High School Dual Credit Courses
Independent Study also offers 100 and 200-level college courses with a dual credit option. High school students who have met the prerequisites listed in the course description can take these courses as dual credit, earning both high school credit toward graduation and college credit that is transferable to most community colleges, four-year colleges, or universities.
Prior to registration for a course as dual credit, Students must confirm with their high school counselors that their school will accept this credit.
To register online for Dual Credit courses, simply select "Yes" under the Dual Credit option pull-down menu located at the bottom of the fees description page (about the 2nd or 3rd screen in the registration process).
If using the printable .pdf registration forms, please complete the College course registration form, including the section for Dual Credit.
AJ 200 Section 217 Criminology and Criminal Justice
Instructor: Robert Lockwood
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Syllabus
4 credits $472
An open-system analysis of the decisions made in the criminal justice process. An analysis of contemporary problems and issues, prevailing ideologies, and current operational practices as they affect these critical decisions. Consideration of alternatives and the dilemmas of change in policing, prosecution, court administration, and correctional programs.
Dual Credit Available.
AJ 210 Section 218 Introduction to Juvenile Justice Process
Instructor: Robert Lockwood
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Syllabus
4 credits $472
A general overview of the various activities and decisions involved in the processing of young law violators, with some examination of the historical evolution of the juvenile court and of contemporary issues and trends.
Prerequisite: AJ 200.
Dual Credit Available.
Ch 250 Section 240 Nutrition
Instructor: Jennifer Young
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Syllabus
4 credits $472
Nutritive value of foods from the standpoint of newer scientific investigations; nutritional requirements for normal human beings; selection of an optimal diet for health; present-day problems in nutrition; recent trends in American dietary habits.
Dual Credit Available.
Ec 201 Section 208 Principles of Economics (Micro)
Instructor: Nancy Scott
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4 credits $472
A study of the market system involving the essentials of demand and supply analysis, competition and monopoly, labor markets; public policy towards business; and the distribution of income; international trade, comparative advantage, tariffs, and quotas.
Dual Credit Available.
Ec 202 Section 209 Principles of Economics (Macro)
Instructor: Nancy Scott
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4 credits $472
A study of the market system involving the essentials of measuring macro outcomes, cyclical instability, fiscal and monetary policy levers, supply-side options, policy constraints and international economics.
Dual Credit Available.
Eng 253 Section 166 Survey of American Literature
Instructor: Dennis Grunes
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Syllabus
4 credits $472
A study of American literature from Puritan beginnings to the middle of the nineteenth century, including Melville, Hawthorne, Emerson, and Thoreau.
Dual Credit Available.
G 201 Section 212 Geology I
Instructor: William Orr
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Syllabus
3 credits $354
A study of the processes of nature affecting the surface of the earth, formation of economic geologic deposits, and the main events in the history of the earth. Sequence does not include laboratory exercises.
Dual Credit Available.
Hst 101 Section 224 History of Western Civilizations I
Instructor: Ann Weikel
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Syllabus
4 credits $472
A survey of the the origins and development of Western civilizations from antiquity to Renaissance.
Dual Credit Available.
Hst 102 Section 225 History of Western Civilizations II
Instructor: Ann Weikel
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Syllabus
4 credits $472
A continuation of Hst 101 from Medieval to Enlightenment.
Dual Credit Available.
Hst 103 Section 226 History of Western Civilizations III
Instructor: Ann Weikel
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Syllabus
4 credits $472
A continuation of Hst 102 from the French Revolution to modern times.
Dual Credit Available.
Hst 201 Section 180 History of the United States I
Instructor: Allen Hauser
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Syllabus
4 credits $472
A review of the history of the United States from the age of European exploration to 1877. This course with Hst 202 constitute the standard one-year undergraduate sequence.
Dual Credit Available.
Hst 202 Section 181 History of the United States II
Instructor: Allen Hauser
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4 credits $472
A continuation of Hst 201 from 1865 to the present.
Dual Credit Available.
Mth 111 Section 235 Introductory College Mathematics I
Instructor: Joe Ediger
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Syllabus
4 credits $472
Along with Mth 112, an integrated treatment of topics from algebra and trigonometry. These courses serve as additional preparation for students with insufficient background who desire to take Mth 251, 252, and 253: Calculus I, II, and III.
Prerequisite: second-year high school algebra or equivalent.
Dual Credit Available.
