Telecourses

Telecourses/Distance Learning Courses

SUMMER/FALL

Summer

HIST 7A: United States History to 1876
HUMAN 4: Humanities through the Arts
POLSC 1: Introduction to American Government
PSYCH 1: Introductory Psychology
SOCIO 1: Introductory Sociology

HIST 7A: United States History to 1876

Section No. 8872 (3 units)

“The Unifinished Nation Part 1 (to 1877).” Pre-colonial and colonial eras focusing on the indigenous peoples, how the meeting of cultures affected both the newcomers and those who were here, and what immigrants came here, both slave and free; American Revolution and the creation of the United States democracy; problems and promises of the first seventy years leading up to the Civil War; Civil War and its legacies, including Reconstruction.

Transfer credit: CSU; UC credit limitations. See counselor. *CAN: HIST 8; HIST SEQ B (Hist 7A and Hist 7B)

• 19 campus hours 6:00 - 9:10 p.m. on 6 specific Monday evenings
• beginning on 6/16/08 in Room C333
• PCC instructor: Kathryn Dabelow

HUMAN 4: Humanities through the Arts

Section No. 9032 (3 units)
Prerequisite(s): None
Corequisite(s): None

Maya Angelou hosts this survey of the development of concepts of self and human values through film, drama, music, literature, painting, sculpture and architecture.

Transfer credit: CSU; UC.

• 19 on-campus hours, 8:50 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. On 6 specific Friday mornings,
• beginning on 6/20/08 in Room C333

PCC instructor: Kurt Forman

POLSC 1: Introduction to American Government

Section No. 8635 (3 units)

"Framework for Democracy." Principles and problems of government with emphasis on national government in the United States.
Polsc 1 and 2 usually required for advanced political science courses. No credit if taken after Amerl 5.

Transfer Credit: CSU; UC.

• 19 campus hours, 6:00 p.m. - 9:10 p.m. on 6 specific Tuesday evenings,
• beginning on 6/17/08 in Room C333

PCC instructor: Mary Schander

PSYCH 1: Introductory Psychology

Section No. 8371 (3 units)
Prerequisite(s): None

"Inside Out ". Principles of human behavior; physiological foundations, influence of heredity and environment; sense-perception, attention, capacities and abilities; learning; emotion and motivation; special emphasis on personality development and adjustment.

Transfer credit: CSU; UC. *CAN: Psy 2.

• 19 on-campus hours, 6:00 p.m. - 9:10 p.m. on 6 specific Thursday evenings,
• beginning on 6/19/08 in Room C333

PCC instructor: Jean Volckmann

SOCIO 1:  Introductory Sociology

Section No. 8554 (3 units)
Prerequisite(s):  None
Corequisite(s):  None

“The Way We Live .”  Human culture, social order and group memberships.  Cultural growth and change; ecology, population, social institutions; group processes, social control, personality.

Transfer credit:  CSU; UC.  *CAN:  SOC 2

19 on-campus hours, 9:00 a.m. - 12:10 p.m. on 6 specific Friday mornings,
beginning on 6/18/08 in Room C333

PCC instructor: Paul Price

Fall Semester

ASTRON 12: Descriptive Introduction to Astronomy
HIST 7A: United States History to 1876
HIST 7B: United States History from 1876
HUMAN 4: Humanities Through the Arts
POLSC 1: Introduction to American Government
PSYCH 1: Introductory Psychology
PSYCH 24:  Lifespan Developmental Psychology
SOCIO 1:  Introductory Sociology

ASTRON 12: Descriptive Introduction to Astronomy

Section No. 0215 (3 units)
Prerequisite(s): None
Recommended preparation: Math 125 or Math 126C

"Astronomy: Observations & Theories" is the origin, characteristics and evolution of the solar system, the stars, the galaxies and the universe.

No credit if taken after Geol 16 or Astron 1.

Transfer Credit: CSU; UC credit limitations. See counselor.
Grading: Letter Grade or Credit/No Credit

• 19 campus hours 6:00 - 10:00 pm on 5 specific
  Saturday evenings
• First on-campus meeting, 9/06/08 in Room C333

PCC instructor: John Sepikas

HIST 7A: United States History to 1876

Section No. 1128 (3 units)

“The Unifinished Nation Part 1.” Pre-colonial and colonial eras focusing on the indigenous peoples, how the meeting of cultures affected both the newcomers and those who were here, and what immigrants came here, both slave and free; American Revolution and the creation of the United States democracy; problems and promises of the first seventy years leading up to the Civil War; Civil War and its legacies, including Reconstruction.

