2012-2013 Academic Year
Prof-Tech requirements effective summer 2012 - spring 2013
(For other year's requirements see program archives.)

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Pathway	Programs	Transfer Options	Prof-Tech Options	Courses	Dept. Website	Faculty Advisers
	Accounting / Accountancy / CPA	Associate of Business Requirements Planning sheet	Certificates AAS	ACCTG ACCT& BUSN	Website	R. Sabado G. Turck A. Newton D. Harris T. Nuzzo
	certificate options... AAS option...	Bookkeeping, Accounts Receivable/Payable, Accounting Accounting
	Accounting Assistant I and II	- - -	I-BEST	ACCTG ACCT& BUSN	- - -	D. Harris R. Sabado
	Accounts Receivable/ Payable	- - -	Certificate	ACCTG BTECH	Website	R. Sabado G. Turck A. Newton D. Harris T. Nuzzo
	ACHIEVE	- - -	- - -	- - -	Website	Contact
	Administration of Justice /Criminal Justice	AA planning sheet	AAS	ADM J CJ&	Website	C. Dawson J. Smucker S. Lettic
	Administrative Assistant	- - -	Certificate	BTECH	Website	M. Welch S. Chun S. Alkhalili S. Taylor
	Administrative Management	- - -	AAS	BTECH	Website	M. Welch S. Chun S. Alkhalili S. Taylor
	Adult Basic Education (Pre-College Studies)	- - -	- - -	ABE	Website	Contact
	American Sign Language	AA planning sheet	- - -	ASL ASL&	Website	Contact
	Animation	- - -	Certificate	CIS VICOM	Website Website	R. Kang
	Anthropology	AA planning sheet	- - -	ANTH& ANTHR	- - -	L. Somer
	Apprenticeships	- - -	View	- - -	- - -	- - -
	Arabic	AA planning sheet	- - -	ARAB	Website	Contact
	Architecture	AA planning sheet	- - -	- - -	- - -	Ed Planning
	Art	AA planning sheet	- - -	ART ART&	Website	R.Droessler
	Associate Degree Nursing (same as Nursing: RN)	Associate of Pre-Nursing Requirements Planning sheet	AAS	NURS	Website	T.Trillo J. Do M.Carpenter Esch-Radtke C. Gan J.Strohmaier W. Moses K.Lawrence
	Astronomy	AS, Physics Requirements Planning sheet	- - -	ASTR&	- - -	G.Reinemer

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Pathway	Programs and Majors	Transfer Options	Prof-Tech Options	Courses	Dept. Website	Faculty Advisers
	Behavioral Science (see psychology)	- - -	- - -	- - -	- - -	- - -
	Biology (including pre-med, pre-dental)	Associate in Biology Requirements AA Planning sheet AS Planning sheet	- - -	BIOL BIOL&	Website	W. Moses
	Bookkeeping (Accounting program)	- - -	Certificate	BUSN	Website	R. Sabado G. Turck A. Newton D. Harris T. Nuzzo
	Business / Business Administration	Associcate of Business Requirements AA Hybrid Planning sheet	AAS Online Cert	BUSN BUS&	Website	M. Cicero J. Ward R.Copeland M. Girvin M. Ryan S. Chakour
	also see...	International Business & Trade, Retail Management (WAFC), Small Business/Entrepreneurship
	Business Information Technology  (BTECH)	- - -	- - -	BTECH	Website	M. Welch S. Chun S. Alkhalili S. Taylor
	certificate options... AAS option...	Administrative Assistant,   Customer Service Specialist, Intro to BTECH,  I-BEST Intro to Business Technology,    I-BEST Customer Service, Project Administration Administrative Management

