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Master Syllabi page (maintained by Blair Dietrich)

last updated 4/3/2025

FOR FACULTY USE: Required Syllabus Statements (revised August 2024)

FOR CURRICULUM COMMITTEE USE: Master Syllabus Template (revised September 2023)

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If you have a question about a particular master syllabus, please contact the Program Dean for the Division listed at the top of the column.
Syllabi that have been updated to the new format are denoted with a bullet point to the left of the link to the syllabus.

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Business Management & Leadership
Program Dean:
Scott Dickson
Health & Natural Sciences
Program Dean:
Taylor Upole
Humanities & General Education
Program Dean:
Jennifer Van Vliet

ACCOUNTING
ACC 201 Principles of Accounting I
ACC 202 Principles of Accounting II

BUSINESS
BUS 100 deleted November 6, 2009
BUS 101 Financial Literacy
BUS 102 deleted November 6, 2009
BUS 104 deleted November 6, 2009
BUS 204 Business Communications
BUS 206A Legal Environment of Business
BUS 210 Marketing

BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
BSM 300 Principles of Management and Organization
BSM 302 became HCM 302 August 2024
BSM 310 Managerial Accounting (non-accounting majors)
BSM 312 became HCM 312 August 2024
BSM 315 Advanced Business Communications
BSM 320 Organizational Behavior
BSM 325 Organizational Development
BSM 330 Human Resources Management
BSM 340 Operations Management
BSM 342 became HCM 342 August 2024
BSM 345 Purchasing and Global Sourcing
BSM 350 Leadership and Management Practices
BSM 355 Organizational Leadership
BSM 400 Management Information Systems
BSM 402 became HCM 402 August 2024
BSM 410 Financial Management (for Non-Finance Majors)
BSM 412 became HCM 412 August 2024
BSM 420 Quality Management Systems
BSM 425 Intro to Lean/Six Sigma
BSM 430 Principles of Supply Chain Management
BSM 435 Principles of Logistics Management
BSM 437 Warehousing and Distribution Management
BSM 440 International Business
BSM 450 Team Management
BSM 460 Marketing for Managers
BSM 470 Project Management
BSM 480 Strategic Management
BSM 492 became HCM 492 August 2024
BSM 497 Capstone: Supply Chain Management and Logistics
BSM 498 Capstone: Supervision and Management
BSM 499 Capstone: Business Management

LEADERSHIP (formerly PER/GMC)
LDR 101 Intro to Leadership and College Success
LDR 201 Critical Thinking and Character Development in Leadership

MANAGEMENT
MGT 100 deleted May 2018
MGT 210 Introduction to Management and Organization
MGT 232A Introduction to Human Resources Management
MGT 240 Introduction to Materals Management
MGT 252 Small Business Management

ASTRONOMY
AST 110 Solar System Astronomy
AST 120 Stellar and Galactic Astronomy

BIOLOGY
BIO 100 deleted effective August 2014
BIO 103 Medical Terminology
BIO 105 Environmental Studies
BIO 106 Animal Behavior
BIO 111 deleted December 2023
BIO 112 deleted May 2018
BIO 113 deleted May 2018
BIO 114 deleted May 2018
BIO 115 Intro to Marine Biology
BIO 123 General Biology I
BIO 124 General Biology II
BIO 140 Forensic Biotechnology
BIO 141 Environmental Science
BIO 155 changed to BIO 255 4/20/2010
BIO 207 Human Anatomy & Physiology I
BIO 208 Human Anatomy & Physiology II
BIO 211 Principles of Biology I
BIO 212 Principles of Biology II
BIO 230 General Botany
BIO 240 Laboratory Techniques in Biotechnology
BIO 242 Applied Biotechnology
BIO 255 Marine Biology
BIO 270 General Zoology
BIO 280 Intro to Ecology
BIO 299 Microbiology

CHEMISTRY
CHE 101 deleted effective August 2017
CHE 102 deleted effective August 2018
CHE 105 Descriptive Chemistry I
CHE 106 Descriptive Chemistry II
CHE 121 Principles of Chemistry I
CHE 122 Principles of Chemistry II
CHE 200 Introductory Biochemistry
CHE 250 Organic Chemistry I
CHE 251 Organic Chemistry II

