Course Descriptions - Laurel Ridge Community College

Aug 23, 2025

2025-26 Academic Catalog

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Some courses are categorized by type in the course description using the following definitions:

Passport Transfer Course: Courses offered as part of The Approved Passport Course Roster. The Passport is a college program in which all courses are transferable and satisfy lower-division general education requirements at any Virginia public institution of higher education.
Uniform Certificate of General Studies Course: Courses offered as part of The Uniform Certificate of General Studies (UCGS). The UCGS is a one-year college program in which all courses are transferable and satisfy lower-division general education requirements at any Virginia public institution of higher education.
Passport and UCGS Course: Courses that satisfy both The Passport and Uniform Certificate of General Studies (UCGS) programs.
Dual Enrollment Course: Courses that are offered at secondary schools by credentialed faculty where Laurel Ridge Community College has a contract for dual enrollment.
Electives: Courses that may be used to meet certain program requirements at Laurel Ridge Community College. In order to determine if course(s) meet the same requirements at your transfer College/University, it is recommended that you check with your advisor and transfer institution prior to selecting courses.

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	• ACC 117 - Essentials of Accounting
	• ACC 211 - Principles of Accounting I
	• ACC 212 - Principles of Accounting II
	• ACC 215 - Computerized Accounting
	• ACC 221 - Intermediate Accounting I
	• ACC 222 - Intermediate Accounting II
	• ACC 231 - Cost Accounting I
	• ACC 261 - Principles of Federal Taxation I
	• ACC 262 - Principles of Federal Taxation II
	• ACC 298 - Seminar and Project
	• ADJ 100 - Survey of Criminal Justice
	• ADJ 105 - The Juvenile Justice System
	• ADJ 107 - Survey of Criminology
	• ADJ 110 - Introduction to Law Enforcement
	• ADJ 115 - Patrol Procedures
	• ADJ 133 - Ethics and the Criminal Justice Professional
	• ADJ 134 - Collection and Preservation of Physical Evidence
	• ADJ 140 - Introduction to Corrections
	• ADJ 164 - Case Studies in Murder/Violent Crime
	• ADJ 171 - Forensic Science I
	• ADJ 172 - Forensic Science II
	• ADJ 198 - Seminar and Project
	• ADJ 211 - Criminal Law, Evidence and Procedures I
	• ADJ 212 - Criminal Law, Evidence and Procedures II
	• ADJ 228 - Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs
	• ADJ 229 - Community Policing in Modern Society
	• ADJ 236 - Principles of Criminal Investigation
	• ADJ 278 - Firearms and Tool - Mark Identification
	• ADJ 298 - Seminar and Project
	• AGR 141 - Introduction to Animal Science and Technology
	• AGR 142 - Introduction to Plant Science and Technology
	• AGR 143 - Introduction to Agribusiness and Financial Management
	• AGR 241 - Agricultural Policy, Leadership and Professional Service
	• AIR 121 - Air Conditioning and Refrigeration I
	• AIR 122 - Air Conditioning and Refrigeration II
	• AIR 134 - Circuit and Controls I
	• AIR 154 - Heating Systems I
	• AIR 155 - Heating Systems II
	• ARA 101 - Beginning Arabic I
	• ARA 102 - Beginning Arabic II
	• ARA 201 - Intermediate Arabic I
	• ARA 202 - Intermediate Arabic II
	• ARC 130 - Introduction to Materials & Methods of Construction
	• ARC 221 - Architectural CAD Apps Software I
	• ARC 222 - Architectural CAD Apps Software II
	• ARC 240 - Designing Sustainable Built Environments
	• ART 100 - Art Appreciation
	• ART 101 - History of Art: Prehistoric to Gothic
	• ART 102 - History of Art: Renaissance to Modern
	• ART 121 - Foundations of Drawing
	• ART 125 - Introduction to Painting
	• ART 131 - Two-Dimensional Design
	• ART 132 - Three-Dimensional Design
	• ART 200 - History of Non-Western Art
	• ART 215 - History of Modern Art
	• ART 223 - Life Drawing
	• ART 241 - Painting I
	• ART 242 - Painting II
	• ART 243 - Watercolor I
	• ART 244 - Watercolor II
	• ART 283 - Computer Graphics I
	• ART 284 - Computer Graphics II
	• ART 287 - Portfolio and Resume Preparation
	• ASL 101 - Beginning American Sign Language I
	• ASL 102 - Beginning American Sign Language II
	• ASL 115 - Finger Spelling and Number Use in ASL
	• ASL 125 - History of the U.S. Deaf Community
	• ASL 150 - Working with Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing People
	• ASL 201 - Intermediate American Sign Language I
	• ASL 202 - Intermediate American Sign Language II
	• ASL 261 - Advanced American Sign Language I
	• ASL 262 - Advanced American Sign Language II
	• AST 102 - Keyboarding II
	• AST 107 - Editing/Proofreading Skills
	• AST 141 - Word Processing
	• AST 142 - Word Processing II
	• AST 206 - Professional Development
	• AST 243 - Office Administration I
	• AST 245 - Medical Machine Transcription
	• BIO 100 - Basic Human Biology
	• BIO 101 - General Biology I
	• BIO 102 - General Biology II
	• BIO 141 - Human Anatomy & Physiology I
	• BIO 142 - Human Anatomy & Physiology II
	• BIO 145 - Basic Human Anatomy and Physiology
	• BIO 150 - Microbiology for Health Science
	• BIO 206 - Cell Biology
	• BIO 215 - Plant Life of Virginia
	• BIO 270 - General Ecology
	• BIO 295 - Topics In
	• BUS 100 - Introduction to Business
	• BUS 111 - Principles of Supervision I
	• BUS 116 - Entrepreneurship
	• BUS 125 - Applied Business Mathematics
	• BUS 165 - Small Business Management
	• BUS 200 - Principles of Management
	• BUS 201 - Organizational Behavior
	• BUS 205 - Human Resource Management
	• BUS 214 - Compensation Management
	• BUS 217 - Employee Training and Development

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