This list is a good place to start.
Every course on this list can be taken with no prerequisites or pre-tests.
Each course either gives you an introduction to a career path or counts toward general education requirements for most degrees.
While not required during your first quarter, visiting with an academic advisor can assist you in finding classes that best meet your needs.
Consider this a quick start - a way to enroll in classes without waiting.
(*) indicates the course is a requirement in all AA degrees under the program area.
Career-Oriented Courses
Accounting
ACCT 1050 Bookkeeping
ACCT 1100 Accounting I *
Architectural Design Technology
ARCH 1000 Appreciation of Architecture *
Arts
ARTS 1000 Introduction to the Visual Arts *
ARTS 1010 Elementary Drawing *
ARTS 1020 2-D Design *
ARTS 1050 Creative Careers *
Auto Collision Technology
AUTB 1040 Auto Collision Repair Welding *
AUTB 1100 Structural Repair I *
AUTB 1200 Nonstructural Repair I *
Business Management
BSAD 1000 Introduction to Business *
BSAD 1100 Business Law I *
BSAD 1250 Introduction to Not-for-Profit Management
BSAD 1600 Principles of Supervision
BSAD 2100 Principles of Management *
ENTR 1050 Introduction to Entrepreneurship
Civil Engineering Technology
SCET 1000 Civil Engineering Fundamentals *
Construction and Building Science
CNST 1050 Introduction to Carpentry *
Criminal Justice
CRIM 1010 Introduction to Criminal Justice *
CRIM 1020 Introduction to Corrections *
Culinary, Hospitality, Research, and Management
CHRM 1000 Career Orientation/Culinary Arts *
CHRM 1020 Sanitation *
Design, Interactivity, and Media Arts
DIMA 1110 Digital Design: Raster *
DIMA 1120 Digital Design: Vector *
Diesel Technology
DESL 1000 Diesel Preventive Maintenance *
Early Childhood Education
ECED 1110 Infant and Toddler Development *
ECED 1120 Preschool Child Development *
ECED 1150 Introduction to Early Childhood Education *
Electrical Technology
ELTR 1200 Basic Electricity *
Pre-Engineering
ENGR 1010 Introduction to Engineering Design
Finance
FINA 1000 Financial Literacy
FINA 1100 Principles of Property and Casualty Insurance
Health Information Management Systems
HIMS 1111 Healthcare Careers *
HIMS 1120 Medical Terminology I *
Health InformationTechnology
HITP 1005 Introduction to Electronic Health Records
HITP 1010 Introduction to Health Information Technology *
Horticulture, Land Systems, and Management
HLSM 1000 Horticulture, Land Systems, and Management Orientation *
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration
HVAC 1000 Refrigeration Electrical Theory and Application *
HVAC 1010 Refrigeration Service Principles and Basic Automatic Controls *
Human Relations
HMRL 1010 Human Relations Skills *
HMRL 1050 Leadership: Training and Skill Development
Human Services
HMSV 1010 Introduction to Human Services
Industrial and Commercial Trades
INCT 0900 Introduction to the Trades
INCT 1000 Industrial Safety and Health *
INCT 1010 Introduction to the Trades II
INCT 1301 Home and Building Maintenance Carpentry
INCT 1500 Introduction to Distribution
INCT 2050 Problem Solving
Information Technology
INFO 1001 Information Systems and Literacy *
Insurance
INSU 1000 Principles of Health and Life Insurance
INSU 1100 Principles of Property and Casualty Insurance
Interior Design
INTD 1100 Illustration Techniques for Interiors *
INTD 1310 Fundamentals of Textiles *
Legal Studies
LAWS 1100 The Paralegal Profession
LAWS 1101 Introduction to Law *
Mechanical Drafting Technology
DRAF 1100 AutoCAD Fundamentals *
DRAF 1300 Inventor Fundamentals *
Photography
PHOT 1005 Basic Photography I – Digital *
Precision Machine Technology
PRMA 1401 Machine Tool I *
Process Operations Technology
PROT 1000 Introduction to Process and Power Operations
PROT 1010 Safety Topics for Process and Power Operations *
PROT 1100 Process Instrumentation and Control *
PROT 1110 Reading and Understanding Process Diagrams *
PROT 1250 Basic Electricity for Power and Process
PROT 1302 Stationary Engineering I *
Real Estate
REES 1000 Real Estate Principles
Social Work
SOWK 1010 Introduction to Social Work
Theatre
THEA 1000 Introduction to the Theatre *
THEA 2020 Fundamentals of Acting I *
Video/Audio Communications Arts
PHOT 1500 Moving Image Lab *
VACA 1020 Audio I *
Welding
WELD 1000 Print Reading for Welders *
WELD 1100 Industrial Cutting Processes *
WELD 1200 Gas Metal Arc Welding (MIG) - Steel I *
General Education Courses
Humanities
HUMS 1000 Humanities through the Arts
HUMS 1100 Classical Humanities
HUMS 1110 Origins of the Humanities
MUSC 1010 Introduction to Music I
MUSC 1020 Introduction to Music II
MUSC 1050 Music Appreciation
PHIL 1010 Introduction to Philosophy
PHIL 1030 Professional Ethics
PHIL 1100 Critical Reasoning
Languages
ARAB 1010 Introduction to Arabic
CHIN 1110 Beginning Chinese I
FREN 1110 Elementary French I
GERM 1010 Elementary German I
JAPN 1010 Beginning Japanese I
SPAN 1110 Elementary Spanish I
Reading and Learning Skills
RDLS 1150 College Vocabulary
RDLS 1200 College Success Strategies
Science
BIOS 1010 Introduction to Biology
BIOS 1250 Environmental Biology
BIOS 1310 Survey of Human Anatomy and Physiology
Social Science
GEOG 1010 Fundamentals of Geography
GEOG 1020 World Regional Geography
GEOG 1050 Introduction to Human Geography
GEOG 1210 Introduction to Physical Geology
HIST 1010 US History to 1877
HIST 1020 US History from 1865 to Present
HIST 1050 Introduction to Black History
HIST 1120 World Civilization from 1500 to Present
POLS 2050 American National Government
PSYC 1000 Psychology for Everyday Living
PSYC 1010 Introduction to Psychology
PSYC 1120 Human Growth and Development
Speech
SPCH 1110 Public Speaking
SPCH 1300 Interpersonal Communication
Workplace Skills
WORK 1230 Career Planning
WORK 1250 Learning Anxiety
WORK 1400 Employability Skills
WORK 1410 Secrets to Business Success
WORK 1420 Interpersonal Communication Skills for the Workplace