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 Department:    HSC

 Course #:    18

 Credits:    3

 Variable:     No

 IUs:    3

 CIP:    320204

 EPC:    n/a

 REV:    2024

 Course Description  

In this course, students will explore the relationship between power and education by learning about the historical inequities of the U.S. public school system. Students will identify the institutional, societal, and personal barriers to education that they have faced in the past and create a plan for overcoming those barriers in the future. Students will receive consistent study skills instruction and feedback that they will apply to co-enrolled courses.

 Prerequisite  

Prerequisite: None.

Contact Hours (based on 11 week quarter)

Lecture: 33

Lab: 0

Other: 0

Systems: 0

Clinical: 0

Intent: Distribution Requirement(s) Status:  

Academic Basic Education N/A  

Equivalencies At Other Institutions

Learning Outcomes

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

1. Access college and community resources to secure success in the classroom.
2. Plan an appropriate academic schedule and program completion timeline that aligns with student�s career goals, including an education plan.
3. Analyze current and historical inequities in academic institutions.
4. Identify the institutional, societal, and personal barriers to education students have faced in the past, and create a plan for overcoming those barriers.
5. Employ effective study skills.

General Education Learning Values & Outcomes

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

Course Contents

1. Study skills practice
2. Career exploration
3. High school completion education plan
4. History of U.S. public school system through an equity lens
5. Primary and Secondary Discourses and the role of self-advocacy