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This course meets Washington State's requirement for Washington State History. This course is designed to develop your awareness, appreciation, and understanding of the history of the regions and development of the Pacific Northwest. You will study the government, the people, the economy, and the cultural aspects of the Pacific Northwest, as well as current issues of the region.

The course will provide students with a broad view of America’s 20th Century history and its political structure.

This course meets Washington State's requirement for modern world history. This course is designed to develop students’ awareness, appreciation and understanding of world history. Students explore major themes and developments that have shaped the modern world, including geography, human rights, revolution and democracy.

Students will examine the United States and diverse societies from around the world and explore major issues that affect our ability to connect and thrive as a global community. Possible topics include: politics, human rights, the economy, war, education, poverty, terrorism, immigration, international relations, and the environment.

The course will provide students with a broad view of America’s past and present history and its political structure.

This biology course includes scientific method,chemistry and cells, reproduction, genetics, and complexity that is life. This course integrates technology, reading, writing, listening, speaking, and critical thinking skills around assignments and activities focusing on biology. Lab included.

This course will grant students a deeper understanding of the processes involved in regulating the properties of life, starting with basic cellular processes, to the expression of genes that results in biodiversity as we know it. This course integrates technology, reading, writing, listening, speaking, and critical thinking skills around assignments and activities focusing on biology. Lab included.

This non-lab natural science course is designed for students to critically analyze environmental concepts and issues at both the local and international level. Emphasis will be on scientific evidence-based interpretation of environmental data to draw conclusions and the development of resolutions. Field trip required.

Students in this course will apply algebraic topics such as formula manipulation, fractions and decimals, and the evaluation of word and numeric expressions to solve introductory physics-related problems. Students will utilize math and computational thinking to make predictions and construct explanations regarding principles of motion, energy, and waves. Lab included.

This course will introduce students to the chemical properties of matter and how to apply that knowledge to explore the chemical origins of the universe and the evolution of planet Earth and the features therein. This course integrates technology, reading, writing, and critical thinking skills around assignments and activities related to chemistry and Earth science. Lab included.

Operations and applications with whole numbers, fractions, decimals, and integers. Order of operations. Converting among number representations; placing numbers in order. Basic applications, including use of percent and geometry. Study strategies.

Operations with fractions, decimals, percents, and signed numbers. Simplify algebraic expressions. Solve linear equations. Solve a variety of application problems. Square roots, exponents, and coordinate graphing. Determine area, perimeter, and volume. Calculate statistical measures of center and interpret graphs.

This course will help students develop critical thinking, reading, and writing skills at the high school level. Students will demonstrate their reading for comprehension and reflective thinking as well as writing through explanatory, expository and argumentative writings.

This course will help students develop critical thinking, reading, and writing skills at the high school level. Students will demonstrate their reading for comprehension and reflective thinking as well as writing through explanatory, expository and argumentative writings.

This course will help students develop critical thinking, reading, and writing skills at the high school level. Students will demonstrate their reading for comprehension and reflective thinking as well as writing through explanatory, expository and argumentative writings.

This course will help students develop critical thinking, reading, and writing skills at the high school level. Students will demonstrate their reading for comprehension and writing skills through reflective essays.

This course will help students develop critical thinking, reading, and writing skills at the high school level. Students will demonstrate their reading for comprehension and writing skills through reflective essays.

This course will help students develop critical thinking, reading, and writing skills at the high school level. Students will demonstrate their reading for comprehension and writing skills through reflective essays.

This course will help students develop critical thinking, reading, and writing skills at the high school level. Students will demonstrate their reading for comprehension and reflective thinking as well as writing through explanatory, expository and argumentative writings.

This course will help students develop critical thinking, reading, and writing skills at the high school level. Students will demonstrate their reading for comprehension and reflective thinking as well as writing through explanatory, expository and argumentative writings.

This course will help students develop critical thinking, reading, and writing skills at the high school level. Students will demonstrate their reading for comprehension and reflective thinking as well as writing through explanatory, expository and argumentative writings.

Designed for students to learn and/or review advanced grammar, punctuation, spelling, sentence structure, paragraph and essay development.

This course is designed to enhance pre-college student success. It emphasizes self-management, barrier removal, effective study skills and goal setting.

This course is designed to enhance pre-college student success. It emphasizes self-management, barrier removal, effective study skills, and goal setting.

Foundations in Visual Art is an investigation into the components of art to include a study of aesthetics, the nature of art, and its functions and purposes; critical analysis of the elements and principles of art and design, interpretation, and evaluation of artwork; art history; and art production. The course is designed to enrich through discovery and creative problem-solving while providing an overview of the role of the artist in interpreting and contributing to culture from local and global perspectives.

A comprehensive study of the following wellness components: Fitness, Nutrition, Stress Management, and Disease Prevention. This course will assist students with the necessary protocols to independently improve cardiovascular endurance, muscular strength, muscular endurance, flexibility and body composition. Students achieve this goal by utilizing the varied fitness resources available in the Health Education Center as well as the natural environment of the Pierce College campuses.

An advanced study of the following wellness components: Fitness, Nutrition, Stress Management, and Disease Prevention. This course will assist students in the continuation of self-implementation of the necessary protocols to independently improve cardiovascular endurance, muscular strength, muscular endurance, flexibility and body composition. Students work to maintain their goals by utilizing the varied fitness resources available in the Health Education Center as well as the natural environment of the Pierce College campuses.

Through completing a service project students will gain insight into career pathways and their role in society. Students will investigate expectations of real-world employers. The volunteer experience will be evaluated through career, community, and personal perspectives.