General Academic & Technical Programs

First generation graduates of the UAF Community and Technical College take a group photo together after attending the 2023 Trailblazer Recognition Ceremony hosted at the CTC, 4/25/23

Community and Technical College
General Academic & Technical Programs
907-455-2800 

Department Overview

The general academic and technical program at the UAF Community & Technical College is the academic home for the associate of arts and the apprenticeship technologies degrees. The program also offers the recreation program and general education courses that support associate of applied science and certificate requirements.

The associate of arts degree is a rigorous program of study for students who eventually intend to transfer to a bachelor’s degree program. The degree may serve as a career starting point or stepping stone to a bachelor’s program.

Apprenticeship Technologies is a degree completion program specifically designed for individuals who are in the process of completing or have completed a formal apprenticeship program and who are interested in earning a degree to prepare for leadership and management positions within their trade or occupation.

The recreation program offers classes for all levels in dance, fitness, martial arts, swimming, skiing, yoga, and more. Classes are offered every semester at various locations throughout the Fairbanks community to provide students, faculty, staff, and community members with an opportunity to stay active and fit while earning college credit.

Learn more about the Associate of Arts and Apprenticeship Technology programs, including an overview of the program, career opportunities, and more.


A.A., Associate of Arts

The Associate of Arts degree is offered at all UAF campuses. The degree offers a rigorous program of study for the serious student who eventually intends to transfer to a bachelor’s degree program. The degree may serve as a starting point for a career or as a stepping stone to a bachelor’s program. You may earn only one A.A. degree.

Minimum Requirements for Associate of Arts Degree: 60 credits


A.A.S., Apprenticeship Technologies

The A.A.S. degree in apprenticeship technologies provides career and technical training and supporting coursework to prepare students for the rapidly changing global workplace. The program also helps Alaska industries by training workers who can meet increasing certification requirements that reflect complex business and industrial standards.

The apprenticeship technologies program is a 60-credit A.A.S. degree delivered collaboratively through UAA, UAF and UAS. The practical integration of general coursework and training for vocational-technical trades specifically reflects the university's commitment to high-quality instruction and public service. Individuals earning this degree must complete a formal apprenticeship program and hold journey-level status in trades or occupations (including occupational license or occupational certificate) recognized by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Training and Employment Administration.

Students declaring a major in apprenticeship technologies must present documentation of acceptance into an apprenticeship program meeting the requirements of the U.S. Department of Labor, Training and Employment Administration. The appropriate College of Indigenous Studies campus will review the documentation and may recommend up to 38 credits of coursework following completion of all courses listed below. Students are encouraged to begin the required courses while completing the apprenticeship program to expand the quality and breadth of the program. Students who complete this program may be eligible to enroll in the B.S. technology degree program at UAA or the B.A.A.S. degree program at UAF.

Minimum Requirements for Apprenticeship Technologies A.A.S. Degree: 60 credits


Courses

Applied Photography (APHO)

APHO F074      Process/Print Color Negatives
1 Credit

Offered As Demand Warrants

Developing print film using the Kodak Flexicolor C-41 and Hobby-pac processes. Making proof sheets and enlargements using Extaprint 2, Hobby-pac and Ektaflex processes. Students must have a camera and two rolls of film.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 1 + 0 + 0

Grading System: Letter Grades with option of Plus/Minus

American Sign Language (ASLG)

ASLG F101X      American Sign Language I      (h)
3 Credits

Offered As Demand Warrants

Visual-gestural language used by most deaf Americans. Acquisition of receptive and expressive conversational skills. Cultural aspects of everyday life experiences of deaf people.

Attributes: UAF GER Humanities Req

Lecture + Lab + Other: 3 + 0 + 0

Grading System: Letter Grades with option of Plus/Minus

ASLG F110      American Sign Language Practice      (h)
1 Credit

Offered As Demand Warrants

Skill development in use of American Sign Language. Conducted entirely in sign language with aspects of deaf culture included. All skill levels.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 1 + 0 + 0

Grading System: Pass/Fail Grades

Repeatable for Credit: May be taken 3 times for up to 3 credits

ASLG F202X      American Sign Language II      (h)
3 Credits

Offered As Demand Warrants

Expressive and receptive conversational skills. Understanding the culture that is an integral part of the language. Continuation of American Sign Language I.

Prerequisites: ASLG F101X.

Attributes: UAF GER Humanities Req

Lecture + Lab + Other: 3 + 0 + 0

Grading System: Letter Grades with option of Plus/Minus

ASLG F203      American Sign Language III      (h)
3 Credits

Offered As Demand Warrants

Grammar, conceptual structure and lexical items of American Sign Language. Cultural awareness and expressive and receptive signing skills for communicating and understanding American Sign Language in diverse contexts. Continuation of ASLG F101X and ASLG F202X.

Prerequisites: ASLG F202X.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 3 + 0 + 0

Grading System: Letter Grades with option of Plus/Minus

ASLG F204      American Sign Language IV      (h)
3 Credits

Offered As Demand Warrants

Spontaneous and interactive use of American Sign Language. Grammar, structure and lexical components. Cultural aspects supporting communication in American Sign Language at an advanced level. A continuation of ASLG F203.

Prerequisites: ASLG F203.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 3 + 0 + 0

Grading System: Letter Grades with option of Plus/Minus

ASLG F205      American Sign Language V      (h)
3 Credits

Offered As Demand Warrants

Highly advanced analysis of American Sign Language, including classifiers, grammar and lexicon. Expanded receptive and expressive skill development based in extensive cultural knowledge of the Deaf community in America.

Prerequisites: ASLG F204.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 3 + 0 + 0

Grading System: Letter Grades with option of Plus/Minus

ASLG F220      Deaf Culture
3 Credits

Offered As Demand Warrants

Exploration of the Deaf-World through various lenses provided by multidisciplinary fields of anthropology, sociology, history and cultural studies. Students will be asked to inquire into the diversity, complexities and commonalities of deaf cultural experiences through rigorous questioning of fundamental issues pertaining to cultural practices, ideology, power, identity and heritage.

Prerequisites: WRTG F111X, ASLG F202X.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 3 + 0 + 0

Grading System: Letter Grades with option of Plus/Minus

ASLG F230      Deaf History
3 Credits

Offered As Demand Warrants

Deaf history in America from 1800 to 1950, this course addresses the emergence, growth and survival of America's Deaf community. Topics include schools, labor, community ties, eugenics and organizations, students will learn the significance of the "Deaf" place as well as parallels with other minority groups and associated trends.

Prerequisites: WRTG F111X; ASLG F202X.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 3 + 0 + 0

Grading System: Letter Grades with option of Plus/Minus

ASLG F240      ASL Literature
3 Credits

Offered As Demand Warrants

This course is designed as a thorough exploration of the literary traditions in the deaf community. Attention will be given to the unique face-to-face nature of signed literature and its numerous traditional forms. Students will become versed in the stylists, poetics and cultural contexts of signed literature in its live as well as video-text formats.

