individual areas of interest. Other areas of emphasis may include administrative and facility management duties and basics of business management. Clinical settings currently include the MWCC Student Massage Therapy Clinic on campus and a variety of health care settings. Prerequisite MTC101; co-requisites MTC102, PTA104. Fall. MTC202 MASSAGE PRACTICUM II 4 credits Students are assigned to a clinical setting of supervised clinical practice. Students are expected to apply massage techniques learned in Massage I and II advancing to massage skills. As students advance through massage curriculum, they will experience working with a diverse population of clients in at least two clinical settings under the supervision of licensed personnel. With instructor approval, students may pursue individual areas of interest. Other areas of emphasis may include administrative and facility management duties and basics of business management. Clinical settings currently include the MWCC Student Massage Therapy Clinic on campus and a variety of health care settings. Prerequisite MTC201, MTC102. Spring.
Mathematics A grade of C or higher must be achieved in MAT090, MAT100 and MAT120 before a student can enroll in the next higher level mathematics class. MAT090, MAT100, and MAT120 do not satisfy any degree requirements. MAT090 FOUNDATIONS OF ARITHMETIC 3 credits This course is designed for those students who need remedial instruction and repetitive practice in the arithmetic basic facts: multiplication tables, factors and multiples of whole numbers, order of operations, concept of and relative sizes of simple fractions and mixed numbers and their equivalent decimals, percents, many simple word problems, and basic geometry facts. Three hours lecture and one hour lab per week. Prerequisite: Appropriate score on CPT Arithmetic Test. Institutional credit only. Courses that earn institutional credit do not apply toward graduation. Fall and spring. MAT100 FUNDAMENTALS OF MATHEMATICS 3 credits This course is designed for students who need to learn the foundations of mathematics. Students will learn the mathematics of whole numbers, fractions, decimals, percents, integers, and basic geometry. The issues of problem solving, math anxiety, and study skills will be addressed. This course, often taken as a refresher, is useful as the foundation for other math courses and math related courses and for the development of mathematical
job skills. Prerequisite: Appropriate score on CPT Arithmetic Test. Institutional credit only. Courses that earn institutional credit do not apply toward graduation. Fall and spring. MAT120 INTRODUCTION TO MATHEMATICS I 3 credits This is an introductory algebra course for the student who has little or no background in algebra. Topics include operations on real numbers and variable expressions, solving equations, polynomials, graphing of linear equations, and techniques of problem solving. Prerequisite: MAT100 or placement. Institutional credit only. Courses that earn institutional credit do not apply toward graduation. Fall and spring. MAT121 INTRODUCTION TO MATHEMATICS II 3 credits This course is a continuation of MAT120 Introduction to Mathematics I with emphasis on algebraic fractions, factoring, systems of equations, inequalities, radical expressions, and quadratic equations. Prerequisite: MAT120 or equivalent. Fall and spring. MAT124 ACCELERATED INTRODUCTORY ALGEBRA 3 credits This is an intensive course in basic algebra and covers the material presented in MAT120 and MAT121 Introduction to Mathematics I and II. It is intended for the student with a background in elementary algebra, seeking a comprehensive review in preparation for the study of college mathematics. Topics include algebraic operations, polynomials, linear equations, factoring, fractions, techniques of problem solving, systems of equations, graphing techniques, inequalities, exponents, radicals, and quadratics. Prerequisite: placement testing. Fall and spring. MAT126 TOPICS IN MATHEMATICS 3 credits This course explores a number of important ideas and practical applications in contemporary mathematics. Topics include critical thinking and problem solving strategies; sets, relations, and functions; consumer applications such as interest, annuities, and present value; basic statistics; measurement and the metric system; linear functions and their graphs; the geometry of Pythagoras, area, circumference, and volume. This course is intended as an alternative to MAT121 Introduction to Mathematics II for those students in career programs not planning to study further mathematics courses, and focuses more on practical applications than algebraic manipulations; it does not provide enough algebra to satisfy the prerequisite for MAT160 College Mathematics I. Prerequisite: MAT120 or placement. Fall and spring.
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