Course Descriptions

Course Numbering Information

Prerequisites

Many courses require prior satisfactory completion of another course to equip students with the knowledge and skills needed to succeed in the course. For example, EGL-1020  Composition II: Writing About Literature cannot be taken unless EGL-1010  (the prerequisite) has been satisfactorily completed. In addition, for a number of introductory-level credit courses, a minimum level of readiness in reading, writing, and mathematics, as determined by the college’s placement tests, is required as a prerequisite. In such cases, satisfactory completion of the appropriate developmental studies course will satisfy the prerequisite. Students should be certain to check for prerequisites in the course listings that follow. Except when specifically authorized by the department chairperson or dean, registration will not be permitted if prerequisites have not been fully satisfied.

Course Contact Hours

At the end of some course descriptions is a phrase such as “3 studio hours” or “3 class/2 lab hours.” This indicates the actual time a student should expect to spend per week in a course, broken down by the type of contact—classroom/lecture, laboratory, studio, or clinical. If there is no such indicator for a course, students may assume there will be one class hour per week for each credit awarded for completion of the course. (Courses which meet in an accelerated or nontraditional format rather than in the usual full-semester, 15-week format will meet more than the hours indicated per week in order to reach the same number of total contact hours for the semester.)

General Education Requirements Key

Philosophy

Humanities Department
Center for Health Studies, Room 2404 | 301-546-0926

PHL courses require a satisfactory reading score on the placement test or satisfactory completion of appropriate DVR coursework.

Physical Education

Wellness, Culinary Arts, and Hospitality Department
Center for Health Studies, Suite 1400A, Room 1402 | 301-546-0504 | WellnessCulinaryHosp@pgcc.edu

Physical Science

Natural Sciences and Engineering Department
Chesapeake Hall, Room 100 | 301-546-0420

Physics

Natural Sciences and Engineering Department
Chesapeake Hall, Room 100 | 301-546-0420

Political Science

Social Sciences Department
Marlboro Hall, Room 2054 | 301-546-0526

Psychology

Social Sciences Department
Marlboro Hall, Room 2054 | 301-546-0526

Public Relations and Journalism

Humanities Department
Center for Health Studies, Room 2404 | 301-546-0926

Radiography

Allied Health Department
Center for Health Studies, Room 1402 | 301-546-0733

Radiography (RAD) courses are offered in fall, spring, and summer sessions. The program admits a new group of students every fall semester.
A minimum grade of C or higher must be achieved in all prerequisites and core courses to enter and remain in the program.

The course content within the Radiography Program is divided into the following modules:

Module I: Radiation Protection
Module II: Equipment Operation and Quality Control
Module III: Image Production and Evaluation
Module IV: Radiographic Procedures
Module V: Patient Care and Education
Module VI: Clinical Radiography

Each course encompasses a combination of modules designed to develop and expand the didactic and clinical knowledge base of radiography.

Respiratory Therapy

Allied Health Department
Center for Health Studies, Room 1402 | 301-546-0733

RST courses are offered once per year in the fall, spring, and summer sessions I and II.
A grade of C or higher must be maintained in all prerequisites, program courses, and required science courses.

Sociology

Social Sciences Department
Marlboro Hall, Room 2054 | 301-546-0526

Spanish

Humanities Department
Center for Health Studies, Room 2404 | 301-546-0926

Spanish courses meet for 3 class hours and 1 additional lab hour per week or equivalent.