College Now/TC3 Courses: Dual Credit Courses: Student Cost: Free SPAN102 - Beginning Spanish II (3 Credits) This course is a continuation of the introduction to the skills of listening, reading, speaking and writing with much emphasis of learning the grammar and on developing communicative strategies in Spanish. Students will continue to learn the essentials of Spanish grammar and the vocabulary needed for effective communication in everyday situations. Substantial outside preparation using CD-ROMs, the internet, or other audio-visual materials is required. Students are expected to be able to communicate in the present and past indicative tenses in Spanish. SPAN 102 fulfills the SUNY General Education Foreign Language requirement. Prerequisites: SPAN 101 at HCS. SPAN201 - Intermediate Spanish I (3 Credits) This is an intermediate Spanish course focusing on speaking, reading, writing and listening comprehension. Grammar learned in first year Spanish is reviewed. Major emphasis is placed on improving oral communication skills and reading comprehension. Students explore different aspects of the cultures, history and current events of the Spanish-speaking world. Substantial outside preparation using CD ROMs, the internet, or other audio-visual materials is required. Students are expected to be able to communicate in the present, past, and future tenses in Spanish. The class is conducted exclusively in Spanish. SPAN 201 fulfills the SUNY General Education Foreign Language requirement. Prerequisites: SPAN 102 or Spanish III at HCS. SPAN202 - Intermediate Spanish II (3 Credits) This is a continuation of Intermediate Spanish I. Major emphasis is placed on helping students to improve their oral communication skills and reading comprehension. Students continue to explore different aspects of the cultures, history, and current events of the Spanish speaking world. Substantial outside preparation using CD-ROMs, the internet, or other audio-visual materials is required. Students are expected to be able to communicate in the present, past, and future tenses in Spanish. The class is conducted exclusively in Spanish. SPAN 202 fulfills the SUNY General Education Foreign Language requirement. Prerequisites: SPAN 201 or Spanish III at HCS. SPAN280 - Hispanic Literature and Culture I (3 Credits) Structured around advanced conversation and composition, oral and written analysis of the literature and culture of Spain and Latin America are studied. Students will be introduced to the literature of important Latin American and Spanish authors and will learn to write critical reaction papers. Prerequisite: SPAN 202 or Spanish IV at HCS. (3 Lec.) SPAN281 - Hispanic Literature and Culture II (3 Credits) As a continuation of SPAN 280, this course is designed to further develop students' knowledge and understanding of important elements of Hispanic culture and civilization as well as to advance their oral, listening, writing, and reading comprehension proficiencies in Spanish. Representative literary works of Spanish and Latin American authors are covered primarily through class discussions and small group work. Prerequisites: SPAN 280 or Spanish IV at HCS. ENGL101 - Academic Writing II (3 Credits) This course develops and refines student writing in an academic context. Students engage and respond to challenging texts as they develop critical thinking skills. They learn to support their ideas with credible, authoritative information from academic sources and to recognize audience, purpose, and bias. Special sections may center on a theme. Students will collaborate using Edmdo and Google Docs. ENGL 101 fulfills the SUNY General Education Basic Communication requirement. Prerequisites: English 11 at HCS. ENGL102 - Approaches to Literature (3 Credits) Provides a comprehensive introduction to the major aspects of literature. Extensive writing, using various rhetorical modes, helps students appreciate and understand fiction, drama, and poetry as forms of literary expression. Students will collaborate using Edmdo and Google Docs. ENGL 102 fulfills the SUNY General Education Humanities requirement. Prerequisites: ENGL 101. …..More courses on next page: Online Course: Student Cost: 65.00 per credit hour (total cost 195.00) ASTR101- Introductory Astronomy (3 Credits) A general study of the fundamental principles of astronomy. The course concerns motions of the earth, members of the solar system, stars, and the universe. ASTR 101 fulfills the SUNY General Education Natural Sciences requirement. Prerequisites: MATH 090 and RDNG 099 if required by placement testing. 3 Cr. (3 Lec.) Distance Learning Room: Student Cost: If a student receives free lunch, then the course is free If a student receives reduced price lunch, then the course is 75.00 If a student receives full price lunch, then the course is 150.00 http://dlcourses.e2ccb.org Courses Listed with: End Point -> Hancock HS DL Room Psychology: (3 Credits) 11:00-11:50 nd MWF -2 Semester This course introduces scientific approaches to the study of humans and other organisms including: background, biological basis, development, perception, motivation, learning, states of consciousness, personality, abnormal behavior and psychotherapy. Host Endpoint- Hudson Valley CC nd Textbook- The Science of Psychology by King ISBN: 97800 2 Edition Publisher- McGraw/Hill Companies nd Sociology: (3 Credits) -11:00-11:50 2 Semester An introduction to the scientific study of human social interaction with emphasis on societies, groups, organizations, social networks and communities as the units of analysis. Topics covered include culture, social structure, socialization, sex roles, groups and networks, deviance and social control, inequality, race and ethnic relations and social institutions. Course runs: Mondays, Wednesdays and alternating Fridays. Host Endpoint- Hudson Valley Community College st Western Civilization: (3 Credits) 1:48- 2:30 1 Semester * Host Endpoint- Edmeston HS DL Room Credit through SUNY Cobleskill Description: "Course 101 History of Western Civilization” This course is a survey of Western Civilization to 1715. It will introduce the societies in the ancient Near East, societies that arose in the Mediterranean and finally focus on the regions of Europe. In addition to studying the development of social, economic, political and technological processes of particular civilizations/societies, considerable emphasis will be placed on themes that cut across the chronology of events. History 101 Western Civilization is a survey of the historical development of western institutions, ideas and cultures from ancient times to the era of European Expansion. Criminal Justice: This will be a hybrid online/videoconferencing course. Please make sure each student has access to the internet at home and/or in school to do the required online portion of the course. The schedule will be adjusted to reflect the following: Spring: Tuesday and Thursday from 8:00 - 8:50 am: AP Calculus Course (1 Credits, 1 Year) Using a balanced approach, students will work with functions, understand the meaning of the derivative and its applications, and understand the relationship between the derivative and the definite integral. In addition, students will communicate, both orally and in written form, to explain solutions to problems. They will be able to model written descriptions of a function, differential equation, or an integral and use technology to aid in problem solving, as well as, analysis of calculus level topics. Students will also determine the reasonableness of solutions and develop an appreciation of calculus that allows them the ability to persevere in mathematical thought. The class culminates with the AP Examination in AB Calculus during the month of May. The students may be awarded college credit based on their score on the Advanced Placement test taken in May. A complete outline of the topics and information can be found at http://apcentral.collegeboard.com. Technology Requirement: Students will be taught to use the TI-84 Plus graphing calculator to aid them throughout this course. If they cannot afford one, one will be loaned to them through the school district.