and privileges of a student. Internships may be paid or unpaid based upon placement. Department permission is required before registering for this course. The selection of eligible students to register for the course is a competitive process that includes testing, submission of a resume with a cover letter and interviews.

    Prerequisites: Minimum of three MFG courses with a minimum average grade of 3.0 and an overall minimum GPA of 2.5 or consent of department.
    Corequisites: None.
    Recommended: None.

    Course Category: Occupational
    This Course is Typically Offered: Winter, Spring, Fall
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Mathematics

  
  • MATH 011 - Applications - Utility of Math Support


    Credits: 2
    Lecture Contact Hours: 1
    Lab Contact Hours: 1
    Description: This course is designed to provide students with supplemental support and instruction to promote success in MATH 111 . These topics include, but are not limited to: solving equations and inequalities, appropriate use and manipulation of formulas, analysis of mathematical verbiage, and using critical reading and writing to assess the correctness of solutions. Study skills such as time management, productive homework habits, note-taking, and problem-solving will also be covered.

    Prerequisites: A minimum score of 11 ACT-Math, 15 SAT-Math, 23 CPT-Arithmetic, or 220 NGA-Arithmetic.

    Or Overall High School GPA of 2.7-1.8.
    Corequisites: MATH 111 .
    Recommended: None.

    Course Category: Liberal Arts | Mathematics
    This Course is Typically Offered: Winter and Fall
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  • MATH 022 - Elementary Statistics Support


    Credits: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 1.5
    Lab Contact Hours: 1.5
    Description: This course serves as a supplement to MATH 122  - Elementary Statistics. MATH 022 involves the review of basic arithmetic and algebraic techniques that are necessary for success in MATH 122 . Additionally, the development of study skills, as well as the utilization of College resources, will be stressed throughout the course. Problem-solving skills and critical thinking skills will be developed throughout the course.

    Prerequisites: MATH 47 with a minimum grade of 2.0

    or 16 ACT, 22 SAT, 75 CPT-AR, 28 CPT-EA, 260 NGA-AR, 230 NGA-QRAS

    or Overall high school GPA of 2.7-1.8.
    Corequisites: MATH 122 .
    Recommended: None.

    Course Category: Liberal Arts | Mathematics
    This Course is Typically Offered: Winter and Fall
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  • MATH 045 - Basic Mathematics


    Credits: 4
    Lecture Contact Hours: 4
    Description: The topics covered in this course include arithmetic with whole numbers, fractions, decimals, percentages and proportions. In addition, several topics from geometry are included.

    Prerequisites: Minimum score of 11 ACT-Math, 15 SAT-Math, 23 CPT-Arithmetic or 220 NGA-Arithmetic. Competence with addition, subtraction, multiplication and division of whole numbers without the aid of a calculator.
    Corequisites: None.
    Recommended: None.

    Course Category: Applied Liberal Arts | Mathematics
    This Course is Typically Offered: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
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  • MATH 047 - Prealgebra


    Credits: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3
    Description: Topics covered in this course include an introduction to variables, integers and algebraic expressions; simplifying algebraic expressions involving integers, fractions and decimals; solving algebraic equations involving integers, fractions, decimals and percents; ratio and proportions; applications using basic concepts from geometry; and introduction to graphing via point-plotting.

    Prerequisites: MATH 045  with a minimum grade of 2.0 or a minimum score of 16 ACT-Math, 22 SAT-Math, 60 CPT-Arithmetic, 240 NGA-Arithmetic or 220 NGA-Quantitative Reasoning, Algebra and Statistics. Competence in arithmetic without the aid of a calculator.
    Corequisites: None.
    Recommended: None.

    Course Category: Applied Liberal Arts | Mathematics
    This Course is Typically Offered: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
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  • MATH 053 - Beginning Algebra


    Credits: 4
    Lecture Contact Hours: 4
    Description: This course will explore the real number system, fundamental operations with real numbers, graphing, linear equations, factoring polynomials, rational expressions, exponents, quadratic equations, applications and introduction to the function concept.

    Prerequisites: MATH 047  with a minimum grade of 2.0 or a minimum score of 16 ACT-Math, 22 SAT-Math, 75-CPT-Arithmetic, 28 CPT-Elementary Algebra, 260 NGA-Arithmetic or 230 NGA-Quantitative Reasoning, Algebra and Statistics.
    Corequisites: None.
    Recommended: None.

