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Eligibility Criteria

High School Diploma, GED or equiv. International Education

Credit Hours

144 Hours

Course Duration

4 Year (Self-Paced) Program

Courses Offered

24

Courses Offered In BACHELORS DEGREE

  • Courses Name

  • Courses Description

  • Credit Hours

  • Introduction to the Humanities

  • The course explores philosophic and artistic heritage of humanity expressed through a historical perspective on visual arts, music, and literature. Topics include myth, literature, art, music, television, cinema, and the theater. Also discussed are provocative issues in the humanities - religion, morality, happiness, death, freedom, and controversies in the arts.

  • 6 Credits

  • Social and Cultural Geography

  • Social and Cultural Geography considers why geography matters to the analysis and understanding social relations, cultural identity and social inequality. Course examines how social life is structured at a variety of scales with respect to ethnicity, industries, services, urban patterns, and resources of world as a whole.

  • 6 Credits

  • English Composition

  • English Composition provides you with rhetorical foundations that prepare them for academic and professional writing. You will learn the strategies and processes that successful writers employ as you work to accomplish specific purposes. You will develop skills in writing unified, coherent, well-developed essays using correct grammar and effective sentence structure.

  • 6 Credits

  • College Algebra

  • College Algebra provides an overview of the fundamental concepts of algebra: an understanding of the general concepts of relation and function; and the ability to solve practical problems using algebra.

  • 6 Credits

  • World Religions

  • World Religions course offers the broadest coverage of world religions as they exist today; helping you understand the ideology behind the many religions that strive today. While it is impossible to cover all religions, it does cover those of the vast majority of people.

  • 6 Credits

  • Ethics

  • Evenly balanced between theory and applications, this course shows you how to establish an ethical theory and how to apply it to a range of specific moral issues. This course examines ethical problems in such areas as mercy killing, personal relations, business, sexuality, medicine, and the environment.

  • 6 Credits

  • Art Appreciation

  • This course introduces the origins and historical development of art. Emphasis is placed on the relationship of design principles to various art forms including but not limited to sculpture, painting, and architecture. Upon completion, you should be able to identify and analyze a variety of artistic styles, periods, and media.

  • 6 Credits

  • Pre-Calculus

  • This course provides the mathematical foundation for an introductory calculus course. In addition to a brief review of basic algebra, the course covers equations and inequalities; functions, models, and graphs; polynomial and rational functions; exponential and logarithmic functions; trigonometric functions; and trigonometric identities and equations.

  • 6 Credits

  • Human Biology

  • This course is an introductory study of the human body, including the basic structure and function of the major organ systems (nervous, endocrine, circulatory, reproductive, etc.) and the effects of diet, exercise, stress and environmental change on human health.

  • 6 Credits

  • World History

  • World History course present the big picture, to facilitate comparison and assessment of change, and to highlight major developments in world's history. This course emphasizes the global interactions of major civilizations so that you can compare and assess changes in the patterns of interaction and the impact of global forces.

  • 6 Credits

  • Introduction to E-Commerce

  • This course explains the fundamentals of analyzing, designing and building an E-Commerce website. The course is taught from the viewpoint of a web developer working with a small business client and covers such topics as proposals, contracts, site design, marketing, financial and billing, order processing, shipping and much more.

  • 6 Credits

  • Introduction to Data Communication

  • This course is a thorough introduction to the concepts underlying networking technology, from physical carrier media to protocol. It includes historical material to show the logic behind the development of a given mechanism, and also includes comprehensive discussions of increasingly important material, such as B-ISDN and ATM.

  • 6 Credits

  • Introduction to Computing

  • Introduction to Computing is designed to give you a better understanding of computing in order to give you a stronger foundation for later courses. The course is in two parts: (a) the underlying structure of a computer, and (b) operating systems and databases

  • 6 Credits

  • Networking Basics

  • This course covers topics such as networking basics, network security, setting up TCP/IP and connecting to the Internet, and much more. It will greatly assist the Network administrators in knowing all the information that they need.

  • 6 Credits

  • Introduction to Programming

  • This solid foundation in the basics of C++ programming will allow you to create efficient, elegant code ready for any production environment. This course will motivate you by demonstrating why you need to learn the concepts and skills presented.

