Admissions

This course emphasizes critical reading and analytical writing using literature as the basis for composition. The course includes an analysis of primary and/or secondary sources with a focus on academic writing. (Prerequisite(s): Grade of “C” or better in ENGL 1711) (MnTC: Goal 1) 2C/2/0/0

Instructor: Kelly Salay
Meets: Wednesdays 2:00 – 3:50pm
Delivery: Traditional on campus meetings

This course surveys the political and social history of the United States from the end of the Reconstruction Period to the present. Course themes address urbanization, industrialization, immigration and demographic shifts, gender roles, as well as the country’s evolving foreign policy and place in the world. The course also covers significant events and eras including the Gilded Age and Progressive Era, the Great Depression, World Wars I and II, the Cold War, the war in Vietnam, the Civil Rights Movement, Social Movements of the 1960s and 1970s, and the political and cultural debates of the late 20th and early 21st centuries. Throughout, the course examines the interactions between racialized groups and the power dynamics and social structures created through such interactions, including the establishment and maintenance of racial segregation and the quest to dismantle it. (Prerequisite(s): READ 0721 or READ 0724 or EAPP 0860 with a grade of “C” or better or concurrent enrollment or appropriate assessment score) (MnTC: Goals 5 & 7) 4C/4/0/0

Instructor: Ayesha Shariff
Meets: Thursdays 10:00 – 11:50am
Delivery: Blended/hybrid course

This course covers concepts and applications of descriptive and inferential statistics. Measures of central tendency and variance, confidence intervals, normal distributions and central limit theorem are explored. The student learns about probability distributions and random variables. Techniques of estimation, hypothesis testing, z-scores, t-tests, F-tests, Chi-square tests, analysis of variance (ANOVA) and linear regression are covered in this course. This course can be used to fulfill the general education requirement for math, and transfer to 2 and 4 year institutions. (Prerequisite(s): MATH 0740 or MATH 0910 with a grade of “C” or better or appropriate assessment score) (MnTC: Goal 4) 4C/4/0/0

Instructor: Sarah Cooley
Meets: Online in D2L Brightspace
Delivery: Asynchronous online

This course introduces students to the investigation of the physical processes, origins of natural disasters and human and economic impacts caused by natural disasters. Content covered will include earthquakes, volcanoes, severe weather, climate change, wildfires, floods and other catastrophic phenomena. Course includes lab-like learning activities. Traditional and hybrid sections are available. (Prerequisite(s): READ 0721 or READ 0724 or EAPP 0860 with a grade of “C” or better or appropriate assessment score) (MnTC: Goals 3 & 10) 3C/3/0/0

Instructor: Angela Donatelle
Meets: Wednesdays 9:00 – 10:55am
Delivery: Blended/Hybrid Course

This course introduces basic ethical theories, principles, and decision-making guidelines used in health care ethics. It examines moral issues confronting health care practitioners, patients, and others involved in medicine. The course includes philosophical analysis of cultural differences regarding medical practices, contemporary moral decision-making on topics such as disclosure, confidentiality, human cloning, medical research, abortion, transplantation and organ markets, allocation of limited resources, conscientious objection, research on human subjects, and euthanasia. The course is open to all students interested in health care ethics. (Prerequisite(s): READ 0722 or READ 0724 or EAPP 0900 with a grade of “C” or better or appropriate assessment score) (MnTC Goals: 6 & 9) 3C/3/0/0

Instructor: N/A
Meets: Thursdays 12:00 – 2:45pm
Delivery: Traditional on campus meetings

Honors Program Eligibility
To be eligible to enroll in honors sections, students must show a demonstrated pattern of academic excellence through one of the following:

• completion of at least 12 college-level credits with a Grade Point Average of 3.5 or higher
• entering high school students with a Grade Point Average of 3.5 or higher

Honors Program eligibility is automatically applied once one of the above requirements is met. There is no need to apply to become an active member of the Honors Program.

• Increased opportunities for intellectual challenge and growth
• Opportunity to work with other highly motivated students in small classroom settings (honors sections have smaller class sizes).
• Designation of “honors” after each honors section on college transcript indicates academic rigor to potential employers, transfer institutions, and/or scholarship committees

Students who complete 4 courses or 12 credits of honors coursework over their careers at Saint Paul College become Honors Scholars. The “Honors Scholar” designation is then added to the student’s Saint Paul College transcript to be noted by potential employers, transfer institutions, and/or scholarship committees. Honors Scholars also receive well-deserved recognition at our graduation ceremony.

Honors sections are scheduled three semesters in advance to allow students to plan their coursework so they can work toward becoming Honors Scholars as they complete their degree or program requirements. There is no need for honors students to take additional coursework because honors sections fulfill program and degree requirements in the same way traditional sections do.

Aaron Bommarito
Honors Program Coordinator
aaron.bommarito@rpybbk.com
651.846.1664

• ARTS 1713 – Photography 1 (MnTC Goal Area: 6)
• BIOL 1740 – General Biology 1 (MnTC Goal Area: 3)
• ENGL 1712 – Composition 2 (MnTC Goal Area: 1)
• PHIL 1710 – Logic (MnTC Goal Area: 4)
• PSYC 1720 – Lifespan Dev (MnTC Goal Area 5 & 9)