Course Description: Through a variety of classroom and/or shop/lab learning and assessment activities, students in this course will: apply exemplary safety procedures in all areas of auto body painting and refinishing; perform proper cleaning procedures for a refinish; prepare adjacent panels for blending; prepare plastic panels for refinishing; protect all non-finished areas of vehicle; operate high and low volume/pressure spray gun operations for painting and refinishing; perform all paint system applications on an automobile; apply appropriate paint color matching and mixing procedures; tint color using formula to achieve a blendable match; explore the causes, effects and correction of buffing-related imperfections; explore the causes, effects and correction of pigment flotation; measure mil thickness; apply decals, transfers, tapes, woodgrains, pinstripes to an automobile; apply buffing and polishing techniques to remove defects; apply cleaning techniques to automobile interior, exterior, glass and body openings; and remove overspray.
Spring
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 4.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 4.00
Course Description: Through a variety of classroom and/or lab/shop learning and assessment activities, students in this course will: identify trim and hardware to be protected; examine what to consider when working with movable glass; perform outer body panel repairs; Perform outer body replacements and adjustments; Perform metal straightening techniques; Perform body filling techniques; Perform metal finishing techniques; Use welding procedures in non-structural damage repair; Distinguish between mechanical and electrical components; apply safety standards for the collision repair industry; use cutting procedures in non-structural damage repair; and determine procedures necessary for working with plastics and adhesives.
Spring
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 4.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 4.00
Course Description: Assessing, measuring and estimating damage to conventional and unitized vehicles using industry-standard measuring devices and damage reporting processes. Analysis of material damage caused by hail, theft and vandalism; exterior panel damage; and restraint system damage. Strategies for planning and improving collision job process times using quality inspection of repairs.
Spring
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 2.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 2.00
Course Description: Through classroom and/or lab/shop learning and assessment activities, in this course students will: determine how to diagnose steering and suspension; diagnose electrical concerns; complete headlamp and fog/driving lamp assemblies and repairs; demonstrate self-grounding procedures for handling electronic components; determine diagnosis, inspection and service needs for brake system hydraulic components; examine components of heating and air conditioning systems; determine the inspection, service and repair needs for collision damaged cooling system components; distinguish between the under car components and systems; and determine the diagnosis, inspection and service requirements of active and passive restraint systems.
Spring
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Course Description: Operation, application, maintenance and troubleshooting of electrical equipment including transformers, relays, motor controls and wiring with emphasis on diagnostic troubleshooting.
Course Notes: AE100 AC/DC Circuits.
Spring
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Notes: **Corequisite of ME110 Fundamentals of Motor Controls.** McPherson area high school & post-secondary students enrolled in the Industrial Mechanical Maintenance/Industrial Electrical Technology programSection Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Notes: Corequisite of ME110 Fundamentals of Motor ControlsBrooks Trade Center Industrial Electrical Technology students ONLY.
Course Description: Basic principles which apply to the broad field of animal agriculture; survey of the industry; types, purposes and products of livestock; principles of breeding, selection, nutrition, lactation, reproduction, management and marketing.
Spring
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Course Description: Fundamental ecological principles of production, conservation and utilization of grasslands; applications of principles to range management practices.
Spring
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Course Description: Fundamental knowledge of medications, their use, actions, side effects and dosage; documentation; wound management; and supervision skills for geriatric aides.
Course Notes: Allied Health Permission, or Accuplacer Next Generation Reading Score of 231 or above, and ACT Reading of 14+.
Spring
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 4.50
Section Notes: Students must pass both theory & clinical portions; meets state requirements for CMA state exam; Meets at DH/Peel Mon & Sat, skills 3/11 Clinical Mon @ The Wesley 4-9. Sat @ Good Sams 6-230Meeting Times:
Days: M
Times: 4:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Campus: Main Campus
Building: Davis Hall
Room: DH009
Days: S
Times: 8:00 AM - 4:30 AM
Course Description: Basic pharmacology for students pursuing allied health professions-basic drugs as related to diseases, effects of drugs on different systems of the body, interaction of drugs, side effects, contraindications and effectiveness in relation to dosages.
Spring
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Course Description: Basic training in phlebotomy including venipuncture and capillary puncture techniques, and anatomy/physiology of vascular system, emphasizing basic skills, techniques and equipment used in phlebotomy; patient contact and medical/legal issues.
Course Notes: Allied Health Permission.
Spring
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 4.00
Section Notes: Skills lab: 4/1, 4/8, 4/15, 4/22, 4/29, 5/6, 5/13/2026 from 7 am to 12 pm. There are no clinicals for this class.
