Students must enroll for a co-required hour in the ACS Learning Lab. The standard grading scale is used. This is a college survival, college success course. It is recommended for all WCC students, particularly those entering college for the first time, returning after an absence, or interested in improving class performance. Career and academic goal-setting also are addressed.
Additional instruction is offered in dictionary skills.
Grading is based on the standard grading scale. This course will not be offered next semester. Reading and note taking techniques appropriate to academic materials are stressed. It is essential that students electing this course be enrolled in an English, humanities, social or natural science course so they can apply their newly learned study skills. Students also learn a variety of techniques that enable them to vary their reading speed according to the material and their specific purpose.