Learn more about LCCCs Dual Enrollment Program:
Learn more about LCCCs Dual Enrollment Program:
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Lehigh Carbon Community College Course Offerings:
Lehigh Carbon Community College Course Offerings:
The following courses are offered for dual-enrollment credit. Unless otherwise noted, courses are offered in an asynchronous format.
Students may choose to take a dual-enrollment course in lieu of an existing elective or as an additional course. Students that replace an elective course will report to the library to work on assignments.
Courses marked with an (*) require placement testing.
Please note that the courses listed below are subject to enrollment minimums and signing up for a course does not mean that it will be offered or available at time of registration.
Email Ms. Moyer (moyera@cattysd.org) if you would like to request a course that is not listed below.
ART 101 / Introduction to Art
ART 101 / Introduction to Art
Surveys painting, sculpture, architecture, and other related art forms of Western culture with consideration of the aesthetic, historical, and technical significance of major artistic achievements.
ASL 101 / American Sign Language
ASL 101 / American Sign Language
Introduction to American Sign Language, including basic expressive and receptive skills, the manual alphabet, facial expression, and body gestures. Emphasis on conversational skills in functional situations, simple sentence structure, and knowledge of the deaf culture and community. The student must possess sufficient motor coordination to form the necessary hand-shapes and movements for American Sign Language and have sufficient visual acuity to perceive the hand-shapes and movements of American Sign Language in a classroom setting.
BUS 120 / Introduction to Business Organization
BUS 120 / Introduction to Business Organization
The nature of business in regard to structure, principal activities, and problems are explained. Among the principal topics considered are the framework of business; business operations; staffing and labor law; management; finance and accounting; competition; research; taxation; trade and globalization; economic indicators; and legal, governmental and regulatory issues. A business plan project will be explored.
* BUS 209 / Business Communications
* BUS 209 / Business Communications
Fundamental principles of clarity, courtesy, and construction are applied to creating/writing effective electronic- and paper-based business messages such as phone calls, emails, memos, letters, reports, and presentations for American and global business communication. These principles are applied first to sentences and paragraphs and then to creating/writing complete business messages. Preparing and making electronic and other types of presentations will be studied and practiced.
* BUS 211 / Principles of Management
* BUS 211 / Principles of Management
This course is a general introductory study of the management of business and nonbusiness entities. It presents management as process of organization and coordination to achieve objectives as well as the necessity for leadership as a guiding principle. An introduction to management and the associated social responsibilities is followed by additional topics including: managerial decision making, critical thinking; team building and group dynamics; organizational structure, globalization, organizational culture; change theory; entrepreneurship; and organizational controls.
BUS 221 / Principles of Marketing
BUS 221 / Principles of Marketing
A study of the organizational function of processes and procedures for the creation, communication, and distribution of goods and services and the management of customer relationships as it creates value and benefit to the organization and its stakeholders. Consumer behavior and all elements of the marketing mix (produce, place, price and promotion) will be analyzed. The role of social media and mobile marketing is explored.
CIS 105 / Introduction to Computers and Applications
CIS 105 / Introduction to Computers and Applications
Intended for students with little or no previous computer experience. The topics presented in this course include a survey of computer hardware, application and system software, data communications and networks, the societal impacts of technology, and ethics in the context of digital information. Students will have hands-on experience with popular spreadsheet, word processing, database, and presentation software packages in a networked environment. Students will also consider the criteria used to evaluate computer equipment for personal as well as organizational purchase. * A personal computer is needed to take this course. Not compatible with iPad.
CJA 101 / Introduction to the Criminal Justice System
CJA 101 / Introduction to the Criminal Justice System
A review of the total criminal justice system. The five primary elements of the system—police, criminal courts, probation, prisons, parole—are studied. Interrelationships are stressed and problem areas discussed, particularly with respect to Constitutional guarantees.
CJA 105 / Criminal Investigations
CJA 105 / Criminal Investigations
Principles of criminal investigation are studied. The crime scene search, interview and interrogation, surveillance, and records are stressed. The techniques used in special investigations, collection and preservation of evidence, and preparation for a police case in court are also covered.
* ENG 105 / Research and Composition
* ENG 105 / Research and Composition
In Research and Composition, students write essays, incorporate and integrate primary and secondary sources into their own writing, and master library skills. Students strive for sound logic, effective use of details, appropriate diction, and correct grammar and mechanics. Students study models of good writing, which include student essays and professionally written essays.
* ENG 111 / Speech
* ENG 111 / Speech
This course is designed to develop students’ speechwriting and presentation abilities while increasing self-confidence and interpersonal skills appropriate in academic, workplace, and community settings. It addresses basic theories of public speaking but emphasizes practice through several types of speaking situations: formal, informal, mediated, and impromptu. Students learn how to assess diverse audiences and how to prepare an effective presentation employing outlines, research, visual aids, and technology. In addition, students develop critical listening and analysis skills while completing self and peer reviews and critiquing renowned speakers’ performances. Students also examine speaking rights and ethical responsibilities through written reactions and reflections.
GEO 110 / Cultural Geography
GEO 110 / Cultural Geography
The course is organized to present a view of the scope of cultural geography. The unifying philosophical question highlights the interactions between physical and cultural factors on Planet Earth. Ideally, the student will be aided in developing a better appreciation of the complex reasons for cultural diversity, cultural conflict, and observed differences in levels of economic development. Emphasis is given to an understanding of the holistic approach in solving problems facing the human race and its interaction with the environment.
MUS 101 / Introduction to Music
MUS 101 / Introduction to Music
A course which surveys music as a broad whole including classical music, popular music, and music of other cultures. The course also explores the various uses of music in daily life. Designed to develop perceptive listening through the study of the basic elements of musical properties, forms, applications, and styles.
MUS 107 / American Popular Music
MUS 107 / American Popular Music
This is a course dealing with the forms and history of American popular music from its 19th century origins to the present. Subject material includes early song forms, folk music, the blues, ragtime, early jazz, big band music, bebop, rhythm and blues, country and Western, rock ’n roll (early phases as well as recent trends), and musical theater. Recorded musical examples will be used. Students will be expected to attend at least one performance outside of class and to present a report on an assigned topic in class.
PSC 130 / Introduction to Political Science
PSC 130 / Introduction to Political Science
Considers philosophy and development of contemporary political ideologies. Institutions of modern governments are compared and analyzed. Philosophical, behavioral, institutional, and historical approaches to the study of political science are examined to study the discipline as a science.
* SOC 151 / Modern Social Problems
* SOC 151 / Modern Social Problems
This course offers a sociological approach to the study of social problems. Students will examine how a problem comes to public attention, how it is defined, how data are used or misused in the presentation of a problem, and how political ideology affects what solutions are offered for a problem. Course materials will give special attention to the role of the media in highlighting certain problems and in shaping an audience’s perspective on those problems. Students will investigate the social-structural conditions that produce particular problems and explore the ways in which a variety of problems are connected to one another. They will look at the political and economic interests that are tied to those social structures and consider how those interests affect policy. Throughout the course, students will evaluate “solutions” put forward by various advocates and agencies and identify ways in which individuals can become involved in shaping policy debates and/or taking political action. The particular problems addressed will vary, but may include poverty, heterosexism, violence, substance use/abuse, access to healthcare, educational disparities, environmental pollution, war and genocide, and/or the exploitation of labor.
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