Basic Education Courses


College Preparation Courses

77-851-780 ENGLISH PREPARATION FOR POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION
Prepares the new or returning student to succeed in college writing courses. Emphasizes drafting and organizing sentences, paragraphs, and expository essays, and revising grammar and punctuation for clarity and effectiveness. Lecture/ discussion/workshop. 2 credits.

77-854-780 MATH PREPARATION FOR POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION
Prepares the new or returning student to succeed in college math courses. Emphasizes eliminating math anxiety; computing whole numbers, fractions, decimals, and percents; solving word problems; and introducing basic algebra and geometry problems. Lecture. 2 credits.

77-856-780 SCIENCE PREPARATION FOR POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION
Prepares the new or returning student to succeed in college science courses. Emphasizes metric-English conversions; chemistry topics; cell structure and function; and introduction to human body tissues, organs, and systems. Lecture. 1 credit.

77-858-780 READING AND STUDY SKILLS FOR POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION
Prepares the new or returning student to succeed in college courses. Emphasizes critical reading and comprehension, vocabulary, study strategies, and test-taking. Lecture. 2 credits.


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