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2019 - 2020 FCC Academic Catalog
MUSC 285-Second Year Guitar (1)
Prerequisite: permission of programmanager
(formerly MU 285)
Offers thirteen hour-long lessons of instruction that
encompass technique, theory, style, interpretation,
and performance of selected literature. Additional
required repertoire and performance classes.
Specific dates for these classes are announced at
the beginning of the semester. A jury examination
is held at the end of the semester and is to be
regarded as the final exam. Additional instructor
fee:see fee schedule in credit schedule.
MUSC 286-Second Year Percussion (1)
Prerequisite: permission of programmanager
(formerly MU 286)
Offers thirteen hour-long lessons of instruction that
encompass technique, theory, style, interpretation,
and performance of selected literature. Additional
required repertoire and performance classes.
Specific dates for these classes are announced at
the beginning of the semester. A jury examination
is held at the end of the semester and is to be
regarded as the final exam. Additional instructor
fee: see fee schedule in credit schedule.
MUSC 287-Second Year Percussion (1)
Prerequisite: permission of programmanager
(formerly MU 287)
Offers thirteen hour-long lessons of instruction that
encompass technique, theory, style, interpretation,
and performance of selected literature. Additional
required repertoire and performance classes.
Specific dates for these classes are announced at
the beginning of the semester. A jury examination
is held at the end of the semester and is to be
regarded as the final exam. Additional instructor
fee: see fee schedule in credit schedule.
NLPN: Practical Nursing
NLPN 112-Nursing Across the Lifespan (8)
Prerequisites: NURS 105, NURS 211, and
NURS 214; Co-requisite: NLPN 113
(formerly PN 112)
Prepares practical nursing students to care for
clients with common health problems across the
lifespan. Supervised clinical experiences in the
long-term and acute care setting are provided.
NLPN 113-Issues in Practical Nursing (1)
Prerequisites: NURS 105, NURS 211, and
NURS 214; Co-requisite: NLPN 112
(formerly PN 113)
Focuses on the effective transition from student
to licensed practical nurse. Emphasis is on
the responsibilities associated with licensure,
ethical and legal issues, employment strategies,
continuing professional growth and leadership
and management principles. Relevant trends
in the development of the discipline of
practical nursing are also emphasized.
NURS: Nursing
NURS 50-Preparation for Nursing (0) [1]
Prerequisite: Acceptance into clinical nursing program
(formerly NU 50)
Serves as a basis for developing proficiency
and accuracy in dosage calculation. Includes
computations for oral, parenteral, and
intravenous routes of administration for adults
and children using the apothecaries, metric,
and household systems of measurement.
NURS 101-Introduction to Clinical Nursing (6)
• Cultural Competence
Prerequisite or Co-requisite: Passing score
on Math for Medication Safety Test
(formerly NU 101)
Introduces concepts of professional nursing.
Emphasis is on the acquisition and application
of basic knowledge, skills, and professional
behaviors needed for the delivery of
comprehensive care to the adult client.
NURS 105-Pharmacology for Nurses (2)
Prerequisite: Passing score on the Math
for Medication Safety Test
(formerly NU 105)
Provides instruction in basic pharmacology
necessary for providing safe and effective medication
administration. Content includes essential drug
knowledge needed to adequately assess, administer,
and evaluate drug effects in clients. Emphasis is on
the acquisition and application of basic knowledge
needed for the delivery of comprehensive
care to clients in all healthcare settings.
NURS 160-Licensed Practical Nurse, Paramedic,
and Military Veteran Transition to Nursing C
Prerequisite: Permission of FCC
Director of Nursing Education
(formerly NU 160)
Provides supervised directed clinical laboratory
experiences to prepare Licensed Practical Nurses,
Paramedics, U.S. Air Force Medical Technicians,
U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsmen, and U.S. Army
Medics to transition into the second year of
the FCC Associate Degree Nursing Program.
NURS 211-Medical-Surgical Nursing I (7)
Prerequisite: NURS 101; Prerequisite or Co-requisite:
Passing score on Math for Medication Safety Test
(formerly NU 211)
Introduces the study of the adult client with
acute and chronic alterations in wellness.
