DCB catalog 2020-22

114 Course Descriptions ACADEMIC SKILLS (ASC) ASC courses numbered below 101 are non-degree credit courses. They do not count as credit towards graduation. ASC 87 College Writing Prep (3CR) Fall, Spring; Pre: None A precollege writing course that prepares students for ENGL 110 College Composition I. Provides instruction in writing error-free sentences, solid paragraphs and well- organized essays. ASC 88 Composition Lab (1CR) Fall, Spring; Pre: None This course provides supplemental and developmental instruction for students taking ENGL 110 College Composition I and is taken during the same semester as ENGL 110. ASC 91 Algebra Prep I (2CR) Fall, Spring; Pre: None This course begins the development of the fundamental skills required for the successful completion of studies in college level mathematics courses. Topics include operations with whole numbers and fractions, order of operations, simplification and evaluation of expressions, and evaluation of one and two step linear equations and inequalities. Study skills will be incorporated throughout the course. Credit earned does not count towards any degree, nor does it transfer. ASC 92 Algebra Prep II (2CR) Fall, Spring; Pre: ASC 91 or appropriate Math Placement Test Score This course continues the development of the fundamental skills required for the successful completion of studies in college level mathematics courses. Topics include Cartesian geometry and the graphing of linear equations and inequalities, exponents and polynomials, formula manipulation, introduction to functions and factoring quadratic expressions. Study skills will be incorporated throughout the course. Credit earned does not count towards any degree, nor does it transfer. ASC 93 Algebra Prep III (2CR) Fall, Spring; Pre: ASC 92 or appropriate Math Placement Test Score This course continues the development of the fundamental skills required for the successful completion of studies in college level mathematics courses. Topics include solving quadratic equations, exponent and radicals, algebraic manipulation involving polynomial and rational forms, and unit analysis. Study skills will be incorporated throughout the course. Credit earned does not count towards any degree, nor does it transfer. ASC 94 Beginning Algebra (3CR) Fall, Spring; Pre: None This course includes the properties of numbers, fundamental operations, factoring, fractions, exponents, radicals and equations. ACCOUNTING (ACCT) ACCT 200 Elements of Accounting I (3CR) Fall; Pre: None Basic principles of the complete accounting cycle with emphasis on current assets, property, plant and equipment, and current liabilities. Includes lab work using a computerized accounting system. ACCT 201 Elements of Accounting II (3CR) Spring; Pre: ACCT 200