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Course Descriptions

The following brief course descriptions will provide students with an idea of what they will be studying in Boise State's Concurrent Enrollment courses. Credit information is also provided. This list of courses changes every school year. Contact the Concurrent Enrollment Coordinator at Extended Studies Division for the most current list.

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Accounting

Course Description
ACCOUNTING 205 Introduction to Financial Accounting (3 credits) Introduction to financial reporting. The primary objective is to make the student aware of the importance of accounting information as a powerful tool in the business decision-making process. Emphasis of the course is on the uses of financial information in making investment and credit decisions rather than the preparation of the information. PRE/COREQ: ITM 104 and 105 or satisfactory completion of computer competency exam covering basic word processing and spreadsheet skills or an alternative instructor-approved course.

American Sign Language

Course Description
ASL 101
American Sign Language I
(4 credits) Develops beginning abilities in receptive and expressive skills. Offers basic study of grammatical structures and vocabulary in a communicative context. Emphasis placed on the history of sign language and deaf culture. Course conducted primarily in ASL.
ASL 102
American Sign Language II
(4 credits) Continues developing abilities in receptive and expressive skills. Further study of grammatical structures, vocabulary and culture. Course conducted primarily in ASL. PREREQ: ASL 101 or PERM/INST.

Arabic

Course Description
ARABIC 101 Elementary Arabic I (4 credits) Develops beginning abilities in Modern Standard Arabic in all four language skills: speaking, reading, writing, and listening. Offers Basic study of grammatical structures and vocabulary in a communicative context.
ARABIC 102 Elementary Arabic II (4 credits) Continues to develop abilities in all four language skills: speaking, reading, writing, and listening. Offers basic study of grammatical structures and vocabulary in a communicative context. PREREQ: ARABIC 101.

Art

Course Description
ART 109
Foundation Drawing
(3 credits) Introduction to drawing as a system of visual communication. Development and study of perception, form, and content. Introduction to critique.
ART 212
Drawing I
(3 credits) Drawing from observation and imagination. Exploration of form and content. PREREQ: ART 109.

Biology

Course Description
BIOL 100
Concepts of Biology
(4 credits) An introduction to fundamental biological principles of cell and molecular biology, genetics, ecology, and evolution. Introduction to organismal diversity, physiology, and morphology.
BIOL 107
Introduction to
Human Biology
(4 credits) An introduction to human structure and function and the interrelationships of various human systems. Homeostasis, disease, health and their relationships to human anatomy and physiology. This is a nonmajor course that does not satisfy biology or allied health program requirements.
BIOL 191
General Biology I
(4 credits) Designed for biology and health science majors. The basic characteristics of living systems including the chemical and physical structure of cells, genetics, development, evolution, and ecology. Recommended: Solid preparation in high school biology and chemistry.

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Chemistry

Course Description
CHEM 101
Essentials of Chemistry
(4 credits) The first semester of a sequence course for nonscience majors who require only one year of chemistry. Basic concepts of inorganic and organic chemistry.
CHEM 102
Essentials of Chemistry II
(4 credits) Continuation of CHEM 101 to include basic concepts of organic and biochemistry. PREREQ: CHEM 101. COREQ: CHEM 102L

Computer Science

Course Description
COMPSCI 119
Introduction to JAVA
(2 credits) Syntactic and Execution characteristics of Java. Translating simple algorithms into Java programs: coding, compiling, finding, and correcting errors, and executing the programs.
COMPSCI 125
Introduction to
Computer Science I
(4 credits) Data and procedure abstraction. Problem solving techniques, recursive algorithms, basic searching and sorting techniques. Introduction to object-based programming. Software development process (specification, design, stepwise refinement). Note: Students with no prior programming experience should consider taking a language course prior to taking this course. PREREQ: MATH 143 or MATH 147 or satisfactory math placement score.
COMPSCI 225
Introduction to
Computer Science II
(4 credits) Introduction to notions of program correctness and to analysis of time and space requirements. Object-oriented programming, including hierarchies and inheritance. Abstract data types both basic (list, tree, set, and relation) and derived (queues, stacks, priority, queues, and dictionaries) and their implementation and applications. Concrete data structures (linked lists, binary search trees, hash tables, etc.) PREREQ: COMPSCI 125

