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Correspondence Courses Available

AGR 100, Animal Science
Animal Science

Three semester hours

Text: Taylor R. and Field, T. (2001) Scientific Farm Animal Production. 7th Edition. New Jersey: Prentice – Hall, Inc. ISBN-10:0130200328

Description: This is a basic course in animal science including the importance and place of livestock in agriculture; types, market classes, and grades of beef, sheep, and swine; origins and
characteristics of breeds; and the judging of beef, sheep, and swine.
AGR 321, Poultry Science
Poultry Science
Three semester hours

Text: Ensminger, M.E. Poultry Science. 4th Edition. Interstate Publishers, Inc. ISBN-10:0131133756

Description: The fundamental principals and practical application of poultry science to general farm conditions and commercial production is studied. Breeding, incubation and brooding, selecting and culling, feeding, housing, and common disease prevention and control are emphasized.
HEA 190, Personal Health Issues
Personal Health Issues
Two semester hours

Text: David J. Anspaugh, Michael H. Hammrick, and Frank D. Rosato, Wellness: Concepts and Applications, 7th Edition., McGraw-Hill Comp., 2009.

Description: This course is designed to educate students about wellness through the acquisition of knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors. The major health-related problems in society are addressed, as well as an understanding of individual developmental patterns and health needs. Broad ranges of factors affecting wellness, including identification of risk and health promotion behaviors, are covered. Topics include, but are not limited to, substance use and abuse, nutrition, sexually transmitted diseases, health risk factors, mental and emotional health, and exercise.
JMC 558, New Technologies
New Technologies
Three semester hours

Text: Grant, August E., and Jennifer H. Meadows, Communication Technology Update and Fundamentals (2008) 11th Edition. Focal Press.


Description: Rules and regulations at the federal, state and local levels, plus the basics of systems planning, design, operation and management. All the new technologies and delivery systems will be covered
MAT 140, College Algebra
College Algebra

Four semester hours

Text: Gustafson and Frisk (2004) College Algebra. 8th Edition. Brooks/Cole-Thomson Learning, Pacific Grove, California 93950. ISBN- 053440068X

Description: Modern college algebra.

Prerequisite: ACT math standard score of at least 20 (18 is taken before Oct. 1989) or MAT 105 or consent of the instructor.

Restriction: A student will be allowed credit for only one of the following courses: MAT 120, MAT 130, MAT 140, or MAT 150. (MAT 140 in combination with MAT 145 will substitute for MAT 150.)
POL 140, American National Government
American National Government

Three semester hours

Text: Patterson, Thomas E., We the People: A Concise Introduction to American Politics, 8th Edition.

Description: The American political system, its constitution, institutions and processes. An approved social science. University Studies elective.
POL 240, State and Local Politics
State and Local Politics

Three semester hours

Text: Dye, T. and MacManus, S. Politics in States and Communities. 12th Edition. ISBN-10:0131930796

Description: Study of the three branches of state government coupled with an examination of the politics, organizations, and functions of countries, townships, and special districts.
POL 470, Government, Law, and International Affairs
Government, Law, and International Affairs

Three semester hours

Text: Rosenbloom, D. and Kravchuk, R. (2004) Public Administration: Understanding Management, Politics, and Law in the Public Sector. 7th Edition. New York: McGraw-Hill. ISBN-10:0072867957

Description: The theory and practice of the administrative and management of governmental operations, politics, policy and the bureaucracy.
REC 101, Introduction to Recreation and Leisure Services
Closed for Revision
SOC 436, Sociology of Sport
Sociology of Sport (for undergraduate credit only)

Three semester hours

Text: Coakley, J. (2004). Sport in Society: Issues and Controversies. 9th edition. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill. ISBN-10:0072556579

Description: This course is a critical exploration of the function of sport and physical activity in the American culture, in an interdisciplinary fashion, with a focus on the contemporary scene.