Course Description: In this learning plan students will: complete work order and check history; identify engine mechanical integrity; explore the fundamentals of fuel system theory; identify fuel system concerns; explore the fundamentals of ignition theory; identify ignition system concerns; identify induction system concerns; identify exhaust system concerns; identify engine mechanical integrity through a variety of learning and assessment activities.
Spring
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Notes: Departmental Consent required.Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Notes: Departmental Consent required.Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Notes: Departmental Consent required. McPherson High School students only. Textbooks provided. Meets during 2nd & 3rd hour block.Meeting Times:
Days: MTRF
Times: 8:47 AM - 10:59 AM
Campus: McPherson
Building: McPherson High School
Room: MHS01
Days: W
Times: 8:45 AM - 10:30 AM
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Notes: Departmental Consent required. McPherson High School students only. Textbooks provided. Meets during 4th & 5th hour block.Meeting Times:
Days: MTRF
Times: 11:03 AM - 1:19 PM
Campus: McPherson
Building: McPherson High School
Room: MHS01
Days: W
Times: 10:34 AM - 12:48 PM
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Notes: Departmental Consent required. Books provided by NHS/Brooks.Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Notes: Departmental Consent required. Books provided by NHS/Brooks.Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Notes: Departmental Consent required. Books provided by NHS/Brooks.
Course Description: Theory and use of air conditioning service equipment; purging, repairing, evacuating, testing for leaks, charging and overhauling compressors.
Spring
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 4.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 4.00
Course Description: Diagnosis and repair of emissions control systems and engine-related service.
Spring
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 2.00
Section Notes: Departmental Consent required.Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 2.00
Section Notes: Departmental Consent required.
Course Description: Basic operations, processes, and safety requirements for Entry Level Driver Training (ELDT) to operate a commercial vehicle to successfully complete the written test to secure a state learner’s permit for a Commercial Driver’s License (CDL)
Course Notes: Departmental Consent.
Spring
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Notes: Student shall have a valid Kansas Driver's License before attending AP-120. ÂSection Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Notes: Student shall have a valid Kansas Driver's License before attending AP-120. ÂSection Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Notes: Student shall have a valid Kansas Driver's License before attending AP-120. Â
Course Description: Instruction and practice in a commercial motor vehicle (CMV) to meet the requirements of Kansas Department of Transportation and Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration rules and regulations in order to test for a Commercial Driver’s License.
Course Notes: Departmental Consent.
Spring
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 2.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 2.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 2.00
Course Description: Basic principles of composition, drawing and color theory emphasizing increasing awareness of the variety of visual expression from viewing works of art from past and present; hands-on experience in composition, color and drawing.
Spring
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Notes: For non-art majors. All students are responsible for viewing and completing all content regardless of where they are taking the course and country restrictions.Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Notes: For non-art majors. All students are responsible for viewing and completing all content regardless of where they are taking the course and country restrictions.Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Notes: For non-art majors. All students are responsible for viewing and completing all content regardless of where they are taking the course and country restrictions.Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Notes: For non-art majors. All students are responsible for viewing and completing all content regardless of where they are taking the course and country restrictions.
Course Description: Continuation of the analytical and comparative in art of Western man and Asian countries including the major social and artistic developments beginning with the Proto-Renaissance and continuing through the nineteenth century.
Spring
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Course Description: Basic anatomical and physiological terminology; fundamental chemical concepts with an emphasis on organic macromolecules, pH, buffers, electrolytes, and solutions; introduction to cellular structure and function.
Spring
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 1.00
Section Notes: For students planning to enroll in BI103 Human Anatomy and Physiology who have not had a college level biology course. Class will not meet on 3/20.Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 1.00
Section Notes: For students planning to enroll in BI103 Human Anatomy and Physiology who have not had a college level biology course. Class will not meet on 3/20.Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 1.00
Section Notes: For students planning to enroll in BI103 Human Anatomy and Physiology who have not had a college level biology course.Requires proctored exams.Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 1.00
Section Notes: For students planning to enroll in BI103 Human Anatomy and Physiology who have not had a college level biology course.Requires proctored exams.Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 1.00
Section Notes: For students planning to enroll in BI103 Human Anatomy and Physiology who have not had a college level biology course. Requires proctored exams.
Course Description: Basic biological principles and their relationship to humans. General education course for non-science majors. Not open to students with credit in any other college biology course except with department recommendation. This course is not recommended for individuals with an interest in majoring in science. Lecture and lab.
Spring
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 4.00
Section Notes: Lecture and lab are included in this section. No need to enroll in a separate lab section. Requires proctored exams.
Course Description: Laboratory portion of BI101 General Biology Lecture. Students will develop an understanding of the scientific method as it applies to microscopy, organic molecules, enzyme activity, cellular characteristics and division, genetics and genetic engineering, evolution, population dynamics, and ecology.
Spring
Section Type: Lab
Credit Hours: 0.00
Section Notes: Must also enroll in BI101 Lecture