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Course Criteria
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
This series of courses explores the process of academic and personal transitions first-year students typically experience from high school to college through the creation of a portfolio. The course is designed to provide students with an opportunity to document their first-year experiences while building academic skills and learning more about themselves and the Briar Cliff community. Students will be expected to address both academic learning and social/ leadership activities. Fall, Winter, Spring
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
This course is designed to get a student's skills in the areas of reading, comprehension and vocabulary to the levels needed to meet the reading demands of college-level courses and to make reading enjoyable. Through the use of individualized text and video materials, discussions and exercises, and individualized conferences with students the following areas will be covered. Identifying main idea, supporting detail and sequence of events, locating facts, using context clues, drawing conclusions, identifying persuasion, making accurate inferences and identifying figurative language. Fall
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
This course is designed to inform students of the researched strategies that increase academic success at a university and to give students an opportunity to use the strategies. Strategies for managing time, listening and concentration, note taking, previewing and marking a textbook, memorizing information, preparing for and taking tests, writing a short essay and more will be presented in this course.
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
The purpose of this course is to help students achieve academic success at Briar Cliff University. Through a variety of readings, activities, discussions and hands-on experiences, students discover ways to stay on course, become more focused, and develop habits, skills and strategies that lead toward greater success in the classroom.
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
This course is intended to offer students a foundation upon which to build their college experience. Emphasis will be placed upon how students can most effectively take advantage of the first college year at BCU as a preparation not only for their academic experience but also for development of their character. Fall
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2.00 - 3.00 Credits
This course provides first-year students with an introduction to college life and expectations. The primary emphasis is on creating a better understanding of academic expectations, making the transition to college and using Briar Cliff University's support services to promote success. A workshop approach is taken to address key issues linked to student success-being effective and efficient learners while developing relationships with faculty members and peers. There are also co-curricular activities designed to connect what students are learning in the session to out-ofclassroom activities. Summer
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
Development of skills and orderly methods of solving problems. Emphasis is on mathematical techniques. Fall
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3.00 - 4.00 Credits
A study of the principles of engineering drawing and design. Includes lettering, orthographic projection, sections, pictorial systems, dimensioning, fasteners, computer-assisted drawing and creative design. Spring 2009
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3.00 Credits
An introductory course that surveys representative ancient, medieval and modern philosophers (including Plato, Aristotle, Thomas Aquinas, Soren Kierkegaard) in their historical context. In this process, students are also introduced to some key philosophical ideas. Winter
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to principles of good reasoning. Shows how to assess arguments, how to formulate cogent arguments and how to recognize and avoid logical fallacies. Fall, Spring
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