Spring Courses

Saturdays, January 30 – May 22, 2027, 9:00 – 12:00 p.m., 3 credits

Description: A Biology course for non-science majors that emphasizes the function of the human body. Medical issues relating to personal and community health, as well as ethical issues will be discussed.

This course is for non-science majors.
 

Saturdays, January 30 – May 22, 2027, 9:00 – 11:30 a.m., Recitation:  12 – 1:50 p.m., Lab: 2:30 – 4:20 p.m., 4 credits

Description: This is the second semester of a two-semester general chemistry course-sequence. An in-depth introduction to the fundamental laws and techniques of chemistry for majors in science and engineering. Topics include: chemical kinetics; chemical equilibrium; acids and bases; free energy, entropy and the second law of thermodynamics; electrochemistry; advanced bonding concepts; metals and coordination chemistry; and nuclear chemistry. Prerequisite: CHEM 10301 (Minimum passing grade C)

Saturdays, January 30 – May 22, 2027, 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m., 3 credits

Description: The students will develop strategies for reading, drafting, collaborating, revising, and editing ideas and points of view, thoughts and arguments into different shapes, mediums, and genres.  Students will explore and analyze, in writing and reading, a variety of genres and rhetorical situations.

Saturdays, January 30 – May 22, 2027, 9:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m., 3 credits

Online synchronous (camera must be on during the class and microphone on mute, unless speaking)

Description: An introduction to the study of human development and learning, personality and motivation, sex differences, attitudes, aggressions, interpersonal attraction, behavior in groups and work settings, abnormal behavior, and its treatment. Emphasizes on the ways in which psychological theory and research can be applied to individual and social problems.

Week of February 1 – May 21, 2027, Monday – Friday, times to be determined, 3 credits. OPEN to A. Philip Randolph Campus High School students ONLY

Description: The social context of schooling. An inquiry into the philosophy, history, sociology, quality, immigration, and the education of children from non-dominant cultures. Digital technology will be used as much as possible in data gathering.

Week of February 1 – May 21, 2027, Monday – Friday, times to be determined, 3 credits. OPEN to A. Philip Randolph Campus High School students ONLY

Description: This class introduces students to digital game development through the game engine Unity. Students learn the basics of the Unity interface and the fundamentals of programming in C#. Students will create simple game prototypes as assignments to learn core programming concepts. No prior programming knowledge is necessary, although assignments will be tailored to individual students’ programming experience.

Week of February 1 – May 21, 2027, Monday – Friday, days and times to be determined, 1 credit. Open to Bronx Compass High School students ONLY

Description: This course will equip high school students with the skills, habits and knowledge to transition from high school to college. Students will reflect on their academic and career goals, how to navigate the college system, study skills, and communication skills through interactive games, creative writing, collaborative activities, and engaging lessons to prepare them through their college journey.

Week of February 1 – May 21, 2027, Monday – Friday, times to be determined, 3 credits. 3 credits. Open to Bronx Compass High School students ONLY

Description: An overview of American government. Analysis focuses on three major areas:  The Constitution and the debates of the Founding era, America’s political institutions and processes, and the political behavior of the American public. Attention is also paid to major public policies.

Week of February 1 – May 21, 2027, Monday – Friday, times to be determined, 3 credits. Open to Lyons Community High School students ONLY

Description: This course will teach students how to analyze and determine what is true and false in every form of media. It will examine misinformation, disinformation, and manipulation. Through readings, watching videos, movies, listening to podcasts, viewing social media and gaming, students will develop critical thinking skills that will help them examine the information they receive from an ever-expanding number of platforms and media delivery systems. Students will learn how to analyze and evaluate news, podcasts, photos, movies, music, gaming and entertainment and examine the ethical issues involved in the creators’ points of view. They will also learn to evaluate the intent of the authors and creators to influence individuals and society on the local, national and global levels.

Week of February 1 – May 21, 2027, Monday – Friday, times to be determined, 1 credit. Open to Urban Assembly School: Performing Arts students ONLY

Description: This course will equip high school students with the skills, habits and knowledge to transition from high school to college. Students will reflect on their academic and career goals, how to navigate the college system, study skills, and communication skills through interactive games, creative writing, collaborative activities, and engaging lessons to prepare them through their college journey.

Week of February 1 – May 21, 2027, days and times to be determined, 1 credit. Open to Virtual Learning Classrooms students ONLY

Description: This course will equip high school students with the skills, habits, and knowledge needed to transition from high school to college. Students will explore their academic and career goals while learning how to navigate the college system, develop effective study strategies, and strengthen communication and self-advocacy skills. Through interactive games, creative writing, collaborative activities, and engaging lessons, prepare them for their college journey.

January 30 – May 22, 2027, Saturday, 9:00 a.m. – 10:30 p.m., 1 credit.

Description: An introduction to engineering practice through hands-on investigations, computer applications, design projects and student. Presentations in the fields of structures and robotics. In the first segment of the course, the behavior of materials and structural members is explored. Concepts of structural safety and equilibrium are developed and students are introduced to structural analysis of a steel truss bridge, and building a model bridge. 

January 30 – May 22, 2027, Saturdays, 9:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., 3 credits

Description:  The main objectives of this course are to explain the key concepts in finance and illustrate how to apply the to real-world situations.  It covers topics such as (a) Time value of money, (b) Investment decision rules and Evaluating projects, (c) Basics of bond and stock valuation, (d) Portfolio management, (e) Capital Asset Pricing Model and Cost of capital, and (f) Capital structure, Working capital management, and Payout policy. The learnings from this course are crucial for any business professional, regardless of their specific career objectives. The course requires no prior knowledge of finance, and it is designed as such.

Saturdays, January 30 – May 22, 2027, 9:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., 3 credits.

Description: Introduction to functions, rational expressions, and their applications, rational exponents, conic sections, Gaussian elimination and determinants, nonlinear systems of equations, introduction to trigonometric functions.

Saturdays, January 30 – May 22, 2027, 9:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., 3 credits.

Description:  Intervals, inequalities, operations on functions, inverse functions, graphing polynomial and rational functions, binomial theorem, exponential and logarithmic functions, trigonometric functions and formulas. Prerequisite: MATH 19000 (Minimum C grade) or Math Placement Test Score.

Saturdays, January 30 – May 22, 2027, 9:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m., 4 credits.

Description: Limits, continuity, derivatives, differentiation and its applications, differentials, definite and indefinite integrals. Prerequisite: MATH 19500 (Minimum C grade) or Math Placement Test Score