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Pathway	Programs and Majors	Transfer Options	Prof-Tech Options	Courses	Dept. Website	Faculty Advisers
	CAD Technology	- - -	Certificate	INT D	Website	T. Hilton
	Career Start	- - -	- - -	- - -	Website	T. Hilton
	Career Studies	- - -	- - -	CARER	- - -	- - -
	Center of Excellence	- - -	- - -	- - -	Website	Contact
	Chemical Dependency Professional	- - -	AAS	H SER	Website	D.Drischel
	Chemistry	AS, chemistry requirements Planning sheet	- - -	CHEM CHEM&	- - -	J. Owens H. Price J. Pfeffer M. Nguyen
	Chinese	AA planning sheet	- - -	CHIN	Website	Contact
	Client Side/Server Side Scripting (Web/database developer)	- - -	Certificates	C SCI	Website	R. Kang T.Ostrander
	College Studies	- - -	- - -	COL	- - -	- - -
	Communication Studies (Speech)	AA planning sheet	- - -	CMST CMST&	Website	L.Manning E. Vu E. Bremen V. Ropp
	Community Health & Wellness (Healthcare Professions)	- - -	AAS	HEAL H SER	Website	J. Johnston B. Cerna
	Computer Science	AS, Computer Science Requirements Planning sheet or AA See adviser	- - -	CIS C SCI	Website	R. Kang T.Ostrander
	please see...	3D Graphics & Animation, Client Side/Server Side Scripting, Data Recovery/ Forensics Specialist ~ Database Technologies  ~ Level 1 Gaming ~ Information Systems Project Coordinator ~ LAN ~ Network Skills ~ Network Specialist ~ Unix/Linux System Administration ~ Web/ Database Developer
	Continuing Education	- - -	- - -	- - -	Website	Contact
	Cooperative Education	- - -	- - -	- - -	Website	- - -
	Criminal Justice (Administration of Justice)	AA planning sheet	AAS	ADM J CJ&	Website	C. Dawson J. Smucker S. Lettic
	Customer Service	- - -	I-BEST	BTECH BUSN	- - -	M. Welch S. Chun S. Alkhalili S. Taylor
	Customer Service Specialist	- - -	Certificate	BTECH BUSN	Website	M. Welch S. Taylor
	Central Washington University   (CWU)	See options	- - -	- - -	Website	Contact

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Pathway	Programs and Majors	Transfer Options	Prof-Tech Options	Courses	Dept. Website	Faculty Advisers
	Data Recovery/ Forensics Specialist	- - -	Certificate AAS	CIS	Website	A. Phillips
	Database Design & Security	- - -	Certificate	CIS	Website	T.Ostrander
	Dental Hygiene	Note: We do not offer this program. You can complete many of the prerequisite courses at Highline then transfer to another community college that offers this training.				Ed Planning
	Dentistry	Associate in Biology Requirements Planning sheet	- - -	- - -	Website	C. Gan J.Strohmaier W. Moses K.Lawrence
	Distance Learning	- - -	- - -	- - -	Website	Contact
	Diversity & Globalism Studies	AA planning sheet	- - -	DGS	- - -	J. Jones K. Stanley E. Chiabi
	Drafting Design	- - -	Certificate AAS	DRAFT	Website	T. Hilton
	Drama	AA planning sheet	- - -	DRAMA DRMA&	- - -	R. Lorig

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Pathway	Programs and Majors	Transfer Options	Prof-Tech Options	Courses	Dept. Website	Faculty Advisers
	E-Commerce	Associcate of Business Requirements Planning sheet	AAS	BUSN	Website	J. Ward
	Economics	AA planning sheet	- - -	ECON ECON&	- - -	K. Stanley J. Peyton
	Education	AA planning sheet	Certificates AAS	EDUC EDUC& ECED&	Website	P.McDonald J. White K. Oberg
	Education: Early Childhood	AA planning sheet	Certificate AAS or  I-BEST	EDUC EDUC& ECED&	Website	P.McDonald J. White K. Oberg
	Education: Paraeducator	- - -	AAS	EDUC EDUC&	Website	P.McDonald J. White K. Oberg
	Education: Secondary	AA planning sheet or AS See adviser	- - -	EDUC EDUC&	Website	P.McDonald J. White K. Oberg
	Education: Special Ed	AA planning sheet or AS See adviser	- - -	EDUC EDUC& ECED&	Website	P.McDonald J. White K. Oberg
	Education: Elementary	AA planning sheet or AS See adviser	---	EDUC EDUC& ECED&	Website	P.McDonald J. White K. Oberg
	Employment Professional	- - -	Certificate	H SER	Website	D.Drischel
	Engineering	AS, General Engineering Requirements Planning sheet	- - -	ENGR ENGR&	Website	R.Bankhead J. Mannard
	English	AA planning sheet	- - -	ENGL ENGL&	Website	See list of advisers
	English as a Second Language (ESL)	- - -	- - -	ESL	Website	Contact
	Environmental Science	AA planning sheet	- - -	ENVS&	- - -	- - -