  • 6 Credits

  • Essentials of Computer Science

  • This course contains topics related to computer systems, architecture, Number Systems, Data Formats, The Little Man Computer, The Cpu And Memory, Computer Peripherals, Modern Computer Systems and Regular Languages And Regular Expressions.

  • 6 Credits

  • Foundations of Information Technology

  • The goal of this course is to provide you with the foundations of information technologies and their use in knowledge-based organizations. It will also prepare you to understand and manage key technologies and the way they enable business initiatives that were inconceivable a few years ago.

  • 6 Credits

  • Computer & Internet Search

  • The course lays emphasis on using the Internet as an educational tool including the use of web browsers, search engines and directories, email basics, acceptable use policies, equity, law and ethics, and evaluation and citation of Internet resources.

  • 6 Credits

  • Introduction to Data Communications

  • This course provides extensive coverage of a wide range of data communications and networking issues while offering preliminary information on basic electronic communications and telecommunications systems.

  • 6 Credits

  • Internet and World Wide Web

  • This course introduces you to the exciting world of Web-Based applications. It reflects today's Web 2.0 rich Internet application-development methodologies. This is a comprehensive course that covers the fundamentals needed to program on the Internet.

  • 6 Credits

  • Fundamentals Client Side Programming

  • This course covers how to design and implement a computer program as well as writing a program that will make different types of decisions. Furthermore it will teach you on how to solve problems using computer programs that remember things, make decisions, and perform repetitive tasks.

  • 6 Credits

  • E-Commerce

  • The course uses a layered approach that first presents the basic Web technology that supports all e-business, then presents the e-commerce business issues, and then revisits the technology to discuss the challenges in bringing businesses on to the Web.

  • 6 Credits

  • Introduction of Server Side Programming

  • The course offers a learning-by-doing approach that encourages you to grasp application related concepts. The course exposes you to a clean, easy-to-follow, full color layout with two different levels available.

  • 6 Credits

  • Introduction to Web Development

  • This course covers the design and technology aspects of Web site development in an integrated manner. The balanced perspective leads to an understanding of the artistic design, visual communication, information architecture, computer science, and programming needed to begin mastering the Web.

  • 6 Credits
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Introduction to the Humanities

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    The art of thinking critically.
    Apollonian reason, dionysian intuition.
    Myth.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Literature.
    Art.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Music.
    The theater.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    The musical stage.
    Television.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    The cinema.
    Religion.
    Happiness.
    Morality.
    Life and death.

Social and Cultural Geography

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Mash-ups using google maps hand-held navigation devices
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Mexican perspectives on undocumented immigration
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Building barriers in the middle east
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Using air photos to make the case for war applying the concept of scale to war in iraq
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Wal-mart in china
    Locating car parts plants
    Market segmentation

English Composition

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Writing to learn
    Critical thinking, reading, and viewing.
    Preparing.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Composing.
    Rewriting.
    Formulating arguments.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Using the internet for research
    Evaluating electronic and print sources.
    Apa documentation format.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Cms and cse formats.
    Writing in the disciplines
    Writing in the humanities.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Writing in the natural sciences.
    Writing in the social sciences
    Design principles

College Algebra

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Review of the real number system
    Linear equations, inequalities, and applications
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Graphs, linear equations, and functions
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Systems of linear equations
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Exponents, polynomials, and polynomial functions
    Factoring
    Rational expressions and functions
    Roots, radicals, and root functions
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Quadratic equations and inequalities
    Additional graphs of functions and relations
    Inverse, exponential, and logarithmic functions
    Polynomial and rational functions
    Conic sections and systems of inequalities
    Further topics in algebra

World Religions

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Characteristics of basic religions
    Native american religions
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    African religions
    Hinduism
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Jainism
    Buddhism
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Sikhism
    Chinese religions
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Shinto
    Zoroastrianism
    Judaism
    Christianity
    Islam

