May 04, 2024  
2021-2022 Kilgore College Catalog 
    
2021-2022 Kilgore College Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


Explanation of Items in Course Description

Course Prefix
Course Number
Course Title
Semester Hour Credit
Lecture Hours Each Week
Lab Hours Each Week
Course Description
ACNT
1303
Introduction to Accounting I

(3-3-0)
(3-3-0)
(3-3-0)
 
When Course Generally Offered F=Fall,
Sp=Spring,
Su=Summer
Coordinating Board Approval Number (5203010004)
Note: KC uses the Texas Common Course Numbering System.
(T) after the course number indicates an academic course that is designed to transfer to a bachelor’s degree program. Students should check with the transfer institution to verify applicability to their specific major.
(NT) after the course number indicates a workforce course that is not designed to transfer to a bachelor’s degree program.
 

Physics

Note: A grade of “C” or better must be earned for successful completion of a course.

  
  • PHYS 1303 (T) - Stars and Galaxies (lecture)

    Semester Credit Hour(s): 3 Lecture Hour(s) Each Week: 3 Lab Hour(s) Each Week: 0
    Study of stars, galaxies, and the universe outside our solar system. This course fulfills a three-hour general education requirement in natural science.
    Prerequisite(s): Eligible to enroll in a math co-requisite support course and ENGL 0301  and ENGL 1301  
    When Offered: F, Sp Coordinating Board Approval Number: 4002015103)
    Note: Student is only allowed to take one three-hour science course. The other science course must be 4 hours (lecture and lab).
  
  • PHYS 1401 (T) - College Physics I

    Semester Credit Hour(s): 4 Lecture Hour(s) Each Week: 3 Lab Hour(s) Each Week: 3
    Fundamental principles of physics, using algebra and trigonometry; the principles and applications of classical mechanics and thermodynamics, including harmonic motion, mechanical waves and sound, physical systems, Newton’s Laws of Motion, and gravitation and other fundamental forces; with emphasis on problem solving. Concurrent enrollment in corresponding lab is required.
    Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of MATH 1314  and MATH 1316 or successful completion of MATH 2412 ; or permission from the department chair
    Fees: Course fee $50. When Offered: F, Sp, Su Coordinating Board Approval Number: 4008015303
  
  • PHYS 1402 (T) - College Physics II

    Semester Credit Hour(s): 4 Lecture Hour(s) Each Week: 3 Lab Hour(s) Each Week: 3
    Fundamental principles of physics, using algebra and trigonometry; the principles and applications of electricity and magnetism, including circuits, electrostatics, electromagnetism, waves, sound, light, optics, and modern physics topics; with emphasis on problem solving. Concurrent enrollment in corresponding lab is required.
    Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of PHYS 1401. 
    Fees: Course fee $50. When Offered: F, Sp, Su Coordinating Board Approval Number: 4008015303
  
  • PHYS 1404 (T) - Solar System

    Semester Credit Hour(s): 4 Lecture Hour(s) Each Week: 3 Lab Hour(s) Each Week: 3
    Study of the sun and its solar system, including its origin. This course fulfills a general education requirement in natural science.  Concurrent enrollment in corresponding lab is required.
    Prerequisite(s): Eligible to enroll in a  Math co-requisite support course and ENGL 0301  and ENGL 1301  .
    Fees: Course fee $50. When Offered: F, Sp Coordinating Board Approval Number: 4002015203
  
  • PHYS 1405 (T) - Elementary Physics I

    Semester Credit Hour(s): 4 Lecture Hour(s) Each Week: 3 Lab Hour(s) Each Week: 3
    Conceptual level survey of topics in physics intended for liberal arts and other non-science majors. This course satisfies a general requirement for a laboratory science. Concurrent enrollment in corresponding lab is required.
    Prerequisite(s): Eligible to enroll in a  Math co-requisite support course and ENGL 0301  and ENGL 1301  .
    Fees: Course fee $50. When Offered: F, Sp Coordinating Board Approval Number: 4008015103
  
  • PHYS 2425 (T) - University Physics I

    Semester Credit Hour(s): 4 Lecture Hour(s) Each Week: 3 Lab Hour(s) Each Week: 3
    Fundamental principles of physics, using calculus, for science, computer science, and engineering majors; the principles and applications of classical mechanics, including harmonic motion, physical systems and thermodynamics; and emphasis on problem solving. Concurrent enrollment in corresponding lab is required.
    Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of MATH 2413  or permission from the department chair
    Fees: Course fee $50. When Offered: F, Sp Coordinating Board Approval Number: 4008015403
  
  • PHYS 2426 (T) - University Physics II

    Semester Credit Hour(s): 4 Lecture Hour(s) Each Week: 3 Lab Hour(s) Each Week: 3
    Principles of physics for science, computer science, and engineering majors, using calculus, involving the principles of electricity and magnetism, including circuits, electromagnetism, waves, sound, light, and optics. Concurrent enrollment in corresponding lab is required.
    Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of  MATH 2414 (T) - Calculus II  and Successful completion of PHYS 2425 (T) - University Physics I  
    Fees: Course fee $50. When Offered: F, Sp Coordinating Board Approval Number: 4008015703