This course is an introduction to the procedures and rules for indexing and storing documents in alphabetic, numeric, geographic, subject and chronological systems. It also includes an introduction to the procedures for managing document and record storage systems. Applications include electronic storage and retrieval using database software for computers.

This course prepares students for the Laws and Rules portion of their state license examination.

This course is designed to assist students in developing career exploration skills and strategies through self-exploration, cultural perceptions, and career and major identification. Students will identify major/career possibilities.

This course introduces the student to dental hygiene with emphasis on theory of preventative dentistry, OSHA standards, disinfectant/sterilants, formation of plaque and calculus, patient assessment and an introduction to the caries process and periodontal assessment.

This course provides the student with instruction in the principles and applications that are related to the management of a dental office. Emphasis is placed on managing patient records through computer-generated charting, financial records, third-party payments, appointment scheduling, inventory and recall systems.

Meets MnTC Goal Area 6F. This course provides class instruction in piano, building on the skills learned in MUSC 1114 Beginning Class Piano. Skills covered include major and minor scales and arpeggios, solo repertoire, ensemble playing, harmonization, transposition, sight-reading, chord progressions and chord realization.

This course covers the application of common geometric and trigonometric calculations related to the construction and manufacturing industries.

This course prepares the paralegal for working with criminal defense or criminal prosecution through study of the organization of the criminal justice system, criminal procedure, constitutional issues, applicable appellate procedures and the role of the paralegal as it relates to criminal law.

This course covers the attorney-client privilege as it relates to paralegals, unauthorized practice of law, regulation of paralegals, ethical codes and rules.

Meets MnTC Goal Areas 3 and 10. This course provides a study of the structure and function of ecological systems, including an application of ecological principles to local and global environmental issues. Topics covered include energy flow, nutrient cycling, organization, ecological succession, population dynamics (including the ecology of species interactions and factors that influence and regulate population numbers) and linkages among species and ecosystem functions. Lecture is accompanied by laboratory and field exercises.