Community Engagement

ACCT 4817C    CE Income Tax Preparation 1    3 s.h.

Preparation of actual federal, state and local income tax returns of people from the community. Completion of an IRS training program in federal income taxation of individuals, including international students and scholars and military personnel. Training using professional income tax preparation software is also provided.
Prereq.: 2.5 GPA and special approval.

ACCT 4818C    CE: Income Tax Preparation 2    3 s.h.

A continuation of ACCT 4817 with updated training in federal tax law and tax preparation software. Because of previous experience in ACCT 4817, students prepare more-complex tax returns (including small business and rental returns), provide guidance and leadership to first-year students, and assist with summary and efiling of tax returns. A more in-depth summary/reflection paper is required. May be repeated once.
Prereq.: ACCT 4817 (B or better), 2.5 GPA.

ANTH 3778C    CE Archaeological Techniques    1-9 s.h.

Practice in archaeological field methods, including surveying, mapping, excavation, and artifact analysis. Amount of field work and lab analysis can vary from four weeks to one semester. Credit hours may vary accordingly from 1 to 9 hours with approval of the instructor and department chair.
Prereq.: ANTH 3702 or permission of the chair.

ART 3702C    Community Engagement Internship    1-3 s.h.

Through this Community Engagement Internship, students embark on a transformative journey designed to merge academic learning in the field of Studio Art with hands-on experience of working with the community. This dynamic internship extends beyond traditional classroom settings, allowing students to actively engage with local communities. By fostering meaningful connections, students gain practical insights into community dynamics and social impact while putting their creative making into practice. Restrictions: Permission of instructor.
Prereq.: C or better in ART 1503 .

ART 3748C    CE Special Topics: Mural and Site-Specific Painting    3 s.h.

Study in one of the many areas of the visual process that focuses on specific content or technical methods.
Prereq.: C or better in ART 1503 or consent of instructor.

BUS 3720C    CE Nonprofit Leadership    3 s.h.

The roles of nonprofit organizations in meeting human needs through philanthropy and focus on mission. Understanding of board development, fundraising, management, programming, and careers in nonprofit organizations.
Prereq.: ENGL 1551, junior standing, 2.5 GPA.
Cross-Listed: BUS 3720.

BUS 3740C    CE Principles of Community Engagement    3 s.h.

Interactive, community-engaged course in which students collaborate with nonprofit organizations. The course emphasizes nonprofit governance and leadership, ethical community engagement, and stakeholder awareness. Students participate in community service initiatives, governance training, professional development, and complete structured reflections that connect community work to civic responsibility and course learning.
Prereq.: ENGL 1551, Junior standing, AND 2.5 GPA.

BUS 4840C    CE Nonprofit Leadership Intern    3 s.h.

Students work in a nonprofit organization for 225 hours to achieve goals agreed upon by the student and organization.
Prereq.: junior standing; 2.5 GPA, special approval required of Director - Center for Nonprofit Leadership.
Coreq.: BUS 4841.

BUS 4841C    CE Nonprofit Leadership Seminar    1 s.h.

Open to all students with an internship in a nonprofit organization. The course must be taken in conjunction with the internship required of the Nonprofit Leadership Minor.
Prereq.: junior standing, 2.5 GPA, special approval required of Director - Center for Nonprofit Leadership.
Coreq.: BUS 4840.

CMST 1545C    CE Communication Foundations    3 s.h.

Theories, strategies, and skills for competent participation in interpersonal, group, and public communication situations. Application exercises in interpersonal, group, and public communication.
Prereq.: ENGL 1549 or ENGL 1550.
Gen Ed: Oral Communication, Oral Composition 2024.

CMST 3754C    CE Argumentation and Advocacy    3 s.h.

Developing critical thinking through systematic evaluation of critical thinking theories, principles, and practices of argumentation. This course will discuss critical thinking occurring in reading, writing, listening, and spoken discourse.
Prereq.: CMST 1545.

CRJS 4807C    CE Criminal Justice Internship    3-12 s.h.

Field experiences in an appropriate criminal justice agency under the direction of qualified and experienced professionals. Grading is CR/NC. May be repeated for a maximum of 12 semester hours.
Prereq.: Junior standing or higher and permission of the Chair; CRJS 2601 or CRJS 2602 or CRJS 2603.

CRJS 6995C    CE Criminal Justice Practicum    3-6 s.h.

Supervised experience in an applied criminal justice setting. Permit required. Restrictions: Majority of core and track courses completed and the recommendation of student's committee and approval by graduate director.

