Skagit Valley College

Catalog Course Search Details

 Course Title:   First Quarter Experience- Career emphasis

 Title Abbreviation:   FQE Career Emphasis

 Department:    CSS

 Course #:    109

 Credits:    3

 Variable:     No

 IUs:    3

 CIP:    n/a

 EPC:    n/a

 REV:    2021


 Course Description  

Develop skills necessary to navigate SVC and to find a viable career pathway. Topics include locating campus resources, creating an academic plan of classes, planning for financing college costs, as well as personality types, Interests and values as they relate to choosing a career pathway.

 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 Elective  

Equivalencies At Other Institutions

Other Institution Equivalencies Table
Institution Course # Remarks
N/A

Learning Outcomes

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

  1. Access specific college resources to ensure success in the classroom.
  2. Develop a financial plan.
  3. Plan an appropriate academic schedule and degree completion timeline.
  4. Evaluate the influence of self-knowledge, personal interests, values, and skills upon making wise career and life choices.
  5. Access and use career exploration and planning resources to collect career information.
  6. Integrate self-knowledge and career information to develop a comprehensive education and career plan to obtain necessary career training and/or education.

General Education Learning Values & Outcomes

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

Course Contents

  1. Locate Campus Resources
  2. Creating an Academic Plan of Classes
  3. Planning for Financing College Costs
  4. Personality
  5. Choosing a Career Pathway