Course Descriptions
TBCC offers a mix of lower division credit and career technical education courses. Course prefixes for LDC and CTE courses are listed below (for example, all courses in Biology start with the “BI” prefix, while all courses in Business Administration start with the “BA” prefix. Note that courses numbered below 100 are not usually transferable. Check with a career education advisor to determine what courses apply to your degree.
Lower Division Collegiate (LDC) Course Codes
| ART: |
Art |
| BA: |
Business Administration (except BA 255) |
| BI: |
Biology |
| CG: |
Career Guidance & Student Success |
| CH: |
Chemistry |
| COMM: |
Communications |
| EC: |
Economics |
| ENG: |
English |
| FN: |
Foods & Nutrition (only 225 & 270) |
| G: |
Geology |
| GEO: |
Geography |
| GS: |
General Science |
| HE: |
Health |
| HST: |
History |
| LIB: |
Library |
| MTH: |
Mathematics |
| MUS: |
Music |
| PE: |
Physical Education (except PE 10) |
| PHL: |
Philosophy |
| PHY: |
Physics |
| PS: |
Political Science |
| PSY: |
Psychology |
| SOC: |
Sociology |
| SPA: |
Spanish |
| WR: |
Writing |
(Only course numbers 100-299 are LDC at TBCC)
Career and Technical Education Courses (CTE)*
| AG: |
Agriculture |
| ANS: |
Animal Science |
| APR: |
Apprenticeship |
| CAS: |
Computer Applications |
| CJA: |
Criminal Justice |
| DRF: |
Drafting |
| ELT: |
Electrical Trades |
| EMS: |
Emergency Medical Technician |
| ESR: |
Environmental Studies |
| FN: |
Foods and Nutrition |
| FOR: |
Forestry |
| FST: |
Food Science Technology |
| FW: |
Fish & Wildlife |
| GT: |
Green Technology |
| HORT: |
Horticulture |
| IMT: |
Industrial Maintenance Technology |
| LEAD: |
Leadership |
| MCH: |
Machine Manufacturing Technology |
| MP: |
Medical Professions |
| NAT: |
Natural Resources |
| SOIL: |
Soil Science |
| WLD: |
Welding Technology |
*Many career and technical courses are applicable to the baccalaureate degree. Check with the BA/BS-granting institution.