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Database Systems

Course Description
ITM 104
Operating Systems
& Word Processing Topics
(1 credit) Introduces computer and technology concepts and develops skills using current home/office and Internet productivity software. Basic functions of the operating system, basic to intermediate word-processing skills, introduction to hardware, software, Internet and networking concepts for use in the workplace, educational settings, and the home.
ITM 105
Spreadsheet Topics
(1 credit) Basic to intermediate spreadsheet skills development, hardware, software, Internet, and networking concept materials for use in the workplace, educational settings, and the home. PREREQ: ITM 104 or successful completion of a placement exam for ITM 104.
ITM 106
Database Topics
(1 credit) Basic to intermediate database skills development, hardware, software, Internet, and networking concept materials for use in the workplace, educational settings, and the home. PREREQ: ITM 104 and ITM 105 or successful completion of a placement exam for ITM 104 and ITM 105.
ITM 225
Introduction to
Programming
(3 credits) Introduction to object-oriented programming, rapid development tools, and object oriented design principles. Includes essential programming concepts of sequence, selection, iteration, arrays and string manipulation, testing and program documentation.
ITM 315
Database Systems
(3 credits) Introduction to design, development and administration issues of relational databases and DBMS, and their applications to real-business problems. Special emphasis on SQL, logical data design techniques, and rapid prototyping of end user business applications.

Early Childhood Education

Course Description
ED-ECS 221
Foundations of
Professional
Practices
ECE/ECSE (3 credits) Principles and practices of early childhood education/early childhood special education. Developmentally appropriate practices in the teaching/learning process of young children with and without special needs, in natural learning environments. Weekly classroom field work required.
ED-ECS 222
Family and
Community Relation
ECE/ECSE (2 credits) Partnering with families of young children, both typically and atypically developing. Family systems theory, roles and functions of special service colleagues and community resources.

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Economics

Course Description
ECON 201
Principles of
Macroeconomics
(3 credits) Economic principles are used to analyze the aggregate performance of developed economies. Analysis is applied to domestic and international macroeconomics issues. The goals and problems of high employment, price stability, growth, and the balance of payments are analyzed. Monetary, fiscal and other national policies are discussed.
ECON 202 -
Principles of
Microeconomics
(3 credits) An introduction to microeconomic analysis covering supply and demand, basic market structures, the operation of price systems, and the distribution of income. Provides an introduction to some applied areas of economics such as international, regional, the public sector, and economic development.

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Engineering Science

Course Description
ENGR 100
Energy for Society
(4 credits) A general interest course having no prerequisite. A basic understanding of energy and how it has been put to use is developed to promote a better understanding of our present technological society with its energy, environmental, social, and political problems. Alternative as well as conventional energy solutions are consdiered.
ENGR 120
Introduction to Engineering
(3 credits) Critical thinking design-oriented engineering experiences that introduce the professions of civil, electrical/computer, mechanical and materials science and engineering. Professional skill development including teamwork, computer based tools, oral and written communication and advisement. PREREQUISITE: Math 147 or MATH 143 and MATH 144.
ENGR 197
Idaho Aerospace Scholar Workshop
(2 credits) The Idaho Aerospace Scholars is a course offered through the Idaho Digital Learning Academy (IDLA), online for high school students. This 16-week course will guide students through hands-on activities and projects to explore and interact with the history and internal functions of NASA space exploration and Idaho STEM professions. Students will explore STEM careers and interact with Idaho scientists, engineers, and other STEM professions.

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English

Course Description
ENGL 101
English Composition
(3 credits) Introduction to critical reading and to writing processes, including invention, revision, and editing. Emphasis on writing thoughtful explorations of readings, observations, ideas, and experiences; developing the author's voice and inventiveness; editing for style and conventions of standard usage.
ENGL 102
English Composition
(3 credits) An inquiry-based course that continues work with critical reading and writing processes and provides experiences with methods and genres of researched writing. Students will initiate research projects, gather information from a range or sources, and demonstrate they can write about the information purposefully using appropriate documentation.

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Environmental Studies

Course Description
ENVSTD 121
Introduction to Environmental Studies
(3 credits) Introduction to the interdisciplinary nature of environmental concepts and issues. Integrates scientific, socio-political, and humanistic approaches to the understanding of nature and of how humans interact with the rest of nature. Includes a service learning component.

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Foundations of Education

Course Description
ED-CIFS 201
Foundations of Education
(3 credits) Social, multicultural, philosophical, and historical perspectives in education; current educational issues; and problems of education. It provides a conceptual framework from which students will learn to reflect upon and question ways of knowing, both individually and as members of a larger community.
ED-CIFS 293
Foundations of
Education Internship
(3 credits) This is a hands-on internship that involves interaction with students in a special education/resource room setting. Students provide support to the supervising teacher by assisting in lesson planning, grading, and administering informal assessment. Students enrolled in the internship are responsible for small groups of students in which they plan and implement daily lessons. The internship is set by the high school teacher and students need instructor’s permission to enroll.