    Course Category: Applied Liberal Arts | Mathematics
    This Course is Typically Offered: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
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  • MATH 101 - Business Mathematics


    Credits: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3
    Description: This course offers a review of fundamentals of arithmetic along with coverage of percentage, simple and compound interest, taxes, insurance, bonds and their applications to business practice.

    Prerequisites: MATH 045  with a minimum grade of 2.0 or a minimum score of 16 ACT-Math, 22 SAT-Math, 60 CPT-Arithmetic or 240 NGA-Arithmetic
    Corequisites: None.
    Recommended: None.

    Course Category: Liberal Arts | Mathematics
    This course counts toward Schoolcraft’s General Education Requirements.
    This Course is Typically Offered: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
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  • MATH 102 - Technical Mathematics


    Credits: 4
    Lecture Contact Hours: 4
    Description: Technical Mathematics provides the practical mathematics skills needed in a wide variety of occupational programs. Students in this course will address topics including measurement, basic algebra, geometry, right triangle trigonometry, graphing and statistics.

    Prerequisites: MATH 047  with a minimum grade of 2.0 or a minimum score of 16 ACT-Math, 22 SAT-Math, 75 CPT-Arithmetic, 28 CPT-Elementary Algebra, 260 NGA-Arithmetic or 230 NGA-Quantitative Reasoning, Algebra and Statistics
    Corequisites: None.
    Recommended: None.

    Course Category: Liberal Arts | Mathematics
    This course counts toward Schoolcraft’s General Education Requirements.
    This Course is Typically Offered: Fall, Winter
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  • MATH 105 - Mathematics for Elementary Teachers 1


    Credits: 4
    Lecture Contact Hours: 4
    Description: This is the first of a two-course sequence designed for students who plan to enter elementary school teaching. The course examines elementary school math topics and mathematics curriculum from an advanced standpoint with an emphasis on conceptual understanding and problem solving. The course covers problem solving, number theory, sets, algebraic concepts and functions, numeration, the real numbers and their properties and operations. This course requires all students must meet the requirements of a criminal background check.

    Prerequisites: MATH 053  with a minimum grade of 2.5 or a minimum score of 19 ACT-Math, 25 SAT-Math, 100 CPT-Elementary Algebra, 270 NGA-Arithmetic or 250 NGA-Quantitative Reasoning, Algebra and Statistics
    Corequisites: None.
    Recommended: None.

    Course Category: Liberal Arts | Mathematics
    This course counts toward Schoolcraft’s General Education Requirements.
    This Course is Typically Offered: Fall, Winter
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  • MATH 106 - Mathematics for Elementary Teachers 2


    Credits: 4
    Lecture Contact Hours: 4
    Description: This is the second of a two-course sequence designed for students who plan to enter elementary school teaching. The course covers geometry, measurement, statistics and probability. This course requires all students must meet the requirements of a criminal background check.

    Prerequisites: MATH 105  with a minimum grade of 2.0.
    Corequisites: None.
    Recommended: None.

    Course Category: Liberal Arts | Mathematics
    This course counts toward Schoolcraft’s General Education Requirements.
    This Course is Typically Offered: Fall, Winter
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  • MATH 111 - Applications - Utility of Math


    Credits: 4
    Lecture Contact Hours: 4
    Description: This course is intended for students who do not wish to pursue the study of mathematics by following the standard sequence of courses, but who need to develop some competency in mathematics for an Associate of Arts degree. This course includes the practical application of mathematics. Topics covered in the course include geometry, managing money, interest, installment buying, credit cards, loans, probability, statistics and graphing.

    Prerequisites: MATH 047  with a minimum grade of 2.0 or a minimum score of 16 ACT-Math, 22 SAT-Math, 75 CPT-Arithmetic, 28 CPT-Elementary Algebra, 260 NGA-Arithmetic or 230 NGA-Quantitative Reasoning, Algebra and Statistics.
    Corequisites: None.
    Recommended: None.

    Course Category: Liberal Arts | Mathematics
    This course counts toward Schoolcraft’s General Education Requirements.
    This course counts toward a Michigan Transfer Agreement General Education Requirement.

