General Studies Courses
General Studies courses are college foundation courses offered to students in all majors to help them meet the demands of college-level work. Designed to allow students to improve their skills in a particular subject, build on their strengths, and overcome their weaknesses, these courses increase their chances of academic success in college. The General Studies courses offered at 91社区 are listed below, along with their course descriptions and are taught by certified specialists in each area.
This course helps incoming freshmen, current students in need of better study skills, and adults reentering or contemplating re-entry to formal education assess their current approach to studying. It offers suggestions and practice to improve study methods. The course topics include time management, note taking from lectures and textbooks, exam preparation, listening skills, memory, concentration, test anxiety, and organization. Course is open to all students for elective credit.聽
Confusion about career planning occurs among undergraduates as well as among individuals who have entered the working world. This course benefits any student who is undecided about a career choice. The course is designed to increase self-awareness, familiarize participants with informational resources available to help in career planning, and provide individualized assistance with career decision-making. Course is open to all students for elective credit.
In order to be successful in college, students must be able to read, comprehend, synthesize, and process large amounts of information. This course emphasizes the before, during, and after active reading strategies necessary for learning information across the academic disciplines. In addition, students will be encouraged to become self-regulated learners and will demonstrate their understanding of the strategies through practice and application on college-level textbook reading. Students should enroll in a reading intensive course (i.e. history, sociology, political science) as a companion for applying the reading strategies. This three-credit hour course counts as elective credit toward graduation.
This course focuses on an intensive study of specialized topics in study strategies such as advancing vocabulary, speed reading, test taking, and strengths finder. Course is open to all students and repeatable with change in course content.
This course is an introduction to the 91社区 and the undergraduate experience with a specific focus on academic success, campus involvement and community engagement.聽 Students will discuss issues of value and behavior in the college setting, discover what resources are available to them, and learn what it means to integrate themselves into the campus and surrounding communities.聽