Prerequisites: WRTG F111X; ASLG F202X.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 3 + 0 + 0

Grading System: Letter Grades with option of Plus/Minus

ASLG F260      ASL Lab
1 Credit

Offered As Demand Warrants

Skill development and refinement in both expressive and receptive ASL and the grammar of ASL through structured activities, which will supplement what is learned in ASLG F202X each week. Conducted entirely in Sign Language.

Prerequisites: ASLG F202X (may be taken concurrently).

Lecture + Lab + Other: 0 + 3 + 0

Grading System: Pass/Fail Grades

 Arabic (ARAB)

ARAB F100B      Elementary Arabic 1B      (h)
3 Credits

Offered As Demand Warrants

Continuation of ARAB F100A. Increasing emphasis on the fundamentals of the spoken language, vocabulary and grammatical structure, and expanded information on culture. Does not meet Foreign Language major or minor requirements.

Prerequisites: ARAB F100A.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 3 + 0 + 0

Grading System: Letter Grades with option of Plus/Minus

Chinese (CHNS F100A-D)

CHNS F100A      Chinese Culture and Conversation IA
3 Credits

Offered As Demand Warrants

An introductory course in Chinese language and culture with an emphasis on the spoken pronunciation, and contemporary use of the language. This class does not meet Perspectives on the Human Condition requirements, or Foreign Language major or minor requirements.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 3 + 0 + 0

Grading System: Letter Grades with option of Plus/Minus

CHNS F100B      Chinese Culture and Conversation IB
3 Credits

Offered As Demand Warrants

A continuation of introduction to the Chinese language and culture with an emphasis on the spoken and written language. Course will focus on language skills to include grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation, and contemporary use of the language. This class does not meet Foreign Language major or minor requirements.

Prerequisites: CHNS F100A.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 3 + 0 + 0

Grading System: Letter Grades with option of Plus/Minus

CHNS F100C      Chinese Culture and Conversation IIA
3 Credits

Offered As Demand Warrants

Continuation of CHNS F100B. Students continue to progress in basic skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing sentence patterns. Grammar and sentence pattern analysis will be presented systematically to help students establish a solid foundation for the use of language.

Prerequisites: CHNS F100B.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 3 + 0 + 0

Grading System: Letter Grades with option of Plus/Minus

CHNS F100D      Chinese Culture and Conversation IIB
3 Credits

Offered As Demand Warrants

Continuation of CHNS F100C. Students continue to progress in basic skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing by learning more characters/vocabulary and broadened sentence patterns. Grammar and sentence pattern analysis will be presented systematically to help students establish a solid foundation for the use of language.

Prerequisites: CHNS F100C.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 3 + 0 + 0

Grading System: Letter Grades with option of Plus/Minus

English as a Second Language (ESLG F050-F099)

ESLG F051      Speaking English as a Second Language
1-3 Credits

Offered As Demand Warrants

Engaging in English conversation. For students who do not speak English as their first language, but who can understand and follow simple instructions in English. The emphasis is on large quantities of comprehensible English, and building student confidence in understanding and speaking it.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 1-3 + 0 + 0

Grading System: Letter Grades with option of Plus/Minus

Repeatable for Credit: May be taken unlimited times for up to 3 credits

ESLG F061      Reading English as a Second Language
1-3 Credits

Offered As Demand Warrants

Language experience approach and other methods are used to increase students' abilities and to build their confidence in reading English as it is encountered everyday. For students whose first language is not English, this class provides an opportunity to develop the skills involved in reading simple passages in English.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 1-3 + 0 + 0

Grading System: Letter Grades with option of Plus/Minus

Repeatable for Credit: May be taken unlimited times for up to 3 credits

ESLG F071      Writing English as a Second Language
1-3 Credits

Offered As Demand Warrants

Developing skills at writing simple English compositions. For students whose first language is not English. The emphasis is on writing large quantities of English which is understandable to native English speakers, and on building students' confidence in communicating through written English.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 1-3 + 0 + 0

Grading System: Letter Grades with option of Plus/Minus

Repeatable for Credit: May be taken unlimited times for up to 3 credits

Italian (ITAL)

ITAL F100A      Elementary Italian I      (h)
3 Credits

Offered As Demand Warrants

Introductory study of the Italian language, culture and geography. Focuses on language skills to include grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation and contemporary use of the language. Students will be introduced to the written and spoken language while learning about Italian culture.

Special Notes: Does not meet Foreign Language major or minor requirements.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 3 + 0 + 0

Grading System: Letter Grades with option of Plus/Minus

ITAL F100B      Elementary Italian II      (h)
3 Credits

Offered As Demand Warrants

For students already in the process of learning Italian. Will be working individually, in pairs and in small groups toward reading, writing, listening and speaking. Focuses on language skills to include vocabulary terms, grammatical structures and conversational abilities. Will also learn about different cultures in the Italian-speaking world.

Prerequisites: ITAL F100A.

Special Notes: Does not meet Foreign Language major or minor requirements.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 3 + 0 + 0

Grading System: Letter Grades with option of Plus/Minus

Recreation (RECR)

RECR F110A      Beginning Swimming
1 Credit

Offered As Demand Warrants

Beginning level swimming skills, proper breathing techniques and beginning strokes. Emphasizes personal water safety.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 0 + 3 + 0

Grading System: Pass/Fail Grades

RECR F110B      Intermediate Swimming
1 Credit

Offered As Demand Warrants

Intermediate-level swimming skills, proper breathing techniques and beginning strokes. Emphasizes personal water safety.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 0 + 3 + 0

Grading System: Pass/Fail Grades

RECR F110C      Advanced Swimming
1 Credit

Offered As Demand Warrants

Advanced-level swimming skills, proper breathing techniques and beginning strokes. Emphasizes personal water safety.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 0 + 3 + 0

Grading System: Pass/Fail Grades

RECR F110D      Conditioning Swimming
1 Credit

Offered As Demand Warrants

Covers proper warm-up and warm-down techniques, lap swim etiquette, and proper use of workout equipment.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 0 + 3 + 0

Grading System: Pass/Fail Grades

RECR F110E      Beginning Scuba
1 Credit

Offered As Demand Warrants

Instruction and practice in beginning underwater aquatic activities.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 0 + 3 + 0

Grading System: Pass/Fail Grades

RECR F110J      Fundamentals of Competitive Water Polo
1 Credit

Offered As Demand Warrants

Introduction to the game of water polo. Students will learn techniques used in water polo, as well as the basic rules and regulations of the sport.

Prerequisites: RECR F110D.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 0 + 3 + 0

Grading System: Pass/Fail Grades

RECR F110L      Lifeguarding
1 Credit

Offered As Demand Warrants

Provide entry-level lifeguard knowledge and skills to prevent, recognize and respond to aquatic emergencies and to provide care for breathing and cardiac emergencies, injuries and sudden illness until emergency medical services personnel take over.

