This site is designed to help Iowa county area high school students and their parents connect with the opportunities to earn college credit while in high school through Kirkwood Community College.

Fall 2010 PSEO Kirkwood Registration Deadline is July 29, 2011

Fall 2011 PSEO Kirkwood Registration Deadline is July 29, 2011

Belle Plaine HS


Belle Plaine High School
 Senior Year Plus Opportunities

High School PSEO Students
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 Summer 2011 Henry B. Tippie $500 Endowed Scholarship 
for high school students that have successfully completed a PSEO course.
Scholarship Letter and Application
PSEO
Post Secondary Enrollment Options Courses

Online Classes Registration
Students register with PSEO registration form with
high school counselor or principal before July 31, 2011.

PSEO Registration Form Tippie Mansfield Center

   
Concurrent Enrollment Onsite Classes


MAT-140 Finite Math  3 cr:   Includes methods of solving
linear equations and inequalities.  Introduces linear programming,
matrices, functions, graphs, counting techniques, probabliltiy,
mathematics of finance and applications.  Prereqisite: Qualifying
placement score in ACT or COMPASS Placement Test 
Belle Plaine High School Instructor: Phylis Kurriger
Students may register during first class on August _____


Career Academies
Check the academy web sites for additional
information and student featured video.


Patient Care Academy
College credit classes offered are offered in a year long shared
academy with Iowa Valley High School and  HLV Community
High School at the Iowa Valley Elementary building..
Students may register during first class on August ____

         HSC-107  Professionals in Health 2 cr:  Presents skills
         and characteristics expected for professional preparation
         and employability. Provides an overview of the health
         industry as it relates to health and safety regulations.
         Kirkwood Community College Instructor: Lee Daniels
         HSC-117 Basic Medical Terminology 2.5 cr:
Introduces
         basic word structure and terminology pertaining to body
         systems. Includes spelling, pronounciation and word usage.
         Provides a basic overviw of disease process, symptoms,
         anatomy, special procedures, pharmacology and abbreviations.
         Kirkwood Community College Instructor: Lee Daniels
         HSC-172 Nurse Aid  3cr:  This 75-hour nurse aid course
         meets the training requirements of the Omnibus Budget
         Reconciliation Act of 1987 (OBRA) for aides working in
         nursing facilites (NF) and skilled nursing facilities (SNF)
         Students learn basic care giving skills and concepts to
         provide safe, effective resident care.
         Kirkwood Community College Instructor: Lee Daniels        
         (This academy is under revision for Fall 2011 due to
              curriculum changes in the nursing department at Kirkwood.
              Updates will be posted very soon.)



Software Specialist Academy Software Specialist Academy
College credit classes in this academy are offered in the Belle
Plaine High School: Classes are a semester in length.

          BCA-290  Web Design Principles  3 cr:  Focuses on the
         concepts of the overall production process surrounding Web
         site design with particular emphasis on layout, navigaton and
         maintenance of Web sties.Students are exposed to a Web
         authoring software to design and create a Web site.
         Belle Plaine High School Instructor: Greg Prather
         CIS-207  Fundamentals of Web Programming  3 cr: 
         Presents hypertext markup language principles used in
         creating well-designed Web pages. Students also use
         JavaScript and DHTML on an introudctory level.
         Belle Plaine High School Instructor: Greg Prather        
          BCA-213  Intermediate Computer Business Apps  3 cr: 
         Extends basic knowledge of Microsoft Word, Access, Excel
         and PowerPoint.  Upon completion of this course students
         should be able to demonstate proficiency at the core level of
         the Micorsoft Office Specialist crertification.
         Prerequisite:  CSC-110 Intro to Computers.
         Belle Plaine High School Instructor: Greg Prather
         Students may register during first class on August_____