Select from a Variety of Courses
Course Enrollment
SummerStart students may enroll in two or three credit-bearing courses, a total of 7 credits is recommended. A meeting with an individual college advisor is required before registration. Registration takes place after participants arrive on campus.
Course Offerings
During meetings with the college advisors, students will develop their course schedules based upon selections from the following SummerStart courses.
Schedule of 2008 SummerStart Classes
Mathematics
Course Section Instructor Time Days # of Credits MAT 112 M901 Molenje 8:00-9:50 a.m. MTWTh 3 MAT 112 M902
10:00-11:50 a.m. MTWTh 3 MAT 112 M903 Surek 1:00-2:50 p.m. MTWTh 3 MAT 112 M904 Ursillo 3:00-4:50 p.m. MTWTh 3 MAT 121 M900 Entner 1:00-2:50 p.m. MTWTh 3 MAT 121 M901 Yerrington 10:00-11:50a.m. MTWTh 3 MAT 183 M901 Monachino 1:00-2:50 p.m. MTWTh 3 MAT 183 M903 McCaffery 10:00-11:50a.m. MTWTh 3 MAT 194 M902 Soltani 8:00-9:50 a.m. MTWTh 3 MAT 194 M903 Perkins 10:00-11:50 a.m. MTWTh 3 MAT 194 M905 Hantsch 3:00-4:50 p.m. MTWTh 3 Course Descriptions - Mathematics
MAT 112 - Algebraic Operations and Functions (3)
Algebraic operations, linear and quadratic equations, applications. Exponents and logarithms. Credit not given for MAT 111 and 112. Credit not given for MAT 112 after receiving a C or better in MAT 183 or above.
MAT 121 - Probability and Statistics for the Liberal Arts (3)
First in a two-course sequence. Teaches probability and statistics by focusing on data and reasoning. Includes displaying data, probability models and distributions. Note: Students cannot receive credit for MAT 121 after completing any MAT course numbered above 180 with a grade of C or better.
MAT 183 - Elements of Modern Math (3)
Linear equations, matrices, and linear programming. Introduction to mathematics of finance and discrete probability theory. For students interested in management, finance economics, or related areas. MAT 194 - Precalculus (3)
Polynomial, rational, exponential, and logarithmic functions. Analytical trigonometry and trigonometric functions. A student cannot receive credit for MAT 194 after receiving a grade of C or better in any calculus course. Writing
Course Section Instructor Time Days # of Credits WRT 105 M901 Feikes 3:00-4:50 p.m. MTWTh 3 WRT 105 M905 Jager 1:00-2:50 p.m. MTWTh 3 WRT 105 M903 Madden-Feikes 10:00-11:50 a.m. MTWTh 3 WRT 105 M900 Rhinehart 3:00-2:50 p.m. MTWTh 3 WRT 105 M902 Thorley 1:00-2:50 p.m. MTWTh 3 WRT 105 M904 Whitmore 10:00-11:50 a.m. MTWTh 3 WRT 104 M903 Concannon 8:00-9:50 a.m. MTWTh 3 WRT 104 M901 Coskan-Johnson 10:00-11:50 p.m. MTWTh 3 WRT 104 M911
8:00-9:50 p.m. MTWTh 3 WRT 104 M910 Fallon 1:00-2:50 p.m. MTWTh 3 WRT 104 M900 Fitzsimmons 10:00-11:50 p.m. MTWTh 3 WRT 104 M912 Norris 10:00-11:50 p.m. MTWTh 3 WRT 104 M908 Rawson 3:00-4:50 p.m. MTWTh 3 WRT 104 M909 Rodrigue 3:00-4:50 p.m. MTWTh 3 WRT 104 M907 Simmons 1:00-2:50 p.m. MTWTh 3 Course Descriptions - Writing WRT 104 – Introduction to College-Level Writing (3)
Introduction to college-level reading and writing practices: learning to compose for college audiences, to read challenging texts actively, to make interpretations and claims, and to collaborate with others. Does not substitute for WRT 105.
WRT 105 - Studio 1: Practices of Academic Writing (3)
Study and practice of writing processes, including critical reading, collaboration, revision, editing, and the use of technologies. Focuses on the aims, strategies, and conventions of academic prose, especially analysis and argumentation.
SummerStart Seminar
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