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successful completion of
standard college level courses.
Students should take the English Placement test and be advised
before registering for classes. Students seeking English
instruction
in hearing and speaking should enroll in ESL 180S or ESL
181S,
depending upon placement scores. Students who need to study
grammar and writing at the sentence level should enroll
in ESL 150S.
These classes are listed under "Special Interest Courses."
Students seeking ESL instruction in reading should enroll
in
ESL-designated sections of DSPR 0700 (Reading I) or DSPR
0800
(Reading II), depending upon placement scores.
Students seeking ESL instruction in writing should enroll
in
ESL-designated sections of DSPW 0700 (Writing I) or DSPW
0800
(Writing II), depending upon placement scores.
Students who are not prepared to enroll in the classes listed
above may enroll in ESL sections of Continuing Education.
For additional information on enrollment or placement testing,
contact the Humanities Division.
Finance/Banking
FIN 100* Principles of Banking (2) Provides an updated and
broad
perspective of the banking industry. A foundation for subsequent
A.I.B. courses that touch on nearly every aspect of bank
functions.
Included is a comprehensive introduction to banking in today’s
economy. Discussions on specific topics are presented in
an easily
accessible form. Primary topics are language and documents
of
banking, check processing, teller functions, deposit functions,
trust
services, bank bookkeeping, bank loans and investments,
and the
bank’s role in the community. PREREQUISITE: Permission
of
instructor.
FIN 104* Law and Banking: Applications (3) Explores legal
implications of normal activities and transactions in bank
operations.
Treatment is in general terms designed to add knowledge
of legal
principles to the student’s understanding and vocational
skills and
to influence attitudes of bank personnel by providing information
about the impact of the law and applicable bank regulations.
Objective
is to improve understanding of how the law operates within
the
framework of federal and state banking statutes, court decisions,
and
administrative regulations. PREREQUISITE: Permission of
instructor.
FIN 105* Law and Banking: Principles (3) An introduction
to basic
commercial law as it relates specifically to banking and
bank
transactions, discussion of consumer protection, including
regulations, compliance and penalties; contracts, agency
and
partnerships; corporations, real property, personal property
and
sales; the uniform commercial code; negotiable instruments
and
bank collections and secured financing. PREREQUISITE: Permission
of instructor.
FIN 106* Money and Banking (3) Basic economic principles
related
to the subject of money and banking in a context of topics
of interest
to present and prospective bank management; subjects covered
include structure of commercial banking, functions of money,
money
supply, cash assets and liquidity management, bank investments,
loans, earnings and capital and the Federal Rese rve System.
PREREQUISITE: Permission of instructor.
FIN 107* Consumer Lending (3) Emphasis is placed on the
pragmatic
How to” details of installment lending. Topics covered
are principles
of credit evaluation, open-end credit, marketing bank services,
collection policies and procedures, legal aspects, financial
statement
analysis; direct and indirect installment lending leasing,
installment
credit department management, insurance, and rate structure
and
yields. PREREQUISITE: Permission of instructor.
FIN 108* Analyzing Financial Statements (3) A review of
basic
accounting principles providing the minimum background necessary
for profitable study of financial statement analysis; covers
goals,
methods, and tools of analysis, analysis of profit and loss,
accounts
receivable, inventories, and balance sheets; the relationship
of
balance sheet accounts to sales; and projected statements
and cash
budgets. PREREQUISITES: ACT 201 and permission of instructor.
FIN 117* Commercial Lending (3) An introductory overview
of the
commercial lending function: commercial lending overview,
the
lending process, portfolio management, regulation and business
development. Designed for management trainees, junior management,
and non-commercial lending
personnel. PREREQUISITE: Permission of instructor.
FIN 119* Marketing Financial Services (3) Concepts and
philosophies of marketing; information, research, and target;
the
marketing mix (product strategy, distribution strategy,
advertising
and sales promotion, personal selling, and pricing strategy);
and the
methods of market planning. PREREQUISITE: Permission of
instructor.
FIN 127T* Selected Problems in Finance (1-4) Specialized
topical
issues and/or problems in finance are selected and studied
in depth.
Fifteen classroom contact hours with faculty required per
credit
hour. May be repeated for credit with a maximum of four
hours to
apply toward graduation. PREREQUISITE: Permission of instructor.
FIN 210* Economics for Bankers (3) This course provides
bankers
with an introduction to the fundamental principles of economics.
Special emphasis is placed on macroeconomics and topics
of
importance to bankers. This course covers the basics of
economic
theory and examples of the application of economics to banking.
Fire Science Technology
FST 101* Principles of Emergency Services (3) This course
provides an overview to fire protection; career opportunities
in fire
protection and related fields; philosophy and history of
fire protection/
service; fire loss analysis; organization and function of
public and
private fire protection services; fire departments as part
of local
govermnent; laws and regulations affecting the fire service;
fire
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