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CHD 210: Introduction to Exceptional Children 3 Credits
Lecture hours per week: 3
Reviews the history of education for exceptional children. Studies the characteristics associated with exceptional children. Explores positive techniques for managing behavior and adapting materials for classroom use.
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CHD 215: Models of Early Childhood Education Programs 3 Credits
Lecture hours per week: 3
Studies and discusses the various models and theories of early childhood education programs including current trends and issues. Presents state licensing and staff requirements.
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CHD 216: Early Childhood Education Programs 3 Credits
Lecture hours per week: 3
Explores methods of developing positive, effective relations with families to enhance their development goals for children. Considers culture and other diverse needs, perspectives, and abilities of families and educators. Emphasizes advocacy and public policy awareness as an important role of early childhood educators. Describes risk factors and identifies community resources. Functional literacy in the English language; reading at the 12th grade level.
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CHD 265: Advanced Observation and Participation in Early Childhood/Primary Settings 3 Credits
Lecture hours per week: 1
Laboratory hours per week: 6
Observes and participates in early childhood settings such as child care centers, pre-school, Montessori schools, or public school settings (kindergarten through third grade). Emphasizes planning and implementation of appropriate activities and materials for children. Students will spend one hour each week in a seminar session in addition to 60 clock hours in the field. May be taken again for credit.
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CIV 171: Surveying I 3 Credits
Lecture hours per week: 2
Laboratory hours per week: 3
Introduces surveying equipment, procedures and computations including adjustment of instruments, distance measurement, leveling, angle measurement, traversing, traverse adjustments, area computations and introduction to topography.
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Prerequisite(s): Engineering Technical Math or divisional approval.
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CIV 172: Surveying II 3 Credits
Lecture hours per week: 2
Laboratory hours per week: 3
Introduces surveys for transportation systems including the preparation and analysis of topographic maps, horizontal and vertical curves, earthwork and other topics related to transportation construction.
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Prerequisite(s): CIV 171 or equivalent.
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Communication, Speech, and Theater |
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CST 100: Principles of Public Speaking 3 Credits
Lecture hours per week: 3
Applies theory and principles of public address with emphasis on preparation and delivery.
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CST 110: Introduction to Speech Communication 3 Credits
Lecture hours per week: 3
Examines the elements affecting speech communication at the individual, small group, and public communication levels with emphasis on practice of communication at each level.
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CST 130: Introduction to the Theatre 3 Credits
Lecture hours per week: 3
Surveys the principles of drama, the development of theatre production, and selected plays to acquaint the student with various types of theatrical presentations.
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Culinary |
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HRI 106: Principles of Culinary Arts I 3 Credits
Lecture hours per week: Lecture 3 hours per week
Introduces the fundamental principles of food preparation and basic culinary procedures. Stresses the use of proper culinary procedures combined with food science, proper sanitation, standards of quality for food items that are made, and proper use and care of kitchen equipment. Part I of II.
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HRI 107: Principles of Culinary Arts II 3 Credits
Lecture hours per week: Lecture: 3 hours per week.
Introduces the fundamental principles of food preparation and basic culinary procedures. Stresses the use of proper culinary procedures combined with food science, proper sanitation, standards of quality for food items that are made, and proper use and care of kitchen equipment. Part II of II.
Prerequisite(s): HRI 106
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HRI 115: Food Service Managers Sanitation Certification 1 Credits
Lecture hours per week: 1
Presents an accelerated survey of principles and applications of sanitary food service, designed to promote the skills of managers in food service establishments licensed by the Commonwealth of Virginia. (Upon successful completion of the course, a certificate of achievement is awarded by the Educational Foundation of the National Restaurant Association and the student’s name is entered in the Foundation Registry.)
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HRI 119: Applied Nutrition for Food Service 2 Credits
Lecture hours per week: Lecture: 2 hours per week.
Studies food composition, nutrition science, and application of nutrition principles by the food service professional. Provides the student with a basic understanding of human nutrition and application of nutrition in the service of commercially prepared meals.
