VIET 401 Elementary Vietnamese 4 Units Prerequisite: None.

General Education: AA/AS Area I; CSU Area C2; IGETC Area 6 Course Transferable to UC/CSU Hours: 54 hours LEC; 54 hours LAB This course will provide an introduction to the Vietnamese language at the Novice Low Level, which is characterized by an emerging ability to understand and produce appropriate responses in high-frequency situation utilizing learned materials, standardized messages, phrases and expression including numbers, dates, days, weather, time, foods and Vietnamese names. Speaking and writing will be comprehensible to a sympathetic listener, including a native speaker used to interacting with non-native speakers. Verbal and written expression is limited to short, culturally appropriate communication including kinship terms and nouns of address. Students will acquire knowledge and an appreciation of a geography, culture and people of regions where Vietnamese is spoken and of Vietnamese-speakers' contributions to North American and world-wide cultures. HEED 300 Health Science 3 Units Prerequisite: None. General Education: AA/AS Area III (b); CSU Area E Course Transferable to UC/CSU Hours: 54 hours LEC The aim of this course is to help people achieve a high level of wellness and prevent disease by assisting them to maximize both their personal lifestyles and their environments. This course will help you to identify the various factors influencing your current and future levels of wellness. Information presented will include, but not be exclusive to: mental health, stress management, nutrition, weight control, fitness, sexuality, addictive substances, and disease. PSYC 300 General Principles 3 Units Prerequisite: None. General Education: AA/AS Area V (b); CSU Area D9; IGETC Area 4I Course Transferable to UC/CSU Hours: 54 hours LEC This course is an introduction to the scientific study of human behavior. Topics include scientific method, the biological basis of behavior, sensation, perception, consciousness, conditioning and learning, memory, cognition, developmental psychology, motivation, emotion, stress and health, personality, abnormal psychology, psychotherapy, and social psychology. PSYC 300 is designed for psychology majors, behavioral science majors, and

other students who desire a comprehensive overview of general principles of contemporary psychology. SOC 300 Introductory Sociology 3 Units Prerequisite: None. General Education: AA/AS Area V (b); CSU Area D2; IGETC Area 4 Course Transferable to UC/CSU Hours: 54 hours LEC This course is a study of human behavior in society, including social groups, culture, personality, social stratification, social change, collective behavior and social institutions. PHIL 300 Introduction to Philosophy 3 Units Prerequisite: None. General Education: AA/AS Area II (b); CSU Area A3; CSU Area C2; IGETC Area 3B Course Transferable to UC/CSU Hours: 54 hours LEC This course will focus on critical thinking techniques and apply them to the following philosophical areas: metaphilosophy, theory of knowledge, metaphysics, ethics, political philosophy, and philosophy of religion. In applying critical thinking techniques to philosophical problems, students are encouraged to develop their own philosophical perspective and world view. The quality and quantity of the course's required writing will reflect the standards of a second semester composition course. NUTRI 300 Nutrition 3 Units Prerequisite: None. General Education: AA/AS Area III (b); CSU Area E Course Transferable to UC/CSU Hours: 54 hours LEC This course includes the basic principles of nutrition, sources and functions of the nutrients in all stages of the life cycle, nutrition as a world problem, and consumer problems related to food. The course will emphasize topics such as weight loss, sports nutrition, food safety, the diet-disease relationship, global nutrition and analysis of special nutritional requirements and needs during the life cycle, among others. An evaluation of personal dietary habits using current dietary guidelines and nutritional assessment methods will also be completed to help students assess their own nutritional health.