Mth 112 Section 236 Introductory College Mathematics II
Instructor: Joe Ediger
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4 credits $472
Along with Mth 111, an integrated treatment of topics from algebra and trigonometry. These courses serve as additional preparation for students with insufficient background who desire to take Mth 251, 252, and 253: Calculus I, II, and III.
Prerequisite: Mth 111 or equivalent.
Dual Credit Available.
Mth 251 Section 202 Calculus I
Instructor: Rachel Webb
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4 credits $472
A standard college course in differential calculus and analytical geometry.
Prerequisite: Mth 112 or equivalent.
Dual Credit Available.
Mth 252 Section 216 Calculus II
Instructor: Rachel Webb
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4 credits $472
A continuation of Mth 251, the development of integral calculus with applications.
Prerequisite: Mth 251 or equivalent.
Dual Credit Available.
Mth 95 Section 191 Intermediate Algebra
Instructor: Joe Ediger
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4 credits $472
A study of algebra topics including problem solving, linear equations, systems of equations, polynomials and factoring techniques, rational expressions, radicals and exponents, and quadratic equations. For those entering college with less than two years of high school algebra. Credit for enrollment (eligibility) but not toward graduation; satisfies no university or general education requirements.
Dual Credit Available.
Psy 200 Section 241 Psychology as a Natural Science
Instructor: Michael Chamberlain
Syllabus
4 credits $472
Explores the foundations of human behavior in the areas of physiological and biological psychology; cognitive, moral, and emotional development; sensation, perception and consciousness, and learning, thinking, and memory. Also focuses on issues in experimental design and teaches students how to critically evaluate psychological research. This course and Psy 204 constitute a general instroduction to the field of psychology.
Dual Credit Available.
Soc 200 Section 158 Introduction to Sociology
Instructor: Carol Holdt
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4 credits $472
A study of the fundamental concepts in sociological theory and methods, and the major arenas of sociological thought and investigation: culture, society, socialization, social interaction, groups and organizations, social stratification and social class, race, ethnicity, and sex and gender.
Dual Credit Available.
Stat 243 Section 220 Introduction to Probability and Statistics I
Instructor: Robert Fountain
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Syllabus
4 credits $472
A basic course in statistical analysis including presentation of data probability, probability distributions, sampling distributions, applications, and use of statistical computer packages. A broad, nontechnical survey designed primarily for nonmath students who need to use the subject in their own fields. Not approved for major credit. Stat 243 and 244 must be taken in sequence.
Prerequisite: second-year high school algebra or equivalent.
Dual Credit Available.
Stat 244 Section 221 Introduction to Probability and Statistics II
Instructor: Robert Fountain
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Syllabus
4 credits $472
A continuation of Stat 243. A basic course in statistical analysis including estimation, tests of significance, experimental design and analysis of variance, regression and correlation, nonparametric statistics, selected topics, applications, and use of statistical computer packages. A broad, nontechnical survey designed primarily for nonmath students who need to use the subject in their own fields. Not approved for major credit. Stat 243 and 244 must be taken in sequence.
Prerequisite: Stat 243 or equivalent.
Dual Credit Available.
Wr 115 Section 231 Introduction to College Writing
Instructor: Matthew Hein
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4 credits $472
Course is designed to help students increase fluency and confidence in writing and learn conventions of writing for college. Will also help students deal with college-level reading. Recommended as a companion to Freshman Inquiry for those who need or want intensive work on reading and/or writing.
Dual Credit Available.
Wr 121 Section 239 College Writing
Instructor: Matthew Hein
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Syllabus
4 credits $472
A writing course for lower-division students in which they develop critical thinking abilities by reading and writing. Increase their rhetorical strategies, practice writing processes, and learn textual conventions. Includes formal and informal writing, responding to a variety of readings, and revising individual pieces for a final portfolio of work. This course is recommended for any student wishing additional writing experience.
Dual Credit Available.
Wr 222 Section 173 The Research Paper
Instructor: Tobias Peterson
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4 credits $472
An elective course. The techniques for compiling and writing research papers. Attention to available reference materials, use of library, taking notes, critical evaluation of evidence, and conventions for documenting academic papers. Practice in organizing and writing a long expository essay based on use of library resources. May not be used by PSU students to fulfill English major requirements, nonmajor distribution requirements, or the English composition requirement.
Prerequisite: Wr 121 or PSU Freshman Inquiry.
Dual Credit Available.