Foundation Skills Development (FS)

FS 600        0 units  
Foundational Skills Language Arts  
18 hours lecture  
Recommended Preparation: Intermediate Reading Level in English.  
Grading: non graded.  

This course is part of a non-credit program designed to improve the foundational skills required for college and career readiness. Students will participate in a self-paced, flexible, open-entry/exit course that provides structured and supportive modularized instruction based off the student’s academic and career goals. This course emphasizes the development of reading, writing, and college and career preparation skills for students who: (1) are enrolled, or plan to enroll, in credit courses and need to improve their foundational skills, (2) are returning and/or adult students wishing to prepare for academic success, (3) are preparing to take exams or certifications for academic, employment, or special vocational programs, or (4) wish to improve their mastery of English as a Second Language. This course is part of a sequence of courses leading to a Certificate of Competency in Foundational Skills.

FS 605        0 units  
Foundational Skills Math  
18 hours lecture  
Recommended Preparation: Intermediate Reading Level in English.  
Grading: non graded.  

This course is part of a non-credit program designed to improve the foundational skills required for college and career readiness. Students will participate in a self-paced, flexible, open-entry/exit course that provides structured and supportive modularized instruction based off the student’s academic and career goals. This course emphasizes the development of math and college and career preparation skills for students who: (1) are enrolled, or plan to enroll, in credit courses and need to improve their foundational skills, (2) are returning and/or adult students wishing to prepare for academic success, or (3) are preparing to take exams or certifications for academic, employment, or special vocational programs. This course is part of a sequence of courses leading to a Certificate of Competency in Foundational Skills.