    This Course is Typically Offered: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
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  • MATH 113 - Intermediate Algebra for College Students


    Credits: 4
    Lecture Contact Hours: 4
    Description: Review of algebraic operations; problem solving strategies; integer and rational exponents; complex numbers; solving equations; function concept; graphs and applications of linear, quadratic, exponential and logarithmic functions; and systems of equations are the topics covered in this course.

    Prerequisites: MATH 053  with a minimum grade of 2.0 or a minimum score of 19 ACT-Math, 25 SAT-Math, 78 CPT-Elementary Algebra or 250 NGA-Quantitative Reasoning, Algebra and Statistics
    Corequisites: None.
    Recommended: None.

    Course Category: Liberal Arts | Mathematics
    This course counts toward Schoolcraft’s General Education Requirements.
    This Course is Typically Offered: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
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  • MATH 119 - Trigonometry


    Credits: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3
    Description: Trigonometric functions and their graphs, identities, equations and inverse functions and solutions of right and oblique triangles are the topics included in this course.

    Prerequisites: MATH 113  with a minimum grade of 2.0 or a minimum score of 23 ACT-Math, 29 SAT-Math, 63 CPT-College-Level Math or 230 NGA-Advanced Algebra and Functions.
    Corequisites: None.
    Recommended: None.

    Course Category: Liberal Arts | Mathematics
    This course counts toward Schoolcraft’s General Education Requirements.
    This course counts toward a Michigan Transfer Agreement General Education Requirement.

    This Course is Typically Offered: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
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  • MATH 122 - Elementary Statistics


    Credits: 4
    Lecture Contact Hours: 4
    Description: This course includes an introduction to statistics, statistical descriptions, frequency distributions, possibilities and probabilities, probability distributions, sampling and sampling distributions, testing hypotheses based on measurements, count data, paired data and use of nonparametric tests.

    Prerequisites: MATH 113  with a minimum grade of 2.0 or a minimum score of 23 ACT-Math, 29 SAT-Math, 63 CPT-College-Level Math or 265 NGA-Quantitative Reasoning, Algebra and Statistics.
    Corequisites: None.
    Recommended: None.

    Course Category: Liberal Arts | Mathematics
    This course counts toward Schoolcraft’s General Education Requirements.
    This course counts toward a Michigan Transfer Agreement General Education Requirement.

    This Course is Typically Offered: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
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  • MATH 126 - College Algebra


    Credits: 4
    Lecture Contact Hours: 4
    Description: The function concept, polynomial, rational, exponential and logarithmic functions, curve sketching, graphical analysis of functions, graphical solutions and business applications are the topics included in this course.

    Prerequisites: MATH 113  with a minimum grade of 2.0 or a minimum score of 23 ACT-Math, 29 SAT-Math, 63 CPT-College-Level Math or 230 NGA-Advanced Algebra and Functions.
    Corequisites: None.
    Recommended: MATH 126 is recommended for business and social science majors

    Course Category: Liberal Arts | Mathematics
    This course counts toward Schoolcraft’s General Education Requirements.
    This course counts toward a Michigan Transfer Agreement General Education Requirement.

    This Course is Typically Offered: Winter, Spring, Fall
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  • MATH 129 - Precalculus


    Credits: 5
    Lecture Contact Hours: 5
    Description: Topics covered in this course include the function concept, polynomial, rational, exponential, logarithmic, rapid review of trigonometric and inverse trigonometric functions, solving equations, curve sketching, complex numbers, coordinate geometry and conic sections. The prevailing theme is applications and graphical solutions.

    Prerequisites: MATH 113  with a minimum grade of 2.0 and MATH 119  with a minimum grade of 2.0 or Minimum score of 23 ACT-Math, 29 SAT-Math, 63 CPT-College-Level Math or 260 NGA-Advanced Algebra and Functions.
    Corequisites: None.
    Recommended: MATH 129 is recommended for engineering, science and math majors.

    Course Category: Liberal Arts | Mathematics
    This course counts toward Schoolcraft’s General Education Requirements.
    This course counts toward a Michigan Transfer Agreement General Education Requirement.