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Pathway	Programs and Majors	Transfer Options	Prof-Tech Options	Courses	Dept. Website	Faculty Advisers
	Family Child Care Professional	- - -	Certificate or I-BEST	EDUC EDUC&	Website	P.McDonald J. White K. Oberg
	Family Support Specialist (Human Services)	- - -	Certificate	H SER	Website	D.Drischel
	Film Studies	AA planning sheet	- - -	F S	- - -	S. Rich  T. Kim  S. Stegall
	Forensics Specialist  (Data Recovery)	- - -	Certificate AAS	CIS	Website	A. Phillips
	Foreign Languages	AA planning sheet	- - -	- - -	Website	Contact
	French	AA planning sheet	- - -	FRCH  FRCH&	Website	Contact

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Pathway	Programs and Majors	Transfer Options	Prof-Tech Options	Courses	Dept. Website	Faculty Advisers
	Gaming-Level 1	- - -	Certificate	- - -	Website	R. Kang
	G.E.D.	- - -	- - -	- - -	Website	Contact
	Environmental Science /General Science	AA planning sheet	- - -	GE SC ENVS&	Website	J. Owens H. Price J. Pfeffer M. Nguyen
	Interdisciplinary Studies /General Studies	AA planning sheet AA Hybrid	- - -	- - -	- - -	See list of advisors
	Gateway to College	- - -	- - -	- - -	Website	- - -
	Geography	AA planning sheet	- - -	GEOG	- - -	J. Jones
	Geology /Earth Sciences	AA planning sheet	- - -	GEO	Website	E. Baer C.Whittington
	Graphics Production - Print Media	Due to budget reductions, this program is now closed.

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Pathway	Programs and Majors	Transfer Options	Prof-Tech Options	Courses	Dept. Website	Faculty Advisers
	Healthcare Professions	- - -	Certificates AAS	HEAL	Website	B. Cerna L. Lunden T.  VanEffen
	Heritage University at Highline	See options	- - -	- - -	Website	- - -
	High School Programs	- - -	- - -	H S	Website	Contact
	History	AA planning sheet	- - -	HIST HIST&	Website	T.McMannon T.Balkenende
	Honors	- - -	- - -	HONOR	Website	B.Clinton
	Hospitality & Tourism Management	Associcate of Business Requirements Planning sheet	Certificates AAS	HOST	Website	N. Warren C.Brandmeir J.Lindsay
	specializations...	Tourism Development ~ Recreation & Wellness ~ Catering & Event Planning ~ Hotel-Restaurant
	Human Services	AA	Certificates AAS	H SER	Website	D.Drischel
	certificate options... also see...	Initial certificate ~ Family Support Specialist ~ Youth Development Specialist Chemical Dependency Professional (AAS)
	Humanities	AA planning sheet	- - -	HUM HUM&	- - -	G.Avantaggio