French

Course Description
FRENCH 101
Elementary French 1
(4 credits) Develops beginning abilities in all four languages skills: speaking, reading, writing, and listening. Offers basic study of grammatical structures and vocabulary in a communicative context. Introduces students to Francophone cultures. Students who have had more than one year of high school French may not enroll in FRENCH 101 for credit except by PERM/INST.
FRENCH 102
Elementary French II
(4 credits) Continues to develop beginning abilities in all four language skills: speaking, reading, writing, and listening. Offers basic study of grammatical structures and vocabulary in a communicative context. Introduces students to Francophone cultures. PREREQ: FRENCH 101 or equivalent as determined by placement exam.

Geology

Course Description
GEOS 100
Fundamentals of Geology
(4 credits) An introduction to the principles of physical and historical geology. Topics include weathering, erosion, glaciation, volcanism, earthquakes, rocks, minerals, maps, and the origin of the earth and its physical and biological development. Open to all students except those with previous credit in geology, or earth science majors and those nonscience majors who plan an eight-hour sequence in geology. Field trips required.

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German

Course Description
GERMAN 101
Elementary German I
(4 credits) Develops beginning abilities in all four language skills; speaking, reading, writing, and listening. Offers basic study of grammatical structures and vocabulary in communicative context. Introduces students to Germanic cultures.
GERMAN 102
Elementary German II
(4 credits) Continues to develop beginning abilities in all four language skills: speaking, reading, writing, and listening. Offers basic study of grammatical structures and vocabulary in a communicative context. Introduces students to Germanic cultures. Prerequisite for this class is successful completion of German 101.

History

Course Description
HIST 100
Themes in World History
(3 credits): Uses a major theme in history to introduce methods of historical interpretation and to explore issues, developments and trends across time and place. Theme varies by instructor.
HIST 111
United States History:
First semester
(3 credits): History of American civilization from Pre-Columbian days to 1877 with emphasis given to the development of the Union and expansion.
HIST 112
United States History:
Second semester
(3 credits): A survey of the significant factors influencing American development from the Civil War to the present, including the growth of American business and the emergence of the nation to a world power.
HISTORY 131
Survey of Latin America
(3 credits) Introductory overview of the main historical trends that explain current cultural, social, ethnic, political and economic characteristics of Latin America.

Japanese

Course Description
JAPANESE 101
Elementary Japanese I
(4 credits) Develops beginning abilities in all four language skills: speaking, reading, writing, and listening. Offers basic study of grammatical structures and vocabulary in a communicative context. The course also introduces Katakana, Hiragana, and a limited number of Chinese characters. Course conducted in Japanese.
JAPANESE 102
Elementary Japanese II
(4 credits) Continues to develop beginning abilities in all four language skills; speaking, reading, writing, and listening. Offers basic study of grammatical structures and vocabulary in a communicative context. The course also introduces Katakana, Hiragana, and a limited number of Chinese characters.

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Kinesiology

Course Description
KINES 121
Taping and Wrapping Techniques in Atheltic Training
(1 credit) Instructs students in a variety of wrapping and taping procedures used in the field of athletic training as forms of external support.
KINES 140
Personal Health
(3 credits) Covers nutrition, diseases, health needs, services, drugs, family living, and personality structure and development. Enhances student adjustment toward effective functioning in a changing environment.
KINES 220
Introduction to Athletic Injuries
(Sports Medicine)
(3 credits) A survey course introducing the principles of care and prevention of sport induced injury. Emphasis will be on identification and differentiation of minor and major trauma related to sports participation. A prerequisite for admission to the Athletic Training Education Program.

Latin

Course Description
LATIN 211
Elementary Classical
Latin Language & Literature
(4 credits) An intensive introduction to the basic vocabulary, grammar, and syntax of classical Latin with emphasis on comprehension of the nominal declension and verbal conjugation forms of the language; and a survey of Roman republican literature with illustrative reading passages excerpted from the ancient authors. Recommended: HIST 302 Ancient Rome
LATIN 212
Advanced Classical
Latin Language & Literature
(4 credits) Second semester of the intensive introduction to the study of classical Latin with emphasis on comprehension of the advanced grammatical forms and syntactical patterns of the language; and a survey of Roman imperial literature with translations and analysis of extended historical and literary texts from the ancient authors. PREREQ: LATIN 211, or a year of high school Latin.

Leadership

Course Description
LEAD 101
Foundations in Leadership
(3 credits) Basic leadership theory, historical paradigms, and concepts. Personal leadership development through the exploration of leadership identity, values, and ethics; understanding of others through multicultural appreciation; and fostering active citizenship through community-based projects.

