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Classes
Business
Principles of Accounting ACC 200
Principles of Financial Accounting ACC 201
Principles of Managerial Accounting ACC 202
Business Law in the Environment ACC 241
Personal Finance FIN 200
Spreadsheet Skills and Business Analysis IS 110
Introduction to Management Information Systems IS 201
Marketing Management MKTG 201
Planning for Financial Security at Retirement MSB 205R
Financial Management MSB 250

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Family Home and Social Sciences
American Heritage AHTG 100
Social/Cultural Anthropology ANTHR 101
Introduction to Archaeology ANTHR 110
Economic Principles and Problems ECON 110
Global Environment: Unterstanding Physical Geography GEOG 101
Geography of World Affairs GEOG 120
Introduction to Human Geography GEOG 130
United States and Canada GEOG 250
World Civilization to 1500 HIST 201
World Civilization from 1500 HIST 202
The Family Historian's Craft HIST 217
The United States through 1877 HIST 220
The United States since 1877 HIST 221
Conquest and Colonization of Latin America HIST 251
Modern Latin American History HIST 252
World War II in History and Memory HIST 293
American Government and Politics POLI 110
Introduction to International Politics POLI 170
Western Political Heritage 1 POLI 201
Western Political Heritage 2 POLI 202
Introduction to Psyhological Science PSYCH 111
History of Psychology PSYCH 210
Introduction to Interiors SFL 102
Food Preparation in the Home SFL 110
Introduction to Family Processes SFL 160
The Eternal Family SFL 200
Human Development SFL 210
Marriage Enhancement SFL 224
Parenting and Child Guidance SFL 240
Family Finance SFL 260
Critical Inquiry Research Methods SFL 290
Introductory Sociology SOC 111
Current Social Problems SOC 112
Introduction to Social Work SOC W 200

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Fine Arts and Communications
Mass Communication and Society COMMS 101
Introduction to Advertising COMMS 230
Introduction to Photography and Digital Workflow DESPH 116
Introduction to Music MUSIC 101
Beginning Piano Techniques 1 MUSIC 113
Civilization: Music 1 MUSIC 201
Civilization: Music 2 MUSIC 202
Introduction to Jazz MUSIC 204

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Humanities
First-Year Arabic 1 ARAB 101
First-Year Arabic 2 ARAB 102
Beginning Mandarin 1 CHIN 101
Beginning Mandarin 2 CHIN 102
Introduction to Print Publishing DIGHT 230
Creative Writing ENGL 218
Composing Personal History ENGL 220
Studies in Literature ENGL 230
Introduction to English Studies ENGL 251
British Literary History 1 ENGL 291
British Literary History 2 ENGL 292
American Literary History ENGL 293
Beginning French, Part 1 FREN 101
Beginning French, Part 2 FREN 102
Intermediate French, Part 2 FREN 202
First-Year German 1 GERM 101
First-Year German 2 GERM 102
Second-Year German 1 GERM 201
Second-Year German 2 GERM 202
First-Year Biblical Hebrew 1 HEB 131
First-Year Biblical Hebrew 2 HEB 132
An Introduction to the Humanities IHUM 101
Western Humanities 1: Antiquity to Renaissance IHUM 201
Western Humanities 2: Renaissance to the Present IHUM 202
First-Year Korean 1 KOREA 101
First-Year Korean 2 KOREA 102
Introduction to Formal Logic PHIL 205
Foundational Spanish 1 SPAN 101
Foundational Spanish 2 SPAN 102
Writing and Rhetoric WRTG 150

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Life Sciences
Principles of Biology BIO 100
Introduction of Bioinformatics BIO 165
Science of Wellness EXSC 221
General Biology: Health and Disease MMBIO 121
General Microbiology MMBIO 221
Molecular Biology MMBIO 240
Essentials of Human Nutrition NDFS 100
Science of Biology PDBIO 120
Human Biology PDBIO 205
Human Anatomy (with virtual lab) PDBIO 210
Residential Landscape Design PWS 103

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Nursery
Nursing and Medical Terminology NURS 102

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Physical and Mathematical Sciences
Elementary College Chemistry CHEM 100
General College Chemistry CHEM 105
Introduction to Geology GEOL 101
Life of the Past GEOL 103
College Algebra MATH 110
Trigonometry MATH 111
Calculus 1 MATH 112
Calculus 2 MATH 113
Essentials of Calculus MATH 116
Finite Mathematics MATH 118
General Physics 1 PHSCS 105
General Physics 2 PHSCS 106
Introduction to Newtonian Mechanics PHSCS 121
Introduction to Waves, Optics, and Thermodynamics PHSCS 123
Descriptive Astronomy PHSCS 127
Energy, Ecology, Weather, and the Environment PHSCS 137
Introduction to Electricity and Magnetism PHSCS 220
Physical Science PHY S 100
Introduction to Statistics STAT 105
Principles of Statistics STAT 121

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Religious Education
The Book of Mormon, Part 1 REL A 121
The Book of Mormon, Part 2 REL A 122
The New Testament, Part 1 REL A 211
The New Testament, Part 2 REL A 212
Missionary Preparation REL C 130
The Eternal Family REL C 200

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Student Development
Essential College Skills STDEV 100
Career Exploration STDEV 117
Life Planning and Decision Making STDEV 140
Public Speaking STDEV 150
Beginning Weight Training SWELL 191

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