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Counseling

Program Description
These courses are designed to assist students in making a successful adjustment to college, develop academic and career
plans and goals, acquire learning skills, obtain job-seeking skills and employment, and develop interpersonal skills for life
and work.

Associate Degree
Not offered in this discipline.

COUN 005 Career/Life Planning 3.0 Units COUN 007 College Study Techniques 3.0 Units
Course Advisory: Eligibility for ENGL 001; SCC minimum Course Advisory: Eligibility for ENGL 001; SCC minimum
General Education: Option A: Area B2; Option C: Area E Math standard.
Math standard. General Education: Option C: Area E
Transferable to UC/CSU Transferable to UC/CSU
Hours: 48-54 lecture. Hours: 48-54 lecture.
Designed to help students demonstrate an understanding Provides an exploration of the intellectual, psychological,
and appreciation of the impact and significance of career physiological and sociological factors that impact lifelong
choices on their social, psychological and physiological learning, well-being and success. Topics include: value
experiences throughout the life span. This course is of education and student responsibility; psychology of
also designed to help students identify their interests, student attitudes, motivation, behaviors and self efficacy;
skills, values and personality traits (self-assessment critical thinking and effective study strategies; health
profile), conduct career research and exploration, and issues and lifestyle choices; relying on others in a diverse
learn current job seeking skills. Students will analyze the world; effective written and oral communication; time
relationship between themselves, their life choices and the management, campus and community resources; transfer
ongoing process of career planning and self-development and educational planning. UC limitation of credit: 3 units
throughout the life span. At the time of registration the Counseling courses numbered 001-009.
student will be charged a course materials fee for the
required Strong and Myers Briggs online assessments COUN 008 1.0 Unit
payable to Admissions and Records. UC limitation of credit: Math, Engineering and Science Achievement
3 units COUN courses numbered 001-009. (MESA) Enrichment
Course Advisory: Eligibility for ENGL 001; SCC minimum
COUN 006 University Transfer Success 1.0 Unit Math standard.
Course Advisory: Eligibility for ENGL 001; SCC minimum Transferable to UC/CSU
Math standard. Hours: 16-18 lecture.
Transferable to UC/CSU Assists students in acquiring the knowledge and skills
Hours: 16-18 lecture. necessary to reach their educational goals in mathematics,
Provides students with a concrete plan for understanding engineering and science-related fields. Topics to be
and succeeding in transferring to a four-year college or covered include: strengths assessment; math and science
university. Topics include the following: Major selection; study skills; transfer preparation and career strategies.
college options; application processes; academic Students will synthesize and compare and contrast
preparation and student education plans. UC limitation of information to draw conclusions on course topics. UC
credit: 3 units Counseing courses numbered 001-009. limitation of credit: 3 units Counseling courses numbered
001-009.

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