2019-2020 Catalog

Catalog Updates

This is the current FRCC Catalog Addendum.

Catalog Section Update PDF Page  Notes Date Approved
PROGRAM INFORMATION
CIS Web Developer AAS Degree 
This degree has been discontinued. Page 29 Computer Info. Systems Web Developer AAS Degree has been discontinued.  5.3.2019
ELECTIVE LIST
Approved Elective List

Approved Elective List Modified:
Outdoor Studies, Physical Education & Wellness. New courses added: IHP 101, IHP 201, IHP 204, IHP 240, IHP 260, IHP 261, IHP 262, IHP 263.

Page 12 Courses added to the Approved Elective List for students intending to transfer in Integrative Health. 6.07.2019
PROGRAM INFORMATION
Programs By Location - French
Location Offerings Modified:
French A.A. Degree Locations:
BCC and Online only.
Pages 61, 141 Campus reported change of location to accurately display program offerings for students. 6.21.2019
PROGRAM INFORMATION
Programs By Location – Health Care Customer Service Basics
Location Offerings Modified:
Health Care Customer Service Basics Certificate Locations:
WC, Online, Brighton.
Not offered at LC or Loveland.
Pages 54, 146 Campus reported change of location to accurately display program offerings for students. 6.25.2019
COURSES
Courses Removed
Courses Modified:
The following courses have been removed from the catalog: ENY, IPP, MST 110 and MST 217.
Pages 238, 263, 277, 278 Campus reported change to accurately display course offerings for students.  7.02.2019
PROGRAM INFORMATION
Geospatial Science BAS Degree
Semester 6: Credits on elective and overall semester credits are now 15.
Semester 8: Added elective option. Elective credits now 2-3. Overall semester credits reduced to 13.
Page 107 Changes were made in Semesters 6 and 8 of the GIS BAS MAP. 7.08.2019
ABOUT FRCC - ACCREDITATION
Surgical Technology Program Page 9 Request from WC Allied Health Adm. Asst. Granted by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP). 7.11.2019 

PROGRAM INFORMATION
Medical Assisting Certificate MAP

Semester 1: Clarified Required link. Semester 2: Clarified Required link and removed Capstone link. Page 47  Changes were made in Semesters 1 and 2 in the Medical Assisting Certificate MAP. 7.12.2019 
PROGRAM INFORMATION
Patient Care Technician Certificate MAP 
Semester 1: Clarified Elective link messaging; added Semester Note. Semester 2: Clarified Elective link messaging; added Semester Note.
Page 54
Request from Registrar. Changes were made in Semesters 1 and 2 in the Patient Care Technician Certificate MAP.
7.12.2019 
PROGRAM INFORMATION
Paralegal/Legal Assistant Certificate MAP
Semester 1: Added Semester Note to clarify English requirement. Page 132
Request from Registrar. Semester Note added to Semester 1 clarifying English requirement. 7.12.2019 
PROGRAM INFORMATION
Foundations of Paralegal/Legal Assistant Certificate MAP 
Semester 1: Added Semester Note to clarify English requirement.  Page 132
Request from Registrar. Semester Note added to Semester 1 clarifying English requirement.
7.12.2019  
PROGRAM INFORMATION
CAD AAS Degree MAP
Semester 2: Added a General Education requirement of one course from Approved Elective List & faculty recommending ART 121. Page 83 Request from LC & WC I-Deans. Changes were made in Semester 2 of the CAD AAS Degree MAP.
7.12.2019  
PROGRAM INFORMATION
CAD AAS Degree MAP
Semester 3: General Education requirement: Any CIS or MGD courses from Approved Elective List. Page 84
Request from LC & WC I-Deans. Changes were made in Semester 3 of the CAD AAS Degree MAP.  7.12.2019  
PROGRAM INFORMATION
Geospatial Science BAS Degree
Business & Management Electives: Choose either BUS 217 OR MAR 216; BUS 102 OR MAN 216. Electives: choose 2 courses (6 credits) from: BUS, MAN, MGD, GEO, GIS, BIO, CIS, CWB, CSC. Page 107

Request from BCC I-Dean. Changes were made in the CAD AAS Degree MAP.  

7.12.2019 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS
Computer Aided Drafting Certificates

4 CAD Certificates:  3D Printing & 3D Scanning, Revit, Sketchup, Solidworks Page 84 Request from LC I-Dean. All 4 were updated from 1 to 2 semesters in Program Descriptions. 7.23.2019
COURSES
Contact Hours Adjusted

GEY 208: 112.5 Contact Hours
HPR 232: 75 Contact Hours
BIO 221: 105 Contact Hours
IHP 117: 45 Contact Hours

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GEY 208, IHP 117 & HPR 232 request from Director of Academic Services. BIO 221 request from LC I-Dean. Adjust Contact Hours. 7.25.2019
COURSES
New Courses Added
NRE 101, NRE 250, NRE 255 added.    New NRE courses added.  7.29.2019 
COURSES
Contact Hours Adjusted 

MUS 112:  30 Contact Hours
MUS 113 30 Contact Hours
MUS 212:  30 Contact Hours
MUS 213:  30 Contact Hours