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
ESC 101 Introduction to Water Treatment Processes
ESC 102 Introduction to Wastewater Treatment Processes
ESC 103 Water Distribution and Backflow

GEOLOGICAL SCIENCE
GSC 121 Introduction to Physical Geology

HEALTH AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION
HPE 200 Introduction to Health & Physical Ed.
HPE 202 First Aid and Emergency Care
HPE 204 Cardio Respiratory Fitness I
HPE 205 Cardio Respiratory Fitness II
HPE 250 Strength Training & Conditioning
HPE 255 Essentials of Athletic Healthcare
HPE 260 Personal Health

HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT (effective 8/2024)
HCM 302 Introduction to Healthcare Management
HCM 312 Healthcare Law and Ethics
HCM 342 Healthcare Economics
HCM 402 Healthcare Information Systems
HCM 412 Healthcare Financing and Insurance
HCM 492 Capstone: Healthcare Management

INTERDISCIPLINARY SCIENCE
ISC 201 Life and Earth Sciences
ISC 202 Physical Science and Astronomy

KINESIOLOGY
KIN 200 Introduction to Kinesiology
KIN 210 Structural Kinesiology
KIN 220 Exercise Biochemistry
KIN 232 Nutrition (effective August 2024)
KIN 250 Strength Training and Conditioning
KIN 255 Essentials of Athletic Healthcare

PHYSICAL EDUCATION
PED 103 Beginning Badminton
PED 108 Bowling
PED 111 Beginning Basketball
PED 115 Beginning Golf
PED 118 Beginning Softball
PED 121 Beginning Tennis
PED 124 Beginning Volleyball
PED 125 Beginning Walking
PED 137 Jogging
PED 138 Beginning Soccer
PED 141 Beginning Weight Training
PED 147 Fitness Swimming
PED 155 Beginning Step Aerobics
PED 166 Fundamentals of Yoga
PED 190 Officiating Basketball
PED 191 Officiating Soccer
PED 204 replaced with MPE 204 November 2013
PED 205 replaced with MPE 205 November 2013

PHYSICAL SCIENCE
PSC 100 deleted March 2019
PSC 101 Intro to Physical Science I
PSC 102 Intro to Physical Science II

PHYSICS
PHY 111 Introductory Physics I
PHY 112 Introductory Physics II
PHY 211 Principles of Physics I
PHY 212 Principles of Physics II

PUBLIC HEALTH
PBH 300 Introduction to Biostatistics
PBH 305 Research Methods in Health Sciences
PBH 311 Health Care Systems
PBH 333 Epidemiology
PBH 334 Community Health
PBH 340 Environmental Health
PBH 413 Principles of Health Education and Promotion
PBH 425 Program Planning in Public Health
PBH 435 Global Health
PBH 497 Capstone Project in Public Health

WELLNESS
WEL 154 Wellness

ART
ART 191 Art Appreciation I deleted May 2024
ART 192 Art Appreciation II deleted May 2024
ART 193 Art Appreciation III deleted May 2024
ART 194 Art Appreciation
ART 195 Design
ART 196 Drawing I
ART 197 Drawing II
ART 198 Painting I
ART 199 Painting II
ART 200 Art and Technology
ART 205 Three-Dimensional Design

COMMUNICATION
COM 101 deleted effective August 2017
COM 201 Public Speaking
COM 210 Introduction to Mass Communication
COM 220 Interpersonal Communication
COM 230 Introduction to Communication Theory
COM 240 Basic News Writing and Reporting

ENGLISH
ENG 097 LSS English I
ENG 099 LSS English II
ENG 101 Composition I
ENG 102 Composition II
ENG 110 replaced with ENG 210
ENG 201 World Literature I
ENG 202 World Literature II
ENG 210 Creative Writing
ENG 221 American Literature I
ENG 222 American Literature II
ENG 231 British Literature I
ENG 232 British Literature II