    This Course is Typically Offered: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
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  • MATH 135 - Finite Mathematics


    Credits: 4
    Lecture Contact Hours: 4
    Description: Matrices and their applications to linear equations and linear programming, the simplex method, elementary probability and mathematics of finance are the topics included in this course.

    Prerequisites: MATH 126  with a minimum grade of 2.0 or a minimum score of 23 ACT-Math, 29 SAT-Math, 103 CPT-College-Level Math or 250 NGA-Advanced Algebra and Functions.
    Corequisites: None.
    Recommended: None.

    Course Category: Liberal Arts | Mathematics
    This course counts toward Schoolcraft’s General Education Requirements.
    This course counts toward a Michigan Transfer Agreement General Education Requirement.

    This Course is Typically Offered: Fall, Winter
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  • MATH 145 - Calculus for Business and Social Science


    Credits: 4
    Lecture Contact Hours: 4
    Description: The main topics of this course are differentiation of algebraic, exponential and logarithmic functions; curve sketching; optimization; constrained optimization; integration; introduction to functions of several variables; and applications.

    Prerequisites: MATH 126  with a minimum grade of 2.0 or a minimum score of 23 ACT-Math, 29 SAT-Math, 103 CPT-College-Level Math or 250 NGA-Advanced Algebra and Functions.
    Corequisites: None.
    Recommended: None.

    Course Category: Liberal Arts | Mathematics
    This course counts toward Schoolcraft’s General Education Requirements.
    This course counts toward a Michigan Transfer Agreement General Education Requirement.

    This Course is Typically Offered: Winter, Spring, Fall
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  • MATH 150 - Calculus with Analytic Geometry 1


    Credits: 5
    Lecture Contact Hours: 5
    Description: This course is oriented to engineering, science and mathematics majors. Limits and continuity, derivatives and integrals of algebraic and some trigonometric functions, curve sketching with the aid of the graphing calculator and applications are the topics covered in this course.

    Prerequisites: MATH 129  with a minimum grade of 2.0 or a minimum score of 23 ACT-Math, 29 SAT-Math, 103 CPT-College-Level Math or 280 NGA-Advanced Algebra and Functions.
    Corequisites: None.
    Recommended: None.

    Course Category: Liberal Arts | Mathematics
    This course counts toward Schoolcraft’s General Education Requirements.
    This course counts toward a Michigan Transfer Agreement General Education Requirement.

    This Course is Typically Offered: Winter, Spring, Fall
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  • MATH 151 - Calculus with Analytic Geometry 2


    Credits: 5
    Lecture Contact Hours: 5
    Description: This course includes the study of derivatives and integrals of transcendental functions, techniques of integration, indeterminate forms, improper integrals, infinite series, conics, polar coordinates and applications.

    Prerequisites: MATH 150  with a minimum grade of 2.0.
    Corequisites: None.
    Recommended: MATH 230  may be taken concurrently.

    Course Category: Liberal Arts | Mathematics
    This course counts toward Schoolcraft’s General Education Requirements.
    This course counts toward a Michigan Transfer Agreement General Education Requirement.

    This Course is Typically Offered: Winter, Spring, Fall
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  • MATH 230 - Linear Algebra


    Credits: 4
    Lecture Contact Hours: 4
    Description: Topics covered in this course include systems of linear equations, matrices, determinants, Euclidean vector spaces, general vector spaces, inner product spaces, eigenvalues and eigenvectors, diagonalization, linear transformations and applications.

    Prerequisites: MATH 150  with a minimum grade of 2.0
    Corequisites: None.
    Recommended: None.

    Course Category: Liberal Arts | Mathematics
    This course counts toward Schoolcraft’s General Education Requirements.
    This course counts toward a Michigan Transfer Agreement General Education Requirement.

    This Course is Typically Offered: Fall, Winter
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  • MATH 240 - Calculus With Analytic Geometry 3


    Credits: 5
    Lecture Contact Hours: 5
    Description: Vectors in the plane, vectors in three-space, solid analytic geometry, partial derivatives, line integrals, multiple integrals and applications are the topics covered in this course.

    Prerequisites: MATH 151  with a minimum grade of 2.0.
    Corequisites: None.
    Recommended: None.