DATX 5896C    CE Data Analytics Project    3 s.h.

Individual research project culminating in a written report or paper utilizing predictive modeling techniques, visualization, and data management techniques. May be repeated with permission of instructor.
Prereq.: Permission of instructor.
Coreq.: DATX 5895.

DHYG 4850C    CE Dental Public Health    2 s.h.

An introduction to public health dentistry, a study of the epidemiology of dental disease, writing grant proposals, and implementation of health promotion theories. Preventing and controlling dental disease through organized community efforts is addressed.
Prereq.: DHYG 4805.

ECON 1503C    CE Rich and Poor    3 s.h.

Examines how labor markets determine the distribution of income and the dramatic changes in the composition of the American labor force. Explores such issues as the widening gap between low and upper income groups, the characteristics of the poor, affirmative action, the glass ceiling, the mommy track, and family-friendly working environments. Not applicable towards a major or minor in economics.
Gen Ed: Social and Behavioral Science, Domestic Diversity 2024, Social Science 2024, Social and Pers Awareness 2024.

ELIS 3701C    CE Tch Lang Arts P to 2 Classroom    3 s.h.

Language arts instruction including strategies and applications using content area subject matter in the early and middle stages of literacy acquisition. Field hours required.
Prereq.: BCOE Upper-Division Status, ELIS 3700, TERG 3703.
Coreq.: ELIS 3702, ELIS 3703, ELIS 3704.

ELIS 3702C    CE Tch Math Sci Grades P to 2    4 s.h.

Candidates focus on identifying and modeling developmentally appropriate strategies used for problem solving, communicating, and reasoning in early childhood math and science. Candidates create effective learning environments using content-specific pedagogy to make connections to stimulate students’ development of math and science concepts and skills in a diverse PK-2 classroom. Field hours required.
Prereq.: BCOE Upper-Division Status, ELIS 3700, TERG 3703, MATH 2652.
Coreq.: ELIS 3701, ELIS 3703, ELIS 3704.

ELIS 3703C    CE Assess Lrng Pto2 Classrooms    2 s.h.

This course examines the theoretical foundations and developmentally appropriate assessment strategies in a P-2 classroom. Candidates will explore a variety of informal, formal, formative and summative classroom assessment strategies and critically investigate standardized assessments used in the current national and state movements toward accountability and “high-stakes” assessment. This course is required as part of the preclinical P-2 experience and requires a field component to allow for authentic classroom assessment. Field hours required. Prereq. ELIS 3700 and BCOE Upper-Division Status.
Coreq.: ELIS 3701, ELIS 3702 and ELIS 3704.

ELIS 3704C    CE Diff Lrng P to 2 Classroom    3 s.h.

This course will explore developmentally appropriate and individually appropriate practices in the P-2 classroom that support learning for all young children, along with exploring new models for learning that include flipped classrooms and personalized learning, It will revisit the concepts of prosocial learning environments, by applying this concept to guide lessons effectively. Field hours required.
Prereq.: BCOE Upper-Division Status, ELIS 3700.

ELIS 4841C    CE Supervised Stud Teach Primary/Primary Intervention Specialist    1-10 s.h.

CE Supervised Student Teaching Primary/Primary Intervention Specialist. Sixteen week supervised clinical teaching experience, in licensure area, which provides the candidate an opportunity to apply knowledge, skills and dispositions needed to effectively teach in diverse classrooms. CR/NC. Semester Credit Hours: 1-10. Co-requisite ELIS 4842.: BCOE Upper-Division Status with a minimum overall GPA 2.75, a minimum content GPA 2.67 and professional education GPA 2.67, passing scores on OAE tests prior to the start of the student teaching semester (to include ACTFL for foreign language majors), criminal background check, and successful completion of respective preclinical experiences.
Prereq.: none.
Coreq.: ELIS 4842.

ENGL 2615C    CE Science Fiction Fantasy Lit    3 s.h.

Works from the science fiction and fantasy genres are read and discussed critically to promote understanding and enjoyment of reading.
Gen Ed: Arts and Humanities 2024.

ENGL 4844C    CE Healthcare Writing    3 s.h.

CE Healthcare Writing. Advanced writing course focused on the writing practices and genres produced in the health professions with a focus on writing about health and medicine for lay audiences. Students examine specific genres of writing produced by clinicians, researchers, and those working in health-science fields. Students learn the rhetorical strategies needed to write and communicate effectively in health and medical contexts, including health-profession entrance essays, health science research reports, patient and clinician communications, and public health documents.
Prereq.: ENGL 1551 or ENGL 1551H with a minimum grade of C.