FRENCH
FRE 101 Elementary French I
FRE 102 Elementary French II
FRE 201 Intermediate French I
FRE 202 Intermediate French II

GERMAN
GER 101 Elementary German I
GER 102 Elementary German II
GER 201 Intermediate German I
GER 202 Intermediate German II

MUSIC
MUS 101 Chorus
MUS 191 Music Appreciation I deleted May 2024
MUS 192 Music Appreciation II deleted May 2024
MUS 193 Music Appreciation III deleted May 2024
MUS 194 Music Appreciation

READING
RDG 097 deleted effective August 2014
RDG 099 LSS Reading

SPANISH
SPA 101 Elementary Spanish I
SPA 102 Elementary Spanish II
SPA 201 Intermediate Spanish I
SPA 202 Intermediate Spanish II

THEATER
THE 101 Introduction to Acting
THE 194 Introduction to Theater

Mathematics & Technology
Program Dean:
Keri Spetzer
Public Safety & Administration
Program Dean:
Christy Musgrove
Social Sciences & Education
Program Dean:
Ben Cairns
COMPUTER INFORMATION SYSTEMS
CIS 100 deleted April 2016
CIS 105 Intro to Word Processing and Presentation Graphics
CIS 106 Intro to Spreadsheets
CIS 107 Intro to PC Database Management
CIS 108 deleted Nov 6, 2009
CIS 109 deleted November 6, 2009
CIS 110 Introduction to Computer Concepts & Applications
CIS 120 Introduction to Computer Science
CIS 200 deleted April 2016
CIS 201 deleted from catalog (date unknown)
CIS 202 deleted 2015
CIS 203 Advanced Word Processing Applications
CIS 204 Advanced Spreadsheet Applications
CIS 205 Advanced Database Applications
CIS 207 deleted April 2016
CIS 208 deleted 2015
CIS 209 deleted 2015
CIS 210 Principles of Computer Programming I
CIS 211 Principles of Computer Programming II
CIS 212 Web Page Development
CIS 213 Networking
CIS 214 Data Structures
CIS 217 Cyber Information Security
CIS 220 Data Systems Analysis & Design
CIS 230 Fundamentals of Management Information Systems

MATHEMATICS
MAT 009 Support for College Algebra
MAT 094 College Prep Algebra I
MAT 095 College Prep Algebra II
MAT 096 LSS Pre-Algebra (discontinued effective August 2013)
MAT 097 LSS Math I (discontinued effective August 2013)
MAT 099 LSS Math II (discontinued effective August 2013)
MAT 103 Quantitative Reasoning
MAT 106 deleted Fall 2016
MAT 109 College Algebra
MAT 110 deleted February 2022
MAT 111 deleted February 2022
MAT 112 Precalculus
MAT 112A Precalculus Algebra
MAT 112B Precalculus Trigonometry
MAT 135 deleted November 6, 2009
MAT 200 Applied General Probability & Statistics
MAT 201 Calculus I
MAT 201A Calculus IA
MAT 201B Calculus IB
MAT 202 Calculus II
MAT 203 Multivariable Calculus (Calculus III)
MAT 208 Foundations of Numbers and Operations
MAT 211 Introduction to Linear Algebra
MAT 213 Ordinary Differential Equations
MAT 225 Discrete Mathematics

