COUN 45: Math Success Strategies

Units: 1
Prerequisites: None
Lecture 1 hour.
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring

This course is designed to be taken with a basic math course, such as MATH 20, MATH 28, MATH 30, MATH 64, or MATH 102. The course emphasizes the exploration and application of proven math specific study techniques, test-taking strategies, and math anxiety-reducing practices for successful completion of basic math classes. As a secondary emphasis, the course examines how to improve math-specific performance through goal setting. Taking this course simultaneously with a basic math course allows for meaningful practice and mastery of material taught in both courses.

COUN 100: College and Career Success

Units: 3
Prerequisites: None
Enrollment Limitation: Not open to students with prior credit in CRLP 100.
Acceptable for Credit: CSU, UC
Lecture 3 hours.
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, and Summer

This course teaches success strategies to enhance academic and lifelong learning while integrating career and academic planning. Students learn self-management strategies such as time, money, and stress. They complete career assessments to explore interests, personality, learning style, transferable skills, and values as they relate to academic major and career options. Students are provided tools and resources to enhance their educational and career success. The course emphasizes taking responsibility for one's education, career, and personal decisions to set goals and achieve satisfaction through work and life balance. UC CREDIT LIMITATION: Credit for COUN 100, COUN 105, COUN 110, CRLP 100, or INTR 100.

COUN 101: Orientation to College

Units: 1
Prerequisites: None
Acceptable for Credit: CSU
Lecture 1 hour.
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, and Summer

This course prepares new and returning students to develop the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and behaviors necessary for academic and personal success during a student's first year in college. Topics include college expectations, the function of higher education, study skills, campus resources and policies, and personal development skills.

COUN 105: Transfer Success

Units: 1
Prerequisites: None
Acceptable for Credit: CSU, UC
Lecture 1 hour.
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring

This course promotes academic success by providing students with information that will clarify the transfer process, identify support services on campus, and assist them in developing a comprehensive transfer plan. Topics include a review of higher education options, the process for determining a major, applications and admissions timelines, and criteria for establishing educational goals. UC CREDIT LIMITATION: Credit for COUN 100, COUN 105, COUN 110, CRLP 100, or INTR 100.

COUN 292: Internship Studies

Units: 0.5-3
Prerequisites: None
Corequisite: Complete 75 hrs paid or 60 hrs non-paid work per unit.
Enrollment Limitation: Instructor, dept chair, and Career Center approval. May not enroll in any combination of cooperative work experience and/or internship studies concurrently.
Acceptable for Credit: CSU
Course Typically Offered: To be arranged

This course provides students the opportunity to apply the theories and techniques of their discipline in an internship position in a professional setting under the instruction of a faculty-mentor and site supervisor. It introduces students to aspects of the roles and responsibilities of professionals employed in the field of study. Topics include goal-setting, employability skills development, and examination of the world of work as it relates to the student's career plans. Students must develop new learning objectives and/or intern at a new site upon each repetition. Students may not earn more than 16 units in any combination of cooperative work experience (general or occupational) and/or internship studies during community college attendance.

COUN 296: Topics in Counseling

Units: 1-3
Prerequisites: None
Acceptable for Credit: CSU
Lecture 1 hour.
Lecture 2 hours.
Lecture 3 hours.
Course Typically Offered: To be arranged

This course gives students an opportunity to study topics in Counseling that are not included in regular course offerings. Each Topics course is announced, described, and given its own title and 296 number designation in the class schedule.