GEOG 4890C    CE Geography Capstone    3 s.h.

Investigation of research topics, methods, and issues in geography. Students select a geographic research topic, collect and analyze data using appropriate methods and present findings in oral and written form.
Prereq.: Senior standing in Geography.
Gen Ed: Capstone 2024.

HIST 3748C    CE History of Ohio.    3 s.h.

The important events and movements that have shaped Ohio history in the social, economic, religious and political areas.

HIST 3774C    CE Global Environmental History: Topics and Methods    3 s.h.

The historical development and diversity of ideas and actions regarding the interaction of human societies and the natural environment. From 1492 to the present, with particular emphasis on the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Economic growth and resource depletion. Emergence and development of conservation, environmentalism, ecology. Ideas, events, and institutions. Historiography and methods of environmental history.

HIST 4811C    CE Practicum Hist Preservtn    3 s.h.

CE Practicum in Historic Preservation. Experience in historic preservation through student participation in a wide variety of historic preservation projects. Prepares students for internships outside the university.
Prereq.: NONE.

HIST 4812C    CE Historic Preservatn Intern    3 s.h.

Practical application of principles and methods in the field of historic preservation with the goal of producing a completed project. Internship to be selected by student in conjunction with program director. May be repeated once.
Prereq.: HIST 3715 and approval of internship committee.

HIST 4859C    CE Museum Curation/Interpretation    4 s.h.

Introduction to the field of museum studies. The history and function of museums, especially in the United States. Museum administration, curation, exhibit development, collections management, outreach and education.

HIST 6940C    CE Oral History    3 s.h.

Instruction in methods of taking, processing, and utilizing oral depositions relating to history. The course includes assignments in the field. May be repeated once.

HONR 2601C    CE Honors Seminar    1-2 s.h.

An interdisciplinary seminar series dealing with topics appropriate to students in the Honors Program. The subjects include, but are not limited to, creativity, the organization and function of the university, the total human being, critical thinking, current events, etc. Restrictions: Eligibility for the Honors Program.

HONR 2602C    CE Honors Seminar: Magazine    1-2 s.h.

An interdisciplinary seminar series dealing with topics appropriate to students in the Honors Program. The subjects include, but are not limited to, creativity, the organization and function of the university, the total human being, critical thinking, current events, etc.
Prereq.: Eligibility for the Honors Program.

MAT 6910C    CE Clinical Practice 1    2 s.h.

This course will provide students an integrative experience focused on hands on clinical practice. Skills and knowledge learned in the Year 1 Summer courses will be applied during clinical experiences and through simulated opportunities.
Prereq.: Successful Completion of Summer 1 Courses.

MAT 6930C    CE Clinical Practice 2    2 s.h.

This course will provide students an integrative experience focused on hands on clinical practice. Skills and knowledge learned in the Year 1 Fall courses will be applied during clinical experiences and through simulated opportunities.
Prereq.: Successful Completion of Fall 1 Courses.

MAT 6938C    CE Clinical Practice 3    2 s.h.

This course will provide students an integrative experience focused on hands on clinical practice. Skills and knowledge learned in the Year 1 Spring courses will be applied during clinical experiences and through simulated opportunities. This course will be completed during an immersive clinical experience and simulated activities.
Prereq.: Successful Completion of Spring 1 Courses.

MAT 6948C    CE Clinical Practice 4    2 s.h.

This course will provide students an integrative experience focused on hands on clinical practice. Skills and knowledge learned in the Year 1 Spring and Year 2 Summer courses will be applied during clinical experiences and through simulated opportunities.
Prereq.: Successful completion of Summer 2 Courses.

MAT 6978C    CE Clinical Practice 5    4 s.h.

This course will provide students an integrative experience focused on hands on clinical practice. Skills and knowledge learned in the Year 2 Fall and Year 2 Spring (7-week) courses will be applied during clinical experiences and through simulated opportunities. This course will be completed during an immersive clinical experience.
Prereq.: Successful completion of Fall 2 Courses.

MGT 4844C    CE Strategic Human Resource Management    3 s.h.

Capstone course of the human resource (HR) major and should be taken in students' last semester. Purpose is to integrate knowledge within HR and across disciplines in developing and implementing HR strategy. Special focus will be given to developing the proficiencies necessary to serve as an HR consultant, especially in quantifying the impact of HR practices.
Prereq.: 2.5 GPA, OR special approval.
Prereq. or Coreq.: MGT 4810.

