College Credit Courses - MCCC
Montgomery County Community College
Springfield seniors and selected juniors can take college courses - for credit!
Take advantage of this incredible opportunity to
- Earn college credit
- Complete Springfield requirements
- Expand your horizons
- Prepare for your life after high school
You don't even have to leave the building. All the classes are taught at Springfield High School either by professors from Montgomery County Community College or Springfield teachers.
The following courses are taught by MCCC professors on our campus
- African-American Literature* #2065
- Personality #2031
- Human Development #2032
- American National Government #2052
African-American Literature #2065 (1 credit)
This course is designed to introduce the student to representative works of the black experience. Selected autobiographies, novels, poems and plays by such writers as R. Wright, J. Toomer, Malcolm X, C. Brown, L. Hansberry, L. Jones, A. Haley, R. Ellison, J. Baldwin and N. Giovanni will be studied in this course. *Must have current English teacher's approval
Personality #2031 (1 credit)
A comparison of major approaches to the study of the development and structure of normal personality. Topics include the applications of psychological research to understanding and promoting mental health and human resilience. Consideration is given to the role of healthy personality in managing frustration, conflict adjusting to predictable and unpredictable life changes, and achieving maximum well-being. Prerequisite: Springfield's academic Psychology course.
Human Development #2032 (1 credit)
A study of human development from conception to death. The physical, social, psychological and cognitive areas of life-span development will be examined. The major theories of human development, the potential age stage-related crisis and other related problems of each stage will be given careful attention. Prerequisite: Springfield's academic Psychology course.
American National Government #2052 (1 credit)
An examination of the basic structure and functions of American National Government, with emphasis on the power relationships between the Congress, the President and the Judiciary. Political parties, pressure groups, civil rights and the federal structure of our government will be stresses for students of the criminal justice curriculum.
The following courses are taught by Springfield teachers for MCCC credit.
- Electronic Game Design and Development #1093 (1 Springfield credit - 3 MCCC credits)
- AP Computer Science #1095 (1 Springfield credit - 6 MCCC credits)
- AP Psycholory #2283 (1 Springfield credit - 3 MCCC credits)
See your counselor for more details and course registrations.
Note: All MCCC courses are tuition-based. Cost information is available at www.mc3.edu
College Credit Courses - Penn State
Penn State Courses held at Eastern Center for Arts and Technology
College Credit Penn State courses are 5 days a week, 7:30 - 9:00 a.m. for college bound seniors who are responsible and capable of doing college level work, are self-directed and able to manage their time wisely and are interested in accounting/finance, computer science technology or engineering as a college major. Students must pass the first semester class to be eligible to continue second semester. Students successfully completing these courses will receive 8 Penn State credits in accounting/finance, 6 Penn State credits for computer science technology, or 6 Penn State credits in engineering. Students meet on EASTERN's campus September and October and the rest of the school year on the Penn State Abington College campus.
Accounting/Finance #2009 (2 credits)
Take this course to get a head start on a business major in college!
- This one-year senior only program is taught by Penn State Professors and is designed for the college bound student who has a strong academic background who can handle college level work and who is interested in majoring in business at college. Students attend classes at EASTERN for part of the year and also at the PSU Abington campus to give them exposure to a college environment.
- Pre or Co-requisites - Algebra I, II and Geometry
- Course offered from 7:30 to 9:00 a.m, check with your principal to see if transportation is provided
- Course Content:
- Fall Semester - PSU course ACCTG211 - Introductory Financial and Managerial Accounting (4 PSU credits). This course provides the fundamentals to how financial accounting reports are used by various decision makers and the fundamentals of how accounting information is used by decision makers in an organization.
- Spring Semester - PSU course FIN100 - Introduction to Finance (3 PSU credits). This course teaches the nature, scope and interdependence of the institutional and individual participants in the financial system.
Additionally students will receive one semester of MIS106 - Specialized Microcomputer Application in Business ( 1 PSU credit). Use of microcomputer in teh functional areas of business (e.g., accounting, management, marketing, finance, etc.) - College Credit
Students must pass the Fall Semester to continue in the Spring Semester
Eight PSU credits will be awarded for successfully completing both semesters - These courses prepare the student for success in such career fields as accounting, business, marketing, management, economics and finance.
Computer and Information Science #2010 (2 credits)
This course gives you college credit and the satisfaction knowing you can do college-level work!
- This one-year senior only program is taught by Penn State faculty and is designed for the college bound student who has a strong academic background and can handle college level work who is interested in majoring in computer science, information science technology or business in college. Students attend classes at EASTERN for part of the year and also at the PSU Abington campus to give them exposure to a college environment.
- Pre or Co-requisites:
Algebra I, II, Geometry and two years of lab science. - Course offered from 7:30 to 9:00 a.m., check with your principal to see if transportation is provided.
- Course Content:
- Fall Semester - PSU course CMPSC121 - Introduction to Algorithmic Processes (3 PSU credits). This course teaches the properties of algorithms, languages and notations for describing algorithms, ofa procedure-oriented language to problem solving.
- Spring Semester - PSU course CMPSC297A - Special Projects in Computer Science (3 PSU credits). This course will include advanced C++ programming topics such as pointers and pointer operations, object-oriented design and implementation, the Standard Template Library, and data structures. There will be a final project, which will utilize all topics from the course. - College Credit
- Students must pass the Fall Semester to continue in the Spring Semester
- Six PSU credits will be awards for successfully completing both semesters - This program prepares students for success in computer science, information science technology and business.
Engineering #2015 (2 credits)
So you are good in math and science....should you be an engineer? Take this course to find out!
- This one-year senior only program is taught by Penn State Professors and was designed for the college bound student with a strong academic background who can handle college level work and who is interested in enrolling in an engineering program after high school. Students attend classes at EASTERN for part of the year and also at the PSU Abington campus to give them exposure to a college environment.
- Pre or co-requisites:
Algebra I and II, Geometry, Chemistry and Physics with labs - Course offered from 7:30 to 9:00 a.m., check with your principal to see if transportation is provided
- Course Content:
- Fall Semester - Same as PSU course EDSGN100 - Introduction to Engineering Design (3 PSU credits). This course offers an introduction to engineering design through team-oriented design projects supported by communication skills: graphical, verbal and written.
- Spring Semester - PSU course EDSGN297 - Special Topics in Engineering Methods (3 credits). This course will further develop the topics introduced in EDSGN100. Topics will include intermediate level CAD, DC, and AC, electrical circuit theory and equilibrium force systems as applied to simple frames and trusses. The course will provide additional background into methods employed by electrical and mechanical engineers. - College Credit:
- Students must pass the Fall Semester to continue in the Spring Semester
- Six PSU credits will be awards for successfully completing both semesters - This program prepares students for success in all the major fields of engineering.