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HRI 122: Applied Nutrition for Food Service Laboratory 1 Credits
Lecture hours per week: Lecture: 1 hour per week
Includes application of skill sets for understanding, reviewing, revising, scaling, and preparing existing recipes and the creation of new recipes with a focus on healthy cooking techniques, alternative products, and critical thinking.
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HRI 128: Principles of Baking 3 Credits
Lecture hours per week: Lecture: 3 hours per week.
Instructs the student in the preparation of breads, pastries, baked desserts, candies, frozen confections, and sugar work. Applies scientific principles and techniques of baking. Promotes the knowledge/skills required to prepare baked items, pastries and confections.
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HRI 158: Sanitation and Safety 3 Credits
Lecture hours per week: Lecture: 3 hours per week.
Covers the moral and legal responsibilities of management to insure a sanitary and safe environment in a food service operation. Emphasizes the causes and prevention of foodborne illnesses in conformity with federal, state, and local guidelines. Focuses on OSHA standards in assuring safe working conditions.
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HRI 206: International Cuisine 3 Credits
Lecture hours per week: Lecture: 3 hours per week.
Introduces the concepts of cultural differences and similarities and the preparation of the food specialties of the major geographical areas of the world. Focuses on emerging cuisines as they become popular.
Prerequisite(s): HRI 107 , HRI 219
Corequisite: HRI 207
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HRI 207: American Regional Cuisine 3 Credits
Lecture hours per week: Lecture: 3 hours per week.
Studies the distinct regional cooking styles of America and its neighbors. Emphasizes the indigenous ingredients as well as the cultural aspect of each region’s cooking style. Includes the preparation of the various regional foods.
Prerequisite(s): HRI 107 , HRI 219
Corequisite: HRI 206
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HRI 219: Stock, Soup, and Sauce Preparation 3 Credits
Lecture hours per week: Lecture: 3 hours per week.
Instructs the student in the preparation of stocks, soups, and sauces. Promotes the knowledge/skills to prepare stocks, soups, and sauces, and to select appropriate uses as meal components.
Prerequisite(s): HRI 106
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HRI 220: Meat, Seafood, and Poultry Preparation 3 Credits
Lecture hours per week: Lecture: 3 hours per week.
Provides the study and preparation of meat, poultry, shellfish, fish, and game. Promotes the knowledge/skills required to select appropriate use of these foods as meal components.
Prerequisite(s): HRI 107
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HRI 225: Menu Planning and Dining Room Service 3 Credits
Lecture hours per week: Lecture: 3 hours per week.
Covers fundamentals of menu writing, types of menus, layout, design and food merchandising, and interpreting a profit and loss statement as it relates to menu pricing. Analyzes menus for effectiveness. Instructs on proper dining room service, customer seating, and dining room management. Emphasizes use of computer in management of food service operations.
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HRI 251: Food and Beverage Cost Control I 3 Credits
Lecture hours per week: Lecture: 3 hours per week.
Presents methods of pre-cost and pre-control as applied to the menu, purchasing, receiving, storing, issuing, production, sales and service which result in achievement of an operation’s profit potential. Emphasizes both manual and computerized approaches. Part I of II.
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HRI 255: Human Res. Mgmt, and Trng. for Hospi. and Toursim 3 Credits
Lecture hours per week: Lecture: 3 hours per week.
Prepares the students for interviewing, training and developing employees. Covers management skills (technical, human, and conceptual) and leadership. Covers the establishment and use of effective training and evaluative tools to improve productivity. Emphasizes staff and customer relations.
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HRI 280: Principles of Advanced Baking and Pastry 3 Credits
Lecture hours per week: Lecture: 3 hours per week.
Reviews foundation principles of classical and modern baking/pastry methods
Prerequisite(s): HRI 128 or equivalent
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HRI 290: Coordinated Internship 3 Credits
Lecture hours per week: Lecture: 3 hours per week.
