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Click on the name of an online course offered at American Community College to view the detailed information; you can also find out about the college or university offering the course by clicking on "School's Profile". |
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Academic & Career Planning (RQ295) |
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General Studies |
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American Community College |
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This course is designed to assist students in preparing a set of integrated academic and career plans, assess their writing and research skills, develop effective and efficient success habits, and develop interactive electronic classroom skills necessary for success in APUS's distance learning environment. This course serves as a transition from prior educational experiences to the distance-learning model in use at APUS. Coupling the development of the student's degree completion plan with individualized counseling and academic development activities, this course permits the student to plan his/her academic program, ensures that the program supports articulated career goals, and develops those specialized skills needed to maximize overall success in the APUS program and after graduation.
This course has been evaluated by the American Council on Education. Credit Recommendation - at the lower division Baccalaureate/associate degree category, 3 semester hours in Communication. |
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Accounting I (GM229) |
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Accounting |
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American Community College |
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Introduction to the purposes of financial accounting statements and the recognition, measurement, and disclosure concepts and methods underlying financial statements. Focus is on using and interpreting financial statements and on understanding the impact of transactions and events on financial statements and financial ratios. |
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Advanced Computer Applications (CS103) |
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Computer Science |
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American Community College |
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This course addresses advanced Microsoft Office 2000 features in database management and presentation applications. Student will apply database management macros, sorting, filters, and merging functions and presentation design and layout features. This course builds on material presented in CS101. |
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African-American History after 1877 (HS218) |
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History |
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This course surveys the economic, cultural, and political facets of the African American experience from 1877 to the present. Staples of African American history will be examined, such as Jim Crow laws, the Harlem Renaissance, the Civil Rights Movement, and Black Power. While the class is designed to proceed chronologically, themes such as military and diplomatic policies, migration and urbanization, black political thought, and popular culture will be emphasized. Drawing on both primary and secondary sources, this class is designed to develop critical thinking about issues that have shaped the lives of African Americans and Americans in general. |
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African-American History before 1877 (HS217) |
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This course examines the complex and varied experiences of African Americans from slavery to 1877. Topics include West African roots, the middle passage, American slavery and resistance, the development of racism, the Civil War, and Reconstruction. The course will examine internal and external factors that shaped the black historical experience economically, culturally, and politically. While the class is designed to proceed chronologically, important themes such as the development of racism, abolitionist thought, the slave community, and the impact of free blacks will be emphasized. Drawing on both primary and secondary sources, this class is designed to develop critical thinking about issues that have shaped the lives of African Americans and Americans in general. |
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American Architecture (HM235) |
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Humanities & Liberal Arts |
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American Community College |
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This course provides a chronological survey of American architectural history from the earliest settlements through modern times. Its emphasizes the relationship of architecture to the American culture in which it was produced and the influence on later generations. |
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American Art (HM241) |
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This course surveys American art from the Colonial period through today, and integrates the social, historical and multicultural factors which have impacted the visual arts in the United States. |
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American Government I (SS121) |
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American Community College |
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This is the first course in a two- course sequence in American Government. It is designed to convey basic facts about the structure and functioning of American Government. It covers the origins of our national government and emphasizes the development of the U.S. Constitution and the rise of the executive branch via the Presidency and the federal bureaucracy.
This course has been evaluated by the American Council on Education. Credit Recommendation - at the lower division Baccalaureate/associate degree category, 3 semester hours in American Government. |
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American Government II (SS122) |
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This is the second half of a two-semester course in American Government. (SS121 American Government I is a prerequisite to taking this course.) This semester will continue to investigate the philosophical and historical foundations of our national government with emphasis on the legislative and judicial branches. The origins and workings of the U.S. Congress will be examined, and the role and function of the court system will be analyzed with particular emphasis on the Supreme Court.
This course has been evaluated by the American Council on Education. Credit Recommendation - at the lower division Baccalaureate/associate degree category, 3 semester hours in American Government. |
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American History since 1877 (HS102) |
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A survey of history of the United States from the end of Reconstruction to modern times. Emphasis will be placed on internal expansion, inherent isolationism, America?s road to becoming a world power, and the development of the concept of America as the "policeman" of the world. (Student Note: This course is also available via a highly animated voice directed self-paced Web-based format. Students desiring this mode of presentation should enroll in one of the "X" sessions - for example: HS102 AX, HS102 BX, etc. Students must have the capability to download a Flash Player to view this course.) (Student Note 2: This is a required course for students enrolled into the Bachelor of Arts Degree in American Studies. This course may be completed to meet a General Education history requirement or taken as an elective.)