CRIMINAL JUSTICE
CRJ 100 Intro to Criminal Justice
CRJ 100P Intro to Criminal Justice
CRJ 101 deleted effective 23Q1
CRJ 102 deleted effective 25Q1
CRJ 103 Criminal Procedures
CRJ 103P Criminal Procedures
CRJ 104 Juvenile Delinquency and Procedures
CRJ 109A Probation and Parole deleted May 2024
CRJ 110 Principles of Private Security
CRJ 111P Emergency Vehicle Operation
CRJ 112P Defensive Tactics
CRJ 113P Basic Firearms for Law Enforcement
CRJ 200 Intro to Criminology
CRJ 201 Criminal Investigations I
CRJ 202 Intro to Criminalistics
CRJ 203 Police Community Relations I
CRJ 204 Ethics in Criminal Justice
CRJ 205 Intro to Mental Health Recognition for Law Enforcement
CRJ 206 Intro to Policing
CRJ 207 deleted
CRJ 208 Criminal Law
CRJ 209 deleted effective 23Q1
CRJ 210 Intro to Evolution of Law Enforcement
CRJ 211P Practical Investigations
CRJ 303 Correctional Institutions
CRJ 305 Legal Aspects of Prisons and Jails
CRJ 306 Judicial Process
CRJ 307 Victimology
CRJ 315 Professional Writing in Criminal Justice
CRJ 370 White-Collar Crime
CRJ 380 Police Community Relations II
CRJ 385 Probation and Parole
CRJ 390 Criminal Investigations II
CRJ 399 Mental Health Recognition for Law Enforcement
CRJ 405 Diversity and Ethics in Criminal Justice
CRJ 409 Police Supervision and Management
CRJ 490 Capstone: Criminal Justice

HOMELAND SECURITY
HSE 101 Intro to Homeland Sec & Emerg Mgt
HSE 299 Terrorism & International Crime
HSE 300 Emergency Management Response
HSE 301 Basic Incident Command System for Initial Response
HSE 302 Emergency Operations Center
HSE 303 Disaster & Response Recovery
HSE 304 Developing & Managing Volunteer Resources
HSE 305 Terrorism & Emergency Response
HSE 310 Ethics in Homeland Security
HSE 350 Technology & Cybersecurity in Homeland Security
HSE 400 Legal Issues in Homeland Security
HSE 410 Cybercrime Investigation
HSE 420 Biodefense
HSE 430 Intelligence & Analysis
HSE 450 Radicalization & Homeland Security
HSE 460 Politics of Europe & Homeland Security
HSE 470 Politics of Africa & Homeland Security
HSE 480 Politics of the Middle East & Homeland Security
HSE 490 Capstone: Homeland Security & Emergency Management

HUMAN SERVICES (effective 8/2024)
HUS 200 Intro to Human Services
HUS 201 Diversity and Social Justice
HUS 202 Human Services Law and Ethics
HUS 205 Counseling Skills
HUS 210 Theory in Human Services
HUS 215 Addictive Behavior
HUS 220 Poverty and Culture
HUS 320 Fundamentals of Nonprofit Organizations
HUS 325 Working with Support Groups
HUS 335 Working with Families
HUS 340 Working with Children and Youth
HUS 345 Crisis Intervention
HUS 350 Aging and the Family
HUS 355 Death, Dying, and Bereavement
HUS 360 Dynamics of Family Violence
HUS 400 Program Development and Evaluation
HUS 410 Governance, Advocacy, and Leadership in Nonprofits
HUS 420 Case Management
HUS 430 Grant Writing and Fundraising
HUS 440 Leadership in Human Services
HUS 490 Capstone: Human Services

PARALEGAL STUDIES
PLG 110 Introduction to Law and Ethics
PLG 120 Legal Research and Writing
PLG 210 Civil Litigation
PLG 230 Family Law
PLG 240 Introduction to Alternative Dispute Resolution
PLG 250 Torts and Remedies

SOCIAL WORK
SWK 101 Careers in Social Work
SWK 150 Self-Awareness and Professional Development
SWK 200 Introduction to Social Work

ANTHROPOLOGY
ANT 201 Introduction to Anthropology

ECONOMICS
ECO 180 Survey of Economics
ECO 201 Macroeconomics
ECO 202 Microeconomics

EDUCATION
EDN 202 Personal Health (renamed HPE 260 effective August 2014)
EDN 216 Exploring Socio-Cultural Perspective on Diversity in Educational Settings
EDN 216 PLO Rubric

EDN 226 Investigating Critical and Contemporary Issues in Education
EDN 226 PLO Rubric