Special Notes: To enroll in this course, students must attend the prescreening skills test, pass a swimming skills test and be at least 15 yrs of age before the start of the class session.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 0.5 + 1.5 + 0

Grading System: Pass/Fail Grades

Repeatable for Credit: May be taken 2 times for up to 2 credits

RECR F120A      Aerobics
1 Credit

Offered As Demand Warrants

Moderate to high impact dance routines set to music designed to increase cardiovascular strength, promote coordination, and increase overall body strength and flexibility.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 0 + 3 + 0

Grading System: Pass/Fail Grades

RECR F120C      Beginning Yoga
1 Credit

Offered As Demand Warrants

Beginning concepts and philosophy of yoga, breathing, postures, meditation, Sanskrit names of exercises, increased muscle tone and flexibility.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 0 + 3 + 0

Grading System: Pass/Fail Grades

RECR F120D      Intermediate Yoga
1 Credit

Offered As Demand Warrants

Intermediate concepts and philosophy of yoga, breathing, postures, meditation, Sanskrit names of exercises, increased muscle tone and flexibility.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 0 + 3 + 0

Grading System: Pass/Fail Grades

RECR F120F      Exercise And Fitness
1 Credit

Offered As Demand Warrants

Instruction and practice in activities at beginning through advanced levels including (but not limited to) multi-fitness conditioning, recreational fitness activities, running, cycling, walking, weight training, aerobics, power lifting, tai chi chuan and yoga.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 0 + 3 + 0

Grading System: Pass/Fail Grades

RECR F120G      Military Fitness Training
1 Credit

Offered As Demand Warrants

Instruction and practice in fitness activities concentrating on flexibility, strength, and muscular and cardiovascular endurance.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 0 + 3 + 0

Grading System: Pass/Fail Grades

RECR F120H      Multi Fitness Conditioning
1 Credit

Offered As Demand Warrants

An overview of medium to high intensity aerobic exercise and muscle strengthening, conditioning and toning.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 0 + 3 + 0

Grading System: Pass/Fail Grades

RECR F120J      Weight Training
1 Credit

Offered As Demand Warrants

Design and perform strength training routines using resistance to achieve overall fitness.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 0 + 3 + 0

Grading System: Pass/Fail Grades

RECR F120K      Advanced Weight Training
1 Credit

Offered As Demand Warrants

Design and perform strength training routines using resistance to achieve overall fitness.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 0 + 3 + 0

Grading System: Pass/Fail Grades

RECR F120L      Zumba Fitness
1 Credit

Offered As Demand Warrants

Introduction to basic Zumba Fitness/Latin dance steps from salsa, meringue, cumbia, reggaeton, and belly dance along with other international rhythms. Students will learn to identify the music, as well as a brief history of the dance.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 0 + 3 + 0

Grading System: Pass/Fail Grades

RECR F130A      Beginning Jazz Dance
1 Credit

Offered As Demand Warrants

Develop a repertoire of jazz dance movement and terminology including plies, isolations, stretches, traveling steps, battements, pas de burres, jazz slides and turns. History of jazz dance.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 0 + 3 + 0

Grading System: Pass/Fail Grades

RECR F130B      Intermediate Jazz Dance
1 Credit

Offered As Demand Warrants

Develop a repertoire of jazz dance movement and terminology including plies, isolations, stretches, traveling steps, battements, pas de burres, jazz slides and turns. History of jazz dance.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 0 + 3 + 0

Grading System: Pass/Fail Grades

RECR F130C      Advanced Jazz Dance
1 Credit

Offered As Demand Warrants

Develop a repertoire of a jazz dance movement and terminology including plies, isolations, stretches, traveling steps, battements, pas de burres, jazz slides and turns. History of jazz dance.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 0 + 3 + 0

Grading System: Pass/Fail Grades

RECR F130D      Modern Dance
1 Credit

Offered As Demand Warrants

Develop a repertoire of modern dance movement and terminology including contraction and release, swings, triplets, fall and recovery, rolls and improvisations.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 0 + 3 + 0

Grading System: Pass/Fail Grades

RECR F130E      Beginning Ballroom Dance
1 Credit

Offered As Demand Warrants

Students with little or no background in social dance. Our aim is to have a good time and build a strong foundation for future learning. Dances covered include waltz, foxtrot, single-count swing, east coast swing, salsa, cha cha, merengue and, time permitting, polka.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 0 + 3 + 0

Grading System: Pass/Fail Grades

RECR F130F      Intermediate Ballroom Dance
1 Credit

Offered As Demand Warrants

Dances covered include waltz, foxtrot, single-count swing, east coast swing, salsa, cha cha, merengue and, time permitting, polka. Our aim is to have a good time and build a strong foundation for future learning. This course is for students with a beginning background in social dance.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 0 + 3 + 0

Grading System: Pass/Fail Grades

RECR F130G      Advanced Ballroom Dance
1 Credit

Offered As Demand Warrants

Dances covered include waltz, foxtrot, single-count swing, east coast swing, salsa, cha cha, merengue and, time permitting, polka. Our aim is to have a good time and build an even stronger foundation for future learning. This course is for students with an intermediate background in social dance.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 0 + 3 + 0

Grading System: Pass/Fail Grades

RECR F130H      Beginning Ballet
1 Credit

Offered As Demand Warrants

Instruction and practice in ballet at beginning levels.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 0 + 3 + 0

Grading System: Pass/Fail Grades

RECR F130J      Intermediate Ballet
1 Credit

Offered As Demand Warrants

Instruction and practice in ballet at intermediate levels.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 0 + 3 + 0

Grading System: Pass/Fail Grades

RECR F130K      Advanced Ballet
1 Credit

Offered As Demand Warrants

Instruction and practice in ballet at advanced levels.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 0 + 3 + 0

Grading System: Pass/Fail Grades

RECR F130N      Middle Eastern Dance
1 Credit

Offered As Demand Warrants

Designed for students with some or no background in Middle Eastern dance or anyone who wants to refine their technique and gain a deeper understanding of the different styles, history and evolution of Middle Eastern dance from social dance to performance art. Majority of semester will focus on basic dance vocabulary and choreography as well as dancing with props such as veils and finger cymbals.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 0 + 3 + 0

Grading System: Pass/Fail Grades

RECR F130Q      Beginning Hip Hop
1 Credit

Offered As Demand Warrants

Introduction to basic movements and terminology of hip hop dances and associated body movements. Students will gain these principles and ability to execute maneuvers presented in class.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 0 + 3 + 0

Grading System: Pass/Fail Grades

RECR F130R      Beginning Break Dance
1 Credit

Offered As Demand Warrants

Introduction to basic movements and terminology of break dancing, and an understanding of associated body movements. Students will gain an understanding of these principles and an ability to execute maneuvers presented in class.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 0 + 3 + 0