    Course Category: Liberal Arts | Mathematics
    This course counts toward Schoolcraft’s General Education Requirements.
    This course counts toward a Michigan Transfer Agreement General Education Requirement.

    This Course is Typically Offered: Winter, Spring, Fall
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  • MATH 252 - Differential Equations


    Credits: 5
    Lecture Contact Hours: 5
    Description: Topics covered in this course include first order differential equations, second order linear equations, series solutions of second order linear equations, higher order linear equations, Laplace transform, systems of first order linear equations, numerical methods and qualitative theory of differential equations.

    Prerequisites: MATH 240  with a minimum grade of 2.0.
    Corequisites: None.
    Recommended: None.

    Course Category: Liberal Arts | Mathematics
    This course counts toward Schoolcraft’s General Education Requirements.
    This course counts toward a Michigan Transfer Agreement General Education Requirement.

    This Course is Typically Offered: Fall, Winter
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Medical Assisting

  
  • MA 115 - Phlebotomy


    Credits: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 2
    Lab Contact Hours: 1
    Description: This course teaches basic technical skills necessary for a phlebotomist to draw blood in various healthcare settings such as hospital labs, doctors’ offices and clinics. Proper procedures are stressed for the safe collection and handling of clinical specimens obtained by venipuncture or capillary puncture from adults, children and infants. This course also defines the role of the phlebotomist in the healthcare setting.

    Prerequisites: BIOL 105  or consent of department.
    Corequisites: None.
    Recommended: None.

    Course Category: Occupational
    This Course is Typically Offered: Winter, Spring, Fall
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  • MA 134 - Medical Insurance Coding


    Credits: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3
    Description: This course introduces the student to insurance coding guidelines developed for use with the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10-CM) and Current Procedural Terminology (CPT). The course is designed to develop basic coding skills to record the services and procedures that are provided for the patient. The importance of accurate coding will be discussed as it is an essential part of reimbursement.

    Prerequisites: None.
    Corequisites: HIT 104  if not previously taken.
    Recommended: None.

    Course Category: Occupational
    This Course is Typically Offered: Winter, Spring, Fall
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  • MA 140 - Medical Office Procedures


    Credits: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3
    Description: This course will focus on the basic concepts in the professional practice of medicine and the role and function of the medical assistant. The course introduces personal and professional characteristics and legal and ethical standards for the medical assistant. Professional and personal communications, time management and workplace dynamics will be studied. This course addresses administrative skills necessary for the medical assistant.

    Prerequisites: None.
    Corequisites: None.
    Recommended: None.

    Course Category: Occupational
    This Course is Typically Offered: Winter, Spring, Fall
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  • MA 155 - Medical Insurance Billing


    Credits: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3
    Description: This course introduces the student to the various types of medical insurance including Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Medicare, Medicaid, Workers’ Compensation and other third-party payers. The student will perform the tasks necessary to process claim forms for each type of medical insurance. Applying the guidelines of CPT, ICD-10 CM and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) must be demonstrated by the student.

    Prerequisites: MA 134 . HIT 104 .
    Corequisites: None.
    Recommended: None.

    Course Category: Occupational
    This Course is Typically Offered: Winter, Spring, Fall
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  • MA 161 - Phlebotomy Internship


    Credits: 2
    Lecture Contact Hours: 1
    Lab Contact Hours: 1
    Off Site Contact Hours Without Faculty: 4
    Description: The internship will be structured to provide students experience in performing the duties of a Phlebotomist and prepare the student to be eligible to take the certification exam with the National Center for Competency Testing.

    Prerequisites: MA 115  with a minimum grade of 3.0 and completion within the last two months or consent of department. HIT 104 .
    Corequisites: CIS 105  if not taken previously. MA 140  if not taken previously.
    Recommended: None.

    Course Category: Occupational
    This Course is Typically Offered: Winter, Spring, Fall
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  • MA 175 - Medical Laboratory Techniques


    Credits: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 2
    Lab Contact Hours: 1
    Description: This course will provide an opportunity for the student to practice techniques to perform laboratory procedures. The student will practice preparing the patient for tests, collecting samples, completing the tests and reporting the results to the physician. The student will practice laboratory procedures such as urinalysis, hematology, bacteriology, chemistries and patient preps. Note: Students must begin MA 196  within six months of completing MA 175 and MA 180 .