Math

Course Description
MATH 160
Survey of Calculus
(4 credits) A survey of the essentials of calculus, intended mainly for students in business and social sciences, emphasis on application of such areas. Basic concepts and computational techniques for functions derivatives and integrals, with emphasis on polynomial, rational, and exponential and logarithmic functions. Very brief introduction to calculus of functions of several variables. MATH 160 cannot be taken for credit after MATH 170. PREREQ 143 or satisfactory placement score.
MATH 170
Calculus I
(4 credits) Definitions of limit, derivative and integral. Computation of the derivative, including logarithmic, exponential and trigonometric functions. Applications of the derivative, approximations, optimization, mean value theorem. Fundamental Theorem of Calculus, brief introduction to applications of the integral and to computations of antiderivatives. Intended for students in engineering, mathematics and sciences.
MATH 175
Calculus II
(4 credits) A continuation of MATH 170. Applications of the integral, symbolic and numerical techniques of integration. Sequences and series, with an emphasis on power series and approximations, convergence and error bounds. Separable differential equations. Parametric curves in the plane and polar coordinates. Includes use of mathematical software such as Maple or Mathematica. Prerequisite for this class is successful completion of Math 170.
MATH 187
Discrete and Foundational Mathematics
(4 credits) An introduction to the language and methods of reasoning used throughout mathematics and computer science, and to selected topics in discrete mathematics.  Propositional and predicate logic; elementary set theory; introduction to proof techniques including mathematical induction; functions and relations; and basic principles of elementary number theory, combinational  enumeration, and graph theory. Prerequisite: Math 143 College Algebra, Math 147 Precalculus or satisfactory placement score.
MATH 254
Applied Statistics
with Computers
4 credits) Pre-calculus treatment of descriptive statistics, confidence intervals, hypothesis testing, regression, and correlation. Selected topics from probability theory. Emphasis on concepts and applications to a wide variety of disciplines. Use of computer statistics packages to handle computations. Carries no credit after MATH 360 or MATH 361.

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Physics

Course Description
PHYS 101
Introduction to Physics
(4 credits) A broad survey of basic physics concepts and principles including motion, energy, electricity, magnetism, light, relativity, atoms, fission, and fusion. Some examples will be related to social applications. A one semester core course that uses some basic algebra.

Political Science

Course Description
POLS 101
American National Government
(3 credits) Institutions and processes of the American political system, emphasizing social, ideological, and constitutional background.

Psychology

Course Description
PSYC 101
General Psychology
(3 credits) Provides the basis for understanding psychological science. Topics considered may include: scientific method, biopsychology, consciousness, sensation, perception, development, learning, cognitive processes, motivation, emotion, health psychology, personality, individual differences, social psychology, psychopathology, and psychotherapy.

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Sociology

Course Description
SOC 101
Introduction to Sociology
(3 credits) An introduction to groups, organizations, and societies, and their impact on human behavior. Emphasis is on sociological perspectives, concepts, methods, and applications in areas such as organization, socialization, inequality, institutions, intergroup relations, change, etc.

Spanish

Course Description
SPANISH 101
Elementary Spanish
(4 credits) Develops beginning abilities in all four language skills: speaking, reading, writing, and listening. Offers a basic study of grammatical structures and vocabulary in communicative context. Introduces students to Hispanic culture. Students who successfully complete this course may not receive credit for Spanish 111 or Spanish 112.
SPANISH 102
Elementary Spanish II
(4 credits) Continues to develop beginning abilities in all four language skills: speaking, reading, writing, and listening.  Offers a basic study of grammatical structures and vocabulary in communicative context.  Introduces students to Hispanic culture. PREREQ: Spanish 101.
SPANISH 201
Intermediate Spanish I
(4 credits) Intended to further develop all four language skills: speaking, reading, writing, and listening. Intensive review of fundamentals of structure and vocabulary in a communicative context. Topics for conversation, reading, and writing focus on Hispanic cultures. Course conducted in Spanish. PREREQ: SPANISH 102 or SPANISH 108 or SPANISH 114 or satisfactory placement score.

Student Success

Course Description
UNIVERSITY 100
High School to College Transitions
Students will develop life skills and attitudes needed to achieve educational and personal goals. Exploration of university resources, services, and policies.

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Contact Us!

For additional information about Concurrent Enrollment on the high school campuses, contact:
Fabiola Juarez-Coca, Concurrent Enrollment Director
Extended Studies Division, Boise State University
Phone: (208) 426-2281
E-mail: fjuarez@boisestate.edu

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Reviewed: June 24, 2011