Grading System: Pass/Fail Grades

RECR F130S      Beginning Contemporary Dance
1 Credit

Offered As Demand Warrants

Contemporary dance is an opportunity for students to explore contemporary dance movement, and gain strength and flexibility to improve their ability to dance. Designed to introduce students to contemporary dance, the course will be a combination of stretching, conditioning, and dancing. Students will be expected to demonstrate an understanding of basic contemporary dance principles and interpretation upon completion.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 0 + 3 + 0

Grading System: Pass/Fail Grades

RECR F130T      Beginning Lyrical Dance
1 Credit

Offered As Demand Warrants

Instruction and practice in lyrical dance at the beginning level. Students will gain an understanding of body movements and choreographic styles of lyrical dance, as well as an understanding of one's physical self as a dancer.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 0 + 3 + 0

Grading System: Pass/Fail Grades

RECR F130U      Hot Hula Fitness
1 Credit

Offered As Demand Warrants

Hula Fitness incorporates traditional Polynesian drum beats as well as Hip Hop and Reggae music while performing dance movements from the South Pacific Islands. These movements give emphasis to core training and strengthening of the larger muscle groups. This unique and exciting exercise class encourages positive well-being and physical health.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 0 + 3 + 0

Grading System: Pass/Fail Grades

RECR F130V      Beginning Swing Dance
1 Credit

Offered As Demand Warrants

Introduction to several forms of swing dance. Learn swing dance principles, techniques and steps to build a foundation for future learning and enjoyment. Dances will include Four Count (Country) Swing, East Coast Swing, West Coast Swing, and Hustle among others.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 0 + 3 + 0

Grading System: Pass/Fail Grades

RECR F130Y      Beginning Tap Dance
1 Credit

Offered As Demand Warrants

An opportunity for students to explore tap dance and develop an understanding and practice of movement skills basic to tap dance of America. Students will learn the basic steps while focusing on rhythm and coordination. A variety of tap styles will be introduced.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 0 + 3 + 0

Grading System: Pass/Fail Grades

RECR F130Z      Intermediate Swing Dance
1 Credit

Offered As Demand Warrants

Instruction at the intermediate level of swing dance. Learn intermediate level swing dance techniques and steps, and prepare for more advanced future dance learning and enjoyment. Dances will include Four Count (Country) Swing, East Coast Swing, Single Count Swing, West Coast Swing and Hustle.

Prerequisites: RECR F130V; or RECR F130E.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 0 + 3 + 0

Grading System: Pass/Fail Grades

RECR F140A      Beginning Fencing
1 Credit

Offered As Demand Warrants

Beginning classical Italian style fencing, stresses form and bladework for both defense and offense. This style is difficult to learn, but when mastered is extremely effective.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 0 + 3 + 0

Grading System: Pass/Fail Grades

RECR F140B      Intermediate Fencing
1 Credit

Offered As Demand Warrants

Intermediate classical Italian style fencing, stresses form and bladework for both defense and offense. This style is difficult to learn, but when mastered is extremely effective.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 0 + 3 + 0

Grading System: Pass/Fail Grades

RECR F140C      Advanced Fencing
1 Credit

Offered As Demand Warrants

Advanced classical Italian style fencing, stresses form and bladework for both defense and offense. This style is difficult to learn, but when mastered is extremely effective.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 0 + 3 + 0

Grading System: Pass/Fail Grades

RECR F140E      Beginning Pistol Marksmanship
1 Credit

Offered As Demand Warrants

Knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary for owning and using a pistol safely and to advance through the NRA marksmanship program. Pistol parts, operation, ammunition, gun safety, and shooting fundamentals. Safety will be the foremost concern.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 0 + 3 + 0

Grading System: Pass/Fail Grades

RECR F140F      Intermediate Pistol Marksmanship
1 Credit

Offered As Demand Warrants

Intermediate knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary for owning and using a pistol safely and to advance through the NRA marksmanship program. Pistol parts and their operation, ammunition, gun safety, and shooting fundamentals. Safety will be the foremost concern.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 0 + 3 + 0

Grading System: Pass/Fail Grades

RECR F140G      Advanced Pistol Marksmanship
1 Credit

Offered As Demand Warrants

Advanced knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary for owning and using a pistol safely and to advance through the NRA marksmanship program. Pistol parts and their operation, ammunition, gun safety, and shooting fundamentals. Safety will be the foremost concern.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 0 + 3 + 0

Grading System: Pass/Fail Grades

RECR F140H      Beginning Rock Climbing
1 Credit

Offered As Demand Warrants

Introduction to rock climbing, knots, risk evaluation, gear, rope skills, belaying, rappelling, jumaring, prusiking and top rope techniques.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 0 + 3 + 0

Grading System: Pass/Fail Grades

RECR F140J      Intermediate Rock Climbing
1 Credit

Offered As Demand Warrants

Intermediate rock climbing, multi-pitch techniques, belay in guide mode, rescue systems, advanced anchors, haul systems, lead belay with Grigri, basic crack climbing technique and trad protection.

Prerequisites: RECR F140H.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 0 + 3 + 0

Grading System: Pass/Fail Grades

RECR F140K      Advanced Rock Climbing
1 Credit

Offered As Demand Warrants

An extension of beginning rock climbing. Hauling, aid climbing, advanced Jumar techniques, lead climbing, porta-ledge set up and taping.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 0 + 3 + 0

Grading System: Pass/Fail Grades

RECR F140L      Introduction to Ice Climbing
1 Credit

Offered As Demand Warrants

Introduction to ice climbing, top-rope ice skills, movement and technique on ice, rope work, anchor systems, climbing gear, climbing ethics as well as risk assessment and management. No experience required.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 0 + 3 + 0

Grading System: Pass/Fail Grades

RECR F140M      Introduction to Fly Fishing and Fly Tying
1 Credit

Offered As Demand Warrants

Fundamentals of fly casting, fishing and tying. Students will learn how to use a fly rod to place a fly with accuracy, tie fishing knots, construct their own leaders, learn where fish live and how best to catch (and release) them. Fish anatomy, behavior and habitat will be discussed.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 0 + 3 + 0

Grading System: Pass/Fail Grades

RECR F140N      Alaskan Fly Fishing and Tying
1 Credit

Offered As Demand Warrants

The art and science of fly casting, fishing and tying.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 0 + 3 + 0

Grading System: Pass/Fail Grades

RECR F140Q      Tennis
1 Credit

Offered As Demand Warrants

Instruction and practice activities in tennis.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 0 + 3 + 0

Grading System: Pass/Fail Grades

RECR F140R      Billiards
1 Credit

Offered As Demand Warrants

Basic billiards skill set, strokes and using "English" on the cue ball. Focus on cutthroat, eight ball and nine ball using BCA rules.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 0 + 3 + 0