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Pathway	Programs and Majors	Transfer Options	Prof-Tech Options	Courses	Dept. Website	Faculty Advisers
	I-BEST	- - -	Certificates	- - -	- - -	- - -
	pathway options...	Accounting Assistant I and II  ~ Caregiving Pathways (Home Care Aide) ~ Customer Service  ~  Intro to Office Assistant  ~  Modular Intro to Business Technology  ~  Nursing Assistant
	I-BEST Instructors	Resources website
	Infant Toddler	- - -	Certificate or I-BEST	EDUC EDUC&	Website	P.McDonald J. White K. Oberg
	Information Systems Project Coordinator	- - -	AAS	CIS C SCI	Website	R. Kang
	AAS specializations...	Web Developer ~ Software Developer ~ Networking ~  Computer Forensics ~  E-Commerce ~ Database Design & Development
	Initial Human Services	- - -	Certificate	H SER	Website	D.Drischel
	Instructional Assistant	- - -	Apprenticeship	- - -	- - -	- - -
	Interior Design	AA planning sheet	Certificates AAS	INT D	Website	T. Hilton
	certificate options... AAS option... AAS-T option...	CAD Technology ~ Sustainable Design ~ Residential Design Interior Design Interior Design
	International Business and Trade	Associate of Business Requirements Planning sheet	Certificate AAS	BUSN	Website	R.Copeland S. Chakour
	International Student Programs	- - -	- - -	- - -	Website	Contact
	Intro to Business Technology	- - -	Certificate	BTECH	Website	M. Welch
	Into to Office Assistant	- - -	I-BEST	BTECH COL	- - -	A. Madsen
	Intro to Web Support	- - -	I-BEST	BTECH COL C SCI VICOM	- - -	A. Madsen

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Pathway	Programs and Majors	Transfer Options	Prof-Tech Options	Courses	Dept. Website	Faculty Advisers
	Japanese	AA planning sheet	- - -	JAPAN JAPN&	Website	Contact
	Journalism/Mass Media	AA planning sheet	- - -	JRNL CMST	- - -	S. Landgraf T.M. Sell
	Law	AA planning sheet	- - -	- - -	- - -	J. Smucker J. Neilson C. Dawson B. Wheeler
	Local Area Network (LAN) (Networking)	- - -	Certificate	CIS	Website	K.Mahadevan A.Phillips
	Library & Information Services	AA planning sheet	Certificate/AAS Apprentice K-12 Endorsement	LIBR	Website	H. Brook F. Clark K.Fernandez D. Franks J. Harton D. Moore
	Life Sciences	please see Biology ~ General Science ~ Oceanography

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Pathway	Programs and Majors	Transfer Options	Prof-Tech Options	Courses	Dept. Website	Faculty Advisers
	Marine Biology	AS - see adviser	- - -	BIOL  BIOL&	Website	W. Moses K.Lawrence
	Marketing & Selling	February 2, 2012:  We are not accepting new students at this time.
	Mathematics	AA planning sheet	- - -	MATH  MATH&	Website	See list of advisers
	Medical Assistant (Healthcare Professions)	- - -	Certificate AAS	HEAL	Website	B. Cerna L. Lunden T.  VanEffen
	certificate options... AAS option...	Medical Insurance Coding ~ Patient Account Specialist ~ Medical Assistant Medical Assistant
	Medical Insurance Coding Specialist  (Healthcare Professions)	- - -	Certificate	HEAL	Website	B. Cerna L. Lunden
	Medical Transcriptionist	February 2, 2012:  We are not accepting new students at this time.
	Medicine	Associate in Biology Requirements Planning sheet	- - -	- - -	Website	C. Gan J.Strohmaier W. Moses K.Lawrence
	Mobile Application Development	- - -	Certificate	CIS C SCI	Website	R. Kang
	Music	AA planning sheet	- - -	MUSC MUSC&	Website	B. Thomas

