DCB catalog 2022-24

Course Descriptions 91 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: Placement by appropriate test score or completion of ASC 91 with a grade of "C" or better. This course continues the development of the fundamental skills required for the successful completion of studies in college level mathematics courses. Topics include the solutions of linear equations and inequalities, formula manipulation, Cartesian geometry and the graphing of linear equations and inequalities throughout the course. Credit earned does not count towards any degree, nor does it transfer. ASC 93 Algebra Prep III (2CR) Fall, Spring; Pre: Placement by appropriate test score or completion of ASC 092 with a grade of “C” or better. This course continues the development of the fundamental skills required for the successful completion of studies in college level mathematics courses. Topics include exponents 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 (4CR) Fall, Spring; Pre: None This course helps to develop fundamental skills required for the successful completion of studies in college level mathematics courses. Topics include solving linear equations, linear graphing, exponents and polynomial operations, factoring, rational expressions and equations, and roots. Credit earned does not count towards any degree, not does it transfer. Placement is according to placement scores or on a voluntary basis. ASC 98 Math Lab (1CR) Fall, Spring; Co: MATH 103 or MATH 104 This course provides supplemental and developmental instruction for students taking MATH 103 College Algebra or MATH 104 Finite Math. This course is taken the same semester as the MATH 103 or 104 course. This course may be required due to ACCUPLACER test results and the course placement policy. Credit earned does not count towards any degree, nor does it transfer. ACCOUNTING (ACCT)