Grading System: Pass/Fail Grades

RECR F140T      Beginning Golf
1 Credit

Offered As Demand Warrants

Instruction and practice activities at beginning golf.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 0 + 3 + 0

Grading System: Pass/Fail Grades

RECR F140U      Intermediate Golf
1 Credit

Offered As Demand Warrants

Instruction and practice activities in intermediate golf.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 0 + 3 + 0

Grading System: Pass/Fail Grades

RECR F140V      Bowling
1 Credit

Offered As Demand Warrants

Instruction and practice activities in bowling.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 0 + 3 + 0

Grading System: Pass/Fail Grades

RECR F140Y      Kayaking
1 Credit

Offered As Demand Warrants

Instruction and practice activities at beginning through advanced kayaking.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 0 + 3 + 0

Grading System: Pass/Fail Grades

RECR F140Z      Canoeing
1 Credit

Offered As Demand Warrants

Instruction and practice activities at beginning through advanced canoeing.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 0 + 3 + 0

Grading System: Pass/Fail Grades

RECR F150A      Beginning Aikido
1 Credit

Offered As Demand Warrants

Aikido is a modern Japanese martial art that teaches coordination of mind and body to develop calmness in action and the strongest human condition. Includes KI extension exercises, basic rolling and falling, KI testing, and basic arts of self defense.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 0 + 3 + 0

Grading System: Pass/Fail Grades

RECR F150B      Intermediate Aikido
1 Credit

Offered As Demand Warrants

Concentrates on learning to lead the KI development exercises. Breathing, movement, visualization techniques and moving meditation to teach how mind and body are interconnected. Advanced variations of the six basic self defense arts, advanced rolling and falling, Jo kata and individual and paired Bokken movements.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 0 + 3 + 0

Grading System: Pass/Fail Grades

RECR F150C      Advanced Aikido
1 Credit

Offered As Demand Warrants

Instruction and practice in martial arts and combative activities at beginning through advanced levels including (but not limited to) boxing, aikido, karate and tae kwon do.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 0 + 3 + 0

Grading System: Pass/Fail Grades

RECR F150D      Beginning Karate
1 Credit

Offered As Demand Warrants

Introduction to Shotokan karate, learning basic blocks, kicks and punches and defenses moves. Kata and kumite introduced. History and philosophy discussed.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 0 + 3 + 0

Grading System: Pass/Fail Grades

RECR F150E      Intermediate Karate
1 Credit

Offered As Demand Warrants

Instruction and practice in intermediate karate.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 0 + 3 + 0

Grading System: Pass/Fail Grades

RECR F150F      Advanced Karate
1 Credit

Offered As Demand Warrants

Instruction and practice in advanced karate.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 0 + 3 + 0

Grading System: Pass/Fail Grades

RECR F150G      Beginning Kung Fu/Jiujitsu/Tae Kwon Do
1 Credit

Offered As Demand Warrants

Emphasis on technique and conditioning. Beginning stances and etiquette. The three basic katas. Partner work, training in stretching, conditioning, and breath control. Both self-defense and sporting applications. Course will cover the eight Kung Fu animal systems. Activities will include but are not limited to: warm-ups, stretching, kicking, punching, kata, and partner work.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 0 + 3 + 0

Grading System: Pass/Fail Grades

RECR F150H      Intermediate Kung Fu/Jiujitsu/Tae Kwon Do
1 Credit

Offered As Demand Warrants

Emphasis on technique and conditioning. Intermediate stances and etiquette will be covered, along with an understanding of intermediate techniques and some of their applications. Partner work will be taught, along with training in stretching, conditioning, and breath control. Both self-defense and sporting applications. Will cover the eight Kung Fu animal systems. Activities will include but are not limited to: warm-ups, stretching, kicking, punching, kata, and partner work.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 0 + 3 + 0

Grading System: Pass/Fail Grades

RECR F150J      Advanced Kung Fu/Jiujitsu/Tae Kwon Do
1 Credit

Offered As Demand Warrants

Instruction and practice in advanced movements, weapons and martial arts certificate promotions.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 0 + 3 + 0

Grading System: Pass/Fail Grades

RECR F150K      Beginning Tai Chi
1 Credit

Offered As Demand Warrants

Instruction and practice in beginning tai chi.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 0 + 3 + 0

Grading System: Pass/Fail Grades

RECR F150L      Intermediate Tai Chi
1 Credit

Offered As Demand Warrants

Instruction and practice in intermediate tai chi.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 0 + 3 + 0

Grading System: Pass/Fail Grades

RECR F150M      Advanced Tai Chi
1 Credit

Offered As Demand Warrants

Instruction and practice in advanced tai chi.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 0 + 3 + 0

Grading System: Pass/Fail Grades

RECR F150N      Beginning Japanese Iaido and Swordsmanship
1 Credit

Offered as Demand Warrants

The curriculum is based on the Muso Jikiden Eishin Ryu style of Iaido. This particular curriculum follows the techniques and teachings and Iwata Norikazu Sensei, as administered by the Roshukai organization of Japan, and promoted and taught by the British Eikoku Rosh branch in the UK.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 0 + 3 + 0

Grading System: Pass/Fail Grades

RECR F150P      Pickleball
1 Credit

Offered As Demand Warrants

Pickleball combines elements of tennis, badminton and ping pong. This course will cover court etiquette, basic skills of forehand, backhand, serve, return and volley, game management and strategy, and scoring.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 0 + 3 + 0

Grading System: Pass/Fail Grades

RECR F150Q      Intermediate Tennis
1 Credit

Offered As Demand Warrants

Instruction and practice in tennis at the intermediate level, building improved consistency and increasing confidence with strokes.

Prerequisites: RECR F140Q.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 0 + 3 + 0

Grading System: Pass/Fail Grades

RECR F160B      Varsity Athletics
1 Credit

Offered As Demand Warrants

Instruction and practice in varsity athletics.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 0 + 3 + 0

Grading System: Pass/Fail Grades

RECR F160C      Ultimate Frisbee
1 Credit

Offered As Demand Warrants

Ultimate Frisbee, including catching and throwing the disc as well as both offensive and defensive strategies.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 0 + 3 + 0

Grading System: Pass/Fail Grades

RECR F160D      Volleyball
1 Credit

Offered As Demand Warrants

Skills of volleyball, game rules, plays and terminology.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 0 + 3 + 0

Grading System: Pass/Fail Grades

RECR F160E      Beginning Archery
1 Credit

Offered As Demand Warrants

Designed for the beginning through the intermediate archer. Use of re-curve or compound bows. Current Olympic-style shooting methods along with different styles of target and field archery.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 0 + 3 + 0

Grading System: Pass/Fail Grades

RECR F160F      Introduction to Mountaineering
2 Credits

Offered As Demand Warrants

This course is designed to introduce the student to the sport of mountaineering.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 0 + 6 + 0

Grading System: Pass/Fail Grades

RECR F160M      Advanced Fly Fishing and Fly Tying
1 Credit

Offered As Demand Warrants

Building on RECR F140M, students will learn how to more accurately use a fly rod, tie big-game fishing knots, construct furled leaders, and plan fly fishing trips, as well as how build and create fishing flies using advanced techniques. Information on Alaskan freshwater fish, habitat, entomology, and stream ecology will be covered as applicable.