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Pathway	Programs and Majors	Transfer Options	Prof-Tech Options	Courses	Dept. Website	Faculty Advisers
	Networking	- - -	Certificates AAS	CIS C SCI	Website	K.Mahadevan A. Phillips
	certificate options... AAS option...	LAN ~ Unix/Linux System Administration ~ Network Administration & Security Network Specialist
	Nursing Assistant (offered summer & winter quarters)	- - -	Certificate	NUR A	Website	T.Trillo
	Nursing Assistant (offered fall & spring quarters)	- - -	I-BEST	NUR A	Website	T.Trillo
	Nursing:  LPN to RN	AA planning sheet	AAS	NURS	Website	T.Trillo J. Do M.Carpenter Esch-Radtke
	Nursing: RN (same as Associate Degree Nursing)	Associate of Pre-Nursing Requirements Planning sheet	AAS	NURS	Website	T.Trillo J. Do M.Carpenter Esch-Radtke C. Gan J.Strohmaier W. Moses K.Lawrence
	Nutrition	AA planning sheet	- - -	NUTR&	- - -	T.Brigham

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Pathway	Programs and Majors	Transfer Options	Prof-Tech Options	Courses	Dept. Website	Faculty Advisers
	Oceanography	AA planning sheet	- - -	OCEAN OCEA&	Website	W. Moses K.Lawrence
	Online /Hybrid Programs	Earn certificates or degrees  ~ Weekend College ~ Business Certificates (see Distance Learning Website for online courses)
	Operating Systems Fundamentals (Networking)	- - -	Certificate	CIS C SCI	Website	K.Mahadevan A. Phillips
	Optician-Licensed Dispensing	- - -	Apprenticeship	OPTIC	Website	Contact

Pathway	Programs and Majors	Transfer Options	Prof-Tech Options	Courses	Dept. Website	Faculty Advisers
	Paraeducator (Education)	- - -	AAS	EDUC EDUC&	Website	P.McDonald J. White K. Oberg
	Paralegal	- - -	AAS	LEGAL	Website	J. Smucker J. Neilson C. Dawson B. Wheeler
	Paralegal Plus	- - -	Certificate	LEGAL	Website	J. Smucker J. Neilson C. Dawson B. Wheeler
	Parent Education	- - -	- - -	- - -	Website	P.McDonald J. White K. Oberg
	Patient Account Specialist  (Healthcare Professions)	- - -	Certificate	HEAL	Website	B. Cerna L. Lunden T.VanEffen
	Personal Fitness Trainer	- - -	Certificate AAS	PFT	Website	T. Vagen D. Smith K. Paton
	Pharmacy	AA Biology planning sheet	- - -	- - -	- - -	J. Owens H. Price J. Pfeffer M. Nguyen
	Philosophy	AA planning sheet	- - -	PHIL PHIL&	Website	G.Avantaggio
	Phlebotomist	February 2, 2012:  We are not accepting new students at this time.
	Photographic Workflow Specialist	- - -	Certificate	PRINT VICOM	- - - Website	G. Nelson
	Physical Education	AA planning sheet	- - -	P E	Website	K. Paton T. Brigham D. Smith J. Dunn
	Physical Science	- - -	- - -	P SCI	- - -	- - -
	please see...	Astronomy ~ Chemistry ~ Geology ~ Physics
	Physical Therapy	AA planning sheet	- - -	- - -	- - -	C. Gan J.Strohmaier W. Moses K.Lawrence
	Physics	AS, Physics Requirements Planning sheet	- - -	PHYS	- - -	I. Glozman G.Reinemer
	Political Science	AA planning sheet	- - -	POL S POLS&	- - -	T.M. Sell
	Polysomnographic Technology	- - -	Certificate AAS	PSG	Website	N. Bly
	Pre-College Studies	- - -	- - -	ABE ESL	Website	Contact
	Pre-dentistry, medicine, pharmacy, physician	Associate in Biology Requirements Planning sheet	- - -	- - -	- - -	C. Gan J.Strohmaier W. Moses K.Lawrence
	Project Administration	- - -	Certificate	BTECH BUSN BUS&	Website	S. Chun
	Psychology	AA planning sheet	- - -	PSYCH PSYC&	Website	B. Baugher R. Fowers S. Frantz R. Frickle M. Manber
	Puget Sound Welcome Back Center	- - -	- - -	- - -	Website	Contact