Supervises on-the-job training in selected business, industrial or service firms coordinated by the college.
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HRI 298: Seminar and Project 3 Credits
Lecture hours per week: Lecture: 3 hours per week.
Requires completion of a project or research report related to the student’s occupational objectives and a study of approaches to the selection and pursuit of career opportunities in the field.
Prerequisite(s): HRI 206 , HRI 207
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DRF 111: Technical Drafting I 2-3 Credits
Lecture hours per week: 1
Laboratory hours per week: 2
Introduces technical drafting from the fundamentals through advanced drafting practices. Teaches lettering, metric construction, technical sketching, orthographic projection, sections, intersections, development, fasteners, theory and applications of dimensioning and tolerances. Includes pictorial drawing and preparation of working and detailing drawings. Part I of II.
Total 3-7 hours per week.
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DRF 132: Electrical and Electronic Drafting I 3 Credits
Lecture hours per week: 2
Laboratory hours per week: 3
Teaches the design of block and logic, schematic and wiring diagrams, house wiring plans, printed circuit boards and card cages.
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DRF 160: Machine Blueprint Reading 3 Credits
Lecture hours per week: 3
Introduces interpreting of various blueprints and working drawings. Applies basic principles and techniques such as visualization of an object, orthographic projection, technical sketching and drafting terminology. Requires outside preparation.
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DRF 161: Blueprint Reading I 2 Credits
Lecture hours per week: 1
Laboratory hours per week: 3
Teaches the application of basic principles, visualization, orthographic projection, detail of drafting shop processes and terminology, assembly drawings and exploded views. Considers dimensioning, changes and corrections, classes of fits, tolerances and allowances, sections and convention in blueprint reading.
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DRF 165: Architectural Blueprint Reading 3 Credits
Lecture hours per week: 2
Laboratory hours per week: 2
Emphasizes reading, understanding and interpreting standard types of architectural drawings including plans, elevations, sections and details.
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DRF 169: Blueprint Reading for Heavy Construction 2 Credits
Lecture hours per week: 1
Laboratory hours per week: 2
Presents material for draftsmen, material estimators, construction workers, superintendents, and others involved in heavy construction. Includes site layout, foundations, reinforced concrete and steel construction, interior finishing and mechanical and electrical systems.
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DRF 201: Computer Aided Drafting and Design I 3 Credits
Lecture hours per week: 2
Laboratory hours per week: 4
Teaches computer-aided drafting concepts and equipment designed to develop a general understanding of components of a typical CAD system and its operation.
Prerequisite(s): divisional approval.
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DRF 202: Computer Aided Drafting and Design II 3 Credits
Lecture hours per week: 2
Laboratory hours per week: 4
Teaches computer-aided drafting concepts and equipment designed to develop a general understanding of components of a typical CAD system and its operation.
Prerequisite(s): divisional approval.
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ECO 120: Survey of Economics 3 Credits
Lecture hours per week: 3
Presents a broad overview of economic theory, history, development, and application. Introduces terms, definitions, policies, and philosophies of market economies. Provides some comparison with other economic systems. Includes some degree of exposure to microeconomic and macroeconomic concepts.
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ECO 201: Principles of Macroeconomics 3 Credits
Lecture hours per week: 3
Presents the fundamental macroeconomic concepts, theories, and issues including the study of scarcity and opportunity cost, supply and demand, national economic growth, inflation, recession, unemployment, fiscal and monetary policies, and international trade. Develops an appreciation of how these economic concepts apply to consumer, business, and government decisions, and their effect on the overall economy. This is a Passport Transfer Course.
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ECO 202: Principles of Microeconomics 3 Credits
Lecture hours per week: 3
Presents the fundamental microeconomic concepts, theories, and issues including the study of scarcity and opportunity cost, supply and demand, elasticities, marginal revenues and costs, profits, production and distribution. Develops an appreciation of how these economic concepts apply to consumer and business decisions, and their effect on the individual.
