Course Descriptions

The courses listed below are courses in Hawkeye's course catalog. Visit the course search to view currently available courses and course sections.

Students who plan to transfer courses back to their current college or university should verify the courses they'd like to take at Hawkeye will transfer. To determine how the course will transfer visit with your advisor at your current college or university and/or if a student at the University of Northern Iowa, University of Iowa, or Iowa State University, visit www.TransferinIowa.org.

Business Computer Application (BCA)

BCA-132 Electronic Communications

3 credits—An introductory course in electronic communications designed to provide the students with a basic understanding of electronic mail, presentation software, and desktop publishing software. Students will be given hands-on experience with the software.

Lecture Hours: 48

Course Type: Technical

2023–2024 Course Cost: $652.50

2024–2025 Course Cost: $675.00

BCA-183 Basic Web Design Software

2 credits—This course will show students how to use a web authoring software to enhance and manage professional quality web sites. Students will create a web site containing multimedia elements, publish it, and maintain it.

Lecture Hours: 16 Lab Hours: 32

Prerequisite(s): WDV-102.

Course Type: Technical

2023–2024 Course Cost: $435.00

2024–2025 Course Cost: $450.00

BCA-213 Intermediate Computer Business Applications

3 credits—This course covers advanced computer applications including word processing, spreadsheet, database, and presentation software. Topics include using mail merge, desktop publishing, using database functions in a spreadsheet, templates, creating customized reports and forms in database, advanced features of presentation software, importing and exporting data.

Lecture Hours: 48

Prerequisite(s): Minimum grade of C- in CSC-110 or CSC-116.

Course Type: Technical

2023–2024 Course Cost: $652.50

2024–2025 Course Cost: $675.00

BCA-924 Honors Project

1 credits—This course involves in-depth independent research on an approved topic under supervision of a faculty member. Upon project's completion, results will be shared with community of peers and faculty. This course can be repeated with different content for credit.

May be taken for up to 3 credits.

Lecture Hours: 16

Course Type: General Education / Transfer

2023–2024 Course Cost: $217.50

2024–2025 Course Cost: $225.00

Course Cost Calculation

Resident tuition and fees × course credits + course fee (if applicable).

The course cost calculation does not include:

Course cost is subject to change.

The course cost does not indicate the course is currently being offered. Visit the course search to view currently available courses and course sections.

Contact Information

Registrar's Office

Hawkeye Center 114
319-296-2460
Email the Registrar's Office

800-670-4743
319-296-1609 (fax)

Regular Hours — Spring 2024

January 3 – May 10, 2024
Monday – Friday 8:00am – 4:30pm

If campus is closed, the Registrar's Office is also closed. This includes weather-related closings. See the Academic Calendar for scheduled college closings.

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