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This course will focus on techniques and strategies for improving observational drawing abilities. Through hands-on drawing exercises, students will learn to depict the world around them and the human form with greater accuracy. (MnTC: Goal 6) 3C/1/2/0

Instructor: Aaron Jacobs
Meets: Thursdays 1pm-320pm
Delivery: Blended/Hybrid Course

ARTS 1730 02 – Drawing 1

This course covers basic scientific and ecological principles, including an understanding of how the earth functions, how humans are affecting the earth, and proposed solutions to many of the environmental problems we face. Specific topics include: ecology, human population growth, biotechnology, pollution, human impacts on climate, energy resources, and waste management. Students will be required to take positions on environmental issues and alternative future scenarios. In-class activities will include group discussions and video and the use of internet-based resources. Two hours of lab per week are required and include group experiments, computer simulations, outdoor lab activities, and field trips. Traditional and online sections are available. (Prerequisite(s): READ 0721 or READ 0724 or EAPP 0860 with a grade of “C” or better or appropriate assessment score) (MnTC: Goals 3 & 10) 4C/3/1/0

Instructor: Rachel Hudson
Meets: Online in D2L Brightspace
Delivery: Asynchronous Online

BIOL1725 93 – Environmental Science

This course focuses on the practical and theoretical concepts of human communications and the styles used in personal, social and professional environments. Students will also acquire skills in critical thinking, perception, listening, verbal and non-verbal expressions and conflict resolution. Students will evaluate their individual strengths and weaknesses in depth and develop techniques to improve interpersonal relations. (MnTC: Goals 1 & 7) 3C/3/0/0

Instructor: Anna Ignatjeva
Meets: Thursdays Noon-115pm
Delivery: Blended/Hybrid Course

COMM 1720 07 – Interpersonal Communications

Microeconomics is a social science that studies how our society can maximize its economic welfare by the efficient use of resource and product markets. To facilitate this study, microeconomics has developed tools such as market models that simplify complex real-world situations. These tools are abstractions of reality from which basic economic principles are derived. These principles act as a guide to individual decisions and for society’s public choices. Fundamental issues covered are supply, demand, elasticity, competitive and non-competitive markets. International trade and the concepts of absolute advantage, comparative advantage and restrictive trade policies are also explored. (Prerequisite(s): READ 0721 or READ 0724 or EAPP 0860 with a grade of “C” or better or appropriate assessment score) (MnTC: Goals 5 & 8) 3C/3/0/0

Instructor: Peter Lawson
Meets: Wednesdays 10am-1125am
Delivery: Blended/Hybrid Course

ECON 1730 01- Microeconomics

This course emphasizes critical reading and analytical writing using literature as the basis for composition. The course includes an analysis of primary and/or secondary sources with a focus on academic writing. (Prerequisite(s): Grade of “C” or better in ENGL 1711) (MnTC: Goal 1) 2C/2/0/0

Instructor: William Lund
Meets: Mondays Noon – 1:50pm
Delivery: Traditional on campus meetings

ENGL 1712 01 – Composition 2

An introduction to Spanish based on real-life situations as well as to various aspects of Hispanic societies and cultures. Comprehension and baLogic is the study of arguments. This course uses the tools of symbolic logic to explore logical concepts such as logical truth, consistency, equivalence, and validity. It introduces an artificial, symbolic language that can be used to test the logical properties of statements and arguments. These analytical skills support work in a range of activities that require clear, careful, step-by-step thinking. although this cores falls within the goal of mathematics, it may not apply to certain technical programs or meet certain transfer requirements for mathematics. (Prerequisite(s): READ 0722 or READ 0724 or EAPP 0900 with a grade of “C” or better or appropriate assessment score) (MnTC: Goal 4) 3C/3/0/0sic speaking skills are emphasized. Some reading and writing is required. The overall goal of this course is to provide students with the linguistic foundation necessary to later achieve proficiency in the Spanish language. No previous knowledge of Spanish necessary. (Prerequisite(s): READ 0721 or READ 0724 or EAPP 0860 with a grade of “C” or better or appropriate assessment score) (MnTC: Goal 6 & 8) 5C/4/1/0

Instructor: Jason Swartwood
Meets: Mondays & Wednesdays 1030am – 11:55am
Delivery: Traditional on campus meetings

PHIL 1710 01 – Logic

Honors Program Eligibility
To be eligible to enroll in honors sections, students must show a demonstrated pattern of academic excellence through one of the following:

• completion of at least 12 college-level credits with a Grade Point Average of 3.5 or higher
• entering high school students with a Grade Point Average of 3.5 or higher

Honors Program eligibility is automatically applied once one of the above requirements is met. There is no need to apply to become an active member of the Honors Program.

• Increased opportunities for intellectual challenge and growth
• Opportunity to work with other highly motivated students in small classroom settings (honors sections have smaller class sizes).
• Designation of “honors” after each honors section on college transcript indicates academic rigor to potential employers, transfer institutions, and/or scholarship committees

Students who complete 4 courses or 12 credits of honors coursework over their careers at Saint Paul College become Honors Scholars. The “Honors Scholar” designation is then added to the student’s Saint Paul College transcript to be noted by potential employers, transfer institutions, and/or scholarship committees. Honors Scholars also receive well-deserved recognition at our graduation ceremony.

Honors sections are scheduled three semesters in advance to allow students to plan their coursework so they can work toward becoming Honors Scholars as they complete their degree or program requirements. There is no need for honors students to take additional coursework because honors sections fulfill program and degree requirements in the same way traditional sections do.

Aaron Bommarito
Honors Program Coordinator
aaron.bommarito@vbj4.com
651.846.1664

• ENGL 1712 – Composition 2 (MnTC Goal Area: 1)
• HIST 1746 – US History Since 1877 (MnTC Goal Area: 5 & 7)
• PHIL 1722 – Health Care Ethics (MnTC Goal Areas: 6 & 9)
• MATH 1740 – Introduction to Statistics (MnTC Goal Area: 4)
• NSCI 1710 – Earth Science (MnTC Goal Area: 3 & 10)

• ARTS 1713 – Photography 1 (MnTC Goal Area: 6)
• BIOL 1740 – General Biology 1 (MnTC Goal Area: 3)
• ENGL 1712 – Composition 2 (MnTC Goal Area: 1)
• PHIL 1710 – Logic (MnTC Goal Area: 4)
• PSYC 1720 – Lifespan Dev (MnTC Goal Area 5 & 9)