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Request from MUS Dept Chair/Faculty Lead. Adjust Contact Hours. 8.16.2019 
PROGRAM INFORMATION
Paralegal AAS Degree MAP
Semester 2: Elective PAR 118 replaced with PAR 118 or PAR 125. Page 131 Request from Registrar. Changes made in Semester 2 Elective. 8.21.2019
PROGRAM INFORMATION
Environmental Horticulture Landscape Bus AS Degree MAP
Semester 1: Requirement BIO 221 replaced with BIO 221 or BIO 112 Page 114 Request from Registrar. Changes made in Semester 1. 8.21.2019
PROGRAM INFORMATION
Forestry Certificate
Semester 2: The Elective Menu has been updated. Page 106 Reported by Advising Ticket #2952 via the Registrar. 8.22.2019
COURSES
Course Title & Description
ANT 215 Title/course description updated. New title: Native Peoples of North America. Page 202 Request from LC Social & Behavioral Sciences Chair. 8.28.2019
PROGRAM INFORMATION
Horticulture & Landscape Tech. AAS Degree MAP
Semester 2: Elective Menu changed to:  FLD 200 and HLT 226 or HLT 240. Page 112 Request from Registrar's Office 8.22.2019. 9.6.2019
PROGRAM INFORMATION
Fermentation Sciences AS Degree MAP
Semester 2: FER 102 has been replaced with:  Elective: Any Approved Elective List (1 credit). Page 102 Request from Fermentation Faculty and Instructional Deans 8.30.2019. 9.6.2019
COURSES
Contact Hours Adjusted  
BIO 221:  90 Contact Hours Page 212 Curriculum Committee request approved 11.16.2018. 10.7.2019
COURSES
New Courses Added and Removed
STE 133 and STE 134 added. STE 122 removed. Page 301 Courses adopted and removed via committee approval process. 10.15.2019 
COURSES
New Courses Added
CAD 269 added.   SFCC approval: 5.10.2019.
VIP approval: 5.23.2019 
10.22.2019
COURSES
Course Titles Updated
ART 112 Page 204 SFCC approval: 2.8.2019
VPI approval: 2.21.2019
10.23.2019
COURSES
Course Titles & Descriptions Updated 
ASE 110, ASE 162, ASE 264, CWB 110, ECE 228, ECO 245, GEO 112, MUS 212, MUS 213 Pages 208, 209, 226, 230, 231, 241 SFCC and VPI approval. 10.23.2019 
COURSES
Course Descriptions Updated  
ACC 101, ACC 121, ACC 122, ANT 107, ARA 211, ART 207, ASE 101, ASE 111, ASE 120, ASE 123, ASE 130, ASE 134, ASE 140, ASE 141, ASE 150, ASE 151, ASE 160, ASE 162, ASE 210, ASE 250,ASE 251, BUS 102, BUS 115, CCR 091, CCR 092, CCR 093, CCR 094, CHI 211, CIS 115, CIS 135, CIS 155, CSC 119, ECO 101, EGT 201, ENG 131, ENG 222, ENG 226, ENP 106, ENP 205, ENP 206, ENV 101, ENV 110, ESL 021, ESL 022, ESL 023, ESL 052, ESL 053, FIN 101, FRE 211, FRE 212, GEO 106, GER 211, GER 212, HPR 112, HUM 103, HUM 115, HUM 121, HUM 122, HUM 123, HWE 112, HWE 140, HWE 141, HWE 237, IHP 101, IHP 106, IHP 109, IHP 111, IHP 112, IHP 116, IHP 251, IHP 252, IHP 260, ITA 211, ITA 212, JOU 106, JPN 211, JPN 212, LIT 211, LIT 212, LIT 222, LIT 225, LIT 259, MAN 116, MAN 125, MAN 216, MAT 020, MAT 055, MGD 141, MGD 242, MTE 105, MTE 135, MUS 112, MUS 113, MUS 120, MUS 121, MUS 122, MUS 123, MUS 125, MUS 126, MUS 161, PHT 115, PHT 116, PHT 118, PHY 105, PHY 111, PHY 112, PSY 226, RUS 211, RUS 212, SCI 105, SPA 212, STE 100, STE 120, THE 105, THE 108, THE 211, THE 212, THE 215, WST 200, WST 225 Pages 198 - 307 SFCC and VPI approval.
10.23.2019 and
10. 24.2019
COURSES
New Courses Added
ACC 267 added.    LC BUS faculty approval 10.31.2019 11.6.2019 
COURSES
Approved Elective List Update
Approved Elective List updated in Math & Science category: BIO 104 or higher.    WC SCI faculty approval 10.10.2019  11.6.2019

PROGRAM INFORMATION
Sterile Processing Technology Certificate

This new program is now approved.
Code: F_CER_STP. 18 credits.

  Program Approval Request 12304 received from CCCS 12.9.2019.  12.9.2019
PROGRAM INFORMATION
Medical Assisting Certificate 
Medical Assisting: The Medical Assistant certificate programs at the Boulder County Campus, Larimer Campus, and Westminster Campus are accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health and Education Programs (CAAHEP) upon the recommendation of the Medical Assisting Education Review Board (MAERB). Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs, 25400 U.S. Highway 19 North, Suite 158, Clearwater, FL 33763, (727) 210-2350.
 Page 10  Medical Assisting Certificate at all three campuses is accredited by CAAHEP and MAERB. Submitted by the Medical Assisting Program Director 1.8.2020. 1.8.2020 

PROGRAM INFORMATION
HLT Turfgrass Mgmt Cert.
Urban Agriculture Mgmt Cert.

Turfgrass Management, Urban Agriculture Management Certificates
 discontinued. Courses discontinued: HLT 242, HLT 262.
 Pages 19, 118, 119, 251 FRIC Request #192 from HLT faculty 12.13, 2019.  1.24.2020