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Title	Time Offered	Offering	Class Standing	Credits	Quarters
Native Pathways Program - Speaking from the Heart: What Stories Mean (Salish Sea Hybrid) Corey Larson	Evening and Weekend	Program	JR-SR	12	Winter 2020
Native Pathways Program - Speaking from the Heart: What Stories Mean (Tacoma) Tacoma Kendra Aguilar	Evening and Weekend	Program	JR-SR	12	Winter 2020
Nomadic Furniture: Knockdown Furniture from a Craftsman Perspective John Shattuck visual arts	Evening	Course	SO-SR	4	Winter 2020
Orchestra - at SPSCC music	Evening	Course	FR-SR	2	Winter 2020 (S)
Personality and Social Psychology: Who Do You Think You Are? Mark Hurst psychology	Evening and Weekend	Program	SO-SR	8	Winter 2020
Photography: Digital Revised Ryan Richardson communication media arts visual arts	Evening	Course	FR-SR	4	Winter 2020
Physical Computing in the Arts Cancelled Arlen Speights computer science	Evening	Course	FR-SR	4	Winter 2020
Physics II: Electromagnetism Allen Olson physics	Evening	Course	FR-SR	4	Winter 2020
Place, Memory, Narrative: Northwest Coast Native Art and Literature Kristina Ackley; Alexander McCarty native american and indigenous studies history visual arts	Day	Program	SO-SR	8, 16	Fall 2019 Winter 2020
Plant Chemical Ecology: The Secret Life of Plants Lalita Calabria biochemistry biology botany chemistry ecology environmental studies natural history	Day	Program	JR-SR	16	Winter 2020
Plants and People Revised Frederica Bowcutt botany environmental studies history	Day	Program	SO-SR	16	Winter 2020 (S)
PLE Document Writing Nancy Parkes communication writing	Evening	Course	FR-SR	4, 6, 8	Winter 2020 (S)
Political Economy and Social Movements Revised Savvina Chowdhury; Paul McMillin; Thomas (Tom) Womeldorff economics gender and women's studies history international studies literature political economy political science	Day	Program	SO-SR	16	Fall 2019 Winter 2020 (S)
Positive Organizational Psychology Dariush Khaleghi business and management consciousness studies leadership studies psychology	Weekend	Course	FR-SR	4	Winter 2020
Precalculus I (A) Revised Timothy Wilson mathematics	Evening	Course	FR-SR	4	Winter 2020
Precalculus I (B) New Vauhn Foster-Grahler economics education mathematics physics	Day	Course	FR-SR	4	Winter 2020
Printmaking: Screen Print and Letterpress Zine Making Emily Adams visual arts	Weekend	Course	SO-SR	4	Winter 2020
Printmaking: Surface Manipulation of the Matrix Emily Adams visual arts	Evening	Course	SO-SR	4	Winter 2020
Psychology and Social Justice: Making Change Happen Marcella Benson-Quaziena african american studies community studies cultural studies gender and women's studies leadership studies psychology queer studies	Weekend	Program	JR-SR	8, 12	Winter 2020 Spring 2020
Quantum Facts and Mysteries John Caraher consciousness studies philosophy of science physics	Day	Program	FR-SR	16	Winter 2020
Research Capstone in Psychology Laura Citrin anthropology consciousness studies psychology sociology	Day	Program	SO-SR	16	Winter 2020 (S)
Snow Ecology Paul Przybylowicz ecology field studies outdoor leadership and education	Day	Program	SO-SR	16	Winter 2020
South Asia: Climate Change and Society Revised Shangrila Joshi anthropology cultural studies environmental studies field studies gender and women's studies geography international studies study abroad sustainability studies	Day	Program	SO-SR	16	Fall 2019 Winter 2020 (S)
Spanish - First Year II Ethan Rogol language studies	Evening	Course	FR-SR	4	Winter 2020
Spanish - Second Year II Hugo Flores language studies	Evening	Course	FR-SR	4	Winter 2020
State & Local Government: Community, Communication, and Change Lori Blewett; Stephen Buxbaum communication law and government policy political science	Evening and Weekend	Program	FR-SR	8	Fall 2019 Winter 2020
Statistics I Alvin Josephy mathematics	Evening	Course	FR-SR	4	Winter 2020
Statistics II Alvin Josephy mathematics	Evening	Course	FR-SR	4	Winter 2020
Student-Originated Software Neal Nelson; Richard Weiss; Guangyan Li computer science mathematics	Day	Program	SO-SR	16	Winter 2020 (S) Spring 2020 (S)
Student-Originated Studies (SOS): Biology of Sharks and Rays Amy Cook marine science natural history zoology	Day	Student Originated Studies	JR-SR	8, 12	Winter 2020
Student-Originated Studies: Community-Based Learning and Action (CCBLA) Revised Cynthia Kennedy community studies education health media studies sustainability studies	Day	Student Originated Studies	SO-SR	16	Winter 2020 (S)
