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10 courses with the subject NAS, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.

NAS 106Conservation of Natural Resources3

Lecture hours per week: 3 Describes the management of natural resources, balance of nature, and the human impact on the environment.

Subject
NAS
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog
Source
catalog.sw.edu
NAS 125Meteorology4

Lecture hours per week: 3 Presents a non-technical survey of fundamentals meteorology. Focuses on the effects of weather and climate on humans and their activities. Serves for endorsement or recertification of earth science teachers. 5

Subject
NAS
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog
Source
catalog.sw.edu
NAS 131Astronomy I4

Lecture hours per week: 3 Studies the major and minor bodies of the solar system, stars and nebulae of the milky way, and extragalactic objects. Examines life and death stars, origin of the universe, history of astronomy, and instruments and techniques of observation. Total 6 hours per week.

Subject
NAS
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog
Source
catalog.sw.edu
NAS 132Astronomy II4

Lecture hours per week: 3 Studies the major and minor bodies of the solar system, stars and nebulae of the milky way, and extragalactic objects. Examines life and death stars, origin of the universe, history of astronomy, and instruments and techniques of observation. Total 6 hours per week.

Subject
NAS
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog
Source
catalog.sw.edu
NAS 150Human Biology3

Lecture hours per week: 3 Surveys the structure and function of the human body. Applies principally to students who are not majoring in the health or science fields.

Subject
NAS
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog
Source
catalog.sw.edu
NAS 161Health Science I4

Lecture hours per week: 3 Presents an integrated approach to human anatomy and physiology, microbiology, and pathology. Includes chemistry and physics as related to health sciences. Emphasis of these courses will be medical physiology and solving problems related to the function of the human body. Total 6 hours per week.

Subject
NAS
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog
Source
catalog.sw.edu
NAS 162Health Science II4

Lecture hours per week: 3 Presents an integrated approach to human anatomy and physiology, microbiology, and pathology. Includes chemistry and physics as related to health sciences. Emphasis of these courses will be medical physiology and solving problems related to the function of the human body. Total 6 hours per week.

Subject
NAS
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog
Source
catalog.sw.edu
NAS 177Upper Extremity Anatomy and Kinesiology2

Lecture hours per week: 2 Focuses on the upper extremity anatomy to include the entire shoulder girdle and the impact of pathology and injury related to the skeletal, nervous and muscular systems. Covers planes of movement of the upper extremity associated with basic physics and types of levers.

Subject
NAS
Credits (min)
2
Credits (max)
2
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog
Source
catalog.sw.edu
NAS 195Topics in Upper Extremity Anatomy and Kinesiology1

Lecture hours per week: 1 Presents specific details of the skeletal, articular, muscular and neurologic anatomy of the human arm.

Subject
NAS
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
1
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog
Source
catalog.sw.edu
Prerequisite
OCT 100 , HLT 141 or HLT 143 , BIO 141 .
NAS 200Introduction to Neuroanatomy and Physiology3

Lecture hours per week: 3 Focuses on the anatomy and physiology of human nervous systems with emphasis on external brain mapping and anatomic and physiologic brain and nervous system structures.

Subject
NAS
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog
Source
catalog.sw.edu
Prerequisite
Instructor approval.

Source: Southwest Virginia Community College's catalog, linked per course · table learning_unit · CourseShelf publish 59