Academics

CREDIT COURSES

Among MCCC courses, three-letter prefixes (ENG, for example) abbreviate a course's subject area; the three digits that follow (101, for example) identify each particular course. Generally, courses numbered 100 or lower are academic foundation courses; those numbered from 101 to 199 are first-year offerings; and 200-level courses are second-year offerings.

Each description specifies the course’s credit value, which determines the tuition charge and the extent to which the course contributes toward the credit requirements for a degree.

All courses require college-level competence in reading, writing, and basic mathematics unless otherwise specified. Minimum proficiency is determined by one of the following: college skills placement test; completion of required academic foundations courses in reading, writing, and computation; or evidence of equivalent academic preparation. Specific skill requirements and additional course prerequisites are noted in individual course descriptions.

Prerequisites and Corequisites

Some courses require specific prerequisites or corequisites.

• Providing a foundation of related learning, a prerequisite is a course that must be successfully completed prior to starting any course requiring it.

• Providing complementary content, a corequisite is a course that must be taken either along with or prior to starting another course requiring it.