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ECO 231: Principles of Money and Banking 3 Credits
Lecture hours per week: 3
Discuss the functions of money in modern economy. Analyzes the evolution and operation of the commercial and central banking systems. Presents developments in monetary theory. Relates theory to policy considerations including government finance and debt management.
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Education |
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EDU 200: Introduction to Teaching as a Profession 3 Credits
Lecture hours per week: 2
Laboratory hours per week: 2
Provides an orientation to the teaching profession in Virginia, including historical perspectives, current issues, and future trends in education on the national and state levels. Emphasizes information about teacher licensure examinations, steps to certification, teacher preparation and induction programs, and attention to critical shortage areas in Virginia. Includes supervised field placement (recommended: 40 clock hours) in a K-12 school.
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Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of 24 credits of transfer courses.
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EDU 204: Teaching in a Diverse Society 3 Credits
Lecture hours per week: 3
Examines how personal and professional identities, positioning, and intersectional positionalities, values, attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors impact teaching and learning. Develops an understanding of similar and unique characteristics of PreK-12 students and their families, including culture, race, ethnicity, religion, language and learning abilities, gender socializations and sexual orientation. This course requires a practicum with a minimum of 20 hours of observation in a K-12 setting.
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ELE 135: National Electrical Code: Residential 4 Credits
Lecture hours per week: 2
Laboratory hours per week: 3
Studies purposes and interpretations of the national electrical code that deals with single and multi-family dwellings, including state and local regulations.
Total 4-5 hours per week.
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ELE 136: National Electrical Code: Commercial 3 Credits
Lecture hours per week: 2
Laboratory hours per week: 3
Provides comprehensive study of the purposes and interpretations of national electrical wiring methods, including state and local regulations.
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ELE 140: Basic Electricity and Machinery 4 Credits
Lecture hours per week: 3
Laboratory hours per week: 2
Studies direct and alternating current principles, resistors, magnetism, capacitors, protection systems, switches, controls and power distribution for industrial machine shops. Emphasizes test procedures and safety.
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ELE 156: Electrical Control Systems 3 Credits
Lecture hours per week: 2
Laboratory hours per week: 2
Includes troubleshooting and servicing electrical controls, electric motors, motor controls, motor starters, relays, overloads, instruments and control circuits. May include preparation of a report as an out-of-class activity.
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ELE 176: Introduction to Alternative Energy Including Hybrid Systems 2 Credits
Lecture hours per week: 2
Laboratory hours per week: 2
Introduces Alternative Energy with an emphasis on solar photovoltaic systems, small wind turbines technology, the theory of PV technology, PV applications, solar energy terminology, system components, site analysis, PV system integration and PV system connections and small wind turbine technology site analysis.
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ELE 177: Photovoltaic Energy Systems 4 Credits
Lecture hours per week: 3
Laboratory hours per week: 3
Teaches techniques for conduct site surveys, installing system components, installing inverters and performing system sizing and system maintenance. Introduces different battery configurations, and charge controllers. Introduces safety, system design and layout, National Electric Code, Component Selection, wiring and installation techniques.
Total 6 hours per week.
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ELE 190: Cooperative Education 1 Credits
Supervises on-the-job training in selected business, industrial or service firms coordinated by the college.
Credit/practice ratio not to exceed 1:5 hours. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
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ELE 211: Electrical Machines I 4 Credits
Lecture hours per week: 3
Laboratory hours per week: 3
Studies the construction, theory of operations and applications of DC and AC machines.
Total 6-7 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): ETR 114 or equivalent.
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ELE 239: Programmable Controllers 3 Credits
Lecture hours per week: 2
Laboratory hours per week: 2
Examines installation, programming, interfacing, and concepts of troubleshooting programmable controllers.
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ELE 240: Advanced Programmable Logic Controllers 3 Credits
Lecture hours per week: 2
Laboratory hours per week: 2
Advances further study of Programmable Logic Controllers that was initiated in ELE 239. Students will learn to use more advanced program instructions, including data manipulation, sequences and program control, and advanced PLC features, including timers, counters. Covers connectivity and use of a variety of real world I/O devices.
