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COURSE DESCRIPTIONS98LTCC CATALOG 2010-2011Course Descriptions“I love it here. At first I didn’t want tocome here. I wanted to leave Tahoe,but now I realize this was the 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,the instructors, everyone has beengreat. It’s such a small school that youget to know everyone.”Janell Contaxis, 20a graduate of South Tahoe 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 the 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 thequarter system, credit isearned in quarter units(1 quarter unit =2/3 semester units)COURSE NUMBERING SYSTEMLake Tahoe Community College offers its courses on the quarter unit system (1-1/2 quarterunits = 1 semester unit). The courses in the 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 the three-digit course numberis the middle digit. A middle digit of 0-4 indicates that the course transfers to CSU. Moreinformation regarding transferability of courses to other 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 the course descriptions on pages99 through 229.NOTE: All credit courses offered at Lake Tahoe Community College apply to theAssociate 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 the coursedescriptions on pages 99 through 229.UNIT CODE SYSTEMBelow each course title in the catalog description is a unit code designation (e.g., Lecture 4,Lab 3, Units 5) indicating the following:Lecture:Number of lecture hours per week.Lab:Number of laboratory or activity hours per week.Units:Number of units granted for the course.SCHEDULED HOURSWhile the unit code indicates the number of lecture and lab hours required for each course, themeeting days and times vary by quarter. Please see the quarterly Schedule of Classes for specificdetails of each section including regular course meetings and TBA requirements.REPEATABILITYInformation relating to the repeatability of courses is located at the bottom of each coursedescription.Admissions and Records ext. 211Student Services ext. 231Financial Aid ext. 236