Skagit Valley College

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 Course Title:   HSC First Quarter Experience

 Title Abbreviation:   First Quarter Experience

 Department:    HSC

 Course #:    18

 Credits:    3

 Variable:     Yes

 IUs:    3

 CIP:    320204

 EPC:    n/a

 REV:    2021


 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.

Additional Course Details

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

Other Institution Equivalencies Table
Institution Course # Remarks
Anacor HS SS Elective Up to 1 HS credit and completes HS and Beyond requirements.
BE HS SS Elective Up to 1 HS credit and completes HS and Beyond requirements.
Concr HS SS Elective Up to 1 HS credit and completes HS and Beyond requirements.
LaConn HS SS Elective Up to 1 HS credit and completes HS and Beyond requirements.
MV HS SS Elective Up to 1 HS credit and completes HS and Beyond requirements.
SW HS SS Elective Up to 1 HS credit and completes HS and Beyond requirements.

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. Explore occupational choices.
  3. Plan an appropriate academic schedule and program completion timeline, including an education plan.
  4. Analyze current and historical inequities in academic institutions.
  5. Identify the institutional, societal, and personal barriers to education students have faced in the past, and create a plan for overcoming those barriers.
  6. Employ effective study skills.

General Education Learning Values & Outcomes

Revised August 2018 and affects outlines for 2019 and later.

Think

Definition: Think analytically, logically, creatively, and reflectively.

Engage

Definition: Interact with humans and the environment informed by an understanding of equity.

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