Prerequisite(s): ELE 239
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ELE 245: Industrial Wiring 3 Credits
Lecture hours per week: 2
Laboratory hours per week: 2
Teaches the practical applications of industrial and commercial wiring. Includes the principles essential to the understanding of conduit applications and other raceway installations. Includes conduit sizing, cutting, bending, and threading.
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ETR 113: D.C. and A.C. Fundamentals I 3 Credits
Lecture hours per week: 2
Laboratory hours per week: 3
Studies D.C. and A. C. circuits, basic electrical components, instruments, network theorems, and techniques used to predict, analyze and measure electrical quantities.
Total 5-6 hours per week.
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ETR 114: D.C. and A.C. Fundamentals II 4 Credits
Lecture hours per week: 3
Laboratory hours per week: 3
Studies D.C. and A. C. circuits, basic electrical components, instruments, network theorems, and techniques used to predict, analyze and measure electrical quantities.
Total 5-6 hours per week.
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ETR 143: Devices and Applications I 3 Credits
Lecture hours per week: 2
Laboratory hours per week: 3
Teaches theory of active devices and circuits such as diodes, power supplies, transistors (BJT’S), amplifiers and their parameters, FETs, and operational amplifiers. May include UJT’S, oscillators, RF amplifiers, thermionic devices, and others.
Total 5-8 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): ETR 113 or knowledge of D. C./A. C. theory.
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ETR 156: Digital Circuits and Microprocessor Fundamentals 4 Credits
Lecture hours per week: 3
Laboratory hours per week: 3
Introduces characteristics and applications of digital logic elements including gates, counters, registers, indicators, and pulse generators. Applies microprocessor theory and applications, including internal architecture interfacing, input/output, memory.
Total 6 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): ETR 113 .
Corequisite: ETR 114 .
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ETR 286: - Principles and Applications of Robotics 3 Credits
Lecture hours per week: 2
Laboratory hours per week: 2
Provides an overview of terminology, principles, practices, and applications of robotics. Studies development, programming; hydraulic, pneumatic, electronic controls; sensors, and system troubleshooting.
Total 3-4 hours per week.
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EMS 100: CPR for Healthcare Providers 1 Credits
Lecture hours per week: 1
Provides instruction in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation that meets current Emergency Cardiac Care (ECC) guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation education for Healthcare Providers. Equivalent to HLT 105 .
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EMS 111: Emergency Medical Technician 7 Credits
Lecture hours per week: 5
Laboratory hours per week: 4
Prepares student for certification as a Virginia and National Registry EMT. Focuses on all aspects of pre-hospital basic life support as defined by the Virginia Office of Emergency Medical Services curriculum for Emergency Medicine Technician.
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Prerequisite(s): EMS 100 /equivalent
Corequisite: EMS 120 .
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EMS 112: Emergency Medical Technician: Basic I 4 Credits
Lecture hours per week: 3
Laboratory hours per week: 2
Prepares student for certification as a Virginia and/or National Registry EMT-Basic. Includes all aspects of pre-hospital basic life support as defined by the Virginia office of Emergency Medical Services curriculum for Emergency Medicine Technician Basic.
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Prerequisite(s): CPR certification at the Health Care Provider level.
Corequisite: to EMS 120 .
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EMS 113: Emergency Medical Technician: Basic II 4 Credits
Lecture hours per week: 3
Laboratory hours per week: 2
Prepares student for certification as a Virginia and/or National Registry EMT-Basic. Includes all aspects of pre-hospital basic life support as defined by the Virginia office of Emergency Medical Services curriculum for Emergency Medicine Technician Basic.
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Prerequisite(s): CPR certification at the Health Care Provider level.
Corequisite: to EMS 120 .
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EMS 120: Emergency Medical Technician: 1 Credits
Laboratory hours per week: 2
Clinical Provides supervised direct patient contact introducing the student to the assessment and emergency care of sick and injured patients.
