Looking for a more focused and flexible approach to college? FOCUS pathways allow you to complete all your coursework in the same number of semesters as the standard degree path - while taking fewer classes at a time.
Most classes last the full 16 weeks of a standard semester. A full course load means taking four to five classes for the whole semester.
Classes in the FOCUS pathway instead last only 8 weeks. You can take just two or three classes at a time, completing some classes in the first half of the semester and enrolling in new classes for the second half.
Business Management FOCUS Pathway
Earn an Associate degree in Business Management by following this FOCUS pathway.
| Term | Session | Course | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 1 | 1st 8-weeks (Aug-Oct) | College Seminar (SEM-105) | 2 |
| Intro to Business (BUS-101) | 3 | ||
| 2nd 8-weeks (Oct - Dec) | Financial Accounting (ACC-104) | 4 | |
| English Comp 1 (ENG-101) | 3 | ||
| 12 total | |||
| Spring 1 | 1st 8-weeks (Jan - Mar) | Managerial Accounting (ACC-203) | 4 |
| Prin of Macroeconomics (ECO-102) | 3 | ||
| 2nd 8-weeks (Mar - May) | Prin of Management (BUS-103-AC95) | 3 | |
| English Comp 2 (ENG-102) | 3 | ||
| 13 total | |||
| Summer 1 | 8-weeks (June - July) | Inter Algebra (MAT-108) | 4 |
| Intro to Psychology (PSY-101) | 3 | ||
| 8 total | |||
| Fall 2 | 1st 8-weeks (Aug-Oct) | Intro to Computer Fund (CIT-115) | 3 |
| Prin of Marketing (BUS-104) | 3 | ||
| 2nd 8-weeks (Oct - Dec) | Oral Communications (SPH-101) | 3 | |
| Personal Finance (BUS-110) | 3 | ||
| 12 total | |||
| Spring 2 | 1st 8-weeks (Jan - Mar) | Business Communications (BUS-130) | 3 |
| Business Law (BUS-251) | 3 | ||
| 2nd 8-weeks (Mar - May) | Prin of Supervision (BUS-200) | 3 | |
| Human Resource Management (BUS-201) | 3 | ||
| Achieving Cultural Competence (ETH-114) | 3 | ||
| 16 total | |||
| Summer 2 | 8-weeks (June - July) | Science Elective | 3 |
| Prin of Selling (BUS-212) | 3 | ||
| 6 total |
Psychology FOCUS Pathway
Earn an Associate degree in Psychology by following this FOCUS pathway.
| Term | Session | Course | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 1 | 1st 8-weeks (Aug-Oct) | College Seminar (SEM-105) | 2 |
| Intro to Psychology (PSY-101) | 3 | ||
| Intro to Music (MUS-101) | 3 | ||
| 2nd 8-weeks (Oct - Dec) | Intro to Political Science (POL-101) | 3 | |
| English Comp 1 (ENG-101) | 3 | ||
| 14 total | |||
| Spring 1 | 1st 8-weeks (Jan - Mar) | Human Development (PSY-108) | 3 |
| Intro to Philosophy | 3 | ||
| 2nd 8-weeks (Mar - May) | United States History since 1865 (HIS-105) | 3 | |
| English Comp 2 (ENG-102) | 3 | ||
| 12 total | |||
| Summer 1 | 8-weeks (June - July) | Inter Algebra (MAT-108) | 4 |
| General Biology (BIO-151) | 4 | ||
| 8 total | |||
| Fall 2 | 1st 8-weeks (Aug-Oct) | Intro to Computer Fund (CIT-115) | 3 |
| Abnormal Psychology (PSY-208) | 3 | ||
| 2nd 8-weeks (Oct - Dec) | Oral Communications (SPH-101) | 3 | |
| Statistics for Beh & Social Sci (PSY-270) | 4 | ||
| 13 total | |||
| Spring 2 | 1st 8-weeks (Jan - Mar) | Research Methods & Appl (PSY-290) | 4 |
| English Elective | 3 | ||
| 2nd 8-weeks (Mar - May) | Restricted Elective | 3 | |
| Achieving Cultural Competence (ETH-114) | 3 | ||
| 13 total | |||
| Summer 2 | 8-weeks (June - July) | Science Elective | 3 |
| 3 total |