Undergraduate Studies Catalog (1997-1999)

GEP 100 Academic Planning Seminar (A). Provides an initial orientation to college life, learning skills, careers, and the information and ideas necessary to plan an overall academic program. 1 Cr. Every Semester.

GEP 120 Self, College and Career (A). Gives students a foundation for a successful college experience, providing information about SUNY Brockport and a structured setting for examining individual interests and skills, and relating them to each student's academic program. Introduces learning strategies and study skills. Emphasizes decision-making strategies and the process of career planning. The instructor serves as the student's academic advisor until an academic major has been declared. 3 Cr. Every Semester.

GEP 250 Computers and Life (A,T). Demonstrates the world of computers and their applications to modern living. Includes the concepts, process, history, application, effects, abuses, limitations and consequences of modern computer use. Explores implications of computer use for decision making and problem solving. Includes a hands-on experience where students learn to use computers. 3 Cr. Every Semester.

ENL 101 English for Foreign Students (A). For speakers of other languages whose command of English is limited. Involves intensive experience in spoken and written English to prepare students for either Composition (ENL 102) or College Composition (ENL 112), depending upon the instructor's recommendation. 3 Cr. Fall.

ENL 102 Fundamentals of College Composition (A). For students needing practice in their expository writing skills. Provides intensive work in reading and writing as preparation for entering ENL 112. 3 Cr. Every Semester.

ENL 112 College Composition (A). Emphasizes the development of written discourse with special attention to the writing process. Requires students to generate, revise, and edit several short essays, as well as practice writing in ways that exercise their critical reading and thinking skills. 3 Cr. Every Semester.

QNT 110 Introduction to Mathematics (A). Prerequisite for QNT 111 Quantitative Skills. Places a major emphasis on algebraic skills. Requires students to master the basic operations on signed numbers in both decimal and fractional forms, evaluate and interpret percents, and learn techniques for solving linear and quadratic equations and systems of equations using two variables. Introduces algebraic operations on polynomials, roots and radicals. Closed to students who have completed QNT 111 or any MTH course numbered 121 or higher or any statistics course. 3 Cr. Every Semester.

QNT 111 Quantitative Skills (A). Enables students to meet the SUNY Brockport requirement in quantitative skills. Covers in the first two-thirds basic mathematical concepts, involving linear and non-linear relationships, and their graphic representations. Applies these concepts to problem solving. Introduces in the last third the basic concepts of probability and statistics, including computation of probabilities, measurements of central tendency and dispersion about the mean, and use of normal curves. Students will fulfill the Quantitative Skills requirement by passing QNT 111. Requires students to perform at a satisfactory level during the course and pass the final exam, which is a competency exam in order to obtain a passing grade. Closed to students who have completed any MTH course numbered 121 or above, except MTH 243. 3 Cr. Every Semester.

BREADTH COMPONENT, CONTEMPORARY ISSUES, PERSPECTIVES ON WOMEN AND SELECTED COMPUTER LITERACY COURSES

Courses approved for this purpose are indicated in the regular departmental or program listings and identified with the designating codes described elsewhere in this catalog.