EDN 236 Teaching and Learning
EDN 236 PLO Rubric

EDN 246 Exceptional Children

GEOGRAPHY
GEO 219 World Geography

HISTORY
HIS 111 World Civilization I (replaced HIS 101A Fall1 2018)
HIS 113 World Civilization II (replaced HIS 102A Fall1 2018)
HIS 121 American History I
HIS 122 American History II
HIS 200 Military History
HIS 201 Georgia History/Constitution
HIS 202 African American History
HIS 220 World Religions
HIS 225 Religion in America
HIS 290 Historical Research Methods

POLITICAL SCIENCE
PLS 101 Intro to American Government
PLS 105 changed to PLS 205 August 2012
PLS 200 changed to PLS 290 effective 25Q1
PLS 201 Intro to Political Science
PLS 205 State and Local Government
PLS 210 Introduction to Comparative Politics
PLS 215 Introduction to Public Administration
PLS 290 Intro to International Politics

PSYCHOLOGY
PSY 200 Intro to Psychology
PSY 203 Human Growth and Development
PSY 205 Psychology of Adjustment
PSY 207 Educational Psychology
PSY 208 Social Psychology (eff. 8/2024)
PSY 210 Abnormal Psychology
PSY 230 Research Methods for the Behavioral Sciences

SOCIOLOGY
SOC 200 Intro to Sociology
SOC 201 deleted 2017
SOC 202 deleted 2017
SOC 203 deleted 2017
SOC 205 Social Problems
SOC 206 deleted effective 25Q1
SOC 207 The Family
SOC 210 Societal Issues & Trends in Healthcare

Deleted PER/GMC for reference Military Science
Program Dean:
LTC Michael Jones
Deleted Prefixes for reference

GMC 100A no longer in use as of Fall 2011
GMC 101 College Success (replaced with PER 101 effective August 2012)
GMC 105 (deleted April 20, 2010)
GMCA 154A (replaced with PER 102 effective August 2012)
PER 101 College Success (replaced with LDR 101 23Q1)
PER 102 Critical Thinking and Character Development (discontinued 17F1)
PER 201 Critical Thinking and Character Development (replaced with LDR 201 23Q1)
Oral Competency Rubric (no longer in use)

MILITARY SCIENCE
MPE 204 Cardio-Respiratory Fitness I
MPE 205 Cardio-Respiratory Fitness II
MSD 111 Introduction to the Army
MSD 112 Leadership and Personal Development
MSD 113 Introduction to Tactical Leadership I
MSD 114 Introduction to Tactical Leadership II
MSD 211 Leadership and Ethics I
MSD 212 Leadership and Ethics II
MSD 213 Army Doctrine and Decision Making I
MSD 214 Army Doctrine and Decision Making II
MSD 299 Leadership and Character Development
MSD 311 Training Management and the Warfighting Functions (Phase A)
MSD 312 Training Management and the Warfighting Functions (Phase B)
MSD 313 Applied Leadership in Small Unit Operations (Phase A)
MSD 314 Applied Leadership in Small Unit Operations (Phase B)
MSD 411 The Army Officer I
MSD 412 The Army Officer II
MSD 413 Company Grade Leadership I
MSD 414 Company Grade Leadership II

BUSINESS OFFICE ADMINISTRATION
BOA 101A Introductory Keyboarding deleted April 2016

EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION
Note: This program was deleted April 20, 2010.
ECE 206 The Family
ECE 216 Exploring Perspectives on Diversity
ECE 226 Issues and Trends in Education
ECE 236 Teaching and Learning
ECE 246 Introduction to Child Development
ECE 256 Childhood Health and Wellness

NUTRITION
Note: Nutrition courses deleted May 2024.
NTR 107 Nutrition I
NTR 108 Nutrition II
NTR 109 Nutrition III
NTR 110 Nutrition

PHILOSOPHY
Note: Philosophy courses deleted May 2024.
PHI 200 Introduction to Philosophy

REGENTS’ EXAM SKILLS
RTE 090 Regents’ Essay Writing (deleted as of August 2012)
RTR 090 Regents’ Reading Exam (deleted as of August 2012)

RELIGION
Note: Religion courses deleted May 2024.
REL 210 Old Testament
REL 213 New Testament
REL 220 World Religions
REL 225 Religion in America

 

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