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Prerequisite(s): This course is a co-requisite for either EMS 111 or EMS 113 , depending upon the program in which the student is participating.
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EMS 121: Preparatory Foundations 2 Credits
Lecture hours per week: 2
Introduces fundamental concepts established by the National Emergency Medical Service Education Standards (NEMSES) for Advanced EMT and Paramedic curricula. Includes EMS systems, introduction to research, workforce safety and wellness, EMS system communications, introduction to public health, legal and ethical issues. Current Virginia EMT and CPR certification as approved by the Virginia Office of EMS
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EMS 123: EMS Clinical Preparation 1 Credits
Introduces the student to local clinical agencies and prepares the student for clinical activities above the level of EMT. Includes prerequisites required by clinical affiliates, therapeutic communication, primary assessment, history taking, secondary assessment, reassessment, monitoring devices and documentation. 2 Current Virginia EMT and CPR certification as approved by the Virginia Office of EMS
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EMS 125: Basic Pharmacology 1 Credits
Prepares students to demonstrate competency concerning basic principles of pharmacology, drug dosage calculations and medication administration. Introduces medications listed in the Advanced EMT (AEMT) scope of practice. Lecture 1 hour. Total 1 hour per week.
Prerequisite(s): Current Virginia EMT and CPR certification as approved by the Virginia Office of EMS
Corequisite: EMS 126
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EMS 126: Basic Pharmacology Lab 1 Credits
Laboratory hours per week: 2
Focuses on the safe administration of medications in the emergency setting. Includes drug dose calculation and covers multiple routes of administration including oral, intramuscular, subcutaneous, intravenous, and intraosseous and other methods within the scope of practice for the emergency care provider.
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Prerequisite(s): Current Virginia EMT and CPR certification as approved by the Virginia Office of EMS
Corequisite: EMS 125
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EMS 127: Airway, Shock and Resuscitation 1 Credits
Lecture hours per week: 1
Introduces concepts associated with pre-hospital emergency care of the individual experiencing airway difficulty or in need of resuscitation or shock management.
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Prerequisite(s): Current Virginia EMT and CPR certification as approved by the Virginia Office of EMS
Corequisite: EMS 128
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EMS 128: Airway, Shock and Resuscitation Lab 1 Credits
Laboratory hours per week: 2
Focuses on specific skills related to airway, resuscitation and shock management.
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Prerequisite(s): Current Virginia EMT and CPR certification as approved by the Virginia Office of EMS
Corequisite: EMS 127
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EMS 135: Emergency Medical Care 2 Credits
Lecture hours per week: 2
Prepares the student to assess and manage patients with common medical emergencies.
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Prerequisite(s): EMS 121 , EMS 123 , EMS 125 , EMS 126 , EMS 127 , EMS 128
Corequisite: EMS 136
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EMS 136: Emergency Medical Care Lab 1 Credits
Laboratory hours per week: 2
Focuses on specific skills related to the assessment and management of common medical emergencies.
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Prerequisite(s): EMS 121 , EMS 123 , EMS 125 , EMS 126 , EMS 127 , EMS 128 .
Corequisite: EMS 135
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EMS 137: Trauma Care 1 Credits
Lecture hours per week: 1
Prepares the student to assess and manage injured patients, developing his/her problem-solving ability in the treatment of trauma involving various body systems.
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Prerequisite(s): EMS 121 , EMS 123 , EMS 125 , EMS 126 , EMS 127 , EMS 128
Corequisite: EMS 138
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EMS 138: EMS Trauma Care Lab 1 Credits
Laboratory hours per week: 2
Focuses on the skills required for the assessment and management of patients with traumatic injury.
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Prerequisite(s): EMS 121 , EMS 123 , EMS 125 , EMS 126 , EMS 127 , EMS 128
Corequisite: EMS 137
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EMS 139: Special Populations 1 Credits
Lecture hours per week: 1
Focuses on the pre-hospital assessment and management of patients in a specific population including pediatrics, geriatrics, obstetrics/gynecology (OB/GYN), bariatric, abuse, sexual assault and special needs.
