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 Department:    CCB

 Course #:    60

 Credits:    7

 Variable:     Yes

 IUs:    7

 CIP:    320204

 EPC:    n/a

 REV:    2021

 Course Description  

Students work toward knowledge and competencies required to pass GED exams in social studies and language arts.

 Prerequisite  

Prerequisite: CASAS GOALS Reading Score 243+; (or Accuplacer Reading Next Gen 237+). Prerequisite/Corequisite: Concurrent enrollment in either HSC 018 or ELA 018 or HSC 018 or ELA 018 with a "D" or higher.

Contact Hours (based on 11 week quarter)

Lecture: 77

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. Analyze and interpret charts, maps, and graphs to identify relevant information for supporting claims.
2. Identify causal relationships versus correlation or sequential order of events in a text.
3. Apply reading strategies to understand, analyze, summarize, and compare arguments, passages, and texts.
4. Apply writing skills to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning, and relevant and sufficient evidence.
5. Demonstrate test-taking skills by successfully passing sections of the GED test.

General Education Learning Values & Outcomes

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

Course Contents

1. Critical reading strategies.
2. Writing for effective communication.
3. Topics in social studies.
4. Test taking strategies, including overcoming test anxiety, and time management strategies for timed tests.