Chabot College
Course Outline for Psychology-Counseling 21
STRATEGIES FOR COLLEGE SUCCESS
Catalog Description:
21 - Strategies for College Success
Fall 2002
Replaced Fall 2010
Assessment of learning and college life. Introduction to practical strategies for success in college. Includes student academic programs, college policies, student rights and responsibilities, graduation and transfer requirements, and campus resources and activities.
Designed for first-time, returning and re-entry students to ease transition into college and maximize success towards their academic goals. May not be taken for credit if Psychology
1 unit
Counseling 20 or General Studies 20 has been completed. 1 hour.
[Typical contact hours: 17.5]
Prerequisite Skills:
None
Expected Outcomes for Students:
Upon completion of the course the student should be able to
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4. demonstrate knowledge of campus resources; demonstrate understanding of student rights and responsibilities; demonstrate knowledge of college procedures and programming deadlines;
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6. demonstrate knowledge of AA degree, certificate and/or transfer requirements depending on educational goals; demonstrate knowledge of registration procedures; demonstrate knowledge of matriculation services and student rights on these services;
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8. demonstrate ability to use the college catalog and class schedule; demonstrate understanding of how college success is affected by personal values and life variables.
Course Content:
1.
College as an educational learning environment
2.
Value of a college education
3.
Campus history and resources
4.
College catalog and academic calendar
5.
Academic regulations
6.
Time Management
7. Registration procedures

Chabot College
Course Outline for Psychology-Counseling 21,Page 2
Fall 2002
Course Content, continued:
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Student rights and responsibilities in college
Communication with professors/instructors and peers
10. Cultural diversity on campus and in the community
11. Using the Library
12. GPA computation
13. Value clarification and college success
14. Environmental factors which affect collegiate success
Methods of Presentation:
1.
Lecture
2.
Small group discussion
3.
Class activities
4.
Writing assignments
5.
Quizzes
6.
Exams
Assignments and Methods of Evaluating Student Progress:
1.
Assignments a.
Class discussion, research and present topic for class discussion b.
Class exercises c.
Homework
2.
Methods of Evaluating Student Progress a.
Quizzes b.
Exams
Textbook(s) (Typical):
Chabot Student Handbook and Chabot College Catalog, Te xtbooks, optional:
How to Succeed on a Majority Campus (A Guide for Minority Students) , M. Levy, M.
Blanco & W.T. Jones, Wadsworth/Thompson Learning, 1998
Foundations (A Reader for New College Students) , Virginia Gordon & Thomas Minnick,
Wadsworth/Thomson Learning, 2002
Strategies for College Success/Media Education, John W. Satrock & Jane S. Halonen,
Wadsworth/Thomason Learning, 2000
Special Student Materials:
None.
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