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Prerequisite(s): EMS 121 , EMS 123 , EMS 125 , EMS 126 , EMS 127 , EMS 128
Corequisite: EMS 140
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EMS 140: Special Populations Lab 1 Credits
Laboratory hours per week: 2
Develops skills related to the assessment and management of patients in a specific population including pediatrics, geriatrics, obstetrics/gynecology (OB/GYN), bariatric, abuse, sexual assault and special needs.
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Prerequisite(s): EMS 121 , EMS 123 , EMS 125 , EMS 126 , EMS 127 , EMS 128
Corequisite: EMS 139
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EMS 141: Cardiovascular Care 2 Credits
Lecture hours per week: 2
Focuses on assessment and management of cardiac-related emergencies. Covers basic dysrhythmia recognition and relates it to overall cardiac patient care.
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Prerequisite(s): EMS 121 , EMS 123 , EMS 125 , EMS 126 , EMS 127 , EMS 128
Corequisite: EMS 142
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EMS 142: Cardiovascular Care Lab 1 Credits
Laboratory hours per week: 2
Focuses on skills involved in the assessment and management of cardiac-related
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Prerequisite(s): EMS 121 , EMS 123 , EMS 125 , EMS 126 , EMS 127 , EMS 128
Corequisite: EMS 141
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EMS 163: Prehospital Trauma Life Support 1 Credits
Lecture hours per week: 1
Prepares for certification as a Prehospital Trauma Life Support provider as defined by the American College of Surgeons.
Prerequisite(s): EMS 111 or equivalent.
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EMS 164: Advanced Medical Life Support 1 Credits
Lecture hours per week: 1
Covers current topics of care for adult patients suffering extensive medical conditions and emergencies, and offers certification as an Advanced Medical Life Support (AMLS) as defined by the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians (NAEMT).
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EMS 165: Advanced Cardiac Life Support 1 Credits
Lecture hours per week: 1
Prepares for certification as an Advanced Cardiac Life provider. Follows course as defined by the American Heart Association.
Prerequisite(s): EMS 100 or equivalent.
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EMS 167: Emergency Pediatrics Course 1 Credits
Lecture hours per week: 1
Provides a unique approach to pediatric medical care, offering assessment techniques that can help EMS practitioners rapidly and accurately assess pediatric patients to determine which situations may be life threatening and require immediate intervention. Offers certification as defined by the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians (NAEMT).
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EMS 170: ALS Internship I 1 Credits
Laboratory hours per week: 3
Begins the first in a series of clinical experiences providing supervised direct patient contact in appropriate patient care facilities in and out of hospitals. Includes but not limited to patient care units such as the Emergency Department, Critical Care units, Pediatric, Labor and Delivery, Operating Room, Trauma centers and various advanced life support units.
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EMS 175: Paramedic Clinical Experience I 1 Credits
Laboratory hours per week: 6
Introduces students to select isolated skills in the clinical setting
Prerequisite(s): Current Virginia EMT and CPR certification as approved by the Virginia Office of EMS.
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EMS 201: EMS Professional Development 3 Credits
Lecture hours per week: 3
The purpose of this course is to prepare the EMS student to use community resources to facilitate personal and community wellness and fulfills the wellness and resource objectives of the Virginia Office of Emergency Medical Services Intermediate curriculum.
Prerequisite(s): EMT/B Certification
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EMS 202: Paramedic Pharmacology 2 Credits
Lecture hours per week: 2
Focuses on advanced pharmacological interventions, medications and their effects.
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EMS 203: Advanced Patient Care 2 Credits
Lecture hours per week: 2
Focuses on the comprehensive assessment and management of patients in out-of-hospital and inter-facility scenarios. Content is centered on problem-solving through integration of didactic, psychomotor and affective curricula.
