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In the Course Descriptions section, students will find a list of all active courses for the current academic year at Southwestern Michigan College. To better understand the dynamic of each description entry, the following example and corresponding information have been provided.
Example Course Description
1 ACCO 201 - 2 Principles of Accounting I
3 Credit Hours: 4 | Contact Hours: 4 (Lecture: 4 Lab: 0)
4 Semesters Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.
5 Prerequisite: Minimum grade of C in BUSI 200, concurrent enrollment allowed. 6 Additional Cost: $20.00 per contact hour if enrolled in an online format of this course.
6 Covers the principles of accounting with an emphasis on financial accounting for sole proprietorships, also including partnerships and corporations, the accounting cycle, financial statements, worksheets, adjusting and closing entries, service and merchandising enterprises, special journals, subsidiary ledgers, cash, voucher system, receivables, inventory, plant assets, payables, payroll, and theory.
7 Additional Cost: $20.00 per contact hour if enrolled in an online format of this course.
8 NOTE: If any, additional course notes will appear here.
About the Course Description
- The subject code and course number.
- The course title.
- The number of credit hours and the number of contact hours for the course. The contact hours are then further defined as the number of lecture hours and the number of laboratory hours per week. SMC tuition is based on the number of contact hours.
- The semester(s) in which the course is offered.
- The prerequisite requirements needed to enroll in the course (more information on prerequisites is listed below).
- A course description defining the nature of the course content, and what students will likely study while enrolled in the course.
- Information about additional course fees, if applicable (please note that course fees differ from book fees).
- Additional notes that may be relevant for students to know about the course, if any.
What are Prerequisites and Corequisites?
A prerequisite is a requirement, unless otherwise stated, indicating the preparation standard, previous course work, or simultaneous coursework recommended for enrollment in the desired course. A prerequisite differs from a corequisite in that a corequisite indicates another course that must be taken concurrently with the desired course.
Prerequisite requirements are usually satisfied in one of the following ways:
- Success in a previously completed course, often exemplified by a final grade of C or better.
- Transfer credits awarded for a course previously completed (with a final grade of C or better) at another college or university.
- By a satisfactory high school GPA or previous success in certain high school courses.
- By an ACT, SAT, or PSAT test score.
- By a satisfactory test score on an exam offered by the SMC Testing Center.
When students are permitted simultaneous enrollment in a prerequisite course (Course A) and the target course (Course B), withdrawing from Course A will not impact the student’s ability to remain enrolled in the second course (Course B).
When students are enrolled in two courses that are corequisites for each other (e.g., to be enrolled in Course A the student must be enrolled in Course B; and to be enrolled in Course B the student must be enrolled in Course A), withdrawing from one of the courses means an automatic withdrawal from the other course.
When students are enrolled in two courses in which one course (Course A) is a corequisite for another course (Course B), but Course B, institutionally, is not a corequisite for Course A, should a student decide to withdraw from Course A, they can remain in Course B. If a student decides to withdraw from Course B, they cannot remain in Course A since enrollment in Course A requires enrollment in Course B (see MATH courses).
More information on understanding test scores used to satisfy prerequisite and corequisite conditions can be found here .
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