Course Description: Meat animal selection and evaluation of economically important traits.
Spring
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 1.00
Course Description: This course is an in-depth evaluation of beef, pork, and lamb products/carcasses. The USDA grading techniques and standards will be used to determine meat value. Emphasis will be placed on grading and evaluation of wholesale, primal and retail cuts of meat.
Spring
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 2.00
Section Notes: Meat Evaluation Handbook by American Meat Science Association required.
Course Description: Chemical, physical and biological properties of soils; their formation, fertility and management.
Course Notes: CH101 General Chemistry, or CH105 Chemistry I.
Spring
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 4.00
Section Notes: Three hours lecture and two hours laboratory each week. Must also enroll in AG201L Soils Lab.
Course Description: Guidelines for feeding beef cattle, sheep and swine; feed stuff evaluation; nutrient requirements; ration formulation and practical feeding problems.
Spring
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Course Description: See AG203 Principles of Feeding for course information.
Spring
Section Type: Lab
Credit Hours: 0.00
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: Continuation of AG106 Animal Evaluation I, AG107 Animal Evaluation II and AG213 Animal Evaluation III emphasizing livestock selection methods for beef, sheep and swine plus basic selection of dairy cattle and horses.
Spring
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 1.00
Course Description: Fundamental knowledge of the aging process with emphasis on meeting the physical needs requirements of geriatric residents of health care facilities including ethics, communication, normal and aging body system functions, nutrition, diseases, observation skills, documentation, personal care skills and their adequate performance.
Spring
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 4.50
Section Notes: Students must pass both theory and clinical portions; meets state requirements for Certified Nurse Aide state exam; 105 clock hours. Inman, Little River & Sterling High School students only.Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 4.50
Section Notes: Students must pass both theory and clinical portions; meets state requirements for Certified Nurse Aide state exam; 105 clock hours. Moundridge & Newton High School students only.
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: McPherson, Newton & Sterling High School students only. Clinicals held at Bethany Home, Sterling & Paramount Community Living.
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: Identify current flow on starting and charging system diagrams. Perform battery diagnosis and service. Perform starting systems diagnosis and repair. Perform charging system diagnosis and repair.
Spring
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 5.00
Section Notes: Departmental Consent required.Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 5.00
Section Notes: Departmental Consent required.
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.
Course Description: Theory and servicing of clutches, standard transmissions, drive lines, rear axles and automatic transmissions.
Spring
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 4.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 4.00
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: 3D tools for film, game, and architectural development using construction, painting, and animation of 3D objects, characters, and cameras inside a 3D environment.
Spring
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Course Description: The graphical representation of storytelling based upon the organization, layout, content, theme, action, and timing of conceptual designs for multimedia projects.
Spring
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Course Description: Using animations, film footage, digital images, graphics, text, audio (music) and special effects to create a video composition.
Spring
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Course Description: Advanced processes of creating model geometry, materials, lighting, particle systems, wiring parameters, bone systems, inverse kinematics rigs, and character animations.
Course Notes: AN101 Digital Animation I.
Spring
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Course Description: Animation that deals with physically manipulating objects and capturing frames using photography. This class will cover animating stop motion characters, props, and creating sets. Students will use a mix of physical assets, video editing and VFX to create the final rendered animations.
Course Notes: AN101 Digital Animation I, or MP112 Studio and Field Production.
Spring
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 1.00
Section Notes: $20 Course Fee for materials.