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The courses listed in this web site constitute the content of the curriculum programs of the college. 
The course prefixes are listed in alphabetical order -
choose a prefix (from the dropdown above) to view courses/descriptions in each area.
 
Credit Hours:
Credit hours are awarded as follows:
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Credit of one semester hour is awarded for each 16 hours of “class work.” Class work is lecture and other classroom instruction. Class work is under the supervision of an instructor.
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Credit of one semester hour is awarded for each 32 hours of “experiential laboratory work.”  Experiential laboratory work means instruction given to a student by an instructor to increase the student’s knowledge and skills without immediate student application.
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Credit of one semester hour is awarded for each 48 hours of “faculty directed laboratory work.” Faculty directed laboratory work involves structured and coordinated demonstration by an instructor with immediate student application.
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Credit of one semester hour is awarded for each 48 hours of “clinical practice.” Clinical practice is a structured, faculty-directed learning experience in a health sciences program which develops job proficiency. Clinical practice requires significant preparation, coordination, and scheduling by the faculty and is under the supervision of an instructor or preceptor who is qualified for the particular program.
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Credit of one semester hour is awarded for each 160 hours of “work experience" such as cooperative education, practicums, and internships. Work experience involves the development of job skills by providing the student with employment that is directly related to, and coordinated with, the educational program. Student activity in work experience is planned and coordinated by a college representative, and the employer is responsible for the control and supervision of the student on the job.
Contact Hours:
  The contact hours for a course are the sum of the lecture hours and lab/clinical/work experience hours.
Course Prefixes:
  Click on a prefix in the drop down menu at the top of the screen to view the course descriptions in that area. 
Writing Intensive Courses:
Writing intensive courses are courses in which students write to learn. Writing assignments may range from highly informal, such as journals, to the highly formal, such as research papers. Normally, a writing intensive course will contain a mixture of informal and formal writing assignments which will account for at lease seventy percent of a student's overall evaluation in the course.
It is important to note that the catalog's designation of course as "Writing Intensive" indicates only Rowan-Cabarrus Community College's internal curriculum designation of that course as writing intensive. Students intending to transfer credit to other colleges and universities should consult with those institutions to determine if the course in question will be accepted as writing intensive.
Courses with Developmental Pre-Requisites and Co-Requisites:
Click here for a listing of courses that require developmental pre-requisites and/or co-requisites.