Course Offerings
Each high school will determine what Jackson State courses they will allow their students to take. Eligible students may enroll in dual studies courses…
- Individually
- As a whole class
- At the main Jackson campus
- At one of our JSCC centers(Humboldt, Lexington or Savannah)
Each semester the current Class Schedule is posted on the college web site at http://www.jscc.edu/class-schedule/ indicating times/days courses will be offered. The college reserves the right to alter or eliminate courses of any department.
Course Descriptions
Social & Behavioral Sciences
PSYC 1010 - General Psychology General Psychology is an introductory survey course which explores the scientific study of human behaviors. Topics include: the history of psychology, research methodology, psychobiology, learning, memory, intelligence, motivation, emotion, personality, psychopathology and psychotherapy. SOCI 1010 - Introduction to Sociology A general survey of the fundamental concepts, methods, and theoretical perspectives underlying social relationships.
SOCI 1020- Social Problems An analysis of current national and global social problems and policies: the magnitude, causes, consequences, and possible solutions to various problems including poverty, racism, sexism, ageism, alcohol and drug abuse, crime, environmentalism and urbanization.
History
HIST 2010 – Survey of American History I A study of America’s European background, colonial development, and the American Revolution will be conducted. Also, the rise of sectional controversies, the Civil War, and Reconstruction will be treated in a topical manner.
HIST 2020- Survey of American History II A study of the Industrial Revolution, new political movements, and the emergence of the United States as a world power will be conducted. World War I, the Great Depression, World War II, and historical events of the 1950’s through the present will be included.
Mathematics
MATH 1530 – Statistics and Probability Topics include basic statistical concepts, elementary probability theory, normal distributions and applications, statistical inference, regression lines, and correlation. Computer applications will be investigated throughout the course.
MATH 1710 – Precalculus Algebra Topics include circles, functions and graphs with applications, polynomials and rational functions, exponential and logarithmic functions and applications, sequences, and series, systems of equations, matrices, determinants, partial fractions.
MATH 1720- Trigonometry Topics include circle measurement, trigonometric functions, identities, equations, graphs, multiple angle formulas, right triangle trigonometry, laws of sines and cosines, complex numbers, vectors.
Biology
BIOL 1110 - General Biology I Class 3 hours, lab 3 hours. An introductory study of the physical and chemical basis of life, cell structure, function, energy sources, genetic information, natural selection, organism, diversity, and ecology.
Foreign Language
SPAN 1010 – Beginning Spanish I A study of pronunciation, phonetics, and basic grammar through the past tense. Emphasis on basic conversational sentences and listening comprehension. Some discussion of Spanish history and customs.
SPAN 1020 – Beginning Spanish II The completion of basic grammar and verb tenses through subjunctive. Continuation of reading and conversation. Some discussions of Spanish history and customs.
Humanities/Fine Arts
MUS 1030 - Music Appreciation An in-depth approach to the study of music and its relationship to other art forms, historical and cultural events, and everyday life in the past and present day. Leading composers, styles, and significant compositions from the Middle Ages to the present are studied in order to encourage a more effective understanding of music and its role in cultural history.
ART 1030 - Art Appreciation Understanding the visual arts and their roles in western and non-western traditions through an examination of their media, formal structure, and cultural context. Significant visual achievements, from ancient times to the contemporary period, will be examined and discussed. English
ENGL 1010- English Composition I A course designed to emphasize the development of writing skills applied to different purposes with emphasis on logic, organization, levels of usage, information gathering, and audience awareness. Familiarity with basic essay form and outlining techniques is assumed.
ENGL 1020- English Composition II A course designed to focus on expository writing using both research and documentation procedures and the ideas found in literature. Speech
SPE 211 - Fundamentals of Speech Designed to give students practical experience in the basic principles of speech preparation and delivery, this course emphasizes researching, organizing and writing, as well as techniques of effective delivery. Humanities
HUM 1010 - Introduction to the Humanities I This introductory course will relate to the human experience as expressed through music, art, theater, architecture, literature, and other disciplines from ancient civilizations to the Renaissance. The multimedia humanities survey blends sights, sounds, and pivotal ideas that will teach students the cultural history as well as the elements of the various art forms.
Business & Information Systems
CIS 101 – Software Applications A course designed to enable students to achieve sufficiently proficient skill levels for accomplishing both academic and career tasks using file management, document processing, spreadsheet, presentation, graphic applications, Internet Browsing, and electronic mail applications. Emphasis will be placed on promoting, developing, and enhancing practical applications skills in the laboratory.
CIS 130 – Programming Logic and Design This course is designed to teach students programming and logic utilizing a current programming language. Critical thinking skills we be developed using realistic business examples. The emphasis if this course will be placed on variable usage, data types, decisions, and repetition. This course is designed to prepare the student for success in any programming language.
Agriculture
AGR 130- Introduction to Animal Science Fundamental principles of animal agriculture; biological and scientific aspects of development, inheritance, and feeding; animal products and scope of the animal industry.
AGR 141- Fundamentals of Horticulture Horticulture industry and its contribution to the world economy; theoretical and practical aspects of plant growth and development; principles and techniques of plant propagation; pruning and control of growth. Application and use of plant growth regulators in horticulture. Production, storage, processing and marketing of horticulture. Production, storage, processing and marketing of horticultural plants and products. This course has a lab as well.
Health Science
HSC 111-Medical Terminology An introduction to the constituents of medical and scientific vocabulary building and recognition through study and analysis of common technical prefixes, combining forms, and suffixes which will enable students to interpret and understand complex medical terms.
Marketing
MKT 211- Principles of Marketing A survey of the role of marketing in society and within the firm, with emphasis on the strategic implications of the four P’s of marketing: the product, place, promotion, and price variables of the marketing mix. Attention will be given to the management of the marketing program and its implementation.
Dual Credit Exams
Students who have completed certain career and technical courses in high school can take course assessments to receive college credit for the course at JSCC upon enrollment at JSCC. The credit is only Pass/Fail for the college portion until successful completion of the assessment(s).
Below is a list of the available Dual Credit Exams and minimum passing grades:
| Agriculture | Business | Computers | Electro-Mechanical Technology | Manufacturing Technology | |||||
| Course(s) | Passing Grade | Course(s) | Passing Grade | Course(s) | Passing Grade | Course(s) | Passing Grade | Course(s) | Passing Grade |
| AGR 130 | 70 | BUS 111 MKT 211 |
70 74 |
CIS 101 AOM 103 AOM 111 AOM 262 |
70 (all) | EET 100 EET 120 EET 160 EET 170 EET 180 EET 240 |
75 (all) | MET 110 | 75 |
