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 Department:    INV

 Course #:    11

 Credits:    2

 Variable:     No

 IUs:    2

 CIP:    309999

 EPC:    n/a

 REV:    2024

 Course Description  

Students develop tools and skills to prepare for academic, employment, and personal success. Specific emphasis on academic and career goal setting, resources, and success strategies. Topics include study skills, goal-setting, college policies and resources, programmatic requirements, and accessing local and state resources, academic and career planning, time management, relationships, and self-empowerment.

 Prerequisite  

Prerequisite: None.

Contact Hours (based on 11 week quarter)

Lecture: 22

Lab: 0

Other: 0

Systems: 0

Clinical: 0

Intent: Distribution Requirement(s) Status:  

Academic Required for certificate  

Equivalencies At Other Institutions

Learning Outcomes

After completing this course, the student will be able to:

1. Demonstrate an understanding of the policies and resources at Skagit Valley College
2. Recognize and articulate programmatic expectations
3. Show awareness of self and academic and career goals and plan for success
4. Demonstrate understanding of local, state, and federal resources
5. Demonstrate understanding of skills needed to be an effective learner in and out of the classroom.

General Education Learning Values & Outcomes

Revised August 2008 and affects outlines for 2008 year 1 and later.

Course Contents

1. Understanding college and the INVEST program
2. Understanding ourselves and our goals; planning for success
3. Knowing how to be an effective learner
4. Skagit Valley College policies and resources
5. Local, state, and federal agencies and their role in meeting needs and goals.
6. Success strategies