Las Positas College Catalog 2017-2018 Dear Students, I want to welcome you to Las Positas College and share with you my commitment that the College will focus its attention on your success. Whether your goal is to achieve a degree, develop basic tools of student success, establish new skills for employment, or simply engage with the Las Positas College learning community, the faculty, staff and administrators are prepared and committed to your success. Las Positas College has a faculty that was selected because of their teaching and discipline expertise. In addition, they keep up-to-date with current technological and social innovations in order to deliver a curriculum that meets the needs of the local community and its employers. The counseling faculty and staff work hard to provide the best support for transfer to local and regional universities, as well as assist students with career exploration. LPC focuses on building a schedule that directly responds to the needs of the students and the community. A new priority registration process will ensure that students start college prepared and informed. Classes are also being added in key areas, with the goal of reducing bottlenecks and increasing the ability of students to complete programs in a timely manner. Arriving on the Las Positas Campus, you will find an excellent faculty, a well-trained staff, and a well-groomed campus, complete with the latest technology. New buildings house some of our major programs in science, kinesiology, technology, performing arts, and child development. In addition, the college has broken ground on a new classroom building. This will increase the capacity of the college to provide much-needed classes to facilitate degree completion, job placement, and university transfer. Enjoy your time on campus and please contact one of the staff members if you have any questions. We Put Students First at Las Positas College. Your success is our goal! Sincerely, Barry A. Russell, Ph.D. President Las Positas College Catalog 2017-2018 ACADEMIC CALENDAR FALL 2017 SEMESTER SPRING 2018 SEMESTER August 16 Regular Full-Term January 15* Holiday -Martin Luther King, Jr. Instruction Begins January 16 Regular Full-Term August 19 Instruction Begins for Instruction Begins Saturday Classes January 20 Instruction Begins for September 2 Labor Day Weekend- Saturday Classes No Saturday Classes February 16-l9* Presidents’ Weekend- September 4* Holiday - Labor Day- no instruction no instruction March 24 Saturday classes meet November 10* Veterans Day-no instruction March 26-March 31 Spring Break-no instruction/ November 11 Saturday Classes meet no Saturday classes November 22-24* Thanksgiving Recess- May 12 Last day of instruction for no Instruction Saturday classes November 25 No Saturday Classes May 18 Last Day of Instruction December 9 Last Day of Saturday Classes May 21-25 Final Examination Period December 12 Last Day of Instruction May 19 Final (Saturday Classes only) December 16 Finals (Saturday Classes only) May 28* Memorial Day (no instruction/no final exams) December 13-19 Final Examination Period May 26 Commencement Dec 20-Jan 1, 2018 Winter Recess May 31 Grades Due January 2, 2018 Grades Due * Holiday/All Employees Note: The calendars noted above refer to regular, full-term classes only. Refer to current Schedule of Classes or the College website for short-term or late-start classes and for “NGR,” “W,” “Census,” & “60% financial aid” deadline dates. You will also find deadlines on “CLASS Web” or ask your instructor for specific course deadline information. TABLE OF CONTENTS DIRECTORY ................................................................................... 1 ENGLISH (ENG) ......................................................................... 111 CHABOT-LAS POSITAS DISTRICT ............................................. 2 ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE (ESL) ......................... 115 ADMISSIONS AND RECORDS .................................................... 6 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE (EVSC).................................... 117 STUDENT SUCCESS & SUPPORT PROGRAM ......................... 9 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES (EVST) .................................... 117 REGISTRATION ............................................................................. 9 FIRE SERVICE TECHNOLOGY (FST) ..................................... 118 REGISTRATION POLICIES ........................................................ 10 FRENCH (FREN) ........................................................................ 122 FEES AND REFUNDS .................................................................. 13 GENERAL STUDIES (GNST) .................................................... 122 FINANCIAL AID ........................................................................... 15 GEOGRAPHY (GEOG) .............................................................. 122 VETERANS EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS ................................. 18 GEOLOGY (GEOL) .................................................................... 124 ACADEMIC SERVICES SUPPORT ............................................. 21 HEALTH (HLTH) ........................................................................ 126 SPECIAL ACADEMIC PROGRAMS............................................ 23 HEALTH SCIENCE (HSCI) ....................................................... 126 COUNSELING SERVICES ........................................................... 24 HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES ......................................... 127 ASSESSMENT ................................................................................ 25 HISTORY (HIST) ........................................................................ 127 CAREER AND TRANSFER SERVICES ....................................... 25 HORTICULTURE (HORT) ........................................................ 128 STUDENT SUCCESS COMMUNITIES ..................................... 26 HUMAN GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT .......................... 131 CAMPUS RESOURCES ................................................................ 27 HUMANITIES (HUMN) ............................................................ 131 STUDENT LIFE ............................................................................ 28 INDEPENDENT STUDY ........................................................... 132 STUDENT RIGHTS & RESPONSIBILITIES ............................. 30 INTERIOR DESIGN (INTD) ..................................................... 132 ACADEMIC REGULATIONS ...................................................... 35 INTERNATIONAL STUDIES .................................................... 133 DEGREES AND CERTIFICATES ................................................ 45 ITALIAN (ITLN).......................................................................... 135 TRANSFER ................................................................................... 46 JOURNALISM ............................................................................. 135 KEY TO COURSE INFORMATION ........................................... 54 KINESIOLOGY (KIN) ................................................................ 135 ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE (AJ) ...................................... 57 LEARNING SKILLS (LRNS) ...................................................... 148 AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE (ASL) ....................................... 61 LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES .............................................. 149 ANTHROPOLOGY (ANTR) ........................................................ 62 LIBRARY STUDIES (LIBR) ........................................................ 151 ART & ART HISTORY (ARHS) ................................................... 63 MARKETING (MKTG) .............................................................. 151 ASTRONOMY (ASTR).................................................................. 67 MASS COMMUNICATIONS (MSCM) ..................................... 153 AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY (AUTO) ................................. 67 MATHEMATICS (MATH) .......................................................... 157 BIOLOGY (BIO) ............................................................................ 70 MUSIC (MUS) ............................................................................. 161 BUSINESS (BUSN) ........................................................................ 72 NUTRITION (NUTR) ................................................................ 166 CHEMISTRY (CHEM).................................................................. 79 OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH (OSH) ................ 166 COMMUNICATION STUDIES (CMST) ................................... 81 PHILOSOPHY (PHIL) ................................................................ 167 COMPUTER INFORMATION SYSTEMS (CIS) ....................... 83 PHOTOGRAPHY (PHTO) ......................................................... 169 COMPUTER NETWORKING TECHNOLOGY (CNT) ........... 91 PHYSICS (PHYS) ......................................................................... 171 COMPUTER SCIENCE (CS) ....................................................... 97 POLITICAL SCIENCE (POLI) ................................................... 172 DANCE (DANC) ......................................................................... 100 PSYCHOLOGY (PSYC) ............................................................... 172 EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT (ECD) .................... 101 PSYCHOLOGY-COUNSELING (PCN) .................................... 174 ECONOMICS (ECON) .............................................................. 107 RADIATION