ACA

Success & Study Skills

This course provides an orientation to the campus resources and academic skills necessary to achieve educational objectives. Emphasis is placed on an exploration of facilities and services, study skills, library skills, self-assessment, wellness, goal-setting, and critical thinking. Upon completion, students should be able to manage their learning experiences to successfully meet educational goals.

Lec	Lab	Clinic	Credit
0	2	0	1

Co-Requisites

None

Pre-Requisites

None

Transfer & Career Success

This course introduces students to career and transfer opportunities while building skills for academic success, career exploration, and transfer preparation, ensuring readiness for success in community college and beyond. Topics include transfer agreements with public and independent institutions, programs and processes that facilitate transfer, and transfer tools and resources; career topics include career exploration and information and skills such as resume writing, portfolio development, and professional communication. Upon completion, students will be able to identify the community college program that matches their transfer and career goals, navigate transfer policies and processes, use Transfer Guides, develop an academic plan for future success, and identify professional application materials.

Lec	Lab	Clinic	Credit
0	2	0	1

Co-Requisites

None

Pre-Requisites

None

Competencies

Develop a strategic plan for completing community college academic goals, including certificates, diplomas, and/or associate degrees. Develop a strategic plan for transferring to a university and preparing for a new career. Identify the rights and responsibilities of transfer students under the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement (CAA), including Universal General Education Transfer Component (UGETC) designated courses, the Transfer Assured Admissions Policy (TAAP), and the CAA appeals process. Evaluate learning strategies, including note-taking, test-taking, information processing, time management, and memorization techniques, and identify strategies for improvement. Identify essential college resources, including financial aid, advising, registration, tutoring, library services, computer labs, and counseling services and recognize the importance of these resources on student success. Identify essential college policies and procedures, including academic integrity such as avoiding plagiarism’ calculating a GPA, and maintaining satisfactory academic progress for financial eligibility and/or good academic standing.