Ethics

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    What is morality?
    Consequentialist -teleological- theories of morality
    Nonconsequentialist -deontological- theories of morality
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Virtue ethics
    Absolutism versus relativism
    Freedom versus determinism
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Reward and punishment
    Setting up a moral system: basic assumptions and basic principles
    The taking of human life
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Allowing someone to die, mercy death, and mercy killing
    Abortion
    Lying, cheating, breaking promises, and stealing
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Morality, marriage, and human sexuality
    Bioethicsethical issues in medicine
    Business and media ethics
    Environmental ethics

Art Appreciation

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Understanding art
    Visual elements
    Organizing principles of design
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Drawing
    Painting
    Printmaking
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Graphic design
    Photography and filmmaking
    Digital art
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Sculpture
    Crafts
    Product and clothing design
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Architecture
    Designed settings
    Historical styles in western art
    Understanding art on all levels

Pre-Calculus

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Graphs
    Function and models
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Polynomial and rational functions
    Exponential and logarithmic function
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Trigonomatic function
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Analytic trigonometry
    Polar coordinates; vectors
    Analytic geometry
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Systems of equations and inequalities
    Sequences; induction; the bionomial theorem

Human Biology

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Why study biology?
    Basics of biology, anatomy, and physiology.
    Determinism, biology, culture, and the ecological perspective.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Biological development and the human lifespan.
    Genetics, evolution, and human behavior.
    Human biology and intellect.
    The human genome project.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    The biology of disability, health, illness, and treatment.
    Biology and mental illness
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Biological elements of drugs, alcohol, and tobacco
    Human sexuality and sexual orientation.
    The biology of aging.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Public health and biology.
    Critical thinking and human biology

World History

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    From human prehistory to the rise of agriculture
    Early civilization
    Nomadic societies
    Classical civilization: china
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Classical civilization: india
    Classical civilization in the mediterranean: persia, greece and rome
    The classical period: directions, diversities, and declines by 500 c.e.
    The rise of islam: civilization in the middle east
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    India and southeast asia under the impact of islam
    Africa and islam
    East european civilization: byzantium and russia
    Western civilization: the middle ages
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    The spread of east asian civilization
    Centers of civilization in the americas
    The mongol interlude and the end of the postclassical period
    The west and the world: discovery, colonization, and trade
    Western civilization changes shape in the early modern centuries
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    The rise of eastern europe
    The ottoman and mughal empires
    East asia: vital trends in politics and trade
    The first industrial revolution: western society, 17801914
    World economy and western imperialism: africa and south asia
    The settler societies: the west on frontiers
    The development of latin american civilization
    The middle east and china in the imperialist century
    Russia and japan: industrialization outside the west
    World war i and the end of an era
    The west in the contemporary period
    Eastern european civilization
    East asia in the 20th- 22nd centuries
    India and southeast asia

Introduction to E-commerce

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Overview of ec.
    E-commerce market mechanisms.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Reatailing in e-commerce: products and services.
    Consumer behavior, customer service, and advertising.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Company-centric b2b and collaborative commerce.
    Public b2b exchanges.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Intrabusiness, e-government, c2c, e-learning, and more.
    Mobile commerce.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Laws, ethics, and cyber crime.
    Payments and order fulfillment.
    E-strategy, internet communities, and global ec.
    Infrastructure and application development.

Introduction to Data Communication

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Introduction and overview.
    Network classification.
    Network architectures and standards.
    Introduction to protocols.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Data coding.
    Data communication fundamentals.
    Data link control protocols.
    Transmission media.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Communication circuits.
    Local area networks -lans-.
    Lan systems.
    Lan installation and operation.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Wide area networks -wans-.
    Internetworking.
    The internet.
    Internet applications.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Network security.
    Network design and implementation.
    Network management and operation.