Pathway	Programs and Majors	Transfer Options	Prof-Tech Options	Courses	Dept. Website	Faculty Advisers
	Radiologic Technology/ Ultrasound Technology	Note: We do not offer this program. You can complete many of the prerequisite courses at Highline then transfer to another community college that offers this training.				Ed Planning
	Reading	- - -	- - -	READ	Website	M. Fulton L. Shen
	Residential Design	- - -	Certificate	INT D	Website	T. Hilton
	Respiratory Care	- - -	AAS	R C	Website	B. Bonner
	Retail Management	- - -	Certificate AAS	BUSN BUS&	Website	J. Ward M. Ryan
	Running Start	- - -	- - -	- - -	Website	Contact

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Pathway	Programs and Majors	Transfer Options	Prof-Tech Options	Courses	Dept. Website	Faculty Advisers
	School Age Child Care	- - -	Certificate I-BEST	EDUC EDUC&	Website	P.McDonald J. White K. Oberg A. Baker
	Scripting: Client Side/Server Side (Web/database developer)	- - -	Certificates	C SCI	Website	R. Kang T.Ostrander
	Senior Adults	- - -	- - -	- - -	Website	- - -
	Small Business / Entrepreneurship	- - -	Certificate AAS	BUSN BUS&	Website	J. Ward
	Social Science	AA planning sheet	- - -	- - -	- - -	E. Chiabi J. Jones R. Frickle H. Huo T.McMannon K. Stanley
	Sociology/Social Work	AA planning sheet	- - -	SOC  SOC&	- - -	D. Brice H. Huo
	Spanish	AA planning sheet	- - -	SPAN SPAN&	Website	Contact
	Speech (see Communication Studies)	- - -	- - -	- - -	- - -	- - -
	StartZone	- - -	- - -	- - -	Website	- - -
	Student Services	- - -	- - -	S SER	- - -	- - -
	Study Abroad	- - -	- - -	- - -	Website	F. Clark
	Sustainable Design	- - -	Certificate	INT D	Website	T. Hilton

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Pathway	Programs and Majors	Transfer Options	Prof-Tech Options	Courses	Dept. Website	Faculty Advisers
	Tech Prep	- - -	- - -	- - -	Website	N. Warren
	Transfer Options	- - -	- - -	- - -	Website	- - -
	Unix/Linux System Administration (Networking)	- - -	Certificate	CIS	Website	K.Mahadevan A.Phillips
	Veterinary Medicine	AA Biology planning sheet	- - -	- - -	- - -	C. Gan J.Strohmaier W. Moses K.Lawrence
	Visual Communications	AA planning sheet	Certificate AAS	VICOM	Website	G. Nelson

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Pathway	Programs and Majors	Transfer Options	Prof-Tech Options	Courses	Dept. Website	Faculty Advisers
	WAOL (Washington Online)	See options	See options	See options	Website	Help Desk
	Web / Database Developer	- - -	Certificates AAS	CIS C SCI	Website	R. Kang T.Ostrander
	certificate options... AAS option...	Pre-Web, Mobile Application Development, Server Side Scripting, Client Site Scripting Developer
	Weekend College	- - -	- - -	- - -	Website	Contact
	Welcome Back Center	- - -	- - -	- - -	Website	- - -
	WGU Washington	See options	- - -	- - -	Website	- - -
	World Languages	- - -	- - -	- - -	Website	A. Garcia Contact
	please see...	American Sign Language ~ Arabic ~ Chinese ~ French ~ Japanese ~ Spanish
	Worker Retraining	- - -	- - -	- - -	Website	- - -
	WorkFirst	- - -	- - -	---	Website	- - -
	Writing (see English)	- - -	- - -	- - -	- - -	- - -
	Youth Development Specialist (Human Services)	- - -	Certificate	H SER	Website	D.Drischel

Updated on April 5, 2013