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Corequisite: EMS 204
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EMS 204: Advanced Patient Care Lab 2 Credits
Laboratory hours per week: 4
Focuses on the comprehensive assessment and management of out-of-hospital and inter-facility patients using scenario-based learning.
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Corequisite: EMS 203
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EMS 205: Advanced Pathophysiology 4 Credits
Lecture hours per week: 4
Focuses on the pathological processes of disease with emphasis on the anatomical and physiological alterations of the human body by systems. Includes diagnosis and management appropriate to the advanced health care provider in and out of the hospital environment.
Prerequisite(s): EMT/B Certification.
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EMS 206: Pathophysiology for Health Professions 3 Credits
Lecture hours per week: 3
Focuses on the pathological processes of disease with emphasis on the anatomical and physiological alterations of the human body systems. Includes diagnosis and management appropriate to the advanced health care provider in and out of the hospital environment.
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EMS 207: Advanced Patient Assessment 3 Credits
Lecture hours per week: 2
Laboratory hours per week: 2
Focuses on the principles of normal and abnormal physical exam. Emphasizes the analysis and interpretation of physiological data to assist in patient assessment and management. Applies principles during the assessment and management of trauma, medical, and specialty patients in laboratory environment.
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EMS 209: Advanced Pharmacology 4 Credits
Lecture hours per week: 3
Laboratory hours per week: 2
Focuses on the principles of pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics and drug administration. Includes drug legislation, techniques of medication administration, and principles of math calculations. Emphasizes drugs used to manage respiratory, cardiac, neurological, gastrointestinal, fluid and electrolyte and endocrine disorders and includes classification, mechanism of action, indications, contraindications, precautions, and patient education. Incorporates principles related to substance abuse and hazardous materials. Applies principles during the assessment and management of trauma, medical, and specialty patients in a laboratory environment.
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EMS 210: EMS Operations 1 Credits
Laboratory hours per week: 2
Focuses on matters related to Emergency Medical Services (EMS) operations, incident and scene safety and awareness, triage, multiple and mass casualty incident operations and medical incident management (command and control of EMS incidents).
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EMS 211: Operations 2 Credits
Lecture hours per week: 1
Laboratory hours per week: 2
Prepares the student in the theory and application of the following: medical incident command, rescue awareness and operations, hazardous materials incidents, and crime scene awareness. (Conforms to the current Virginia Office of Emergency Medical Services curriculum for EMT-Paramedics.)
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EMS 212: Leadership and Professional Development 1 Credits
Lecture hours per week: 1
Focuses on the development of leadership within the field of Emergency Medical Services (EMS), topics include civic engagement, personal wellness, resource management, ethical considerations in leadership and research.
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EMS 213: ALS Skills Development 2 Credits
Laboratory hours per week: 4
Utilizes reinforcement and remediation of additional advanced life support skills, as needed.
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EMS 216: Paramedic Review 1 Credits
Laboratory hours per week: 2
Provides the student with intensive review for the practical and written portions of the National Registry Paramedic exam. May be repeated once, for credit
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EMS 242: ALS Clinical Internship III 1 Credits
Laboratory hours per week: 3
Continues with the third in a series of clinical experiences providing supervised direct patient contact in appropriate patient care facilities in-and-out of hospitals. Includes, but not limited to patient care units such as the Emergency Department, Critical Care units, Pediatric, Labor and Delivery, Operating Room, Trauma Centers and various advanced life support units.
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EMS 243: ALS Field Internship III 1 Credits
Laboratory hours per week: 3
Continues with the third in a series of field experiences providing supervised direct patient care in out-of-hospital advanced life support units.
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EMS 244: ALS Clinical Intership IV 1 Credits
Laboratory hours per week: 3
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EMS 245: ALS Field Intership IV 1 Credits
Laboratory hours per week: 3
Continues with the fourth in a series of field experiences providing supervised direct patient care in out-of-hospital advanced life support units. May be repeated as necessary.
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