Grading Mode: Standard Letter, Pass/No Pass

Formerly: Career Planning. This course is designed to assist students in developing career decisions. Occupational assessments, discussions and assignments will enable the student to clarify abilities and personality characteristics that fit with potential career pathways.

Grading Mode: Standard Letter, Pass/No Pass

This course is designed to familiarize students with college. Topics include an introduction to the principles of college student behaviors, student conduct, academic procedures, college policies, goal setting, and student support services.

Grading Mode: Standard Letter, Pass/No Pass

This course examines psychological, sociological, and physiological theories within career and life planning. Emphasis will be placed on student development including values, needs and goals, motivation, skill development, and gender and cultural issues in the workplace. The historical view of careers, current career trends, and employment outlook will be studied. Various methods of researching academic and career opportunities will be explored.

Grading Mode: Standard Letter, Pass/No Pass

This course is designed to integrate personal growth, critical and creative thinking, problem solving, and academic and career success. Topics include an orientation to higher education, academic integrity, learning strategies, study techniques and academic resources, mindset, life skills, and personal development.

Grading Mode: Standard Letter, Pass/No Pass

This course is designed to introduce student-athletes to a successful college and transfer experience. Athletic regulations including the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) and the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) transfer requirements will be covered. The course introduces college success skills, including college expectations, resources, policies, student/athlete life balance, life after sports. Requirements for certificates and degrees, and higher education in California, including transfer process are covered. Students develop individual educational goals and discuss strategies for choosing a major.

Grading Mode: Standard Letter, Pass/No Pass

This course is an extensive overview of strategies for academic and career success within the broad perspective of psychological, sociological, and physiological theories. Emphasis will be placed on values, needs and goals, motivation, and skill development for career readiness within a broader society. It introduces students to a successful college and transfer experience through an examination of the various program options and requirements. Students in this course will explore higher education and career options throughout their lifespan. This course is recommended for students in their first semester interested in majors within arts, languages, and humanities.

Grading Mode: Standard Letter, Pass/No Pass

This course is an extensive overview of strategies for academic and career success within the broad perspective of psychological, sociological, and physiological theories. Emphasis will be placed on values, needs and goals, motivation, and skill development for career readiness within a broader society. It introduces students to a successful college and transfer experience through an examination of the various program options and requirements. Students in this course will explore higher education and career options throughout their lifespan. This course is recommended for students in their first semester interested in majors within business.

Grading Mode: Standard Letter, Pass/No Pass

This course is an extensive overview of strategies for academic and career success within the broad perspective of psychological, sociological, and physiological theories. Emphasis will be placed on values, needs and goals, motivation, and skill development for career readiness within the broader society. It introduces students to a successful college and transfer experience through an examination of the various program options and requirements. Students in this course will explore higher education and career options throughout their lifespan. This course is recommended for students in their first semester interested in majors within health science, nursing, and kinesiology.

Grading Mode: Standard Letter, Pass/No Pass

This course is an extensive overview of strategies for academic and career success within the broad perspective of psychological, sociological, and physiological theories. Emphasis will be placed on values, needs and goals, motivation, and skill development for career readiness within a broader society. It introduces students to a successful college and transfer experience through an examination of the various program options and requirements. Students in this course will explore higher education and career options throughout their lifespan. This course is recommended for students in their first semester interested in majors within social and behavioral sciences

Grading Mode: Standard Letter, Pass/No Pass

This course is an extensive overview of strategies for academic and career success within the broad perspective of psychological, sociological, and physiological theories. Emphasis will be placed on values, needs and goals, motivation, and skill development for career readiness within a broader society. It introduces students to a successful college and transfer experience through an examination of the various program options and requirements. Students in this course will explore higher education and career options throughout their lifespan. This course is recommended for students in their first semester interested in majors within STEM, specifically computer science, engineering, physics, and math.

Grading Mode: Standard Letter, Pass/No Pass

This course is an extensive overview of strategies for academic and career success within the broad perspective of psychological, sociological, and physiological theories. Emphasis will be placed on values, needs and goals, motivation, and skill development for career readiness within a broader society. It introduces students to a successful college and transfer experience through an examination of the various program options and requirements. Students in this course will explore higher education and career options throughout their lifespan. This course is recommended for students in their first semester interested in majors within STEM, specifically biological and physical sciences.

Grading Mode: Standard Letter, Pass/No Pass

This course is an extensive overview of strategies for academic and career success within the broad perspective of psychological, sociological, and physiological theories. Emphasis will be placed on person-environment fit, values, needs and goals, motivation, skill development for career readiness, and development of worldview related to the broader society. It introduces students to a successful college and transfer experience through an examination of the various program options and requirements. Students in this course will explore higher education and career options throughout the lifespan. This course is recommended for students in their first semester interested in majors in the teacher education, elementary education, secondary education, or teaching at the college level.

Grading Mode: Standard Letter, Pass/No Pass

This course examines the formation and identity development through a lens of student development and personal growth. Major emphases of study will be on identity development, theoretical foundations of self and others, motivation, self-regulation, inequality, social belonging, and human agency. Concepts drawn from counseling and educational psychology, collective and cross-cultural contexts, and a sense of belonging within higher educational and social structures.

Grading Mode: Standard Letter, Pass/No Pass

This course is designed to develop and enhance decision-making strategies for students interested in transferring. Students will develop critical thinking skills by identifying, comparing, and analyzing the differences in university entrance and major requirements as related to their educational and career goals. Students will examine the requirements of the universities and complete a comprehensive educational plan. On-site research/field study at universities may be required.