BIOLOGY (4310)
Prerequisite: Environmental Science
Grade Level: 10th
Semester Program
Credit: 1 High School Unit
A lab/lecture study of the nature of life as related to plants and animals. Topics include: the continuity of life, microbiology, multicellular plants, biology of the vertebrates and invertebrates, human biology, and ecological relationships.
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MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY (8383)
Prerequisite: 8302
Grade Level: 10th
Semester Program
Credit: 1 High School Unit
Medical Terminology is designed to help students learn common medical terms essential for patient care. Topics are presented in logical order, beginning with each body system's anatomy and physiology and progressing through pathology, laboratory tests and clinical procedures, therapeutic interventions, and pharmacology. Students learn concepts, terms, and abbreviations for each topic.
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Advanced Career Connections II
EDUCATION FOR EMPLOYMENT II (9080)
Prerequisite: 9078
Grade Level: 10th
Semester Program
Credit: 1 High School Unit
This course continues to teach students to make informed career and continuing education choices as they transition from school, gain technical skills, and adapt to the workplace. Students are taught to apply ethical behaviors and career-research, job-acquisition, workplace-communication, self-awareness, self-advocacy, customer-service, and life skills. This course offers practical learning opportunities for students to enter the work force with acquired workplace readiness skills and knowledge and to create economic opportunity. Students will gain the knowledge and skills needed in focused skilled areas that will provide specialized advanced training to prepare them for programs at PCTC, AET, and PGSMST.