This course has been evaluated by the American Council on Education. Credit Recommendation - at the lower division Baccalaureate/associate degree category, 3 semester hours in History. |
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American History to 1877 (HS101) |
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This course is a survey of United States history from the earliest European settlements in North America through the end of Reconstruction and emphasizes our nation's political, economic, and social development, the evolution of its institutions, and the causes and consequences of its principal wars. (Student Note 1: This course is also available via a highly animated voice directed self-paced Web-based format. Students desiring this mode of presentation should enroll in one of the "X" sessions - for example: HS101 AX, HS101 BX, etc. Students must have the capability to download a Flash Player to view this course.) (Student Note 2: This is a required course for students enrolled into the Bachelor of Arts Degree in American Studies. This course may be completed to meet a General Education history requirement or taken as an elective.)
This course has been evaluated by the American Council on Education. Credit Recommendation - at the lower division Baccalaureate/associate degree category, 3 semester hours in History. |
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American Literature before the Civil War (HM201) |
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This course offers an introduction to American literature from the colonial period to the romantic. The Puritan ethic will be explored, using the sermons, diaries, and poetry of early American authors. The political writings of such revolutionaries as Ben Franklin and Thomas Paine are covered, as well as the imaginative writings of those from Edgar Allan Poe to Nathaniel Hawthorne. The slave narratives that preceded the Civil War will also be investigated. (Student Note 1: This is a required course for students enrolled in the Bachelor of Arts Degree in English. This course may be completed to meet a General Education literature and humanities requirement or taken as an elective.)
This course has been evaluated by the American Council on Education. Credit Recommendation - at the lower division Baccalaureate/associate degree category, 3 semester hours in English or Humanities. |
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American Literature from the Civil War to the Present (HM202) |
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This course examines the rapid social and technological changes that have taken place in American culture during the mid-to-late nineteenth and twentieth centuries, and how these upheavals have been expressed in our nation's literature. (Student Note 1: This is a required course for students enrolled into the Bachelor of Arts Degree in English. This course may be completed to meet a General Education literature and humanities requirement or taken as an elective.) |
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American Romanticism (HM280) |
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Humanities & Liberal Arts |
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Through the reading of primary texts and the analysis of visual arts, sudents in American Romanticism will explore ideas central to the evolution of American culture through some of America's most treasured works. |
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Amphibious Warfare (MH401) |
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Introduction to amphibious warfare from its earliest conception as a means of overall military strategy to its refinement as an innovative tool of operational maneuver in today's high-tech military environment. Examines specific campaigns, tracing amphibious warfare's development from the ancient Greek-Persian wars through World War II, Vietnam and Desert Storm. Major student project will be to analyze an amphibious operation and present findings.
This course has been evaluated by the American Council on Education. Credit Recommendation - at the upper level/baccalaureate degree level 3 semester hours in History. |
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Ancient and Medieval Art (HM270) |
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Humanities & Liberal Arts |
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This course will survey the arts of Egypt, the Near East, Classical Greece and Rome, and Medieval Europe, from about 2500 BC to about 1400 AD. Topics for consideration include the great variety and richness of artistic expression of these different cultures, and some of the general problems of how art historians understand and write about art. There will be a thorough examination of the social context of art: its historical circumstances, context, patronage, the influence of the individual artist, and the role of those who have been the patrons and viewers of art. There will be an examination of what constitutes understanding and explanation in art history, as the individual approaches a work of art and attempts to grasp its various meanings. Works of sculpture, architecture, wall and vase painting, mosaic, manuscript illumination, and other media will be examined, in an attempt to understand the works in their physical, historical and social context. |
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Art Appreciation (HM240) |
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Humanities & Liberal Arts |
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This course provides a survey of the visual arts. Students will learn how to look at, write about, and interpret major works of art from throughout the world. Topics will include the political, social, religious, cultural, and aesthetic functions of painting, sculpture, filmmaking, photography and other media. No prior art classes or experiences are required. |
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Aviation Literature (HM287) |
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Through close reading of primary texts and analysis of some visual arts, this course is an exploration of ideas central to the evolution of culture through major works that feature aspects of aviation. |
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Basic Computer Applications (CS101) |
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Computer Science |
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This course will familiarize the student with Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Office 2000 word processing and electronic spreadsheet features and functions. Students will learn to prepare and edit documents using Word and Excel formatting features and will apply techniques for data presentation in tables and charts. Excel functions and formulas are applied in this course, and students will learn data charting and presentation features. |
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Basic Computer Applications (CS101) |
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Computer Science |
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This course will familiarize the student with Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Office 2000 word processing and electronic spreadsheet features and functions. Students will learn to prepare and edit documents using Word and Excel formatting features and will apply techniques for data presentation in tables and charts. Excel functions and formulas are applied in this course, and students will learn data charting and presentation features. |
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