    Prerequisites: HIT 104  with a minimum grade of 2.0. MA 115  with a minimum grade of 2.0. MA 140  with a minimum grade of 2.0.
    Corequisites: MA 180 
    Recommended: None.

    Course Category: Occupational
    This Course is Typically Offered: Fall, Winter
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  • MA 180 - Medical Office Clinical Procedures


    Credits: 4
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3
    Lab Contact Hours: 3
    Description: ENG 050  This course is designed to introduce the student to all clinical aspects of working in an ambulatory care setting. The following is a short list of what students will learn in this course: examination techniques (including vital signs), medication administration, minor surgery procedures, sterilization procedures, how to perform medical tests, first aid, maintenance of equipment and special dietary needs. Students will spend an additional three hours per week in a lab setting. Note: Students must begin MA 196  within six months of completing MA 175  and MA 180.

    Prerequisites: HIT 104  with a minimum grade of 2.0. MA 140  with a minimum grade of 2.0. CIS 120  with a minimum grade of 2.0. MATH 045   with a minimum grade of 2.0 or a minimum score of 16 ACT Math, 22 SAT Math, 60 CPT Math, or 220 NGA Quantitative Reasoning Algebra and Statistics. ENG 050  with a minimum grade of 2.0 or a minimum score of 15 ACT English, 22 SAT Writing and Language, 51 CPT Sentence Skills or 237 NGA Writing. COLLS 050  with a minimum grade of 2.0 or a minimum score of 15 ACT English, 22 SAT Writing and Language, 57 CPT Sentence Skills or 237 NGA Writing.
    Corequisites: HIT 114  if not taken previously. MA 155  if not taken previously. MA 175 .
    Recommended: None.

    Course Category: Occupational
    This Course is Typically Offered: Fall, Winter
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  • MA 196 - Office Practicum


    Credits: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 1
    Off Site Contact Hours Without Faculty: 12
    Description: The student will participate in a 180-hour non-paid externship under the direction of a physician and/or the office manager or supervisor. The externship is structured to provide experience in performing administrative and clinical procedures in a physician office, clinic or ambulatory healthcare setting. The student will interact with other healthcare professionals performing and observing skills of a medical assistant. It is an opportunity that will allow a student to apply theory to practice.

    Prerequisites: HIT 114  with a minimum grade of 2.0. MA 155  with a minimum grade of 2.0. MA 175  with a minimum grade of 2.0. MA 180  with a minimum grade of 2.0. All students must complete the following prior to registering: background check, drug screen, physical and immunizations.
    Corequisites: None.
    Recommended: None.

    Course Category: Occupational
    This Course is Typically Offered: Fall, Winter
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Metallurgy and Materials Science

  
  • MET 103 - Introduction to Materials Science


    Credits: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3
    Lab Contact Hours: 1
    Description: This course provides a broad introduction to materials science. Using the scientific method, the physical, mechanical and chemical properties of metallic, polymeric, ceramic and composite materials are related to their atomic structure and bonding.

    Prerequisites: None.
    Corequisites: None.
    Recommended: None.

    Course Category: Occupational
    This Course is Typically Offered: Fall, Winter
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  • MET 116 - Introduction to Physical Metallurgy


    Credits: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3
    Description: This course introduces the physical metallurgy of ferrous and non-ferrous metals, the history and production of alloys and fabricated metal products, material selection and failure analysis. It provides the foundation for the subsequent laboratory-based courses.

    Prerequisites: CHEM 104 . ENG 116  or may be taken concurrently. MATH 102 . MET 103 .
    Corequisites: None.
    Recommended: None.

    Course Category: Occupational
    This Course is Typically Offered: Winter Only
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  • MET 153 - Metallography


    Credits: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 1
    Lab Contact Hours: 3
    Description: This course provides experience in the use of laboratory equipment and methods for studying and reporting microstructures of ferrous, non-ferrous and specialty materials. Proper operation of equipment and instrumentation for sectioning, mounting, polishing, etching, microscopy and image analysis is emphasized, as are safety, etiquette and communication in the laboratory.

