Addendum

Following are revisions made to this catalog in an effort to keep students fully informed and are listed by date:

April 19, 2024:

1. VNSG 1323 - Basic Nursing Skills: removed Program Shirt &/or Badge Fee ($20) and reduced Supply Fee to correct amount ($35 to $20)
2. VNSG 2410 - Nursing in Health and Illness III: reduced Supply Fee to correct amount ($700 to $560)

April 22, 2024:

1. Physics, AS, TJC Core Curriculum section: corrected verbiage that stated “…the student is required to take 44 credit hours from the TJC Core Curriculum.”, when correct number is 45 as was already stated above this in sub-heading and below it in section totals

April 23, 2024:

1. HITT 2261 - Clinical - Health Information/Medical Technology/Technician: added Insurance Fee ($115)
2. Music, AA, Major Courses and Recommended Course Sequence sections:
   1. Added OR to MUSI 1181 - Piano Class I: MUAP 1169 - Piano
   2. Added OR to MUSI 1182 - Piano Class II: MUAP 1170 - Piano
3. SRVY 2339 - Engineering Design Surveying: added Exam Fee ($50)
4. Theatre, AA, Major Courses section: corrected misnumbering of DRAM 1121 - Theater Practicum IV to DRAM 2121 - Theater Practicum IV

April 24, 2024:

1. Emergency Medical Service Professions (Paramedic Option), CERT, Total Semester Hours section: corrected total semester hours from 40 to 43
2. Engineering Design Technology, AAS, Recommended Course Sequence section, Fourth Semester sub-section: removed xxxx x3xx - Creative Arts Core Elective, as was inadvertently left in catalog when degree was revised
3. Hospitality and Restaurant Management: Advanced Hospitality and Restaurant Management, CERT, Prerequisites section: added section and missing prerequisite

April 25, 2024:

1. Culinary Arts: Basic Culinary, CERT:
   1. First Semester section: removed IFWA 1218 - Nutrition for the Food Service Professional, as was inadvertently left in catalog when certificate was revised
   2. Total Semester Hours section: corrected total semester credit hours from 24 to 22

April 26, 2024:

1. GAME 1334 - Video Game Art I: removed following statement from course description, as was no longer accurate: Note: This course is offered in the first eight weeks of the Fall semester only.
2. GAME 2309 - Video Game Art II: removed following statement from course description, as was no longer accurate: Note: This course is offered in the second eight weeks of the Fall semester only.
3. GAME 2332 - Project Development I: removed following statement from course description, as was no longer accurate: Note: This course is offered in the first eight weeks of the Spring semester only.
4. GAME 2334 - Project Development II: removed following statement from course description, as was no longer accurate: Note: This course is offered in the second eight weeks of the Spring semester only.

April 29, 2024:

1. Emergency Medical Service Professions (Paramedic Option), CERT, TSI heading: corrected from “TSI Exempt” to “TSI Reading & Writing Complete,” as these are new requirements for certificate

May 9, 2024:

1. Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Administration: added four newly created courses:
   1. CJSA 1313 - Court Systems and Practices
   2. CJSA 1322 - Introduction to Criminal Justice
   3. CJSA 1327 - Fundamentals of Criminal Law
   4. CJSA 1359 - Police Systems and Practices
2. Criminal Justice: Law Enforcement Investigations, OSA: added newly created Occupational Skills Award
3. INRW 0311 - Integrated Reading/Writing I: added statement to end of description to reflect preexisting English Department prerequisite practices regarding TSI readiness to avoid any possible future confusion
4. Occupational Skills Awards, introductory verbiage sections: added three-sentence statement to all, except Phlebotomy, OSA which only first sentence was added to

May 10, 2024:

1. Business Management, AAS, Major Courses section & Real Estate Emphasis Only subsection: relocated RELE 1219 - Real Estate Finance from Major Courses section to Real Estate Emphasis Only subsection, as course is only required in Real Estate Emphasis
2. Criminal Justice: Law Enforcement Investigations, AAS: modified Major Courses & Recommended Course Sequence sections as follows:
   1. First Semester: added following as course choices:
      1. CJSA 1322 - Introduction to Criminal Justice
      2. CJSA 1327 - Fundamentals of Criminal Law
      3. CJSA 1359 - Police Systems and Practices
   2. Second Semester: added following as course choice: CJSA 1313 - Court Systems and Practices
   3. Third Semester:
      1. Removed PHIL 2306 - Introduction to Ethics
      2. Added following recommended courses for Lang., Philosophy, and Culture Core Elective OR Creative Arts Core Elective:
         1. ENGL 2332 - British Literature I
         2. ENGL 2333 - British Literature II
         3. HUMA 1301 - Introduction to the Humanities I
         4. PHIL 1301 - Introduction to Philosophy
         5. PHIL 2306 - Introduction to Ethics
   4. Fourth Semester: added following recommended courses for Social and Behavioral Sciences Core Elective:
      1. ECON 2301 - Principles of Macroeconomics
      2. SOCI 1301 - Introduction to Sociology
      3. SOCI 1306 - Social Problems
      4. PSYC 2301 - General Psychology
      5. PSYC 2314 - Lifespan Growth & Development

May 17, 2024:

1. Business Management, AAS, Recommended Course Sequence section: removed entire section, as students pursuing this degree are required to also pursue either the Real Estate or Small Business Emphasis; thus, there is no option to pursue a general emphasis and this recommended course sequence is not needed

June 7, 2024:

1. Physical Therapist Assistant, AAS, Course Sequence section, Prerequisites sub-section: added note regarding HITT 1305 - Medical Terminology

June 14, 2024:

1. Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonography and Ultrasound Technician: added following newly created course: DMSO 1166 - Practicum (or Field Experience) - Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician
2. Diagnostic Sonography of Adult Echocardiography: added following newly created course: DSAE 1166 - Practicum (or Field Experience) - Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician
3. Diagnostic Echocardiography, AAS:
   1. Major Courses section:
      1. Added DSAE 1166 - Practicum (or Field Experience) - Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician
      2. Semester Credit Hours (SCH): increased by one to 42 SCH due to above course addition
   2. Recommended Course Sequence section:
      1. Added Summer I term and DSAE 1166 - Practicum (or Field Experience) - Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician
      2. Total SCH for program: increased by one to 62 SCH due to above course addition
4. Diagnostic Medical Sonography, AAS:
   1. Major Courses section:
      1. Added DMSO 1166 - Practicum (or Field Experience) - Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician
      2. Semester Credit Hours (SCH): increased by one to 42 SCH due to above course addition
   2. Recommended Course Sequence section:
      1. Added Summer I term and DMSO 1166 - Practicum (or Field Experience) - Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician
      2. Total SCH for program: increased by one to 62 SCH due to above course addition

June 19, 2024:

1. Paralegal, AAS, introductory verbiage section: removed two instances of word “studies” after paralegal to clarify AAS is in “Paralegal” and not “Paralegal Studies”

June 21, 2024:

1. Legal Studies: Paralegal, AAS, title: new program title (Legal Studies) added before existing degree title (Paralegal, AAS)

June 28, 2024:

1. Engineering Design Technology: Computer-Aided Drafting and Design, CERT, First Semester section: TECM 1303 - Technical Calculations readded as an OR option to MATH 1314 - College Algebra OR MATH x3xx - Mathematics Core Elective, so certificate could remain TSI exempt and Level One

July 9, 2024:

1. Agricultural Mechanization, General: added this new discipline, prefix (AGME), and following newly created course: AGME 1415 - Farm and Ranch Shop Skills I

July 17, 2024:

1. Who We Are page: numerous revisions made since June 19, 2024

July 18, 2024:

1. What We Expect page, Grades section, Grading System subsection: due to change to Texas Administrative Code Title 19, Part 1, Chapter 4, Subchapter C, Rule 4.59, section (b) on May 16, 2024, revised note stating “All courses used to meet TSI requirements must be completed with a grade of D or better.” to “Students must earn a grade of ‘C’ or better in all courses used to meet TSI requirements (ENGL 1301 and MATH 1314, 1316, 1324, 1332, 1342, 1414, 1442, 2412, and 2413). In addition, students must earn a grade of ‘C’ or better in developmental courses in order to progress to the next course.”

July 26, 2024:

1. EDUC 1301 - Introduction to the Teaching Profession (SCH: 3) was modified to add TSI tag of: TSI Complete Reading & Writing, or TSIA2 Complete ELA, Required for Enrollment