College
Development Course Descriptions
COL 090 College Study Skills ... 3
Develops, improves, and practices study skills critical to success
in college. Skills include time management, concentration, memory,
SQ4R textbook study method, note taking from both lecture and textbook,
exam preparation and test taking.
COL 101 Orientation to College ... 1
Course for freshman students to help them understand aspects of college
life including resources and procedures, interacting with instructors,
instructor expectations, critical thinking, goal setting and commitment,
learning styles, development of network and support groups, value of
education and philosophy of learning, identification of student interests
and needs, and study skills. Required of all first-time freshmen students
taking 9 or more hours (6 hours or more in the summer semester).
COL 104 Online Information and Internet Research
. . . 1
Skills needed to select and search online information sources. Focus is on strategies
for searching online catalogs, indexes, and the Internet. Includes resource comparison,
evaluation and citation, and types of information.
COL 110 Career Development ... 1
Assists in making career decisions through assessment of interests,
values, and abilities. Application of these traits to world of work
to find career as appropriate combination of these three. In-depth
exploration of several careers.
COL 299 Sophomore Portfolio Assessment ...
1
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing. Students will complete activities
from 3 discipline areas* which will include evidence of Higher Order
Thinking (HOT) and Managing Information (MI). Students may be required
to complete a comprehensive standardized assessment test. Corequisite:
Students should take this course after completing 30 hours of their
42 hour AA general education transfer block.
*The discipline areas are:
- Humanities
- Social Science
- Multicultural/Valuing
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