CURRENTLY AVAILABLE PIE COURSES

CHEMISTRY 102 INTRODUCTORY CHEMISTRYAn introduction to the general concepts of chemistry including matter and energy, atomic and molecular structure, bonding, reactions and stoichiometry, gas laws, changes of state, thermochemistry, acid-base theory, solutions, colloids, kinetics, equilibria and electrochemistry.

CHEMISTRY 104 INTRODUCTORY CHEMISTRYContinuation of Chemistry 102.

COMM 110 INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN COMMUNICATIONA basic course designed to help students increase their effectiveness in public speaking and interpersonal communication through learning current theory and developing skills through actual classroom experiences. A beginning course in principles of oral communication designed to develop confidence and precision through classroom speaking. For information about the waiver examination see the Proficiency/General Studies Requirements section of this Catalog. Students may not take for credit any course for which they have received a waiver, nor may they take for credit any course in the same department that is a prerequisite for a course that has been waived (e.g., if a student has been waived from Speech 234, he may not take Speech 110 for credit).

COMPSCI 162 COMPUTER APPLICATIONSA thorough introduction to using computers covering word processing, spreadsheets, data storage and retrieval, computer graphics and applications, uses of computers, e-mail and the Internet, hardware, history, and problems arising from the use of computers.

COMPSCI 171 INTRODUCTION TO PROGRAMMING An introduction to computer programming and its applications to science, business and education. Opportunity for extensive experience in designing and writing structured programs in the Visual Basic language.

COMPSCI 172 INTRODUCTION TO JAVAThis course will give students the essentials of object-oriented programming in Java. Students will learn to formulate algorithms, to solve problems and to implement those solutions with a Java program that employs objects and classes. The student will be introduced to object-oriented design, applications and applets, class construction, methods and message passing arrays, string processing, file processing, and some event-handling and Graphical Use Interface programming. This course is designed for students with some prior programming experience.

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ENGLISH 101 FRESHMAN ENGLISHAn introduction to the reading and writing of college-level prose. Study of short stories, novels and essays. Composition of short papers and essay examinations. Students may not take for credit any course for which they have received a waiver, nor may they take for credit any course in the same department that is a prerequisite for a course that has been waived (e.g., if a student has been waived from English 102, he may not take English 101 for credit).

ENGLISH 263 THE CONTEMPORARY NOVEL A study of significant British and American novels and novelists of the last decade.

ENGLISH 274 CREATIVE WRITINGStudy, discussion and writing of description, narration, verse and the short story.

EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATIONS 230 INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN DEVELOPMENTThe focus of this course is the study of human development and change throughout the entire lifespan from psychological, sociological, and biological perspectives.

GERMAN 251 INTERMEDIATE GERMANSystematic deepening and improving of the four language skills with emphasis on the grammatical structure. Selected reading.

MATH 230 INTRODUCTORY STATISTICSA pre-calculus course in statistics. Descriptive statistics, probability distributions, prediction, hypothesis testing, correlation, and regression. This course does not count towards a mathematics major or minor in either liberal arts or secondary education or towards a mathematics minor in elementary education. This course may not be taken for credit if credit has been or is being earned in any other statistics course.

MATH 255 CALCULUS AND ANALYTIC GEOMETRY IIISolid analytic geometry, vectors and vector functions, functions of several variables, multiple integrals and their applications.

POLISCI 141 AMERICAN GOVERNMENT AND POLITICSAn introductory course covering the history, structure and functioning of American national government and its relation to state and local government.

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POLISCI 240 LAW AND SOCIETYThe purpose of this course is to introduce students to the development of law and legal practices from a political science perspective. Special emphasis will be paid to the political factors in our society that shape law. The manner in which law affects the politics of our society will also be stressed.

SPANISH 251 INTERMEDIATE SPANISHGrammar review, reading, oral and written exercises. Conversation.

SPANISH 252 INTERMEDIATE SPANISHContinuation of SPANISH 251.

SPEC ED 205 PSYCHOLOGY OF THE EXCEPTIONAL CHILDThe purpose of this course is to help students explore issues and perspectives related to basic theories in special education. The course also examines the legal and ethical implications surrounding special education, and the historical developments within the field. This course will provide teacher education students with experiences that engage them in explicitly examining their conceptions, assumptions, and attitudes related to students with exceptional educational needs. Extensive consideration will be devoted to misconceptions about multicultural and bilingual aspects of special education as well as pedagogical approaches for including students with diverse learning styles and abilities in general education environments.

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