2017-2018 Catalog > Courses

Courses

Moraine Valley’s courses meet a variety of students’ needs. Course descriptions are listed by prefix and include the course code, credit hours, course title, pre- and corequisites, content description, and weekly course contact hours. Where appropriate, the Illinois Articulation Initiative general education core curriculum (IAI) are listed following the contact hours. Not all courses are offered every year. See the subdivision dean or the department chair for information on courses that are offered on a rotational basis.

Prerequisite—coursework must be completed before enrolling in the designated class, often an introductory course.

Corequisite—you are required to enroll in two designated courses during the same semester.

Consent of instructor—a course permission slip must be granted by the instructor.

IAI Code—meets the requirements of the Illinois Articulation Agreement.

Contact Hours—total contact hours per week for the lecture, lab and practicum components of the course.

• ADC—Addiction Studies
• ANT—Anthropology
• ARB—Arabic
• ART—Art
• ASL—American Sign Language
• AUT—Automotive Technology
• BIO—Biology
• BUS—Business
• CGI—Computer Graphics Imagery
• CHM—Chemistry
• COL—College Introduction
• COM—Communication
• COS—College Skills
• CRJ—Criminal Justice
• CSC—Computer Science
• EAS—Earth Science
• ECE—Early Childhood Educator
• ECO—Economics
• EDU—Education
• EGN—Engineering
• ELT—Electronics
• EMS—Emergency Medical Services
• FIS—Fire Science Technology
• FRE—French
• GEL—Geology
• GEO—Geography
• GIS—Geographic Information Systems
• GRN—Gerontology
• HAC—Heating and Air Conditioning
• HDV—Human Development
• HIS—History
• HSC—Health Science Careers
• HUM—Humanities
• IEL—Intensive English Language
• IMM—Mechanical & Fluid Power Maintenance
• IMS—Information Management Systems
• IST—Integrated Systems Technology
• JRN—Journalism
• LAN—Local Area Networks
• LIT—Literature
• LSC—Travel Management/Meeting Planning
• MAS—Therapeutic Massage
• MDT—Mechanical Design and Drafting
• MIS—Management Information Systems
• MOA—Medical Assistant
• MRT—Med Terminology/Health Info Tech
• MTH—Mathematics
• MUS—Music
• NAT—Natural Science
• NUR—Nursing
• OSA—Office Systems & Applications
• PEH—Physical Education & Health
• PHB—Phlebotomy
• PHI—Philosophy
• PHS—Physical Science
• PHY—Physics
• PSC—Political Science
• PSG—Sleep Technology
• PSY—Psychology
• RAD—Radiologic Technology
• RDG—Reading
• REC—Recreation Management
• RES—Respiratory Therapy Technology
• RTM—Restaurant/Hotel Management & Culinary Arts
• SLP—Security Services
• SOC—Sociology
• SPA—Spanish
• SSC—Social Science
• SWK—Social Work
• TDL—Supply Chain Management
• THE—Theater
• THR—Recreation Therapy
• WLD—Welding