Prerequisites: RECR F140M or RECR F140N.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 0 + 3 + 0

Grading System: Pass/Fail Grades

RECR F170A      Beginning Ice Hockey
1 Credit

Offered As Demand Warrants

Beginning skating, passing, shooting, and team play. Power play and penalty kill. Practice game situation plays: odd man rushes, below the goal line play, and positional play. The sport of ice hockey in a group environment.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 0 + 3 + 0

Grading System: Pass/Fail Grades

RECR F170B      Intermediate Ice Hockey
1 Credit

Offered As Demand Warrants

Intermediate skating, passing, shooting, and team play. Power play and penalty kill. Practice game situation plays: odd man rushes, below the goal line play, and positional play. The sport of ice hockey in a group environment.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 0 + 3 + 0

Grading System: Pass/Fail Grades

RECR F170C      Advanced Ice Hockey
1 Credit

Offered As Demand Warrants

Advanced skating, passing, shooting, and team play. Power play and penalty kill. Practice game situation plays: odd man rushes, below the goal line play, and positional play. The sport of ice hockey in a group environment.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 0 + 3 + 0

Grading System: Pass/Fail Grades

RECR F170D      Beginning Cross-country Skiing
1 Credit

Offered As Demand Warrants

Instruction and practice in beginning cross-country skiing.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 0 + 3 + 0

Grading System: Pass/Fail Grades

RECR F170E      Intermediate Cross-country Skiing
1 Credit

Offered As Demand Warrants

Instruction and practice in intermediate cross-country skiing.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 0 + 3 + 0

Grading System: Pass/Fail Grades

RECR F170G      Introduction to Ski Mountaineering
1 Credit

Offered As Demand Warrants

Safe methods of winter travel in Alaska. Snowshoeing, skiing, gear and clothing, avalanche safety, climbing crevasse rescue skills, glaciers, winter camping skills, first aid.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 0 + 3 + 0

Grading System: Pass/Fail Grades

RECR F170M      Curling
1 Credit

Offered As Demand Warrants

Instruction and practice in curling.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 0 + 3 + 0

Grading System: Pass/Fail Grades

RECR F170N      Introduction to Winter Camping
1 Credit

Offered As Demand Warrants

Introducing students to outdoor adventure, travel and camping in Alaska while teaching fundamental outdoor survival skills. Equipping students with the necessary skills and knowledge to effectively and safely navigate with a map and compass, snowshoe, cross country ski, and camp in a wide variety of Alaskan conditions.

Prerequisites: Instructor permission required.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 1 + 0 + 0

Grading System: Pass/Fail Grades

RECR F170P      Introduction to Arctic Backpacking
1 Credit

Offered As Demand Warrants

Designed to introduce students to the art of backpacking the Arctic: route planning, food preparation, gear choices, and emergency preparedness leading to a week-long Arctic backpacking trip. Many of the Leave No Trace camping ethics that are important while backpacking in the Arctic will be addressed.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 0 + 0 + 3

Grading System: Pass/Fail Grades

RECR F170Q      Introduction to Dog Mushing
1 Credit

Offered As Demand Warrants

This course is designed for students who have little to no experience in dog mushing and are interested in learning the basics of dog sledding in Alaska. Topics to be covered include: Techniques for operating a sled dog kennel; Introduction to sled dog management and maintenance; Hands-On Instruction on how to hook up and drive a team of 3 to 4 sled dogs; and offers an extended mushing experience.Must be enrolled with the Black Spruce Dog Sledding.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 0 + 3 + 0

Grading System: Pass/Fail Grades

RECR F180A      Expedition Rock Climbing
1 Credit

Offered As Demand Warrants

Course builds upon the basics of rock climbing by travel to a designated location to develop the ability to sport lead outside, apply fundamental concepts of placing removable rock protection (trad gear), and practice leads while placing trad gear in the rock. Students will also learn crack climbing movement techniques.

Prerequisites: RECR F140H or RECR F140J.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 0 + 3 + 0

Grading System: Pass/Fail Grades

RECR F180B      Introduction to Expedition Kayaking
1 Credit

Offered As Demand Warrants

Designed to introduce students to the art of expedition tripping with inflatable kayaks with a float on primarily Class I and II water. The students will be involved with all aspects of planning and executing this awesome wilderness trip. Food and transportation is included in the field fee.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 0 + 3 + 0

Grading System: Pass/Fail Grades

RECR F180K      Alaska Outdoor Adventures
1 Credit

Offered As Demand Warrants

Provides students with a survey of the wide variety of recreational experiences available in Interior Alaska. Course consists of outdoor field trip activities and field prep sessions focused on safety, planning, gear and logistics for each outdoor field trip. Acceptable risks include hiking, snowshoeing and skiing up steep hills with a backpack up to 40 pounds for 4-6 miles of rough terrain with natural and manmade obstacles. Camping out in Alaska winter weather at 0 degrees or colder. Dealing with snowstorms, wind, ice and mud while out. Driving risks may include slick and snowy roads, poor visibility and wildlife. Students must be willing to travel in inclement weather, have wet feet, do creek crossings, deal with bugs and travel over steep and unstable terrain.

Prerequisites: Students must be 18 years of age to enroll and must be in adequate physical condition to carry a 40+ pound pack over rough terrain for a weekend backpack, paddle a canoe for 4-5 hours and participate in cold weather winter activities.

Special Notes: Due to the nature of outdoor travel, there are certain risks in this class.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 0 + 3 + 0

Grading System: Pass/Fail Grades

Religion (RELG)

RELG F110      Isaac v Ishmael: The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict      (s)
1 Credit

Offered As Demand Warrants

This course investigates the strife in its interlocking historical, political, religious, ethnic and archaeological dimensions. Competing claims to the land are scrutinized through the prisms of Judaism and Islam, the history, and other ideological movements.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 1 + 0 + 0

Grading System: Letter Grades with option of Plus/Minus

RELG F111      Rebellious Women of the Bible      (h)
1 Credit

Offered As Demand Warrants

A literary and sociological exploration into negative portrayals of the feminine within the Old and New Testament texts, including their original Ancient Near Eastern and Mediterranean cultural contexts as well as key interpretive traditions throughout history.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 1 + 0 + 0

Grading System: Letter Grades with option of Plus/Minus

RELG F112      Dealing with Demons and Death: Magic in Ancient Cultures      (h)
1 Credit