Introduction to Computing

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Identifying types of computers
    Identifying computer hardware components and their functions
    Evaluating, purchasing, and maintaining computer equipment
    Identifying software and hardware interaction and types of software
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Identifying operating system functions
    Using windows
    Taking a tour of windows applications
    Creating and editing files
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Formatting text and performing common printing functions
    Using graphic tools
    Working with tables
    Using outline, track changes, and language tools
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Working with text and numbers in a spreadsheet
    Using formulas, functions, and charts
    Creating and delivering presentations
    Identifying network fundamentals
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Identifying the relationships between computer networks, telephone networks, and the internet
    Understanding e-mail
    Identifying how to use e-mail
    Identifying information sources on the internet
    Using a web browser and searching the internet
    Identifying how computers are used at work, school, and home
    Using computers and the internet safely, legally, ethically, and responsibly

Networking Basics

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Introduction to computer networks.
    The physical layer -the media-.
    Computer fundamentals.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Interconnecting lans.
    Tcp/ip.
    Introduction to routers.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Routing protocols.
    Wide area networking.
    Configuring and managing the campus network.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Network security.
    Wireless networking.
    Optical networks.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Voice over ip.
    The network server.
    Linux networking.

Introduction to programming

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Getting started with alice
    Program design and implementation
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Programming: putting together the pieces
    Classes, objects, methods, and parameters
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Interaction: events and event handling
    Functions and if/else
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Repetition: definite and indefinite loops
    Repetition: recursion
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Lists and list processing
    Variables and revisiting inheritance

Essentials of computer science

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Introduction
    Data storage
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Data manipulation
    Operating systems
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Networking and the internet
    Algorithms
    Programming languages
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Software engineering
    Data abstractions
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Database systems
    Artificial intelligence

Foundations of information technology

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Information technology: principles, practices, and opportunities.
    Essentials of computing.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Essentials of the internet and the worldwide web.
    The central processor and memory.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Storage and input/output devices.
    Personal and pc databases.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Enterprise databases and warehouses.
    Enterprise and personal communications networks.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Electronic commerce and electronic business.
    Launching application development projects.
    Creating enterprise applications.
    Creating web-enabled applications.
    Information systems in the enterprise.
    Issues in information technology.

Computer & internet search

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Lets get online already!
    The development of the internet
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Finding resources on the world wide web
    Email
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Doing business on the web
    An introduction to html
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    An introduction to css, xhtml, and advanced web development concepts
    Html editors
    Graphics and multimedia on the world wide web
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Mass communication tools
    Real-time communication
    Entertainment and education
    The internets impact on traditional media
    The internet and the law
    Keeping pace with innovations

Introduction to Data Communications

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Introduction
    Physical layer fundamentals
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Data link layer fundamentals
    Components of a local area network
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Network, transport, and application layer services
    Backbone and metropolitan area network fundamentals
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Wide area networking fundamentals
    Servers in the enterprise
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Enterprise solutions
    Securing the enterprise
    Trends in business data communications

Internet and World Wide Web

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Introduction to computers and
    Web browser basics: internet explorer
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Dive into and reg;web 2.0
    Introduction to xhtml
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Cascading style sheets and trade; -css-
    Javascript: introduction to scripting
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Javascript: control statements i
    Javascript: control statements ii
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Javascript: functions
    Javascript: arrays

Fundamentals Client Side Programming

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    How is javascript used?
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    An introduction to object oriented.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Understanding the javascript object model.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    An introduction to variables.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Pop up windows.
    If statements.
    Functions.
    Reacting to events.

E-commerce

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    The revolution is just beginning.
    E-commerce business models and concepts.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    The internet and world wide web: e-commerce infrastructure.
    Building an e-commerce web site.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Security and encryption.
    E-commerce payment systems.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    E-commerce marketing concepts.
    E-commerce marketing communications.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Social, legal and ethical issues in e-commerce.
    Retailing on the web.
    Online service industries.
    B2b e-commerce supply chain management and collaborative commerce.
    Auctions, portals and communities.
    Online content providers: digital media.

Introduction of Server Side Programming

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Using javascript
    An introduction to object-based languages
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Understanding the javascript object model
    Working with variables
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Using pop-up windows
    Working with if statements
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Understanding functions
    Reacting to events
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Exploring the document object
    Exploring the window object
    Using dates, times, numbers
    Adding forms and images
    Exploring dhtml

Introduction to Web Development

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Introduction to xhtml
    Formatting text and the xhtml page
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Adding images to the xhtml page
    Creating links
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Creating tables and lists
    Creating forms
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Using cascading style sheets
    Using frames
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Implementing multimedia
    Incorporating javascript