Advisory:COMM C1000, COMM C1000H.
Transfers to:CSU

This course trains students to participate in Rio Hondo College’s Mock Trial Team. Emphasis is placed on preparation, including research and writing, practice, and participation in the American Mock Trial Association's regional mock trial tournament, intercollegiate mock trial tournaments, and/or community events. Students learn the components of a trial: opening statements, direct examinations, cross examination, closing arguments, and objections. The course is appropriate for students specializing in areas involving public speaking. This course may be taken once and repeated three times for credit.

(Formerly PAC 43.035, AJ 43.035, PAC 021)

Advisory:PAC 040

This course is designed to keep peace officers informed of new firearms techniques and equipment, current federal and state laws, and recent requirements which affect current law enforcement procedures. The course presents new concepts in law enforcement procedures. The curriculum follows that recommended as refresher training by California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training.

(Formerly PAC 43.049, AJ 43.049,PAC 022)

Advisory:PAC 040

This course is designed to keep peace officers informed of new first aid and CPR techniques, current federal and state laws, and recent requirements which affect current law enforcement procedures. First Aid/CPR for officer development presents new concepts in law enforcement procedures. The curriculum follows that recommended as refresher training by the California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training.

(Formerly PAC 43.42, PAC 024)

Advisory:PAC 040

This course is designed for personnel who are concerned with semiautomatic pistols as a police service side arm. The course encompasses Colt .45 semiautomatic, Smith and Wesson models M7P 9, M&P 9L, M&P 40L and M&P 45, Glock Models: 17, 21, 22, 34, and 35, Springfield Armory XD, or XDM, Beretta Models 92F and FS, Browning Hi-Power 9 millimeters, plus other uniform and off-duty semiautomatic pistols.

(Formerly PAC 43.76, PAC 025)

Advisory:PAC 040

This course is designed to provide the student, those employed, or those seeking employment in public agencies, with the skills and information necessary to satisfy the state requirements for the PC 832 Arrest course which covers the California justice system, professional behavior, law, evidence, and discretionary decision making. This course can be taken alone or in combination with PC 832 Firearms and/or PC 832 Communications and Arrest Methods to satisfy varying agency requirements.

(Formerly PAC 43.78, PAC 027)

Advisory:PAC 065

This course is designed to provide the student who is employed or seeking employment in public agencies and currently have a working knowledge of the law enforcement functions with the skills and information necessary to satisfy state requirements for the PC 832 Communications and Arrest Techniques course which covers community relations, communications, report writing, arrest control, and personal searches. This course can be taken alone or in combination with PC 832 Arrest and/or PC 832 Firearms to satisfy varying agency requirements. The curriculum follows that recommended as refresher training by the California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training.

(Formerly OENG 022, OPENGR 022)

Prerequisite: State Indentured Apprentice in the Operating Engineers Trust Apprenticeship Program
Advisory:It is advised that students have knowledge of elementary algebra concepts and be able to comprehend pre-collegiate texts.

This course is designed to meet the needs of state-indentured apprentices with the State of California who are interested in the field of operating engineer inspection. Topics include industry safety, industry terminology, masonry inspection testing, structural masonry plan reading, field interpretation, and successful completion of the industry standard certification examination.

(Formerly OENG 023, OPENGR 023)

This course provides related and supplemental instruction for operating engineer apprentices. The course covers codes and duties, reinforcing steel, blueprinting reading, structural gunite applications, report writing, and people skills. Apprentices gain the knowledge, research skills, and confidence needed to pass written and oral exams.

(Formerly OENG 024, OPENGR 024)

This course is designed to meet the needs of state indentured apprentices with the State of California who are interested in the field of operating engineer inspection. Topics include industry safety, industry terminology, structural steel/welding inspection testing, analytical blueprint reading, field interpretation, and successful completion of the industry standard certification examination.

(Formerly OENG 025, OPENGR 025)

Prerequisite:State Indentured Apprentice in the Operating Engineers Trust Apprenticeship Program
Advisory:It is advised that students have knowledge of elementary algebra concepts and be able to comprehend pre-collegiate texts.

This course provides the related and supplemental instruction for operating engineer apprentices. The course takes up reinforcing steel, codes, blueprints, stressing sheets, plan changes, report writing, people skills, job etiquette and protocol. Apprentices gain the knowledge, research skills, and confidence needed to pass their written and oral exams.