    Prerequisites: CAD 103 or may be taken concurrently. CIS 120  or may be taken concurrently. MET 116  or may be taken concurrently.
    Corequisites: None.
    Recommended: None.

    Course Category: Occupational
    This Course is Typically Offered: Winter Only
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  • MET 160 - Composite Materials


    Credits: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 2
    Lab Contact Hours: 2
    Description: This course introduces the various classes, manufacturing methods and applications of composite materials used in industry. The mechanical, physical and chemical properties of reinforced polymer matrix, metal matrix and ceramic matrix composites are explored.

    Prerequisites: MET 103 . ENG 116 . CHEM 104 .
    Corequisites: None.
    Recommended: None.

    Course Category: Occupational
    This Course is Typically Offered: As Needed
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  • MET 212 - Heat Treatment


    Credits: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 2
    Lab Contact Hours: 2
    Description: This course explores the application of phase diagrams, time-temperature-transformation diagrams, thermal treatments and metallography to predict, control and characterize equilibrium and non-equilibrium structures resulting from thermally activated diffusive and displacive phase transformations.

    Prerequisites: ENGR 100  or may be taken concurrently. MET 153 . MFG 102  or may be taken concurrently. WELD 110  or may be taken concurrently.
    Corequisites: None.
    Recommended: None.

    Course Category: Occupational
    This Course is Typically Offered: Fall Only
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  • MET 216 - Mechanical Testing


    Credits: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 2
    Lab Contact Hours: 2
    Description: This course applies theories of elasticity and plasticity as well as mechanisms of strengthening and fracture to the mechanical testing of materials by various loading and measurement techniques. In addition, common forming methods are discussed.

    Prerequisites: ENGR 100  or may be taken concurrently. MET 153 . MFG 102  or may be taken concurrently.
    Corequisites: None.
    Recommended: None.

    Course Category: Occupational
    This Course is Typically Offered: Fall Only
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  • MET 248 - Scanning Electron Microscopy and X-ray Microanalysis


    Credits: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 2
    Lab Contact Hours: 2
    Description: This course introduces the fundamentals of Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and X-ray Microanalysis used for materials characterization and failure analysis. Topics include microscopy systems and components, safety and maintenance, applications in fractography and materials characterization and failure analysis.

    Prerequisites: MET 153  or consent of department.
    Corequisites: None.
    Recommended: None.

    Course Category: Occupational
    This Course is Typically Offered: Winter Only
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  • MET 272 - Corrosion Testing


    Credits: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 2
    Lab Contact Hours: 2
    Description: This course introduces basic electrochemistry and the eight forms of corrosion. Laboratory instruction in standard immersion, atmospheric, cabinet and other corrosion test and analysis methods is provided.

    Prerequisites: ENGR 100  or may be taken concurrently. MET 116 .
    Corequisites: None.
    Recommended: None.

    Course Category: Occupational
    This Course is Typically Offered: As Needed
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  • MET 281 - Special Problems in Materials Science


    Credits: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 1
    Lab Contact Hours: 3
    Description: This course involves the execution of an applied research project involving materials processing and/or analysis. Literature review, hypothesis development, experimental design, experimentation and data analysis culminate in formal written and oral presentations.

    Prerequisites: MET 212 . MET 216 . MET 248  or may be taken concurrently.
    Corequisites: None.
    Recommended: None.

    Course Category: Occupational
    This Course is Typically Offered: Winter Only
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  • MET 291 - Metallurgy Internship


    Credits: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 1
    Off Site Contact Hours Without Faculty: 12 - 40
    Description: This is an applied course within Occupational Programs specializing in the field of metallurgy (MET) and is a cooperative assignment for students who have completed the prerequisites for this course. Employment will be approximately 12 to 40 hours per week off-campus at the employer’s location within a metallurgy or related department. The final grade will be based on a joint evaluation by the faculty and the employer. Students registered in this internship course are considered Schoolcraft College students with all rights, responsibilities and privileges of a student. Internships may be paid or unpaid based upon placement. Department permission is required before registering for this course. The selection of eligible students to register for the course is a competitive process that includes testing, submission of a resume with a cover letter and interviews.

    Prerequisites: MET 153  with a minimum grade of 3.0, consent of department and an overall GPA of 2.5.
    Corequisites: None.
    Recommended: None.

