Academic Foundations

Program Overview

The Academic Foundations program provides students with essential skills in computer literacy, communication, diversity awareness, job preparation, and mathematics. It prepares individuals for direct entry into employment or further studies, offering an Adult Education Certificate upon completion.

Program Outline

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Academic Foundations Course Listing

• COMPUTER LITERACY 300A
• Course ID: COML003A
• Name: COMPUTER LITERACY 300A
• Hours: 33
• Credits: 0
• Description: Computer Literacy Part A is a course in which students are provided with an introduction to computers, including the development of fundamental computer operation skills, proper keyboarding skills, basic word processing, and internet skills.
• COMPUTER LITERACY 300B
• Course ID: COML003B
• Name: COMPUTER LITERACY 300B
• Hours: 33
• Credits: 0
• Description: Computer Literacy Part B is a course which is an extension of Computer Literacy Part A.
It provides an introduction to computers and the development of fundamental skills in computer operations, keyboarding, word processing and the internet. Students will continue to work on improving keyboarding speed and accuracy and will complete a series of projects in word processing.
• COMMUNICATIONS 300A
• Course ID: COMM003A
• Name: COMMUNICATIONS 300A
• Hours: 133
• Credits: 0
• Description: Communications Part A is a comprehensive course in reading and English skills, with emphasis on writing development.
This course exposes students to the practice of comprehension and grammar skills.
• COMMUNICATIONS 300B
• Course ID: COMM003B
• Name: COMMUNICATIONS 300B
• Hours: 133
• Credits: 0
• Description: Communications 300 Part B is a course which focuses on the writing process, perfecting sentence structure and paragraph development leading to essay construction.
Exposure to literary works and their analyses prepares students for entry into English Language Arts 10-1 or English Language Arts 10-2.
• DIVERSITY AWARENESS
• Course ID: DIAW101
• Name: DIVERSITY AWARENESS
• Hours: 3
• Credits: 0
• Description: This introductory course is designed to allow the learner to develop an appreciation of the value of diversity within our culture.
A unique combination of video and animation sets the path of exploration through a fictitious company. The interactive learning environment is designed for learner engagement and participation.
• JOB PREPARATION
• Course ID: CTR1010
• Name: JOB PREPARATION
• Hours: 25
• Credits: 1
• Description: Job Preparation is a course in which students develop successful employment search skills and a personal employment search portfolio.
• MATHEMATICS 200
• Course ID: MATH002
• Name: MATHEMATICS 200
• Hours: 133
• Credits: 0
• Description: Mathematics 200 is a course which reviews math operations with whole numbers and operations with fractions and decimals.
It is a course which makes connections among mathematical ideas, other concepts in mathematics, everyday experiences and other disciplines. Students will become mathematically literate, appreciate the value of mathematics, and make informed decisions as contributors to society. A variety of teaching assessment strategies help build upon the diverse knowledge, cultures, communication styles, skills, attitudes, experiences, and learning styles of students.
• MATHEMATICS 300
• Course ID: MATH003
• Name: MATHEMATICS 300
• Hours: 133
• Credits: 0
• Description: This course reviews fractions, decimals, and metric measurement.
It covers ratio and proportion, percent, measurement (perimeter, area, and volume) and introduction to geometry, data analysis, integers and rational numbers, and one step equations. This course serves as entry into Math Prep 10 (MAT 1041) or Math 10-3.
• MATHEMATICS PREPARATION 10
• Course ID: MATH1041
• Name: MATHEMATICS PREPARATION 10
• Hours: 125
• Credits: 5
• Description: Mathematics 10 Preparation is a course which is designed to cover the basic algebra skills required for high school math courses.
Topics include number systems, fractions, algebraic expressions, patterns and equations, problem solving, exponent laws, measurement, and geometry.

Careers:

• Academic Foundations prepares students for direct entry into employment and/or further studies.
• Credentials: Adult Education Certificate