Student Success Center (LC)

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IO = Infrequently Offered Course

 

LC 0586

Personal and Career Development

2 Credit Hours

Prerequisite:

None

This course is designed to help students obtain powerful interpersonal skills they’ll need to communicate and build effective work and personal relationships.  (Developmental course)

 

LC 0808

Vocabulary Expansion II

1 Credit Hour

Prerequisite:

None

Stresses the use of context clues to learn word meaning.  Students are required to spend a minimum of 15 hours in the Student Success Center as well as complete assignments.  (Developmental course)

 

LC 0812

Spelling/Writing Vocabulary Refresher

1 Credit Hour

Prerequisite:

None

A review of basic writing skills necessary for success in college and in many careers such as spelling, grammar, sentence structure, punctuation, writing assignments, and vocabulary development.  Students are required to spend at least 15 hours in the Student Success Center as well as complete assignments.  (Developmental course)

 

LC 0815

Vocabulary Expansion I

1 Credit Hour

Prerequisite:

None

Combining forms such as prefixes, root words, and suffixes stressed as well as words derived from them.  Familiarity with these forms is the quickest way to learn words.  Students are required to spend at least 15 hours in the Student Success Center as well as complete assignments.  (Developmental course)

 

LC 0817

Study Skills

1 Credit Hour

Prerequisite:

None

Time management, note taking, test-taking skills, and textbook reading will be reviewed.  It should be helpful to all, but is specifically designed to assist those uncomfortable in returning to college.  Students are required to spend a minimum of 15 hours in the Student Success Center as well as complete assignments.  (Developmental course)

 

LC 0828

Orientation

1 Credit Hour

Prerequisite:

None

An introduction to the College, its personnel, its support systems, and its extracurricular activity opportunities for new students.

 

LC 1311

Parenting

1 Credit Hour

Prerequisite:

None

Provides parents, teachers, and care givers an understanding of human behavior and an awareness of opportunities to promote learning as they guide young children.

 

LC 1516

Grammar and Reading in Context for Non-Native Speakers of English

3 Credit Hours

Prerequisite:

None

This course helps non-native English speakers to improve their grammar and syntax and to develop their reading skills.  (Developmental course)

 

LC 1517

Understanding Spoken English in the Academic Setting

3 Credit Hours

Prerequisite:

None

This course helps non-native speakers of English in understanding spoken English.  It gives students practice in listening and discussing at the college level.  (Developmental course)

 

LC 1553

Basic Reading I

3 Credit Hours

Prerequisite:

None

This course is designed to help students obtain the skills they need to succeed in college courses that are reading intensive.  This course serves those students who do not feel comfortable with their present reading skills or those whose test scores show inadequate skills.  A student receiving 54 or less on the COMPASS Reading Placement Assessment is required to take this course. Basic Reading I will focus on three of the five components of reading: fluency, comprehension, and vocabulary.

 

LC 1555

Basic Reading II

3 Credit Hours

Prerequisite:

Basic Reading I and/or a score of 54 to 74 on Compass Reading

This course is designed to teach the student reading comprehension and critical thinking skills required to succeed in higher level reading intensive college courses.  In this course, students learn to read and use information found in short passages, stories, poetry, drama, reviews of written works, directions, forms, and reports.  The student will also be able to apply reading skills to the many genres of text.

 

LC 1556

Advanced College Reading

3 Credit Hours

Prerequisite:

None

This course is designed to help students obtain the skills they need to succeed in college courses that are reading intensive.  The course focuses on advanced college level reading skills to help students develop the reading comprehension and critical thinking skills they’ll need to master college level course materials.  It also teaches specific strategies key to read college-level material in social studies, literature, history, and the sciences.  A student receiving 75 or greater on the COMPASS Reading Placement Assessment is eligible to take this course.  (Developmental course)

 

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