MPH 6905C    CE Health Services Administration in Public Health    3 s.h.

Management principles, including personnel administration, budgeting, financing, and continuous quality improvement as pertains to public health. Planning and evaluation principles, grant writing, public health economics, public health policy, and data sources.
Prereq.: Graduate standing, permission of course director required for non-MPH students.

MUED 5841C    CE Music Workshop    1-3 s.h.

For students and teachers in service; topics may vary from year to year. Specific topics are announced each time the workshop is offered. May be repeated with different topic.

MUEN 0004C    CE University Chorus    1 s.h.

An entry-level ensemble designed for music majors and non-music students alike. Students are placed within the ensemble after an informal hearing with the conductor. Each singer must be devoted to producing their highest quality of performance through both individual study, and group rehearsals, of the music being prepared. Study, rehearsals (tutti, individual, and sectional), memorization and performances in public comprise the course of study.

NURS 3710C    CE Nursing in the Community    5 s.h.

Nursing in the community including families in health and illness needs; culturally competent health care; teaching and learning aspects; psychosocial concepts, spirituality, and home health concepts and skills. To be taken concurrently with NURS 3710L.
Prereq.: NURS 2645/L.

NURS 4832C    CE Nursing Care of Children and Families    5 s.h.

Family-centered nursing concentrating on health promotion/illness and prevention and acute/chronic health care needs of the developing child and family. Three hours lecture and six hours clinical experience in a variety of settings per week.
Prereq.: NURS 3741/L.
Coreq.: 4832L.

NURS 4842C    CE Mental Health Nursing    5 s.h.

This course provides mental health theories and strategies as the foundation in the management of individuals, families, and groups experiencing acute and chronic mental illness. Emphasis on the promotion of optimal level functioning and mental wellness. Three hours lecture, six hours clinical experience in a variety of settings per week.
Prereq.: NURS 3743/3743L; Entry-level BSN senior status.

NURS 4853C    CE Nursing Transitions    4 s.h.

Analysis, synthesis, and evaluation of care delivered by the healthcare team with emphasis on development of leadership and research roles. Two hours lecture and eight hours clinical experience with a preceptor in a variety of settings per week.
Prereq.: NURS 3743, NURS 3743L.
Coreq.: NURS 4840, NURS 4840L, or NURS 4842, NURS 4842L.

PHIL 3723C    CE Philosophy of Law    3 s.h.

Examination of the nature and limits of law, the justification of the legal system, the relationship between law and morality, state punishment of individuals, the justification for punishment, citizens' rights and issues of privacy, liberty, discrimination, and civil disobedience.
Prereq.: One 2600-level PHIL course or PHIL 1560.

PHLT 5893C    CE Public Health Workshop    1-3 s.h.

Concentrated study of a selected topic related to health education. The department will select and announce the topic and determine the credit hours based on the frequency and duration of workshop meetings. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 s.h. with change in topic.
Prereq.: PHLT 3701, PHLT 3791 or permission of instructor.

PHYT 8911C    CE Special Topics Geriatrics    2 s.h.

Theories of life span development and human aging with application to systems development and dysfunction. Emphasis on prevention, well elderly, and illnesses/injuries common to the elderly. Clinical management of cases, considering functional goals; cognition; pharmacology; and reimbursement issues. Two hour lecture.

PHYT 8914C    CE Clinical Education 1    5 s.h.

This is a first-time, intermediate, full-time, 6-week clinical education experience (CEE). It is the first in a sequence of three experiences across the curriculum. This experience introduces the student to the general organization and operations of physical therapy practice as it pertains to the care of diverse patients/ clients being served in the inpatient or outpatient setting. It emphasizes the early phases of development toward entry-level PT competencies in professional practice and patient management across the lifespan. The student is responsible, under the direct supervision of a licensed physical therapist, for the examination, evaluation, diagnostic, prognostic, and intervention aspects in the delivery of patient care. The specific content and context of clinical practice for this experience will vary depending upon the learning experiences available and the perceived or declared readiness of each student. 210 practicum hours per semester. Grading is S/U.

PHYT 8919C    CE Clinical Education 2    9 s.h.