Offered as Demand Warrants

An exploration into ancient traditions of magic as evidence by Mesopotamian, Egyptian, Biblical and Graeco-Roman texts and artifacts, focusing upon their rationales, methods, efficacy and legitimacy with respect to variously preventing, mitigating or invoking harmful and destructive forces.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 1 + 0 + 0

Grading System: Letter Grades with option of Plus/Minus

RELG F113      The Biblical Environment: Human Ecology in Ancient Israel      (s)
1 Credit

Offered As Demand Warrants

An integrative survey of Ancient Israel's geographic and ecological features with respect to how they influence and were impacted by human efforts and energies. This course will examine textual sources as well as archaeological materials on behalf of reconstructing and comprehending such cultural ecosystems.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 1 + 0 + 0

Grading System: Letter Grades with option of Plus/Minus

RELG F114      The Bible in the Quran      (h)
1 Credit

Offered As Demand Warrants

Inquiry into manners and motivations by which Islam appropriated and reconfigured biblical traditions to meet its theological, political, economic, and social needs/interests. Course also considers the ramifications (historical and contemporary) of scriptural traditions between Islam, Christianity, and Judaism.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 1 + 0 + 0

Grading System: Letter Grades with option of Plus/Minus

RELG F115      End of Days: Apocalypse Across the Ages      (h)
1 Credit

Offered As Demand Warrants

Origins and interpretive history of Abrahamic religious traditions dealing with the end-time. Topics include ancient sociocultural circumstances out of which apocalypticism developed, comparisons of non-scriptural end-time narratives and images with those in the Bible and the Quran, and how and why Biblical and Quranic apocalyptic traditions have been (mis)appropriated.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 1 + 0 + 0

Grading System: Letter Grades with option of Plus/Minus

RELG F205      Introduction to the Bible      (h)
3 Credits

Offered As Demand Warrants

A study of the Bible as literature of ancient Israel and the early Christian church.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 3 + 0 + 0

Grading System: Letter Grades with option of Plus/Minus

RELG F221X      Religions of the World      (h)
3 Credits

Offered As Demand Warrants

A survey of the development of major religions of the Eastern and Western world including contemporary world religions.

Attributes: UAF GER Humanities Req

Lecture + Lab + Other: 3 + 0 + 0

Grading System: Letter Grades with option of Plus/Minus

RELG F231      Prophecy, Shamanism and Scripture      (h)
3 Credits

Offered As Demand Warrants

An introductory exploration into the phenomena of prophecy and shamanism as they are conceived and manifested within the textual and cultural traditions of Judaism and Christianity. Comparative evidence is considered from ancient Near Eastern and Mediterranean sources, and modern insights from cultural anthropology and cognitive psychology are brought to bear upon the Biblical materials, in efforts to situate their prophetic and/or shamanistic features within social scientific models of culture and mind.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 3 + 0 + 0

Grading System: Letter Grades with option of Plus/Minus

Trades & Technology (TTCH)

TTCH F101      Machine Woodworking I
2 Credits

Offered As Demand Warrants

Introduction to woodworking power machines (circular saw, jointer, radial arm saw), joints, fasteners, and different stains and finishes used on wood.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 2 + 0 + 0

Grading System: Letter Grades with option of Plus/Minus

TTCH F105      Basic Electrical Wiring
1 Credit

Offered As Demand Warrants

Fundamental skills and career opportunities in electrical wiring.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 1 + 0 + 0

Grading System: Letter Grades with option of Plus/Minus

TTCH F110      Basic Safety Training for Building Maintenance and Repair
2 Credits

Offered As Demand Warrants

How to care for tools and use them safely, properly and efficiently using HILTI standards, follow OSHA standards to maintain a safe workplace and identify unsafe workplace situations. These standards ensure safety in construction operations. Upon passing the HILTI and OSHA testing standards, certification will be given.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 2 + 0 + 0

Grading System: Letter Grades with option of Plus/Minus

TTCH F113      Basic Plumbing
3 Credits

Offered As Demand Warrants

Introduction to methods and materials used in household plumbing. Topics includes pipe fittings and valves, pipe hangers and brackets, copper and plastic pipe fitting and plumbing fixtures.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 3 + 0 + 0

Grading System: Letter Grades with option of Plus/Minus

TTCH F117A      Four-cycle Engine Repair
1 Credit

Offered As Demand Warrants

Four-cycle engine theory and principles of operation. Classroom activities include step-by-step disassembly, inspection and assembly of a four-cycle engine.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 1 + 0 + 0

Grading System: Pass/Fail Grades

TTCH F117B      Two-cycle Engine Repair
1 Credit

Offered As Demand Warrants

Two-cycle engine theory and principles of operation. Classroom activities include step-by-step disassembly, inspection and assembly as well as familiarization with tools used in small engine repair.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 1 + 0 + 0

Grading System: Pass/Fail Grades

TTCH F120      Refrigeration and Air Conditioning
4 Credits

Offered As Demand Warrants

Fundamentals of refrigeration and air conditioning theory in preparation for further study. Topics include compressors, condensers, evaporators, metering devices and related components. Assumes no previous knowledge.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 4 + 0 + 0

Grading System: Letter Grades with option of Plus/Minus

TTCH F125      Introduction to Carpentry for Building Maintenance and Repair
3 Credits

Offered As Demand Warrants

Uses of lumber, commonly used hardware fasteners, types of tools and their uses, how to care for tools and use them safely, properly and efficiently. Building projects are completed which apply what was learned in the classroom. These skills are needed in maintenance positions in private businesses, schools and hospitals and in residential construction and renovation.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 2 + 2 + 0

Grading System: Letter Grades with option of Plus/Minus

TTCH F130      Blueprint and Schematic Reading
3 Credits

Offered As Demand Warrants

Basic blueprint and schematic reading skills used by building maintenance personnel. Introduction to machine drawings, building drawings, hydraulic and pneumatic drawings, electrical schematics and symbols, air conditioning and refrigeration drawings, welding and joining symbols.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 3 + 0 + 0

Grading System: Letter Grades with option of Plus/Minus

TTCH F131      Mathematics for the Trades
3 Credits

Offered Spring

Practical application of mathematics for industry and preparation for union apprenticeship programs, including arithmetic review, ratios and proportion, powers and roots, algebra, geometry and trigonometry. Mathematical applications of basic physics with reference to units of measurement, use of precision measuring tools, measurement of forces, temperature, fluids and electricity.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 3 + 0 + 0

Grading System: Letter Grades with option of Plus/Minus

TTCH F132      Building Maintenance Materials
3 Credits

Offered As Demand Warrants

Basic properties, processes and uses of metals and non-metals in tools, machines and building materials. Practical application to building maintenance situations will be emphasized.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 3 + 0 + 0

Grading System: Letter Grades with option of Plus/Minus

TTCH F133      Basic Hand and Power Tools
3 Credits

Offered As Demand Warrants

Uses, care and maintenance of hand and power tools. Familiarity and skill development with these tools through construction of shop projects.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 3 + 0 + 0