Student-Originated Studies: Critical Theory + Critical Practice Revised Eirik Steinhoff aesthetics communication cultural studies education literature philosophy writing	Day	Program	JR-SR	16	Fall 2019 (S) Winter 2020
Student-Originated Studies: Food and Agriculture David Muehleisen agriculture biology botany business and management cultural studies ecology environmental studies gender and women's studies	Day	Student Originated Studies	SO-SR	16	Winter 2020 (S)
Student-Originated Studies: Learning, Education, Schooling William (Bill) Arney education history sociology	Day	Student Originated Studies	SO-SR	16	Winter 2020 Spring 2020
Student-Originated Studies: Private Sector Entrepreneurship Zoe Van Schyndel business and management	Day	Student Originated Studies	SO-SR	16	Winter 2020
Student-Originated Studies: Sculpture, Furniture, and Craft New Robert Leverich architecture visual arts	Day	Student Originated Studies	JR-SR	8	Winter 2020 (S)
Student-Originated Studies: Sustainable Campus Food Systems New Prita Lal agriculture community studies field studies sociology sustainability studies	Day	Student Originated Studies	SO-SR	16	Winter 2020 (S) Spring 2020 (S)
Student-Originated Studies: Walking William (Bill) Arney education philosophy sociology study abroad	Day	Student Originated Studies	SO-SR	16	Winter 2020 Spring 2020
Studio Projects in Interdisciplinary Art: Material Gestures in a Shared Space Revised Evan Blackwell; Shaw Osha (Flores) aesthetics art history cultural studies visual arts	Day	Program	FR-SO	16	Fall 2019 Winter 2020 Spring 2020 (S)
Telling the Story: Business, Digital Marketing, and Ethics NewRevised Andrew Buchman; Steve Rowland business and management literature media studies	Day	Program	SO-SR	16	Winter 2020 Spring 2020
Temporality, Word and Image Vuslat Katsanis; Leonard Schwartz aesthetics art history cultural studies moving image philosophy writing	Day	Program	JR-SR	16	Fall 2019 Winter 2020
The Chemistry of Living Systems Andrew Brabban; James Neitzel biochemistry chemistry	Day	Program	SO-SR	16	Fall 2019 Winter 2020 (S)
The Dyer's Art: Understanding, Creating, and Growing Color Marja Eloheimo botany cultural studies visual arts	Evening and Weekend	Program	FR-SR	8	Fall 2019 Winter 2020 Spring 2020
The Evergreen Singers Marla Elliott music	Evening	Course	FR-SR	2	Winter 2020
The Power of Stories: Language, Communication, and Leadership for Creating Change Rebecca Chamberlain communication cultural studies leadership studies literature theater	Evening	Program	FR-SR	8, 12	Winter 2020
The Power of the Trauma Narrative in an Intersectional World: Impact on Bodies, Minds, and Lived Experiences Tara Hardy community studies psychology sociology writing	Evening	Program	FR-SR	8	Winter 2020
Theories of Personality (A) Susan Cummings psychology	Evening	Course	FR-SR	4	Winter 2020
Theories of Personality (B) Susan Cummings psychology	Evening	Course	FR-SR	4	Winter 2020
U.S. Foreign Policy and the Roots of Terrorism Steven Niva	Day	Program	FR-SO	16	Winter 2020
Undergraduate Research in Scientific Inquiry with J. Neitzel James Neitzel biochemistry	Day	Research	SO-SR	V	Fall 2019 (S) Winter 2020 (S) Spring 2020 (S)
Undergraduate Research P. Schofield Paula Schofield chemistry	Day	Research	SO-SR	V	Fall 2019 (S) Winter 2020 (S) Spring 2020 (S)
Undergraduate Research with C. Dirks Clarissa Dirks biology	Day	Research	SO-SR	V	Fall 2019 Winter 2020 (S) Spring 2020
Undergraduate Research with C. LeRoy Carri LeRoy ecology environmental studies field studies	Day	Research	JR-SR	V	Fall 2019 (S) Winter 2020 (S) Spring 2020 (S)
Undergraduate Research with D. Bopegedera Dharshi Bopegedera chemistry education	Day	Research	SO-SR	V	Fall 2019 (S) Winter 2020 (S) Spring 2020 (S)
Undergraduate Research with J. Caraher John Caraher	Day	Research	SO-SR	V	Fall 2019 (S) Winter 2020 (S) Spring 2020 (S)
Undergraduate Research with L. McKinstry Lydia McKinstry chemistry	Day	Research	SO-SR	V	Fall 2019 (S) Winter 2020 (S) Spring 2020 (S)
Undergraduate Research with N. Murray Nancy Murray biology	Day	Research	JR-SR	V	Fall 2019 (S) Winter 2020 (S) Spring 2020 (S)
Undergraduate Research with Robin Bond Robin Bond chemistry	Day	Research	SO-SR	V	Fall 2019 (S) Winter 2020 (S) Spring 2020 (S)
Washington State Legislative Internships Nancy Koppelman; Andrew Reece government law and public policy	Day	Program	JR-SR	16	Winter 2020 (S)
Web Design Revised Arlen Speights computer science	Evening	Course	FR-SR	4	Winter 2020
Writing from Life Nancy Parkes communication writing	Evening	Course	FR-SR	4	Winter 2020