    Course Category: Occupational
    This Course is Typically Offered: Winter, Spring, Fall
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Music

  
  • MUSIC 104 - Basic Materials in Music Theory


    Credits: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3
    Description: This course provides a step by step approach to the fundamentals of music including notation, scales, intervals and triads.

    Prerequisites: None.
    Corequisites: None.
    Recommended: None.

    Course Category: Liberal Arts | Humanities
    This course counts toward Schoolcraft’s General Education Requirements.
    This course counts toward a Michigan Transfer Agreement General Education Requirement.

    This Course is Typically Offered: Fall, Winter
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  • MUSIC 105 - Music Appreciation


    Credits: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3
    Description: An introduction to music, designed especially to increase understanding and enjoyment of music through intelligent listening. No technical knowledge required, but outside listening and attendance at live performances are required.

    Prerequisites: None.
    Corequisites: None.
    Recommended: None.

    Course Category: Liberal Arts | Humanities
    This course counts toward Schoolcraft’s General Education Requirements.
    This course counts toward a Michigan Transfer Agreement General Education Requirement.

    This Course is Typically Offered: Winter, Spring, Fall
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  • MUSIC 107 - Music for Elementary Teachers


    Credits: 4
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3
    Lab Contact Hours: 2
    Description: This course will provide students with knowledge about fundamental concepts in music such as rhythm, harmony and form through participation in musical behaviors such as playing instruments, moving and singing. It also will provide opportunities for students to develop and execute lessons that address these concepts as well as employing music to facilitate learning in other academic areas such as math, science and language arts. The course is recommended for elementary education majors. This course requires all students must meet the requirements of a criminal background check.

    Prerequisites: None.
    Corequisites: None.
    Recommended: None.

    Course Category: Liberal Arts | Humanities
    This course counts toward Schoolcraft’s General Education Requirements.
    This Course is Typically Offered: Fall, Winter
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  • MUSIC 114 - Voice Class 1 Elements - Beginners


    Credits: 2
    Lecture Contact Hours: 2
    Description: This is the first in a series of four voice classes for students interested in developing their vocal skills. This class is designed for young or beginning singers or for singers wishing to refresh their focus on the elements upon which the cultivation of the singing voice is built.

    Prerequisites: None.
    Corequisites: None.
    Recommended: None.

    Course Category: Applied Liberal Arts | Humanities
    This Course is Typically Offered: Fall, Winter
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  • MUSIC 116 - Voice Class 2 Cultivation - Intermediate


    Credits: 2
    Lecture Contact Hours: 2
    Description: This is the second in a series of four voice classes for students interested in developing their vocal skills. This is a voice class for singers of intermediate level or for singers wishing to refresh their understanding of the study and cultivation of the singing voice.

    Prerequisites: MUSIC 114 
    Corequisites: None.
    Recommended: None.

    Course Category: Applied Liberal Arts | Humanities
    This Course is Typically Offered: As Needed
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  • MUSIC 117 - Choir 1


    Credits: 2
    Lecture Contact Hours: 2
    Lab Contact Hours: 1
    Description: This is the first course in which students will explore the principles of choral singing and musicianship. Music of all styles and periods will be included. Choir is an elective for all students, regardless of major field. Additional Choir credits may be earned in future semesters by enrolling in the following course sequence (one course per semester): MUSIC 118 , 217 and 218.

    Prerequisites: Consent of department. This course requires an audition prior to registration. Please contact the Music department for details.
    Corequisites: None.
    Recommended: None.

    Course Category: Applied Liberal Arts | Humanities
    This Course is Typically Offered: Fall, Winter
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  • MUSIC 118 - Choir 2


    Credits: 2
    Lecture Contact Hours: 2
    Lab Contact Hours: 1
    Description: This is the second course in which students will explore the principles of choral singing and musicianship. Music of all styles and periods will be included. Choir is an elective for all students, regardless of major field. Additional Choir credits may be earned in future semesters by enrolling in the following course sequence (one course per semester): MUSIC 217  and 218.

    Prerequisites: MUSIC 117 
    Corequisites: None.
    Recommended: None.

    Course Category: Applied Liberal Arts | Humanities
    This Course is Typically Offered: Fall, Winter
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