Emphasis is on assimilation and knowledge,
skills, and professional behaviors needed
for the delivery of comprehensive care.
NURS 212-Medical-Surgical Nursing II (4)
Prerequisite: NURS 211; Prerequisite or Co-requisite:
Passing score on Math for Medication Safety Test
(formerly NU 212)
Continues study of the adult client with increasingly
complex acute and chronic alterations in health.
Emphasis is on assimilation of knowledge,
skills, and professional behaviors needed
for the delivery of comprehensive care.
NURS 214-Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing (3)
Prerequisite: NURS 101; Prerequisite or Co-requisite:
Passing score on Math for Medication Safety Test
(formerly NU 214)
Examines the impact of mental illness on the
individual, family, and community. Explores treatment
options and issues; and reviews the evidence-based
principles and practice of psychiatric-mental health
nursing. Emphasis is placed on the adaptation of
knowledge, skills, and attitudes related to caring
for clients with alterations in mental health.
NURS 218-Maternal, Child,
and Family Nursing (5)
Prerequisite: NURS 211; Prerequisite or Co-requisite:
Passing score on Math for Medication Safety Test
(formerly NU 218)
Introduces maternal, child, and family nursing.
Focuses on the reproductive phase of family
life, the specific health needs of women from
adolescence to menopause, the healthy newborn,
and pediatric clients with acute alterations in
health. Emphasis is on assimilation of knowledge,
skills, and professional behaviors needed for
delivery of family-centered, comprehensive care.
NURS 231-Medical-Surgical Nursing III (4)
Prerequisites: NURS 212 and NURS 218
(formerly NU 213)
Continues study of the adult client with acute,
complex, and critical alterations in health. Emphasis is
on the adaptation of knowledge, skills, and attitudes
needed for the delivery of comprehensive care.
NURS 261-Preparation for Practice (2)
Prerequisite: NURS 212 and NURS 218
(formerly NU 216)
Facilitates the student's adaptation into
professional nursing practice. Explores current
trends in nursing and concepts related to the
nurse as a professional, a member of the health
care team, and manager of client care.
NUTR: Nutrition
NUTR 100-Nutrition Basics (1)
(formerly HE 110)
Applies a basic knowledge of nutrition to enable
the students to make good dietary decisions.
Provides a basis for discerning healthy diets.
Course Descriptions
NUTR 102-Nutrition in a ChangingWorld (3)
• Gen Ed Wellness
Prerequisites: (ENGL 70 or ENGL 75) OR (ESOL
72 and ESOL 73) OR Co-requisite: ENGL 75
(formerly HE 102)
Presents the basic principles of human nutrition
with emphasis on the nutrients and factors
that affect their use in the human body.
NUTR 200-Principles and
Application of Nutrition (3)
Prerequisite: BSCI 100 or BSCI 150 or BI 101
or BSCI 201 or BI 103 or BSCI 107
(formerly HE 200)
Introduces the principles of nutrition for the
maintenance of good health throughout the
life-cycle. Applications of nutritional principles
are presented via the connection between diet
and the prevention and treatment of disease.
Investigates the socioeconomic, ecological and
political factors that shape national nutritional
policy and ultimately affect personal health.
PHED: Physical Education
PHED 100-Aerobics (1)
(formerly PE 131)
Offers muscular and cardiovascular
endurance exercises performed to music.
PHED 103-Body Sculpting (1)
(formerly PE 191)
Offers muscular strength and endurance
exercises through the use of free weights,
balls, and resistance tubes.
PHED 105-Elementary Fencing (1)
(formerly PE 160)
Introduces the history, safety, rules and etiquette
of fencing. Teaches basic skills required to
participate in a fencing match, as well as
skills in directing and scoring a match.
PHED 110-Volleyball (1)
(formerly PE 165)
Includes orientation, instruction and participation
in specific skills, rules and etiquette of the sport.
PHED 115-Weight Training (1)
(formerly PE 166)
Introduces the student to basic weight training
techniques, training programs, and safety procedures.
PHED 122-Tennis (1)
(formerly PE 179)
Introduces the basic skills of tennis, including
the basic grips, forehand and backhand
groundstrokes, volleys and serves; covers
the rules and etiquette of the sport.
