View the 2010-2011 Catalog (4 MB) - Lake Tahoe Community College
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COURSE DESCRIPTIONS98LTCC CATALOG <strong>2010</strong>-<strong>2011</strong>Course Descriptions“I love it here. At first I didn’t want tocome here. I wanted to leave <strong>Tahoe</strong>,but now I realize this was <strong>the</strong> bestthing. I needed a few more years tofigure out what I really wanted tostudy. When I graduated I was sure Iwas going to be a business major. NowI know I really don’t like business andI love biology. LTCC has allowed meto take so many classes and explore somany subject areas. The counselors,<strong>the</strong> instructors, everyone has beengreat. It’s such a small school that youget to know everyone.”Janell Contaxis, 20a graduate of South <strong>Tahoe</strong> High School,is studying psychology and biology.She plans to transfer to UC Davis.FAQ’s...How many credits areclasses worth?Credit for classes ismeasured in units. A unitrelates to <strong>the</strong> amount oftime spent in a class. Forexample, a 4 unit classwill meet for 4 hoursper week, for 12 weeks.Classes with labs meetfor additional hours.Since LTCC is on <strong>the</strong>quarter system, credit isearned in quarter units(1 quarter unit =2/3 semester units)COURSE NU<strong>MB</strong>ERING SYSTEM<strong>Lake</strong> <strong>Tahoe</strong> <strong>Community</strong> <strong>College</strong> offers its courses on <strong>the</strong> quarter unit system (1-1/2 quarterunits = 1 semester unit). The courses in <strong>the</strong> catalog and published schedules are listed witha subject area abbreviation and three digit number (e.g. ENG 101). The key to subjectabbreviations is described on page 56. Of particular note with <strong>the</strong> three-digit course numberis <strong>the</strong> middle digit. A middle digit of 0-4 indicates that <strong>the</strong> course transfers to CSU. Moreinformation regarding transferability of courses to o<strong>the</strong>r colleges and universities is availablein Student Services. Students are strongly encouraged to meet with a counselor for transferplanning. Additional transfer information may be found in <strong>the</strong> course descriptions on pages99 through 229.NOTE: All credit courses offered at <strong>Lake</strong> <strong>Tahoe</strong> <strong>Community</strong> <strong>College</strong> apply to <strong>the</strong>Associate of Arts degree and certificate unless listed on page 45, sections 11 (Non-degreeapplicable courses) and 12 (Basic Skills courses). Information regarding transferabilityof courses to colleges and universities is available in Student Services, and in <strong>the</strong> coursedescriptions on pages 99 through 229.UNIT CODE SYSTE<strong>MB</strong>elow each course title in <strong>the</strong> catalog description is a unit code designation (e.g., Lecture 4,Lab 3, Units 5) indicating <strong>the</strong> following:Lecture:Number of lecture hours per week.Lab:Number of laboratory or activity hours per week.Units:Number of units granted for <strong>the</strong> course.SCHEDULED HOURSWhile <strong>the</strong> unit code indicates <strong>the</strong> number of lecture and lab hours required for each course, <strong>the</strong>meeting days and times vary by quarter. Please see <strong>the</strong> quarterly Schedule of Classes for specificdetails of each section including regular course meetings and TBA requirements.REPEATABILITYInformation relating to <strong>the</strong> repeatability of courses is located at <strong>the</strong> bottom of each coursedescription.Admissions and Records ext. 211Student Services ext. 231Financial Aid ext. 236