Grading System: Letter Grades with option of Plus/Minus

TTCH F134      Maintenance Safety
1 Credit

Offered As Demand Warrants

Industrial safety including recognizing safety hazards, working safely, handling materials safely, using machinery safely, personal protective equipment, electrical safety, fire protection and government safety regulations.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 1 + 0 + 0

Grading System: Letter Grades with option of Plus/Minus

TTCH F138      Introduction to Electricity for Building Maintenance and Repair
2 Credits

Offered As Demand Warrants

Commonly used materials in the electrical trade. Provides basic understanding of the National Electrical Code, local codes and schematic drawings. Stresses safe installation and correct tool usage. Familiarity and skills are cultivated through projects.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 1.5 + 2 + 0

Grading System: Letter Grades with option of Plus/Minus

TTCH F140      Introduction to Plumbing for Building Maintenance and Repair
2 Credits

Offered As Demand Warrants

Basic plumbing materials that may be used in any plumbing system, how to use plumbing tools and completing selected projects. Includes using drawings to identify types of plumbing branches and bends, pipefittings, correct plumbing layout aids, and installation applications.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 1.5 + 2 + 0

Grading System: Letter Grades with option of Plus/Minus

TTCH F147      Burner Maintenance and Repair
1 Credit

Offered As Demand Warrants

Instruction in troubleshooting 10 common problems, reading manuals, changing parts, setting electrodes, changing nozzles, understanding controls and ordering replacement parts. Also offered as pass/fail as TTCH F147P.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 1 + 2 + 0

Grading System: Letter Grades with option of Plus/Minus

TTCH F147P      Burner Maintenance and Repair
1 Credit

Instruction in troubleshooting 10 common problems, reading manuals, changing parts, setting electrodes, changing nozzles, understanding controls and ordering replacement parts.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 1 + 2 + 0

Grading System: Pass/Fail Grades

TTCH F148      Heating Systems for Building Maintenance and Repair
2 Credits

Offered As Demand Warrants

Comprehensive instruction for people employed in installation and maintenance of heating systems. Installation and maintenance applications of fuel transfer, theories of combustion, nozzles, combustion chambers, heat exchangers, draft regulators, stacks, controls and sizing of systems.

Recommended: TTCH F138.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 1 + 1.5 + 0

Grading System: Letter Grades with option of Plus/Minus

TTCH F150      Introduction to Painting for Building Maintenance and Repair
2 Credits

Offered As Demand Warrants

Surfaces and surface protection, sealants and fillers, paint categories and application tools. Hands-on projects are completed which apply skills learned in the classroom. These skills are needed in facility maintenance positions in businesses such as schools and hospitals, and in residential construction and renovation.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 1 + 1.5 + 0

Grading System: Letter Grades with option of Plus/Minus

TTCH F151      Hazardous Paint Certification
1 Credit

Offered As Demand Warrants

Potential health hazards and information on safety practices will be addressed.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 1 + 0 + 0

Grading System: Letter Grades with option of Plus/Minus

TTCH F199      Practicum
1-3 Credits

Lecture + Lab + Other: 0 + 0 + 0

Grading System: Letter Grades with option of Plus/Minus

Repeatable for Credit: May be taken unlimited times for up to 3 credits

TTCH F214      Heating Systems Design
3 Credits

Offered As Demand Warrants

Comprehensive instruction in installation and systems approach to design of heating systems including installation procedures of current systems, heat loss calculation, heat distribution through hydronic and air systems, and boiler and furnace sizing.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 3 + 0 + 0

Grading System: Letter Grades with option of Plus/Minus

TTCH F225      Advanced Carpentry for Building Maintenance and Repair
3 Credits

Offered As Demand Warrants

Expand carpentry skills in measuring, plan reading, site layout skills and working with elevations.

Prerequisites: TTCH F125.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 2 + 2 + 0

Grading System: Letter Grades with option of Plus/Minus

TTCH F250      Advanced Painting for Building Maintenance and Repair
2 Credits

Offered As Demand Warrants

Proper methods for finishing, patching and spray painting drywall. Skills studied in the classroom will be developed in various projects.

Prerequisites: TTCH F150.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 1 + 2 + 0

Grading System: Letter Grades with option of Plus/Minus

TTCH F282      Selected Topics in Process Unit Design
4 Credits

Offered As Demand Warrants

Hands-on execution and application of automated process designs as they evolve from ideas to implementation. Emphasis will be on the expanded study of the purpose, utilization and adaptation of tools, machines, materials and systems to the solutions of automated process unit design problems. Special Notes:

Prerequisites: PRT F101; PRT F110.

Recommended: PRT F130; PRT F140, course may be repeated three times for credit.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 2 + 4 + 0

Grading System: Letter Grades with option of Plus/Minus

Repeatable for Credit: May be taken 3 times for up to 12 credits

TTCH F299      Practicum
1-3 Credits

Lecture + Lab + Other: 0 + 0 + 0

Grading System: Letter Grades with option of Plus/Minus

Repeatable for Credit: May be taken unlimited times for up to 3 credits

TTCH F300      Internship in Technology
1-3 Credits

Offered As Demand Warrants

Supervised practical experience working with private industry, government units or agencies in technologies. Opportunities to apply theories and practical application and to observe procedures and operations of the businesses or agencies. May be repeated for a maximum of 9 credits.

Prerequisites: Upper-division standing.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 0 + 12 + 0

Grading System: Pass/Fail Grades

Repeatable for Credit: May be taken 9 times for up to 9 credits

TTCH F301      Technology and Society
3 Credits

Offered As Demand Warrants

Concepts of social change related to the effects of technology on society, and application of the concepts and processes of technology as they evolve from ideas to implementation. Emphasis on expanded study of the creation, use and adaptation of tools, machines, materials and systems to the solutions of problems and the extension of human potential. Available via Independent Learning.

Prerequisites: Upper-division standing.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 3 + 0 + 0

Grading System: Letter Grades with option of Plus/Minus

TTCH F485      Advanced Technical Experiences: Discipline Area
1-6 Credits

Offered As Demand Warrants

Formal technical upgrade training provided by various agencies, manufacturers, businesses or industries which are evaluated on an individual basis and must support the student's professional objectives. For Bachelor of Technology students only. The National Guide to Educational Credit for Training Programs will be used.

Prerequisites: Upper-division standing.

Lecture + Lab + Other: 1-6 + 0 + 0

Grading System: Pass/Fail Grades

Repeatable for Credit: May be taken 6 times for up to 6 credits

Faculty

Paula Earp

Program Manager
Academic/General Programs & Recreation

paearp@alaska.edu

907-455-2869
UAF CTC


Jackie Hatley

Program Advisor
Apprenticeship Technology

jhatley2@alaska.edu

907-455-2846
UAF CTC