PHED 125-Golf (1)
(formerly PE 181)
Introduces the basic skills of golf, including the
grip, stance, addressing the ball, aiming, putting,
chipping, pitching and the basic full swing;
covers the rules and etiquette of the sport.
PHED 130-Beginning Snowboarding/Skiing (1)
(formerly PE 183)
Introduces the regulations, safety and etiquette
of snowboarding/skiing. The beginner
student will learn skills required to safely
traverse the beginner slopes. Fees based on
actual rental costs and to be paid at site.
PHED 131-Intermediate
Snowboarding/Skiing (1)
(formerly PE 184)
Introduces the regulations, safety and etiquette
of snowboarding/skiing. The intermediate
student will learn the enhanced techniques to
improve their current skill levels. Fees based
on actual rental costs and to be paid at site.
PHED 132-Advanced Snowboarding/Skiing (1)
(formerly PE 185)
Introduces the regulations, safety and etiquette
of snowboarding/skiing. The advanced
student will learn the enhanced techniques to
improve their current skill levels. Fees based
on actual rental costs and to be paid at site.
PHED 133-Kickboxing (1)
(formerly PE 196)
Provides basic fundamentals of Lethwei (Burmese
Kickboxing). Basic principles, history, and styles
and linguistics of the fighter will be covered. This
course emphasizes safety for the student and the
instructor. There will be no competitive fights or
hard physical contact between students during
this course. Mental and physical control as well as
proper training etiquette will always be maintained.
PHED 135-Social Dance I (1)
(formerly PE 187)
Provides instruction in the basic partner dance
forms including such dances as the waltz, swing,
two-step, cha-cha, polka and fox-trot. Other
contemporary dances may be included.
PHED 136-Social Dance II (1)
Prerequisite: PHED 135 or PE 187 or
permission of instructor
(formerly PE 193)
Social Dance II builds on the dance rhythms learned
in Social Dance. The patterns to be learned will
incorporate the body mechanics and technique
that enable creation of body swing in the Waltz,
and smoothness and polish in all the dances:
Fox Trot, Swing, Cha-Cha, Rumba and Tango.
PHED 138-Tai Chi (1)
(formerly PE 195)
Tai Chi is an unique and traditional Chinese exercise.
The benefits of practice include strengthening health,
preventing illness, and slowing the effects of aging.
The class is designed to provide students with a basic
knowledge and history of Tai Chi, and to provide
an opportunity to learn and master Tai Chi skills.
PHED 140-Fitness (1)
(formerly PE 198)
Engages students in full body exercises to improve
fitness. Course will strive to dramatically change
participant's level of activity, muscle tone and
strength. Students will be able to integrate
research to understand the effectiveness of exercise,
and plan and implement exercise programs.
PHED 140A-Fitness: Boot Camp (1)
(formerly PE 198A)
Engages students in full body exercises,
especially utilizing body weight. The course
strives to dramatically increase the participant's
level of muscular activity to affect positive
changes in fitness levels. It also integrates
fitness research with practical application for
understanding the effectiveness of exercise.
PHED 140C-Fitness: Zumba (1)
(formerly PE 198C)
Zumba Fitness is a Latin-inspired, high-energy,
cardio-dance workout that uses music and
various easy-to-follow choreographed steps.
Along with music styles such as Latin, Hip-
Hop, Jazz, Pop, and other genres, Zumba
incorporates interval training, alternating fast
and slow rhythms, and resistance training.
PHED 143-Pilates (1)
(formerly PE 190)
Introduces the history of Pilates and describes the
physiological basis of exercises that promote core
body strength. Includes demonstration and active
student participation of Pilates movements.
PHED 145-Body Mechanics (1)
(formerly PE 108)
Examines the application of physical laws to the
human body at rest or in motion, including concepts
of effective, efficient and aesthetic postures, both
static and dynamic. Emphasizes joint motions, care
of the back and components of fitness including
body compositions, flexibility, strength, muscular
endurance and cardiovascular endurance.
PHED 148-Exercise Psychology (1)
(formerly PE 237)
Introduces the psychological factors that affect
exercise participation and performance.