This is a terminal, full-time, 12-week clinical education experience (CEE). It is the second in a sequence of three experiences across the curriculum in which all didactic curriculum is completed. This experience provides the student the opportunity to participate in physical therapy practice that pertains to the care of diverse patient/ client populations in an inpatient or outpatient setting. It emphasizes the on-going and progressive development toward entry-level PT competencies in professional practice and patient management across the lifespan. The student is responsible, under the direct supervision of a licensed physical therapist, for the examination, evaluation, diagnostic, prognostic, and intervention aspects in the delivery of patient care. Additionally, students are expected to function as part of a multi-disciplinary team and to participate in practice management activities. The specific content and context of clinical practice for this experience will vary depending upon the learning experiences available and the perceived or declared.

PHYT 8920C    CE Clinical Education 3    12 s.h.

This is a final, terminal, full-time, 15-week CEE; the third in a sequence of three across the curriculum. All didactic curriculum is completed. This experience provides students the opportunity to fully participate in PT practice that pertains to the care of diverse patient populations in an inpatient/ outpatient setting & within the context of transforming society. It emphasizes the development of entry-level PT competencies in professional practice & patient management across the lifespan. The student is responsible, under the direct supervision of a physical therapist, for examination, evaluation, diagnostics, prognostics, & interventions of patient care. Students are expected to fully function as part of a multi-disciplinary team & participate in practice management activities in the capacity of an entry-level physical therapist. The content & context of clinical practice for this experience varies depending upon the learning experiences available & perceived or declared readiness of each student. Grading is S/U.

PHYT 8923C    CE Community Applications    3 s.h.

Community-based project that encompasses the aspects of advocacy, collaboration, social responsibility, consultation and leadership, marketing/PR, and fiscal management.

POL 4810C    CE Urban Internship Seminar    3 s.h.

This course is designed to give students firsthand experience working in the field of public management, government, law, and/or urban public service. Intern appointments are for one semester. The intern is scheduled for fifteen (15) hours a week in the sponsor agency on a calendar confirmed with the agency supervisor. Interns are responsible to agency supervisors for satisfactory performance, as indicated by the supervisor's signature on the weekly Journal Form, and on the end-of-the-term Summary Sheet.
Prereq.: Junior or senior standing; and acceptance into the program by the urban internship coordinator prior to registration.

SCWK 2622C    CE Social Work Processes    3 s.h.

Addresses the full range of communication skills in systems of all sizes for professional social work practice. Includes principles of effective communication, functions and purposes of communication, and the roles of social workers. Thirty clock hours of volunteer engagement required. Three hours lecture.
Prereq.: SCWK 1510.

SPAN 3701C    CE Service Learning in Spanish    1-2 s.h.

Using the Spanish language to engage in community service or an internship. Completion of a journal written in Spanish and detailing the experience is required. May be repeated up to 4 semester hours.
Prereq.: Placement Exam or SPAN 1506 or SPAN 2600.

TEMC 4801C    CE The Middle School Learning Community    3 s.h.

History, philosophy, and concepts of middle level education, including interdisciplinary instruction, collaborative teams, cooperative learning, classroom management, teacher-based advisory programs, flexible scheduling, cross-age grouping, departmentalized/core curriculum, adapting curriculum to the needs of culturally diverse populations, and working with families, resource persons, and community groups.
Prereq.: TEMC 3702, BCOE upper-division status, and approval of chairperson.
Coreq.: Two of TEMC 3703, TEMC 3704, TEMC 3705, or TEMC 3706.

TERG 3700C    CE Phonological Awareness and Phonics    3 s.h.

Phonics subject matter, instructional strategies and applications, and planning for intensive, phonic-based word analysis in the early and middle stages of literacy acquisition. 20 field hours required.
Prereq.: TERG 2605 with a minimum grade of "C".

TERG 3720C    CE Developmental Reading Instruction: Vocabulary, Comprehension, and Writing    3 s.h.

An exploration of developmental and instructional implications related to reading in the elementary and middle grades, including vocabulary acquisition, comprehension, and writing instruction. Principles of explicit and systematic instruction and using evidence-based strategies to meet the diverse learning needs of all students are studied and practiced. 20 field hours are required.
Prereq.: TERG 2605 with a minimum grade of "C" and TERG 3700 with a minimum grade of "C".

TERG 3730C    CE Reading Assessment, Instruction, and Intervention    3 s.h.

Administration and interpretation of selected formal and informal assessment measures. Strategies for ensuring diverse students’ growth in literacy through ongoing assessment and progress monitoring. Field hours required. BCOE upper-division status required.
Prereq.: TERG 2605 with a minimum of grade "C" and TERG 3700 with a minimum of grade "C" and TERG 3720 with a minimum of grade "C" .