2002-2004 Catalog - St. Charles Community College

Academic Programs –Degrees & CertificatesInstructional programs at St. CharlesCommunity College offer you several optionsin attaining long-term or short-termeducational goals.If your goal is to complete requirements for thefirst two years of a bachelor's degree, you canenroll in SCC's college transfer program. The transferprogram contains courses that parallel the firsttwo years of study at many four-year colleges anduniversities.Another option is the career-technical programpathway. You can earn a certificate or degree thatleads directly into the job market upon graduationfrom SCC. These one- and two-year programsallow you to match your career skills with jobsavailable in today's rapidly changing work force.If you would like to take college-level classesbut are unable to come to campus on a regularbasis, you may take advantage of online, teleweb,video/telecourses, and interactive video classes.Of course, not everyone comes to collegeseeking a degree, so SCC offers you the option totake credit classes one at a time to update job skillsor for personal enrichment. If you need toimprove basic reading, writing, and math skillsbefore enrolling for college-level work, find outmore about developmental programs and specialstudy skills classes.Descriptions of SCC credit courses arefound beginning on page 109. Use the directorybelow to locate specific academic areas of study inthis catalog.COLLEGE TRANSFER• Associate of Arts (A.A.)• Associate of Science (A.S.)Transfer Pathways Pages 54-61Art & Graphic Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54Biology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54Business . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54Chemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55Communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55Computer Science . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55Criminal Justice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56Education-Elementary-Secondary . . . . . .56English . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57Foreign Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57Geography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57Health Information Technology . . . . . . .61History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58Liberal Arts/Undecided . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58Mathematics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59Nursing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61Political Science . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59Pre-Engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61Pre-Health Professions . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59Psychology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60Social Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60Sociology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60Theater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61DEVELOPMENTAL PROGRAM . . . . . . 94DIRECTORY OF ACADEMIC PATHWAYSCareer-Technical Pathways . .Pages 65-92Accounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70Accounting Clerk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72Architectural Technology(CAD) . . . . . . . .78Business Administrative Systems . . . . 74-75Business Computing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80Child Care & Early Education . . . . . . . . .77Clerical Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75Computer-Aided Drafting (CAD) . . . . . . .79Computer Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85Computer Presentations . . . . . . . . . . . . .83Computer Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . .80Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement . . . . . .87Customer Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76Data Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83Desktop Publishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76Economics/Finance . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70, 72Gerontology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89Graphic Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85Health Information Technology . . . . . . . .65Human Services, General . . . . . . . . . . . . .89Industrial Technology (CAD) . . . . . . . . . .78Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71, 73Marketing/Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71, 73CAREER-TECHNICALAssociate of Science (A.S.) • Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S.) • Certificate of AchievementMicrocomputer Applications . . . . . . . . . .84Multimedia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84Multimedia & Web Design . . . . . . . . . . . .81Network Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81, 85Networking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82, 85Nursing (ADN/RN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66Occupational Therapy Assistant . . . . . . . .68Practical Nursing (LPN) . . . . . . . . . . . . .67Programming Languages . . . . . . . . . . . . .86Skilled Trades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92Substance Abuse Services . . . . . . . . . . . .90Supervisory Development . . . . . . . . . . . .72Telecommunications . . . . . . . . . . . . .82, 86Victimology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90Web Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86Youth Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91Joint Education Programs . . . . . . . .93Pre-Chiropractic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93Pre-Engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93Pre-Fire Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93Pre-Paramedic Technology . . . . . . . . . . .93Pre-Respiratory Therapy . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9349