Transfer credit: CSU; UC credit limitations. See counselor. *CAN: HIST 8; HIST SEQ B (Hist 7A and Hist 7B)
Grading: Letter Grade or Credit/No Credit

• 19 campus hours 6:50 - 10:00 p.m. on 6 specific Wednesday evenings
• First on-campus meeting, 9/10/08 in Room C333

PCC instructor: Kathryn Dabelow

HIST 7B: United States History from 1876

Section No. 1904 (3 units)

“The Unfinished Nation Part II.”  Industrial growthand its effects on American society and culture; U.S. development into a world power with the wars and responsibilities that went alongwith it; growing tension and strife of the 20th century attributable to race, gender, and class, prospects for the future of the United States.

Transfer Credit: CSU; UC credit limitations. See counselor. *CAN: Hist 10; HIST SEQ B (Hist 7A and 7B)
Grading: Letter Grade or Credit/No Credit

• 19 campus hours 8:50 am - Noon on 6 specific
  Friday mornings
• First on-campus meeting, 9/05/08 in Room C333

PCC instructor:  Ellen Shockro

HUMAN 4: Humanities through the Arts

Section No. 0451 (3 units)
Prerequisite(s): None
Corequisite(s): None

Maya Angelou hosts this survey of the development of concepts of self and human values through film, drama, music, literature, painting, sculpture and architecture.

Transfer credit: CSU; UC.
Grading: Letter Grade or Credit/No Credit

• 19 campus hours 8:50 a.m. - Noon on 6 specific Friday mornings
• First on-campus meeting, 9/12/08 in Room C333

PCC instructor: Kurt Forman

POLSC 1: Introduction to American Government

Section No. 3579 (3 units)

"Framework for Democracy." Principles and problems of government with emphasis on national government in the United States. Polsc 1 and 2 usually required for advanced political science courses.

No credit if taken after Amerl 5.

Transfer Credit: CSU; UC. *CAN: Govt 2
Grading: Letter Grade or Credit/No credit

• 19 campus hours, 6:50 - 10:00 p.m. on 6 specific Wednesday evenings
• First on-campus meeting, 9/03/08 in Room C333

PCC instructor: Mary Schander

PSYCH 1: Introductory Psychology

Section No. 2684 (3 units)
Prerequisite(s): None.

“Inside Out.”  Principles of human behavior; physiological foundations, influence of heredity and environment; sense perception, attention, capacities and abilities; learning; emotion and motivation; special emphasis on personality development and adjustment.

Transfer Credit:  CSU; UC.  *CAN: PSY 2
Grading: Letter Grade or Credit/No Credit

• 19 campus hours, 6:00 - 9:10 pm on 6 specific Thursday evenings
• First on-campus meeting, 9/4/08 in Room C333

PCC instructor: Julie Kiotas

PSYCH 24:  Lifespan Developmental Psychology

Section No. 2092 (3units)
Prerequisite(s):  None

“Transitions Throughout the Life Span.”  Process and dynamics of human development from conception through adult maturity, old age, and death; biological, cognitive, personality, sociocultural, and existential factors influencing the course of psychological development across the lifespan.

Transfer Credit:  CSU; UC credit limitations.  See counselor.  *CAN:  FCS 14
Grading: Letter Grade Only

• 19 campus hours, 6:00 - 9:10 p.m. on 6 specific Tuesday evenings
• First on-campus meeting, 9/02/08 in Room C333

PCC instructor:  Kent Yamauchi   

SOCIO 1:  Introductory Sociology

Section No. 2882 (3 units)
Prerequisite(s):  None
Corequisite(s):  None

“The way We Live.”  Human culture, social order and group memberships.  Cultural growth and change; ecology, population, social institutions; group processes, social control, personality.

Transfer credit:  CSU; UC.  *CAN:  SOC 2
Grading: Letter Grade or Credit/No Credit

• 19 campus hours, 6:00 - 9:10 p.m. on 6 specific Monday evenings       
• First on-campus meeting, 9/08/08 in Room C333

PCC instructor:  Paul Price

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